Blemgo
@Blemgo@lemmy.world
- Comment on Telegram and xAI agreed a one-year deal to distribute Grok; Telegram will get $300M in cash and equity from xAI and 50% of subscription revenue 1 day ago:
Honestly, Telegramm always seemed to me a bit shifty since I learnt E2EE for chats was opt-in.
- Comment on Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers 1 week ago:
You are forgetting targeted attacks. A blind attack would pretty much not have much of an effect indeed, however if the attacker knows the machine, then it’s easy for the attackers to exploit these vulnerability if left “out in the open”, and cause havoc, possibly create a lot of damages or leech informations pumped into those machines via old Windows installations.
- Comment on Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI | The Verge 4 weeks ago:
I can also recommend Pimsleur. A bit more expensive, but features more traditional style courses, while offering a lot of what Duolingo has. Plus actual topics with grammar, not just random words!
- Comment on Poop Drones Are Keeping Sewers Running So Humans Don't Have to 4 weeks ago:
My guess is that the wires/tracks could get stuck in sewage, and it might make it harder to examine the floor better due to how small the drone might be.
I had the idea of a monorail system, but I guess it would have a similar issue in case the surface the rail was attached to got faulty. Might’ve been cool looking though.
- Comment on Remember the Nega-Wojak. 5 weeks ago:
First of all, when learning about helping those with suicidal thoughts, one of the first thngs you learn is that trying to tell them that their departure will hurt those around you will drive them even more into suicide due to the added pressure.
Secondly, by not hearing someone fully out, all you do is cementing yours and the other’s opinions. If you really want to change things, listen to the other and try to reason with the other on why their reasoning is faulty.
I do apologize if my post was a bit emotionally loaded, since it is a topic that hits very close to home, as someone with a past of suicidal thoughts. And I know how much it hurts to lose someone. Yes one has to remember that someone suffering from depression does not think sane. The main thing one should always do is make the other feel heard, because they will think that no one does. Show them that they are not alone against their own thoughts, because they will think they are. Signal to them that you are an ally for them, as they will think everyone is a threat.
- Comment on Remember the Nega-Wojak. 5 weeks ago:
I disagree and cannot condone this statement, as it inevitably harms those you are trying to save. It denies them of their feelings in favor or preserving the status quo, which brought them to that situation in the first place. It is selfish at best and manipulative cult-like behaviour at worst.
Suicide has been labeled wrong because it harms the society the individual lives in. The surrounding community will lose one contributing member and gain only pain from the loss.
However one has no right to decide over the lives of others, and there are fates worse than a quick death. If you want to help, accept that people have those thoughts, because they are natural, as we can only bear torment for a certain amount of time. Don’t punish them for wanting to have peace, help them to get peace in some other way, if possible.
Suicide is bad, but not wrong. What is wrong is not helping others who are hurting in any way one can.
- Comment on Sick Day 1 month ago:
Maybe you thought of this old picture?:
- Comment on In the latest Windows 11 preview build, Microsoft removed the “bypassnro” command, which let users skip signing into a Microsoft Account when installing Windows. 1 month ago:
While that is true, logging into your OS can also be done via 2FA, namely via a smartcard. It’d offer a similar protection to it, if not better.
- Comment on If these mother fuckers are trying to make me pay for Healthcare to talk to fucking ChatGPT I swear to god ChatGPT is going to write me so many scripts for opioids its won't be funny. 2 months ago:
Uncommon speech patterns and behaviours. People with ASD are more likely to be suspected to be lying when they are telling the truth, due to avoidance of eye contact, lower stress threshold, talking about unnecessary tangents that seem unrelated to the topic and uncommon stress reactions like fawning.
- Comment on Tech Guidelines For Europeans 2 months ago:
Honestly, due to how it’s a paid app, I don’t see any viable mass adoption. Possibly great for a professional/corporate setting, but considering that Signal is free and some people already have a hard time leaving WhatsApp, it’d be hard to convince anyone to pay for a messaging app.
- Comment on Reminder that even if you're dead you can still be useful 2 months ago:
Honestly, as weird as this movie and its premise was, it’s a very interesting and recommendable watch.
- Comment on Let me GPT that for you 2 months ago:
“working in the LLM server farms makes you wish for a nuclear winter.”
- Comment on Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions 6 months ago:
Ah, seems to be right, my bad.
Also, to correct myself a bit more: it was Europe’s biggest datacenter.
- Comment on Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions 6 months ago:
If memory serves right, one of Germany’s datacenters went up in flames a few years ago because they had wooden flooring and no adequate fire suppression systems.
- Comment on Understanding The AI In Healthcare Debate 7 months ago:
Disclaimer: the article only mentions AI, which I interpret as LLM in my statements due to context.
It feels like this article somehow downplays the effects of AI bias, especially considering how many health insurances already play against their customers. Those companies might push for that tech for those very reasons, simply to save money.
However, I am for AI helping with bureaucracy, as long as one can guarantee its accuracy.
