There's a race within "the scene". The first group to release the content (meeting all of the technical requirements, lest they get "nuked" or "propered") gets credits, while everyone else gets nothing. The Wikipedia page on "Warez scene" is a good place to start if you want more technical details.
That said, scene groups don't release everything. Some shows just aren't popular enough, or are unavailable to the various release groups. That's where I think this show is. While scene releases don't usually say their source, they do state the type, e.g. WEB (aka Web-DL). I suspect that the episodes get released on AMZN/DSNP/HULU/whatever at 5am ET, and that's when a member of EDITH grabs it in 720p to release around 5:10. They might go back later to release the 1080p version, but it looks like in previous seasons they kept getting sniped.
TL;DR: I bet the streaming content becomes available right before the scene release, which is why it's so consistent.
A lot of people here are vastly overestimating the grade level of material they read. Most newspapers write between a 6th and 8th grade level. NY Times is around 10.
Most politicians also use speeches targeting a 6-8th grade education, for the same reason. Trump speaks somewhere around grade 4.
Laws/bills targeting higher than that, particularly when placed on the ballot, are usually done so to gatekeep the general populace (other people have already posted examples). It's rarely due to technical requirements.
"Scene" releases are always the fastest. They do not directly travel by torrent, although they are commonly uploaded to various trackers. You can watch one of the PreDB sites to see when one gets released (finding the content itself is up to you). Their native format is split RAR, but most trackers will have them unRAR'd.
Private trackers tend to prefer P2P release groups. Common ones are NTb, FLUX, and especially on one tracker, Kitsune. These are always slower than scene, but advocates will say the quality is higher.
Side note: it looks like recent episodes of that show were released by EDITH in 720p around 5am EDT. I don't see any 1080p releases for this season. So either it's only available in 720 or it's not a very popular show.
"The invoice you didn't see coming"? Everyone that wasn't guzzling the Kool-aid saw it coming. AI is expensive. Really fucking expensive. Every AI company has been operating at a massive loss this entire time.
Of course the price was going to increase. There's still a bunch of price hikes coming, just slow/small enough to "boil the frog alive".
The fact that it was hidden in some accounting fuckery is also not surprising. Hidden fees are the norm now.
"Chinese-made". We had this exact conversation over 40 years ago. The result was Honda opening their factory in Marysville, OH. Under the laws at the time, cars manufactured at this factory were American-made, and not covered by any trade restrictions.
Now you might be thinking they'll use a different definition, like company ownership. Except Chinese companies already own minority stakes in several western brands. And since companies can own other companies, or stakes in other companies, it's trivial to setup a chain of shell companies. Chinese brands can own a company in Sweden that owns a stake in (e.g) GM.
The weasel words in that quote, especially in paragraph 2, are blinding. He's definitely the kind of person that complains about people attacking his "free speech".
The detail about hash values is really important. The FBI maintains a database of known CSAM. Presumably, hers is in that database, hence the hash values. While not everyone has access to that DB, Xitter/etc does. There is no ambiguity of anything on that list; there's also no need for any human to review. It's already been confirmed.
While I'm not sure there's any case law about it, I would be amazed if using that to train generative AI (except POSSIBLY as content to block) was treated as anything other than possession, distribution, and maybe even production of CSAM.
Proving it might be difficult without full discovery, and AI is infamous for the massive corpus of training data. However, AI doesn't always generate truly unique works. Go to any image generator and prompt for a video game plumber, and you'll see an unmistakable image of Mario. It's possible that they can find a prompt that generates results close enough to her images.
TBH, the police involvement is nearly inconsequential.
The patient (regardless of circumstance) needs treatment. That treatment is administered by the hospital, and billed to the patient (and by extension, their insurance if applicable). The patient (and their insurance) can later sue for these expenses if caused by someone else. It gets a bit more complicated if the patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to consent, but still unrelated to the police.
The police will happily sit and wait for the patient to be discharged for any follow-up actions, such as an arrest.
There's already precedent that you cannot be forced to give up your passwords. It's a 5th amendment violation. But I'm not sure if it applies to this case or not.
Workplaces got rid of CRTs many years ago. The power savings alone made it worthwhile, as did the desk space, larger screens, and modern ports. You haven't even been able to buy them for a long time.
Even if we assume he got it free from work, that's still probably 20 years of storing it.
The Beloit/Mindset list that comes out every year. It takes the form of "This year's college freshman have always/never ______". For instance, they've always had GPS in their pocket. They've never used a desktop computer. $Celebrity has always been dead. It's always been a post-9/11 world.
There's a race within "the scene". The first group to release the content (meeting all of the technical requirements, lest they get "nuked" or "propered") gets credits, while everyone else gets nothing. The Wikipedia page on "Warez scene" is a good place to start if you want more technical details.
That said, scene groups don't release everything. Some shows just aren't popular enough, or are unavailable to the various release groups. That's where I think this show is. While scene releases don't usually say their source, they do state the type, e.g. WEB (aka Web-DL). I suspect that the episodes get released on AMZN/DSNP/HULU/whatever at 5am ET, and that's when a member of EDITH grabs it in 720p to release around 5:10. They might go back later to release the 1080p version, but it looks like in previous seasons they kept getting sniped.
