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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mozilla advises Firefox users to update if they want their browser add-ons to keep working⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Was version 128 the one when they started pushing their adware, or was that 129?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bless the EU

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adobe Firefly used thousands of Midjourney images in training its 'ethical AI' model⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Your comment reminded me of how the quality of web search results has really deteriorated from say 5 years ago. Putting it all together, I wonder if we’re also witnessing the entshittification of the open internet, paving the way for the big tech companies to create paywalled platforms of more useful internet

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Maybe the other screen wouldn't be so bad if we had democracy in the workplace.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was on the subway and saw a mum and her child who looked about 2 in a stroller and with a pacifier in. The child was being entertained by a tablet that she and her mum were controlling. I thought of how many screens that child will interact with throughout her life and how many of those would replace face-to-face conversations with another human that previous generations had

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US considering more than $10 billion in subsidies for Intel, Bloomberg reports⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup. reuters.com/…/intel-get-32-billion-government-gra…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefox⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  DuckDuckGo browser is available for android

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3 Huge Tech Companies Endorse Bill That Could Wipe Abortion Info From the Internet.⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In the fall, Jezebel reported how a bipartisan bill ostensibly meant to protect children from harmful content online could be weaponized by Republican politicians to censor everything from LGBTQ+ content to sex ed info to abortion resources—and for all internet users, not just children.

  This is so dystopian

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3 Huge Tech Companies Endorse Bill That Could Wipe Abortion Info From the Internet.⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the tech companies believe they’ll get good PR for a bill that purports to be about child safety. In actuality, the bill will allow them to censor anything they want on their platforms while sidestepping criticism about curtailing free speech because they can say “we’re just trying not to get sued; if you have a problem, take it up with Washington”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Editor’s summary of original article published in Science:

  When intact, the Amazonian forest is dense and difficult to penetrate, both on foot and with scanning technologies. Over the past several years, however, improved light detection and ranging scans have begun to penetrate the forest canopy, revealing previously unknown evidence of past Amazonian cultures. Rostain et al. describe evidence of such an agrarian Amazonian culture that began more than 2000 years ago. They describe more than 6000 earthen platforms distributed in a geometic pattern connected by roads and intertwined with agricultural landscapes and river drainages in the Upano Valley. Previous efforts have described mounds and large monuments in Amazonia, but the complexity and extent of this development far surpasses these previous sites. —Sacha Vignieri

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Forget the pig is an animal - treat him just like a machine in a factory" | Source: Washington Post⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This line of thinking applies not only to individual animals but to how we’re managing our biosphere as well. Humans allocate more land (27%) for ‘livestock’ than any other purpose on this planet: How the world’s land is used: total area sizes by type of use and cover

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With Over 10,000 infants and children killed in Israel’s Gaza genocide, hundreds of whom are trapped beneath debris, this is so dystopian

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't know how to title this⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That litter box should have been changed a while ago. Poor cat

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they struggle to achieve financial success⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  And I love “cost of conforming”! Unfortunately, it isn’t easy figuring out that status/material crap doesn’t equal self-esteem in this world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they struggle to achieve financial success⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Ad hominem

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they struggle to achieve financial success⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I see someone who values spiritual growth and isn’t ashamed of presenting that to the world. I don’t see someone who thinks of themselves as a messiah. They appear to be someone I’d enjoy having a chat with. You seem quite anger prone right now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they struggle to achieve financial success⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think Vijay is sharing some really important insights that are lost on many in this era of ubiquitous advertising, subscription services, and increasing groupthink: be more buy less, especially if you need to conserve spending and/or save money

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Fediverse should do what redditors have always wanted and Reddit Inc. has always refused to do; Distinguish between NSFW and NSFL.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You need to enable ‘NSFW’ content, which might require an account. Without that, you just see ‘SFW’ content, which is as you describe

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Make Daily Life Worse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I also find AI taking other people’s jobs depressing. Whenever I purchase something or need customer service, I’d always rather interact with a human than AI

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨David Attenborough to present third and final series of Planet Earth⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed. Very important observations too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sorry if you felt attacked; that was not my intent.

  A lot of the Internet runs on the premise that a convenience is provided to you, and in return your data are harvested and sold to other parties without your awareness. AFAIK, none of that data harvesting and the targeted marketing that goes with it does any good for society - it just makes the wealthy wealthier and the confused more confused. We didn’t vote on this, big tech just took over. And how many people make informed decisions about how their data are harvested today? If you only know half of what you’re authorizing, are you really choosing to do it? Does choice in the digital era exist? Updates and user agreements are forced upon us. Maybe one chooses to use meta or xitter. Once downloaded, the apps choose for them. Every image you upload to BeReal is probably being used for dozens of different data harvesting projects, like training face recognition.

  I’m in my 30s. I remember pre cell phones. People younger than me, who grew up with ‘smartphones,’ seem oblivious and unconcerned about how little privacy and control of their information they have. In fact, some of them seem to have contempt for others who express concerns about social media, etc.

  I don’t think any individual who chooses to use this platform is creepy. I think the lack of recognition of privacy concerns with such apps - never mind when their use is mandated - is the creepy part. It’s a society thing, not an individual thing

  IMO, there’s a lot of creepiness even if the app is not recording from your camera when you’re not using the app, but I respect your opinion if you disagree.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s creepy af