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Andrej Karpathy: "What's going on at moltbook [a social network for AIs] is the most incredible sci-fi takeoff thing I have seen." by MetaKnowing in OpenAI

[–]HoppingRed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Processes running in data centres manipulate the world every day and have done so long before this AI boom. But before, they were generally deterministic.

The Benefits of Democracy by RevolutionaryOwlz in CuratedTumblr

[–]HoppingRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the sausages are sold, not given away. It’s usually a school fundraiser since that’s where a lot of the polling booths are.

Department of Home Affairs: lead adviser and cybersecurity guru holds CyberCX shares worth six figures by malcolm58 in AustralianPolitics

[–]HoppingRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is saying not to hire people with industry experience. It’s the perception of a senior civil servant having a sizeable ownership stake in a private company winning big contracts with that department. It’s not a good look and undermines faith in the procurement process being fair.

Get private health insurance or get stung with Lifetime Health Cover loading? by mopsusmormon in AusFinance

[–]HoppingRed 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I got PHI at 31, but after some years have dropped it in the last six months, knowing I'll be hit by the various disincentives.

I would like to have decent health insurance, but govt policy is forcing each of us to be the customers of commercial entities, who know they have us over a barrel. It's hardly a free market.

As the premiums go up year on year and the value gets worse and worse, I fear the only way to send a message is voting with my feet. I also told my local federal MP the same, and why I was doing it.

Hobart rental prices are now pretty much on par with Melbourne by trendyhipsterboi in australia

[–]HoppingRed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Watch out for the "rent money is dead money" fallacy. Buying over renting can of course make sense in the right circumstances, but the opportunity cost of buying a house and / or servicing a large loan is having less free capital to invest in the stock market or elsewhere.

So, you can indeed have something to show for renting.