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14 links, first saved October 6, 2018, latest April 17, 2023.
- Reddit Moderators Brace for a ChatGPT Spam Apocalypse
ChatGPT and similar AI platforms are going to take the cost of uniquely generated content to near zero. As a result, we are going to see next level robotically created content.
- Crypto Exchanges Refuse to Freeze All Russian Accounts
This is a bad call. Most exchanges are doing the right thing here.
- Gig Workers' Only Chance to Pee Is Apparently an App
The whole time I read this article I felt like this was already a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode and sure enough, S10E8 highlights "Leon and Larry go into business providing short…
- 2.1 Million of the Oldest Internet Posts Are Now Online for Anyone to Read
I love to see some of these early Internet activities being saved from the bit bucket. 🙌
- If You’re Already Dreading Winter, Here Are Some Small Ways to Prepare Now
Yes. Yes we are. Most everyone I talk to in Minnesota is worried about the combination of Minnesota's typical dark and cold winters and the Coronavirus pandemic. This is a good…
- He Visited Disneyland Every Day for Eight Years—Then Coronavirus Happened - VICE
Wait a second, wha? "Reitz had been visiting it for almost 3,000 consecutive days." 😳
- Here’s the File Clearview AI Has Been Keeping on Me, and Probably on You Too - VICE
Interesting to see that Clearview AI isn't just mining the social media sites, but is also mining sketchy sites that are pulling data off of social media sites. The “Image Index”…
- How Big Companies Spy on Your Emails - VICE
So a company that positions its product as being "privacy first" is then mining your email and selling the data to other firms. This isn't just bad behavior, isn't this fraud?
- Ring Fired Employees for Watching Customer Videos - VICE
I can’t recommend Ring to anyone. The company has a bad reputation with security and I think their fear based marketing campaigns are despicable. Before you think this article is…
- How Ring Went From ‘Shark Tank’ Reject to America’s Scariest Surveillance Company - VICE
I do not like anything about Ring. This first in a series of articles talks about the origin of Ring. I didn’t realize it was on Shark Tank! At its core, Ring is a marketing…
- Airbnb Promises to Verify All 7 Million Listings After VICE Report Exposes Scam - VICE
This feels like a strong response from a company on an important topic. 👏
- Google Contractors Officially Vote to Unionize - VICE
This is actually HCL employees unionizing, not Google employees, the the headline including Google gets more clicks. Just another example of employees in the technology sector…
- Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement - VICE
- A Banksy Painting 'Self-Destructed' After Being Auctioned for $1.1 Million - VICE
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