Notices by Cluster Fcku (clusterfcku@mastodon.social)

@arstechnica i anticipate that google, in their defence, will credibly claim they are not in the search business but instead in ad listings and ad summerization.

@itsfoss and then unix became the OS of tshirts & pony tails, whereas cp/m became dos for suits & ties

@Gargron "put up with it"? I'd go a step further and say it doesn't matter for most. Social media provides the illusion of being heard, and can thus satisfy the narcissism and obsessions of billions.

@nixCraft that collection of writing, art and photos has tons of value otherwise he wouldn't be scraping it, and hiding that from you. It's just that he feels entitled to it, because he is of a super class, the tech bro class.

@arstechnica Did anyone ever consider that it is the driving itself that keeps drivers alert? Unless it's fully autonomous, what's the point and how safe is it once you consider waning attention?

@Gargron @micahflee you could view this incident as a PR opportunity, and write about it in the blogosphere, in terms of ethics, capitalism, post-twitterism, enshittification, and all what attracts Target Mastodon users. This would work as a positive story about Mastodon because the user bases are

@aral
It's not clear whether this is happening or just a proposal.

No paywall here: https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone

@nixCraft methods from well vetted libraries can handle thorny situations better than all those who assume that "variable" is synonymous to "integer". Those in a rush to jump to conclusions are well served with better protection.

@nixCraft i have :w and :q in random spots of my own word and ppt documents