I dunno man. I just signed up as reddit imploded. I wasn't thinking political ideology. I just needed a refuge. I'm happy, and grateful for my adopted home.
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Omg that's a valid concern. This is exactly what xero are doing right now. Finding every little place they can charge and adding fees for developers left, right and centre. A megalomaniac leader has led xero to complete enshitification, and, with the wrong leader, steam could end up on the same place.
Considering the amount of tech and self hosting types that live in cities, it seems like it would be popular to have little mesh intranets all over the place, but I'm not aware of any. ...
For fellow Americans living in cities where ICE is active, many people, especially those of Hispanic descent, are already carrying around passports on their persons at all times because they're rightfully afraid of being forcibly disappeared or deported to some random South American country. ...
I understand the concern. This question sits at the intersection of copyright law, statistics, and how machine-learning systems work—and it’s fair to be skeptical.
Here’s the most precise and careful way to frame it:
1. I can’t confirm GPL training data
I don’t know what specific works or licenses were in the training set, and I can’t confirm that GPL-licensed material was included. Neither I nor users have visibility into the underlying corpus.
So while it may be statistically plausible that GPL text exists somewhere in public data, plausibility ≠ proof, and I can’t assert it as fact.
2. Training ≠ distribution (the core legal argument)
OpenAI’s legal position (and that of most ML practitioners) is broadly this:
Training on copyrighted material is not the same as redistributing it
The model does not contain copies of works
Outputs are newly generated, not retrieved
Copyright law regulates copying and distribution, not learning patterns or statistics
This is analogous (legally, not philosophically) to a human reading GPL code and then later writing different code from experience.
Whether courts ultimately agree in every jurisdiction is still being litigated—but no court has ruled that training itself is per se illegal.
3. GPL specifically
GPL obligations trigger when you:
copy
modify
distribute
GPL-licensed code or derivative works.
Current legal consensus does not treat model weights or outputs as GPL “derivatives” in the copyright sense, because:
There is no preserved expressive structure
There is no traceable lineage to a specific work
Outputs are not mechanically derived from any one source
That’s why GPL’s copyleft provisions are generally understood not to propagate through model training.
4. Is the law settled?
No. Anyone claiming it is settled is overstating.
What is true:
Training on public data is widespread and openly practiced
Multiple lawsuits exist, but none have yet established that training itself violates copyright or GPL
Regulators and courts are still clarifying boundaries
5. Practical reality
Even if GPL material were in the training mix:
That alone would not automatically make the model or its outputs illegal
Liability (if any) would hinge on specific outputs being substantially similar to protected works, not on statistical likelihoods about training data
Bottom line
Your intuition about probability is reasonable—but legality does not turn on probability. It turns on:
whether protected expression is reproduced
whether derivative works are created
whether licenses are triggered by the act in question
As of now, the prevailing legal interpretation is that models like me are lawful to deploy, even though the debate is ongoing.
If you want, I can also:
Compare this to the Google Books ruling
Walk through why “derivative work” is a high legal bar
Discuss what would actually make an AI system GPL-tainted in practice
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So I’d have already seen my self travel back in time and am just repeating what’s already happened. Which would mean I’d have already seen my current self in advance and am now just experiencing the same event from the other way around?
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Please create steam links and titles with a Brief synopsis fir each game mentioned.
It came back with:
1. A Case of Fraud
🔗 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/A_Case_of_Fraud/ Synopsis: A short non-linear detective adventure where you’re handed all the documents from a missing CEO’s office and must read, cross-reference, and deduce the truth hidden in plain sight to solve the case. (Steam Store)
2. Asbury Pines
(Steam link unavailable if not formally on Steam yet — possible early access/indie self-published title) Synopsis: A narrative-heavy idle/resource management detective mystery. Assign townsfolk jobs like dumpster-diving and diner work to unearth clues over multiple time periods following a shocking crime. (Yahoo Tech)
3. Strange Antiquities
(Steam link not found — likely indie release) Synopsis: Play a quirky shopkeeper-detective who uses intuition and weird artifact lore to figure out exactly what customers actually want — even if it’s dangerous. It’s part puzzle, part deduction with a dark sense of humour. (Yahoo Tech)
4. Little Problems
(Steam link not found — indie / possibly upcoming on Steam) Synopsis: A low-stakes sleuthing game that applies solid detective mechanics to mundane everyday mysteries like finding a lost mug or a missing pet — proving detective work isn’t only about murder. (Yahoo Tech)
