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Comment Re:Very specific denial (Score 1) 36

And what jurisdiction? If they are using European's emails to train AI models, it's going to be the mother of all GDPR fines.

I think that alone is probably a good enough reason for them not to do it world-wide, because even Americans get emails from Europeans, and the possibility of some of that information getting into their AI models and appearing in the output is a huge legal risk.

Comment Re:Ah, well. (Score 1) 39

It's been the case for many years that few people bothered with official Arduino hardware, because other manufacturers offered better options at lower cost. There is a whole ecosystem around it, mostly from Chinese companies but also from people like Adafruit.

I doubt Qualcomm could kill it if they wanted to.

Comment Re:Hack in better ventilation. (Score 1) 23

Ventilation and filtration really help. UV light is effective too, but can be dangerous for humans. It gives your retina sunburn if you aren't careful. Either place it high up shining sideways, or use 222nm lamps that are safe for humans.

It's weird that we just accept seasonal viruses as something we can't do much about, when clearly we can. Offices with all the windows shut and poor ventilation - are those companies just trying to waste money by making their employees sick? And then they only want to give them a day or two off, so they can come back to the office and infect everyone else.

Comment Re:CO2 is a virus? (Score 1) 23

CO2 levels are a good proxy for how much fresh airflow there is. If there is a lot of CO2, it's because people are exhaling it and the air in the room isn't being replaced with fresh air from outside.

It's why you often feel sleepy when you board a plane - the ventilation system used air bled off from the engines, so until they start the CO2 in the confined space of the cabin with hundreds of people in it builds up fast.

Stale air is known to put you at much greater risk from airborne viruses. That's why during COVID people were advised to open windows and keep air moving. So CO2 levels are a good proxy for risk of airborne viral infection too.

Submission + - Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls 2

Nicholas Grayhame writes: The Daily Beast reports: Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors. The new “About This Account” feature, which became available to X users on Friday, allows others to see where an account is based, when they joined the platform, how often they have changed their username, and how they downloaded the X app. Upon rollout, rival factions began to inspect just where their online adversaries were really based on the combative social platform—with dozens of major MAGA and right-wing influencer accounts revealed to be based overseas....

Dozens of major accounts masquerading as “America First” or “MAGA” proponents have been identified as originating in places such as Russia, India, and Nigeria. In one example, the account MAGANationX—with nearly 400,000 followers and a bio reading “Patriot Voice for We The People”—is actually based in Eastern Europe. An Ivanka Trump fan account, IvankaNews, has 1 million followers and frequently posts about the dangers of Islam, the threat of illegal immigration and support for Trump. That account is based in Nigeria. ...

Donald Trump and several close associates were investigated for conspiracy or coordination with Russia during the 2016 election. Two of Trump’s campaign members were indicted. Certain content creators are paid for tweets that drive engagement on the site formerly known as Twitter, which gives them a financial incentive to cash in on the divisive nature of U.S. politics. For those in countries like Nigeria or Bangladesh, the American dollars paid by X for their work can make a big difference to their lives. X payouts are calculated on the basis of engagement from verified premium accounts with content on X.

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