Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoMeta admits using pirated books to train AI, but won't pay for itwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1841arrow-down17cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1834arrow-down1external-linkMeta admits using pirated books to train AI, but won't pay for itwww.techspot.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square163fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·6 months agoMy friend posted this on social media. This is an eBook textbook for one of his graduate school classes. In case you can’t read that clearly, the eBook version is $87.95. The paperback (not even hardcover textbook) version is $120.95. Fucking insane.
minus-squareBudgieMania@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months ago“family therapy” is what you are gonna need if you have to pay 100 bucks for a bunch of paper sheets that you are gonna use once in your life, fuck me
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoThe ebook price is the real crime.
minus-squareBudgieMania@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agooh shit I misread and thought that was physical whadawhat
minus-squareAlolanYoda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoCan I take this opportunity to ask what the hell “adopting” a book means?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoI have absolutely no idea.
My friend posted this on social media. This is an eBook textbook for one of his graduate school classes.
In case you can’t read that clearly, the eBook version is $87.95. The paperback (not even hardcover textbook) version is $120.95.
Fucking insane.
“family therapy” is what you are gonna need if you have to pay 100 bucks for a bunch of paper sheets that you are gonna use once in your life, fuck me
The ebook price is the real crime.
oh shit
I misread and thought that was physical
whadawhat
Can I take this opportunity to ask what the hell “adopting” a book means?
I have absolutely no idea.