sunbytes

@sunbytes@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I wasn’t talking about kagi, I was saying staying “off google” doesn’t mean you aren’t being tracked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Its a good start but you’re probably being tracked by your credit card, supermarket loyalty card, TV, operating systems and any ring camera you happen to walk past.

  Also I think a lot of supermarkets are trying out facial recognition for “security” reasons. But probably they’re watching how you walk and shop etc.

  Thinking you can avoid it completely is bold. Data data poisoning is (maybe) the only way to break even with the data companies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve got a bit of cash for services I want to support, and I only use it as a good search engine. None of the customisation stuff. No AI.

  And I find it worth it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨(Pseudo) Science⁩ ⁨⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I can only imagine the enormous defamation lawsuit the manufacturers are preparing behind the scenes.

  I imagine that it’s possible they’re waiting for either RFK or Trump to not be in power any more, as that inproves the chances of a success (and also not getting the “woke beer” trestment).

  The loss of earnings portion of the lawsuit could end up in the billions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump's Big Beautiful Bill⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Trump’s been spending a lot of time and effort to have us not look at these files.

  At the very least when gifted the files he’s been trying to distract us from, we should take a look.

  And then perhaps take some time to revel in their contents ;)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They Wylin'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Some people find power in performing a “submissive” act.

  Other just find it nice to SCHLORP GHHLOORP GUUUGK SCHLORP.

  Different uh… strokes for different folks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pedobear Approved⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of his original victims have actually got old enough to vote for him!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bank Workers, Rejoice!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t forget about paying back triple what you borrowed!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He makes a great point⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I know my guy’s barks pretty well.

  He’s super vocal though so I’ve had time to learn.

  He’s got a kind of honk that’s for initiating play.

  A polite “buf” that’s an attention/request noise (though it can intensify with agitation).

  And then a smorgasbord of stress or demand barks that can blur together a bit but often can be worked out in combination with frequency and body language.

  Plus also the manic “that’s my purse. I don’t know you.” He reserves for when he hears anything like a dog near our house.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve yet to find a game that I couldn’t play (though knowing me I probably forgot one or two). It’s mainly mods that I’ve not been able to implement, as some of them require running an exe file.

  However I’ve had very helpful people tell me I can do all that in a wine instance or something similar so mainly it’s just my own laziness (and lack of understanding about how to “do it in a wine instance”) that’s holding me back from installing fancy modpacks or playing the latest Stalker gamma version.

  Also i don’t play multiplayer stuff so the anti-cheat thing issues don’t usually apply to me. So there’s that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Any ads that aren’t “this product is available” and designed to get you to do things against your best interest.

  “Use us instead of a competitor”

  “Please associate this product with this idealised version of yourself (or your life)”

  Maybe this is just me projecting my trauma after finishing Mad Men.

  Bu also maybe not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, it’s something that’s super useful about humans.

  They’re very durable, and can follow instructions effectively.

  They make excellent slaves, compared to other forms of life.

  For me, that’s the resource aliens would invade us for.

  It’s us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube wants me to sign in to prove I'm not a bot and to "protect the community". Yet Google has bots crawling all over for their AI.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I once went to set some IT stuff up at a large tabloid company’s office.

  Their security was nuts. Gates and badges and goons everywhere.

  Because they’re allowed to invade your privacy and bother you, but you are absolutely not allowed to return the favour.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fear not, and enjoy this mere interlude to its fullest!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Because if I die I’ll miss the rest of the Kingkiller Chronicles.

  They will surely release any day now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been with them for a couple of years now. Unfortunately the devices just doubled in price but I’m very happy with them otherwise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dinner is ready! ⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  D. I need my Tim Tams.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft still can't convince folks to upgrade to Windows 11⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m grateful. It was the push I needed to stop using windows.

  If they’d made it even vaguely tempting I probably wouldn’t have bothered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to bash Americans again⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There is technically a difference in the definition, but mostly people use it exactly as you’re describing.

  I’ve really had to catch myself when I notice myself using it.

  But honestly it’s so expected that people can get confused when you call yourself an immigrant (and you aren’t doing it to make yourself a martyr somehow).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump posted this in Truth.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is very similar to his playing of fortunate son.

  ~He watched the movie and though the fire-murder guy was a badass.~

  ~(Or more likely, he never watched the movie).~

  I just realised he doesn’t make these himself (or come up with them). But still. Asshole.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He’s pretty untouchable.

  Every government thinks AI is the next gold/oil rush and whoever gets to be the “AI country” will become excruciatingly rich.

  That’s why they’re being given IP exemptions and all sorts of legal loopholes are being attempted/ set up for them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Evolution: 🖕⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Will it stop my girlfriend from poking at my butthole when I’m above her on the stairs?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump is building ‘one interface to rule them all.’ It’s terrifying.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was being sarcastic.

  They will for sure use things like phobias/weaknesses to psychologically influence you to get you out of their way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump is building ‘one interface to rule them all.’ It’s terrifying.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They for sure won’t get hold of any notes about medical conditions (or god forbid, notes from your therapist) and use them against you if you opposed them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been using mint exclusively for like 3 months and have been using a hearty blend of terminal installs and the program manager app.

  It seems to not have caused any problems YET, but I’ve been assured it will. I see flatpack conversations a lot and don’t fully understand the differences (apart from the install method).

  Is it worth understanding and committing to a single system or can I just be a low-power user for a while?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some heroes don’t wear capes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  fuck that site

  Yeah. Might as well be a Batman comic for the purpose getting accurate news.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure about wine. Haven’t used it since like 2016.

  I’m running all my games in steam with proton. Not sure if that’s connected at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or it just happens overseas, where these laws don’t apply (or can’t be enforced).

  But I don’t think it will happen. Too many countries are desperate to be “the AI country” that they’ll risk burning whole industries to the ground to get it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I had my first issue since switching just yesterday (I’ve been switched for a couple of months).

  I wanted to run some mod installers for the old Kotor games but they’re .exe files.

  Only stuff I could get working was manual file-replacements and steam workshop mods.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vibe coding service Replit deleted production database⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, and they were all as smart at humans. ;)

  So mostly average but some absolute thickos too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removed⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of them want to use your financial data (what you buy, for how much and when) to sell to advertisers etc.

  Maybe adding porn stuff in there taints the data?