alexc

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[–] alexc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

For the love of all that is holy, someone put her on a rocket so she can see for herself.

And then forget how to land the fucking thing.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Not to worry. I’m not so naive as to think that is how it will actually play out.

I’m sure like most things under capitalism, smaller companies will be liable, but we’ll bail out the big guys!

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Given the high costs of AI, isn’t it reasonable to assume that whomever stands to make a profit is equally liable for it’s outcomes?

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 147 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Let’s guess which five percent don’t get an increase…

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Same. I had a brief pause where I wondered what I was missing all these years as an atheist

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

I know it’s not, but it looks like the Gardner “expressway” in Downtown Toronto, pretty much any time of day.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Choo choo, I’m a train!

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, come on. He’s hilarious to watch so you can play bullshit bingo

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Autodefenestration is one of my faves. The act of throwing yourself out of a window.

If you’re throwing someone or something out, then it’s just plain defenestration

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Only if you agree to stop calling them Hashtags and use their more-correct name of Octothorpes

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is one of the very rare occasions I believe what he’s saying…

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Good point. But, while a dev says “My bad” and fixes the bug, a politician just shrugs and often doubles down.

At the very least, the Dev will explain to the team why a bug happened so that others don’t repeat the mistake, but a politician won’t address any of the three scenarios you identified.

I fear this metaphor is stretching to breaking point, but the central point remains that it should not be acceptable for a politician to lie, yet somehow here we are…

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