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An unknown item in the bagging area. Founder Boards.ie, Adverts.ie, Gone Gaming, Machine Learning Programs and others. Gamer. LGBT. Tech. (not a "bro"). Artist. Woodturner. Photog Currently obsessing about ESP32.

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 8h

"It's ok to steal things you can't afford!" -British Government

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 8h

"It's ok to steal things you can't afford" - British Government

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 8h

I can conceive of many industries, big important industries, that I can create if only I'm allowed to steal with impunity.

I'm an AI expert and I'm saying clearly, gen AI is theft.

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Feargal McKay @cycologies.com · 1d

So the Jim Gavin thing comes down to him effing off a journalist - a Sunday Worst one at that - and thinking he could get away with it? #Aras25

A Tweet by Phoenix magazine (Ireland's version of Private Eye)

GAVIN'S NEMESIS: WHY THE SECRET?

The Jim Gavin beastly landlord episode that ejected the Fianna Fail presidential candidate out of the race had the Irish Independent and its Ireland editor, Fionnan Sheahan, congratulating themselves and each other with gusto this week following their ‘exclusive’ on Gavin’s €3,300 debt to a tenant 16 years ago. But the Indo excluded one significant detail from its arresting story, specifically the identity of the tenant at the centre of the story who was able to provide cast iron proof and details of the story.

There was much detail in the Indo about the investigative efforts the paper made in uncovering Gavin’s behaviour. What the newspaper and its editorial staff did not say is that the scoop was handed on a plate to them by Gavin’s tenant who happens to be a fellow colleague in Mediahuis, owner of the Indo and various titles, including the Sunday World. That former tenant is the deputy editor of the World, Niall Donald.

The Sunday Worst and Donald felt uneasy about breaking the story themselves and so the story was passed to the Indo with its chief source being the well placed Donald. One can see why the SW did not want to be the centre of attraction in the story — conflict of interest etc — but why should the Indo decline to name the tenant at the centre of its story? And why would the rest of the media, including the paper of record, the Irish Times, follow suit?

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 1d

All of them

ALL.

OF.

THEM.

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 2d

Buckle up, this is the good bit!!!

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 2d

Trigger warning please...

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 2d

ITS GAVINCEPTION!!!!!

#GAVINCEPTION

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 3d

Gen AI does seem like a bauble but I have seen good vertical use cases when it's specifically trained on something concrete. Planning regulations, insurance terms and conditions, things like that.
Whether it is or isn't "AI" or ML seems like splitting semantic hairs.

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 3d

No you can't but if you shout sexist, misogyny at a "female" bot, I'm going to take notes ....

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 4d

I love when you go this hard....

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 5d

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 7d

This you, Trump?

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 5d

Gen Ai yes... Other AI is out there revolutionising some fields of endeavour.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 6d

Is this the same Taoiseach currently propping up a government with the unrepentant convict Michael Lowry? #spéirgorm

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6d

Catherine Connolly has defended her attempt to hire a convicted criminal after the Taoiseach said her approach to the issue showed a "serious lack of judgement".
http://jrnl.ie/6832805t

Connolly defends trying to hire woman convicted of gun crimes after Taoiseach attacks judgement

As revealed by The Journal yesterday Catherine Connolly sought to hire a woman sentenced to six years in jail by the Special Criminal Court.

jrnl.ie

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 6d

They still make you look like Milhouse... 😞

DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 6d

It gets worse... I cant find a Lord Earls St in Dublin so you may be imagining whole streets BUT..

I think the place you are describing is Marks Models and its on Hawkins Street.
Tom Roche ran the GW part in the basement.

maps.app.goo.gl/k5YgNFViymfn...

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 6d

"Charlie Kirk was the real pope"...

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 6d

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 7d

Im soooo tempted to go back just to troll the Ryder Cup idiots.

"IT DIDNT GET IN THE HOLE!!!"😭😭

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michael veale @michae.lv · 7d

Either real-time bidding data or app SDK data is being bought and used by ICE to seize people from the streets. If you didn’t believe that the adtech stack is a human rights concern, I’m not sure what more evidence you need. www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 8d

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DeVore and 1,573 others @devore.bsky.social · 8d

They need 2 Billion paying subscribers to break even.

It will be everywhere.