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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 9h

One of the wildest issues AI creates is that it makes people who shouldn't do things they don't understand, do those exact things believing they understand.

cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

guy in a legal advice reddit wants to know how to get out of paying google the money he owes them after vibe coding one of his apps into running 40 times a second for several days straight, but says it's not his fault bc they should have stopped him by making it harder to use

r/LegalAdviceUK u/ShavedAp3 • 3d
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Google want to charge me 7 k for API access what can I do as they are denying appeals
Debt & Money
Hi there and thanks for reading.
I tried to keep this brief and just ended up rambling on trying to get as much in as possible so here is my edited hopefully a lot smaller problem.
Google are charging me 7k for a mistake that I told them about within a day, the bill went from about £45 to 16k in a day! when I asked for help I was told "dont worry well reset it as a one off, you'll need to put measures in place and ill guide you through those after you agree" So i did he then said "I will monitor it for a further 24 - 48 hours and then tell you how to put the measures in place. " Less than 24 hours later the bill was now 23k and I found out how to stop it myself. Then came the long back and forth to get it reset.
Fast forward 5 months they have finally given me a 20k credit but with VAT the total bill at the time of the credit was 27k
The 20k would have cleared the costs at the time of making them aware they claim its both our responsibilities to monitor costs I feel I did that by contacting them as soon as I saw the irregularity.
I asked them to reconsider they said no the appeal has said that is their final offer so 1 now owe 7k.
Is there anything I can do here from a legal standpoint. I don't have 7k I barely have £45.
Thanks for reading I am in England if it helps.

Intentional or not, OP used either 36k (16 + 20) or 43k (16 + 27) of API credit. Obviously what API it is matters, but with google maps, 16k would equate to ten million pulls. Or two hundred thousand Gemini 2.5 calls with 1000 token input and 5k token output.
Those aren't numbers that something running correctly should run up for any average person or company. So either google screwed up something (which is unlikely that it would only happen to one person in the entire network) or OP has some app or something which isn't running properly and is sending too much to the API.
Edit: It was OP's app, polling google maps nearly 40 times a second for days.

tom_watts • 3d
According to other posts he ended up polling Google maps direction API 2300 times per minute for a few days. Looks like a combination of OP not knowing coding and asking ChatGPT to do it for him, and potentially Google's backend doing something weird in interpreting the janky code.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 18h

The message must be "No bailouts for billionaires." AI is not too big to fail. And should it fail, the richest men in the world should be held accountable and take responsibility for their failures.

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— eli. 🌸 @wangshu-jun.bsky.social · 1d

a collection of my cat and his sworn enemy: fruits

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 15h

I am already longing for spring, but at least I have lots of photos to tide me over until March.

Here's a cute gosling stopping by the river for a drink.

#birds #wildlife #nature

A photo of a fluffy yellow gosling on a rocky riverbank.

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 15h

EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.

Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 1d

ICE out of Portland!
#abolishICE #resist #PDX

A digital drawing of a frog standing on a bright red background. The frog is holding a sign that says “ICE out of Portland”. The frog looks mad.

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MaoCat @maocat.bsky.social · 18h

Maybe those still exist! We got them for all family members via mail order from a tourist office in London, so it had a colorful London photo collage on it. I just, logically, had to replace mine on the fly, and so I had to get a normal one from the next vending machine. 🤷

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MaoCat @maocat.bsky.social · 18h

At least you will most likely be able to use it soon, I wonder if I ever get to use mine lol
I have no idea if they ever stop working, mine‘s not as old because I lost the first one I owned a few years in. Luckily the balance was almost used up. Was kinda sad though, it had a special front print.

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TGH @tghsr.stream · 18h

Short stream, Twilight Princess Any% no-reset :)

Come chill >> tghsr.stream

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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MaoCat @maocat.bsky.social · 18h

This was my issue whenever I used Oyster as a tourist, too. Especially on a bus, I had no proper idea what fare was being deducted from A to B, so I probably still have some useless £ left on there just because I topped it up by too much.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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MaoCat @maocat.bsky.social · 20h

For example if you are unemployed and you are only a small business, this becomes your SIDE job and that means your employer is not you but your local unemployment office/jobcenter. Hence you cannot simply decide what business you are, and that dictates how can use your PP and what type(s).

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MaoCat @maocat.bsky.social · 20h

The reason is that your local tax office decides what threshold you fulfill and not PayPal. If they dictate you that you are not eligible for VAT or other taxing, then you are on the opposite end of tax evasion and THAT is why the behaviors on PP differ by artist! Look up what applies to you.

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MaoCat @maocat.bsky.social · 20h

This is a good thread but I’d like to mention that this is all super dependent on your local laws and whether you are a small business!
Small b. or ppl awaiting registration may be BANNED from taxing in which case you MAY also be banned from using business PP, but usually you are allowed invoices.

🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 23h

Also not sure if people realize, but because the transactions PP intends F&F to be used for don't usually fall under taxable income, using it FOR business transactions is considered tax evasion lmfao

Please just use invoices I'm begging you 😂😂

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · Feb 10

Crossing the river 🐈‍⬛🌿

Acrylic gouache painting of a black cat crossing calm blue waters using some overgrown rocks

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

"Laura found an NHS Dr in Brighton who helped support her daughter for 6 months.

Laura described it as ‘six months of support bliss’ before NHS ICB Sussex (Integrated Care Board) began investigating them."

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

MP fails to support suicidal constituent

A mother pleaded with her MP to help her suicidal15-year-old daughter who said she ‘wanted to take her own life’

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Plushbae Crafts✨ Join my Korok Army! @plushbaecrafts.bsky.social · 1d

I had my first sale in my new Ko-fi shop!!🥹 I'm so happy! Reminder if you want to adopt a Pumpkaboo plushie keychain, they're available over there! I'll be adding some more designs to it soon too.

ko-fi.com/s/780b771c97

[ #plushart #pokemonart #artshop #kawaiiart #halloween #nintendo #artpost ]

Screenshot of my Pumpkaboo plushie keychain listing in my Ko-fi shop.

A handmade Pumpkaboo plushie keychain from Pokemon.

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 12d

Give folks their flowers

No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier

"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 12d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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InsectSecretary @insectsecretary.bsky.social · 2d

Anonymous

Picture of anime cat girl with spilled orange juice (possibly tang or sunnyD)

I SPIL MY JICE MODS HELP HELP
HELP HEP HELP HELP

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becca | they/them @beccaisoutside.bsky.social · 2d

this is the most pollen ive ever seen on a single bug, shes having the time of her life

photo of a bee covered all-over with bright orange pollen.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 2d

logging on

slowhed @slowhed-comics.bsky.social · 2d

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Q₉ @q9f.bsky.social · 1d

I "love" the idea that someone who supported the US-backed coups d'État of 2002 and 2019 is being celebrated in the name of Democracy.

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Two-thirds God, One-third Man @shawnaldridge.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday to Rumiko Takahashi. Prob my favorite mangaka.

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Krormwrorm @krormwrorm.bsky.social · 1d

I could really use like 20 bucks today if anyone can spare it. Please take a look at my work and throw some money at me if it moves you to. Thank you.

Krormwrorm @krormwrorm.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you like my art and would like to support me, here's my links for prints or general support. I have no income rn, every little thing helps.

Thank you for looking.

Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/kror...

General support:
www.patreon.com/c/Krormwrorm
ko-fi.com/kamonmccoy
venmo.com/u/Krormwrorm

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