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brianpeiris

@ brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

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  • Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

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  • Probably something like "Please bro!!! WHY DID YOU DO THIS ??!! 😭😭"

  • Meta: Hey mods, can we un-pin the posts? They're old now.

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  • Thank you. And all the best with your recovery.

  • What's up with Ontario and the Fords?

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  • What's up with Ontario and the Fords?

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  • Yup, I know. Just saying he did a 180 as soon as the tariffs hit, and that anti-Trump sentiment is a big part of what got him the mandate in the snap election.

  • Em-Dash Highlighter Browser Addons

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  • I agree, there are legitimate writers who use em dashes often, but I think this tool also helps you distinguish those from AI-generated content. There's a different quality in the way AI generated text uses the em-dash. Often the ratio of em-dashes to the rest of the text is much higher, and it's usually used to complete a point, as opposed to an interjection like you just did in your comment. I think that's easy to spot when you know to look for it.

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    Em-Dash Highlighter Browser Addons

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    Meta: Hey mods, can we un-pin the posts? They're old now.

  • What's up with Ontario and the Fords?

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  • What's up with Ontario and the Fords?

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  • Fair point. I guess I'm just surprised he didn't go full anti-mask, anti-vax, inject bleach, horse de-wormer conservative.

  • What's up with Ontario and the Fords?

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  • Despite Ontario being home to multiple metropolitan cities, those cities are surrounded by many suburbs, rural towns and farmland, and that comprises a large part of the conservative base that Dougie relies on. Of course there is also a good amount of support from conservative business owners, corporate types, and the wealthy within the cities as well.

    Dougie also captured a mandate in a Feb 2025 snap election on the back of the tariffs and political turmoil caused by The Orange One to the South. He stood up against Trump, famously popularizing a "Canada is not for sale" hat after the first annexation threats. And, to be a little fair, he did a surprisingly decent job handling Covid, so he has some clout from that too.

    That said, he was already doing corrupt shit well before 2025, but now he's pushing the envelope even further because he won't face an election for a while (I guess, not sure what the options are there).

    Maybe moderate conservatives are paying attention and souring to him now, but the country has also shifted right, again due to the Overton window moving in the US, but also because of Poilievre shifting the federal conservatives far right, making Dougie look half sane. Oddly we are now in a situation where the Liberal party might attract more conservative voters because Carney too is conservative-lite.

    So in summary, the NDP has a lot of work to do, and they're in a terrible position to do it. Jebus help us.

  • The zero-days are numbered | The Mozilla Blog - Firefox 150 includes fixes for 271 vulnerabilities identified during this initial evaluation [of Mythos Preview]

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  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    People have free speech rights. AI doesn’t.

    www.startribune.com /ai-regulations-chatgpt-grok-child-online-safety/601661659

  • Minister says AI safety institute now looking at OpenAI protocols

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  • I agree. I'm posting this so people can keep an eye on him. It's more about what he's not doing.

  • He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. If Only His Father Had Listened - Ben Riley was already writing about the risks of chatbots when his dad started trusting A.I. over his doctor

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  • The chilling role of ChatGPT in mass shootings and other violence

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  • Listen, I'm glad you're not 100% anti gun-control. But you have to understand that when we're talking about the deaths of children, it really doesn't make sense to make an impassioned plea for your guns. You've got your priorities upside down. When you see children die, stop and think, your priority should be to support anyone and anything that will prevent this from happening again.

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. If Only His Father Had Listened - Ben Riley was already writing about the risks of chatbots when his dad started trusting A.I. over his doctor

    www.nytimes.com /2026/04/13/well/ai-chatbots-cancer.html

  • The chilling role of ChatGPT in mass shootings and other violence

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  • So you honestly think that people who actually care about stricter gun control want ineffective policies? You'll have to find someone else to fall for your strawman argument.

  • The chilling role of ChatGPT in mass shootings and other violence

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  • Shouting "Will someone please think of the hobbies!" as children die is quite the move.

