Could clever enthusiasts alter the deal themselves with a custom firmware update? Probably. But then we'll get to see the DMCA's anti-circumvention clause get applied to refrigerators...
I'm hoping this really is a moment where the MAGA movement weakens, but there's a lesson here too: don't make the same mistake and get complacent.
On that note: release the Epstein Files.
A senior Department of Homeland Security official told CNN Lopez-Gomez was detained because he said he was in the US illegally, but Lopez-Gomez’s attorney said his client never said that.
I suspect that any sort of "admission" came from a response to a "person-who-entered-illegaly-says-what?" style question that routinely gets asked
I don't love this use of copyright law. It may have been well intention, but that doesn't make it right.
That being said, I offer to settle the matter by farting in Steve King's general direction. He might pause before rejecting that offer, because if it turns out I can't give a flying fart about him and his nonsense, he might feel obligated to compensate me
I think we're already on the wrong path any time a 1st amendment conversation starts with "it's a problem, because it didn't stop X." If we only gauge fundamental liberties by the harm that could occur, it will pretty literally be why we can't have nice things.
I am, and I assure you that there's nothing hard-core about Max (unless you count the way they screwed up their various apps when they rebranded to Max)
Tucows? Is it the same Tucows I downloaded shareware from as a kid?
If so, it's kind of cool to hear about a 90's internet company that grew up to be awesome
The owners of some AI models like to tout their ability to generate code - when I read the "Hidden Treasure Mapping Logic" analogy, I had this eerie feeling like I might be reading a "This Week in Techdirt History" from the future...
Well, there is the intern that important people secretly push all the work to. You know, the one that's really good at words, but also really good at getting high. ChatGPT just ate that guy's lunch
Maybe Musk will change his mind about bots and welcome them to the platform so it feels more alive.
You never know! I heard he changed his mind on remote work in Seattle for some reason...
Could clever enthusiasts alter the deal themselves with a custom firmware update? Probably. But then we'll get to see the DMCA's anti-circumvention clause get applied to refrigerators...
I'm hoping this really is a moment where the MAGA movement weakens, but there's a lesson here too: don't make the same mistake and get complacent. On that note: release the Epstein Files.
They might be in trouble - I don't think Elon is going to be willing to fund a million dollar drawing for the jury pool after this week...
Person-who-entered-illegally-says-what?
The questionable claim of admission seems to have been a problem for Mr. Lopez-Gomez as well:
I suspect that any sort of "admission" came from a response to a "person-who-entered-illegaly-says-what?" style question that routinely gets askedI'm going to pull a Pat Riley and trademark "three-peach," just in case
I don't love this use of copyright law. It may have been well intention, but that doesn't make it right. That being said, I offer to settle the matter by farting in Steve King's general direction. He might pause before rejecting that offer, because if it turns out I can't give a flying fart about him and his nonsense, he might feel obligated to compensate me
Why we can't have nice things
I think we're already on the wrong path any time a 1st amendment conversation starts with "it's a problem, because it didn't stop X." If we only gauge fundamental liberties by the harm that could occur, it will pretty literally be why we can't have nice things.
Dolphin
They probably put a dolphin on it so car thieves can give it to kids on Halloween
...let’s say YouTube were a newspaper, how much would it weigh?
Great. Thanks for giving some smug hiring manager at Google a fun new interview question
I am, and I assure you that there's nothing hard-core about Max (unless you count the way they screwed up their various apps when they rebranded to Max)
If it's on Google...
So, make sure you post everything on something else first before you post it on exTwitter, just to be safe. Got it :)
Tucows
Tucows? Is it the same Tucows I downloaded shareware from as a kid? If so, it's kind of cool to hear about a 90's internet company that grew up to be awesome
Sticks and Stones
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words could give you cancer" -No one ever
Code
The owners of some AI models like to tout their ability to generate code - when I read the "Hidden Treasure Mapping Logic" analogy, I had this eerie feeling like I might be reading a "This Week in Techdirt History" from the future...
AI Replacement
Well, there is the intern that important people secretly push all the work to. You know, the one that's really good at words, but also really good at getting high. ChatGPT just ate that guy's lunch
Bots
Maybe Musk will change his mind about bots and welcome them to the platform so it feels more alive. You never know! I heard he changed his mind on remote work in Seattle for some reason...
Plead n' Say
(pulls string) "the lawyer says: take traffic schoooool"
Priceless
Buying a room's worth of sensors: $500 Paying someone to wire them a up: $600 Making everyone hate you: priceless
No such thing as bad publicity
I'm not surprised, since the best solutions make me forget that piracy is an option. In this case, the industry starting running ads for it!