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Improbable & Terrifying

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Veilid

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Take Back Control

Veilid is an open-source, peer-to-peer, mobile-first, networked application framework.

Veilid (pronounced Vay-Lid, from 'Valid and Veiled Identification')

Veilid allows anyone to build a distributed, private app. Veilid gives users the privacy to opt out of data collection and online tracking. Veilid is being built with user experience, privacy, and safety as our top priorities. It is open source and available to everyone to use and build upon.

Veilid goes above and beyond existing privacy technologies and has the potential to completely change the way people use the Internet. Veilid has no profit motive, which puts us in a unique position to promote ideals without the compromise of capitalism.

We built Veilid because when the Internet was young and new, we viewed it as an endless and open realm of possibility.

Instead, the Internet we know now has been heavily commercialized, with users and their data being the most sought-after commodity. The only ways to opt-out of becoming the product for billionaires to exploit are either too technical for the average user, or to simply not go online.

We don't believe that is fair; we still haven't given up our dream for the entire Internet to be free and accessible without trading privacy to use it.

We believe that everyone should be able to forge relationships, learn, create, and build online — without being monetized.

With Veilid, the user is in control, in a way that is approachable and friendly, regardless of technical ability. We want to give the world the Internet we should have had all along.

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Mark Zuckerberg is ready to fight Elon Musk in a cage match

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Mark Zuckerberg posing with a weighted vest on.
Zuckerberg says he recently completed “the Murph Challenge” workout in just under 40 minutes, which is insane. | Mark Zuckerberg / Meta

Here we go.

After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption “send me location.”

I’ve confirmed that Zuckerberg’s post on his Instagram account is, in fact, not a joke, which means the ball is now in Musk’s court. “The story speaks for itself,” Meta spokesperson Iska Saric told me.

Musk has responded, with two words: Vegas Octagon.

Screenshot: The Verge
Zuckerberg posted this on his verified Instagram account Wednesday.

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ChrisDL
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I've done the murph several times, and i'm frankly in pretty good shape. But even without the weight vest it takes me at least 45 minutes if memory serves. 40 minutes with a weight vest is no joke, Zuck must be strong AF.
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Aerobic or Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity: Which Is... : Current Sports Medicine Reports

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Run and Lift.
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DeSantis attack ad uses fake AI images of Trump embracing Fauci

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A screenshot of two AI generated images of Trump embracing Fauci with a text overlay saying “AI-GENERATED FAKE IMAGE”
The attack ad features three images showing Trump embracing Fauci. | Image: The Verge

The campaign backing Ron DeSantis as Republican presidential nominee in 2024 has used what experts identify as AI-generated deepfakes in attack ad against rival Donald Trump.

On June 5th, the “DeSantis War Room” Twitter account shared a video emphasizing Trump’s support for Anthony Fauci, a former White House chief medical advisor and key figure in developing the US response to COVID-19. Fauci has become a hated figure in right-wing politics, particularly among the anti-vax movement, and the attack ad seeks to grow this base of support for DeSantis by portraying Trump and Fauci as close collaborators.

The video includes real clips of Trump discussing Fauci and a collage of six pictures of the two men together. Of the six images, three...

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ChrisDL
175 days ago
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I'm weirdly ok with this. If Trump refuses to play by the rules perhaps the people running against him shouldn't either. I realize this means it's essentially a race to the bottom, which is unfortunate. But I am having a somewhat hard time finding alternatives since we no longer disqualify candidates for lying/cheating/stealing...
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Nezchan
175 days ago
I'm interested in seeing how Trump responds, given his standard MO is to escalate via retaliation, and where possible send the lawyers in. I expect he'll be doing both here. It's gonna get vicious, assuming he doesn't just have a heart attack or something.
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ChrisDL
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rlauzon
220 days ago
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There's a BIG difference between being forced to "share" your property and choosing to share your property.
cosmotic
219 days ago
The wealthy never chose to share, and the wealthy almost always figure out how to evade the forced sharing.
rlauzon
219 days ago
Spoken like a true worthless elitist. People like you always want the gov't to take because you are incapable of earning it for yourself.
cosmotic
219 days ago
People taking instead of earning sure sounds a lot like the wealthy elite. I'm okay with the government taking from me; it helps pay for all the public services I and my community receive.
rlauzon
219 days ago
It only sounds that way to you because you've never worked or earned anything in your life. Ignorant Elitists like you are just a bunch of useless parasites on society.
bta3
218 days ago
I admire your bravery for making up shit about people you know nothing about. really incredible.
rlauzon
218 days ago
Your words expose you for what you are.
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