“People wouldn’t create anything without a profit motive.”
Literally the entire internet was compiled almost virtually for free by nerds and randos. It didn’t start to suck until corporations turned it into a dystopian hellscape of ads and misinformation.
Every median everywhere should be this. Not only are green spaces better for us and the comfort of city living, these ones in particular will capture five million gallons of stormwater each year, drastically reducing strain on wastewater management infrastructure.
That man cut down the Cherry trees in DC. Trees that have been there for well over 100yrs that were a gift from Japan. He cut them down even after a judge said not to. We go down every year for the Cherry Blossoms, the festival, and he just killed it all.
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this.
Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how.
Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
1. The Main Switch
This is the main setting Google shows you, but it's not the only one.
Gmail (Desktop):
⚙️ Settings → See all settings → Smart features and personalization → Uncheck "Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet" → Save Changes.
2. The Hidden Switch
Turning off the first setting isn't enough. Most people stop there.
On the same settings page: Google Workspace smart features → Manage Workspace smart feature settings → Turn off both checkboxes → Save.
Both settings need to be turned off.
3. Your Phone
The settings don't always sync between devices, so check the Gmail app separately.
Gmail app → Menu (☰) → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and personalization" → Confirm.
4. Delete Gemini History
If you've used Gemini before, your chats may be saved, and some could be reviewed by humans.
Go to https://t.co/L7GOsTS1wM
→ Turn off Gemini Apps Activity → Delete Activity → All Time.
This removes your past Gemini chat history and stops future conversations from being saved.
5. Move Sensitive Emails
Turning off Gmail's smart features helps, but for truly private emails, consider using a separate service.
For medical, legal, or financial emails, use a free Tuta Mail account. It offers end-to-end encryption and doesn't use AI to scan your emails.
Keep Gmail for newsletters, promotions, and less sensitive messages - if you must.
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AI isn't amazing. The only reason it managed to generate this clip is because artists worked extremely hard to make the movies, the concepts, the art style, the animation. This clip only exists because artists did the job first.
AI never creates, it only steals and replicates.
look at these beautiful pictures i found of my great grandmothers😭😭😭😭 they were never able to officially marry but they were highschool sweethearts and stayed together their whole lives, and even adopted 2 kids 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
“No real children are being harmed” you realize that as AI gets more advanced and is less distinguishable from real video people can claim that real child sexual abuse material is AI to get away with possession and distribution more easily and with protection of the law??
I'm sure you've heard about the illegal forest fires happening in Borneo/Kalimantan, Indonesia. I live here
Borneo is the largest rainforest in Asia and home to orangutans. and our government isn't doing shit to deal with this situation right now (donation links below)
I genuinely don’t understand how we are supposed to casually process that a glacier literally collapsed in Nepal, erasing 19 bridges and killing over 600 people, because the planet is too hot. And instead of stopping it, billionaires are building more data centres. Psychotic!
#NEPAL: This is incredible. 1,643 children survived because one headmaster acted fast when disaster was already on the way.
He received a warning that a village upstream had been swept away by the river. He immediately rang the school bell and moved the children and teachers to higher ground.
School buses were on the way to school, He called the bus drivers and told them: "Don't come here. Go back."
One school bus was already on its way. The headmaster saw it approaching the bridge and told the driver to turn back. The bus reached safety just before the bridge collapsed.
Then the flood hit the school. The entire three-storey school was washed away. It completely vanished. Not even a trace was left behind.
But all 1,643 children survived.
47 year old Rajendra Dadabi a teacher who became a hero when it mattered most. One man's quick thinking saved 1,643 lives.
In a hundred years, after it is far too late, it will seem incomprehensible that we did not simply kill the 35-40 people directly responsible for destroying the planet.
Here's where this gets muddy. I read that the law says that it's okay as long as the images are not depicting real children. However, AI can't create, it takes from pics on the internet so all realistic images will be depicting real children. Right?