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All the Chinese have to do is paint their submarines black and the US AI will mistake them for whales or something. Easy. /s

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I do try

Senate bill aims to stop Uncle Sam using facial recognition at airports / Legislation would eliminate TSA permission to use the tech, require database purge in 90 days (www.theregister.com)

Senate bill aims to stop Uncle Sam using facial recognition at airports / Legislation would eliminate TSA permission to use the tech, require database purge in 90 days::Legislation would eliminate TSA permission to use the tech, require database purge in 90 days

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It works but could definitely be misused in a country with lower standards of moral foundation.

No problem using it in the US then… homerfadeintohedge.gif

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archive link for the cheapskates.

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As well as dominating EV and battery production, China processes more than half of the world’s lithium, cobalt and graphite, which are crucial inputs.

🤣 Looking at those charts, the US is fucked. Why wouldn’t you use this as an opportunity to accelerate trade and cooperation based on a greener future? As hard as that sounds don’t we want our politicians to do the hard graft and negotiation that is necessary?

But if course not, let’s do Cold War 2 EV Boogaloo instead.

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Let’s hope it doesn’t, I don’t want those racist idiots joining any of the other social networks. Let it become the acceptable 4chan… to siphon off the scum of the internet so that we don’t have to deal with them.

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PFOF is banned in the U.K

Laughs in Britishness

Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?

It just annoys me because I’m not going to order it and I’m abstaining from alcohol. But there’s always some “special deals” being advertised by UberEats on alcohol, as well as meat, dairy and eggs. It’s like they’re really sleazy and desperate to hawk these products.

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Good starting place for an ADA class action lawsuit.

Oi vey 🙄. The first step is not a lawsuit. Uber probably don’t even know they’re doing this as they will create marketing campaigns at a high level to target a mass audience rather than specifically trying to offend you. That’s just not how these campaigns work.

A good starting point would be to reach out to their customer team and highlight the issue and see if they can figure out a solution.

What’s with the straight to the courts ambulance chasing mentality people have rather than trying to reach out and find a solution?

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This sounds like you’ve never worked in the industry or have any insight into this topic. Large companies like Uber absolutely do listen to customer feedback. And if you want it to hit their bottom line you can protest the use of their app until they change, make it a hash tag on social media and drive change by voting with your feet. You don’t need to whip out the lawyers. Lord above, not everything needs to be solved with litigation.

A program to allow customers to tailor advertisements

We’re not talking about tailoring advertising. OP stated these are recommendations based on the what he is buying at the time. These are offers. Have you never seen a two for one aisle at your local supermarket? Or special offers on alcohol? It’s not a random advert popping up asking them to buy stuff whilst booking a cab. At the simplest level we’re talking about a setting that says, don’t upsell or market me alcohol (because I may be recovering) or meat (because I may be vegan). That would actually be a selling point for their app and something they could put a positive spin on.

I genuinely think you don’t understand the problem space here by what your saying or the solutions you’re offering.

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That’s advertising.

That’s targeted advertisement.

It’s really not, mate. Do you think buy one get one free is advertising? Or we have an offer on alcohol today? Or 50% off all cheese?

You don’t have a clue.

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Well feel free to waste money on a lawsuit as OP suggested because you’ll fail so hard it’ll be funny. Then the courts can tell you it isn’t covered by advertising laws and you’ll finally learn.

I look forward to reading your court submission.

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So feel free to start the challenge and let’s see the change. If you’re so confident then lawyer up, as they say. Force them to implement an ADA compliant solution if you think they’re in breach.

Then post the judgement where the court throws it out 😂.

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The person you are replying to said nothing about the ADA

They literally said this:

The cost for them to defend themselves will exceed the cost for them to implement an ADA compliant solution.

I mean at some point I just have to give up. Twenty years in the industry is clearly not enough for internet warriors. 🤷

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I’ve worked for gigantic corporations as well as small shops, from cashier to systems administrator, on three continents, and not once have I seen a manager review customer feedback about anything but the call centre staff.

Well to be blunt you’ve worked for shit companies. Sorry.

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Any number of the politics communities. That’s what they all seem to be doing anyway… /s.

