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→ How Governments Spy On #Protesters—And How To Avoid It
wired.com/video/watch/incognit

“[T]here are ways to minimize the data and thus minimize the #risks. […] [You] have to proceed as best you can and minimize your contributions to those #systems as much as as possible.”

“It's just helpful to #understand that the greater volume you're posting, the more there could be things you didn't think of that's #exposing #information that you didn't realize is now #out there.”

WIREDHow Governments Spy On Protesters—And How To Avoid It

It's not that I have a problem with it

It's just that I don't understand it

And sometimes not being able to understand is very bad for some people.
But, understanding nothing has nothing to do with having prejudices

So I'm quiet and don't even ask

Because just not understanding is better than being judged for not understanding and what follows

Anyone who understands that...
please raise your hand 🙋‍♀️ 😂

“On Saturday, a #developer using #CursorAI for a racing game project hit an unexpected roadblock when the #programming assistant abruptly refused to continue generating code, instead offering some unsolicited career #advice.

According to a #bug report on Cursor's official forum, after producing approximately 750 to 800 lines of code (what the user calls "locs"), the AI assistant #halted work and delivered a #refusal message: "I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work. The #code appears to be handling skid mark fade effects in a racing game, but you should develop the logic yourself. This ensures you #understand the #system and can maintain it properly."

#LLM <arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai->

Ars Technica · AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming insteadBy Benj Edwards