Fantastic conversation between @eff and @superwuster, particularly around 13 mins with the discussion about how many tech startups have been naive about their own pure intentions holding out when the market forces roll in.
Elsewhere, @pluralistic has mentioned the importance of the Ulysses Pact - using the initial moment of strength to set up structures to prevent your business from making bad decisions in future moments of weakness.
Studie: Start-up-Gründer meist aus wohlhabenden Familien
Lockt durch eine Firmengründung der soziale Aufstieg? Wie eine neue Untersuchung zeigt, stecken hinter Start-ups meist Angehörige wohlhabender Familien - mit der entsprechenden Bildung. Von Ingo Nathusius.
Well, changing instances here on Mastodon is quite easy. Here's my old intro for now:
I'm a #SoftwareEngineer and Engineering Manager for over 20 years, and a #guitar player for longer than that. I've had a broad career across industries, working for #StartUps , #Banks, #Government, #Healthcare. When my 6 year old found out I did some work for #NASA, she asked "Did they pay you to work there, or did you pay them?"
I'm currently focused on helping to mitigate #ClimateChange, hence the server choice. I'm really enjoying the #Fediverse and #Mastodon.
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The terrible human toll in Gaza has many causes.
A chilling investigation by +972 highlights efficiency:
An engineer: “When a 3-year-old girl is killed in a home in Gaza, it’s because someone in the army decided it wasn’t a big deal for her to be killed.”
An AI outputs "100 targets a day". Like a factory with murder delivery:
"According to the investigation, another reason for the large number of targets, and the extensive harm to civilian life in Gaza, is the widespread use of a system called “Habsora” (“The Gospel”), which is largely built on artificial intelligence and can “generate” targets almost automatically at a rate that far exceeds what was previously possible. This AI system, as described by a former intelligence officer, essentially facilitates a “mass assassination factory.”"
"The third is “power targets,” which includes high-rises and residential towers in the heart of cities, and public buildings such as universities, banks, and government offices."
"The unit is engaged in the same kind of AI work that the world’s biggest tech companies, like Google, Facebook and China’s Baidu are doing in a race to apply machine learning to such functions as self-driving cars, analysis of salespeople’s telephone pitches and cybersecurity — or to fight Israel’s next war more intelligently."
“I’ve always loved algorithms. I was already involved with them in high school and worked in the field. When I [was] drafted I wanted to combine the technology with a combat,” Maj. Sefi Cohen, 34, recalls.
The unit’s only female member left recently. so for the moment it’s an all-male team. Cohen says: “Everyone who’s here is the tops.”