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Comment rules variants include 'area or territory' (Score 4, Informative) 58

Given the main article was paywalled, here's a summary of Go variations. Besides the minor stuff like 'where to put captured stones, cup or side', there's one fundamental difference: Whether to count area (count every stone towards score, aka Chinese counting) or territory (count empty points within your territory, aka Japanese counting).

This article is great, gives an overview plus specifics on 6 different rule sets in use: gomagic.org

Comment Re:Me so shocked (Score 1) 52

Doesn't help to buy name brand on Amazon if a reseller has counterfeit items. Amazon trusts sellers and bins everything together, so the 'Eveready' and the 'we swear it is Eveready' go into the same box.

This bit a lot of people during eclipses because they buy high-reputation eclipse glasses direct from that Name Vendor's Shop via amazon, but amazon ships the no-names, then Name Vendor has to eat the return cost/chargeback for upset customers.

Comment skeumorphism? (Score 4, Informative) 104

For those that also didn't know what skeumorphism is, via wikipedia:

a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were necessary in the original.[3] Skeuomorphs are typically used to make something new feel familiar in an effort to speed understanding and acclimation. They employ elements that, while essential to the original object, serve no pragmatic purpose in the new system, except for identification. Examples include pottery embellished with imitation rivets reminiscent of similar pots made of metal and a software calendar that imitates the appearance of binding on a paper desk calendar.

So, you know, familiarity.

Comment Re:People who voted for him are losing their jobs (Score 4, Insightful) 356

To add on in agreement, key to the 'Trump followers pleading with Musk to take a second look' is not that damage is being done to the government, it's (to quote thehill article):

"There are good people, people that voted for Donald Trump, who are losing their job," Levi said."

Unfortunately it's not 'things are off the rails', it's back to 'wait, I didn't think this would also affect our side too'.

Comment Worse, the AI produces managerial metrics (Score 2) 47

I gave a tutorial, an AI notetaking/summarizing tool then produced an "Engagement" metric, with a low 30%. It did not say how this was produced, only hints in their FAQ. Basis included # of cameras turned on, % of eyes watching screen versus off-screen, and # people talking.

There were 50+ people but for the tutorial only 3 had cameras on: me, the moderator (frequently looking off-screen) and a Guy. So if the Guy looked away, that plunged the "Engagement" metric. Plus that it was a Tutorial (95% me speaking) and *poof* low engagement.

My fear is management will latch onto these undocumented AI-generated Metrics and use them in performance evaluations. "Get your scores up, A., 30% is terrible!" But it's not a real measure!

Submission + - Fifteen Years Later, Citizens United Defined the 2024 Election (brennancenter.org)

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: The influence of wealthy donors and dark money was unprecedented. Much of it would have been illegal before the Supreme Court swept away long-established campaign finance rules. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court’s controversial 2010 decision that swept away more than a century’s worth of campaign finance safeguards, turns 15 this month. The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called it the worst ruling of her time on the Court. Overwhelming majorities of Americans have consistently expressed disapproval of the ruling, with at least 22 states and hundreds of cities voting to support a constitutional amendment to overturn it. Citizens United reshaped political campaigns in profound ways, giving corporations and billionaire-funded super PACs a central role in U.S. elections and making untraceable dark money a major force in politics. And yet it may only be now, in the aftermath of the 2024 election, that we can begin to understand the full impact of the decision.

Submission + - Anti-Trump Searches Appear Hidden on TikTok (ibtimes.com)

AmiMoJo writes: Searches for anti-Trump content are now appearing hidden on TikTok for many users after the app came back online in the U.S. TikTok users have taken to Twitter to share that when they search for topics negatively related to President Donald Trump, a message pops up saying "No results found" and that the phrases may violate the app's guidelines. One user said that when they tried to search "Donald Trump rigged election" on a U.S. account, they were met with blocked results. Meanwhile, the same phrase searched from a U.K. account prompted results. Another user shared video of them switching between a U.S. and U.K. VPN to back up the user's viral claims, which has since amassed more than 187,000 likes.
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Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Pardoned (bbc.com) 339

Slashdot readers jkister and databasecowgirl share the news of President Donald Trump issuing a pardon to Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. An anonymous reader shares a report from the BBC: US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 in New York in a narcotics and money laundering conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he had called Ulbricht's mother to inform her that he had granted a pardon to her son. Silk Road, which was shut down in 2013 after police arrested Ulbricht, sold illegal drugs using Bitcoin, as well as hacking equipment and stolen passports.

"The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me," Trump said in his post online on Tuesday evening. "He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!" Ulbricht was found guilty of charges including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking. During his trial, prosecutors said Ulbricht's website, hosted on the hidden "dark web", sold more than $200 million worth of drugs anonymously.

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