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Technology@lemmy.zip•OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimatesEnglish
2·9 days agoI think there business model is merely a hail-mary shot at super-intelligent AGI. That’s the only thing that sorta makes sense at this point.
Keep in mind that this is far from my area of expertise, and only stood out to me in the news as one of those perverse legal-isms (like bees being fish) that has no notable effect on day-to-day reality.
Suppose you have a teller break a large bill for you… you give 'em a $100, and they give you 10x$10’s. There is no income event that has occurred, because the value exchanged for value is equal.
Likewise, when you purchase a product from a store with a $100, the business deducts the cost of the product (not just the cost of their wholesale purchase of the product, but also the cost of their store, labor, etc) for tax purposes… supposing the sum of those costs to be $99, they are then taxed on only $1 of profit (thus paying only cents in tax).
As I recall, there was a high-profile court case where a tax protestor claimed they owed no taxes because their earnings exactly matched their cost in labor provided to their employer (making it an even exchange), and the IRS won the court case by admitting to the court that the time and effort one provides an employer has no value.
Hey. This is supposed to be the funhole. Not the sadhole. :-(
IIRC, the IRS says your skills, time, and labor have no value, and all your wages are basically a gift of pure profit.
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Dad Jokes@lemmy.world•You can feed the pachyderms at the Budapest ZooEnglish
10·12 days ago
xia@lemmy.sdf.orgtoFight For Privacy@sopuli.xyz•An Anti-AI Mask Against Facial RecognitionEnglish
5·12 days agoI think a ski mask would be cheaper.
xia@lemmy.sdf.orgtoFight For Privacy@sopuli.xyz•An Anti-AI Mask Against Facial RecognitionEnglish
2·12 days agoWhich means… it currently works against AUTOMATED facial recog, until they add this to their distortion data set (or whatever).
I don’t think it would be that far of a stretch to have “consensual sex” include prostitution.
Until I saw the sublemmy name, I was sure this was some kind of perverse in-joke that went over my head.
Hmm… what does this remind me of… :)

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Technology@lemmy.zip•E Ink goes mobile with budget eye-friendly smartphoneEnglish
2·1 month agoI see a hint of color, so I just know the refresh rate is going to be awful.
EDIT: On second look, I see they also have a black-and-white model.
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TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Whatever happened to "Keepin' It Fresh"?English
1·1 month agoIt got stale.
Sorry, I’ll see myself out.
POV: you’re totally blind.
Maybe we should spell it: D-A-Y-O-F-W-I-N-D ?












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