Lantern
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- Comment on Explo: Spotify's "Discover Weekly" for self-hosted music systems 2 weeks ago:
Isn’t the whole point of “Discover Weekly” to discover new music? If you’re self-hosted, the only music you’d be accessing is stuff you’ve already liked enough to pay for, so you’re not discovering anything.
- Comment on Typing these four characters could crash your iPhone | TechCrunch 2 months ago:
It’s just a respring, which can actually be useful in certain situations.
- Comment on Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO - 9to5Mac 3 months ago:
Wouldn’t these subreddits just immediately pop up elsewhere. For example, if r/pics was paid, what’s to stop someone from creating r/picsfree?
- Comment on The return of pneumatic tubes 4 months ago:
TUBES!
- Comment on Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups 6 months ago:
I’d say having these groups coordinate in a platform where government officials are able to gain easy access is better than banning them and forcing them to move to more secure methods of communication.
With that being said, I do think most social media (even Lemmy) could do a better job at vetting what content is recommended to or seen by users.
Mandatory disclaimer: I in no way support these groups or their beliefs.
- Comment on Microsoft is blocking Windows Customization Tools 7 months ago:
They’re not becoming Apple 2.0, Apple is becoming Microsoft 2.0. If you look into the history of Microsoft and Windows, you’ll see that they’ve always been this way, but have received more pushback in the past. Microsoft is the OG tech giant empire.
- Comment on Asahi Linux project’s OpenGL support on Apple Silicon officially surpasses Apple’s 8 months ago:
It’s less that you can’t, more that it would be impractical to do it.
- Comment on AI-created “virtual influencers” are stealing business from humans 10 months ago:
I like this reference. Funnily enough I read somewhere that Subway actually did a campaign like that episode.
- Comment on Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users 11 months ago:
Assuming that it’s actually reverse engineered, this is great news. If not, there’s a massive lawsuit brewing.
- Comment on Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now? 11 months ago:
Not to mention the numerous amount of accessories that use USB-A. My keyboard, mouse, and flash drives all use USB-A.
In my cable collection, odds are that if a cable has USB-C on one end, then either USB-A or C is on the other end. That means every other connector still requires USB-A or a dongle.
USB-A‘s longevity (~20 years) basically ensures that until it’s much cheaper to use USB-C, it won’t replace USB-A.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
You’ve basically ignored the question, and instead explained why decentralized services can’t be taken down.
The answer is that there is no good reason to use this above Mastodon, as Mastodon is free and open source, is not a scam, alongside having a larger community. Signal is a different type of application entirely, so comparing the two doesn’t really make sense.
- Comment on AI Industry Struggles to Curb Misuse as Users Exploit Generative AI for Chaos 1 year ago:
Was not expecting to see a pregnant sonic flying a plane today.
- Comment on help with jailbreaking 1 year ago:
**There’s no jailbreak for iPhone 13 on iOS 16.0 yet. ** You can check jailbreak status here: link The discord server also will let you know when jailbreaks are released: link You’re lucky to be on iOS 16.0 as you’ll have access to both MDC and KFD exploits. These give some of the jailbreak functionality. You’ll want to install Sidestore (to sideload apps) and Cowabunga (to remove 3 app limit) to get access to tweak functionality.
- Comment on UPDATE YOUR BROWSERS IMMEDIATELY. RCE VULNERABILITY DISCOVERED 1 year ago:
Further solidifying webp as the worst image format.
- Comment on Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate 1 year ago:
Looks like we found the libertarian. Are you really willing to let others die or be abused for the sake of ‘freedom’? Here’s the thing; we can prevent civil freedoms from being infringed upon by increasing regulation. Yes, people are the root of all evil, but that doesn’t mean we can’t manage the spread of evil by regulating the tools that make it easier for it to grow. You’re really just proving my point here. The bystander is almost just as bad as being the one doing wrong.
- Comment on Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate 1 year ago:
I feel like your negative opinion of censorship is so strong that it overpowers your morality. Would you let a serial killer walk around shouting that we should kill everyone just for the sake of preventing censorship, or would you insist they’re locked up? See, even you have your limit.
Its a less extreme example, but the same logic applies here. We shouldn’t just let misogyny grow for the sake of ‘freedom’. That’s how you end up with stuff like the Nazis. Classic bystander mentality.
- Comment on ChatGPT is losing some of its hype, as traffic falls for the third month in a row 1 year ago:
Cheating isn’t necessarily the only use case for GPT, although it definitely does play an impact on the overall number of users.
- Comment on Church of Scientology Chimes in Opposing Right to Repair Laws 1 year ago:
Tl;dr: group of idiots finds something wrong with a perfectly reasonable proposal.
- Comment on Some veteran YouTube staff think Shorts might ruin YouTube 1 year ago:
Honestly, it’s the terrible content moderation policies that are going to kill YouTube, not a certain type of video.
- Comment on Leaked images reveal Lenovo’s Steam Deck competitor with a hint of the Switch 1 year ago:
Phones are a slightly different story. Edges do help grip, and ensure product stability (which is essential on a phone). Additionally their smaller form factor means ergonomics don’t come into play as much as a game controller.
- Comment on Leaked images reveal Lenovo’s Steam Deck competitor with a hint of the Switch 1 year ago:
The product designer for this needs to be fired. Anyone who’s held a controller for an extended period of time knows these hard corners will kill your hands.
- Comment on Firefox to become first mobile browser to support desktop extensions later this year 1 year ago:
Not saying it’s a better implementation, but Safari already does this.
- Comment on Antstream Arcade brings over 1,400 classic games to Xbox Series X 1 year ago:
This is completely anti-consumer. A few months ago Microsoft removed free applications similar (and better) than this from their store, only to then turn around and release a paid option because they want more of your money. I wish the developers of these applications had the financial backing required to pursue legal action to a result similar to the Apple v Epic Games lawsuit.