potustheplant
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- Comment on Linkwarden v2.14 - open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters (tons of new features!) 🚀 1 day ago:
That’s not really answer, but ok.
- Comment on This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period 1 week ago:
You do realize that what you’re saying might’ve been the goal all along? It’s literally a “I’m altering the deal, pray I don’t alter it further” vader moment and you’re saying you’re relieved. Make no mistake, you, me and avery single Android user was just fucked over and it’ll only get worse.
- Comment on This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period 1 week ago:
I sincerely doubt that will actually come into fruition. There’s no way to force all linux distros to have that. At least I hope there isn’t.
- Comment on This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period 1 week ago:
When has your imaginary scenario ever been a problem? Can you name a single example where that has happenned? Stop making excuses for corporations fucking over their users.
- Comment on This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period 1 week ago:
“Not quire as bad”? My dude, you have to ask for permission from a corporation to installa an app on your phone that you supposedly own and paid for. On what planet is this not awful?
- Comment on Firefox's beta feature "Smart Window" shared browsing and search history to AI models without prompting 1 week ago:
Apparently Kling was against using “they” instead of “he”. While I do agree that it’s wrong and gender neutral terms should be used, I wouldn’t “cancel” the guy over it. Afaik they are using gender neutral terms now.
The other stuff about Kling mentioned at the bottom of your link is worrying though. It’s a shame a project as important and necessary as Ladybird was created by a person like him :(
- Comment on Firefox's beta feature "Smart Window" shared browsing and search history to AI models without prompting 1 week ago:
Can you provide an example of this non-inclusive language? I honestly can’t even come up with an example for web browser documentation that would refer to any gender at all.
- Comment on Firefox's beta feature "Smart Window" shared browsing and search history to AI models without prompting 1 week ago:
I did not know about the AI stuff. However, I do think that the “inclusion” controversy is way overblown. Why in the world would you need to have “gender inclusive language” in the docs for a browser engine?
- Comment on Firefox's beta feature "Smart Window" shared browsing and search history to AI models without prompting 1 week ago:
Hopefully Ladybird will be prpduction ready at some point.
- Comment on Meirl 2 weeks ago:
Can’t believe no one mentioned Limmy yet.
- Comment on Sony is testing dynamic pricing: one game - different prices on the PlayStation Store 2 weeks ago:
They do but that’s regional pricing, meaning that basically if the median income of a country is lower, game prices are lower as well. According to the article, that you apparently did not read, Sony is showing different prices (up to 18% lower in some cases) to different users. I take that to mean that the geographical position of the users could be the same.
- Comment on xkcd #3212: Little Red Dots 4 weeks ago:
Breakpoints
- Comment on AWS suffered ‘at least two outages’ caused by AI tools, and now I’m convinced we’re living inside a ‘Silicon Valley’ episode 4 weeks ago:
Unless you’re intentionally trying to do harm then not really, no.
- Comment on AWS suffered ‘at least two outages’ caused by AI tools, and now I’m convinced we’re living inside a ‘Silicon Valley’ episode 4 weeks ago:
It also deleted their codebase and orderes hundreds of kgs of meat.
- Comment on AWS suffered ‘at least two outages’ caused by AI tools, and now I’m convinced we’re living inside a ‘Silicon Valley’ episode 4 weeks ago:
Did you really watch it? It most certainly caused problems in the show as well.
- Comment on Self-host Reddit – 2.38B posts, works offline, yours forever 2 months ago:
That was a hypothetic example, not my opinion on this post.
- Comment on Self-host Reddit – 2.38B posts, works offline, yours forever 2 months ago:
There’s nothing “absolutistic” about my “stance”. If you’re rusty using a language, you won’t get better if someone else does the homework for you. Make an effort, make mistakes, write in a way that sounds weird, who cares. But practice. If you only take the easy way out, that’ll be your only option in the future.
Although, like I already said, that’s MY way of thinking about it. If you want to use ai to write your stuff, you do you. It doesn’t negate the fact that, whle it’s not “wrong”, it’s the lazy (or minimum effort) option. Don’t know why it bothers you so much.
- Comment on Self-host Reddit – 2.38B posts, works offline, yours forever 2 months ago:
First, that’s an awful analogy.
Second, you’re assuming (for some unknown reason) that they “cleaned up” the “translation” using ai. You have literally no idea exactly how they wrote the post. It’s kinda weird to make up a random scenario but ok.
Third, no, it’s not an awful take. You can code something that requires a ton of effort but write awful documentation. One thing does not make the other impossible.
Fourth, I already explained that there have already been studies that concluded that using AI to write stuff for you has a negative impact on your communication skills. This is not an opinion or me being ingrateful or whatever. I was just sharing information.
- Comment on Self-host Reddit – 2.38B posts, works offline, yours forever 2 months ago:
“Activists”? What are you even talking about?
Regardless, I specifically said that what you did wasn’t wrong or anything likw that. I simply think that it’s going to do you more harm than good in the long run. You’re free to do whatever you want though, obviously.
Another piece of advice. When someone simply shares an opinion, don’t get instantly butthurt over nothing. Otherwise this might as well be reddit.
