Suavevillain
@Suavevillain@lemmy.world
- Comment on Self-hosting in 2025 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure 1 week ago:
I’m slowly making the switch over to self hosting most things. This is a good post.
- Comment on Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation" 1 week ago:
./stopslop.sh - Comment on Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes 1 week ago:
Ubisoft just continues to be awful.
- Comment on Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds - Saigoneer 1 week ago:
This is good and would be better than trying to fight adblockers all the time.
- Comment on 'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular 1 week ago:
There was almost no reason to use Edge to begin with not much changes here.
- Comment on "Microslop" trends in backlash to Microsoft's AI obsession 1 week ago:
I love this for them. They refuse to change course so it is on them.
- Comment on Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference 1 week ago:
I need more hackers doing this. Great work.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I use freetube to kinda help deal with it but it is still a real issue. Even something like internet browser comparison videos are filed with AI voice overs and no real human input.
- Comment on Firefox Will Ship with an "AI Kill Switch" to Completely Disable all AI Features - 9to5Linux 3 weeks ago:
That is nice and all I rather not have AI baked into it at all. I switched to Watefox instead.
- Comment on Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox 4 weeks ago:
I guess it is time to fully switch off of firefox then. I’m not fighting my browser turning off AI features per update.
- Comment on Samsung to halt SATA SSD production, leaker warns of up to 18 months of SSD price pressure, worse than Micron ending consumer RAM 4 weeks ago:
AI has taken more things since it’s big push to be adopted in the public sector.
Clean Air Water Fair electricity bills Ram GPUs SSDs Jobs Other people’s art and writing.
There are no benefit to this stuff. It is just grifting.
- Comment on Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled | TechCrunch 1 month ago:
This sucks to hear. I love sample based music I hope the site doesn’t get worse.
- Comment on Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me" 1 month ago:
It just isn’t impressive and not worth the trade of damage to the planet. Writing some emails or something fine. But vibe coding and it being sold as this living learning machine is just sci-fi isn’t true with current AI. Find some green way to power it or remove it from society at this point before it gets worse.
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows 2 months ago:
Most stuff works outside of system anti-cheatl level multiplayer and some visual novels that can be tough to setup sometimes.
- Comment on Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings 2 months ago:
Good for them. It is good to see people do something right for once.
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 3 months ago:
I’m still hoping they can get to a state for more general users. I really want one still. I need a Linux phone doing the old sidekick designs.
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 3 months ago:
We really need some money poured into the Linux mobile space because this is a terrible direction to go.
- Comment on Begun the kernel wars have 5 months ago:
This is pretty crazy it has gotten to this point.
- Comment on Popup Ads in Your Pickup Truck? RAM Trucks Now Feature Scammy Ads on the Center Display 5 months ago:
This is just terrible. Every aspect of life doesn’t need ads. I don’t care if it makes a company money or not.
- Comment on Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK 5 months ago:
You’re way better off with your own music collection. That is what I have.
- Comment on Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats 5 months ago:
I never thought there would be a dating intel war going on and this the second time too.
- Comment on Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base 6 months ago:
Just pure greed and giving users less and less control of an OS will push people away. It did for me outside of work. I don’t have any reason to touch Windows that often.
- Comment on Mastodon updates terms of service to ban AI model training on user data 6 months ago:
It is better than nothing even if it is hard to enforce.
- Comment on Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux 7 months ago:
Lets go Libreoffice. I hope to see more FOSS projects embraced.
- Comment on Tragic 7 months ago:
Me when I have to use Windows for work.
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 7 months ago:
I miss when you could use something without turning into spyware. Jellyfin it is then.
- Comment on Former Dragon Age writer says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Baldur's Gate 3 prove 'what's possible when a game is given time to cook' 7 months ago:
Please give the new Mass Effect time to cook. I need another great space RPG.
- Comment on It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System 7 months ago:
The fact people can’t even use their own common sense on Twitter without using AI for context shows we are in a scary place. AI is not some all knowing magic 8 ball and puts out a ton of misinformation.
- Comment on Not difficult to understand 8 months ago:
Me: “I was moving in silence or under a NDA.”
- Comment on I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down. I just didn’t expect them to be such losers 8 months ago:
The saying money can’t unlame you still true.