Meron35
@Meron35@lemmy.world
- Comment on 5 days ago:
Side note, the restaurant analogy is exactly why I hate the seemingly American style of service where the waiter asks how the food is halfway through.
I guess that’s a good analogy for how creepy surveillance capitalism is, it’s like a waiter judging and recording your every move and reaction throughout the entire meal.
- Comment on Which countries combine high quality of life and strong equality? 5 days ago:
Except that the Nordic has been replicated across all the Nordic countries, of which only Norway has vast natural resources.
- Comment on same shit every day, on god 6 days ago:
Low key this is a great way to convince people to switch away from fossil fuels.
Most people seemingly don’t know that coal/gas stations work by essentially boiling water. Most are horrified at how trashy and underdeveloped the concept is compared to high tech alternatives like solar, wind, or hydro.
- Comment on Haha, Russia 🤏 1 week ago:
Interactive version
- Comment on Someone should put the 63 actual humans who are still MAGA on suicide watch after this past several days. 1 week ago:
They wouldn’t wear face diapers during covid but no problem wearing
kotex on their earsadult diapers to mimic the rapistTrump Supporters Wore Diapers at Rallies? | Snopes.com - www.snopes.com/…/trump-diapers-over-dems/
- Comment on HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs 2 weeks ago:
Minisforum, beelink, aoostar and many others all make much more competitive offerings.
No in house NAS OS, but tbh I recommend just taking the plunge to learn how to install your own OS, like Linux.
- Comment on Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me" 2 weeks ago:
I hate tech companies and the general public’s collective amnesia of functioning digital assistants, so I’m co-opting this as a copypasta.
Google Assistant was great on Android before they dumbed it down for Gemini and then killed it. It gave you daily summaries in the morning and was able to do basic assistant stuff like reminders and simple queries pretty well. Then Gemini came and it became just a shitty web search.
- Comment on Is it normal to see this static when you close your eyes? 2 weeks ago:
If you see this when your eyes are open then it may be visual snow.
Visual snow syndrome - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_snow_syndrome
- Comment on Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk 2 weeks ago:
The Cider Devs also seem like terrible people FYI
I know everyone likes Cider. But the devs are extremely homophobic, racist, Trump apologists, and deny that Covid was ever that major. Link in post. : r/AppleMusic - reddit.com/…/i_know_everyone_likes_cider_but_the_…
- Comment on Firefox is Getting a New AI Browsing Mode 2 weeks ago:
There is an AI browser war going on right now, see Comet (Perplexity), Atlas (ChatGPT), Claude AI Agent from Chrome etc.
They work by letting the AI continuously see everything your browser can see, such as your emails, banking details, financial habits, online shopping accounts, etc.
By doing so, they promise to be better digital assistants, so that you ask just ask the browser to do tasks such as online shopping, booking holidays, etc.
Even ignoring the severe privacy concerns, AI browsers are significantly prone to prompt injection. That is, any random webpage with hidden text can override the instructions you give it to carry out malicious attacks.
- Comment on You live in Clown World when guys are using bathroom hand dryers 3 weeks ago:
We know that Dysons can suck but can they blow?
- Comment on I've heard New Yorkers are devastated 3 weeks ago:
He can be my mam or my man anytime 🥰💖
- Comment on U.S. Tech Layoffs Hit Two-Decade High in October 3 weeks ago:
Obviously you should try to consider all options, but the amount that this is happening is way exaggerated.
Europe in particularly is diverting a lot of funding away from public sector to defense spending due to geopolitical anxieties.
International organisations aren’t safe either, because they rely on funding from the developed countries who are all cutting funding, i.e. US, Europe, etc.
- Comment on A hypothesis 4 weeks ago:
Hot take: macOS, being Unix like, fosters more tech literacy than Windows.
It’s much better now with windows terminal and winget, but a decade or so ago even basic things like installing python and adding it to PATH were infinitely easier on Unix-like environments.
For those privileged to have programming classes, the first 2-3 sessions were the teachers going round doing tech support just to install python on shitty locked down Windows laptops.
Windows being terrible makes you learn a lot of stuff, but so much of it is untransferrable.
- Comment on China bans influencers from speaking on ‘serious’ topics like finance or health without university degree 5 weeks ago:
No, China is not ahead of the western world on this, nor is this an unprecedented policy.
Most developed countries already have robust regulation preventing people from giving undue professional advice, especially in health or finance.
These are the same regulations preventing from you claiming to be a qualified lawyer, doctor, accountant, etc without the appropriate qualifications.
Many developed countries such as the UK, Australia, and Canada have already started arresting finfluencers after victims have sued them for making fraudulent claims.
FCA leads international crackdown on illegal finfluencers | FCA - fca.org.uk/…/fca-leads-international-crackdown-il…
The equation of a university degree as a valid qualification for China is mostly an artefact of the lack of adequate professional bodies and accreditation.
But if course, the devil is in the details and implementation.
- Comment on a minor to moderate amount of tomfoolery in construction 5 weeks ago:
it’s great for pedestrians
the highway cuts directly through the heart of these towns
- Comment on a minor to moderate amount of tomfoolery in construction 5 weeks ago:
Reminds me how whenever someone makes a realistic Australian city in cities skylines, everyone in the comments roasts them for adding stop signs/signals on highway ramps, which extremely dangerous and inefficient.
