junkthief

@junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Conduwuit is dead, long live Tuwunnel!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you just… thank yourself?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your voice assistant is profiling you, just not in the way you expect, new research finds.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you ever caught yourself doing anything suspicious?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Get your new PebbleOS watch⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that typical? I guess Apple sells watch bands at that price, but I’ve never bought a $60 Apple branded watch band. With the ubiquity of Apple Watches it’s not hard to find inexpensive Apple Watch bands even if they are proprietary. I don’t think that’s the case for other smartwatches, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Automattic’s “nuclear war” over WordPress access sparks potential class action⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No, that’s too big

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is reportedly killing Skype⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Skype for business is Skype in name only. It’s basically Office communicator with several name changes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There Is No AI Revolution⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Aw I miss Google inbox 😢 time to put a flower on the google graveyard 🪦😋

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t understand these companies’ obsession with humanoid robots. A robot doesn’t have to humanoid to be a useful household helper. It doesn’t even have to be humanoid for people to form a friendly bond with it (something I think would be a good quality in a “household helper”) just look at Star Wars droids

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK there are other Pixelfed mobile clients than the flagship app (that include dark mode!)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I absolutely love dark mode and find light mode headache inducing but will never understand the elitist attitude beyond a quick joke. Accessibility is good in all forms!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I apologize for implying that.

  You’re right that we shouldn’t care, but how do we help those who have been disenfranchised if we don’t identify them? Advocacy isn’t about caring about appearance over character, it’s is about shining a light on systematically disenfranchised groups of people so that we can support them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think you are conflating where the “importance” has come from. A person can recognize that skin color does not matter. They can also recognize that the system they live in places a huge importance on skin color through endemic systems that have been in place for decades. How do you counteract an unbalanced system? By sticking your fingers in your ears and going “it doesn’t matter” or by seeking out those who are trying to make a change?

  Unfortunately, for some folks it’s never enough. Why only black folks? Why not disabled folks? Why not indigenous folks? Etc. But you have to start somewhere - and many people aren’t even trying. My point is that projects like this are a start. They’re not going to solve every issue but they’re trying to make a difference and I think that’s neat.