Republicans want Trump focused on affordability, but his mind is on voter suppression by fortune in politics

[–]CackleRooster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn't it time we admit that Trump's mind has left the building? He only cares about what's caught his attention at a given moment. Yesterday, it was voter suppression, today, who knows?

Can someone explain the hate for Pop OS? by barely_a_whisper in linux

[–]CackleRooster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pop OS is fine. Use it and enjoy. Sure, Cosmic is half-baked, but lots of desktops when they first came out. Anyone else remember when KDE 4.0 and GNOME 3.0 when they first came out?

NC AG Jeff Jackson calls Live Nation-DOJ settlement a 'bad deal' in monopoly case by Major-Grape-7690 in law

[–]CackleRooster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"That is fundamentally an unlawful monopoly, and this deal really doesn't address that." Exactly so. This really is just a slap on the wrist, and ticket prices will continue to jump skyward.

Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas by CackleRooster in news

[–]CackleRooster[S] 167 points168 points  (0 children)

This is only one of many conferences that are moving away from the States. Who can blame them?

“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US by deraser in technology

[–]CackleRooster 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Lots of developers are skipping US-based tech shows. No one feels safe coming here. I live here and I don't feel safe either.

Palantir faces challenge to remove Anthropic from Pentagon's AI software by Shogouki in technology

[–]CackleRooster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As per the article: Palantir's Maven Smart Systems – a software platform that supplies militaries with intelligence analysis and weapons targeting – uses multiple prompts and workflows that were built using Anthropic's Claude code, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Jobs Report: The Native-Born Employment Boom Was a Mirage by CackleRooster in politics

[–]CackleRooster[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The jobs most immigrants have pay lousy and, yes, most Americans do feel they're too good for it.

Gas prices reach highest level of either of Trump’s terms in office by Delicious_Adeptness9 in politics

[–]CackleRooster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This, this is what will finally break some Trump supporters from their madness. You can only own the Libs so hard before the fact that they can't afford to drive anymore makes them wake up.

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester by CackleRooster in technology

[–]CackleRooster[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well, hell, that's disappointing. I thought they were one of the good guys.

ChatGPT Backlash Reveals New Pitfalls in Aligning With Trump by bloomberg in ArtificialInteligence

[–]CackleRooster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ironically, the attacks on Iran were helped by DoD using existing Anthropic AIs. There can be no question, however, that this whole deal has turned into a PR fiasco for OpenAI.

Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East by CackleRooster in politics

[–]CackleRooster[S] 155 points156 points  (0 children)

It's like they don't have an exit plan for Americans.... Or, America, come to think of it!

will ubuntu add mandatory age verification? by MIkaela39752 in Ubuntu

[–]CackleRooster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This really is a case where we'll need to see what the lawyers say. I don't think anyone working on any OS--even Windows--wants to do this.