Steam is now blocking NSFW updates for published adult-only games, according to a raunchy RPG developer
Steam is now blocking NSFW updates for published adult-only games, according to a raunchy RPG developer
Adult game creators Crimson Delight report that Valve are requiring them to submit NSFW game updates as formal DLC for review.Edwin Evans-Thirlwell (Rock Paper Shotgun)
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Ukraine severs diplomatic relations with Nicaragua over recognition of Russian-occupied territories
Ukraine has severed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua following its recognition of Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories as part of the Russian Federation.
FYI: See also info on Nicaraguan dictator Ortega and a link to Ruzzian propaganda Hotspot.
Nicaragua: a Latin American hotspot for Russian propaganda
Since 2022, Nicaragua has become a hub for the expansion of Russian propaganda. The government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have bolstered the spread of the Kremlin’s narrative abroad by allowing Russian state media to insert their content an…rsf.org
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Hamas announces it agrees to ‘immediately’ enter negotiations for release of all hostages
Hamas announces it agrees to ‘immediately’ enter negotiations for release of all hostages
Hamas announced that it had agreed to “immediately” enter negotiations for the release of all hostages according to US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan in a potential breakthrough after mon…pvongs@bayareanewsgroup.com (The Mercury News)
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We have to wait for the negotiations, Hamas' position isn't settled yet.
E: At least not fully. Afaik they don't want to lay down their army which is a pretty essential part of Trump's plan/(Trump voice😀 deal.
BBC News: Hamas says it agrees to release Israeli hostages but seeks changes to US Gaza peace plan
Hamas says it agrees to release Israeli hostages but seeks changes to US Gaza peace plan
The 20-point proposal seeks to end the fighting immediately in return for the release of hostages and detained Gazans.Kathryn Armstrong (BBC News)
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There are still 48 hostages. They have been repeatedly confirmed by both Hamas and Israel. There is literally no disagreement about who they are.
Ariel Cunio (27)
Alon Ohel (23)
Eitan Horn (38)
Avinatan Or (31)
Elkana Bohbot (35)
Evyatar David (24)
Bipin Joshi (24)
Ziv Berman (27)
Gali Berman (27)
David Cunio (34)
Eitan Mor (24)
Maxim Herkin (36)
Omri Miran (47)
Bar Abraham Kupershtein (23)
Guy Gilboa-Dalal (23)
Nimrod Cohen (20)
Matan Zangauker (25)
Tamir Nimrodi (20)
Matan Angrest (22)
Segev Kalfon (27)
Rom Braslavski (21)
Yosef-Haim Ohana (24)
Itay Chen (19) -
Eliyahu Margalit (75)
Eitan Levi (52)
Sahar Baruch (24)
Joshua Luito Mollel (21)
Tal Haimi (41)
Arie Zalmanowicz (85)
Ran Gvili (24)
Dror Or (48)
Tamir Adar (38)
Ronen Engel (54)
Inbar Hayman (27)
Guy Iluz (26)
Asaf Hamami (41)
Lior Rudaeff (61)
Muhammad Al-Atarash (39)
Meny Godard (73)
Omer Neutra (21)
Yossi Sharabi (53)
Daniel Oz (19)
Daniel Perez (22)
Uriel Baruch (35)
Sontia Ok’Krasari (30)
Sontisek Rintalk (43)
Amiram Cooper (85)
Hadar Goldin (23)
Austria's Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office - The Military is moving 16,000 computers to LibreOffice, a free open source software
Austria's Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOffice
The Austrian military prioritizes independence over convenience.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
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People Are Convinced Fox News Put Someone In An ANTIFA Costume For An Interview
People Are Convinced Fox News Put Someone In An Antifa Costume For An Interview
"That's totally some production intern at Fox."Matt Stopera (BuzzFeed)
Trump vows peace in Middle East 'one way or the other'
They rape, they kill, they plunder, they burn
They make a desert and they call it peace
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Middle East: Hamas says it's prepared to free Gaza hostages
Hamas says it's willing to accept parts of US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Gaza Strip, including releasing all remaining hostages. But the group said other aspects need further negotiation. DW has more.Matt Ford (Deutsche Welle)
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You ain't getting your Nobel Peace Prize diaper boy.
Obama will always be better than you.
Chinese deal activity in US slumps to lowest level in 17 years
US merger and acquisition investment from China has totalled just $221mn so far this year, representing the slowest pace of investment since 2006, according to data from Dealogic. The total at this point last year was $3.4bn.
