grysbok

@grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Bots lie about who they are, ignore robots.txt, and come from a gazillion different IPs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Last I checked, cloudflare requires the user to have JavaScript and cookies enabled. My institution doesn’t want to require those because it would likely impact legitimate users as well as bots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also a huge problem for library/archive/museum websites. We try so hard to make data available to everyone, then some rude bots come along and bring the site down. Adding more resources just uses more resources–the bots expand to fill the container.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What car stickers say about you⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hitachi also makes a very popular and effective personal massage device that they’re adamant is not a sex toy. In some circles the name “Hitachi” is synonymous with the device.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What car stickers say about you⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We were talking about power tools at work and I said I’m happy with my Hitachi corded drill. I was disappointed no one even blinked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Last time I went to a new-to-me grocery store that I didn’t have a loyalty card for, I just used [local area code]-867-5309. Jenny hasn’t failed me yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: There's a protest today at noon at your state capitol.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Online glasses places are pretty cheap and good quality, if you know your pupillary distance and your prescription isn’t complicated. ⭐Encouragement⭐

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks :) I’m probably a bit wary after by watching friends jump through hoops to move to Japan with their pup. Japan has many hoops because they’re rabies-free, which, I didn’t think Europe has the same concern.

  My pup is also 16, so sadly I won’t have to worry about him forever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m trying! I’m working towards proving I’m Polish-by-descent, then I’ll be able to hold an EU passport. It’s slow going.

  And in the mean time, I’m in a trans-friendly state, can pass as cis and hetero, and I’m white. I have a go bag and a US passport that matches my birth gender. My next steps are improving my food stores to protect against tariff impacts.

  The only things that tie me to this country are my friends (who are also looking into exit plans and whom I talk to online more than in person) and my dog (I imagine moving to a new country with a dog is even harder than finding an apartment with a dog). Oh, and I really love my job and my coworkers, but my job might go away with all of the societal upset.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chicago Transit Authority deactivates X social media accounts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  America elected Andrew Jackson and we learned our lesson. /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For-profit Pie Adblock (from the founder of Honey) called out for copying uBlock Origin open source code without credit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oooh. I’ve not upgraded yet, but that looks exciting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For-profit Pie Adblock (from the founder of Honey) called out for copying uBlock Origin open source code without credit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Shout-out to Beyond Compare! It makes my life as a many-hatted systems librarian much easier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the game you play when nothing else sounds good?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I picked up Stranded: Alien Dawn on Humble Bundle a few months back and it scratches the same itch. I know I’m going back to Rimworld soon, but S:AD has prettier graphics and similar gameplay. You can also build multi-story buildings. It’s been a good change of pace for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What good thing just happened in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I took all my meds on time, and so did my dog.

  Oh! I also baked a pizza and it was really tasty. Pup didn’t get pizza, but did get oven-dried fish skins and he’s really happy about that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eels⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Adorbs, but can’t hold a candle to the garden eel. Mostly because they both live underwater.