Ulrich

@Ulrich@feddit.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Matrix.org is Introducing Premium Accounts⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  At some point donations become unsustainable. Like literally their options are to start charging or close up shop.

  The smarter thing to do would be to rotate instances on sign-up to decentralize the Matrix-verse but it’s probably too late now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Jokes on them, I already watch videos at 0.5x

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half of companies planning to replace customer service with AI are reversing course⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Well. I haven’t told this story before because it just happened a few days ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half of companies planning to replace customer service with AI are reversing course⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I called the local HVAC company and they had an AI rep. The thing literally couldn’t even schedule an appointment. I called someone else. They never even called me back so they probably don’t even know they lost my business.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For All That Is Good About Humankind, Ban Smartphones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  And what does it have to do with smartphones?

  You said they make us “more social”. I said they don’t.

  You think that “social media” is “antisocial”? Well, then write it as “ban social media”

  Also acceptable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For All That Is Good About Humankind, Ban Smartphones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Social media has replaced and ruined real human interaction.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I honestly don’t even know what you’re trying to say.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  …well that’s an interesting (bad) presumption.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 incredible PC games that never got console ports—until Steam Deck happened⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah yes, the classic “everyone who disagrees with me is a troll”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 incredible PC games that never got console ports—until Steam Deck happened⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So you made it up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 incredible PC games that never got console ports—until Steam Deck happened⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Where did you find that information?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, he is a threat to all types of sovereignty, in every way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Been a good couple of years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not a big fan of most RSS readers. And def not for Reddit content.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Been a good couple of years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I replaced RIF with Stealth. It’s actually a really excellent read-only client that you can subscribe to subs and view content without contributing anything to Reddit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Been a good couple of years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  RIF arguably the best Reddit mobile app.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you can afford it, PeerTube is having a fundraiser for its mobile app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t see any of that as useful, personally, other than changing the resolution. I sure as hell would not want to manage my video from the app LOL. But it’s great that they’re adding that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨climate.gov will stop publishing new content on July 1.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  An official website of the United States government

  LOL WTF I’ll never not be blown away by the amount of corruption this guy is able to get away with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨climate.gov will stop publishing new content on July 1.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We will be able to but things are very much not trending in that direction. And even if we do it will likely take decades to undo the damage that has been done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨climate.gov will stop publishing new content on July 1.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “Close your eyes!”

  It’s just like COVID Trumpism where he suggested we cure COVID by stopping the testing LOL

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 incredible PC games that never got console ports—until Steam Deck happened⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The Steam Deck brings about a conversation about what a console is. To me, it’s something that plugs into the TV and doesn’t require KBM, and in that regard it very much is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 incredible PC games that never got console ports—until Steam Deck happened⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  And trust me, I begged. Pleaded. Lit prayer candles.

  Why would you do that?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you can afford it, PeerTube is having a fundraiser for its mobile app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow. That was needlessly antagonistic. I don’t know your situation but what’s happening is that you’re pawning off these costs to other people. PeerTube is just not going to foot that bill for you, so you have unrealistic expectations.

  Also most of that stuff is unnecessary, you can simply get a DAS box and connect it to your local machine as a hard drive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You should read the whole thing but this is the important bit

  Instead, the northern state will turn to open-source software to “take back control” over data storage and ensure “digital sovereignty”, its digitalisation minister, Dirk Schroedter, told AFP.

  They also blame Trump which is pretty hilarious but probably not terribly relevant to the community.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  All the reasons listed in OP

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s very likely that the Switch 2 will far outsell all other PC handhelds combined. And that is very much a loss. Not just to Valve, not just to PC gamers, but to everyone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you can afford it, PeerTube is having a fundraiser for its mobile app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not necessarily. Like I don’t have my YT stuff stored anywhere any more.

  I mean, that’s just poor archiving practices. There’s no reason you shouldn’t keep originals stored and backed up locally. You shouldn’t depend on someone else to archive that for you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you can afford it, PeerTube is having a fundraiser for its mobile app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, I have no notes for the PeerTube app. They really nailed it on the first try…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Wikimedia Foundation Pauses an Experiment That Showed Wikipedia Users AI-Generated Summaries at The Top of Some Articles, Following an Editor Backlash.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So they:

  • Didn’t ask editors/users
  • noticed loud and overwhelmingly negative feedback
  • "paused" the program

  They still don’t get it. There’s very little practical use for LLMs in general, and certainly not in scholastic spaces. The content is all user-generated anyway, so what’s even the point? It’s not saving them any money.

  Also it seems like a giant waste of resources for a company that constantly runs giant banners asking for money and claiming to basically be on there verge of closing up every time you visit their site.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Menstrual tracking app data is a ‘gold mine’ for advertisers that risks women’s safety – report⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because they don’t care. Even if it leads to potential abortion legal charges.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't subscribe to PeerTube channels⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah it’s broken right now. You are subscribed it will just take a long time to take. Come back and check again in a couple of hours.