Palantir: the world's most evil company https://politicaleconomist.substack.com/p/palantir-the-worlds-most-evil-company > As an example of the evil nature of Palantir’s work, it appears that Palantir has been working with the Israeli military in so-called ‘targeted killings’. Reports have suggested such that these murders, probably in the thousands or tens of thousands, utilised social media information and cellphone tracking. According to a range of sources, over 150 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza and in numerous cases they appear to have been directly targeted. Using social media information to murder journalists using drone strikes is already dystopic, but this is likely to just be the beginning of the evil Palantir will facilitate. What's your take on Palantir? Someone in a group chat just wrote: > Palantir is Evil. > And Peter Thiel doing a 4 part series on the anti-christ is like Hitler giving a 4 part series on how someone might theoretically exterminate the elite cabal that is destroying the world and > Palantir is creating 'Master Databases' on all civilians for governments around the world should they turn enemies. But Palantir controls the data making them theoretically more powerful than the governments who pay them Billions. > And CEO Alex Karp has publicly expressed support for such roles, stating the company helps "scare enemies and on occasion kill them" I haven't really looked into his story other than what i posted here, but seems like it's yet another techbro with a lot of money who is getting a little bit _too_ powerful. https://stacker.news/items/1275813

Core 30: I Found Out WHY Nobody Cares About This 'Threat' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smSCQ0RyFZg&t=1417s From this link I received: https://x.com/NicolasDorier/status/1985877427747443108 https://stacker.news/items/1274645

The Gambling Epidemic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ii1ROzeSwU Coffeezilla's answer to this problem is more regulation. What's yours? Or there is no answer? Or you don't perceive this as a problem? As for me, I think it _is_ a problem. I don't think there is a clear answer. People with education may be better able to respond to the increasingly adversarial conditions. So teaching my son about these kinds of dangers will be part of my responsibility. Regulation is probably one way to mitigate some of the damage, but eventually, it won't matter in the big scheme of things. Gambling has become too pervasive, too hard to control. This is what the market wants, so this is what people get. On a side note, it's fun at some point in the video that he contrasts the stock market with the rest, as it is somehow still being built on fundamentals. The stock market has always been the rich man's casino; now, at least, it's accessible to all, and there is no illusion anymore that it is somehow anything more than a casino. Yet, some people, including Coffeezilla and the Buttcoiners, still delude themselves into thinking it's anything other than a casino. Off I go, gotta go check my Predyx bets~~ https://stacker.news/items/1272746

Soft Fork Compromise on op_return to Resolve Current Bitcoin Controversies https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/9UfCVFZAUPU/m/VypTi8fmAgAJ The OP of this mailing list post reads very much like #AIslop, but I commend the few people who've answered to give clear and reasoned answers. I link here to the final answer, which, yet again, explains the reasoning behind the recent core v30 changes. My guess is that many of the proponents of knots have not actually followed the discussions from the last few years that led to this decision. So, maybe, this provides some insights... https://stacker.news/items/1269238

The better of two sci-fi franchises - crossword - which one do you pick?  From NYT, 2022. I unfortunately could not find the unfilled version of this crossword, and I'm too lazy to draw it myself. We can probably guess where @DarthCoin stands on this question. https://stacker.news/items/1256943

The better of two sci-fi franchises crossword - which one do you pick?  From NYT, 2022. I unfortunately could not find the unfilled version of this crossword, and I'm too lazy to draw it myself. We can probably guess where @DarthCoin stands on this question. https://stacker.news/items/1256943

OpenAI will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/14/openai-chatgpt-adult-erotic-content Quoting my colleague: "Profit rates flat lining, bring out the porn!" > OpenAI will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content will allow users to customize AI assistant’s personality in what firm calls ‘treat adults users like adults’ policy > OpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic content for verified adult users as part of what the company calls a “treat adult users like adults” principle. > OpenAI’s plan includes the release of an updated version of ChatGPT that will allow users to customize their AI assistant’s personality, including options for more human-like responses, heavy emoji use, or friend-like behavior. The most significant change will come in December, when OpenAI plans to roll out more comprehensive age-gating that would permit erotic content for adults who have verified their ages. OpenAI did not immediately provide details on its age verification methods or additional safeguards planned for adult content. I guess some other models are already less restrictive on this? Grok most likely? https://stacker.news/items/1256359