TimLovesTech

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[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 19 points 7 hours ago

“If OpenAI were to retroactively remove profit caps from investments, this would in effect transfer billions in value from a non-profit to for-profit investors,” Jacob Hilton, a former employee of OpenAI who joined before it transitioned from a nonprofit to a capped-profit structure.

I'm sure the investors weren't selling him on the idea that if they got a bigger return he would as well, surely.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 32 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

With Project 2025 they also want to end no-fault divorce for everyone.

A 2004 paper by economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolvers found an 8 to 16% decrease in female suicides after states enacted no-fault divorce laws. They also noted a roughly 30% decrease in intimate partner violence among both women and men, and a 10% drop in women murdered by their partners.

Just looking at the stats you can see why they oppose it.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 28 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine being 61 and still having zero idea how the mail works.

Also not sure why it popped into my head, but the thought of this man doing community service (like picking up trash on the side of the road) while a guard blasted "U.N.I.T.Y." by Queen Latifah over and over would just be amazing.

Lance Wallnau, a self-described prophet

Ummm .. this guy has/is building a cult. This guy is making up new "Christian" ideas and has made himself a conduit for god. This is Trump bringing this cult into his own, and by doing so enforcing this guy's power over his followers.

OMG, the daily show did a bit where Desi Lydic read a post he made of fantasy sex with his sister in-law, but replaced gross stuff with "smurf".

Desi Lydic

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This officer should have gone to Trump University and and would have learned you can defeat magnets by just getting them wet. A cup of water, BOOM, no more magnet!

Also, did the officer believe upon entering the outside room that they were somehow growing pot plants in the MRI tube behind an invisible curtain or something? Why would you need to walk into the room? Also, buying all that medical equipment would be a pretty big investment as just a front to grow a few pot plants. How does a warrant like that even get signed off on? Increased power compared to other non-medical buildings, and someone who thought they smelled pot? I'm sure it couldn't have been someone in the waiting room that smoked up, or was around someone smoking before before going inside, right?

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even D.A.R.E. knew it wasn't actually effective, but they had sold it to enough lawmakers to get it written into education requirements and the steady stream of money meant they defended it until the end.

HR is designed and there to protect the company from employees, they are not really your friend any more than the corporation is your friend. They can be friendly, yes, in the same way you can work for a place that "takes care of it's workers", but they serve the business NOT you. I mean the name really breaks it down, Human Resources. They are there to manage the humans for the business just like any other commodity. They are also sometimes called Human Capital Management (HCM), and have a focus on training/education and extracting the most value from each employee.

We also need to stop Republicans from constantly trying (and sometimes succeeding) to strip the FTC of its powers to enforce issues/laws/regulations well within its scope as a federal agency.

It's almost like it should be doctors determining a woman's medical care instead of some "religious" old white men pretending to be taking some kind of moral high road by interpreting their "faith" 100% in the way that benefits them.

We need to start removing laws based on religion, and start respecting the separation of church and state. And if these officials cannot, they should be removed from office.

You may find Harris the lesser of two evils, and want a progressive candidate like I think the majority does, but Harris is certainly running a more progressive platform than any in the past few decades. Again a low bar, but it is a step in the direction I think, and what the majority wants to see. I think as government reps get younger we'll naturally see things become more progressive/diverse. It's just waiting out the old white guard.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Umm .. Bluesky is "corporate social media", even if they try to act nice registering as a "benefit corporation". Still should not be considered part of the fediverse.

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