FireWire400

@FireWire400@lemmy.world

• ⁨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?