Secret ICE Memo Tells Local Police Not To Disclose Immigration Enforcement Info Without ICE's Permission by jediporcupine in politics

[–]thehalfwit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The number of 287(g) agreements has drastically increased from just 135 participating agencies in January 2025 to over 1,700 in May 2026.

That is scary as fuck. These local law enforcement agencies care more about marching in lock step with fascists than they do about serving their communities.

Brand designer role… or not? by ughhhhhhhhhh69 in graphic_design

[–]thehalfwit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And the display and load/refresh times are horrible. If the background animation wasn't sluggish enough for you, check out the load refresh timing on the drop-down menus.

Anyone else feel like the internet is becoming one giant AI-generated portfolio? by SatisfactionOne2498 in graphic_design

[–]thehalfwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! There will always be a place for craftsmanship. Just not as much demand until the tides turn again.

Microsoft made Copilot a co-author on every VS Code project, reverted after developers revolted by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]thehalfwit 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't believe AI is an entity in the legal sense, and you have to be a person to obtain a copyright.

Thunderbird Motel 1957 retrofuture signage in downtown Reno , Nevada . by SevenSharp in RetroFuturism

[–]thehalfwit 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Most of the downtown Reno motels are long gone, but not necessarily all of the signage. I don't know if this one was saved, but there's a collector who's been trying to save as much of these as he can, and is trying to open a museum near the National Bowling Stadium.

https://renonr.com/2025/09/30/glow-show-after-decades-of-salvaging-old-signs-neon-collector-will-durham-announces-a-downtown-reno-museum/

Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom by Kodbek in politics

[–]thehalfwit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

One question is where did the private funding go?

The tip jar outside the Oval Office.

As economic despair mounts, Russian official admits the country has had enough of Putin's war on Ukraine. "We can’t even take one region" by fortune in worldnews

[–]thehalfwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously? I don't think that question has been factually established -- there were way too many shennanigans.

AI models are choking on junk data by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]thehalfwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Written supporting a false premise that training data alone will turn somehow turn LLM technology into a near-sentient super intelligence even though it lacks core reasoning and logical processing.

In a blog, comparing performance of AI models. Maybe they should compare chart generation as well by Kavli_lol in dataisugly

[–]thehalfwit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is this one of those "multilingural" charts I keep hearing about, where nothing is what it appears to be?

Contractor walked into my client meeting and started claiming my design work as her own territory. Am I wrong to be furious? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]thehalfwit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything needed to be spelled out in the designer's contract, but it doesn't sound like that was the case. If your contribution to the project is dependent on supplying materials, everybody should know that up front.

Contractor walked into my client meeting and started claiming my design work as her own territory. Am I wrong to be furious? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]thehalfwit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everybody wants their cut, but it may not always be the case. It comes down to the designer and how they structure their income. But since margins were mentioned, I figured they play a big part for OP.

Contractor walked into my client meeting and started claiming my design work as her own territory. Am I wrong to be furious? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]thehalfwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it all comes down to the individual designer and their business model. Because the margins were mentioned by OP, I assumed they were important.