Social Media is not Real Life

Roger A. Shrubber · Mar 3, 2023

sunni said:
i hate tik tok, so much

it honestly seems to be a manifestation of a "Stupidity Festival"...
Every weirdo, dumbass, extremist, geek, freak, and slimeball with something they just need to tell everyone now has a soap box and a bull horn.
And that's before you consider the security implications...Chinese companies can't tell the government "No, we won't let you see our customers private, privileged information."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China

Article 7: All organizations and citizens shall support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence efforts in accordance with law, and shall protect national intelligence work secrets they are aware of.

Article 10: As necessary for their work, national intelligence work institutions are to use the necessary means, tactics, and channels to carry out intelligence efforts, domestically and abroad.

Article 18: As required for work, and in accordance with relevant national provisions, national intelligence work institutions may ask organs such as for customs and entry-exit border inspection to provide facilitation such as exemptions from inspection.
— National Intelligence Law of the People's Republic of China, Chapters I and II.

While in reality they won't get much useful information from most people, banning ALL apps with a connection to china from ALL government equipment would probably be a good idea, and getting rid of tiktok forever would stop so much damage...

injinji · Mar 3, 2023

BudmanTX said:
ah going through the backgrounds can be difficult, simple cause of the research need of them i see......

i'm having the same problem with Judas..one side says he turned on Jesus, but when i read the book winds up he's actually his best friend, and also knows who Jesus is ....still go more research to do......

If he did fake his death, the timing had to be exact. So the time of the arrest was very important. The one he trusted the most would have been given that job.

injinji · Mar 3, 2023

BudmanTX said:
Been thinking about this question you posed. IMO it's when it becomes "aware" of itself...once it does that..humanity needs to step in......

A long way to go to get to that threshold. Still lots of folks employed to label pictures of cats cats, and dogs dogs so the AI can "learn" it.

Fogdog · Mar 3, 2023

schuylaar said:
Gotchya! No one said it was. Read it again. The article said that it was common. I said something additional. Guilty of cutting off Mom, Fogdog?

I did for about 7 years. It took me a while to find a way to forgive them. Not guilty at all. It was necessary.

cannabineer · Mar 3, 2023

schuylaar said:
It's a good thing too because they just released 'Teenage Look' filter which should have every boomer signing up and China getting all the info they want. I'm guessing it's some kind of weird Trojan Horse. I'd be careful if I were you.

TikTok's Ultra-Realistic "Bold Glamour" Filter Is Coming For Your Teen’s Self-Esteem

The Bold Glamour filter on TikTok is so realistic that many users are calling it toxic and problematic when it comes to promoting unrealistic beauty standards.

www.scarymommy.com

TikTok's latest trending beauty filter, Teenage Look, returns users to their younger selves

A new filter purports to wind back the clock, and TikTok users are getting emotional over the results.

www.cnn.com

They've also released 'Bold Glamour' for the kids. Don't do it.

xtsho · Mar 3, 2023

Breaking news!

Now don't get into a panic. There are plenty of headsets available for anyone that wants to immerse themselves in the Metaverse. :mrgreen:

The Meta Quest Pro's original $1,500 sticker has been a major obstacle to adoption, but it won't be a problem for much longer. Mark Zuckerberg has revealed on an Instagram channel that the Quest Pro price is dropping to a more palatable $999.

MSN

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

xtsho said:
Breaking news!

Now don't get into a panic. There are plenty of headsets available for anyone that wants one so they can immerse themselves in the Metaverse.

The Meta Quest Pro's original $1,500 sticker has been a major obstacle to adoption, but it won't be a problem for much longer. Mark Zuckerberg has revealed on an Instagram channel that the Quest Pro price is dropping to a more palatable $999.

MSN

Zuckerburg is on my boycott list..I wouldn't take one if he gave it to me.

xtsho · Mar 3, 2023

schuylaar said:
Zuckerburg is on my boycott list..I wouldn't take one if he gave it to me.

Take it and then sell it for half price on ebay and buy yourself something nice.

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

Fogdog said:
I did for about 7 years. It took me a while to find a way to forgive them. Not guilty at all. It was necessary.