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    The chilling role of ChatGPT in mass shootings and other violence

    www.motherjones.com /media/2026/04/chatgpt-tumbler-ridge-fsu-openai-chatbots-mass-shootings/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    Minister says AI safety institute now looking at OpenAI protocols

    www.thecanadianpressnews.ca /national/minister-says-ai-safety-institute-now-looking-at-openai-protocols/article_c10fcf33-61cd-5242-befb-f682f454878c.html
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    The chilling role of ChatGPT in mass shootings and other violence

    www.motherjones.com /media/2026/04/chatgpt-tumbler-ridge-fsu-openai-chatbots-mass-shootings/

  • Do Canadians actually consider joining the EU?

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  • Trump currently still has a 40% approval rating, so I think it would be a mistake to assume that things will go back to normal when he's out of the picture. There is something fundamentally wrong with a large portion of the US, and the other half is mostly either apathetic or complacent to it all. The "No Kings" protests, for example, are too little, too late.

    If the US even cares to fix its fundamentals, it would probably take decades of sustained work. I don't think they have the conviction to do that.

    And so, I think joining the EU at some tier is a fine idea. We are stuck in our geography, but we don't have to be stuck in our mindset.

  • Firefox Nightly adds Web Serial after years of saying no

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  • Maybe it will depend on the specifics of their UI/UX implementation, but I don't think you'll end up in a scenario where you're surprised that a website suddenly has access to your serial ports. I expect the UI will be fail-safe, very visible, and that you'll be able to disable it entirely if you wish, so that you never even see a prompt.

  • Firefox Nightly adds Web Serial after years of saying no

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  • This is a bit of speculation on my part, but I think the recent leadership changes, especially Eric Rescorla (ekr) leaving as Mozilla CTO probably lead to this. I think ekr was responsible for many of the security vetoes that held APIs like this back. Maybe they had good reason for it at the time, but Chrome has now demonstrated that Web Serial has been safe for years.

    So although I appreciate Firefox has always been security conscious, I think they sometimes landed a little too strict on some decisions. I'd be happy if this attitude change allows some more innovation in Firefox that is not just "AI all the things".

  • Memory Price Trends - PCPartPicker

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  • Fair point. I can see how a bubble burst might not recover those discarded wafers, assuming that story is true. However, I'd still imagine that if the bubble did burst, there would naturally be a reduction in demand for memory, and that would cool prices at least a bit. Certainly time will tell. It's still difficult to predict the direction this is all going in.

  • AI Slop and Science Creators: Why you can't trust it, and how to spot it

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  • Yup, I watched the video. Which chapter are you referring to?

    I don't particularly care to get into an argument about this, but don't you agree that voice transcripts and organization of those transcripts is not equivalent to writing an entire blog post with AI?

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    Memory Price Trends - PCPartPicker

    pcpartpicker.com /trends/price/memory/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    What is Bending Spoons? The little-known firm behind Vimeo's sweeping layoffs

    techcrunch.com /2026/01/25/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/
  • DeGoogle Yourself @lemmy.ml
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    One week guest passes for Nebula - First come first serve

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    AI Slop and Science Creators: Why you can't trust it, and how to spot it

  • Toronto @lemmy.ca
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    Tiny Tiny Homes shares an update on their progress

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago

    www.wsj.com /us-news/law/openai-employees-raised-alarms-about-canada-shooting-suspect-months-ago-b585df62
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago

    www.wsj.com /us-news/law/openai-employees-raised-alarms-about-canada-shooting-suspect-months-ago-b585df62
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    Florida officials investigate ChatGPT, OpenAI over alleged role in FSU shooting

    www.nbcnews.com /news/us-news/florida-officials-investigate-chatgpt-openai-alleged-role-fsu-shooting-rcna267477
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    Canadian Lunar Astronaut Jeremy Hansen answers questions from Canadian kids live from deep space

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Announcing ARC-AGI-3 - A benchmark that tests if AI can explore, learn, and adapt in unfamiliar situations. Humans score 100%. Frontier AI scores 0.26%.

    arcprize.org /blog/arc-agi-3-launch
  • DeGoogle Yourself @lemmy.ml
    brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

    One week guest passes for Nebula - First come first serve