The figure contrasts with growing investment into mainland China and highlights the impact of geopolitics on a previously booming cross-border financial sector that for years provided a bridge for Chinese businesses into lucrative western markets.
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Chinese outbound M&A has shown signs of growth in other parts of the world, such as in Peru, where Italian utility company Enel this year sold assets to China’s Southern Power Grid International for $2.9bn in the biggest outbound deal of the year. The next three largest deals were in Singapore.
But the total of just under $12.2bn invested so far this year contrasts with the tens of billions of dollars invested annually for the decade prior to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2016, China’s full-year outbound M&A peaked at $212bn, while in 2019 it was $54bn.
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children killed by Israeli genocide
Omar Ahmed Abdel Naser Shamlakh 8 October 2023
Omar lived in an apartment in a big pink house in Sheikh Eljeen in south-west Gaza. Three families occupied the house, which consisted of two floors containing four apartments. He was the youngest of 10 victims across three generations of the same family that was killed in an Israeli airstrike. “The whole family was buried under the rubble,” Waf’a Shamlakh, Omar’s UK-based cousin, told the Independent. “They only found two whole bodies. The others were in parts or unrecognisable.” Of Omar and his two-year-old brother Abdel, who was also killed, Shamlakh said: “They were just starting their lives, they still had dreams.” Read more.
Nahedh Mohammed Adel Ramez Barbakh 25 January 2024
Nahedh was hit by sniper fire alongside his 20-year-old brother, Ramez, as they followed Israeli military orders to evacuate an area west of Khan Younis. According to a witness interviewed by the Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, Nahedh was carrying a white flag to lead the way for his family, but after walking just a few steps from the house he was hit in the leg by a bullet. As the teenager attempted to turn back home he was shot in the back and head, the witness said. Ramez was shot through the heart when he tried to rescue his brother.
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensiveGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
[Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières] MSF denounces killing of 14th staff member in Gaza
MSF denounces killing of 14th staff member in Gaza
Medical staff were hit by Israeli forces while wearing their MSF vests and waiting for a bus to go to work at a hospital.Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
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Kenyans prove paternity case against UK soldiers
Kenyans win case to prove UK soldiers are their fathers
Commercially available DNA databases were used to identify unknown fathers, who had served in Kenya.Josephine Casserly (BBC News)
Deadly fighting erupts between Hamas and Palestinian clan in Gaza
Gaza: Deadly fighting erupts between Hamas and Palestinian clan
A raid by Hamas sparked armed clashes, leaving several dead, in one of the fiercest internal confrontations since the war began.Rushdi Abualouf (BBC News)
Reports circulating on social media – difficult to independently verify – claim that more than 11 Hamas members were killed, with some of their bodies dragged through the streets.
I hate this so much: why would Palestinian journalism be more "difficult to independently verify" than Israeli journalism?
Yeah, I need a better article about this incident.
I hate this so much: why would Palestinian journalism be more “difficult to independently verify” than Israeli journalism?
BBC has experienced journalists inside Israel. They aren't allowed into Gaza.
The BBC has asked to be allowed inside Gaza, but Israel refused:
bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/sho…
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They are forced to rely on social media and free lancers.
Joint statement on Gaza from Reuters, AFP, The AP and BBC News
Joint statement on Gaza from Reuters, AFP, AP and BBC NewsReuters Communications (Reuters Imagen)
UNESCO launches the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
UNESCO launches the World’s First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at a global scale at MONDIACULT 2025
Three years after its announcement at MONDIACULT 2022, UNESCO is launching an innovative initiative: the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects.www.unesco.org
Myanmar: At least 24 killed as paraglider bombs Buddhist festival
At least 24 people were killed and 47 others wounded while protesting against Myanmar's military government after a motorised paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd, a spokesperson for the government-in-exile told BBC Burmese. The military attacked on Monday evening as around 100 people gathered in Chaung U township in central Myanmar for a national holiday.
Thousands have died and millions have been displaced since 2021, when the army seized power, triggering a civil war with armed resistance groups and ethnic militias. After losing control of more than half the country, the army is making significant gains again, through an especially bloody campaign of airstrikes and heavy bombardment.
International sanctions over the past few years have made it harder for Myanmar's military rulers to procure military equipment. However, advanced drones and military technology supplied by China and Russia have given the junta a new edge on the battlefield, according to analysts.
Myanmar: At least 24 killed as paraglider bombs Buddhist festival
Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims in the aftermath.Koh Ewe (BBC News)
Meanwhile, Britain's government and the police on Friday urged organizers of a planned pro-Palestinian protest in London this weekend to cancel or postpone the event.