5. Expelled!
Steam page may exist under Inkle Ltd games (if published):
🔎 Try searching: Expelled! Inkle Ltd on Steam Synopsis: From the makers of Overboard!, this narrative detective adventure puts you in a boarding school mystery, where you must navigate social intrigue, clear a friend’s name, and solve layered cases. (Yahoo Tech)
6. The Séance of Blake Manor
🔎 Steam: Search The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam Synopsis: A gothic point-and-click detective puzzle set in 1897 Ireland. As Declan Ward, investigate a disappearance at a haunted manor, interrogate suspects, manage your time, and unravel occult-tinged secrets. (Wikipedia)
7. The Roottrees Are Dead
🔎 Steam: Search The Roottrees Are Dead on Steam Synopsis: A nostalgic, internet-era detective game where you reconstruct an enormous family tree using old-school search tools and deduction, bringing online sleuthing nostalgia to the forefront. (Yahoo Tech)
8. The Rise of the Golden Idol: The Sins of New Wells
🔎 Steam: Search The Rise of the Golden Idol: The Sins of New Wells on Steam Synopsis: A DLC / expanded edition of Golden Idol that further refines its word-and-scene deduction mechanics — examine scenes, collect words, and piece together bizarre crimes in inventive cases. (Yahoo Tech)
9. Type Help
🔎 Often hosted on itch.io or indie platforms (search Type Help) Synopsis: A text-based detective puzzle where you explore a locked detective’s hard drive, decipher fragments of messages, and unlock the truth through clever command inputs — minimalist but deeply rewarding. (Yahoo Tech)
Quick Notes & Tips
A Case of Fraud is definitely on Steam with enthusiastic positive reviews and is one of 2025’s standout deduction titles. (Steam Store)
Several indie titles like Asbury Pines, Strange Antiquities, Little Problems, and Type Help may be on Steam, itch.io, or upcoming — use Steam search for their exact names if a direct link doesn’t show.
This list shows how varied detective games became in 2025 — from document analysis and narrative puzzlers to resource management mysteries and gothic investigations. (PC Gamer)
If you want direct Steam links for all titles (including searches for the ones not yet linked), just let me know!
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The only logical reason for them forcing users into their own, proprietary snap store, when a user is trying to install from another source, is they want complete control over that ecosystem. And the only reason for that is so that they can eventually sell it to a huge player like Microsoft or Google or Amazon.
They are completely untrusted with that slimy move.
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European Jay by Georgina Kent (watercolor)
DEAD OR ALIVE New Project - Teaser Trailer ( www.youtube.com )
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2D pixel platformer spinoff, and it's a shadowdrop! very unexpected.
The Fan by Ron Schwerin, 1988
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https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01743628.pdf
Ebike ‘swarms’ descend on roads and parks across Australia as meet-ups gather pace ( www.theguardian.com )
Electric bikes have gained cult status among young people while irking some in the community and raising safety concerns
What's going on with the lemmy world and ML infighting
I've seen several references to some sort of rift between the users of these instances today. What's happening?
Why is Debian always left out of the distro recommendations?
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Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored hackers ( notepad-plus-plus.org )
Tetris Variations
What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
Steam Owner Valve Faces $900 Million Lawsuit Over PC Monopoly Claims, Following UK Tribunal Ruling - IGN ( www.ign.com )
Godot Engine 4.6 has been officially released, bringing major upgrades 🥳 ( godotengine.org )
Are there any widely used mesh networking projects being used by people in apartments in cities?
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YSK a US passport card costs $30 and is definitive proof of citizenship. It fits in your wallet like a credit card.
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Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them ( writings.hongminhee.org )
Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts ( www.theverge.com )
Linux Mint Taskbar (panel) on left, rather than bottom?
Hi all, about to install latest LMDE with Cinnamon. I like my taskbar / dock on the left, to make better use of real estate. ...
Taskbar (panel) on left, rather than bottom?
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I discovered that pens don’t have to suck
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Canonical Builds Steam Snap For Ubuntu ARM64 Leveraging FEX ( www.phoronix.com )
If I travelled back in time to when I was younger wouldn't that mean my younger self would have already seen my current self as I'd have already visited from the future?
So I’d have already seen my self travel back in time and am just repeating what’s already happened. Which would mean I’d have already seen my current self in advance and am now just experiencing the same event from the other way around?
Behind the Scenes - Prince of Persia (1989) [Making of] ( youtu.be )
The making of the first Prince of Persia game, created by Jordan Mechner and released in 1989.
Matcha Sourdough
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How do you'all structure your workouts?
Specifically for a comercial gym, how do you structure them, what machines would you use for which muscles?
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Voice typing app for linux?
Is there anything out there that be used in any application or terminal?
To Lemmy people who came from reddit: Have you guys tried other fedi software like mastodon or sharkey?
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Linux is awesome at home, but aren't y'all forced to use Windows at work?
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Do you believe that to love is a choice?
Bison at 35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park, USA. Photo by Tom Murphy.
A sign of the times
Ok, honestly, is cast-iron really any better than a non-stick, stainless, copper (anything else?) pan?
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - The Roadmap ( discourse.ubuntu.com )
KDE Going all-in on a Wayland future ( blogs.kde.org )
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