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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] self@awful.systems 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

the voice for OpenAI’s Sky got taken offline because they tried to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for it (she voiced the AI in Her) after she repeatedly told them no (via this mastodon post which links the original NPR article):

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

HN incorrecting themselves on celebrity personality rights

now you might think this is an issue of settled case law, but the computer brain boys are confident in their version of how things work

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

now you might think this is an issue of settled case law, but the computer brain boys are confident in their version of how things work

Are we talking about blockchain crimes again?

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 10 points 7 months ago

yes, that's right

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] dgerard@awful.systems 10 points 7 months ago

we're n-gate but nicer

[–] sinedpick@awful.systems 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

what happened, the guy got bored and left? I miss it too :(