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[Alex Veremeyenko @alex_verem]

Let me trace the timeline here because nobody's connecting it.

Step 1: Scrape the entire internet. Every book, every article, every conversation, every piece of art, every forum post. Do it without asking. Do it without paying.

Step 2: Train a model on all of it. Call it "artificial intelligence."

Step 3: Go to BlackRock's Infrastructure Summit and announce: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."

Step 3 is where you sell people's own knowledge back to them. On a meter.

They took the collective output of human thought, compressed it into a model, and now they want to charge you by the token to access a version of what you and everyone you know already created.

One Reddit user put it perfectly: "They stole all this data from us, the people, our life's work, creativity, art, by devouring the internet and blowing through all copyright laws. Now they want to sell it back to us in the form of a utility."

Imagine if someone photocopied every book in the public library, burned the library down, and then opened a subscription service for the copies.

That's the metered intelligence business model.

And they're pitching it to infrastructure investors as though they invented water.

[delaney @delaneyhwill]

sports are actually great for anxious people like why be worried about my job when i can be worried about 23 men who do not know i exist

[Mistress Dividend @mistressdivy]

Things I refuse to do as a millennial:

- answer incoming calls from unknown numbers
- answer doorbells I wasn’t expecting
- go anywhere with an unclear parking situation

[greg @mistergeezy]

Pay close attention if you are using the USPS.

[ellie schnitt @holy_schnitt]

I am so tired of logging into things. please stop making me log into things. I don’t want to make an account!!! stop texting me codes!!!!!!!

[fakesatellite @fakesatellite]

@noor_supernova7 .

[fakesatellite @fakesatellite]

@evanwoodbery This This

[skeleton @ThinkingBone]

i loathe tiny transactional “venmo me $9 for covering lunch” culture

no i’m gonna pay for you this time, you’re gonna pay for me next time, and it’s all gonna come out in the aggregate of our long and storied friendship

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

If you can’t lose your head after your captain lashes in a 98th minute equaliser on the volley against your table topping city rivals to ensure the last derby at your 133 year old stadium doesn’t end in defeat, we might as well all pack it in and pick a different sport.

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.

I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.

[throwbacks @solelynostalgia]

HOW LONG AGO??..

[Non-Ironically T.V.'s B. Dave Walters - EVERYWHERE @BDaveWalters]

Unfortunate, but necessary information

[Asbestos Insulation Enthusiast @rustbeltenjoyer]

This is completely indicative of the hubris that has permeated throughout American urban planning; it's how we've built everything over the last 70ish years.

No foresight, no regional planning, just whatever wherever. We're Icarus and our wings are beginning to melt.

[Kelly @broadwaybabyto]

“I’m not testing for Covid. If I’m sick I’m sick. What difference does it make?”

It makes a big difference. You SHOULD be testing. There’s things you should do differently if it’s Covid.

Governments & public health aren’t informing you - but that doesn’t change reality 🧵/1

[Ellen Datlow @EllenDatlow]

PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting Nov & they're banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start: go to Settings >Data & Privacy > Manage shared info >Personalized shopping, & toggle that shit off

[Jeff @jeff13145]

Sorry I missed your text, I’ve been busy pushing everyone close to me away and binge watching horrible tv and thinking about how none of this matters. Let’s get lunch soon

[jess @jessfromonline]

I HATE THAT NOWHERE ON THE INTERNET HAS EXACT SEARCH ANYMORE. YOU CAN PUT ALL THE DOUBLE QUOTES YOU WANT AND IT STILL FUZZY MATCHES OR STRAIGHT UP DOES """SYNONYMS""". GOOGLE SUCKS NOW. EVERYTHING SUCKS ENSHITTIFICATION OF EVERYTHING.

[Dr Eleanor Janega @GoingMedieval]

If you are feeling sad and hopeless that is completely understandable, but it's also a luxury we can't afford right now. Here's a list of some great organisations helping on the ground, just as a handy guide:

[Fara Kaufman @justfara]

So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.

In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!