Israel's ongoing genocide of the Palestine people is driving up antisemitism world wide.
There's more reason than ever to get on the streets and demand Netanyahu and his corrupt regimen to be brought to justice for their crimes against humanity.
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Without more context it's hard to pass judgement. Were the victims hit by pass-through shots on the attacker or a wall? Did the firearms officer straight up miss? Were they using their handgun or their carbine?
The real difference will be if they hold the firearms officer accountable, for negligence if nothing else.
Drone sightings prompt call for German police to gain shoot-down powers
Drone sightings overnight at Germany's Munich airport led to the cancellation and diversion of dozens of flights on the eve of a national holiday, leaving nearly 3,000 passengers stranded and leading politicians to call for a tougher response to drone threats, potentially including shooting them down.
We have lots of rules about drone flight now (at least here in the US) - but also no consensus method of enforcement.
It's bizarre, and must be temporary. It's like having speed limits but no method in place for pulling people over.
Police Accidentally Shot and Killed a Victim During Manchester Terrorist Attack
Officials said that one of the men killed at the Heaton Park Congregation synagogue in northwestern England had been hit by police gunfire.
So apparently 50% of the deadly wounded were killed by police, not the terrorist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/world/europe/uk-manchester-synagogue-attack.html
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The Good guy with a gun caused more damage than the actual attacker.
My prediction is people will be blind to the irony and no lessons will be learned.
Trump Publishes Enemies List To White House Website, And It’s Just Democrats Speaking The Truth
Trump Publishes Enemies List To White House Website, And It’s Just Democrats Speaking The Truth
God, what I wouldn’t give for another Nixon administration. Sure, it was corrupt and built from the ground up to punish the opposing party for being the opposing party. But that administratio…Techdirt
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Discussion: Your recent privacy wins?
Have you had any privacy wins recently? Anything you've tried or tweaked to improve your privacy? Anyone who's listened to something you've said? Do you have any privacy enhancing projects or changes you're working on implementing
I managed to convert someone to Signal this week. Was having reception difficulties with a phone call (both of us in spotty areas) and after a drop out, managed to get them on board with Signal. A very notable quality improvement in the call which helped reinforce to them it was a good idea.
I'm going to work on setting up Pihole over the weekend.
Note: I did steal this topic idea from Techlore.
My street is finally getting fiberoptic internet! That means I'm going from around 4MiB/s to at least 400 more likely 600 MiB/s... with around 3/4 of that in upload speed. I have already canceled all my streaming services and external servers, the parts for my homeserver are on their way.
No more Google Drive, hello Nextcloud, no more Spotify, hello Finamp, no more Netflix and Crunchyroll, hello Jellyfin, no more Bitwarden, hello Vaultwarden.
I'll finally be able to self-host all my Docker containers fir my website-, email- and game-server, I can have a homeserver for my media-streaming even when I'm not at home. I might even create my own Immich and Lemmy Instances. Just need to read up on NixOS and get a good, reliable system running.
Fuck big Tech, I'll host my own shit and offer it to all my friends.
Trump administration puts on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, Vought says
Trump admin freezes $2.1 billion for Chicago projects, blames Democrats for shutdown holdup
The move came on the third day of the federal government shutdown, which President Donald Trump has blamed on Democrats in Congress.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
First female Archbishop appointed to lead Church of England
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AI may soon make Nobel-level discovery, scientists predict
AI may soon make Nobel-level discovery, scientists predict
“It’s almost certain” that AI will reach that level eventually, one researcher told Nature.Tom Chivers (www.semafor.com)
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This one probably will happen.
The reason is that there are certain fields where you have to sift through massive amounts of data to find the thing you're looking for. This is an ideal task for machine learning. It's not going to replace real scientists, and it sure as hell shouldn't replace peer review. It's a tool with a use.
As one example, the longest known black hole jet was recently discovered using ML techniques: caltech.edu/about/news/gargant…
Gargantuan Black Hole Jets Are Biggest Seen Yet
The jumbo jets blast hot plasma well beyond their own host galaxy.California Institute of Technology
Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet
Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet
Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology hard drives.www.guru3d.com
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Germany: Drone sightings disrupt Munich airport
The Guardian, largest non-profit newspaper in the world, publishes it's 2024/2025 annual report
- Total revenue is £275.9m, up from £257.8m in 2023
- The newspaper has improved its financial performances but is still losing money. Cash outflow was £24.3 million this year, down from £36.5m
- The number of Guardian supporters increased by 150,000 people in a single year. It has now reached 1.3 million people, with growth in every region of the world.
