Es gibt viele Ideen, wie sich die Welt verbessern ließe. Wir könnten als Erdenbürger kollektiv beschließen, fleischlos zu essen, flugzeuglos zu verreisen, ja
Leading #music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.
The #SupremeCourt unanimously said on Wednesday that a major internet provider could not be held liable for the #piracy of thousands of songs online in a closely watched copyright clash.
The landmark decision comes after a nearly 7-week trial, & as jurors in a federal court in California have been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta & #YouTube should be liable in a similar case.
"Markets are absolutely capable of inducing reward hacking in participants. The metric becomes a target. You think you're betting on the outcome of an event, but what you're really betting on is what an oracle will say the outcome was. No matter what the outcome is or how robust it is against outside influence, the oracle can be influenced with a gun to the temple..."
If you're greedy & have no moral compass, reality is nothing by an inconvenience.
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The most selectively believed-in verse in the conservative catechism is the idea that "incentives matter."
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No, seriously - I can't possibly overstate the value in my life that has come from the internet or how it has enriched me.
Like Ed Zitron & @pluralistic have both written about at various times, I'm not mad at technology - I'm fucking furious at the fuckfaces who deliberately ruined it, just so they could squat their ignoble asses upon a mountain of riches like the shittiest, saddest little saggy dragons imaginable.
FTA: "Businesses don't hire enough workers because that makes them more profitable. It's not because 'no one wants to work anymore' (though doubtless repeating that fairy tale helps shift the blame for long lines and poor service from real, greedy bosses to imaginary, greedy workers)."
Tech IS politics. Tim Cook manages a company that rivals small nation's economies. He's one of the most effective politicians of the modern age, and Apple pours money into marketing and lobbying efforts. Apple has tremendous influence over governments, and appeals against regulations. Apple is a political bully and Tim Cook is a liar. businessinsider.com/tim-cook-r…
Politburo Standing Committee members from left Han Zheng, Ding Xuexiang and Wang Huning chat during the opening session of the National People's Congress