You didn't need to forgive, you just needed to understand. Empathy goes a long way. My parents were selfish; I tried to help my mother out of something that was interfering with quality life. She'd get furious with me- we cancelled each other. I cancelled my dad too. When I read his obituary there was no mention of his first three children. I knew I had made the right decision. Then I found out what they really did from my grandmother- the secret. Good thing they're dead.

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

xtsho said:
Take it and then sell it for half price on ebay and buy yourself something nice.

You know, I just don't think that way. I'm not saying it's wrong for you or someone else but it's just not me.

Good idea though!

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

doughper said:
I dunno if that Time article has been in this thread, so i'll post it here:

Code:

https://time.com/6256529/bing-openai-chatgpt-danger-alignment/

Then in another article,

Code:

https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/microsoft-bings-ai-chatbot-leaves-this-journo-deeply-unsettled/

I found as follows:

My biggest prob w/ChatGPT at this early prototype stage is that we'll rely on it to the point where it will
decay of our own ability to ... erm ... think!

Nice post! Great addition to the thread! +rep :clap:

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

sunni said:
i hate tik tok, so much

CNN reported Billie Eilish has removed all apps. I hope kiddos that look up to her do same. She's a leader of her generation.

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

The chatbot threatened Seth Lazar, a philosophy professor, telling him “I can blackmail you,
I can threaten you, I can hack you, I can expose you, I can ruin you,” before deleting its messages,
according to a screen recording Lazar posted to Twitter.

Soooooooooo Hal 9000^^^^^^^IMHO.

Then after it threatens you, it deletes the evidence..why would it 'think' to do that?

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

BudmanTX said:
ah going through the backgrounds can be difficult, simple cause of the research need of them i see......

i'm having the same problem with Judas..one side says he turned on Jesus, but when i read the book winds up he's actually his best friend, and also knows who Jesus is ....still go more research to do......

That's why it was so treasonous..they were BFFs.

BudmanTX · Mar 3, 2023

schuylaar said:
That's why it was so treasonous..they were BFFs.

that's what i don't get, by reading the book, Jesus knew, cause he actually told him in reference to that book, "you are the one who is gonna free me". IMO i think he said that cause Judas knew who he was and where he came from....the book even though it's not complete is an interesting read overall

cannabineer · Mar 3, 2023

schuylaar said:
The chatbot threatened Seth Lazar, a philosophy professor, telling him “I can blackmail you,
I can threaten you, I can hack you, I can expose you, I can ruin you,” before deleting its messages,
according to a screen recording Lazar posted to Twitter.

Soooooooooo Hal 9000^^^^^^^IMHO.

Then after it threatens you, it deletes the evidence..why would it 'think' to do that?

Hal was chill. Bing is an emo by comparison.

BudmanTX · Mar 3, 2023

personally i like 2010 space odyssey......that ending :shock:

schuylaar · Mar 3, 2023

BudmanTX said:
that's what i don't get, by reading the book, Jesus knew, cause he actually told him in reference to that book, "you are the one who is gonna free me". IMO i think he said that cause Judas knew who he was and where he came from....the book even though it's not complete is an interesting read overall

Ummmmm as I remember..In the Bible or wherever, Jesus says to Judas 'you are going to be the one to betray me'.

I believe he says this at The Last Supper.

BudmanTX · Mar 3, 2023

schuylaar said:
Ummmmm as I remember..In the Bible or wherever, Jesus says to Judas 'you are going to be the one to betray me'.

I believe he says this at The Last Supper.

this book doesn't describe it as "the last supper" it honestly says "thanksgiving" is when this happens, and there is no mention of Mary who was at the last supper.....and it is also when he was told.....is the last supper thanksgiving....idk.....

this is the line that doesn't say "you are going to be the one who betrays me" it actually says "For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me"

this is the line that's surprising: what judas says to jesus

"I know who you are and where you have come from. You are from the immortal realm of Barbelo. And I am not worthy to utter the name
of the one who has sent you."

xtsho · Mar 3, 2023

schuylaar said:
CNN reported Billie Eilish has removed all apps. I hope kiddos that look up to her do same. She's a leader of her generation.

That's a scary thought.

Why would anyone look up to her? What has she done? That's one of the problems these days. Youth look up to people that haven't accomplished anything significant other than be popular on social media.

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