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    41 minutes ago

    This is a joke that's not a joke. Two times in as many years that ethicists and ethical boards in the Google AI division have been summarily fired and dismantled because they got even the slightest pushback from those people doing their jobs or over how that board was constituted

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    1 hour ago

    Compounder Finance – a self-described clone of Harvest and Yearn Finance built by pseudonymous programmers – had its contracts drained of $750,000 worth of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), $4.8 million ether, $5 million dai and a small assortment of other tokens.

    it has been [0] days since the last defi rugpull. This one is Compounder - not Compound - which had a back door for the devs to take all the money. Shocked, shocked
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    1 hour ago

    Consider what the country would be enduring right now had Trump’s loss been decided by just Pennsylvania, with no states for Biden to spare. You can make a strong case that the only reason the election isn’t being overturned is because it wasn’t close.

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    9 hours ago

    This is it 🤩

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  5. 2 hours ago

    Given a choice between a SINGLE 2-nd factor of SMS message or authenticator app, I'm going to chose the former because it is far more resilient to failures. And I'm using a password manager anyway.

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  6. 2 hours ago

    Why the fuck is the state stay at home order closing outdoor campgrounds and playgrounds? We know how this shit is spread, and playgrounds in particular are super safe: Young kids don't get it often, don't spread it much, and this is OUTDOORS!

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    2 hours ago

    Flashback: One year ago, Trump was impeached for interfering with the 2020 election by contacting officials in Ukraine to get them to announce a bogus criminal investigation into the President-Elect. Trump has basically one move, which he makes over and over again.

    President Trump personally asked Georgia's governor "to call a special session of the state legislature to get lawmakers to override the results and appoint electors that would back him." This is an extraordinary thing for a U.S. president to even attempt.
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    2 hours ago

    Invincible and triumphant Marshal Kim Jong-Un will never lose the people’s love, but if he did, he would leave power far more spectacularly than with some isolated lunatic in a bunker, muttering about conspiracies to mere radio talk show hosts.

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    Dec 4

    Students: Prof, um, the exam is in 30 min but we don't even see the exam link. We are all the panics. Me: Super flattered you think I have finished writing your exam. All the best and take care.

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    2 hours ago

    Just had a 30-minute press briefing with senior officials pushing back on reporting using anonymous sources. So of course they decided the call could not be on the record.

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    20 hours ago

    If you're wondering what Google was so terrified of publishing, I got a copy of the paper. Here's my best summary of what it says. Thank you to who coauthored the work for sending it my way.

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  12. 2 hours ago

    So is the Razorcrest's gear-shift made of Beskar?

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    3 hours ago

    Main problem is corruption. Imperial contracts go to crony suppliers, so you get inaccurate weapons, armor that can’t stop anything etc. Drain the swamp!

    do we think the issue w the stormtroopers aim can be solved by improved training or no
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    23 hours ago

    Contiguous 41 States

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  15. 3 hours ago

    How many completely loony conspiracy theories is Trump going to spew at his rally in Georgia?

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    7 hours ago

    Really? "Feels right"? Think about all the models, hairdressers, makeup artists, delivery persons, misc services, and production crew needed - who all had to maintain COVID hygiene - just so one person could look at people walking in clothes that only the 1% can afford.

    Kristen Stewart was the only guest at Chanel's Métiers d’Art show, and honestly, it feels right.
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    3 hours ago

    The anonymous statement is more than likely authored by Jonathon Hoffman, the chief DoD spokesperson, who of course never ever speaks to reporters on background as a senior defense official

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    6 hours ago

    "Our compliance program is fine. Our C-Suite did a tabletop exercise to validate it."

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    4 hours ago

    "AI" is the study of algorithms that don't work, as my college AI prof once said. AI Marketing is the study of using complex systems to sell people's stolen data back to them AI Ethics is the study of how not to get caught

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