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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Meta exec says asking for artist permission will kill AI industry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I think the law should be changed; copyright law is kind of a mess, but I don’t know how to make it better. It would also need to be changed in a way that’s fair, which these companies absolutely do not want; fairness would mean the end of laws like the DMCA.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I learned to moisten the eye of the needle instead of the thread. It makes threading a needle way easier. Also, making sure the thread is cleanly cut at the end and not fraying.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Norwegian Government want to implement the Digital Markets Act in Norwegian law.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Thank you for mentioning that. I am able to see it by clicking through to the post in the Europe community.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Norwegian Government want to implement the Digital Markets Act in Norwegian law.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Even after refreshing, I still can’t see your additions. 🙁
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google's AI now listens to your English language phone conversations⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah Google claims it’s not recording, storing or being sent the conversations or sharing them with anyone, and that this is all done ‘on-device’.

The thing is, I don’t trust them. At all.

Maybe the terms and conditions will silently change. Maybe their definitions of “recording” and “save” will change. Maybe they’re blatantly lying and are willing to pay a fine if they get caught.

Google’s whole business model is harvesting and selling people’s data, so I have to assume the worst intentions.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Exactly. And unless RCS with e2ee is made equally available to companies other than Google and is implemented by the carriers, RCS will continue to be a monopolistic data-harvesting grift.

I’m surprised there is not more outrage directed at Google over this.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally a map to show me⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
No, please explain it to me!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally a map to show me⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That’s quite misogynistic.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally a map to show me⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Ruin her body?

That’s incredibly misogynistic.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Sony and their Xperia phones would like a word.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Can we please ban electronic advertising already? And billboards? Society would be better off without them.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Oh god': There's a buried Steam help page that shows how much money you've ever spent on the platform, and you may not want to know⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
My 17-year-old account is at $600. That’s an average of $35 per year.

Most of my gaming spending for the last 8 years has been on Nintendo Switch. That number is too embarrassing to post.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨390 Million Faces: Clearview AI's Secret $750,000 Attempt To Buy Your Mugshot⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Do you know what their enforcement mechanism is for a situation like this, where a company like Clearview is doing it against Illinois residents but it’s all happening online?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Intel Unison allowed Android and iOS to connect to Windows, now it's shutting down⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah. It is oddly worded in places, but otherwise seems fine. I didn’t see any grammatical errors.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
To be fair, plenty of telemetry is still being sent by Microsoft in Windows 10. It’s not as bad as 11 though.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Technological Suggestions for LGBT+, Immigrants, Protestors, Anti-War Activists and Other Marginalized Groups⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Where is kryptkey? I don’t see it on F-droid.

I do see KryptEy, which sounds like the same thing. What’s important to mention is that it’s a proof-of-concept app that hasn’t been updated in two years. It may still function fine and be secure, but I wouldn’t necessarily assume that, especially when we are talking about high stakes like avoiding government intrusion into chats. Has anyone ever checked or audited it?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BAFTA Crowns Shenmue "The Most Influential Video Game Of All Time" In Surprise Result | Time Extension⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
The actual BAFTA article with the full list starts off by mentioning most influential game on popular culture, which is going to be different regionally. Shenmue may have been the most influential in Japan or the UK, but it sure didn’t have the effect on pop culture in the US that Mario, Zelda, or Minecraft has had, not even close.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Based on a true story⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Lol…that’s funny and also so depressing.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Based on a true story⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Well I’m hoping to live in a world where banks don’t provide loans anymore. I’m demanding a better world than this nightmare that is unregulated capitalism in the US.

I’m demanding a better world than any economic system that incentivizes and rewards screwing each other over and hurting one another in a race to get ahead.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Based on a true story⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Loans with interest rates above inflation are weapons. They are violence. Why should we all have to pay more than something is worth for our education, our transportation, our housing? Why are we paying directly for these things at all?

Government should be providing all this for its people. Higher education should be provided. Starter housing should be provided. Public transportation should be provided.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t think there is anything stopping nintendo from making 64GB or larger cartridges except the cost.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Thank you for the clarification!

I still don’t like it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
So they essentially stuffed a download code into a physical cartridge to make people feel like they are getting something?

Isn’t that needless and wasteful? Isn’t it also going to trick unsuspecting people into buying something they think is a physical version of a game but isn’t?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Magic: The Gathering devs unban cards as ‘an experiment’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I can’t tell if this is just Wizards of the Coast panicking and flailing because they are out of good ideas, or if they are actually carefully analyzing and re-evaluating older cards because the balance and synergy of the current cards allow for the use of these older cards without being game breaking.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

So this may still be possible

This article seems to be saying that’s it’s not only possible, it’s being actively (and I would assume widely) exploited on current versions of Android. Google is supposed to catch any abuses of listed exceptions, but they are either missing a bunch or letting them intentionally slide through. Either way, apps being able to see other apps is a big security risk that IMO only the user should be able to explicitly allow, and on a case-by-case basis.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah, meaning all newer phones past Android 11 shouldn’t have this issue, but they do because of a workaround by shady companies that Google is either not aware of or not addressing. This issue isn’t limited to older phones – quite the opposite.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The NGage Has A New Boxed Game For The First Time In 20 Years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I love stuff like this! I never had an NGage because the competing handhelds at the time were better. I’ve never even seen one in person.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Well that was a horrifying read. Is there any software that can protect against this? GrapheneOS? LineageOS? A Magisk module?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
What do you mean? The article is talking about current versions of Android.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies: Social Platforms are Becoming a Dominant Force in Media and Entertainment.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Chandler’s “dad” was trans, but they didn’t use that word. I don’t remember if they ever put a hard label on that character, but his dad wasn’t just a drag queen. Chandler’s growing acceptance over the course of the show was a positive, but the jokes made were not.