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• On the post: Trump, Musk, Lutnick, and Bezos Hijacked Infrastructure Bill Broadband Grant Money, Causing A Giant Mess

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 08 Jun, 2026 @ 11:31am

  Correction: the current government can't do anything well.

• On the post: ‘Tomb Raider’ Remake Developed Using Some AI, Everyone Freaks, Crystal Dynamics Responds, And I’m Confused

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2026 @ 10:26am

  The point isn't whether there is or isn't GenAI content in the final game, it's that Kotaku decided to call it GenAI slop with no evidence of what GenAI has even been used for in the development process.

• On the post: ICE’s Reliance On Masked Thugs Is Predictably Resulting In Masked Thugs Claiming They’re ICE Officers

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2026 @ 02:47am

  Maybe ICE officers shouldn't be actually killing people, then.

• On the post: ‘Tomb Raider’ Remake Developed Using Some AI, Everyone Freaks, Crystal Dynamics Responds, And I’m Confused

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2026 @ 11:54pm

  The disclosure says that "all finished content in the final product is human-crafted", so Kotaku suggesting that "GenAI slop" is going to be in the game is still a conclusion without evidence.

• On the post: Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2026 @ 10:20am

  You have never done this. You’re just upset that WB is going to the people who agree with you slightly less.

  So does the Ellison family pay you by the hour, or...?

• On the post: Whoops: Hackers Simply Had To Ask Meta ‘AI’ For Access To High Profile Instagram Accounts

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 04 Jun, 2026 @ 04:21am

  If you think that's crazy, it's going to drive you up the wall that AI has been used to create treatment plans for colon cancer patients in my country. OOoooOOOoooOOO!

• On the post: School Phone Bans: Great Politics, Mediocre Education Policy

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2026 @ 04:41am

  I can see there being differences on an individual level. But I don’t really see reasons why it would vary much from school to school?

  Not all schools have the same phone-related problems, and some schools already have their own policies that aren't outright bans.

• On the post: 35 Former Federal Judges Call Trump’s Self-Settlement A Fraud On The Court

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 29 May, 2026 @ 02:48am

  Well, certain laws.

• On the post: Enemies Are Exploiting Unregulated Data Broker Location Data To Target And Kill U.S. Troops

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 29 May, 2026 @ 02:47am

  It’s not really unregulated. There are all kinds of laws.

  Name five laws that regulate data broker location data.

• On the post: My Kid Vibe Coded Their Way To Actually Learning Math

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 28 May, 2026 @ 12:58am

  ...said the pot to the kettle.

• On the post: My Kid Vibe Coded Their Way To Actually Learning Math

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 27 May, 2026 @ 11:00am

  This article reminds me of what is now a somewhat old CGP Grey video about how AI will eventually be able to be used as a personal tutor: https://youtu.be/7vsCAM17O-M?si=3IVaHhPEBH7rPYyg

• On the post: We Need A More Serious Discussion About Suicide And AI Chatbots

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 19 May, 2026 @ 12:29am

  I disagree completely that safety and user engagement are linked. User engagement will increase if people become more and more dependent on the model for advice, emotional support, companionship,

  A product that becomes increasingly inferior will drive away users, and lacking safety measures is one way that that could happen.

• On the post: We Need A More Serious Discussion About Suicide And AI Chatbots

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 18 May, 2026 @ 12:55pm

  Do you have an example of someone from the TD team suggesting that chatbots can't cause harm?

• On the post: We Need A More Serious Discussion About Suicide And AI Chatbots

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 18 May, 2026 @ 12:50pm

  Can we trust AI companies to prioritize safety over increased user engagement?

  One is pretty closely linked with the other, so companies have a vested interest in keeping safety at a certain level if they want continued user engagement.

• On the post: WaPo Gets All Hand-Wringy Because People Are Suggesting Trump Needs To Be Assassinated

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 13 May, 2026 @ 12:50am

  Well, he seems to kill people or ruin deals wherever he goes, so I'm not sure it would be a good idea for him to be in charge of the entire country.

• On the post: Supreme Court Breaks Another Election To Make Sure Black Voters Are Disenfranchised

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 13 May, 2026 @ 12:48am

  Democrats started the KKK

  Citation needed.

• On the post: ABC Shows A Backbone In FCC Fight, Shows FCC Manufactured A Controversy Surrounding James Talarico

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 12 May, 2026 @ 11:45am

  So sure, he won the election⁠—but besides your parasocial bragging rights and your perceived social sanction to openly use an ableist slur (the use of which makes you sound about as intelligent as people who use racial slurs), what have you actually gotten out of his victory?

  He got to own the libs. That's all the cultists need.

• On the post: Elon Musk Settles SEC Lawsuit For Spare Change, Proving Once Again That Rules Are For Other People

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 11 May, 2026 @ 12:05pm

  The problem isn’t with people being rich, it’s with using money as a punishment.

  Maybe if monetary punishment actually scaled with income for private citizens, like it sometimes does with company fines, the rich wouldn't be as eager to think they would get away with the crime.

• On the post: Kash Patel’s ‘Leadership’ Is Pretty Much Just Libel Lawsuits And Lie Detectors

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 11 May, 2026 @ 12:00pm

  There's certainly no evidence that he listens to people who know what they're talking about.

• On the post: Share-Owning Journalism Orgs Press Paramount For Company Docs On Corrupt Trump Merger Dealings

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 11 May, 2026 @ 09:05am

  According to the letter itself:

  In the event that you fail to comply with this demand or any part of its lawful scope, the Stockholders will seek judicial redress, including attorney’s fees.

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