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Is that bad? in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does it still run 30 year old apps? I was under the impression that a lot of DOS and Windows software from the 1990s ran better under Wine than on Windows.

Trump Makes Wild Claim Canada Is ‘Considering’ Becoming U.S. State in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's always been his strategy: keep repeating the lie until it becomes true.

My neighbors GMC Denali parked illegally in front of a stop sign and crosswalk, next to my other neighbors Mazda Miata in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ticketed and towed.

Telegram and xAI agreed a one-year deal to integrate Grok into the chat app; Telegram will get $300M in cash and equity from xAI and 50% of subscription revenue. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Or is xAI paying for access to Telegram conversations to train Grok?

Fediverse Social Media Guide in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Over 60?! Can we please classify Friendica as over 50? I feel old enough as it is.

Tom Morello Joins Bruce Springsteen and Harvard in Trump Standoff: 'F-ck That Guy' in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Same with people complaining that Star Wars or Star Trek is too woke or too liberal. When was it ever not?

People turn fascist only to discover that that's exactly what all their favourite art always opposed.

Trump State Department official has called for mass sterilization of ‘low-IQ trash’ in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

That's going to cost them votes in the long run, if their base can't reproduce.

Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

It's worth remembering that there was a time when the highest US tax bracket was taxed at 90%, and that didn't stop the US's longest period of sustained economic growth.

Ridiculously high tax rates for ridiculously high incomes have been done before and are entirely feasible.

Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are a few exceptions. JK Rowlings became a billionaire simply by writing some really popular books, and even stopped being a billionaire by giving much of her wealth away. As far as I can tell, she didn't become an asshole until later.

Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

I'm willing to say more positive things about him. His dedication to Linux is great of course, but I've also heard that people working for him get a lot of freedom to choose what to work on. And no crunch. In the games industry, that's pretty good.

So yeah, he seems to me to be one of the better among the tech billionaires. But in the end, he's still a billionaire, and he's god that ridiculous fleet of super yachts.

Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There was a time the same was true for Elon Musk, before he suddenly decided to jump the queue. I really hope Gabe isn't going down that path.

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[–] mcv@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

The parliaments don't, and they don't have the loyalty to the security apparatus that US Congress has.

Either way, this is a distinct and important difference between the US and the EU, and a frequent point of disagreement in treaties and discussions between the two. It's silly to claim they're the same on this.