Posts by detreville@discuss.systems
(DIR) Post #AVjgk8oSZgjnaGudeq by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-05-17T05:18:26Z
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@lauren “A force so great, it can only be used for Good or Evil” — The Firesign Theatre, The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra (1974)
(DIR) Post #AYjYR8QBxDkD3xLu9A by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-08-13T20:47:14Z
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Charley is nice enough to hold my finger while I try to rub him. #DogsOfMastodon
(DIR) Post #AZe6S0jYltQs51noie by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-09-10T21:17:19Z
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Silicon Valley archaeology on a Sunday afternoon: Meta’s HQ was originally Sun Microsystems’, until Oracle bought Sun and Facebook bought its buildings. To make a statement, Facebook updated the front of the old Sun Microsystems sign, facing the road, but left its decaying back untouched.
(DIR) Post #AZe6S26HgtCiJnRTmK by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-09-11T00:54:47Z
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BTW, I’ve been fascinated by this old sign for some time now. The insides used to be much cruftier, as shown in these photos. Facebook/Meta have cleaned it up since then and fixed some bent metal in the old Sun sign.
(DIR) Post #AZe6S3CLbpeFitHprs by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-09-11T01:17:07Z
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Another fun fact: When Facebook moved into the old Sun buildings, they converted it to open-plan seating, tearing out all the old private offices.
(DIR) Post #AZe6S3g7p7T3DFDcHY by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-09-11T01:02:43Z
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Sun certainly used to be all over the place (and I remember when it was all/mostly at one place on Rengstorff). Here’s a sign on an old Google building that used to be an old Sun building.
(DIR) Post #AbXeAfOZ7IHlWWcuKu by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-11-06T19:55:52Z
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Here’s a creative new way to avoid legal liability! TripAdvisor says •they• didn’t create this hotel description on their website; some random •AI• created it for them and at their behest, so •they• certainly can’t be held responsible! (Or is the passive tense because some freelance AI spontaneously hacked into TripAdvisor’s website and inserted a whole buncha text all by itself, with no humans involved? Let’s guess not.) And if the descriptions TripAdvisor puts on its website are false or deceptive or misleading, I guess it’s still not TripAdvisor’s problem (they’ll say) but rather their AI’s fault. Will the bad AI have to pay a fine or go to prison?I know, I know, Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act makes platforms not liable for harmful content posted by third parties — but if you feed arbitrary posts into an AI, and then you adjust the prompts until you get the desired output, and then you post that output on your own platform, will the FTC really agree you can’t possibly be liable? Because you didn’t really do it? Because your AI did it for you?
(DIR) Post #AcK1l8yrTaWZsLUwym by detreville@discuss.systems
2023-11-30T03:57:18Z
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A great AI thinker is taken from us too soon.
(DIR) Post #AiQgOapPjH4pIIB76e by detreville@discuss.systems
2024-05-30T18:03:00Z
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I’m named after my grandfather, John Mobley Daniel, who served as Attorney General of the State of South Carolina, 1924–1950, and who would not allow dancing or card-playing in his home.
(DIR) Post #AxFAZKB1pI8qBQKg2y by detreville@discuss.systems
2025-08-17T00:11:50Z
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Oh God, NOW what?
(DIR) Post #AxFBBFwpzuJ84VmYT2 by detreville@discuss.systems
2025-08-17T00:22:35Z
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@ricci Good one.
(DIR) Post #AycTF7RAqTqa5j2P20 by detreville@discuss.systems
2025-09-27T02:25:32Z
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My Windows XP Crocs were just delivered, covered with geeky desktop-icon charms! When they were announced a couple of months ago, all the news stories explained they’re currently available only to Microsoft employees… and me too, I guess!
(DIR) Post #AzQR8lrrdtMlS7MbYm by detreville@discuss.systems
2025-10-20T16:25:41Z
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Google Maps lets drivers mark “Unplowed Roads.” These warnings are now popping up in Southern California to warn of ICE agents on the loose… because of the “icy” conditions. I love users!
(DIR) Post #B0Jo1zuwEOWmCpMmHY by detreville@discuss.systems
2025-11-16T20:36:40Z
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Jeffrey Epstein and I were the same age, but we chose different career paths.