Mkengine

@Mkengine@feddit.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI’s latest model will block the ‘ignore all previous instructions’ loophole⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My two use cases are project brainstorming and boilerplate code, which saves a lot of time for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing PCSX2 2.0!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope I can now play all buzz games, some of them had the problem that the blue button was continuously pressed and you couldn’t play the game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Switching from Firefox to Librewolf has some pros and cons. Librewolf is a fork of Firefox focused on privacy and security, with telemetry stripped out and privacy settings maxed out by default. You’ll gain better out-of-the-box privacy protections, meaning less tracking and data collection without having to tweak settings yourself.

  However, you might lose some convenience. Librewolf might not support certain Firefox features like Sync, since it relies on Mozilla’s servers (not sure about that point, maybe it does work). It can also break some websites due to the stricter privacy settings. Another thing to consider is that you won’t get updates as quickly as Firefox.

  Regarding browser fingerprinting, it’s a tricky beast. Librewolf can help somewhat by making your fingerprint less unique, but it’s not a silver bullet. Tools like uBlock Origin and container tabs are great, but adding something like the CanvasBlocker extension can also help reduce fingerprinting. Ultimately, no setup is perfect, but Librewolf is a solid step towards better privacy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The theory that we live in a simulation involves simulants running their own simulations; wouldn't that require impossibly more resources for the main sim?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just to spin this a bit further, if we are living in a simulation, does it have a purpose? Sometimes I ask myself if the purpose of such a simulation for humanity could be to see how long it takes from the big bang to the creation of artificial life. Maybe our purpose is to create such artificial life that can travel to the stars, because as humans we are not really fit to do that. Maybe we are a mere step on the ladder of our universe’s purpose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam summer sale is on now! What games do you recommend?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me it’s a great party game. I regularly meet with some friends since 2013 to play local multiplayer games. For the most time we played Nintendo games, but since I got a Steam Deck we wanted to try some non Nintendo games, so I am building a steam local multiplayer library. And stick fight is usually our starter game since the rounds are so short.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A new survey found that almost 40% of companies posted a fake job listing this year (2024)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But is it a fake position if you intend to fill it with a foreign worker?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baldur’s Gate 3 mod update will be Larian’s ‘final handover’ to players⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, BG4 is dead on arrival for me, but on the other hand I am glad Larian continues to exist and does not have to bow to some corporate entity. Instead of BG4, I am looking forward to their next project then. And even if they would do BG4, it’s hard to top BG3, so I can understand moving on to a new project without fan expectations other than the high regard for Larian.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have often thought about how I will do this with my child. Fortunately, I still have some time before this becomes relevant, but in the end it’s like politics, isn’t it? It’s always about the tug of war between safety and freedom. As a father, I naturally pull in the direction of safety, but how hard can I pull? I don’t know if I’m too naive, but maybe I can achieve a better result with education than with bans? If I ban something, my children should understand why there is a ban or restriction. I would also be prepared to engage in a discussion because I naturally think differently to my child. I hope that I will do everything right, I hated it as a child when there were bans without justification.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, Here in Germany the state pays your rent and gives you a monthly allowance (Bürgergeld) so you don’t end up homeless. We also have homeless people, but in principle everyone is entitled to it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is testing Game Pass ads on the Windows 11 Settings homepage⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  DLSS is AI-based and FSR is not, right? I always wanted to know how is FSR not inferior when Nvidia is the leading AI chip company, so shouldn’t that give them the edge?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Verge shows how Google search is useless⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use it, but to be honest I did not do a comprehensive comparison. I like it mostly for the fine grained website control. For work and some personal stuff I often look for code and can push websites like GitHub to appear more often. Or I can block Pinterest in my search results. I tried to do this in SearXNG, but this was too much of a hassle so in a way I pay kagi for convenience. I recently got a new job and will evaluate in the coming months if it is still worth the money, but right now I am satisfied. Nobody else I know would pay for a search engine, so I can understand the stance, but I am really fed up with all the advertising and enshitification so I thought why not give it a try.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ok. Which one of you has been annoying the teacher?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe some of them are just pregnant?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube Tests Showing Ads When You Pause a Video, Calls it ''Pause Ads''⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This was me with Reddit, my worst days were 8 hours a day. Now I spent 30 mins per day at most on Lemmy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are SMS messages so expensive?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What exactly are you sending SMS for nowadays? I can’t remember sending and SMS since at least 10 years, I only receive them for some services.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why exactly are raisins toxic for dogs and not humans?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the first result when I search with Kagi, so maybe you should switch your search engine. With Google’s degrading performance you hear more and more about alternative engines, for example Qwant and Metager are based in the EU and care a bit more about your privacy than their profit in comparison to Google.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meat.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Meat intake reduction is my main target as well as the meanings of the labels have not as big an impact I one would hope for, but at least it’s not a complete scam. In the meantime, I have to make sure I eat a balanced diet anyway because otherwise I get intestinal problems, so it’s best for me to eat vegetarian or vegan more often.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There is no EU cookie banner law⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe try consentomatic?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sweeping EU rules for tech giants take effect today. Here’s what’s changing | CNN Business⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Would it be technically impossible to implement such a feature if both companies would work together or is it just too much hassle?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU to hit Apple with €500m fine over antitrust music streaming complaint from Spotify⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  65.24% of the population to be exact, if you add the eligible voters who did not vote in the referendum to the leave voters [1].

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Pulls the Plug: The End of Third-Party Cookies and What it Means | TWiT.TV⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Use this Site, Go to method 2 -> Android and set up your DNS manually. That’s it, no more ads on Android.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I tested Sync and Boost but can’t find it. Which app do you use where this already works?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you use an app or the website for this feature?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If other services like kagi can offer better results they should be able as well, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it possible to change the user agent just for specific websites? Do you have a recommendation?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube will have fewer ad breaks on TV — but the ads are getting longer⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You can get rid of any ads right now, you only need the right solution depending on where you see the ads. Smarttubenext for TV, ReVanced for your phone, Firefox + Ublock Origin for your PC. Pihole for the rest and Adguard DNS on my phone just to be sure. I can’t tell you when I saw the last ad in my life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Zelda II]I did it!⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You could try this

  From their description:

  *Celebrating the 35th Anniversary since the release of the original Legend of Zelda on the Famicom Disk System on February 21st, 1986; and continuing over from the Zelda II Redux hack, The Legend of Zelda Redux (or Zelda 1 Redux) aims to tackle some of the odd designs and programming decisions from the original NES classic to revitalize and give new life to the beloved and cherished classic.

  This hack tries to address a lot of points to make the game fit with the rest of the series (and Zelda 2 Redux) by doing some rebalancing and QoL changes, and also some visual flare into the game, without compromising the original game’s design.*

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Does that include Sponsorblock? Otherwise you still see ads, just from the content creators and not from YouTube.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You could try www.summarize.tech

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Streaming costs are rising, and there are more platforms than ever to choose between. Some people are going back to piracy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I see what you mean, I think you’re right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Streaming costs are rising, and there are more platforms than ever to choose between. Some people are going back to piracy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes there is competition for streaming but not for the specific content of the service. With music I can choose Spotify or Deezer or whatever, but for Disney content I can only use Disney+ or for Paramount Content only Paramount+, so the have a monopoly for their respective content.