Guardian editor Katharine Viner said:
“At a time when media freedom is under threat, we’re growing our global operation with rigorous, independent journalism that is freely available to all. The Guardian is now supported by more than 1.3 million readers around the world. It’s a remarkable number and testament to our powerful relationship with our audience, our strategy of continuous innovation and how much our readers care about Guardian journalism.”
Full report: uploads.guim.co.uk/2025/09/11/…
The Guardian Media Group publishes 2024/25 annual report
Positive results reflect emphasis on global readership and adapting to changing digital behaviourGNM press office (The Guardian)
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FIFA Council takes no action against Israel
FIFA Council takes no action against Israel, urges peace - ESPN
Facing growing global calls to suspend Israeli teams from football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday the governing body must promote peace and unity and could not solve political issues.Associated Press (ESPN)
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Russia is currently suspended from official FIFA and UEFA matches.
bbc.com/sport/football/article…
Russia football sanctions: Why team is still playing despite Fifa and Uefa ban
Russia may not be partaking in competitions as normal, but they haven't stopped playing football completelyDaniel Austin (BBC Sport)
It's been 3 and a half years.
If you don't give bad organisations credit when they do something right, why would they ever do it again?
They ban federations on political interference regularly.
Killing your other opponents' team is optional apparently...
At least 40 dead and 124 injured in crush at Vijay rally in India
At least 40 dead and 124 injured in crush at Vijay rally in India
Victims include nine children at election campaign gathering in Tamil Nadu led by popular actor and politicianJennifer Rankin (The Guardian)
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Part of Pablo Escobar’s ranch to be given to female victims of Colombia conflict
Part of Pablo Escobar’s ranch to be given to female victims of Colombia conflict
Estate was abandoned after Escobar’s 1993 killing and later became a theme park, and now the land has been granted to female farmersHarriet Barber (The Guardian)
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensionsGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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This is actually bad news.
Don't get me wrong. Joseph Kabila was a vicious kleptocrat who ruled Congo for too long.
But what makes him a truly extraordinary figure is that after mass protests and international pressure, he said he was ready to voluntarily resign. Most African leaders would rather burn their country to the ground rather than resign.
The international community and his successor promised Joseph Kabila that would not be prosecuted. So Kabila decided to leave office. There was an incredibly peaceful transition of power. No one imagined it would be possible in Africa.
There is one law that all political scientists agree about : Monarchies are the political systems the most likely to transition to democracies.
Why ? Because a powerful monarch like King Abdullah of Jordan can give up political power. He will keep his bodyguards, his big salary, his cars, his palaces. He will see no changes to his lifestyle.
Presidents like Vladimir Putin or Abdelfattah Sisi can't do that. If they give up power, it's over 💀
If dictators know that leaving power means their death, they will fight to death rather than resign.
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So... Because we have a massive wanker at the top, we must not disturb him and his disgusting lifestyle, otherwise it could turn him into a killer. And that's why he can keep the big salary and palaces.
That's not a good advertisement for monarchy. I wish I had free money and a big house while sitting on my ass. I promise I won't kill anyone.
If violent dictators can't trust that you're making a deal for peaceful resolution in good faith, then a lot of people are going to die to achieve that transition. If the only way out is death, they're going to take as many people with them as possible. Is that worth it, just to kill one rich guy?
Peaceful transitions of power always involve compromises. Here, they agreed to spare his life in exchange for the future lives of countless citizens. If they didn't want to agree to those conditions, they shouldn't have made the deal. It just makes it harder for this situation to play out peacefully in the future.
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Dictator Mobutu Sese Seko overthrown by Laurent Kabila.
Laurent Kabila assassinated.
Laurent's son Joseph becomes corrupt leader.
