FireWire400
@FireWire400@lemmy.world
well, how did i get here?
- Comment on Australia: Child sex abuse doll torsos and disembodied heads being offered on China's Temu, Shein to get around laws forbidding the importation of sex abuse material 2 hours ago:
I think that’s down to each individual case, but I’d fear that some, if not most, users would eventually want more than just screwing a doll…
- Comment on Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With 1 day ago:
Raising unrealistic expectations is what companies like OpenAI are all about
- Comment on Bill Gates warns AI will take over most jobs and leave humans working just two days a week 1 day ago:
Well, he too needs to stay relevant somehow. Making ragebait statements is one way.
- Comment on Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy 3 days ago:
I’m still not sure if Microsoft just doesn’t get it or if they just love making stuff nobody wants… but then again, nobody wanted clippy back then either. I’m not sure Mico will age as gracefully as he did, though.
- Comment on 36 hours of record heat, winds, storms predicted for south-east Australia 5 days ago:
Oh how I like the Aussie way of life lol
- Comment on 36 hours of record heat, winds, storms predicted for south-east Australia 5 days ago:
Drink plenty of water guys… Seems like a great time to WFH if you can.
- Comment on Why are AI companies suddenly opening up coffee shops? 1 week ago:
Reminds me of that uWink restaurant lol
- Comment on I went to an anti-tech rally, where Gen Z dressed as gnomes and smashed iPhones. Here's what I learned. | Business Insider 1 week ago:
So basically, getting rid of tech that spies on you and can’t be used anymore after a certain point I guess.
There are enough people that are perfectly fine with having any phone or any device to do basic stuff like making calls. And besides, if you wanted to get rid of something there are more responsible ways to do that than “me don’t like, me smash” IMO
And that’s not getting into brainrot AI content and manipulative machinations of social media.
It’s very easy to not use social media and not consume brainrot AI content in my opinion. Sure, it’s getting more difficult to differentiate I guess, but it’s still not that difficult if you try even a little bit
Comparing to book burnings is only a false equivalence
Which is why I didn’t make that comparison, I guess you wanted to reply to @Buffalox@lemmy.world
- Comment on I went to an anti-tech rally, where Gen Z dressed as gnomes and smashed iPhones. Here's what I learned. | Business Insider 1 week ago:
I have no idea what smashing perfectly functional devices it supposed to accomplish. I mean yeah, it’s an anti-tech rally, but creating e-waste is kinda shitty.
Actually, I don’t think I get the point of this whole thing at all. They’re not rallying against climate change or fascism, it’s just “phone bad”. I guess I’m just too old to get it…
- Comment on Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it 1 week ago:
“Meet the computer that spies on you in totally new and innovative ways”
I mean the whole “AI” trend would be just “whatever” to me if they didn’t force it onto people that hard.
- Comment on Tawny frogmouth named 2025 Australian bird of the year winner 1 week ago:
Would’ve loved to see the gang-gang cockatoo win…
But it doesn’t look as funny I guess.
- Comment on oh no! reddit gives up on totally not NFTs! 1 week ago:
Bugger. Almost thought I could hold on to my free not-nft long enough for some idiot to pay me 0.00000000000000001 BTC for it
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Jake Paul still exists? Ugh
- Comment on Queensland. Sky and Sun. 2 weeks ago:
Beauty
- Comment on [Satire] Pauline Hanson slams Woolies’ brown paper bags, demands white ones instead 2 weeks ago:
In my mind, she’s still perpetually stuck on the side of Uluru
- Comment on Tawny frogmouths take patience to appreciate. They will reward you with insights into their remarkable lives | Stephanie Convery 2 weeks ago:
I’ve grown so cynical that I half expected the article to say that they’re almost extinct because of us…
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 2 weeks ago:
The UI in iOS 26 looks like Windows Aero on Crack, and not in a good way…
- Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account 2 weeks ago:
I doubt they’ll risk alienating their enterprise costumers, but sure, they could make IoT account-only.
In that case just switch to Linux already.
- Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account 2 weeks ago:
Use Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, problem solved
- Comment on Something not in the water: why are Queensland councils voting to remove fluoride? 3 weeks ago:
Thanks for clearing that up for me
- Comment on Something not in the water: why are Queensland councils voting to remove fluoride? 3 weeks ago:
I kinda feel like an idiot right now for being out of the loop on this but why is it a bad thing to remove floride from drinking water?
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Nah, I’m not. Besides, what?
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
I have to confess that I don’t actually use FireWire, nor have I ever used it to transfer anything. I just thought the port looked cool…
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Oh no! Anyway…
- Comment on Spotify is finally taking steps to address its AI slop and clone problem 4 weeks ago:
At this point, that wouldn’t be enough. They’d need a new, better CEO at the very least
- Comment on Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened 4 weeks ago:
It’s gotten to the point where I have to re-load each YT tab three times before the video ever starts playing - only because I use uBlock.
Still better than watching ads, but it is getting annoying.
- Comment on Australia’s under 16s social media ban could extend to Reddit, Twitch, Kick, Roblox, Steam, GitHub, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord and even dating apps 4 weeks ago:
Doesn’t it already include YouTube and TikTok?
- Comment on Google Play is getting a Gemini-powered AI Sidekick to help you in games 4 weeks ago:
I believe Microsoft introduced a similar feature into Windows 11 not too long ago, and because cramming as much “AI” as possible into everything is kinda all Software companies do at the moment
- Comment on YouTube failed as a dating site. This one change altered its fortunes forever 4 weeks ago:
iJustine
Haven’t heard that name in a while… Why was she relevant again?
- Comment on ChatGPT joins human league, now solves CAPTCHAs for the right prompt: Could this bot-prevention technique now be obsolete? 5 weeks ago:
ChatGPT joins The Human League?