Pteroductile
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Ok, I’ve got no problem with publicly funded media. Antitrust regs against media consolidation can be fine too. My issue is with regs that aren’t content-neutral (and things like fairness doctrine or laws that make “lying” illegal would fall into that category).
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Ok, I’ve got no problem with publicly funded media. Antitrust regs against media consolidation can be fine too. My issue is with regs that aren’t content-neutral (and things like fairness doctrine or laws that make “lying” illegal would fall into that category).
Sorry, seemed like you were suggesting that “bad speech” on platforms should somehow be prevented or limited. What WERE you suggesting?
February 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Sorry, seemed like you were suggesting that “bad speech” on platforms should somehow be prevented or limited. What WERE you suggesting?
I think if you allow govt to control more speech, that power won’t be used to protect immigrants, minorities, and the poor. The opposite is far more likely. Billionaires controlling most media sucks, govt controlling ALL media is worse.
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I think if you allow govt to control more speech, that power won’t be used to protect immigrants, minorities, and the poor. The opposite is far more likely. Billionaires controlling most media sucks, govt controlling ALL media is worse.
Lol she chose APPLES for her bad comparison. Like thats the #1 cliche for bad comparisons, you cannot even compare apples to oranges, and she’s out here comparing apples to SEX TRAFFICKING.
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Lol she chose APPLES for her bad comparison. Like thats the #1 cliche for bad comparisons, you cannot even compare apples to oranges, and she’s out here comparing apples to SEX TRAFFICKING.
Her voice clearly has magic time altering properties, possibly only in early February though.
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Her voice clearly has magic time altering properties, possibly only in early February though.
Part of our high spending is just because we’re the richest country. We *could* still spend that 2T on keeping more people healthy and saving more lives instead filling insurance exec pockets. The healthcare industry can still thrive without a parasitic health insurance industry.
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Part of our high spending is just because we’re the richest country. We *could* still spend that 2T on keeping more people healthy and saving more lives instead filling insurance exec pockets. The healthcare industry can still thrive without a parasitic health insurance industry.
Also I think we're all mostly talking about Grok here, which didn't just make a printing press, they actually published stuff for the whole world to see.
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Also I think we're all mostly talking about Grok here, which didn't just make a printing press, they actually published stuff for the whole world to see.
And for those of us who favor keeping 230 around, I don't think we would *want* there to be a 230 defense for AI output.
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
And for those of us who favor keeping 230 around, I don't think we would *want* there to be a 230 defense for AI output.
Years ago I got a very condescending “we need to talk about your ad-blocker” pop-up on Slate. I disabled the blocker only to see it somehow download over 100mb of data in under 60s. And it didn’t stop, it would just keep downloading huge amounts of data constantly while you read.
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Years ago I got a very condescending “we need to talk about your ad-blocker” pop-up on Slate. I disabled the blocker only to see it somehow download over 100mb of data in under 60s. And it didn’t stop, it would just keep downloading huge amounts of data constantly while you read.
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Not a legal admission, but it also doesn’t invalidate their conviction or imply any kind of malicious prosecution either.
The issue is that trumps DOJ will just give these people a win for political reasons even though they really have no case.
The issue is that trumps DOJ will just give these people a win for political reasons even though they really have no case.
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not a legal admission, but it also doesn’t invalidate their conviction or imply any kind of malicious prosecution either.
The issue is that trumps DOJ will just give these people a win for political reasons even though they really have no case.
The issue is that trumps DOJ will just give these people a win for political reasons even though they really have no case.
Is the auction still happening? Would love to get my hands on a Mui, but Im not seeing anything on your link.
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Is the auction still happening? Would love to get my hands on a Mui, but Im not seeing anything on your link.
