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Merennulli

Merennulli

@merennulli.bsky.social

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Software development project team lead and leading source of bad puns. Views expressed are solely those of the voices in my head. (Meren- is a male name prefix)

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Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 1d

HARD disagree.

A box listing Excessive Alerts, but claiming there are "none"

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 1d

I have honestly never looked at the load count before. I just pick up the carton, realize it's lighter and yet costs more and curse the ongoing shrinkflation scam.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 1d

Consumer Product Safety Commission. Which, as it sounds, just means "does it kill you slowly enough for regulators being constrained by your corporate-owned legislators you keep voting for?"

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 1d

Ah. I think my last Sony anything was $9 over-the-ear earbuds back when Bluetooth was considered newfangled, so I'm out of the loop. 😂

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

Didn't they solve the hot dog/bun thing a long time ago? I haven't been able to eat hot dogs in years, but I used to buy a pack of 8 each a few times a year for many years with whatever not-awful brand was cheapest on a given shopping trip.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

There comes a point where you just have to give up and accept that someone isn't listening and was never listening, and will never stop trying to make you into the punching bag for their own awful viewpoints.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

I'm done.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

And that last point, which the court explicitly pointed out was not legal use, is essentially the problem. They're denying any ability or responsibility and trying to treat their violation as an untouchable fait accompli.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

The only reason the AIs themselves are being allowed is that they fall under "transformative fair use" after a federal court case, but that was specifically for legally acquired works and explicitly exempted those obtained without consent or compensation.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

Not just the output, the AI itself. And that's not ownership of those derived products.

Copyright has long given undue power to corporations who can litigate, and that includes the companies that own these AI. The output of generative AI is currently not copyrightable, but everything else is.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

No, that does not in any way say someone creating software that interacts with copyrighted material is prevented from making their own original works. They are, as they have been since the inception of copyrights, not allowed to make derivative works - which is what a trained AI is.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 2d

Offering something free does not give others the right to use it for creating their own IP or republishing it. It became "theft" when they made their AI a product building on top of copyrighted data they did not have rights to.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 3d

Rule of one: Dictatorship and aggressive Mordorian jewelry marketing strategy
Rule of two: Sith lords
Rule of three: Comedians and witches
Rule of four: Apocalyptic equestrians

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 3d

As I understand it, though, it's not a full rebuild, just an iterative application of new data and new processing methods. Not an excuse, though. A furniture thief doesn't get to say "No, I'm keeping it because I redecorated my whole room around it." AI data theft shouldn't get that either.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 3d

It was bad enough when this meme applied to corporations seeking profit through careless use of dangerous tech. Now it's not even profitable.

Oh well. Full scream ahead.

a man wearing glasses says you were so preoccupied

Alt: Dr. Malcolm from Jurassic Park saying "You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could that you didn't stop to think if you should."

media.tenor.com

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 4d

Why is everyone's solution to every problem "take things away from people who can't afford a seventh mansion in Miami"?

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 4d

We need you to stay the appropriate balance of sane and insane long enough to finish the series. Take the time you need.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 6d

Contemporary brutality is popular these days. I guess someone thought contemporary brutalism would go with it.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 6d

"What are we thinking as far as design?" "Damnit..." "Got it. We'll DAM it." "Wait! No!"

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 7d

We should just make this Daylight Savings thing a daily event. Every night, have our clocks give us an extra hour of sleep.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 7d

It's a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-zoney stuff.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 7d

This is very true. You aren't bound by the "rules", but you need to be intentional when you're breaking them to have the effect you want.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 7d

I just say what it is and let them ask if they care. 80% of the time, they don't care. "We're going to play Aardvarks with Spears. Wanna join?" "Sure!" "Oh, you've played before?" "No, I have no idea what it is, I just like being included."

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 8d

It was supposed to be a vacuum tube to achieve 0 air resistance. Then a low pressure tube. Then it ended up just vehicles confined to a fixed track - basically rail minus nearly 2 centuries of innovation.

Musk's intent was to kill high speed rail, but it's still in the same planning hell as before.

Merennulli @merennulli.bsky.social · 9d

Happy #NationalCatDat

Duress the cat (plush toy) in a Halloween costume of a dragon, staring out the window at the world.