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- Comment on Wikipedia in read-only mode following mass admin account compromise 23 hours ago:
paranoid
Mm who wants to rely on someone keeping a verbal promise when it says in writing something like your privacy is at stake?
- Comment on Wikipedia in read-only mode following mass admin account compromise 1 day ago:
Download a little offline Wiki for rainy days folks!
I take connectivity for granted but shouldn’t. Batteries charged, books on the shelf, offline games and media stored locally…
- Comment on Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion 1 day ago:
I wonder if there’s a parallel universe where the labs instead went to the other extreme and require intelligence tests to onboard to their platforms.
And the outcry is, not inappropriately, about how many are being denied access to the latest technologies. The policy could effectively be construed as racist, even.
Anyway the middle ground there is pretty obvious. (Though I’m not sure how I’d design it just right, so e.g. folks without access to traditional/expensive mental healthcare might still be able to see some small benefit if it’s determined to be safe, just like maybe it could be safe for a well-adjusted individual to complain to it about their day for a couple minutes before moving on to real things. Sure I suppose it’s inherently unsafe but a proportion of the population should be making that decision for themselves.)
- Comment on Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion 1 day ago:
I just tried this with ChatGPT three days ago and there’s a chance they have tried to make it slightly less sycophantic
I was essentially trying to get it to tell me I was the smartest baby born in whatever year like that YouTuber—different example but it was so resistant to agreeing to me or my idea or whatever being unique/exceptional.
Hope this is a specific direction and not random chance, A/B testing, etc.
- Comment on California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup 4 days ago:
Fascinating.
- Comment on Fuck the IRS 1 week ago:
Here is a longer excerpt from the opinion by Holmes:1
It is true, as indicated in the last cited case, that every exaction of money for an act is a discouragement to the extent of the payment required, but that which in its immediacy is a discouragement may be part of an encouragement when seen in its organic connection with the whole. Taxes are what we pay for civilized society, including the chance to insure.
- Comment on Nomenclature 2 weeks ago:
Clearly a rare sighting
reverse image search for blorb does not return REAL blorb but it’s okay
- Comment on BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair 2 weeks ago:
Well, I just started considering multi-tools and attachment heads and all that :)
- Comment on BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair 2 weeks ago:
Good point, right!
- Comment on BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair 2 weeks ago:
Whoh thousands and not hundreds?
- Comment on Darwin was a real one. 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on HelixNotes - a local-first markdown note-taking app (Rust + Tauri, AGPL-3.0) 2 weeks ago:
Very nice. The screenshots look promising!
MacDown is pretty solid, but I’ve been looking at alternatives. Unfortunately, while MarkText may be feature-rich, latency is untenable. I think that one’s an Electron app.
- Comment on Work smarter, not harder 4 weeks ago:
I always nodded and said yes.
inadvertently kickstarts Elizabeth Holmes promotion to CEO a job or two later :p j/k
btw curious what the proper verification work is. Thought calls were standard. Maybe pulling tax records if possible?
- Comment on Rent is theft 4 weeks ago:
The time cost, too. Huge hassle to buy, move, sell. Inspections, agents, viewings… big pressure end to end.
purchasing almost always makes more sense.
I remember the San Francisco Bay Area threw this old truism off when purchasing became so expensive, it was just about a wash whether you wanted to rent or buy.
These tiny little homes starting at a million bucks or something…
- Comment on Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption 5 weeks ago:
Ah I see your edit now, thanks
- Comment on Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption 5 weeks ago:
iOS lets you create “secret chats”
How? Not natively unless I’m mistaken
- Comment on London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires 1 month ago:
In 2019, The North Face faced consumer backlash and apologized after its marketing agency surreptitiously added photos featuring its apparel to Wikipedia articles on popular outdoor destinations.
The North Face - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_North_Face
- Comment on Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public 1 month ago:
“Hi I wasn’t paid six dollars on Fiverr to post here” (does increase costs obviously but marginally for high-margin/volume products)
- Comment on Is there a science educator who shows in a video how they hand wash dishes? 1 month ago:
Thank you. Been thinking about this.
Is there a [soap] product that you use or would use with a dishwasher, or at least a guideline or purchasing process you’d follow?
- Comment on genius 1 month ago:
LOL
- Comment on Is there a science educator who shows in a video how they hand wash dishes? 1 month ago:
Didn’t watch but hope to!
- Comment on Is there a science educator who shows in a video how they hand wash dishes? 1 month ago:
- Comment on Is there a science educator who shows in a video how they hand wash dishes? 1 month ago:
Very very tempting
- Comment on Is there a science educator who shows in a video how they hand wash dishes? 1 month ago:
Fab series (latest here 👇)
I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it — Technology Connections (Nov 4, 2025), ~2.6M views
Now I wanna become the hand dishwashing expert!
- Comment on Is there a science educator who shows in a video how they hand wash dishes? 1 month ago:
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Scrub every inch and cranny real good with soapy water
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Even try to leave the soap on for 30 seconds if I can wash other stuff in the meantime
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Rinse very thoroughly so nary a hint of a sud remains
Prioritize dishwasher for everything that won’t be damaged
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- Comment on Unquestionably high class 1 month ago:
It looks hand
- Comment on Wikipeter was the founder of the site in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library 2 months ago:
Most of the edits to try and say turbo is the slow mode were done by the one person, they seem to think they are right when all the evidence points to the contrary. I’m glad they seem to have given up for now.
Heh maybe you inspired them :p
- Comment on Wikipeter was the founder of the site in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library 2 months ago:
Is that Wikipedia page accurate today?
- Comment on Snitches get switches 2 months ago:
Some places in California, can sign up to volunteer with (paid expert) rangers to clear invasives
