80 points | by heyimada 2 hours ago ago
8 comments
> Google said in a statement “we understand the concerns” and that it had “fallen short of our own high standards”.
But it wasn't their own high standards, it was a legal obligation that they neglected?
I hope in vain that the powers that be are able to punish them in a way they will actually feel...
Apple said the same rhetorical non-apology apologetically, recently... about something??
I think it was their Siri. Apple Intelligence lags a lot behind competitors, and back during WWDC last year Craig made an announcement about how "Siri had fallen short of expectations".
Executives were the world's first slop slingers even before LLMs. No wonder they got infatuated so easily.
Google’s web page about the Muhos data center referenced in the article: https://datacenters.google/locations/muhos/
> it would consider enforcement proceedings and a fine
Oh man they are going to consider a fine, that would probably be barely an inconvenience to google.
When should we expect our corporate overlords to block out the sun just to fuck with us? [1]
[1] https://youtu.be/L3LbxDZRgA4
> Google said in a statement "Whadd'ya gonna do about it, little worm? Gonna vote for someone who will stop us? HAHAHAHA"
> Google said in a statement “we understand the concerns” and that it had “fallen short of our own high standards”.
But it wasn't their own high standards, it was a legal obligation that they neglected?
I hope in vain that the powers that be are able to punish them in a way they will actually feel...
> Google said in a statement “we understand the concerns” and that it had “fallen short of our own high standards”.
Apple said the same rhetorical non-apology apologetically, recently... about something??
I think it was their Siri. Apple Intelligence lags a lot behind competitors, and back during WWDC last year Craig made an announcement about how "Siri had fallen short of expectations".
Executives were the world's first slop slingers even before LLMs. No wonder they got infatuated so easily.
Google’s web page about the Muhos data center referenced in the article: https://datacenters.google/locations/muhos/
> it would consider enforcement proceedings and a fine
Oh man they are going to consider a fine, that would probably be barely an inconvenience to google.
When should we expect our corporate overlords to block out the sun just to fuck with us? [1]
[1] https://youtu.be/L3LbxDZRgA4
> Google said in a statement "Whadd'ya gonna do about it, little worm? Gonna vote for someone who will stop us? HAHAHAHA"