hessenjunge
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- Comment on Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin 1 week ago:
At least 30 years.
- Comment on An Idea That I Could Get Behind 2 weeks ago:
Probably Edding?
- Comment on An Idea That I Could Get Behind 2 weeks ago:
Some markers are more permanent than others I guess (I came across some that weren’t really bothered by isopropyl or solvent).
For speed I’d suggest a stencil and some nasty spray paint (the type that isn’t easily removed).
- Comment on An Idea That I Could Get Behind 2 weeks ago:
Isn’t that quite easy to remove, unlike permanent marker?
- Comment on ANTI PEE PAINT 4 weeks ago:
The problem is that public toilets need to be indestructible. The one near my home is constantly out of order because some asshole vandalized it. Restaurants, shops and delis only let customers use their restroom - probably for the same reason.
- Comment on Does it get windy in New York City? 4 weeks ago:
Tall buildings can block or funnel wind which can lead to smoggy and stormy areas. I assume at least Manhattan will have enough wind due to location and layout. However other cities that have a more medieval layout may have problematic areas. Most cities will do some kind of climate planning, I.e. where do wind and water go, are there any hot areas, etc. Here’s the starting page Frankfurts urban climate plan for air ducts for example. If you google „urban climate planning“ you’ll find tons of examples including NYC.
- Comment on Nice try 2 months ago:
Let’s not forget that Trump and Friends did the exact same thing and worse while complaining about other peoples email servers.
- Comment on Leaked images of soon to be released Cyber Plane 2 months ago:
That 12 yo is now head of design at Tesla.
- Comment on What does this mean? 2 months ago:
Or xenomorph quintuplets?
- Comment on mensa 3 months ago:
Well, it helped me understand why people would very regularly not understand apparently simple stuff I explained. This happened on so many topics with so many people it was very frustrating.
I don’t think that makes them lesser than me or me better than them (the people not understanding)… It just means I had and still have to work on adapting my messaging to my audience ← and that is something that everybody regardless of IQ should do.
- Comment on mensa 3 months ago:
I took a trip down the rabbit hole and tried to find any evidence - there is none. Even though this was happening before the www really took off there should be evidence on the net. A story hilarious as that would never die and would also be used as a warning against timeshare scams.
I don’t think mensa members are immune to scams, but timeshare? Even the legit ones are scammy IMO.
- Comment on mensa 3 months ago:
Do you remember how that con was supposed to work?
- Comment on This guy predicted the future!🤯 5 months ago:
(…) because it’s what they
'd be doing in that situationare doing all the time.FTFY
- Comment on This guy predicted the future!🤯 5 months ago:
Well, war comes back to their shores in the form of disabled veterans they then proceed to not give a fuck about.
Best example is draft dodger Donnie now sending other peoples children to die for his vanity.
- Comment on Kid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshit 5 months ago:
I’m not autistic but agree that the kid gave the correct answer and the teacher is wrong.
If that had happened to my kid the teacher and I would have had at least one meeting.
- Comment on The solution to many problems 5 months ago:
Also in the outside section? If yes I applaud your government for implementing the rule properly, not half-assed like in Germany.
- Comment on The solution to many problems 5 months ago:
Smokers are still allowed to stink up your food outside. So you may enjoy your food inside in the summer.
Also restaurants are allowed to have an inside smoking section. Most of the time that means you still get to ‘enjoy’ the stink.
Lastly let’s not forget that smokers, when forced to smoke outside, will almost always do so right on the doorstep. So that the stink gets sucked in and everybody gets to enjoy a good second hand smoke.
- Comment on The solution to many problems 5 months ago:
Don’t forget that smokers also get to ruin other people’s meals at restaurants. Not their own meals mind you - just the meals of others.
- Comment on they come 5 months ago:
Schwanzkäfer
- Comment on demon named racecar 6 months ago:
What language is that?
- Comment on demon named racecar 6 months ago:
Du bist von hinten wie von vorne.
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
I agree that videos that take 15 minutes to explain something that could have been explained in 5 suck. A video explaining how to tie a bowline should be longer than a minute. However shorts with useful content are quite rare, maybe not even 1% of shorts content. Still there is useful information, thanks for pointing that out - I even found this useful knot
The biggest problem with shorts IMO is the presentation. You get force fed brain rot junk. Even when you klick on the links to specific videos like you and I provided you are taken to a stream of videos where the next videos are usually of the brain rot type.
