IllNess

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant: California’s Diablo Canyon.⁩ ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like a waste of a quarter of a million dollars then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant: California’s Diablo Canyon.⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  For now, the artificial intelligence tool named Neutron Enterprise is just meant to help workers at the plant navigate extensive technical reports and regulations — millions of pages of intricate documents from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that go back decades — while they operate and maintain the facility.

  As long as the data sets is directly from the technical documents without out interference, it sounds fine to me.

  We probably spend about 15,000 hours a year searching through our multiple databases and records and procedures,” Zawalick said. “And that’s going to shrink that time way down.”

  I am very curious on how much this will actually help.

  I am also curious if reorganizing the database and training the staff would’ve been a better or worse time saver.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers.⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you prove that you are using copilot?

  Is there a way to reference your chat history?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨iPhones were already losing ground in China. Then came Trump’s tariffs: Consumers ditch Apple for more advanced features and to support Chinese brands.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Part of me feels like this is part of the plan. Like during the pandemic, companies raised prices but when the pandemic was over prices didn’t go back down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t worry. Russia is willing to work with Trump and Trump can say that Russia is its only ally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China launches HDMI and DisplayPort alternative — GPMI boasts up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, 480W power delivery⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Now you can use one cable for two 80".

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably for SponsorBlock.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon wants to buy TikTok⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Government owned under Musk. Basically Musk wants to control it while we pay for it.

  Disgusting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Technological Suggestions for LGBT+, Immigrants, Protestors, Anti-War Activists and Other Marginalized Groups⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Bluetooth devices is the main way stores track their shoppers if the shopper is not connected to the “free” WiFi.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 details: Screen size, controllers, storage, microphone chat and games⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  $60 was a lot considering PS1 and Dreamcast games were in the $50 range.

  According to an online inflation calculator, from 1996 inflation rose 103.4%. So if game prices followed inflation, $50-$60 games should be $100-$120.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 details: Screen size, controllers, storage, microphone chat and games⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Good point about inflation.

  I’m really curious on how powerful the Switch 2 will be in comparison to the handhelds in the market now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 details: Screen size, controllers, storage, microphone chat and games⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The Switch 2 will hit store shelves on June 5 for $449.99.

  Mario Kart World will cost $80, an increase from $60, which is what Nintendo charged for Switch games.

  Um… Wow.

  With these prices, they better have one hell of a line up besides a Mario Kart that looks about the same and Street Fighter 6.

  I’m very interested on how powerful this thing is if it’s price is going to be higher than the LCD Steam Deck and $100 less than the OLED model.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s what I assumed. Thanks for confirming.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone knows all the apps on your phone - by peabee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I know this happened a few years ago but would having a separate work profile through Shelter, Island, or Insular limit the app to only see those on the profile?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is probably just to get around any data privacy laws left intact.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There are over a hundred comments critical of Mozilla on that post.

  Here’s a follow up post. Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data

  Over a 50 comments. I don’t see any evidence of systematic downvoting.

  Where do you see systematic downvoting?

  Also what is your definition of systematic? Is 4 downvotes systematic to you?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Here is a link to said post in this community: Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic | Mozilla says it deleted promise because “sale of data” is defined broadly

  The top post is critical of Mozilla has a 250 / 4 ratio. Where do you see systematic downvoting?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  People criticize Mozilla all the time here. Look at the post about changing their privacy statement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is going to affect Firefox a lot more than it will affect Apple. At least Apple have options to shift money around. Firefox doesn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Life Without a SIM Card⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. He addresses it without much of a response.

  And there’s good arguments to be made that my hotspot is still trackable. Plus some of the apps I keep aren’t great for privacy (like Duolingo, for example). Try as I might, there’s only so much “harm reduction” I can do, and I could certainly get more protection by doing more. But as I’ve written about before, privacy is a spectrum, not a binary state of being.

  He keeps a lot of crap that has user names and passwords. A VPN won’t really help with those.

  He also uses free public WiFi. It’s probably okay since a lot of phones have randomized MAC addresses now but with facial recognition, they can easily attach that address with your identity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that if you lose your Social Security Card (USA) more than 10 times, the Social Security Administration will have to, by law, refuse to issue anymore replacement cards, for the rest of your life.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would like to see Elon Musk’s birth certificate. He shouldn’t be president if he isn’t a legal citizen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Please forgive me for assuming your comfort level. I am sorry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The rules also ban the use of facial recognition equipment in public places such as hotel rooms, public bathrooms, public dressing rooms, and public toilets.

  This makes sense.

  But this also means private businesses are still allowed to use facial recognition everywhere else you aren’t getting naked, lie a hotel lobby.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Parents turn to smartwatches for their children amid global phone screen-time pushback⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes but kids are less likely to lose watches.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The company would have 20 days to comply with Brazil’s antitrust legislation, otherwise it would be fined more than $40,000 a day.

  Apple would rather pay the $14.6 to $14.64 million per year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨App Stores on Android: F-Droid? Accrescent? Others?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I use F-droid. I don’t check hash keys but having that kind reassurance is definitely better than trusting F-droid blindly.

  I have had issues F-droid uploads before.

  So Accrescent has only a limited number of apps and only installs on Android 10 and up.

  If you want something with less limits, you can use Obtanium with AppVerifier, or APKMirror, which also has the hash keys available.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All 50 States Have Now Introduced Right to Repair Legislation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Also great for the environment. Replacing a part is significantly better than the waste products and energy used in recycling facilities.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gmail alternative: good idea to use personal domain+hosting?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  When you say hosting do you mean yourself or a company?

  If a company, I do this with Dreamhost. Email hosting comes with web hosting. I might as well.

  It’s been a while since I last looked but I haven’t read anything about whether they read my mail or not. They definitely could though.

  Also their email spam filters are not very good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Hitchhiker's Guide to Online P̶r̶i̶v̶a̶c̶y̶ Anonymity⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well you’r towelie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Hitchhiker's Guide to Online P̶r̶i̶v̶a̶c̶y̶ Anonymity⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t forget to bring a towel.