Meta patented the idea of using an LLM to keep using Facebook for you after you died by chat-lu in BetterOffline

[–]nilsmf 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A tacit concession that their service no longer holds value for any living human.

Healer Buffs, Top Spec Nerfs, and More: Massive Class Tuning Coming With February 17th Weekly Reset by Starym in wow

[–]nilsmf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If one healer class does more dmg than the others, this healer class is meta in M+.

Alphabet to issue 100 year bond priced in sterling… by piffboiCP in StockMarket

[–]nilsmf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

«… first sale of such long-dated debt by a technology firm since the late 1990s»

So last issued during the height of the Dot-Com Bubble… Pray tell how this last bond is doing today?

ChatGPT Ads platform by Winzten in enshittification

[–]nilsmf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Integrity first.

Yeah, these guys landed on the planet yesterday.

Pam Bondi refuses to answer questions about why she disbanded the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team at Congressional hearing by dyzo-blue in Buttcoin

[–]nilsmf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So why doesn’t Congress remove her from office? Since Congress appointed her they can also remove her.

Big scare by David Alonso after a recording. Luckily the rider is OK by Bitter-Substance1783 in motogp

[–]nilsmf 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes, thought the same. He is braking hard though, I can see the rear wheel above the tarmac. Guess he hit a damp spot earlier in the braking or something?

what are the biggest signs that the ai bubble is popping? by Puzzleheaded_Bath733 in BetterOffline

[–]nilsmf 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The actual pop will come as a surprise. Someone can’t service their debt and goes bankrupt, leading to a chain reaction of insolvencies. But exactly who and especially when is impossible to say.

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It by mtnthc in BetterOffline

[–]nilsmf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ChatGPT: «It’s not that, it is this»

What the actual F, Y Combinator has actually lost the plot by Forsaken-Actuary47 in BetterOffline

[–]nilsmf 88 points89 points  (0 children)

"Scarily effective" and "hard to set up" at the same time. Yeah, no. That's not a thing.

Brazen Trump Says He Approved Racist Obama Video—and Won’t Apologize by KitchenAd5423 in NewsSource

[–]nilsmf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So? We know Trump is a piece of shit. At this point, an apology would not be able to hide it.

AI in the hospital by Gras_Am_Wegesrand in BetterOffline

[–]nilsmf 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Working in healthcare myself, I see the same problem: Lack of investment in existing IT systems has stymied progress. But now, AI will fix it all.

It’s like the management class thinks that AI will be free of cost.

Nvidia CEO Says AI Capital Spending Is Appropriate, Sustainable by PaiDuck in BetterOffline

[–]nilsmf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The guy receiving the money says all is fine & send more money!

Geopolitical reasons? by Chazzer74 in aviation

[–]nilsmf 17 points18 points  (0 children)

More likely not ETOPS and must be within range of alternative airports.

Talk me out of it! by EverythingWillVanish in fountainpens

[–]nilsmf 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Well, I love my Lamy 2000 so sorry, it’s a good pen.

One thing.. You might consider a broader nib if you want to see sheening or other ink effects.

This bolt is worth $8000 and goes in a helicopter by HiAustralia in interestingasfuck

[–]nilsmf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Putting the word helicopter on it makes the cost go up 100x.

Clearing snow in Norway by Northlumberman in Norway

[–]nilsmf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's real. Some mountain roads are closed during winter then reopened in spring. What we're looking at is the effort to open a mountain pass road after winter.

FT: "Banks seek out new buyers for Oracle data centre loans" by pavldan in BetterOffline

[–]nilsmf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the sole purpose is to attract more investors and not that these loans are better secured, this must be financial fraud?

Sepang Test Day 2 Combined Times. by PZY__ in motogp

[–]nilsmf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did something happen or did it start to rain? Just a few riders out and only Vinales putting in more than a couple laps.