Do you view Microsoft as too big to fail because of the federal governments use of Office?
Not sure if this is a real question but yes, I think Microsoft is too big to fail.
Readit NewsDudelander commented on Providing ChatGPT to the U.S. federal workforce openai.com/index/providin... · Posted by u/gmays
Dudelander commented on Google Maps now shows the 'Gulf of America' theverge.com/news/609772/... · Posted by u/jasperr1
The real news here is that GNIS has been updated with the name. It doesn't seem that Google made an independent decision to change the name. Resistance to this change would really have to happen at the government level, not the tech level. Which really seems to be the point that's being made with this whole ordeal. It's a symbolic move to demonstrate to everyone that what they say goes and that the system isn't resisting their power.
Like I said, loyalty test.
Dudelander commented on Google Maps now shows the 'Gulf of America' theverge.com/news/609772/... · Posted by u/jasperr1
I get "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" on a Japanese connection.
This stuff is obviously pointless and silly but it's nothing new. I'm sure Google Maps shows UK and French users different names for what I would call the English Channel.
It's more or less a loyalty test. Are you going to use the correct term, or Trump's term. Which side are you on?
Dudelander commented on Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study insideevs.com/news/749741... · Posted by u/zfg
We will see! I think Tesla will be just fine, they keep cutting manufacturing costs and therefore prices.
Maybe in the long run but right now their stock is tanking.
Dudelander commented on Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study insideevs.com/news/749741... · Posted by u/zfg
I think you are likely correct. Marketing for Green can only get you so far, next marketing push is Patriotism. I don’t like Musk, but he is a marketing genius of this era.
I think the myth of Elon's genius has been utterly shattered by the Path of Exile 2 debacle. Turns out faking it until you make it can take you all the way to the top.
Dudelander commented on 1M people have joined Bluesky in the last day bsky.app/profile/bsky.app... · Posted by u/davidbarker
Is this worth trying? I tried Threads when it came out and very quickly regretted it. Is this a legit replacement for X/Twitter?
Yes, it's basically Twitter without the paid blue checks.
Dudelander commented on 1M people have joined Bluesky in the last day bsky.app/profile/bsky.app... · Posted by u/davidbarker
Is there anyone here who uses Bluesky for its own sake rather than protesting against Twitter/Musk/etc.? Trying to understand if it have any inherent pros in terms of design or operation. IMO all these platforms thrive on network effects and their value grows exponentially as their size grows.
The main advantages are the lack of bots (for now) and the lack of the paid blue checks. The former is a major improvement because it improves the overall quality of the tweets.
Dudelander commented on AI Hype Is Cooling – New survey slack.com/blog/news/the-f... · Posted by u/zer0tonin
Incumbents (Google, Microsoft, Adobe) seem to broadly struggle at reasonable integration of AI. Just look at windows/github copilot compared claude desktop or cursor.
I'm kind of shocked by this comment. Microsoft seems to be dominating the industry, with copilot having over 1.5 million users.
Dudelander commented on The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B theoceancleanup.com/press... · Posted by u/isaacfrond
This is the same line of thinking as "we just need $X to wipe out all college debt/medical debt". Sure, you can do it, but what happens when the same amount of debt is racked up again in a couple years? Do you keep using taxpayer money/crowdfunding/whatever else to pay it off every time? Or should you stop and address the core problem first, then fix the symptoms?
If the presser is correct (and I am extremely skeptical), then the $7.5B cost would be trivial - even if it had to be done annually.
Dudelander commented on The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B theoceancleanup.com/press... · Posted by u/isaacfrond
Have these numbers been verified by a neutral 3rd party? They seem awfully optimistic.