You're not getting it.

Can't speak for Texas but I caught an interview with the sponsor of the porn bill in Kentucky, and he made clear one of the effects he was after was to drive such content from the state.

PornHub has proposed methods to verify age that are less onerous (tying age to a device, verified at point of sell), but they have been shot down as not being stringent enough (as if sending a copy of an ID isn't easy enough to spoof).

This isn't about "for the children" inasmuch as soft banning certain types of content.

It's the same playbook from decades ago with the same arguments.

You can point to harmful mutations being a significant cause of death.

From my vantage point, there is a gauntlet of trials males have to go through just to breed let alone survive long enough where disease has a significant impact.

Certainly having a copy of DNA is an advantage long-term, but males often die well before that.

So basically the same as stickering albums from days past, with the same motivations- do-gooderism with unintended consequences.

And can we finally admit that much like music before, this was never intended to serve the public but stroke the egos of the pearl clutching class?

And can we further admit the same of locking down the web, for the children, may have noble intentions, but the methods are completely counter-productive?

Nope. I guess another generation has to suffer through this idiocy.

And then there is this idiocy, again.

The raison d'être of public sector unions is they have far, far fewer available recourses for violations of the the law by government. Any type of whistleblower protections amount to naught unless there is actual teeth to enforce them. Unions may be an imperfect vehicle here, but no one has suggested another means to cajole government to follow the damn law, and public sector unions have proven time and time again to be the first line of defense against certain types of corruption.

My take on unions is by the time employees are pissed enough to overcome the inertia to form one, the business is already in decline and the damage is done. There is typically a fair amount of abuse that proceeded the formation of a union, so employers only have themselves to blame.

And after that, you can anticipate a fair amount of antagonization by way of the union for past abuses. There is some power for power's sake to be sure, but the difference between a destructive and approachable union is management.

Get out if can, otherwise there will be antagonism on both sides.

pIraQSIS?

Dunno.

While that certainly is a market, I'd like to think much of the doomscrolling is actually looking for signs of life amidst the crud.

Bland engagement can be had anywhere, and short of reinforcing uniformity of opinions, why bother?

But the most puerile takes are often the most popular, so maybe it is parroting just to gain attention?

Probably related to not having AI cash in of the most trusted profession for over two decades and not wanting any misrepresentations with that.

Medical abbreviations are HIGHLY regulated so there is no miscommunication. AI presenting abbreviations as if it understands the context of what is conveyed medically is going beyond giving a false impression and into possibly life threatening.

There is a world of difference from freeloading (appropriating someone else's work for personal use) and repackaging someone else's work to make a profit (AI companies take note). Me making my own Mickey Mouse t-shirt is perfectly appropriate. Me selling them is a different animal entirely.

The point is that it is not making technology available to everyone, but more akin to the tragedy of the commons. Littering in the local park because you are free to do so eventually means the commons won't be worth having.

Ya, at the end of the day, parts availability eventually renders most cars to the bin.

I've wondered if I could justify an non-obnoxious classic car, like an old Beetle or Porsche. Maybe a small block Chevy. Parts for restoration should be more accessible. Plus classic car.

The EEOC and NLRB were impotent prior to Jan. 2025 and are even worse now (the NLRB can't even rule because they lack a quorum).

Amazon is following the letter of the law, which means they can grind this down until people quit. Accommodation is suppose to be a "good faith" effort between employer and employee. It seems neither is approaching this in that spirit.

Uh-huh.

Take something like music. There are specific licenses for specific uses. We've already have a legal framework with regards to sampling. Imagine my dismay how none of these people spoke up then, but now cost of sampling and the morass of licensing is an issue.

But tell me, is any of the software copyrighted?

Oh...

AI firms won't pay to respect copyright

On they one hand, I can only hope this leads to revisiting the insanity of copyright law.

On the other, fuck them for double dealing with regards to what ownership actually means ("I'm alright, Jack.").

Maybe...

One of the benefits of "top" talent is influence that rubs off in other domains. 80/20 rule and all that.

On the other hand, overt specialization is suicide (which also seems to come with top talent).

The difficulty is (always) what excels in a particular environment varies dramatically. One persons' genius is anothers' prima donna.

for me is you need a coherent framework not only for current circumstances but a future technologies. And that is not just limited to corporations. Your local busybody with a swarm of drones eyeing the neighborhood is just as bad.

As we have now, regulation cannot hope to keep pace with technological development. And government contracting the private sector (or foreign countries) as an end-around the law will not be put back in the bottle.

The best I think you can do is HEAVY penalties for database breaches and the like (including full financial liability/prison). Make data collection a costly liability instead of a cash-cow. Use the same incentives that fuel the current boom to crush it.