paraphrand

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nearly all of Spotify has been scraped and is available via torrents⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, the people who are racing to download it all want to use it for profit. AI companies, companies that run databases, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NVIDIA Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce NOW Subscriptions⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a lot of unhappy gamers downvoting us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NVIDIA Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce NOW Subscriptions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of the comments on this post sound really addicted to PC gaming.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not feeling great about the opening saying keys are necessarily locked to a single device. If that was true, they wouldn’t be in active use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  With a Japanese Apple ID and probally GPS spoofing too, sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some website logins have the username and password entry on different pages?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I always assumed some sites harvest what ever you enter in the first box. Especially if it’s an email address. But other people in this thread have the legitimate answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Invasive, deceptive, and unlawful’: Texas says your TV is tracking you illegally, and is suing to stop the dreaded Automatic Content Recognition⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Do YouTube next. Do websites next.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There's ads on an apple⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “How can we compete with Apple TV’s prestige shows?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit files legal challenge against social media ban for under-16s⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a chance most of the historical bullshit and nonsense (pre bots) was 16 year olds and younger…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disney Invests $1 Billion in the AI Slopification of Its Brand⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems like an awkward conflict. If the generated material can’t be copyrighted and the characters are “licensed.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨iFixIt announce FixBot: Your AI Repair Helper⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like iFixit has always talked out of both sides of their mouth. It’s one of those situations where it becomes clearer over longer and longer timescales.

  They are a business, not a non-profit organization.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web components⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Native apps are so much better, on every platform.

  The JavaScript must flow….

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why I Think the AI Bubble Will Not Burst⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There was a time in my experience of twitter where the only anime profile pictures I ran across were people arguing about gamergate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that in most countries, traffic fatalities have been falling. But in the U.S., the opposite happened. Americans die in rising numbers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice. I think it should be a standard feature. And the need is ever increasing, it seems.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People that have face/butt labeled towels must do a terrible job washing their butts⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just make sure you don’t use the butt soap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that in most countries, traffic fatalities have been falling. But in the U.S., the opposite happened. Americans die in rising numbers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The poster’s account is about a day old. For more context. (Voyager shows you an icon and age when accounts are new. Just like Apollo did)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To summarize: the device is riddled with security flaws, originally shipped with default passwords, communicates with servers in China, comes preinstalled with hacking tools, and even includes a built-in microphone - fully equipped for recording audio - without clear mention of it in the documentation. Could it get any worse?

  I am pretty sure these issues stem from extreme negligence and rushed development rather than malicious intent. However, that doesn’t make them any less concerning.

  Slop everywhere. As far as the eyes can see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Their reviewers are always so flippant and trying to be cool and casual about it all. I don’t know how anyone can take them seriously.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looks Like We Can Finally Kiss the Metaverse Goodbye⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  VRChat is the most popular “metaverse” and it’s still growing every year.

  So it’s weird to call the metaverse dead when Horizon wasn’t even in the lead among its competitors.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looks Like We Can Finally Kiss the Metaverse Goodbye⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yea, and asset ownership will make federated Social VR awkward. As in, few will put in time making spaces and games that can be instantly duplicated and rehosted.

  It’s an upside that platforms have, they can do at least some moderation regarding content theft. It’s never perfect, but it’s better than a free for all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The AGI you are talking about sounds woke, and that’s illegal, at least in the US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate how inescapable politics are on Lemmy, but ya know, at least nobody's constantly asking how I wipe my butt or pick up my dog's poop then completely ignoring me when I try to answer.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is what happens when you browse “All” on lots of platforms.

  Gotta stick to your niches. And sadly, it’ll come up in comment sections too sometimes, because power is everywhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Google Disabled Movie Reviews at the Request of Film Studios⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow, this “article” just keeps repeating itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Everything will be fine as long as they create digital god. Just gotta keep the plates spinning for a few more years… yeah?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix kills casting from phones⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The already killed AirPlay years ago 😔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some Americans "feel ashamed" for being American even when it's not their fault?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a sort of in-group cringe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I was diagnosed with early onset dementia and alzhimers. Is there safe guards I can put it up so I don't screw or kill anyone? Like who do I contact about being denied to own a gun?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sorry 😔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And don’t get me started on the people who assume macOS does not have a command line.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang complains about stock price slide during all-hands meeting — says market did not appreciate company’s ‘incredible’ quarter⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He’s had an ego like this for a long time. I’m glad more people see it now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Mamdani introducing Arabic numerals to New York schools?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So, like, 9 11.