junkthief
@junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on BSOD is dead, long live BSOD 5 days ago:
I think I knew that. Thanks for the reminder. Thanks Google - enshittification for all!
- Comment on BSOD is dead, long live BSOD 5 days ago:
How is piped supposed to work? Instead of a video, I see Got error: “Sign in to confirm that you’re not a bot”
- Comment on Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain? 1 week ago:
- Comment on My WordPress workflow: WordTsar (a WordStar clone), Markdown and (optionally) iA Writer 2 weeks ago:
I think calling Wordpress uncool and the boss a dork diminishes the very real issues that people have with the person and company- issues that are NOT about “coolness”
- Comment on Why Decentralized Social Media Matters 4 weeks ago:
They don’t have nearly as much of a problem as non-federated social media. The short answer is that it depends on how instances have things set up and how users decide to migrate- but still, compare that to non-federated social media where you’re just given the boot when things shut down
- Comment on talon voice, self hosted voice control of your computer 5 weeks ago:
You should probably delete one of these duplicate posts
- Comment on Thank you, autocollections plugin 1 month ago:
This seems funny, but what am I actually looking at here?
- Comment on Industrial Light & Magic's Chief Creative Promotes AI Slop During His TED Talk 1 month ago:
I don’t think anyone using the term “slop” thinks it’s brave or leaving anyone else in tears and shambles. I’m fairly certain when folks say they’re tired of AI slop they literally mean they’re tired of AI slop.
- Comment on Industrial Light & Magic's Chief Creative Promotes AI Slop During His TED Talk 1 month ago:
This is ILM, though, considering what they’ve accomplished in the past with hands-on tools, for the current chief creative officer to embrace AI so wholeheartedly, and for the result to just be “animal crossed with animal”, it’s pretty disappointing
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Neat idea, but most question askers seem to be shoehorning their questions into the binary format instead of thoughtfully considering what the actual binary choice would boil down to. The low quality of questions makes me not want to participate in the jury duty option. I wish I had a suggestion- I’m sure you want to keep things simple and accessible
- Comment on YSK Humble Bundle has a game store for GOG and Steam keys, which uses its profits for charity 1 month ago:
Very good points!! I hope people realize these things- not to dissuade them from using it entirely, heck I still like it as a store and I’m glad it still donates something to charity- but i also think it’s important to recognize that it is definitely NOT the entity it once was
- Comment on Conduwuit is dead, long live Tuwunnel! 2 months ago:
Did you just… thank yourself?
- Comment on Your voice assistant is profiling you, just not in the way you expect, new research finds. 3 months ago:
Have you ever caught yourself doing anything suspicious?
- Comment on Get your new PebbleOS watch 3 months 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 3 months ago:
- Comment on Microsoft is reportedly killing Skype 3 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 4 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 4 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!) 4 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. 4 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. 4 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.