pufferfischerpulver

@pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  True, but people generally understand hammers. Llms? Not so much

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yuzu is gone.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean 2.4mio divided by 30k is 80. So that’s a lot of patreon months…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microchips⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Er sieht auf jeden Fall wie ein “kräftiger” Single aus…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europe Commission says Adobe's $20B buy of Figma will kill competition⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Capture One is not foss but fucking great

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Southern California solar farm is using retired EV batteries for storing the power and then send to the grid when needed. This way the retired batteries can extend their usefulness for several...⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah sure. But there’s a difference between moving a 2 ton vehicle per person or a bike.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Southern California solar farm is using retired EV batteries for storing the power and then send to the grid when needed. This way the retired batteries can extend their usefulness for several...⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Really puts into perspective what a monumental waste of energy individual traffic, also with electric cars, is as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Great! Let’s stock up for our madmax future.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firefox will support at least 200 new extensions on Android this December⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The only problem I have with it is that it has no amoled dark theme. Still my default browser though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨bro pls⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I disliked the truth of what you wrote so much, I initially downvoted you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mercedes-Benz is using Qt framework to build new operating system for its cars⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Voice recognition is the most infuriating replacement for physical buttons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know. But mastadon is hardly an alternative to Facebook or Instagram.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Hold my techbro, this smells like a case of VC funded startup!!

  “It’s not racist bro, it’s just a statistical analysis on genetic factors that correlate with late payments or property damage.
  It’ll be the next big thing, I swear we keep the DNA on our own blockchain, we call it the doublechainix. You get it bro??”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  What would the alternative be? A genuine question. I’m not a Facebook fan at all but here in Denmark so much is on Facebook. Announcements of the local playground, cafés, events, almost everyone uses messenger. It’s insane. And if it’s not on FB then it’s on Instagram.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, 1.63% is really not a lot at all (according to the Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2023). Tbh from a pure business point of view I’m surprised any of the bigger developers bother at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywhere⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Ads are what Google makes money with. That’s their core business. I would argue most of what they offer is just a different way of either delivering you ads or farming your data for…ads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  These are just AI ramblings. But for the sake of the argument I don’t think the stock market requires infinite growth per se. Shareholders could just as well be happy with the dividend payout. Say you gave your apple farmer 20 units of wood to build a fence and storage, and in return he gives you an X amount of apples per fiscal quarter.

  But this is hypothetical and in the capitalist system we enjoy you are right of course.

  Though I will say that we could definitely regulate more. I would always be more inclined to put my faith in a regulatory body than the powers of the free market.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m by now means an expert. So I asked the old CharlieGPT

  This list seems pretty good to me though:

  Transforming the stock market from its current state, which many perceive as being overly speculative, to a more stable and purposeful system would be challenging. However, here are some suggestions that could help mitigate its “casino-like” nature:

  1. Limit High-Frequency Trading (HFT): HFT can exacerbate market volatility. Some argue it provides liquidity, while others feel it allows for manipulation. By setting limits or additional regulations on HFT, you might reduce some of the rapid, short-term fluctuations.

  2. Enhance Financial Education: Educating the public about the fundamental analysis of companies, rather than speculative trading, can lead to a more informed investor base that makes decisions based on a company’s intrinsic value, not short-term price movements.

  3. Tax Incentives for Long-Term Holding: Offer tax benefits for long-term investments. For example, increase capital gains tax for stocks held less than a year and reduce it for those held longer. This would incentivize investors to think long-term.

  4. Increase Transparency: Companies could be required to disclose more about their financial health and business operations, making it easier for investors to make informed decisions.

  5. Reduce Leverage: Limit the amount of leverage retail investors can use. Excessive borrowing to buy stocks can magnify gains but also amplify losses, leading to more volatile markets.

  6. Strengthen Short-Selling Regulations: While short-selling can be a useful tool for price discovery, unrestricted or manipulative shorting can destabilize markets. Strengthening regulations and increasing transparency around short positions might help.

