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  • I had a time where I had to make new friends in a new city, and what I learned is that you have to take initiative a lot in the beginning of a new friendship. You have to suggest something to do together maybe the first 2 - 4 times. After some time it should be more equal if not find some other friends.

  • AI models have favorite numbers, because they think they're people | TechCrunch
  • Allan Turing was a remarkable and talented human being that was clearly very good at what he did. There is nothing in his field of expertise that qualifies him to have a very good understanding of intelligence. I mean even the Turing test is kind of bad at estimating intelligence. LLMs can already pass them and they are not intelligent.

  • Telegram “Fact Checking” by Government Agencies
    tr.im Telegram's Android Beta Unveils Fact-Checking Feature to Combat Misinformation

    Telegram introduces fact-checking feature in Android beta version, allowing designated agencies to verify information shared on the platform. The feature raises questions about handling conflicts between fact-checking agencies from different countries.

    Telegram's Android Beta Unveils Fact-Checking Feature to Combat Misinformation
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    Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games
  • People will always corrupt a system for personal gain

    Now you are just making stuff up. People are selfless all the time. But in a capitalist society you are punished for being selfless and awarded for being selfish. It’s a highly anti social ideology.

  • UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign, There is "no requirement in UK law" preventing publishers from rendering older games unplayable
  • Don’t worry, the guillotines won’t be necessary. Sam Altman will create a universal income to keep the poor from any violent urges. Of cause that income is paid in some crypto coin and requires you to scan your eyes in some orb and happens to make Sam Altman rich, because he founded this coin.

    Who knows, maybe you can by micro transactions with worldcoins in the future.

    https://www.citationneeded.news/worldcoin-a-solution-in-search-of/

  • Are right wingers creating FUD around Signal?
    hachyderm.io Paul Cantrell (@inthehands@hachyderm.io)

    So…there is a concerted campaign, with Musk as its mouthpiece, to discredit Signal and get people to switch to Telegram. It’s disinformation, but there’s also useful information in it. The useful information is that a hideous, powerful, right-wing crank — or whoever’s yanking his chain — really, rea...

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    Telegram apparently censor queer groups
    mastodon.social Esra'a (@alshafei@mastodon.social)

    @evacide@hachyderm.io It gets a bit worse, Telegram has a long-standing relationship with a Saudi organization that's essentially a govt arm in Riyadh, working in direct partnership to analyze and monitor an obscene amount of user data: https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/641746/SAUDI-ARABIA/Eti...

    cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/6433881

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    Telegram apparently censor queer groups
    mastodon.social Esra'a (@alshafei@mastodon.social)

    @evacide@hachyderm.io It gets a bit worse, Telegram has a long-standing relationship with a Saudi organization that's essentially a govt arm in Riyadh, working in direct partnership to analyze and monitor an obscene amount of user data: https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/641746/SAUDI-ARABIA/Eti...

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    is there a search engine for the fediverse?

    Since big part of the web is drowning in AI junk, including Reddit, is there a good search engine to find answers in the fediverse?

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    This Tool Shows Some Telegram Users’ Approximate Physical Location
    www.404media.co This Tool Shows Some Telegram Users’ Approximate Physical Location

    The tool relies on Telegram's opt-in "Find People Nearby" feature, but allows searches for Telegram users globally.

    This Tool Shows Some Telegram Users’ Approximate Physical Location

    The tool relies on Telegram's opt-in "Find People Nearby" feature, but allows searches for Telegram users globally.

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    Telegram’s peer-to-peer SMS login service is a privacy nightmare
    techcrunch.com Telegram’s peer-to-peer SMS login service is a privacy nightmare | TechCrunch

    Telegram has introduced new feature that grants users a free premium sub in exchange for utilizing their phone number as a relay for OTPs.

    Telegram’s peer-to-peer SMS login service is a privacy nightmare | TechCrunch
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