Amazon creator and former CEO's client-forward mentality began decades ago.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32365414
> cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32365208 > > > > Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least.
Edit: Courtesy of @CatZoomies@lemmy.world : > Here’s the archived version to bypass the paywall: > > https://archive.is/Uh2yl
Amazon creator and former CEO's client-forward mentality began decades ago.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32365208
> > Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least.
Edit: Courtesy of @CatZoomies@lemmy.world : > Here’s the archived version to bypass the paywall: > > https://archive.is/Uh2yl
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos believes that fear can motivate employees, helping them push their limits even in good times, learning new ways to work harder and smarter.
> Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least.
Edit: Courtesy of @CatZoomies@lemmy.world : > Here’s the archived version to bypass the paywall: > > https://archive.is/Uh2yl
So about that... Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group
Looks at Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, etc
As an active-duty member of the US military, I'll keep your unwavering support for the next Commander in Chief in mind next year as I polish my boots and iron my uniform. Hooyah, America! Kill the Bear!
You are the individual being beaten in the comic. I hope you're happy, I hope you're proud.
Sure you were, Ivan. You get extra potato. What? I did what you said, enlist in NATO forces. Aren't ya proud, silly little vatnik?
Lmao, enlist? Vatnik, I'm already in the goddamn Navy of the United States of America, what the fuck do you think "SSBN submariner" means? And don't worry, vatnik, when I engage in combat, you'll know - when the sun rises several thousand times across your sorry excuse of a nation.
And the Russkies need a reminder that good ol' US of A also has several thousand nukes and is ready and willing to use them. First and second strike. Proud SSBN submariner, ready to launch when ordered. HOOYAH AMERICA. KILL THE BEAR.
If buying isn't owning, the high seas isn't stealing. Drink up me hearties yo fucking ho.
It’s almost laughable that these two stories happened so close to one another. The Australian government has just announced a pilot program to test an online age verification system: And then, just…
> It’s almost laughable that these two stories happened so close to one another. The Australian government has just announced a pilot program to test an online age verification system > > And then, just hours later, it was reported that law enforcement is investigating an apparent breach of club and bar patrons’ personal data, which the venues are required to collect by law for people entering such establishments. > > When we talk about the privacy and data risks of age verification, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about. When you’re collecting that much sensitive private data, you become a target.
So why do locks exist, if society runs on how people should behave? Why do we have a court system, if we assume no crimes will ever be committed? Why do we have laws?
Reject streaming, return to mp3? Although I know storage is always an issue these days.
Edit: I'm hearing really great things about Tidal, which is apparently cost-competitive for music, and Deezer, which also does podcasts, if you're set on streaming.
Don't know how it's going to go for you, but Mint has been going really well for me gaming-wise on an Alienware with Nvidia RTX. Pretty much all the Steam games I care about work, and all my Blizzard games through Lutris. All through simple GUIs, and if you like the Windows feel and setup, there's a Windows 10 theme you can try out, and tutorials on how to get a Windows style mouse cursor too. Again - all up to you, but it worked really well for me and is amazingly customizable. Just... remember to do Timeshift backups regularly, just in case. You never know if you'll need one.
Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much "work around the work" as he laid off 17% of the group's workforce in December.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/30272690
> > When Spotify announced its largest-ever round of layoffs in December, CEO Daniel Ek hailed a new age of efficiency at the streaming giant. But four months on, it seems he and his executives weren’t prepared for how tough filling in for 1,500 axed workers would be. > > > > The music streamer enjoyed record quarterly profits of €168 million ($179 million) in the first three months of 2024, enjoying double-digit revenue growth to €3.6 billion ($3.8 billion) in the process. > > > > However, the company failed to hit its guidance on profitability and monthly active user growth.
Edit: Thanks to @Zerlyna@lemmy.world for the paywall-free link: https://archive.ph/wdyDS
Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much "work around the work" as he laid off 17% of the group's workforce in December.
> When Spotify announced its largest-ever round of layoffs in December, CEO Daniel Ek hailed a new age of efficiency at the streaming giant. But four months on, it seems he and his executives weren’t prepared for how tough filling in for 1,500 axed workers would be. > > The music streamer enjoyed record quarterly profits of €168 million ($179 million) in the first three months of 2024, enjoying double-digit revenue growth to €3.6 billion ($3.8 billion) in the process. > > However, the company failed to hit its guidance on profitability and monthly active user growth.
Edit: Thanks to @Zerlyna@lemmy.world for the paywall-free link: https://archive.ph/wdyDS
Originally from @mikemathia@ioc.exchange
Description: Top text: The packing insert for our robot vacuum looks like it should be guarding a temple somewhere. Image: A cardboard packing insert that is shaped like a stereotypical Mesoamerican temple guardian mural.
You might be today's lucky 10,000, but have you heard of the Domesticated Silver Fox?
You know, as a member of the military, it's gonna be real interesting if your team follows what you do and we get the other guy as commander in chief again. I'm just saying, I'll probably survive, be fine even if I hide my beliefs again, but your smug "both sides bad" smirk will probably not last all that long with said other guy in charge. Unless you're into that, in which case, hey, I'll try to not be on duty wearing the jack boots as much as possible.
Y'all were the ones saying not even to bother voting because the whole thing's rigged and hopeless, so if you can't beat 'em, fuck it, join 'em. As long as you're not in a position of power when the big guy gets taken down, it doesn't look like anyone ever cares, and you might even get a standing ovation in Canada.
Honestly? Posts like yours make me consider voting for Trump just to show the world the consequences of your attitude. Maybe after you and everyone you love end up hunted down by the death squads or put on a train, the idea that maybe, just maybe, you should've reconsidered while you still had the chance will enter your head. Fuck it, I already enlisted in the military, might as well wear the jackboot while I'm at it.
Lots of us are not, though, and we are both ready and willing to use deadly force against insider threats if the rules of engagement and deadly force compel us to. We swore oaths to defend against enemies both foreign and domestic and to refuse unlawful orders which are contrary to regulation and the Constitution.
Honestly with enshittification "technological dystopia" sounds like exactly where we already are. Now, if only implants weren't being R&D'd by Muskrat and there were some open source non-invasive version...
And I wonder how many of those 95% have already used misapplied AI facial recognition to justify FISA court warrants for stalking investigating random people suspected terrorists?
From what I remember, AI facial recognition tech was already being used by police and agencies worldwide, like the FBI, PRC police etc, or am I misinformed? I remember something about Chinese and American facial recognition software.
So you're saying to kill both my parents, all my uncles and aunts, my neighbors, my coworkers, my sister's entire extended family, and practically all my cousins? Instead of, maybe, trying to convince them to change their ways?
The New York Times reports the tech has mistakenly identified people as connected to Hamas.
> Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October 7th attacks, uses technology from Google Photos as well as a custom tool built by the Tel Aviv-based company Corsight to identify people affiliated with Hamas.
A good summary of the current classes and their meta. I would note that the guide seems geared towards players in the US, EU, AU, and other wealthier regions, so depending on your starting location some or all of the best classes might not be available for you to spec into. Note: doesn't cover multiclassing or dive very deep into each category's subclasses.
OpenAI could be fined up to $150,000 for each piece of infringing content.
cross-posted from: https://nom.mom/post/121481
> OpenAI could be fined up to $150,000 for each piece of infringing content.https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/report-potential-nyt-lawsuit-could-force-openai-to-wipe-chatgpt-and-start-over/#comments