Syrup

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Terraforming Mars team defends AI use as Kickstarter hits $1.3 million in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] Syrup@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. The problem isn't the technology, it's how it's incorporated into capitalism.

Terraforming Mars team defends AI use as Kickstarter hits $1.3 million in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] Syrup@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A bit of a quibble, but I think it's a stretch to say that current-gen AI is mind-like. I'm of the opinion that, given the way current AI works, there isn't any "creativity" in how midjourney/etc. generates images. Though you could make a solid argument for a detailed prompt being creative, or for a functional/algorithmic AI being a creative tool of the coder, in neither case would I say that the source of the creativity is the computer.

Then again, legal definitions would only allow creativity to come from humans, but I think other animal species are currently capable of creativity/art, in the sense of "do they do actions for purposes other than survival or reproduction."

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Hoopla, Overdrive/Libby Now Banned for Those Under 18 in Mississippi (bookriot.com)
 

Despite the age of consent in Mississippi being 16, no one under the age of 18 will have access to digital materials made available through public and school libraries without explicit parental/guardian permission.

Mississippi has a new law on the books directly impacting access and use of digital resources like Hoopla and Overdrive for those under the age of 18 throughout the state. Even if granted parental permission, minors may not have materials available to them, if vendors do not ensure every item within their offerings meets the new, wide-reaching definition of “obscenity” per the state. Mississippi Code 39-3-25, part of House Bill 1315, went into effect July 1, 2023, and libraries across the state have scrambled for how to be in compliance.

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MOVEit Transfer customers warned to patch new critical flaw (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
 

life is pain

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Looking for spy novel recommendations (lemmy.cafe)
 

I've been on a spy fiction kick recently- I really enjoyed the recent The Man from UNCLE movie and I Expect You to Die video game. I'm looking for some novels that are in a similar vein (classic 60s spy versus an egomaniac villain out to take over the world). However, I cannot stand the sexism in Ian Fleming's books. He's got good prose and worldbuilding, but it bugs me too much to enjoy the books.

Are there any recent spy novels that fall into this genre?

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I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine 🎶 Opening Credits (www.youtube.com)
 

Just played through the first two games after seeing RT Game's playthrough. I am looking forward to this one!

[META] Creating a new community is easy, but to get people on board, you need to create some content. in c/newcommunities@lemmy.world
[–] Syrup@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

I kind of hate that you're right

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Internet Archive of /r/LearnJapanese Resources (web.archive.org)
 

I don't know if the mods of /r/LearnJapanese planned on migrating their stuff over to a lemmy instance. They seem to be permanently private as of right now, so I just wanted to link to the internet archive of the subreddit's language learning resource list.

Keep in mind that the links on the internet archive lead to other archived sites. For example, archived google docs don't load properly, so after clicking on one, you will need to copy/paste the link into your address bar.