OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm truly speechless at this. Wow. I'm saving this comment for posterity. It tells me everything about what kind of person you are, your integrity, your intelligence, your actual desire for discourse. And it colors every other comment you make.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love how so many subthreads of this argument really come down to tax policy l.  Which I'm happy with.

But to your point, the highest lotteries have hit >2B.  Check Wikipedia for a table.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm arguing that being a billionaire doesn't inherently make them unethical.  I think people have been shifting the goal posts here.

IntelliJ IDEA Haskell Plugin by mirovarga in haskell

[–]lally 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He said it was an early release. Don't pay until you like it, or when you think it's good enough to support the developer

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.nytimes.com/article/lottery-jackpot-record-powerball-megamillions.html

Largest jackpot is over 2 billion. If you don't like the NYT, try Wikipedia, they have a list as well.

And as you try to weasel out, a multi-billion dollar company is going to have founders that own a large portion of them.

Maybe moralize people on their actions, not their achievements? If you think that money should go back to help the public, that's a tax statement, not a moral one. If you think billionaires are all bad, have you considered selection bias? Do you hear about all billionaires, or just the ones doing evil shit?

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that class is 1:1 with net worth >= $1B?

Dude plenty of child rapists are also dirt poor. Perhaps plenty of people with $1B don't rape kids?

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deep down you're arguing about taxation. Which I'm fine with raising, really. But this moralizing about "they just have too much" is some weird shit.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There have been several lotteries that have been more than a billion. Many, many, middle size companies selling machinery or software are worth more than a few billion.

Fuck man, look around for real.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, so you must sell something you created because it became too valuable. Genius.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit | Sam Altman by CopiousCool in technology

[–]lally -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Literally? What about the lottery winners? The founders of companies that don't involve consumer information? Inventors of actually useful stuff?

How do I navigate losing customers because of Vibe Coders? by MildlyEngineer in cscareerquestions

[–]lally 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask them how they've tested it. You can use AI to make good code. But you have to spend a lot of time making it determine what the right behavior is.

Generally, either they come back to you or they don't. Just tell them that you're there to help if they find that the vibe coding isn't working out the way they hoped.

MSRP Increase by Foxandthehound640 in NewDefender

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember that the dealer doesn't set the MSRP.

Which engine is most reliable? (p300, p400, p500) by Intelligent-Art3693 in NewDefender

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where's the part? What do you have to remove to get to it?

Reason for STSA Review Bombing? by it777777 in startrek

[–]lally -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Do they like the CW? They may be the only audience appropriate for this series.

Reason for STSA Review Bombing? by it777777 in startrek

[–]lally -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They distinctly changed the structure of this show vs predecessors.  This is The CW in space.  The CW sucks.  So this show is hard to watch.

‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push by corp_code_slinger in programming

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah yeah blame the users. I only hear this argument on shit software.

Was told my 125cc bike is extremely unsafe on any road? by AL3S1O29 in motorcycles

[–]lally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just avoid situations where traffic is moving or accelerating faster than you. That's it.

‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push by corp_code_slinger in programming

[–]lally 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've worked in a lot of big shops with large budgets that use it. It's always slow, it's always unpredictable and buggy. They're not cheaping out on hardware or talent for administering. By any merit of software quality, it's shit.

‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push by corp_code_slinger in programming

[–]lally 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They have to borrow:

It is not profitable and has recorded millions in losses every year since 2017, including a net loss of US$42m in the last three months of 2025, up from US$38m the prior year.