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[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 days ago

They'll sing praises of the "free market" all day, until it stops going their way.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 5 days ago

In the United States you get sent to prison if you use the wrong slop machine

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So we've gone from banning books to banning apps.

could face up to 20 years in jail, a million dollar fine, or both.

So I'd get less for stabbing someone.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

And you wouldn't believe how less it gave you for stealing millions from a pension fund.

[–] [email protected] 86 points 5 days ago (2 children)

As well as banning research. Absurd overreach of government and it will accomplish the opposite of what it wants.

[–] NegativeLookBehind 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Unless the goal is actually sabotage

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Of the US's own capabilities?

[–] NegativeLookBehind 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

Yes. You know the history of the political situation we're in and how we got here, right? The foreign entities that are salivating at the idea of a weakened America? The foreign entities buying our elected officials?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (9 children)

Americans try not to scapegoat foreigners for their own domestic problems challenge (impossible).

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

The Nazis were also extremely incompetent when I came to stuff like this. Hitler had generals scrambling behind his back to produce their best weapon, but he kept finding out and making them stop along with tons of other micromanaging.

Trump is an idiot and so is musk. Most business people are short sighted and fascists even more. They also may be high on their own farts and think the system won't collapse with them "in charge" like a toddler left in s room full of candles and napalm.

Not saying that foreign powers aren't loving this, but they don't have to have control over it.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

Yeah jail everyone doing piracy too (they also might do that lmao) im reporting every republican I know using an illegal firestick,ill make california blue

[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 days ago (2 children)

US doing exactly what they accuse Communist China of doing exhibit 420

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[–] ZILtoid1991 23 points 5 days ago
> be european
> deepseek gets banned
> "hardfork" it to a european hosted gitlab instance
> see openai and xai tears flowing again
[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago (1 children)

oh, these third world dictatorships with no consideration for individual freedoms and human rights...

no, wait.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 days ago (2 children)

A dying empire doing everything it can to delay the inevitable. We really are watching the beginning of the end of the US hegemony aren't we?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Prof Richard Wolff has a great analysis of things: https://youtu.be/9u4A0D_Wc9c

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

Guess you'll have to jail all the chuds and libs who typed "Tienanmen Square Massacre" so they could post the screenshot on Reddit as some kind of gotcha on China.

[–] NONE_dc 49 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

"American Liberty", ladies and gentleman.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Anyone who doesn't know how to (safely!) pirate books, articles, films, games and software, please read, use and share the resources over at [email protected]

This skill is increasingly useful.

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[–] lordnikon 35 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Didn't I just read an article about Apple wanting to use it. It's open source it can be forked and be American tomorrow. No matter how much Openai crys. This just shows the true lack of any knowledge on the subject. I'm not a fan of the Chinese government as much of the next guy. But the information is out there.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Perplexity already runs a US copy of it.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

Lmao.

The theory that the builders of Empire were the ones that understood it, and the inheritors of Empire are true believers in the false justification the builders gave and thus defeat itself when given the reigns is coming more and more true.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

another great day of not being an american

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago (3 children)

The whole globe is sliding right. It's not a great day for anyone.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

Hawley introduced the legislation, titled the Decoupling America’s Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act, on Wednesday of last year.

For people who see this, I think they meant "last month."

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

You're supposed to fine companies, not jail people wtf

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Cool! Do a flip next.

Might as well go all the way if you're doing stunts.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

Yeah that TikTok ban is paying off already! We really saved the children this time!!! WAhooo!!!! \s \s \s

[–] Tronn4 11 points 5 days ago

Ima download it even harder now

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Good thing I've just accepted a faculty position outside the US.

I'll get to move to a country that doesn't persecute academics and I think I'm just beating the crowds on the way out.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Nice to see the brain drain of the US in action. I'm glad I don't have to see it's downfall firsthand.

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[–] NickwithaC 18 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Anybody have a mirror link? It'd be a shame if I accidentally downloaded it.

[–] arunshah240 9 points 5 days ago

America is a democratic country ?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Clown Country

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

It's only a proposed bill (thankfully), but definitely one to keep an eye on.

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