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#AI investment by companies is currently projected by Gartner to top $1.5 TRILLION this year, 2 next. Where is that sort of revenue going to come from to pay it off?

Microsoft only pulls in $45 *billion* on office software, and they're the biggest player in the game. The math doesn't add up for this to be a tool for consumers.

Someone on LinkedIn pointed out that selling that data for surveillance is the MOST likely way that the bills get paid.

Keep this in mind before you use these tools.

#ai

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I guess they put "AI" in Google Sheets now. It keeps suggesting that I sort and filter the sheet that I'm working on in different ways.

Motherfucker, I think I know what I want to do with the data I'm looking at. I don't need you to suggest random shit.

Clippy-tier piece of shit.





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The image is a screenshot of a social media post, likely Twitter, with a dark blue background. At the top left is a circular profile picture of a person with dark hair, wearing a dark jacket. Below that is text arranged in three separate sections, each attributed to a different entity.

The first section, attributed to "Them", reads: "People are so lazy, there's jobs available everywhere." The second section, attributed to "Advertisement", reads: "How would you like to work for us? The job is six days a week and you'll still be poor." The final section, attributed to "The working class", simply states: "No". The post is attributed to a user named "Comrade Hammer" with the handle "[@]JoshWiniecke".

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German Federal Office of Civil Protection publishes guide removing war as an 'unlikely' possibility


The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance warned in its latest report that #war no longer seems as unlikely as it did a few years ago, as it recommends maintaining food supplies of three to ten days.

For the first time in 35 years, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) is warning of war. The agency emphasises that #Germany is one of the safest countries, but a new guide has been published to provide advice in case of crisis.

euronews.com/2025/10/19/german…

#HybridWar #RussianAggression #RussianInvasion





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GoFundMe has created 1.4 million "donation pages" for nonprofits *without their consent and without any prior warning or contact*. You can go to gofundme.com/s?nonprofits= to check if they've done this to your 501(c)3. See abc7news.com/post/gofundme-cre… for more details and some utter disingenuous self-serving bullshit from GoFundMe.
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They violated their own TOS by not responding to a request for arbitration when they shut down a campaign I had.

So, ya. It seems on brand.




Costco quietly made a major benefit change - TheStreet


I think the most interesting thing in the article is the cash back offer on fuel, considering that EV charging is in there, something I haven't seen before, and I wonder if'n that means anything like Costco adding charging to its warehouses.


thestreet.com/retail/costco-qu…

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Our local Costco is adding banks of chargers. But also is expanding its gas station...
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@4d3fect Much as the last one kinda sucks, its being realistic if'n my local Sams Club is to go by considering the lines and the chaos. The chargers though are news to me.

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If a device is recording you and everyone around you,

And is sharing all this data with a corporation outside of your control,

It is not a "smart" device,
It is a spying device.

At the very least, you are ethically required to not inflict this surveillance upon others without prior explicit consent.

#TechSurveillance #MassSurveillance #Privacy #Consent #RingDoorbell #MetaRayBan #SmartSpeakers

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everything 'smart' is actually a computer.
Smartphone is a computer that can phone, smart TV is a computer on which you can watch TV, smart car is a computer on which one's built a car, and so on.
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@hardtech
You've miss the point. Thing is, you're both right but your post is dismissive, as if your truth negates the other. "Smart" devices that pull personal data, often without our knowledge, are unethical & we're all being opted in.

Please read Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshannah Zuboff.



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A group of people are standing on a grassy lawn, holding signs in a protest setting. Three people in the foreground are dressed as characters from β€œThe Wizard of Oz”: one is wearing a plaid shirt and a straw hat, one is fully covered in a brown bear costume, and one is wearing a silver metallic costume representing the Tin Man. Behind them, other people can be seen holding additional signs. The signs in the foreground read: β€œTRUMP Has No Brain”, β€œGOICE Has No Courage”, and a red heart-shaped sign. The scene appears to be outdoors on a sunny day, with foliage visible in the background.

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Yesterday, DJT posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown, flying a fighter jet, and dumping raw sewage on the No Kings protest in Manhattan.

It was him shitting on American citizens. This is how he views us.

#NoKings #Impeach

independent.co.uk/news/world/a…

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Sire, the peasants are revolting.

You're telling me? They stink on ice!











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The first line of dialogue reads: β€œWhere did you find the whipped cream?”

The second line of dialogue is attributed to a person named Jack and reads: β€œYou had milk, I had science.”

Following this, a longer sentence is presented: β€œIt’s amazing how much culinary achievement can be summarized by that sentence.”

The final sentence reads: β€œCheese making, for example. The perfect intersection of milk, science, and foolish disregard for the laws of nature.” The text is written in a simple, sans-serif font and is the primary focus of the image.

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I finally found those dastardly Ant Eefa agents!

#NoKings

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This is a political cartoon divided into two sections labeled "Peaceful Protesters" on the left and "Violent Insurrectionists" on the right, with a banner at the top reading "A Field to Civil Unrest" and a smaller label stating "2nd Edition." The left section depicts four individuals. The first is wearing a camouflage hat and holding a sign reading "HANG PENCE," while the second is wearing a horned fur hat and carrying a spear. The third is wearing a red bandanna and carrying a rifle and the fourth is wearing a camouflage jacket. The right section depicts three individuals. The first is wearing a suit and holding a sign reading "IMMIGRANTS are HUMANS," the second is wearing a pink shirt and holding a sign reading "END ICE" and the third is a young person wearing a red shirt. There is a dome-shaped building, resembling the US Capitol, in the background behind the "Peaceful Protesters" section, with smoke visible.

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I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into Fscist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town.

Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming.

Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.

-Sara Whitmer



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Back during the height of Covid Times, there was a guy who put out a video of him riding around on his bike with the message of just going for a ride for your mental health. I need help finding this video. Anyone remember it?

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"The No Kings demonstrations ran the gamut from hundreds of thousands of protesters in large, blue cities, to smaller crowds in small towns in Republican-dominated states. Together, they demonstrate that the administration’s claims to popularity are a lie."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#NoKings #democracy #Trump #authoritarianism
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.…

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Ron Filipkowski offers a number of his favorite signs from yesterday's No Kings events. These are 31-40 of a projected 40 he will share in several postings.

Of this lot, my two favorites are attached below.

#NoKings #democracy #Trump #authoritarianism
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King’s consideration includes a redesign of the SoL:
β€’ The statue adorning a sash with Trump’s name and the phrase β€œStay the Hell Out Motherfuckers β€œ, and altering the right arm from holding a torch to giving the finger to the world.
β€’ Option 2 is to tear down the statue and its entirety to be replaced with the guise of slumped Emperor resembling bankrupt Donny wearing a gold crown, scowling, and… giving his finger to the world. (Do I have to include ->/S ☺️)

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Meet Whynn! 😺 Available for adoption in/near Boston.
petfinder.com/cat/whynn-787887…

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