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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨leading ai company⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  To me, that just looks like “move fast and break things” taken to an extreme level. Quantity ≠ quality. Honestly, I think it kinda makes the other companies look better, in terms of software quality.

  (I’m going solely by the chart though; I have not installed any of these apps)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bluesky blocks Mississippi users over age verification law⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah but that’s a porn site, not Discord, Reddit, Instagram, X, etc. A porn site is at least understandable. I mean, people have had to show ID to buy physical porn for years, so it’s at least not a new concept. (I would never upload my PII in exchange for porn, but I can at least understand the logic.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah that makes sense. Personally, I tend to avoid urban areas if possible. Too much air pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, people… Maybe it’s a sensory thing. I could see how it’s much easier to build a public transit system when everyone’s so close together though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, it’s just so convenient to be able to get in the car and go (unless the destination’s parking situation is really bad).

  Americans value convenience quite a lot. We even trade our personal data for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bluesky blocks Mississippi users over age verification law⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I kinda wish the big companies would do the same and just block the states that pass these laws. Like, the state just loses access to a big chunk of the internet as soon as the bill passes, prompting an uproar and a learning opportunity for those lawmakers.

  Obviously that’s probably unrealistic, but I can dream 🙂

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  By verifying that they’re correct…? 🤔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Big Balls Clapped⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is probably a dumb question, but I’m always out of the loop: What exactly did this guy (or kid? He looks like he could be in his teens) do to piss everyone off?

  I try not to ask questions that could easily be Googled, but I’d rather not search for “big balls.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Worst part about living in Europe⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  American here. I have seen plenty of roadkill in my lifetime, but none of it was ever a baguette.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I unplug my smart tv from the internet?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Aren’t smart TVs basically dumb TVs when they’re offline?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton’s Lumo AI chatbot: not end-to-end encrypted, not open source⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Again.

  If you own your own domain name, this process is easier. Your email address can stay the same, even when moving to different email services.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why doesn't the US build a bridge here to connect Alaska to the mainland? Are they stupid?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I understand that this is just a shitpost, but the scaling here is crazy 😆 Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well I don’t think Spotify wants to do it, but it’s probably a better option than abandoning their UK users.

  I assume the other streaming options will do the same in the UK market, so probably better to look at self-hosted alternatives, if you’re into that

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  +1 for vinyl. The album art, inserts, etc. really adds something to the experience that I had long forgotten over the years of downloading and streaming music.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Like… In general, or are you referring to a particular situation in which that happened?

  I’d disagree with the “never” part, in general. For example, it’s probably good not to know how it feels to murder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well I don’t see any reason why I should, despite the “YSK” part

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  🤔 why should I know this?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to disable Microsoft Recall & stop the AI from taking screenshots of your desktop.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Many years ago, when I was repairing computers for a living, spyware like this was highly frowned upon.

  I haven’t touched Windows in a few years, but I’m still somewhat saddened to see how normalized this has become. Why did society stop valuing privacy?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Deezer, the music streaming service, is owned by a company whose Founder and CEO is a Russian Oligarch with connections to the Kremlin and donates to the American Republican party.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  reputation laundering against Ukraine

  What does this mean?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks! I edited it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A good craftsman never blames their tools

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Women are anonymously spilling tea about men in their cities on viral app⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Kinda wild that app stores allow something like that. I wonder how long it’ll take for someone to build the same up, but with the roles reversed: Men anonymously talking about local women 😬

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh. They don’t sound very neutral on the weapons stuff. TIL 😕

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I meant current times, not in the past. Sorry, I assumed that would be obvious. There are also some things I like about Germany, though they have a pretty terrible past.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the first thing I’ve ever disliked about Switzerland (not that I know a lot about the country).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨:3‎ ‎⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re not wrong about the fun, but every time I buy a car, I eventually miss having an SUV when I can’t move things that are too big for cars 😕

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mmmm suppositories.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That reminds me of a joke:

  What’s the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer? The taste.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Force is the last refuge of the incompetent⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  With ADHD and social anxiety, I’m more productive when the office is less social. I definitely got much more productive when I started working from home.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rats.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe they’re vegetarian ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK about StopICE.net to send and receive alerts about ICE raids in your area⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  send and receive mobile alerts via text message

  I hope this database of phone numbers, and all programs that connect to it, are secure.

  (Not that text messages are even secure, but a database is much easier to extract a complete list from.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: If you set up a Lemmy instance, and follow the Docker setup instructions to the letter, it will send lemmy.ml your admin password during the setup process⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They could have done both.

  If it’s not fixed by Monday, I will consider starting the approval process from the legal department that requires it from me.

  I wish I had the freedom to just open a PR anywhere anytime, but I don’t.