WhiskeyChicken

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by WhiskeyChicken 3y ago
Subpoenas are never "backed by a warrant." Probably what you mean is a subpoena signed by a judge, rather than the self-issued "administrative" subpoena being discussed here.
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by WhiskeyChicken 3y ago
If the training data contains sufficient examples of deception being used when doing illegal stuff, wouldn't this be what we'd expect to see, given that it can't actually reason about what "explicitly allowed" reall
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by WhiskeyChicken 3y ago
Is there a specific reason we should expect that "instructing not to perform" an illegal activity should result in it adhering to said instruction? Is this any different than when it provides wrong output about other things, even
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by WhiskeyChicken 3y ago
> trying to prevent misinformation An unsubstantiated and highly arguable claim. > that was actively leading to the spread of a contagious virus Again, so you claim. And, yes, it was "fundamentally flawed" either way because
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by WhiskeyChicken 3y ago
> That is nonsensical, going slower during a crisis makes zero sense. I never said anything about "going slower," I disagreed with your assertion that "we all agree" that government should be allowed to "overstep
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by WhiskeyChicken 3y ago
> Do you think maybe every surgeon in the world, who spends 8+ years studying medicine, just wears masks because they're brainwashed? This is a non sequitur. Surgeons don't wear masks to prevent transmission of airborne viruses
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by WhiskeyChicken 3y ago
> ...we generally agree that during public health crisises it is reasonable for the government to overstep bounds a little to reduce loss of life. No, "we" don't agree in the slightest. In fact, in my view, a "crisis&
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
It's actually supposed to be only symbolic given that it's a joint resolution and not a law.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
It's not a law, it's a joint resolution with no power to do anything.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
For all those who haven't or won't bother to read it, this is a "joint resolution" - meaning it isn't a proposed law and would have zero effect on anything.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
FYI the correct spelling is Swartz, not Schwartz.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
> There is value in art done honestly, "bad" or not If I think it's "bad" then it has _zero_ value to _me_. Why does this bother you or anyone else?
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
> Sorry but it falls into the realm of audiophilia to me Perhaps so. I'm not one of those people that picks up on (or claims to) these subtleties, so I wouldn't know. I wonder if any studies have been done on this.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
Imagine thinking there aren't people with exceptional hearing that notice all sorts of things the average person doesn't.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
That's what I always thought, too, that the point of referencing Pantone colors is simply that I know what I'll get from the print shop will match the physical swatch I looked at.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
For those wondering how this kind of data is obtained: https://www.vice.com/en/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunte...
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
This is either cell carrier data or data that is gathered from those "free" apps and games people love to install and grant all permissions to.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
Cell carriers sell location data.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
I had to resort to logging in via my phone browser the other day. Got endless spinning on desktop, on both Firefox and Chrome. Absolute trash of a website.
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by WhiskeyChicken 4y ago
The T-Mobile account management website is absolute trash. I was just blowing my stack about this affront to all things decent the other day. Why does showing me my bill and letting me update my account details require so much garbage JavaS