overview for o7__

Yeah, I reckon he could pay a bunch of dweebs to do racist reinforcement learning, but then the secret circle becomes so big that it's only a matter of time until there's a leak to the press. Plus, he really hates paying people.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 18th May 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 5 points 3 days ago

So those safety pins that were a thing for a minute were AI Safety pins all along.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 18th May 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

So I picked up Bender and Hanna's new book just now at the bookseller's and saw four other books dragging AI.

Feeling very bullish on sneer futures.

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 18th May 2025 in c/techtakes@awful.systems

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 3 points 4 days ago

Natural 20

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Greenland 'Freedom City'? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 month ago by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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Absolutely delusional wishcasting on the part of our very good friends.

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The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence (firstmonday.org)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems

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By Timnit Gebru and Emile P. Torres

Pro-tier sneers by seasoned veterans, get em while they're hot!

Edit: I am reliably informed that it is no longer hot.

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rpg.net gets caught being unfathomably based (2018) (wandering.shop)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/freeasm@awful.systems

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From the Uplifting News Department, an event that was brought to our attention by Wandering.shop member David Croyle. Specifically, that time that the administrators of rpg.net bluntly declared that their website is officially a No Nazis Bar.

There were no follow-up questions: https://wandering.shop/@croyle/113980700961699526

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Nashville Developer Makes RealPage, but for Renters (web.archive.org)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/notawfultech@awful.systems

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Looks like a local boy did good.

I linked the /r/nashville post since it has a good description of the website. Users can see a history of rent prices for a given property and its neighbors, which gives some leverage in negotiations. For more context, local rent prices are down 6% from highs.

I'm curious to see if it takes off, and how robust it is against adversarial tactics like bogus reports and nuisance lawsuits.

EDIT: Fixed "Blocked" issue by linking to archive

EDIT2: Also linked to the correct archive page

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The System is Borked, We Need an Upgrade (awful.systems)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/freeasm@awful.systems

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Rojava has built what seems like a robust, equitable, bullshit-resistant mutual aid system in the face of incredible resistance. The idea of a system that can be an autonomous administration in some areas while operating--possibly legally--in parallel with a nation-state government in others is something I find very appealing.

I'm having a hard time understanding how the underlying system works in detail. I think this is largely due to a language barrier.

Any recommendations for Bookchin/Öcalan type reading for beginners? I've procrastinated on it because I hate reading theory (and it's always embarrassing to need hand holding at my age), but needs must. I haven't had much luck turning up English language stuff that lays out how the system works in a way I could share with a casual observer.

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Salesforce invites a horse into the hospital (sfstandard.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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John Mulaney gets paid by prompt fondlers to tell jokes at a party. He spends 45 minutes telling them that they are idiots, which is nice.

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Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bullets (gizmodo.com)

submitted 10 months ago by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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When you think MURDER, think MARCUS MUNITIONS!

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A Story in Two Pictures, Or Solidity? Why Worry! (wandering.shop)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by o7___o7@awful.systems to c/buttcoin@awful.systems

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(Found by way of @cstross@wandering.shop)

Tweet 1 - Oct 19, 2023:

I'm sorry but if you're paying $200k for a smart contract engineer you're ngmi

"no, the smart contract needs to be perfect and audited" bro hit $100k in daily volume then worry about it being perfect

Tweet 2 - Jun 5, 2024:

tldr; got $40k drained just now

i was submitting OP retro grants app. had to make github repo public for a sec. forgot i had my secret key in there (cuz i'm quite literally retarded, my IQ is 26). got drained of everything.