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Comment infection rate and transmissibility (Score -1) 204

Let's hope these new mRNA shots can, at long last, prevent infection or transmission. If Covid and Fauci's diary taught us anything, it's that pharma failures will be ruthlessly covered up, any coverage of those failures will be relentlessly attacked, and consumers will pay the price while Bourla et al will walk away rich.

Comment in which screen zombies learn a lesson (Score -1) 133

Hiking in a public park, for most of us, means reading the prominently posted signage - watching where you're going, in other words. It's not rocket science or even Fauci-level $cience. Just a little common sense, and looking up from the screen once in a while, goes a long way.

This isn't a Google Maps problem, it's a problem of kids outsourcing their thinking to an app.

Comment Re:Context? (Score -1) 134

In an alternate universe where the word "free" means the opposite of our standard usage, you would be correct.

If you can take something for free, change it, or burn it, or wallpaper a house with it, without obligation, that clearly indicates that it is indeed free.

Comment moar pharma yip yippee (Score -1) 111

This reminds me precisely of those fucktards who spread covidian conspiracies - "safe & effective mRNA cocktails" and that hilarious "double masking works" bullshit. More of the same will be produced by this insane effort. Those who fall for it will deserve what they get, if they didn't learn from 5 years of idiotic Fauci-led hysteria.

Comment devil's details (Score -1) 77

FFS "prioritizing rapid AI development over any sort of centralized control or rigorous standards" is a pretend problem. Centralized control isn't a laudable goal except to big government enthusiasts. Those rigorous standards? Any hugely expensive undertaking on the level of these datacenters requires rigorous standards if it's going to be profitable, and nobody is investing in sloppily built datacenters.

Comment Re:Everyone is moving to TX or FL (Score -1) 123

You responded to a comment about TX and FL, yet the content implies you're referring to California. It's true that some activities certain Californians enjoy are curtailed in Texas - street shitting, homeless encampments literally anywhere, racial violence, gang violence, etc. This is a necessary tradeoff that lets Texas attract a more productive class of citizen, and the reason why Texans don't pay the highest taxes in the country. When you encourage productivity while discouraging the shitty behavior that erodes social fabric, standards of living becomes measurably higher.

Fun facts:
California’s state and local government revenues and spending are 60 percent higher than Texas on a per-resident basis.
Cost of living is 30-40% lower on average in TX than CA
Home ownership in both FL and TX are 2/3. It's closer to 1/2 in CA.
California has by far the worst average air quality in the country
California's homeless rate is more than double Texas'

Comment Re:Unconstitutional (Score -1) 164

You're assuming that naming a bluetooth speaker "BOMB" is something an actual bomber would do. In reality no actual terrorists have - as far as we know - named their speakers BOMB, and water brought from outside still hasn't caused any explosions. Naming a thing isn't a threat. Nobody is yelling fire in a crowded theatre.

Maybe it's time you and your fellow authoritarians justify your unreasonable, groundless, idiotic fears and explain how this particular incident deserves new rules.

Comment Re:Yes, we should be concerned about these things (Score -1) 151

After listening to the Vatican pedophiles, I agree with your highly authoritarian stance here.

- We desperately need to be told by government what we can do with software tools, because only government bureaucrats are smart enough to make the rules.
- We should be as concerned about AI as we were when buggy whip sellers lost their jobs in the last century
- We should place boundaries around AI use for vice because individual liberties, and the freedom to make our own decisions, is too much for our enfeebled modern minds to comprehend. Prohibition always works so let's continue that winning streak.
- We should draw boundaries around AI use in weapons because, uh, weapons should be blindly obedient. We don't want them to hurt anybody, right?

Comment Re:The climate grift (Score 0) 41

We've been getting these predictions for decades so eventually it'll come true, right?

That's why the ever-generous Bill Gates keeps buying up waterfront to help compensate the plebs being forced out once the ocean level rises.

It's a good thing too - Gates and his buddies are finally making some headway in creating the climate catastrophe they've been warning about.

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