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by danielfoster 16d ago
Yes, I know about these requirements, but it's still unclear about how they apply to ChatGPT in every scenario. For example, are they supposed to monitor all chats for potentially illegal content and delete such chats immediately? What
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by danielfoster 16d ago
The EU doesn’t have clear requirements or guidelines about what these things mean, especially in the context of a new technology like ChatGPT. My guess is that ChatGPT will do their best to comply but whatever they do, the EU will find that
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by danielfoster 2mo ago
Claude always seems unreliably lately. Output and reasoning have become very inconsistent even on good days. I'm actually feeling more productive now that it's down.
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by danielfoster 2mo ago
The justification for the fine is very arbitrary. The EU did not seem to evaluate the number of listings that Aliexpress blocked or removed promptly, the percentage of counterfeit listings versus total listings, or whether each listing in q
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by danielfoster 2mo ago
Such a restriction isn’t patently unreasonable but it would make it more difficult for foreign journalists to do research, and it would add the hassle of requiring individuals to show proof of residence when submitting a request. Anonymous
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by danielfoster 2mo ago
The €3 customs charge, which is on top of VAT, represents both favoritism toward EU commercial sellers (the tax only impacts individual consumers) and protectionism at its finest. This new surcharge taxes people for buying direct and not sh
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by danielfoster 3mo ago
Insurers rely on reinsurance (insurance against their insurance) for precisely this reason. And if a disaster bad enough to take out a major insurer happens, it wouldn’t surprise me if the government stepped in.
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by danielfoster 3mo ago
I just tried Qwant out of curiousity and immediately got a headache from the bright blue-purple color. Its UI isn't as readable as Google and I would find it annoying to use frequently. Also, shouldn't EU Parliament web browsers f
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by danielfoster 4mo ago
The top-level discussed a theoretical risk of data being exfiltrated by third parties for training. Other comments discussed contract law and legal remedies, including Delaware’s excellent court system for handling business disputes. None o
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by danielfoster 4mo ago
Not every EU country has a high tax burden. Rates are generally much fairer in Eastern Europe and the Baltics. So I wouldn’t say high taxes are fundamentally European.
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by danielfoster 5mo ago
I see the challenge here is that the plaintiff surmised there was a faulty “algorithm,” but didn’t have proof until the government published its audit report nearly a year later. I wonder if the claim would have succeeded if she instead sim
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Article: What made law into a white collar sweatshop in the 1980s(aeon.co)
4 points by danielfoster 5mo ago|0 comments
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by danielfoster 6mo ago
What I find most interesting about this website is that even in 2026, Germany still requires website owners— even hobbyists- to list their name and personal address in the Impressum. So much for anonymity.
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by danielfoster 8mo ago
This is admirable but the process in Germany right now is overly burdensome. It probably does weed out some bad actors (and good actors) not because of the documents required or any sort of checks performed, but because it takes months and
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Notes and Hacks on Germany's Exit Tax(eidel.io)
6 points by danielfoster 8mo ago|0 comments
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by danielfoster 8mo ago
Again, with all due respect, I’m not seeing how my comment is pushing a “life choice” on anyone, and the movement to restrict alcohol consumption equally qualifies as pushing a life choice on someone. Commercial pubs have existed for hundre
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by danielfoster 8mo ago
With all due respect this opinion verges on neo prohibitionist alarmism. The social benefits of alcohol have been widely acknowledged and at a time when we are all spending too much time at home on our phones (arguably worse for health than
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by danielfoster 8mo ago
Encouraging the creation of new housing is the way to go. One thought— what percentage of new home purchases are made by large investors and is it growing? This seems like the most important metric to look at rather than existing ownership.
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by danielfoster 10mo ago
This is a good point. The major issue I see is the BBC is funded by taxpayers through government-mandated contributions, whereas Fox News is a private company.
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by danielfoster 1y ago
It sounds like this device could become the iPod Shuffle of AI devices— cute and clever, but not particularly useful.
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by danielfoster 1y ago
The last bullet is a good idea but wouldn’t work in practice. Otherwise a company could hire someone else’s H1B worker for $10k more per year and avoid the $100k fee.
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by danielfoster 1y ago
As someone who’s always experienced insomnia, will we ever find an effective treatment?
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by danielfoster 1y ago
I agree with you, but one point I see everyone missing is the fact that this is a first-time installation of a new technology that hasn’t scaled. There needs to be a business plan of course. At the same time, no one would expect to see ROI
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by danielfoster 1y ago
Makes sense now, thank you! I feel like the author should have mentioned this.
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by danielfoster 1y ago
I like to think I’m somewhat intelligent, but there’s something I don’t understand here. The article cites an example of pandemic bond holders receiving a return of 40% over 3 years and these bonds being a useful way for the issuer to secur
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by danielfoster 1y ago
Many US citizens overseas visiting the US do. And plenty of New Yorkers who moved to the city but never updated their license do as well.
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by danielfoster 1y ago
They didn’t say which law (the US judge’s order or EU law) they are complying with.
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by danielfoster 1y ago
I always felt this way, too. In university I would just go to the professor and tell them person XYZ is being fired from the group.
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by danielfoster 1y ago
One area I would like to see more data on is how UBI will be paid for and the impact of this on worker preferences. If taxes increase on medium-high earners to pay for it, you very well could see a drop-off in labor force participation even
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by danielfoster 1y ago
This could be true. One area I would like to see more data on is how UBI will be paid for. If taxes increase on medium-high earners to pay for it, you very well could see a drop-off in labor force participation even if it isn’t directly rel

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