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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK Texas Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I’m not even in that country, I’m not sure how it’s relevant to us all.

  Many countries have corrupt governments sadly, it sucks, and I wish them the best in however they fight their internal societal enemies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Cause of Grok’s Increasing Antisemitism? Apparently, Two Lines of Code (Update: One of the Lines of Code Was Removed)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, no.

  Many would argue for example that the politically correct thing to say right now is that you support Israel in their defensive war against Palestine.

  It’s the political line that my government, and many governments and politicians are touting, and politically, it’s the “correct” thing to do.

  Even if we mean politically correct as just “common consensus of the people”, that differs from country to country, and changes as society changes. Look at the USA, things that used to be politically correct there - things that continue to be here, have been thrown out the window.

  What this prompt means, is that the AI should ignore all of the claimed political rules and moralities and biases of whatever news source they’re pulling from, and instead rely on it’s own internal moral, cultural and political compass.

  Sometimes it’s not politically correct to discuss the hard truths, but we should anyway.

  The issue here of course is that you have to know that your model and training data is built for unbiased, scientific analysis with an understanding of the larger implications in events and such.

  If it’s built poorly, then yes, it could spout racist nonsense. A lot of testing and fine tuning from unbiased scientists and engineers needs to happen before software like this goes live, to ensure rigour and quality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Really? A greater effect than not having children, or tireless activism against one billionaire until they realise the error of their ways and turn to the light side?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Future teachers in Oklahoma!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, America. My condolences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking the generational barriers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Infrastructure that was torn from public control and privatised, ruined, and now begging for more tax money to fund their bonuses, you say?

  Delightfully devilish!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Perspective⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s at the top, I have that same bannister mount, it points upwards to the banister.

  The mattress is wedged at the top of the stairs thanks to its extreme springiness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why, just why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think while your frustration is understandable and I feel it too, very much so (though I myself feel it in the overall direction of late stage capitalism in its entirety), in this instance you’re confusing people immigrating with those seeking asylum.

  The immigration debate is a reasonable one to have, but this particular post is about people fleeing danger, persecution and death, seeking asylum, not those simply wishing to immigrate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why, just why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I know you’re right, but I’m a working class, poor, and routinely fucked over Brit, but I’m not stupid enough to fall for this nonsense.

  Granted I’ve always thought people trying to get me to believe things that didn’t make much sense to me were idiots and disliked them.

  They tried to sell me on religion in school, I thought it was a load of rubbish - I remember telling the priest exactly that when I was 11 and he wanted me to do my Holy Communion.

  I looked at stuff like the Daily Mirror and thought it was crap, and eventually I got the Internet and started learning more, and it wasn’t too hard to use the basic critical thinking skills taught by my parents and teachers to figure rubbish from not.

  That said, I’m probably wrong about loads of things and believe all sorts of propaganda and misinformation that I don’t realise, but at least the bare faced obvious lies like “It’s people seeking political asylum who are the reason the minimum wage is unlovable” are very, painfully obvious to me 😂

  …like, it’s actually insulting that they would think anyone would be thick enough to fall for that.

  I grew up in a dirt poor shit hole council estate in schools constantly in special measures about to be shut down, surrounded my chavs and yobbos in school who literally murdered old ladies in their homes and the like (I’m not exaggerating, sadly), and yet I’m perfectly capable of spotting this rubbish.

  I know some people are extremely stupid, but surely it’s a small percentage in the grand scheme, so why do so many seemingly smart people fall for this obvious nonsense?

  :-(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sincerely, your literally poorest europoor.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s relevant, yes, but not the center of every single topic or event they is happening or exists anywhere.

  Go online however and you’d think it were.

  The bigger problem is their assumption that their country is the “default” country. Discussing something highly specific to your nation, or posting a news article covering a topic that is only relevant within your nation? You need to provide the context of what country you’re talking about, otherwise people might be confused or waste their time reading something irrelevant to them. Over and over.

  … unless it’s about the USA of course, then you don’t need to give any context at all because of course the only people they use the Internet are Americans, and obviously the only country worth talking about is the 🇺🇸 US of A! 🇺🇸

  This is highly encouraged in places like Reddit, where communities like /r/news or /r/politics are actually local national subreddits just for the USA, but because they’re special little darlings they use the format that should be reserved for all news and political discussion, rather than a more appropriate and descriptive title like /r/usanews or /r/usapolitics, which would actually be… you know… descriptive and helpful.

  That’s not even mentioning the number of times some random person has used code/abbreviation to describe where they are to lend context to a conversation, but failed to take into account that people outside of your country don’t know your local regional internal place names.

  Oh, you’re from ML? OH? TA? Great, that provides precisely zero information because those aren’t country name abbreviations. Oh, you’re from London which is all the context you think I need? Okay, I know Lo…oh, London… Texas? 🤦‍♀️

  So many wonderful people in the USA, so many fantastic people who don’t have any of the traits I’ve described, I just wish the ones strutting around acting like they’re the only country in the world and on the internet would open their eyes to how that sort of toxic personality trait looks to, and affects others :-(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BBC is Getting a Paywall.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Makes sense, we pay our licence fee for our public service, why should people abroad get for free what we have to pay for?

  I was happy with the current arrangement of adverts supporting the service use abroad, but if it has to migrate to a subscription model to meet modern demands then that’s the way it is.