  7. Limit Derivatives or Complex Financial Products: Overly complex financial products can mask risk. By limiting or more strictly regulating these products, one might reduce systemic risks.

  8. Robust Regulatory Oversight: Enhance the powers and resources of regulatory bodies to monitor market manipulations, insider trading, and other unethical practices.

  9. Circuit Breakers: Strengthen and refine circuit breakers, which are mechanisms that temporarily halt trading on an exchange during significant declines for predefined periods.

  10. Restrict Speculative Products for Retail Investors: Limit access to highly speculative or complex products for inexperienced retail investors.

  11. Promote Stakeholder Capitalism: Shift the focus from purely shareholder returns to considering other stakeholders, such as employees, the community, and the environment. This can encourage companies to think long-term and align their strategies with broader societal benefits.

  12. Enhanced Shareholder Rights: Grant shareholders more power in corporate decision-making, making it easier for them to hold company executives accountable.

  Remember, the stock market serves as a crucial mechanism for companies to raise capital and for investors to grow wealth over time. Any regulations or reforms should be considered carefully to ensure they do not stifle innovation or economic growth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s a great idea in theory. Basically a form of decentralised loans. You need money to invest, you still shares of your company to get some cash. In return the shareholders get a return of you succeed. And if course can sell their shares if now your company is worth more. Seems alright with me tbh.

  But nowadays it just seems like a fucking casino.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨$6.2B in profit wasn't enough: Nvidia hikes GeForce Now prices for Canada and Europe⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  89kr/month for Denmark. That’s 2136DKK for 2 years of continuous service. The cheapest RTX 3060 right now on is 2199DKK. But guess what? I don’t have a tower pc. So I would need a CPU, case, memory, storage, case, PSU. I won’t bother putting together a system now but if I search the web budget builds are set for around 800USD right now. That’d be around 5600DKK or more than 5years of GeForce Now. Tbh I think it’s not a bad deal.

  Besides, as a casual gamer I keep cancelling the service when I don’t need it. Right now I’m signed up because I enjoy starfield. I’ll probably unsubscribe when I’m done with that. Or at least over Christmas because I know I won’t have time to game.

  Plus I love the flexibility of streaming to my TV, tablet, phone, laptop.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just Stop Oil protestors interrupt UK’s biggest games event EGX⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Laughs in Tesla funded by unlimited oil money. “I’m doing my part suckers!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 12 May Require a Subscription⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  For some word documents the layout is just fucked. Especially headers and footers seem to be problematic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 12 May Require a Subscription⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Cries in having to use office 365

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta wants to charge EU users $14 a month if they don't agree to personalized ads on Facebook and Instagram⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This guy businesses

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon Prime Video is able to remove a video from your library after purchase.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  All hail %DEFAULT_NOODLE!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Right to Repair - We beat Apple at their own game - let the unauthorized calibrations BEGIN!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean yes and no. If you value energy efficiency there’s nothing comparable. There are sturdy laptops, there a more powerful laptops, but to my knowledge there are no laptops that offer the same combination of battery runtime and performance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monitor Alignment Alignment Chart⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess it would work for notes f.ex. Or something like colour palettes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hydrogen locomotive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe at the train track end. But creating the hydrogen and the needed infrastructure for both the creation and distribution, plus the enormous amounts of energy wasted in the production, is unlikely to be more cost effective than the investment in electrifying existing railroads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watch history required for recommendations now on Youtube/Alternative to youtube.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly! OP should welcome this change if anything. It would seem that so far Google has kept a watch history no matter if enabled (visible) or not to feed it’s recommendation algorithm. Now you have the choice to disable it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good Old Windows⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually there’s extensive documentation on the arch wiki regarding this specific line of code burried 1673 lines deep.

  I suggest you read the documentation before you ask irrelevant and, might I add, embarrassing questions.