HackerNews Summary (2023-06-02 10AM)

Source: auto-dr.md

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A scribe has been hired at the company to document the daily work and future plans of developers, removing the need for them to do it themselves.

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📝 The scribe will document the developers’ daily activities and future plans

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Source: Netflix Shareholders Vote to Reject Executive Pay Packages

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Netflix shareholders rejected proposals on executive pay during their annual meeting. Meredith Stiehm, President of the Western branch of the Writers Guild of America, had earlier argued that the compensation structure was even more egregious due to the ongoing writers’ strike. They are seeking greater compensation and improved working conditions.

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💰 Netflix’s executive pay is being scrutinized and shareholders have previously rejected a “Say on Pay” proposal.

🤝 Meredith Stiehm has written to Netflix and Comcast shareholders to say that the compensation structure is particularly egregious during a writer’s strike.

🖋️ The Western branch of the Writers Guild of America is seeking annual payment of $68m.

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Source: Dear Stack Overflow, Inc.

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Stack Overflow moderators have gone on a general strike after the platform prohibited them from moderating AI-generated content. The decision allows the proliferation of plagiarism and incorrect information on the Stack Exchange network, which poses a danger to the platform’s credibility and trustworthiness.

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🤖 The policy change prohibits moderators from moderating AI-generated content, except for some narrow circumstances.

🤦‍♀️ Stack Overflow’s decision allows unchecked proliferation of “hallucinations” and plagiarism throughout the platform, damaging the site’s integrity.

🤝 Stack Overflow has ignored community feedback, overriding community consensus and essential feedback for policy changes on the platform.

🤜🏻 To protect Stack Exchange users from the risk of incorrect information, plagiarism or loss of value, Stack Overflow moderators are calling for a general moderation strike until the policy changes.

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Source: Modern C

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The Second Edition of Modern C is now available as a print and eBook from Manning. The book is an open edition and can be purchased using the discount code MODC35 for a 35% discount.

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💻 Modern C, Second Edition, is now available as an eBook and print edition.

📚 Manning’s help and investment were crucial for the book’s Second Edition.

🌐 Modern C is an open edition on the website to keep the resource available.

💰 Purchasing the book using the discount code MODC35 will save 35% on the price.

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Source: Kenneth Anger RIP: The Magus of American Cinema dead at 96

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Kenneth Anger, the visionary filmmaker, artist, and author has passed away at the age of 96. He was known for his kaleidoscopic films with queer themes and narratives that influenced the avant-garde art scenes of the later 20th century and contemporary queer and youth culture.

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💿Kenneth Anger was a trailblazer in avant-garde film and video art, pioneering an experimental montage technique and incorporating double exposure, found footage, and manipulations of celluloid.

🌈His iconic short films fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s subcultures, the visual language of pop and music videos, and queer iconography.

🎥Kenneth handled all usual filmmaking roles himself, including camera work, set and costume design, film development and editing, as well as acting as director, producer and actor in one.

🎆His earliest works, such as “Fireworks,” elicited obscenity charges for its homosexual cruising, sailor fetish, sexual violence, and gore. “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” continues to influence contemporary avant-garde art with its orgiastic mixture of myth and ecstasy.

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