postnataldrip

@postnataldrip@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta and Sage geosystems reach significant milestone by developing 150 MW geothermal project located in the east of the Rockies Region⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  As cool (heh) as this is, it saddens me knowing it’s just going to be used for data mining and ads

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Advertising⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Visible on Google Maps: 117 Victoria St maps.app.goo.gl/pK5PN4KZdSW7G84E8

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X's controversial changes to blocking and AI training saw half a million users leave for rival Bluesky in just a single day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s just virtualised Deliverance

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, this is on form for them. This isn’t the first product they’ve done it to and surely won’t be the last.

  The moment the news broke we started migration planning, a short while later their new pricing came through and immediately justified the project spend. Tens of thousands of VMs migrated, a ton of labour, and even some hardware refreshes thrown in - and still cheaper than renewing, by a looong shot.

  Shame, I liked VMware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I heard were doing Beam now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I give it a solid 5/7

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Regain Control in my ass⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How Am I Supposed To Live Without You In My Ass

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DuckDuckGoose⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly jealous

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Says Sorry After Passwords Vanish For 15 Million Windows Users.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah yes, KeepAss

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I always order Popular Problem.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Glad to see I’m not the only one suspicious of cheese

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A picture is worth 1000 words⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gory hole

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HTTPS on homelab (just locally)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you mean signed by your CA then this is me too, albeit with an intermediate CA in the middle (honestly pointless in my case, but old habits etc).

  I don’t host anything externally and trusting the CA certs internally is easy as Ionly need to do it on a handful of devices. This + reverse proxy keeps things tidy and uncomplicated.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sevens⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, nana or shichi depending on context

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rabbit data breach: all r1 responses ever given can be downloaded⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, had to read it twice! Just about had a heart attack

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dystopia⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sack the horse and bring in one that’ll be stuck just as bad, but will do it cheaper

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Electric cars will be cheaper to make than gas vehicles but with much higher repair and insurance costs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if this kind of thing might make conversions into older cars more viable. If the body and the million computers etc will cost heaps to fix in a newish EV, that might mean an increased supply of electric drivetrains at the wreckers. They’re not exactly a drop-in proposition but having the parts available has to be a good start.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BT ‘has failed to invest enough in UK's full-fibre broadband’⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You could replace the names in this with Telstra and NBN and you’d get Aussies having flashbacks

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is that why they call it The Beehive State?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Be careful driving anywhere near this guy, he clearly has no idea how to pull out

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They're all He-Men as far as I'm concerned.⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Their wings broke

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Walmart, Delta, Chevron and Starbucks are using AI to monitor employee messages⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re spot on, however the pervasiveness of this kind of data collection and analysis seems to have really picked up in recent years.

  In my workplace a similar tool was put in place to keep an eye out for potential fraud, sensitive data being shared, that kind of thing, but at least one exec very quickly started asking questions about “enhancing” it, laughingly suggesting it could help identify flight risks in areas they’re looking to cut headcount in, so they could “remove barriers to their exit” rather than having to pay severance. (To quote the great philosopher Nelly, “I’m just kidding like Jason… unless you’re gonna do it”)

  Don’t forget too that this is just monitoring chats, there are plenty of other sources of data that could be used against you if so desired.

  IMHO the issue isn’t so much that people are using work-controlled platforms to say things that workplace doesn’t like (though that is an issue), it’s more the shift in the employer mindset that tools like this enable, and the huge imbalance it can create when it comes to salary negotiations, constructive dismissal, mass layoffs, union busting, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Social media algorithms ‘amplifying misogynistic content’⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s well-known that these algorithms push topics to drive engagement, and naturally things that make people angry or frightened or disgusted etc enough are more likely to be engaged with regardless of what that topic is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mark Zuckerberg explained how Meta will crush Google and Microsoft at AI—and Meta warned it could cost more than $30 billion a year⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.

  “It’s a well-established and indisputable fact that the earth is indeed flat. Anyone who tells you otherwise is part of the conspiracy and/or a sheep. Forward this onto 10 people in the next 30 minutes or you will get autism. Bill Gates is the CEO of the internet and will track and donate $1 every time it is forwarded.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Brb, wiring up a set of these so I can blame the car for missing a speed sign

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sdrawkcab suseJ⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I also love a good sausage polish

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨More Research grants required.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Most realistic research sim ever