They made Venezuelan gangs out to be the big bogeyman without actually producing any actionable evidence or results, so they have to escalate or lose traction on the fear mongering

I remember when Hulu was free

Yup not contesting the article itself, but giving some explanation for all the anger you were wondering being about

It’s a boiling frog thing. AI and LLMs are shoved in our faces everywhere and it’s harder every day to opt out. Job boards are flooded with positions for human in the loop AI training or AI experience requirements. AI gen text, images, and video are obscuring an already muddled information space. They also draw an astronomical amount of energy which is detrimental to the global ecosystem. Meanwhile costs are going up, it’s borderline impossible to get a job, and people are scared this automation will push them out of employment without generating new jobs, especially if art and entertainment are taken over by gen AI. People are saying “I’m being boiled alive” but by the time there’s enough data to validate that we’ll already be stew.

The way information is presented matters too. When articles circulate they get often slanted and summarized (or people just read the headline and make assumptions). Key information gets tossed aside for easy talking points to support whichever narrative and the people affected feel unseen and unheard.

There’s a lot going on and it isn’t just “AI bad”

I honored this with the badge of never-getting-around-to-it

Right? I put in a complaint from the system feedback tool, but I don’t expect a response. Between the way Google is roping off Android and killing dependent open source OS’s, and my relative lack of money, I’m only seeing privacy options dwindle

Not only that, I got the newest android update yesterday and it automatically, without my consent, took my fingerprint and face

I really hope that GOs don’t take the oath lightly. When I taught that lesson to my cadets it was a serious conversation and usually involved stories about commanders I knew who got fired or court-martialed for everything including extra-marital affairs, to belittling subordinates, to fabricating illegal orders (and then breaking international law). I hope it doesn’t come to it, but I imagine that a military court would be less partisan than our current courts have been.

I’m speaking from firsthand experience, my guy. You might want to check your bias too

That is neither a regulation nor a guidance. It only summarizes entrance requirements for training specifically and mentions nothing of graduation.

Admission is highly competitive and includes academic performance, leadership potential, physical fitness and character evaluations.

Even here it mentions core requirements for the entirety of training. Training has its own hurdles. A lot of people wash out because they either can’t maintain academics, fitness, or it’s not a good match for them personally. Trainees can also be removed at any time. I’ve had to do it myself on numerous occasions. Not everyone is cut out for or willing to put in the effort for officership. Check out some DoD, TRADOC, and AFMAN documents for more detail.

The regulations and guidance are publicly available if you would like to educate yourself

Haha you’re in danger

Goodhart’s Law in action

In the US it’s illegal to grow poppy if you know what it is

There’s a social aspect to cognition I’ve noticed recently. Between depression and a recent bout of unemployment, I’ve been a lot less social and noticed my language faculties suffering. It’s harder to remember less frequently used words and it takes me longer to assemble statements. This makes me feel like I’m sometimes drifting in a fog and it’s more difficult to focus. Language is a large part of how we assemble our understanding of and interact with the world and it makes me feel less intelligent when I’m slow to assemble a thought or have to look up a definition to find the word I’m trying to use.

Although, the feeling that I’m slower with my language does not necessarily indicate cognitive decline. This is only a personal observation

Your Undivided Attention discussed an important point missing from the article, which is that ChatGPT advised him to hide his activities and concerns from his parents. This doesn’t necessarily absolve the parents, but it does add a layer of nuance to the discussion

So I’ll be getting job interviews soon? Right?

Sushi/nigiri.

I do not screw around with low quality or bad meats, especially fish meat. I had enough fresh fish when I lived in Japan to know what it’s supposed to look and smell like, and if the nigiri I’m served smells any bit off I’m simply not eating it.

If your fish smells like fish, it’s gone bad. Most types of fish if properly preserved should smell somewhat like clean seawater, with some variation by species

Edit: Also, if the rice looks dry or doesn’t adhere properly, I assume the kitchen has no idea what they’re doing and won’t eat it

Thank you, I will now internalize this for future silly misuse