Grappling7155

@Grappling7155@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Innuendo studios has a nice series of videos on this on YouTube

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨U.S. seeks breakup of Google's ad-tech products after judge finds illegal monopoly⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I see this sentiment pop up occasionally but it’s rare that anyone ever explains what else the Mozilla Foundation does that’s so egregious to make it not worth donating.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Debt and ledgers.

  Anthropologist David Graeber made a compelling case that this was the system in many different societies and places before cash. There’s nothing stopping us from doing it again. His book talks extensively about how each society handled repayment, the role of violence, interest, social hierarchies, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For some reason it’s become commonplace to think that barter is what preceded and/or would replace cash if we ever lost cash.

  Anthropologist David Graeber has written a more compelling account of history with examples in a variety of societies showing that debt and ledgers are what came before cash and I’m thinking a system based off of them would probably be strong contender for life without cash.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kawasaki is developing a robot to be ridden like a horse - Asia Times⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Unless this thing runs on fossil fuels, I don’t think it’s really going to have a big impact on climate change.

  I guess there’s an argument that this is taking away engineering hours from projects that might have more practical uses in addressing climate change but I’d counter that sometimes engineers need a break from their usual work to avoid burning out from tedious incremental tasks and rigid processes. A bit of time and space for experimentation can be helpful, reinvigorating, and can lead to future discoveries and inventions if done right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta Is Turning Its Ray-Bans Into a Surveillance Machine for AI⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But if I ever see anybody looking at me with those glasses on their face, they’d better remove them pronto when I ask them to or I’ll become bellicose rather quickly.

  I’m sure Meta will want to normalize these in society very quickly so that you it will become just as acceptable as a stranger taking a photo of their friends with you else accidentally appearing in the background

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve heard that Sceptre is a good brand for that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The simplest solution is just don’t buy these TVs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  youtu.be/2ooj5Jhx-yI

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google cuts hundreds of jobs in Android division.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems to be gaining popularity with real estate and construction to help visualize spaces as they’re being built and/or sold

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Husband needs proof news is censored⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  One of the easiest ways might be to have him take a look at an app like GroundNews, which displays biases of publications and shows blindspots in the media according to political lean. The biases and differences in headlines, presentation, language used, and what stories get reported at all by any given publication become very apparent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs | The free open-source Microsoft Office alternative is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you tried OnlyOffice?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PS5's 'Resume Activity' Feature Apparently Gone for Good - PlayStation LifeStyle⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It would not surprise me if game developers use those screens to gain more time to load assets and initialize things in the background.

  I’ll bet they do that with cutscenes and elevators too whenever you’re about to go into a new zone.