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skolioban t1_j94meey wrote
Reply to comment by Joe_Doblow in MIT team makes a case for direct carbon capture from seawater, not air by MotorDrive
Probably, but the cost of making it won't cover the price of the diamond. Also, diamond price is artificially inflated from monopolies.
skolioban t1_j91uw9x wrote
Reply to comment by 0pimo in I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside | This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight by Hrmbee
Except when they have a monopoly. Try to go without any Google or Microsoft services. The US can't even remove Turbo Tax, an entirely useless service that served as a pay gate for regular people to pay tax.
It's easier to remove government administration than to forego giant corporation's products.
skolioban t1_j91ufvo wrote
Reply to comment by whatweshouldcallyou in I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside | This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight by Hrmbee
We removed the Trump administration. We can't remove Elon Musk.
skolioban t1_j9022h9 wrote
Reply to comment by asciiman2000 in I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside | This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight by Hrmbee
The difference between handing power to tech moguls instead of politicians is that we have a mechanism to replace politicians but zero mechanism to replace tech moguls. Is the mechanism flawless and effective? No. But it's still better than nothing.
skolioban t1_j8x4cwz wrote
Reply to comment by ThePrince14 in Majority of Texans back shift to solar energy by Sorin61
What data?? You haven't shown any data. And if your point was "Texas has a lot of renewables" then no one is arguing against that. The argument was "Texas officials are against renewables" and the other guy showed that data. You haven't shown anything, except hints that you're arguing against a strawman.
skolioban t1_j8pf14m wrote
Reply to comment by desperate_coder in They appeared in deepfake porn videos without their consent. Few laws protect them. by LiveStreamReports
This. Deepfake them doing the things they are preaching against. It doesn't even need to be porn.
skolioban t1_j86lbkr wrote
Reply to comment by PM_ME_GAY_STUF in Scientists Made a Mind-Bending Discovery About How AI Actually Works | "The concept is easier to understand if you imagine it as a Matryoshka-esque computer-inside-a-computer scenario." by Tao_Dragon
I'm a pedestrian in AIs but here I thought it's generally understood that the AI that creates realistic human faces from composites does its thing by having another AI check whether the composite was good enough to be published? So it has always been about AIs working with each other?
skolioban t1_j6g30n1 wrote
Reply to comment by Witty-Village-2503 in TikTok’s master plan to win over Washington — Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States? (26 Jan. 2023) by marketrent
Basically "US billionaires making more money = good" while "China billionaires making more money = bad" because it's zero sum to them. It all comes down to that.
skolioban t1_j5rd1mp wrote
Reply to comment by the_first_brovenger in Report: Apple’s 2023 mixed reality headset to feature full-body FaceTime avatars and iOS-like interface by DarthBuzzard
Cutting edge product and market are not the same as cutting edge technology. You guys are talking about different things.
skolioban t1_iwj37y5 wrote
Reply to comment by Hrmbee in Apple will buy US-made chips from TSMC, confirms Tim Cook by Hrmbee
Whichever makes them the most money.
skolioban t1_iu8g19a wrote
Reply to comment by ZachRyder in Vision Series Starring Paul Bettany In Works At Marvel Studios For Disney+: ‘Vision Quest’ by MarvelsGrantMan136
I'm starting to think that's not their company brand but the grade of their products
skolioban t1_iu8evxv wrote
Reply to comment by tetoffens in Russian ambassador warns Ireland over clearing of Ukrainian mines by boomership
They have shown they are glad on using Russians to deplete Ukrainian ammo
skolioban t1_iu8evcl wrote
Reply to comment by tetoffens in Russian ambassador warns Ireland over clearing of Ukrainian mines by boomership
They have shown they are glad on using Russians to deplete Ukrainian ammo
skolioban t1_jdvizzw wrote
Reply to comment by AthiestMessiah in China Energy proposes $1bn floating solar farm In Zimbabwe by Wagamaga
You do realize these countries accept them because IMF and others offered even worse rates and stipulations that interfered with how they run their country? China doesn't have special mind bending powers that hypnotized these countries into taking their deal.