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1 day agoCurrent Event manix
New study finds Reddit users with toxic usernames are more likely to generate toxic content
A new study has found that Reddit users with toxic usernames (for example IluvHitler) are more likely to display toxic online behavior, such as personal attacks and sexual harassment. The study also found that users with toxic usernames are about 2.2 times more likely to have their accounts suspended by moderators.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis manix
LaMDA and the Sentient AI Trap
GOOGLE AI RESEARCHER Blake Lemoine was recently placed on administrative leave after going public with claims that LaMDA, a large language model designed to converse with people, was sentient. At one point, according to reporting by The Washington Post, Lemoine went so far as to demand legal representation for the LaMDA; he has said his beliefs about LaMDA’s personhood are based on his faith as a Christian and the model telling him it had a soul.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event manix
Anger and heartbreak on Bus No. 15
As American cities struggle to recover from the pandemic, Denver's problems spill over onto its buses. Suna Karabay touched up her eye makeup in the rearview mirror and leaned against the steering wheel of the bus to say her morning prayers. “Please, let me be patient,” she said. “Let me be generous and kind.” She walked through the bus to make her final inspection: floor swept, seats cleaned, handrails disinfected, gas tank full for another 10-hour shift on the city’s busiest com...
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event manix
PayPal allows transfer of crypto to external wallets
PayPal Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it will now allow users to transfer cryptocurrencies including bitcoin to external wallets, nearly two years after the fintech giant opened up its platform to digital currencies.
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1 month agoCurrent Event manix
Marvel, Please Don’t Digitally Resurrect Stan Lee
The company has signed a deal to use his likeness for the next 20 years. Maybe it’s better to let him rest.
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1 month agoCurrent Event manix
PR EXPERTS' VERDICT: Johnny Depp winning court of public opinion
It doesn't matter what happens in the explosive battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. He has already won the court of public opinion.
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1 month agoCurrent Event manix
#MeToo is over if we don’t listen to ‘imperfect victims’ like Amber Heard
The backlash to the #MeToo movement was always coming. We know this because a backlash has followed every single step forward feminists have ever made. This backlash was always going to be big, too. Not only did #MeToo threaten a status quo that props up powerful men, it threatened these men personally, and – as it seemed to some – with reckless caprice.
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2 months agoCurrent Event manix
The Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Toward Piracy
A new study shows that after years of declines, BitTorrent usage and piracy is on the rise again. The culprit: an increase in exclusivity deals that force subscribers to hunt and peck among a myriad of streaming services to actually find the content they’re looking for.
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2 months agoCurrent Event manix
Attempt to bar Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress can proceed, judge says
An attempt to bar the far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress over her support for the January 6 attack can proceed, a federal judge said.
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2 months agoCurrent Event manix
NASA advisers call for a visit to Uranus, plus more science during moon landings
NASA should send probes to the ice giant planet of Uranus and to a moon of Saturn where conditions could be right for life. Those are some of the recommendations in a new report to the space agency.
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2 months agoCurrent Event manix
‘Schindler’s List’ Actress Who Played Film’s “Little Girl In The Red Coat” Is Now 32 And Helping Ukrainian Refugees Enter Poland
Oliwia Dabrowska was about 3 years old when she became an indelible part of cinema history in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning classic Schindler’s List.
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3 months agoCurrent Event manix
Boss not giving you a raise this year? With inflation this high, it could be time to quit
Inflation has risen to its highest point in a generation, pushing up the price of just about everything. But that goes for people's labour, too, as employers compete to keep up with their staffing needs.
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3 months agoCurrent Event manix
The Company Behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, Donates $240,000 To Ukraine Relief
Based in Warsaw, Poland, CD Projekt Red, the developers behind the popular video games, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher, have taken the initiative to help their brothers and sisters across the border. They have made the decision to donate 1 million PLN to help the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group has decided to support the Polska Akcja Humanitarna (PAH) or the Polish Humanitarian Action, which is currently focusing their efforts on the crisis in Ukraine. They announced the do...
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3 months agoCurrent Event manix
Nintendo gamers in Russia just got locked out of digital game purchases
Nintendo has temporarily put its Russian eShop into maintenance mode, the company said in a notice on its Russian website, which appears to mean that players in the country can’t buy digital games from the store.
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4 months agoCurrent Event manix
NBC's Ratings Fall At Winter Olympics Seen As A 'Disaster' For Network
There were many reasons to think NBC made a savvy business deal in 2014 when it locked up the American media rights to the Olympics through 2032 for $7.75 billion. As the Beijing winter games come to a close, it’s harder to see them now.
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4 months agoCurrent Event manix
Big Oil Took Out Facebook Ads Calling Joe Manchin a ‘Champion’
The American Petroleum Institute bought Facebook ads urging residents of Sen. Joe Manchin’s state to “thank” him for being a “champion” of U.S. energy. Last August, during the hottest summer in U.S. history, the Senate began debating the country’s most ambitious plan ever to fight the climate crisis: President Biden’s sweeping Build Back Better bill.