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Cake day: June 1st, 2023
  • Lucien@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Elon Musk goes low against Zuckerberg as Twitter-Threads spat intensifiesEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Right, most of the complaints people have about Zuckerberg is that he’s a stereotypical tech bro ceo lacking a moral compass.

    People calling Zuckerberg a lizard person or robot mostly come from how he talked and acted when under intense public questioning by legislators regarding user privacy and their business model. That’s a high pressure situation where he was coached on what he could and could not say by legal to minimize the fallout, so his awkward expressions and stilted speech are understandable.

    People don’t like him because he’s a ruthless ceo, and that requires some level of sociopathy pull off. Musk, on the other hand, actively antagonizes people and seems to thrive on controversy. His primary goal seems to be ego-driven, unlike Zuckerberg who’s solely in it for the money.

  • Lucien@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Analysis | Printer ink is a scam. Here’s how to spend less.English
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    1 year ago

    I use my HP printer infrequently enough that every time I booted up my inkjet, I had to put it through a printer head cleaning cycle. I’d be surprised if I got more than 20 sheets of paper for each cartridge do to the wasted ink, and the dang thing malfunctioned frequently even after cleaning (streaks, blots, complaining about missing colors when printing b/w, etc).

    After switching to a Brother mono laser, I haven’t had to do any maintenance in 3 years and it’s still on the original toner cart which it came with.

    This is the way.

  • Lucien@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Gizmodo and Kotaku Staff Furious After Owner Announces Move to AI Content
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    1 year ago

    Eh, you can improve reporting, time usage, and statistics all you want. It won’t help people stop making stupid short-sighted decisions. If it isn’t middle management, it’ll be the people controlling the AI’s which replace them.

    CEO: “AI, give me a plan to improve profits by at least 10% in the next quarter.”

    AI: “<insert plan>. Note: enacting this plan will cause talent attrition and there is a 70% chance of -50% revenue over the following 5 years.”

    CEO: “Sounds great, I’m retiring next year!”

    The people up top have plenty information on how to run a long-term successful business, but still choose to make illogical decisions which screw them over the long term. Changing the source of data to an AI just means that the CEO can ignore any feedback or metrics which don’t agree with their internal model and incentive structure.