- Comment on Self-host Reddit – 2.38B posts, works offline, yours forever 2 months ago:
They said it wasn’t their “first” lanugage. Which leads me to believe that they do speak English. If that’s the case, then they indeed are kind of lazy. There have already been studies in the impact of AI when used for communication and the results are not positive.
This isn’t something I’d personally point out and criticize, just something I wouldn’t do. Take the time to express your own ideas in your own words. The long term cost is higher than the short term gains.
- Comment on Microsoft Office has been renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” 2 months ago:
I cancelled my subscription when they made the copilot plan the default and switched me to it without asking. I’m now selfhosting nextcloud and using libreoffice.
- Comment on The Legion Go 2 might ditch Windows for SteamOS - and cost less 2 months ago:
You’re talking as if this wasn’t a device that’s already available…
- Comment on The Legion Go 2 might ditch Windows for SteamOS - and cost less 2 months ago:
The legio go 2 was released in october. Hw comparison s with other options already exist. That’s not the point of this story.
- Comment on An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card 3 months ago:
You don’t need to host your “digital life” with Apple for that. Nor do you need to host it in a single place either.
- Comment on What DDNS providers you guys recommend? 3 months ago:
Or just use two dns providers. I have duckdns and desec. That latter seems to be a bit faster and has’t had any downtime for me so far.
- Comment on Gmail users warned to opt out of new feature - what we know 3 months ago:
So you think that they’re not using your data simply because they’re not telling you that they are? Don’t be naive.
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 5 months ago:
Those barely exist. When I bought my Sony 5V, it was because it was like 1 of 2 or 3 new high end models that still had both the jack and an sd card slot.
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 6 months ago:
Now when you want to take your phone out of your pocket to take a picture of something or scan it for an NFT sale you can’t do that easily
Sure you can. Just unplug the headphones.
And start blasting whatever you’re listening to to the whole world?
You’re either trolling or you’ve never used wired headphones. Playback stops automatically when you unplug a wired headphone. It’s the same thing when you disconnect a bluetooth headphone.
You’re cooking in a kitchen. There are loud fans, loud kettles. Why would you use a speaker that you have to turn way up to blast over all that noise?
Wtf? Lol. If you’re kitchen is that loud, something’s wrong with it.
or doing NFT transactions. You really haven’t thought this through, have you?
Yeah, you’re either trolling or a very special kind of person.
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 6 months ago:
First of all, you’re forgetting that the actual problem is that the headphone jack does not require you remove bluetooth from the device. The issue here is giving user less options and more costly “solutions”.
The cable often gets tangled, and it’s a pain in the ass to untangle it
Git gud. It’s not that hard to roll up the cable so that it doesn’t tangle. Worst case scenario, you can buy a small case.
The cable can often get snagged on things, and if that happens the best thing that can happen is that the headphones can go flying out of your ears. The worst thing that can happen is that the phone goes flying out of your pocket and smashes on the ground.
Run the cable through your shirt. Problem solved.
The cables can get dirty and frayed, and if they get too frayed they can break or get worn down so they have an iffy connection.
Use headphones with a replaceable wire. That way you can use a cable with or without a mic or use different lentghs. Hell, you can even make your own and they’re cheap. Even if the wire isn’t easily replaceable, most headphones can be fixed with a bit of patience and a soldering iron.
Even when the cable isn’t tangled, just arranging the wire so it’s out of the way, long enough to get to your ears, but not so long it gets tangled can be frustrating.
You’re just doing mental gymnastics at this point.
Trying to use your phone for anything else while your headphones are attached can be a problem. Say you want to take a picture of something, or pay for something using NFC, you have to be careful of the cable. If you had the cable tucked into your shirt or zipped up in your jacket so it’s out of the way, now the cable might not be long enough anymore.
Or you can, I don’t know, unplug the headphones for 2 seconds.
Because of the wire, you’re limited in where you can put your phone, and your head has to always be within a short distance to your phone. With a wireless headset you can choose to put the phone in a knapsack if that’s more convenient, and when you put down the knapsack you can take a few steps away from it without losing your connection and interrupting whatever you’re listening to.
Redundant. Also, put your phone in your pocket and stop whinin’.
If you’re doing something like working in the kitchen while listening to music or a podcast, you can’t put your phone down on the counter and use it to look at a recipe, because as soon as you have to move to go get another ingredient, or to move from the cutting board to the sink, you have to pick the phone up again. And that can be a real issue if you have goop on your hands and you’re moving to the sink to wash them off.
My man, are you allergic to speakers? You’re cooking in a kitchen. Lose the headphones.
In cold weather / winter you might want to have your phone in a jacket or something. If you go inside and take the jacket off you either have to pause things while you transfer the phone to another pocket and rearrange the wire, or you have to do this complicated dance where you clear the wire and move the phone without accidentally yanking the wire out of the phone or out of your ears. With a wireless headset you just take the phone and move it to a new pocket whenever that’s convenient.
Skill issue. Run your wire underneath your jacket and you won’t have this “”“problem”“”.
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 6 months ago:
Missed a few things.
- They are cable-less, thus they use a battery and have a shorter lifespan
- The batteries they use are generally not user replaceable do they turn into e-waste rather quickly
- Due to the reduced bluetooth bandwidth, call quality is crap
- Sound quality is worse than a wired headphone that costs the same