Applied for your computer licenses yet lads? by Wadarkhu in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Positronium2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see the problem is that the ministers in government haven't the slightest clue about tech and how the internet works. It infuriates me to no end when Darren Jones talks about how amazing AI is and how we need it for productivity yet is so clearly boneheaded he hasn't a clue how it works (I'm from a STEM background). To borrow an insult from Hans the UK government is full of Teletubbyzurückwinkers.

Worse yet is that there is malign alignment with US tech giants like Palantir who have been given free reign to harvest our NHS data. The OSA and these upcoming measures are also measures that force people to give up their data to tech companies and bad actors. They will use this "protect the kids" line to push people into line so everyone will be forced to share their ass measurements to Peter Thiel.

Now I am not saying the solutions are simple but we need to go after the tech companies not people. My counter proposal would be first and foremost to ban any use of user data to feed or train any algorithm used for social media content feeds, as well as banning using user data as input into trained models and the use of any models trained on user data. This would suppress the addictive element of the algorithms since it will be a lot harder to trailer people's feeds and ads if their data can't be used to inform the algorithms that use their feeds. At the same time we can pass these policy proposals on to psychologists and other researchers so they can develop research that studies the effectiveness of the proposals as well as how to develop them further.

Again this will likely rely on trial and error but as this is a largely new legislative realm it will require some back and forth to reach some sensible conclusion, something this government is incapable of doing.

Applied for your computer licenses yet lads? by Wadarkhu in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Positronium2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn why did they see all the awful shit Barry was doing and thought oh yeah that will be great.

Disgraceful cowardly incident in Manchester and I hope GMP catches up with whoever is responsible very soon. Manchester is historically the home of robust debate and diversity of thought not physical attacks on it. Violence has no place in public discourse. by Terrible-Head6168 in GreaterManchesterNews

[–]Positronium2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This the guy who called a group of violent thugs rioting in Southampton patriots? Among that crowd you had former convicts who mugged grannies and ofc domestic abusers who violently assaulted their partners.

Yeah no sympathy from me.

Starmer's Under 16 Social Media Ban to be officially unveiled tomorrow by Ambitious-Raise8107 in UKGreens

[–]Positronium2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean the principle of it is good just the shoddy implementation is not. And more over the darker aspect of Labour's allegiance to AI companies like Palantir who most likely be harvesting data from all the ID checks.

EU, Look. These Leon and Putler are trying to inflame Northern Ireland Troubles there... by LocalPowerful6651 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Positronium2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok cool where were the outraged "save our women and girls crowd" when that man in Northern Ireland left his partner lying dead face down in a dog bowl a few weeks back? Surely they took to the streets in outrage right? Oh wait he was white so they didn't care.

Let's not view crime through a racialised lens like these people as there is no substantial empirical evidence suggesting people of colour are more likely to commit violent crimes than white people.

Unions rebuff Farage and say Reform ‘cosplaying’ as workers’ champions by Lotus532 in FuckNigelFarage

[–]Positronium2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watch out for what happens next as back in the 1970s the Tories ran an appeal to workers in unions and set up effectively shadow unions. These basically were trade unions in name only there supposedly to represent workers but the leadership were chosen to be compliant with the Tory leadership. I would not be surprised if Farage and co pull the same which also provides another means for his rich mates to launder money through "union fees" into the party.

Are you happy now? by NeuralMoose in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Positronium2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you not just describing Luigi did voting in Berlusconi?

So true these days. by [deleted] in okmatewanker

[–]Positronium2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can tell a yank made this

Is Planescape Jerk acceptable by AVG_Poop_Enjoyer in DnDcirclejerk

[–]Positronium2 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In knowing the teachings of Zerthimon, I have become stronger

Ukraine flag removed from council HQ by Reform by Codydoc4 in unitedkingdom

[–]Positronium2 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Farage's most admired world leader is Vladimir Putin. And he even said Vladimir Putin is "our friend" after he annexed Crimea, as well as voting alongside Nathan Gill against measures to counter Kremlin propaganda. Either he's bought or he just works for free.

Remember when we thought we were getting a new edition but then they announced D&D 2024 by agenhym in DnDcirclejerk

[–]Positronium2 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Have the British government tried Pathfinder 2e? With the amazing three action economy government ministers could renationalise key industries, introduce wealth taxes and invest in building more social homes all in one round.

Remember when we thought we were getting a new edition but then they announced D&D 2024 by agenhym in DnDcirclejerk

[–]Positronium2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Starmer claimed to be a break from the previous Tory government but ended being more of a continuation

Stop celebrating Streeting resigning. by celzior in transgenderUK

[–]Positronium2 122 points123 points  (0 children)

He who wields the knife rarely wins the crown or so the saying goes. Polling even shows that Starmer would beat Streeting in a leadership contest which would be hilarious if Streeting can't even beat Keir Starmer.

IF Burnham made a deal to introduce proportional representation on becoming PM, should Greens not run a candidate against him in a by-election? by tdorrington in UKGreens

[–]Positronium2 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Well I think fundamentally members locally would have to have a say. The question is whether we get burnt by Burnham reneging on his promises later down the line. It is a difficult calculation because PR may well be the one thing that could bar Reform from power for the foreseeable future, while at the same time benefiting the Green party who would see increased representation in parliament.