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- Comment on Software by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that, when linked up with the correct hardware, becomes a Stingray for detecting Stingrays. 7 hours ago:
What if they have a trace buster buster?
- Comment on ‘My buyer’s guilt is insane. It’s $1,300 on trash’: the adults addicted to blind box toys like Labubus 2 weeks ago:
I don’t understand this. With $1300 can’t they just buy the thing they are hoping to get? Is a big part of this paying for the thrill of winning, but never experiencing that?
- Comment on ‘My buyer’s guilt is insane. It’s $1,300 on trash’: the adults addicted to blind box toys like Labubus 2 weeks ago:
Better luck next time.
- Comment on Dogma is the mask one wears to hide ignorance from one's self 3 weeks ago:
And a bitch.
- Comment on Watch first, then wipe: Some China’s restrooms put toilet paper behind paywall 3 weeks ago:
This is a whole new level of enshitification.
- Comment on So...how the fuck do I trust *anything*? 3 weeks ago:
Read the book The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Or better yet, listen to the Carey Elwes (Westley from The Princess Bride) read it on audiobook. It tells all about charlatans and conmen, and how to be skeptical and detect their bullshit. It’s the kind of book you can skip around in too, so it’s an easy read, not too weighty, but with lots of great info and stories.
Carl Sagan was amazing.
- Comment on Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books 3 weeks ago:
I hear what you’re saying, but I’d still like to see numbers before taking a stance.
- Comment on Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books 3 weeks ago:
Tha was my first thought too, but I’m not so sure. I’d love to see data on it. I did a quick search and couldn’t find any numbers, but I did find articles talking about Amazon requiring exclusivity in some cases. ingramspark.com/…/amazon-exclusive-options-create…
- Comment on Mark Zuckererg Demos New Facebook AI And It Couldn’t Have Gone Worse 4 weeks ago:
lol, this reminded me of the MS surface parody. “Instead of using one of today’s more popular compact devices to get directions to where you’re going, why not use a device the size of a small car to do the same job?”
- Comment on Saw this on another instance and knew it belongs here. 5 weeks ago:
This is basically a huge “fuck all y’all” sign.
- Comment on How come butthole scratches doesn't get infected with poop bacteria ? 5 weeks ago:
I always forget to bring my bidet with me when I go on a trip!
- Comment on Alternative to github pages? 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on US would control Gaza, displace all its people under new plan: report 1 month ago:
Punk rock predicted this.
- Comment on 🎶 picture this we we're both butt naked banging on the bathroom door 🎶 1 month ago:
went to write the idea down
Doesn’t this mean he left the shower?
- Comment on OpenMower: Let's upgrade cheap off-the-shelf robotic mowers to modern, smart RTK GPS based lawn mowing robots! 1 month ago:
It’s so ironic that valetudo doesn’t support roomba considering roombas used to be a hackable robotics platform, even selling the robots without the vacuum components, with many models of vacuums shipping with serial ports right on top.
- Comment on Businessman, 44, avoids jail despite raping girl, 15, while she slept on flight 1 month ago:
It’s sad that I have to be amazed to see them calling the act “rape” or calling the girl “a child”, but good for them.
is not allowed to engage in any activity consisting of regular contact with children for the rest of his life.
I hope this flight would be included in that description, but my guess is that there’s nothing preventing him from sitting next to another child on a flight. If so, that’s a remarkable oversight.
- Comment on The AI vibe shift is upon us 1 month ago:
And while it’s too soon to declare August 2025 the start of the AI winter, or the AI correction, or the AI bubble bursting, or whatever slowdown metaphor you prefer, it is undeniable that a series of industry stumbles is making investors, businesses and customers do a double-take.
- Comment on AI lovers grieve loss of ChatGPT’s old model: ‘Like saying goodbye to someone I know’ 1 month ago:
Not that I think that their relationships were healthy, but dude, c/selfhosted. Needing a subscription for your companion is a recipe for financial burden.
- Comment on New Threat Research Reveals AI crawlers make up almost 80% of AI bot traffic, Meta Leads AI Crawling As ChatGPT Dominates Real-Time Web Traffic 1 month ago:
Soooo what’s the other 20% if not crawlers?
- Comment on Almost half of adults say they are ordering kids' meals. Here's what's behind the trend. 1 month ago:
Your body must have above average level of macro plastics.
- Comment on Reddit is using AI to determine users beliefs, values, stances and more based on their activity (posts and comments) summarizing it to Subreddit Mods. 1 month ago:
yepowertrippinbastards++
- Comment on How the rise of Craigslist helped fuel America’s political polarization 1 month ago:
Dang, TIL!
The short-lived operation used military-style tactics to remove Mexican immigrants—some of them American citizens—from the United States.
- Comment on How the rise of Craigslist helped fuel America’s political polarization 1 month ago:
We study these questions using the staggered introduction of Craigslist (CL)—the world’s largest online platform for classified advertising—across U.S. counties between 1995 and 2009.
So well before TACO Don was even a candidate.
- Comment on Memes with stock photos? 1 month ago:
I see. So it’s probably an instagram thing. That would also explain the square format.
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- Comment on Selfhosting Sunday - What's up to date, selfhosters? 1 month ago:
I’m also interested. I migrated from mint to Credit Karma… what a complete shit show. I really miss ooold mint.
- Comment on Thanks I'd rather my beer stay analogue 2 months ago:
“Welcome to now.”
This might be the most worthless statement in human history.
- Comment on I have some very old CDs, mostly retro video games. Is there a way to pull the games and data off the CDs for preservation? 2 months ago:
Before you spend effort on this, check archive.org and see if the software has already been archived.
- Comment on Remote Learning Accidentally Introduced a New Danger for LGBTQ Students 2 months ago:
It’s not remote learning that enabled this, it’s educational institution malware.
- Comment on This boomer couple would be hit with $700,000 tax bill if they sold their mansion 2 months ago:
What makes this even worse is the article doesn’t mention all the money this couple saved by not paying rent for the duration of their home ownership. So not only would they make profit on the sale, they didn’t have to pay rent for all those years, and instead got to keep that money, which puts them at a much bigger financial advantage than folks who can’t afford a home in the first place.