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Cryptocurrency: Stablecoins, what do you think?
by grarpamp 10 May '22

10 May '22

On 5/10/22, Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > stablecoin[s] > What do you think? All stablecoins are frauds, the coins and their holders will all lose in the end, so it doesn't matter what anyone thinks about them.

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The paradigm in which a rich egomaniac can own addictive social media platforms
by professor rat 10 May '22

10 May '22

This conversation takes place in the context of media hullabaloo about Elon Musk seeking to purchase Twitter, the paradigm in which a rich egomaniac can own the addictive social media platforms over which so much social and political life is engaged and what positives we can draw from alternatives like Mastodon and the Fediverse. https://anarchistnews.org/content/liaizon-wakest-autonomous-social-media-an… The Jackass Dorsey trial will resemble the trial of Socrates to the extent he , not … [View More]

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USDP vs USDD
by Gunnar Larson 10 May '22

10 May '22

USDP meets USDD: https://usdd.io/USDD-en.pdf This is not the Da Vinci Code ... but DP and now DD are of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style of stablecoin branding and pure market innovation. Potentially DD is making fun of DP? What do you think?

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Been in the infowars, have we
by professor rat 10 May '22

10 May '22

" . . . status hearing of the other Infowars employee who was supposed to have a status hearing today, videographer Sam Montoya, was continued so he, too, can continue to discuss a plea deal. . . ." https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/05/09/amid-plea-discussions-owen-shroyer-su… Another journalist - like Simon Ross and Elliot Carver - in derp trouble with the deep, deep, DEEP state. Btw - loser in my library that used to patronize CRYPTOME appears to have switched to Lew … [View More]

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Elon Musk - Tinpot Dictators, deputy sheriff
by professor rat 10 May '22

10 May '22

AASchapiro · 7h And as it stands, Twitter does NOT comply with a huge portion of legal requests — they resist requests all the time. So...is what Musk suggesting that he will direct the Twitter team to just, take all government requests at face value? https://twitter.com/AASchapiro/status/1523725111395725312?cxt=HHwWgMCtgc76r… Elon Musk has earned killing ( My 200 sats )

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[ot][spam] boss spinoffs: wild research experiment computer logs
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 10 May '22

10 May '22

---- "I am furious that some upstart has taken the corpses we incinerated and cobbled them together into a disgusting sculpture of a heart." Secret Translation: "It's so impressive that huggingface made such a clear introduction course, with such clear libraries for people to use, and an online chat portal, and that somebody shared it to this list! I wish I could think of sending people to it without vomiting my organs out!"

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[ot][spam][crazy] draft: learning RL
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 10 May '22

10 May '22

I'm not doing this right now because I have something important to do today that will need grounding in normality. But here's a draft: Learing RL Welcome, future Mind Control Business Owners! Our hives of slaves will be the most powerful in the galaxy, all stewarded under the caring heart of Borg Queen Figurehead Trump (todo: add more political figureheads, do any claim to run the world?). Today we will be working through Session 1 of HuggingFace's Reinforcement Learning Algorithm Course. … [View More]

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Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement
by jim bell 09 May '22

09 May '22

Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement https://share.newsbreak.com/11k3f4f4

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Unsubscribing from the list
by zeynepaydogan 09 May '22

09 May '22

I've been using Protonmail for a long,long time.I have so many email addresses, and I'm sorry that Protonmail has changed its privacy policy for a while.I will no longer use an e-mail service that gives them data when governments demand data.That's why I'm not using this email account,If you send me an e-mail, I can answer from here.There are people here who have been using Protonmail for years.I guess what I'm trying to say is, I won't tolerate surveillance.Stefan and I had an argument about … [View More]

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Meta faces lawsuit over logo
by professor rat 09 May '22

09 May '22

Another nothingbuger yawn-law story from Popgun. Time larceny. Jesus Fucking Christ. This is a law story with substance - THIS! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Schulte

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