KiwiTB
@KiwiTB@lemmy.world
- Comment on Firefox's beta feature "Smart Window" shared browsing and search history to AI models without prompting 2 days ago:
Wait, it does? I’ve not had site issues with either.
- Comment on MidnightBSD Bans Users in Brazil and California, Warns More Regions Could Follow 5 days ago:
Im just glad BSD is getting press.
- Comment on W10 EoL and possibly switching to Linux (various tech questions) 1 week ago:
1a. Linux can access NTFS and exFAT without issue so can read and write your disks. 1b. Usually the software you want already exists on Linux or has an equivalent. Wine can run most things fine but I’d suggest just convert your Windows install into a Virtual Machine image and use that instead for any complex proprietary software which chances are you don’t have. 1c. Firefox and it’s forks have portable profiles. You can literally just export your passwords and bookmarks anyway. 1d. Nope. 1e. Just run it from a virtual machine if you are paranoid. Normally you just boot up, try it out and if you feel like it install. 1f. Everything can get viruses, it’s just that most that tend to be aimed at Linux are more after servers than home users currently. 1g. Chances are everything will work out of the box, but things like unusual peripherals like a capture card etc may need software installed.
Linux Mint has good driver support and a tool to install drivers for more obscure hardware in most cases.
- Comment on Facebook accounts unavailable in worldwide outage 1 week ago:
Finally some good news
- Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews 2 weeks ago:
This same issue can happen if your bios is updated by Windows in some cases as the bios resets, security is considered changed so your pin is set as invalid… Despite it being Windows which caused the issue. AHH Microsoft, incompetence defined.
- Comment on OpenAI strikes a deal with the Defense Department to deploy its AI models 2 weeks ago:
How about cancel them both.
- Comment on Discord concede they mucked up their age verification system rollout, delays it, will still make some of you do it 2 weeks ago:
So in other words, they got caught, you still need to move off there
- Comment on "Game preservation only works if people care" As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it's asking players "who give a s**t" to support its crusade 2 weeks ago:
They are hiring someone to advocate for us use
- Comment on "Game preservation only works if people care" As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it's asking players "who give a s**t" to support its crusade 2 weeks ago:
I suspect so… But not everyone knows so it’s still worth mentioning.
- Comment on "Game preservation only works if people care" As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it's asking players "who give a s**t" to support its crusade 2 weeks ago:
Seems the new GOG owner doesn’t care as they push AI use in the company
- Comment on Microsoft gaming head Phil Spencer is retiring, replaced by an AI exec who promises no "soulless AI slop" 3 weeks ago:
Ah Microsoft, you incompetent bastards
- Comment on Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft 3 weeks ago:
Makes sense, Xbox is barely a thing anymore
- Comment on Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 3 weeks ago:
Meanwhile Mozilla is focusing on AI…
- Comment on Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI 4 weeks ago:
Promotes ICE and uses AI. What a company of assholes.
- Comment on Discord walks back age verification fears for most users 4 weeks ago:
I assumed they were already doing that, after all the IPO is coming do they will be doing all they can to make money and avoid risk. Admitting it however shows they are desperate.
- Comment on Discord walks back age verification fears for most users 4 weeks ago:
They didn’t walk back shit, they upped the stakes by saying they use your chats to analyse your age. That’s just as bad.
- Comment on Discord will restrict your account next month unless you scan ID or face 4 weeks ago:
Back to mumble, sigh
- Comment on I am looking for a Linux OS 5 weeks ago:
Want easy starting point… Linux Mint.
Later down the line move to more complicated ones.
- Comment on European Commission Trials Matrix to Replace Microsoft Teams 5 weeks ago:
Didn’t XMPP already solve these issues a long time ago?
- Comment on European Commission Trials Matrix to Replace Microsoft Teams 5 weeks ago:
I’ve heard element, the common server software and even the protocol itself are also simply meh as well … That’s not a great start… And the name alone is a huge problem for adoption
- Comment on European Commission Trials Matrix to Replace Microsoft Teams 5 weeks ago:
I’ve always heard matrix was so so at best. So this seems unwise.
- Comment on Firefox's AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148 5 weeks ago:
They are can… They shouldn’t be there at all however
- Comment on Firefox's AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148 5 weeks ago:
There a bunch of sponsored stuff on the new tab page they get paid for.
- Comment on Firefox's AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148 5 weeks ago:
Same here
- Comment on Firefox's AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148 5 weeks ago:
Nope… And ads built in is still a thing
- Comment on AI controls is coming to Firefox 5 weeks ago:
Hey let’s do the thing no one wants because our management is incompetent.
- Comment on Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support. 5 weeks ago:
Perhaps we may finally head back to the 80s when the computer industry last had competition. The fact Commodore has come back was a sign
- Comment on Would the United States actually risk a Tiananmen Square incident? 1 month ago:
If you have that many people they can just knock them out. This is what should have happened a year ago.
- Comment on Sony Patents Buttonless Adaptive Controller With Customizable Layouts 1 month ago:
Steam controller already can do that. They should not be granted a patent.
- Comment on Guitar technology 1 month ago:
And that’s the closest I’ve seen someone come to serious injury due to incompetence in a while