@planetoflana.bsky.social this is a longshot, but do you know of any way I could get my hands on the Mui plushie that was available last year? my 8yo who loves POL has decided to ask Santa for one. 😳
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
@planetoflana.bsky.social this is a longshot, but do you know of any way I could get my hands on the Mui plushie that was available last year? my 8yo who loves POL has decided to ask Santa for one. 😳
I agree with your assessment of Fox News, I really do. But killing the fairness doctrine had almost nothing to do with it. It was always a toothless rule, and if it were still around today very little of our awful media landscape would be different.
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I agree with your assessment of Fox News, I really do. But killing the fairness doctrine had almost nothing to do with it. It was always a toothless rule, and if it were still around today very little of our awful media landscape would be different.
Elon could personally choose exactly what goes into each user’s feed and it wouldn’t change the fact that each tweet is still user generated.
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Elon could personally choose exactly what goes into each user’s feed and it wouldn’t change the fact that each tweet is still user generated.
I don’t think it’s particularly problematic for Nickelodeon, given how obviously fake it is. It’s potentially problematic for children, but not any worse than the other non-AI crap already on youTube, which I’m already keeping away from my own kids.
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think it’s particularly problematic for Nickelodeon, given how obviously fake it is. It’s potentially problematic for children, but not any worse than the other non-AI crap already on youTube, which I’m already keeping away from my own kids.
I agree that this is obvious copyright and trademark infringement, but I just don't find myself being outraged by it at all. So there's a video of Pikachu stealing things. The harm to the copyright holder (giant corporations, usually) from almost all of these AI slop videos is basically zero.
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I agree that this is obvious copyright and trademark infringement, but I just don't find myself being outraged by it at all. So there's a video of Pikachu stealing things. The harm to the copyright holder (giant corporations, usually) from almost all of these AI slop videos is basically zero.
This is funny because you went with the whole ‘Understand before you speak’ thing but it turns out she’s actually right and you’re so confidently wrong.
September 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This is funny because you went with the whole ‘Understand before you speak’ thing but it turns out she’s actually right and you’re so confidently wrong.
I have also recently noticed some of my favorite food products turning into shit or being discontinued. But my question is this: Is this a recent phenomenon? Or has it always been happening, and if you live long enough it just eventually happens to all your favorite stuff?
August 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I have also recently noticed some of my favorite food products turning into shit or being discontinued. But my question is this: Is this a recent phenomenon? Or has it always been happening, and if you live long enough it just eventually happens to all your favorite stuff?
We got back from watching City Slickers in the theater and none of us could remember the name of Billy Crystal’s cow in the movie. It drove us nuts for a week. Eventually my brother started calling movie theaters until someone knew the answer.
July 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We got back from watching City Slickers in the theater and none of us could remember the name of Billy Crystal’s cow in the movie. It drove us nuts for a week. Eventually my brother started calling movie theaters until someone knew the answer.
I originally didn’t read it as a “they deserve it” post, I thought it was more of a “you did this to yourself” post, and his other posts on the subject don’t come off as gloating to me. I can also see how everyone is reading it the other way though.
July 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I originally didn’t read it as a “they deserve it” post, I thought it was more of a “you did this to yourself” post, and his other posts on the subject don’t come off as gloating to me. I can also see how everyone is reading it the other way though.
I Agree. But this ruling doesn’t make that behavior legal. That question will be decided by other lawsuits, which could still rule against AI companies.
June 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I Agree. But this ruling doesn’t make that behavior legal. That question will be decided by other lawsuits, which could still rule against AI companies.
This ruling makes the same distinction though. He ruled that you can copy the copyrighted content into your AI model. That's it. There was no ruling made on whether you can then build a product that routinely spits out near-identical copies of that content when asked.
June 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This ruling makes the same distinction though. He ruled that you can copy the copyrighted content into your AI model. That's it. There was no ruling made on whether you can then build a product that routinely spits out near-identical copies of that content when asked.
But in this case, yes, a regular person would also be exempt? I don’t know how you can read this any other way.
June 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
But in this case, yes, a regular person would also be exempt? I don’t know how you can read this any other way.
but he *looks* so sharp (and pointy)
June 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
but he *looks* so sharp (and pointy)