DesertDwellingWeirdo

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Anon goes camping in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
[–] DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

I tried a hand pump while camping and never used it again. The tannins in the water (decayed plant matter secretion) isn't captured by the filter and hit me pretty hard.

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure a lot of military software, in contrast, is acquired from private companies that retain IP rights. Likely legal exceptions aside.

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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced (www.404media.co)
Meta envisages social media filled with AI-generated users [Financial Times] in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Politicians and corporations will be able to pay and use these bots to influence users on policy and politics like they would with advertisements. They're cutting out the shadowy troll farm and PR firm middlemen.