SapphironZA
@SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on AI Experts No Longer Saving for Retirement Because They Assume AI Will Kill Us All by Then 1 day ago:
Natural stupidity, enhanced by artificial intelligence.
That’s the scary stuff
- Comment on AI Experts No Longer Saving for Retirement Because They Assume AI Will Kill Us All by Then 1 day ago:
Incorrect. They just know that the fake financial system is not linked to anything fundamental. That is what is going to collapse taking retirement savings with it.
- Comment on Let's hear it, little lemmings. 3 days ago:
Very true.
- Comment on Let's hear it, little lemmings. 3 days ago:
Edison. For 3 hours, in a padded room, where no-one can hear his screams.
- Comment on Y tho 6 days ago:
The handbrake is still on.
- Comment on I hate Wireless devices. 1 week ago:
Mine is more like. “LOW BATTERY, PLEASE RECHARGE HEADSET” proceeds to play music over my tinnitus.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
Bitlocker is a good thing that should be the default for windows users.
But not telling the user, not giving them the choice and switching it on without their knowledge, is super scummy.
- Comment on Which way? 1 week ago:
I don’t think they were on the right track, lol. Those things always stank.
I think the main part of the barefoot benefit is the neural feedback from being able to feel with your feet. The many many muscles in your foot and legs can make the micro adjustments they cant do when in a shoe.
It’s sort of like wearing gloves, sure you can type on a keyboard or write with a pen, but you are going to do a lot better when your fingers can feel directly.
- Comment on Which way? 1 week ago:
For me it stopped when covid hit and I started working from home. I am barefoot 90% of the time.
My back pain has also gone since then.
- Comment on Turn linux server into a router? 2 weeks ago:
But your isp modem will have total access to your local devices.
- Comment on Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features 1 month ago:
I like this
- Comment on Jellyfin over the internet 1 month ago:
Why would you need to expose SSH for everyday use? Or does Jellyfin require it to function?
Maybe leave that behind some VPN access.
- Comment on Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket 2 months ago:
You have it the wrong way round. SpaceX’s accomplishments are impressive despite Elon.
- Comment on The AI-powered collapse of the American tech workfoce 2 months ago:
I think they are just using AI to put a positive spin on it. They know hard times are ahead and they need to reduce headcounts to preserve cash.
- Comment on Former Dragon Age writer says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Baldur's Gate 3 prove 'what's possible when a game is given time to cook' 2 months ago:
Taking the pot off the stove, throwing away and starting again, then repeating it many times is not giving it time to cook
- Comment on YouTube's new ad strategy is bound to upset users: YouTube Peak Points utilise Gemini to identify moments where users will be most engaged, so advertisers can place ads at the point. 3 months ago:
The free option is not sustainable and does not reward the correct customer/business relationship.
- Comment on YouTube's new ad strategy is bound to upset users: YouTube Peak Points utilise Gemini to identify moments where users will be most engaged, so advertisers can place ads at the point. 3 months ago:
I’m with you, paying is better than supporting the Ad business.
I just wish YouTube did not treat paying customers like criminals with the app based restrictions.
- Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store 3 months ago:
Germany and Italy learn from their mistakes. The US keeps repeating them more than any other country (except for Argentina)
- Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store 3 months ago:
But those are Americans.
- Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store 3 months ago:
Would not say equally shitty, otherwise they won’t have popular support they do.
You are correct however that they are not pro consumer.
They are just a smarter, wiser business with a sustainable business model that understands the importance of consumer trust.
- Comment on Rocky rock rocking 4 months ago:
Its a pebble
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
theregister.com/…/libreoffice_wasm_zetaoffice/
Native Realtime collaboration on documents and spreadsheets is the last feature holding us back from switching in business environments.
- Comment on Poor guy 5 months ago:
Agree, he is not taking a principled stance. He is playing the “I am being oppressed because of my race” card, despite his extensive privilege.
One correction, it’s not the state that officially takes ownership, it’s politically connected private individuals who get the ownership. The public gets zero benefit.
- Comment on Poor guy 5 months ago:
I agree with you that he is being a racist asshole about it. He is emphasizing the race part of the legislation over the bribe part of it, because that is more politically useful to him.
It does not make the legislation less problematic. The ANC is begging the world to invest in the country, but not because that is what the country needs, but because it feeds the state mandated corruption.
Both parties are in the wrong here.
- Comment on Poor guy 5 months ago:
You never learned about the robber Barons of the 1880’s in school did you?
- Comment on Poor guy 5 months ago:
Only net neutrality and a ban on exclusivity agreements are required. Otherwise you get the US internet hellscape of local monopolies.
- Comment on Poor guy 5 months ago:
Just a bit of South African context. In South Africa, in order to get a telcoms licence, you have to comply with BBBEE (Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment requirements. Basically, you have to sell 30% (soon to be 51%) of your company to a local black owner. This is in addition to DEI requirements.
For most businesses, these requirements are not mandatory to exist and operator, but gives you a bidding advantage for government contracts. For example, Microsoft, amazon and Temu can operate here, because they dont need any special licences.
It can be argued that such legislation was necessary to incentivise business to diversify their employment and ownership to those previously excluded.
BUT, the way it is implemented, there is a huge emphasis on black ownership for various sectors. What will basically happen is a business needs to acquire a license from a government department. These licenses would only be granted if you give ownership of your company to the “appropriate” investor. Invariably someone connected to the government. They determine the price and basically get gifted portions of companies.
So what has basically happened is that this legislation only effective portion these days, is to enrich the politically connected.
So basically Elon is not wanting to pay the bribes necessary to get the required license to operate.
I Hate the buffoon, but on this he is correct.
- Comment on Poor guy 5 months ago:
We have an Island for people like him. It’s small, windswept, covered in bird and penguin poop. Civilization and freedom is close enough to see and swim for, but it is surrounded by great white sharks.
But we stopped sending people to Robben Island, instead of sending the right types of people there.
- Comment on I'm doing my part! 6 months ago:
Come on, Call of Duty is not that old! /s
The problem is people keep buying new versions of the same games released around 2000.
- Comment on duality of human 6 months ago:
1 hrs and 0.1hrs played.
Best to ignore both.