They really do have stop signs/signals on highway ramps in Australia 😭
- Comment on Google flags Immich sites as dangerous 1 month ago:
Immich users flag Google sites as dangerous
- Comment on Another WSJ banger about why the poors aren't doing more 1 month ago:
Yes. Social media addiction is comparable to those of illicit drugs, both in terms of actual symptoms, as well how alter dopamine networks in the brain.
This is just a recent review article that focuses on teens, but similar results hold more broadly as well if you search.
Social Media Algorithms and Teen Addiction: Neurophysiological Impact and Ethical Considerations - PMC - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11804976/
- Comment on Believing misinformation is a “win” for some people, even when proven false 1 month ago:
As uncomfortable as it may be, research suggests adopting an empathetic, non judgemental, but firm attitude, without any expectation to actually change their mind.
This is an attitude broadly similar to that of a professional providing advice (e.g. accountants or lawyers).
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works - www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01771-z
Unpaywall:
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works - archive.is/1gn2g
- Comment on Japanese Government Calls on Sora 2 Maker OpenAI to Refrain From Copyright Infringement, Says Characters From Manga and Anime Are 'Irreplaceable Treasures' That Japan Boasts to the World 1 month ago:
I fear that this does not cleanly apply to Japan because of their somewhat uniquely active doujinshi (fan work) culture. To give an idea of how big a deal doujinshi are, the largest western convention San Diego Comic Con only draws around 130,000 attendants. The largest Doujinshi convention Comiket drew 750,000 attendants before COVID. These works are explicitly distributed and redistributed for commercial profit (though admittedly usually not at any profitable scale).
Japan copyright law has explicit exceptions for doujinshi, having recognised the immense value to the industry. So many successful artists started by creating and selling doujinshi, which are usually explicitly derivative works of IP.
Doujinshi - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doujinshi
- Comment on Are there video media (e.g TV shows, Movies, anime, video games, youtube videos, etc...) with a majority of the dialogue in an fictional language? 1 month ago:
Thee following are more little/no dialogue for the purposes of Immersion, rather than subtitled
Tunica is an unapologetically difficult isometric action/puzzle game
Animal Well is a metroidvania with little/no dialogue
Other similar games are Fez, Hyper Light Drifter
- Comment on Recommendations for Note taking app with simple needs 2 months ago:
Not sure of your specific needs, but I feel that self hosting (i.e. setting up a proper server) is unnecessary. Just pick a local first program and use it with syncthing.
The usual trio (which may be overkill) are Obsidian (admittedly not open source), Trillium, and logseq.
- Comment on European banks to launch euro stablecoin in bid to counter US dominance 2 months ago:
The existing Euro does not have a proper system for day to day transactions. Transfers are currently handled by SEPA, which are only suitable for things like bills. This means that a lot of people especially in less developed EU nations end up using an international bank card, i.e. MasterCard/Visa for day to day transactions.
Details are somewhat vague, but the ECB’s website seems to have many good assurances. This even includes strong privacy features, such as offline capabilities and cash-like privacy.
FAQs on a digital euro - www.ecb.europa.eu/…/ecb.faq_digital_euro.en.html#…
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Not to defend the stupidity that does exist on Tiktok, but reputable sources often post their news and extra content on Tiktok, and Tiktok often the only way to access it. “Proper news” in the form of articles tends to be more jargony and needs to confirm to a professional tone. Not to mention, they simply take more time to produce.
Examples of extra content include fact checks, debunking right wing conspiracy theories, longer versions of interviews that didn’t make the final cut, or simple clarifications in the form of Q and As.
E.g. see the Tiktok accounts for the BBC, The Guardian, the Financial Times, etc
- Comment on Cable management is an art form 2 months ago:
He was probably just caught up in the satanic panic against Pokémon in the 90s.
The situation was so serious that the Vatican had to “bless” the Pokémon 2000 movie in an attempt to tell evangelicals to chill.
Pokémon movie earns Papal blessing - nypost.com/2000/…/pokemon-earns-papal-blessing/
- Comment on Together: Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight 2 months ago:
It’s just the typical toxic and illogical mix of homophobia, morality, and politics.
Ironically, same sex couples may actually be the key to alleviating the fertility crisis. Out and proud same sex couples tend to be of higher socioeconomic status, resolving the main barrier to having children. Yet, Draconian laws prevent them from accessing adoption or surrogacy services.
Also, China is absolutely cracking down on porn more broadly as well by shutting down websites, and jailing people, as part of its stance against “obscene materials.”
China’s latest crackdown on porn has little to do with porn - qz.com/…/china-latest-crackdown-on-porn-has-littl…
- Comment on Australia’s under 16s social media ban could extend to Reddit, Twitch, Kick, Roblox, Steam, GitHub, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord and even dating apps 2 months ago:
You joke but pedophiles use Pinterest to stalk and coerce young girls.
Investigation: How Pinterest drives men to little girls’ images - nbcnews.com/…/pinterest-algorithm-young-girls-vid…
- Comment on NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE 2 months ago:
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- Comment on Kinky 2 months ago:
Sauce?