TL;DR: I bet the streaming content becomes available right before the scene release, which is why it's so consistent.
A lot of people here are vastly overestimating the grade level of material they read. Most newspapers write between a 6th and 8th grade level. NY Times is around 10.
Most politicians also use speeches targeting a 6-8th grade education, for the same reason. Trump speaks somewhere around grade 4.
Laws/bills targeting higher than that, particularly when placed on the ballot, are usually done so to gatekeep the general populace (other people have already posted examples). It's rarely due to technical requirements.
"Scene" releases are always the fastest. They do not directly travel by torrent, although they are commonly uploaded to various trackers. You can watch one of the PreDB sites to see when one gets released (finding the content itself is up to you). Their native format is split RAR, but most trackers will have them unRAR'd.
Private trackers tend to prefer P2P release groups. Common ones are NTb, FLUX, and especially on one tracker, Kitsune. These are always slower than scene, but advocates will say the quality is higher.
Side note: it looks like recent episodes of that show were released by EDITH in 720p around 5am EDT. I don't see any 1080p releases for this season. So either it's only available in 720 or it's not a very popular show.
"The invoice you didn't see coming"? Everyone that wasn't guzzling the Kool-aid saw it coming. AI is expensive. Really fucking expensive. Every AI company has been operating at a massive loss this entire time.
Of course the price was going to increase. There's still a bunch of price hikes coming, just slow/small enough to "boil the frog alive".
The fact that it was hidden in some accounting fuckery is also not surprising. Hidden fees are the norm now.
"Chinese-made". We had this exact conversation over 40 years ago. The result was Honda opening their factory in Marysville, OH. Under the laws at the time, cars manufactured at this factory were American-made, and not covered by any trade restrictions.
Now you might be thinking they'll use a different definition, like company ownership. Except Chinese companies already own minority stakes in several western brands. And since companies can own other companies, or stakes in other companies, it's trivial to setup a chain of shell companies. Chinese brands can own a company in Sweden that owns a stake in (e.g) GM.
The irony being that Trump's base is far less likely to own a passport than his opponents.
The weasel words in that quote, especially in paragraph 2, are blinding. He's definitely the kind of person that complains about people attacking his "free speech".
What does "a clear connection" even mean? Are they suggesting that he purchased "services" from Epstein? Supplied victims? Arranged clients?
I've not seen any accusations against him, and I'd really like more information.
Do you have a source to support that statement? Everything I can find, including the American Diabetes Association and Teladoc, says otherwise.
I get that your body processes alcohol similar to fructose, but that doesn't make it a carb.
Thinking outside the box, you might be having a carb crash. Beer is carb-heavy, while whiskey is carb-free.
It's an interesting sidenote that Amazon is currently deploying heavily customized Rivians for (some) new delivery vans.
It says 50,000 cans. How much more freedom can you get than cans of cheap, shitty American beer?
The detail about hash values is really important. The FBI maintains a database of known CSAM. Presumably, hers is in that database, hence the hash values. While not everyone has access to that DB, Xitter/etc does. There is no ambiguity of anything on that list; there's also no need for any human to review. It's already been confirmed.
While I'm not sure there's any case law about it, I would be amazed if using that to train generative AI (except POSSIBLY as content to block) was treated as anything other than possession, distribution, and maybe even production of CSAM.
Proving it might be difficult without full discovery, and AI is infamous for the massive corpus of training data. However, AI doesn't always generate truly unique works. Go to any image generator and prompt for a video game plumber, and you'll see an unmistakable image of Mario. It's possible that they can find a prompt that generates results close enough to her images.
TBH, the police involvement is nearly inconsequential.
The patient (regardless of circumstance) needs treatment. That treatment is administered by the hospital, and billed to the patient (and by extension, their insurance if applicable). The patient (and their insurance) can later sue for these expenses if caused by someone else. It gets a bit more complicated if the patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to consent, but still unrelated to the police.
The police will happily sit and wait for the patient to be discharged for any follow-up actions, such as an arrest.
Comments like this are why /s is so useful. It's just barely over the top to be considered serious.
The best time to leave Allstate was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.
Also applies to most insurance companies, particularly the ones that do a lot of advertising.
The Mattel and Mars Bar Chocobot Hour!
There's already precedent that you cannot be forced to give up your passwords. It's a 5th amendment violation. But I'm not sure if it applies to this case or not.
Workplaces got rid of CRTs many years ago. The power savings alone made it worthwhile, as did the desk space, larger screens, and modern ports. You haven't even been able to buy them for a long time.
Even if we assume he got it free from work, that's still probably 20 years of storing it.
The Beloit/Mindset list that comes out every year. It takes the form of "This year's college freshman have always/never ______". For instance, they've always had GPS in their pocket. They've never used a desktop computer. $Celebrity has always been dead. It's always been a post-9/11 world.
Each year, that list always makes me feel old.