Seeing how children are affected by this format/phenomenon and how the extremist right has used it for political gain I think it dangerous to leave it unregulated. I thinks it is possible to prevent the junk watching part without content-based restriction.
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
Sorry, I’m trying to understand your use case and it is still unclear to me. Did you ever seek out a short video to use as a how to?
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
Ok, these channels also have the normal length videos covering topics of interest. The shorts seem to be rather a byproduct. How do you personally use them? Do you search for a specific activity or is that part of doom-scrolling shorts?
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
For the AI one to restrict it from children you have to determine the age of the person accessing it. How do you do that and still allow them to maintain anonymity?
Could be a layered approach. First off you could require it by terms of service and nagging during registration. Anonymous as you only require 2 email-adresses - easy to circumvent due to the same reasons. Due to tech illiteracy of most parents this is probably catching only a minority of cases.
You could enforce id as adult using a 3rd party service - e.g. Google, Apple, government ID, credit card. This would be equal to most current systems in place that I am aware of. As you correctly point out this will have the authenticating entity have a list of the services you use. Hence I’d prefer it to be a government ID over any commercial service. To most people this is also just one more service as they may use Apple, Google, Steam, Epic, etc. pp. Heck, most people (excluding me) use Whatsapp, so they don’t give a fuck about data privacy.
On top of that: We are talking about an AI service that collects and analyzes your data. The chatbot impersonates a friend or (as in the present case) a lover. Before you even typed the 1st sentence they have your email, IP, IP - Geolocation, time zone, preferred language. They probably logged in using an app on a stock Android ROM, so they also know your GPS location, WiFi, cell information, local Temperature, etc. pp. Then they start chatting and divulge even more information. What I’m trying to explain is that the AI company potentially has way more info on you than just the credit card and name. On top of that there is zero control messing with the mental health of children.
For banning short form content. How do you quantify what counts?
First off I’d ban platforms like TikTok entirely. They are effectively damaging society. The mixed content platforms are a more difficult matter - it’s a complex problem.
I could point you to several craftsman channels that produce very informative shorts.
Please do. I don’t know any and I don’t believe 1-2 min videos have any value besides short term endorphine kicks - I’m willing to educate myself though
For banning short form content. How do you quantify what counts?
Looking at shorts on Youtube and Reels on Insta it is more complicated than just banning the categories on each platform. Yes video length is a factor. Also bringing back / requiring public downvote scores will help. Both measures should improve the current situation greatly. Lastly you can use tools already in place but not really used such as the auto recognition and community reporting tools of the platforms - I mean they have them but they don’t use them. E.g. Facebook and Xitter continuously break German hate speech laws without facing consequences.
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
How is this exactly encroaching on the privacy and freedoms of adults?
How is that the same as policing porn or violent media?
Be specific.
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
What exactly do you mean by ‘these things’?
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
I’d have to write 2 PhD thesis’s about this to answer this one question properly.
Instead I’m just doing 2 examples and keep it shallow :
Th is case: A 14yo should not have completely unsupervised access to an ai chat bot - it needs to be by family/child account, same as for e.g. Fortnite. Also, given the nature of the matter and looking at the article: if the chat turns ’disturbing’ the parent needs to be made aware. (Etc etc)
Another case is TikTok: honestly, I’d just ban it together with shorts and reels. IMO this rots the brains of the younger generation. I’m not even sure there is a healthy way of consuming this type of content.
- Comment on A Deadly Love Affair with a Chatbot. Sewell Setzer was a happy child - before he fell in love with an AI chatbot and took his own life at 14. 6 months ago:
Well, yes but stuff like chatbots, social media should be way better regulated.
Right now we see the equivalent of people selling drugs and guns freely in the streets (including to toddlers) and expect the parents to regulate all that.
Society is being actively eroded, while governments are fecklessly watching it happen.
- Comment on Trump, in blue, sleeping at Pope Francis' funeral 6 months ago:
He’s being criticized too. Everyone that showed up in something other than black is a narcissistic dumbfuck.