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There’s a vague suggestion that maybe lucid dreams could be induced through techniques that are not properly understood yet, and that’s about it.

Where can I invest?

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It’s almost like you make a product that everyone wants to use and your competition uses legislation to claw back market on an inferior product.

Google cloud is nowhere near as good as Amazon’s or Microsoft’s. Microsoft’s search engine is nowhere near as good as Google’s.

That being said, some of the business practices that these guys use to stay on top are shady as fuck.

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Agreed 💯, this is not amusing.

Who will partner with Apple Card now and what does this shakeup mean for its users? (www.zdnet.com)

Who will partner with Apple Card now and what does this shakeup mean for its users?::Apple Card’s transition to a new partner won’t be easy. Here’s a look at the technology, which banks may step up, and the different acquisition scenarios.

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Apple wants to get banking certification in every country it operates. That’s a new one.

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uBlock is already available on Firefox mobile as well as Tampermonkey, I’m not hating but what other extensions should I be excited to try? At the moment that’s all I need to use.

What are you going to install?

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I use it to run automation on a website where there’s lots of pointing and clicking. It’s pretty cool you can do quite a lot with it.

Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in 'company reset' (www.reuters.com)

Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in ‘company reset’::Videogame software provider Unity Software will eliminate 265 jobs or 3.8% of its global workforce and end an agreement with a digital video effects company founded by the “Lord of the Rings” director as part of a “reset,” the company said on Tuesday.

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In October, Unity CEO John Riccitiello retired, and the company appointed former IBM president Jim Whitehurst as interim CEO

Seriously if I were an employee and I heard that some cunt from IBM has been appointed to the board I would spruce up my CV straight away. There’s only one way this ends. Asset stripping and cuts. Innovation gone, licensing increases, off shore take over of jobs. It’s the IBM playbook.

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Yes, because we should all take note of what the art student says about AI. This guy is, essentially, a clown in this field. Why should we listen to him?

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The Flipboard team have top quality content on Mastodon already. It’s worth following.

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What would we without EU

Spend our time learning to type? 😜

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Laughs in President Xi

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🤡

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His regret speech was hilarious. He was genuinely crying.

Oh lord how am I going to get away with this 😭

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Dave

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First they came for our shit post accounts, and I said nothing…

Amazon is blocking promotions of employees who don't comply with its return-to-office policy, leaked documents show (www.businessinsider.com)

Amazon is blocking promotions of employees who don’t comply with its return-to-office policy, leaked documents show::Amazon has updated its promotions policy to enforce its office attendance policy.

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I didn’t think promotions are contractually obligated usually. As in you’re not guaranteed a promotion and it’s not written into your contract. So if Amazon, or any other company, wants to change the expectations for a promotion then as long as it is clearly communicated and given time to be adopted I don’t see a problem if they want people to work on site. Especially if working from home is, also, not part of your contract.

You don’t have to work for Amazon if you disagree. Find a, much better, job elsewhere.

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Thanks?

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It depends what’s in their contract. I honestly don’t know. I’m guessing based on zero experience of working in Amazon and am using my knowledge of European employment as a baseline. Of course, your mileage may vary in the US?

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😜

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LOL why are people using Facebook?

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Goa’uld Symbiots.

Fuck me what a reference 🤣👍.

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ctrl+alt+t, type exit, press enter.

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The Pixel line up lost a lot of respect from me after I purchased the Pixel 6. Absolute shit show from start to finish. Love the software, hate the hardware.

What’s my best alternative for next year when I consider upgrading?

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Just the regular Pixel 6, not the pro.

Dodgy fingerprint reader, doesn’t stay flat when laid down on a table which makes glide typing difficult because the phone rocks about. Basic QA issues. Basic.

Anyway like I said love the software, hate the hardware.

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Where is this out of context screenshot from OP?

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The marketing team didn’t understand basic inflation.

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Is this to stop theft?

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So basically a waste of money if you live in Ireland?

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Sent to the G20 to bore leaders into a trade deal?

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When did the guardian become so prim and proper? Ooo a bit of swearing, heavens!

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