India and China to resume direct flights after a five-year ban
India and China to resume direct flights in October after five-year ban
India's IndiGo airline said that it would restart direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou from 26 October.Cherylann Mollan (BBC News)
Thai killer of Cambodian opposition politician sentenced to life in prison
Thai killer of Cambodia politician Lim Kimya sentenced to life in prison
Lim Kimya was shot dead in Bangkok in January, in what many believe was a political killing.Koh Ewe (BBC News)
What Happened with Proton Mail and Journalist Accounts
What Happened with Proton Mail and Journalist Accounts
Episode 241: ProtonMail allegedly banned journalist accounts, Plex had a data breach, leadership changes at the EFF, and more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New ...PeerTube.wtf
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New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.Sharon Adarlo (Futurism)
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New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.Sharon Adarlo (Futurism)
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New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.Sharon Adarlo (Futurism)
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New study sheds light on what kinds of workers are losing jobs to AI
AI Kills Jobs, Stanford Study Finds, Especially For Young People
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New study sheds light on what kinds of workers are losing jobs to AI
Stanford University research offers insights for students and young workers as artificial intelligence begins to reshape the labor market.Megan Cerullo (CBS News)
What explains the depressing job market — most starkly illustrated in a viral chart on X, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showing the number of position openings cratering since ChatGPT was released? And what about early career jobs, which seem scarce these days, to the chagrin of recent graduates?Some think that the softening in the job market should instead be attributed to the US Federal Reserve putting a kibosh to the era of zero interest-rate policy in 2022. Before it ended, companies borrowed massive amounts of capital at cheap rates and plowed them into high-risk startups — thereby inflating assets, making lots of millionaires, and fueling a gold rush of well-paying tech positions. (Squint at that chart in the previous paragraph and it does seem to support this thesis, with the decline in openings coinciding more cleanly with the interest rate hike than the release of ChatGPT.)
As for early career positions decreasing, some experts think the phenomenon predates ChatGPT and could be a sign that there are simply more college graduates than there are early career jobs where a higher degree is a must, along with other structural changes.
And there are the headlines, which are littered with stories of people getting laid off due to AI — but maybe that’s a function of some CEOs jumping the gun and buying into the hype even though AI still leaves much to be desired in practice. That’s reflected in the uneven adoption of AI across industrial sectors.
While generative AI looks likely to join the ranks of transformative, general purpose technologies,” the Yale study reads, “It is too soon to tell how disruptive the technology will be to jobs.
anyone with 1/4 of a brain knows this.
but the vast majority of the population, including our leadership, are mostly brainless hype drunk monkeys.
AI really isn't that useful.
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.Sharon Adarlo (Futurism)
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New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
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Surprisingly, they found that the rate of change in the labor market’s makeup in the wake of AI closely matches the pace when computers and the internet were first taking off. In other words, AI doesn’t appear to be more disruptive than those two technologies
Possibly two of the most disruptive technologies in the last 100 years. Who writes this shit?
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
New Yale Study Finds AI Has Had Essentially Zero Impact on Jobs
A new study from Yale University shows that AI hasn't had much of an impact on jobs as many have predicted or feared.Sharon Adarlo (Futurism)
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in reply to TheGrandNagus • • •Yo Einstein, where did I ever say anything about GoG?
People here a so simple when it comes to Valve. All rationality straight out the window. Yo, attention gamers, it is SALE on Steam right now!
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in reply to PattyMcB • • •Since the issue is with payment processors, we need to switch to crypto to avoid the censorship and abuse of power from banks.
Anyone who doesn't understand this is a complete moron, but they are average so average people won't see it.
Popularity == intelligence
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in reply to scholar • • •This is literally the kind of thing crypto was invented for, but the useful idiots on the internet are too stupid to see the value of it.
Good job being morons. You are all being herded like sheep.
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in reply to whereyaaat • • •I honestly don't understand how to “do” crypto. Here’s my brain’s interpretation and questions. You will probably see why I, and many others, don’t use it or dabble in it:
It’s got to be mined to obtain (power hog and time)
You can buy it but it is traded like stock which may inflate it to be more expensive to obtain
Who really owns or has responsibility over what you purchase when it comes to the cryptocurrency?
Where is it “stored” (locally, on a cloud somewhere)?
What coin type do you choose and how do you know it’s safe?
Do you just make your own coin and use a program that does everything needed to package it as “money”?
How does someone verify that you actually have the money behind the coin(s)?
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in reply to ZeroOne • • •Customer protections would suuuuuuuck if everyone was running different variations of, what is essentially, a store. Not to mention shovelware would be even more rampant.
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in reply to ZeroOne • • •Uh, I think it's called the World Wide Web.
I mean, I'm joking, but I do remember buying games directly from a developers website, that's a thing that used to happen.
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in reply to ZeroOne • • •Seems like a weekend hack to set up a fediverse-backed categorized market that, when you want to buy something- forwards to a "buy our download" link of the seller's choice. Rabid moralists would have to challenge each producer/indie developer individually to take things down.
The real crux is to build a nice user interface on top of it so people would actually use it.