  I wouldn’t go to another country and ask them to make one of their government’s national public services free for me to use, after all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Murdered. Not killed, murdered.

  Both technically true, but the way they write killed suggests it wasn’t murder in cold blood, an act of war against another country to bully and control them.

  Murder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the difference?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hammond

  gesticulates

  …of Texas

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A cuppa Jill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha aye, we call it Corporation Pop round my end.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A cuppa Jill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We call it Corporation Pop here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SpaceX's Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  hehe

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon boss tells staff AI means their jobs are at risk in coming years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But why? Why make them scared they’ll lose their jobs at any moment Vs feeling secure?

  If they’re scared, they’ll be seeking better employment, applying for other jobs whilst working this highly unstable one. Probably reduced productivity too, I wouldn’t be as productive under that sort of negative environment.

  Make them feel valued and secure though and they won’t leave, there’ll be less workplace issues for you to have to deal with, and they’ll work harder.

  Unless you see them as completely disposable because the law won’t touch you and there will always be desperate people to fill those positions at any given time, fear is a ridiculous thing to want to instill in your workforce.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Methane is what the majority of natural gas is made up of, and if your generator isn’t made to be very efficient (like a real power station is), you’ll lose some of your fuel unburnt into the atmosphere.

  Kinda like unburnt wood smoke vapour, which could have been burned in a higher quality wood burner, but just goes up the chimney in an open fire.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨...📉⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Glazing?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good job⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It was glorious. I used Stardock’s Windows Blinds to adjust the transparency to what felt just right and that was chef’s kiss

  Ahh, what we’ve lost…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British photojournalist hit during Los Angeles protests to undergo emergency surgery⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Standing still in front of a television camera man with nothing else around you, holding a microphone and talking in to the camera, while a fascist police calmly raises their gun in full view of the camera and shoots you in the back from about 10 yards away?

  Also she was a woman.

  …or are we talking about ANOTHER journalist they shot today? Surely there weren’t two?!

  How many innocent people are they shooting, I wonder? How many are being disappeared to the American Gulags of El Salvador without a trial? The journalists at least have a voice, the others won’t be so lucky.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  hahahahahaha

  no

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The joy of quitting a shit job with an asshole boss⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re not wrong though, assuming they’re in the UK and/or their contract agrees a minimum of two weeks notice, as is standard.

  This applies both ways. I expect this employee would be angry if their employer breached their contract to sack them immediately without this notice, but if the employee breaches those same terms of their agreed contract that’s…okay? No.

  Regardless of their feelings, it’s very unprofessional, petty even, and depending on how litigious and unhappy with them their employer is, not a very smart idea.

  There are many edge cases where things must be looked at differently of course (someone resigning over harassment at work would not wish to remain there for a fortnight serving their notice for example), but this must be discussed and agreed upon, because again, it deviates from the legally binding contractual agreement they both signed.

  This employee, regardless of any legitimate grievances, in this communication is unprofessional, petty, and frankly childish.

  While I don’t know the story behind their falling out, I suspect the employer will be glad to see them go. I wouldn’t want them working for me, or even work with them as a colleague. They sound awful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plex now will SELL your personal data⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My TV doesn’t have a Jellyfin app, only a Plex app. I’m not buying a new TV just to use my preferred media server, sadly :-(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK government withholding details of Palantir contract⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I for one can’t wait until Saruman can see my every move, watch me shower Isendaddy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mom sues porn sites (Including Chaturbate, Jerkmate, Superporn and Hentaicity) for noncompliance with Kansas age assurance law; Teen can no longer enjoy life after mom caught him visiting Chaturbate⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, he’s Disabled and Disfigured now?

  …What was he doing?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Okay, going off the title to start with you’re building a WiFi network, that’s very cool, but will you connect it to the Internet too?

  That’d be more of a headline if so, then just building a WiFi network.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recession indicator⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn,…you get responses?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  hahahahahaha

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmm, can real users be tagged as bots? Surely they’d complain and have it fixed quite quickly?

  I saw this bot reply and just instinctively downvoted and blocked it, can’t stand Reddit/Lemmy bots that don’t serve a useful purpose (like unit conversion or haiku’s) haha.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah it’s normal, it’s one of the first things I ask or get asked when I meet new people online.

  It’s cool to meet new people from all around the world, so knowing where someone’s from is really interesting and gives people stuff to talk about too!

  Plus, it’s very helpful, because once you know where someone’s from you know their timezone, what sort of weather they deal with, you might have some insight into their culture etc to better ensure you don’t offend them, or maybe you’ve visited or love something about their country so again you now have new things to talk about :-D

  Anyway yeah, similarly with wanting to know someone’s age, location is often one of the first questions we as strangers ask each other in online conversation.

  Age is also super useful to know, are we talking to a 12 year old? A 20 year old? A 60 year old? Knowing their age will better inform us of how to have a positive and respectful conversation, it’ll inform us of what part of their life there in and thus we can take guesses to their generational cultural norms and interests, if they’re likely to have a career, or be married, or if they’re likely still in education studying for their masters, etc etc.

  You don’t need to know an EXACT age, just as you don’t need to know an EXACT location, but “I’m in my 20s from England” is a more than appropriate response :-)

  Bottom line: Always trust your gut if someone seems weird online, but don’t assume they’re weird just because they want to know some basic details like A/S/L 👍