LuckyPierre

@LuckyPierre@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Choose a number, 1-5!⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
  1. Small forks go faster.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So it’s not going to be available in the EU and UK? That’s fine.

  As I understand it, the GDPR would require explicit consent from the subject before this data could be gathered in the first place, with some significant fines if breached.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China scientists develop flash memory 10,000× faster than current tech⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  No? Oh, that’s a shame. I was hoping for some improvement in the world, but a random person on the internet said it wasn’t possible without giving any reasons at all. Oh well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RFK JR just told us Elon Musk can't use the toilet unassisted⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Same here in the UK.

  Maximum target waiting time is 13 weeks - AFTER you get a referral from a GP - and not all of those are willing to refer adults who are high functioning because they see it as taking a rare resource away from those more in need.

  But even with that referral, 84% of people are waiting longer.

  Private is possible, and 3-4 weeks, but that costs around £4,000.

  Without a professional diagnosis, you won’t qualify for any assistance, either from the state or your workplace.

  (I self diagnosed as autisitic in my 50s, after a childhood diagnosis of dyslexic. I now think was a misdiagnosis of autism.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RFK JR just told us Elon Musk can't use the toilet unassisted⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  self diagnosis is valid.

  I agree. And in my country, waiting lists for any professional diagnosis are extremely long, especially for adults.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK police chiefs call for ban on social media for under-16s⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s technically impossible, so a pretty pointless discussion.

  And it’s dangerous too. Even if they legislated them off the major platforms, there’s a million other ways to communicate online. Hundreds of DMs, talkers, games, live chats, streams, even IRC still exists. And pushing them into the darker corners makes it far more likely for them to be exposed to coercive and controlling types. Extremism, child abuse, bullying, suicide encouragement and so on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sadly true. We actively searched for alternatives when we realised other channels were getting too manipulative and full of hate. Those who are left haven’t even realised it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Isolationism and tribalism.

  Make your people believe the rest of the world are against them and they’ll look to you for leadership. It’s not just the US - Europe and the UK have also had a rise in jingoism, fuelled by inflated reports of immigrants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re being shaken down. Same as Mark Zuckerberg being summoned to a meeting with Trump and the next day paying $1m to the same fund.

  I’m betting these meetings went something like, “You don’t want a president as an enemy, do you? Cough up.”

  And don’t think of it as a tax on the rich - it’s not going towards the benefit of the American people. It’s extortion.