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[–] [email protected] 153 points 1 week ago (4 children)

But I can't pirate copyrighted materials to "train" my own real intelligence.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Now you get why we were all told to hate AI. It's a patriot act for copywrite and IP laws. We should be able too. But that isn't where our discussions were steered was it

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's copyright, not copywrite---you know, the right to copy. Copywriting is what ad people do. And what does this have to do with the PATRIOT Act?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is how you know I'm not an AI but instead an idiot that uses AI

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Man, what if we abolished copyright, but also banned gen AI completely. I think that would be the funniest answer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Only answer that would make me happy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

We don't make laws. They do and they won't abolish something that's set up for them. But we have a choice to listen for now. What if we do whatever we wanted and we didn't make it easy for them to enforce rules that don't benefit us. I remember underground comics back in the day that said fuck Disney and drew Mickey smoking crack because fuck Disney. I remember downloading some of the best music on Napster because it was not really protected songs yet that some kid remixes into a whole new song. Like Slipknot and Britney Spears.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

That's because the elites don't want you to think for yourself, and instead are designing tools that will tell you what to think.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

you can, however, go to your local library and read any book ever written for free

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Unless it's deemed a "bad" one by your local klanned karenhood and removed from the library for being tOo WoKe

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

klanned karenhood

Yoink

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

i almost wrote that caveat, but decided to leave it low hanging….
as far as i know, though, that only applies to children’s books at this point…

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

any book ever written

Damn! Which library are you going to?!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

F in chat for the library of Alexandria.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

if the library doesn’t have a book, they will order it from another library….
every american library…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

are you sure? have you actually tried? or maybe ask a librarian?
most public libraries are part of a network of libraries… and a lot of their services aren’t immediately obvious….
also, all libraries have computers and free internet access…
i’d like to ask what library in particular, but you probably don’t want to dox yourself like that….

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

My city library will pull from nearby libraries for a fee (like $2/work I think?), or I can use my card at those same libraries for free (just need to return to the same library), but AFAIK they don't pull from anything beyond that. We're a relatively small city (like 30-40k people), so maybe things are different downtown.

University libraries, however, will pull from pretty much everywhere, and they have access to a ton of online academic resources.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

i am guilty of hyperbole… i should’ve qualified my infinitives with “just about” and such….
i am more sorry about my inaccuracy than anyone has ever felt sorry about anything

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Interlibrary Loan isn't available everywhere (at least back when I used to work at a library ~10 years ago it wasn't). If it is, it often has an associated fee (usually at least shipping fees, sometimes an additional service fee). I think the common exception to that is public university libraries.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago