So much interesting stuff happening in that video, and the one bit that made me stop watching it is some IT guy wearing a mask like during the scamdemic. If it wasn't disrespectful to ppl with actual PTSD, I'd say I have that with masks... they are such a trigger. The absolute symbol of ignorant fear and sheepish compliance which can drive our world into a dystopian future. View quoted note →

We should not be using GitHub, absolutely, but primarily for decentralisation. In terms of training AI, they will find Open Source wherever it is and use it. They will also no doubt train on paid for / private repos too. I would guess the most useful source of data is people using copilot. I am in the process of setting up pycharm with some locally hosted AI. It will not be as good but gives me peace of mind that sensitive data is not sucked into some AI cloud with unpredictable consequences. View quoted note →

At most we might get an aggressively edited list, much like with the Twitter files, if they have anyone they no longer need or want to sacrifice. View quoted note →

You pay for the convenience of using Apple products with your freedom... and it is not that much convenience. Mostly habit and inertia. View quoted note →

Have you heard the term 'human terrain'? Refers to warfare in the realm of our thinking and psychology which is ongoing. View quoted note →

Nationwide UK just sent me an email that they will be crediting my account (and 12 million others) with £50 because they acquired Virgin Money. They decided to spend £60 million on what exactly?