takeda

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[–] takeda 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not just wearables, I was using oximeter and heat rate monitor and when asking, doctor just dismissed it. Apparently consumer grade devices don't really have any certifications that they have to share to, so to my doctor or was just a nose that can't be used for diagnostics.

So given that those devices don't have proper verification to be used for diagnostics, why are they being pushed on us? If doctors are not interested, why social media comments are?

I think under the excuse that it can detect something early the reason is more sinister. Imagine what additional extra information they can get off they see for example that your heart rate increases when viewing a polarizing subject, that's quite additional wealth of information about of you that can easily help find what issues you care about and then use that in the future.

[–] takeda 9 points 1 week ago

It is disinformation warfare. We can argue this and that should be done, but it is unlikely it would make much difference. Many people who voted for trump had believed Harris positions that were opposite from reality. People get their news from social media which is easily manipulated.

Ironically social media are no longer social, they are full of bots and AI generated content that is used to manipulate our views.

[–] takeda 4 points 1 week ago

I doubt it. We are continue to underestimate information warfare. Look at Romania. A guy sympathetic to Russia who no one heard about few months ago won the first round.

The same techniques were used this election and previous one in US and Europe and we still ignoring it.

[–] takeda 16 points 1 week ago

Europe didn't have war for 70 years thanks to NATO and EU.

The 2nd goal of NATO is to unite countries to be be powerful enough to fight an enemy, but #1 goal of NATO is to create an awareness that of somebody attacks one NATO country, they are starting war with 32 countries at once. It always was a deterrent and that's what Ukraine really wants.

[–] takeda 1 points 1 week ago

The manipulation is affecting others as well. You want to see how well it works, look how pro Russia candidate in Romania who no one knew won first round, and might win the next one.

[–] takeda 2 points 1 week ago

Fair point, but everyone else is for profit, it is their fight for domination, I don't think we are gaining much one way or the other.

[–] takeda 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's because he wants to control this market and his xAI is behind.

LLM should be FOSS.

[–] takeda 4 points 1 week ago

This quote needs a context. The same issue was mentioned in "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the 20th Century" by Prof. Snyder. It is a very appropriate read for today's times, and I think everyone should read it. It also is a relatively short book.

The tyrannts were able to change government and consolidate power, because people were apathetic and just accepted it (for example "this doesn't affect me").

Remember that Germany was a democracy when it turned into Nazism. Same thing can happen in US if we let it.

[–] takeda 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I see this blame of various groups, of Harris of Democrats often one contradicting the other, but almost no one is acknowledging that we are in the middle of information warfare. We saw is effects in invasion of crimes in 2014, in brexit in 2016, trump election of the same year, across elections in Europe and still very little is done about it.

When some people were asked about why they voted for trump their answers were bizarre, out of touch with reality.

Today majority of people gets the news from social media which unlike traditional MSM is much more prone to be manipulated by foreign powers. Russia especially matters it, add their active measures developed during cold war work really well with current Internet.

[–] takeda 29 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Seriously though, he doesn't look well. I was suspecting Vance will try to replace him, but that might even happen before inauguration.

[–] takeda 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes, but you should wait until you can hammer a nail with it.

[–] takeda 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I doubt people who are illegally would have a good credit line, and would imagine people who would hire them would not vote for this, although a lot of people are dumb. Saw an interview with a person who was here illegally and supported trump, he did not vote as despite the GQP rhethoric they can't vote, but there are also Spanish people that can vote, have families that would be affected and still voted for him.

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