Aldehyde's recent activity
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Comment on Russians confront wartime internet cuts with public shrug, private fury in ~tech
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Comment on Microsoft is adding AI facial recognition to OneDrive and users can only turn it off three times a year in ~tech
Aldehyde Link ParentMacs are quite popular among software developers, and that seems like something that’d kill all interest devs have in Macs.Macs are quite popular among software developers, and that seems like something that’d kill all interest devs have in Macs.
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Comment on Body time and daylight savings apologetics in ~life
Aldehyde Link ParentAll that’d do is create more confusion. There’s only a 2 hour difference between the westernmost and easternmost points of India. This means, all places are at most an hour away from the standard...All that’d do is create more confusion.
There’s only a 2 hour difference between the westernmost and easternmost points of India. This means, all places are at most an hour away from the standard time. Even so, farmers in the easternmost regions set their clocks to the local time.
Now imagine that at the global scale. You’d also lose all intuitive meaning of the time as soon as you travelled.
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Comment on Microsoft warns that Windows 10 reaches end of support today in ~tech
Aldehyde Link ParentThe biggest issue would be the lack of security updates to the networking stuff. I have seen videos of old installs of windows getting exploited and downloading malicious stuff as soon as they are...The biggest issue would be the lack of security updates to the networking stuff. I have seen videos of old installs of windows getting exploited and downloading malicious stuff as soon as they are connected to the internet, without even opening a browser.
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Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife's Windows 11 installation in ~tech
Aldehyde LinkDoesn’t the utilman.exe process basically provide root access to anyone who has your computer? Why does it even exist?Doesn’t the utilman.exe process basically provide root access to anyone who has your computer? Why does it even exist?
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Comment on OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome in ~tech
Aldehyde Link ParentGiven how security sensitive browsers are, they are the last thing I would want vibe coded.Given how security sensitive browsers are, they are the last thing I would want vibe coded.
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Comment on Some ChatGPT users are developing delusional beliefs that are reinforced by the large language model in ~tech
Aldehyde Link ParentI think usually people are suspicious of what they read on the internet, whereas a lot of people assume these LLMs spout the absolute truth.I think usually people are suspicious of what they read on the internet, whereas a lot of people assume these LLMs spout the absolute truth.
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Comment on Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply over Kashmir in ~society
Aldehyde Link ParentYeah, with an issue like radicalisation, there’s no good solution. You can’t just let the terrorist attacks go and embolden them, but then any retaliation breeds hatred and radicalisation.Yeah, with an issue like radicalisation, there’s no good solution. You can’t just let the terrorist attacks go and embolden them, but then any retaliation breeds hatred and radicalisation.
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Comment on Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply over Kashmir in ~society
Aldehyde Link ParentNot a single attack, but the latest in a long list of attempted and successful terrorist attacks, for none of which there was retaliation. Even if we ignore Kashmir, there is the parliament...Revenge against a single terrorist attack?
Not a single attack, but the latest in a long list of attempted and successful terrorist attacks, for none of which there was retaliation. Even if we ignore Kashmir, there is the parliament attack, the thwarted India Gate attack, and the 2008 Mumbai attack. Despite an entire dossier of evidence, not only was nothing done against Hafiz Saeed, his protection has been increased.
Realistically, what option do we have left? International pressure hasn’t worked and surgical strikes haven’t worked.
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Comment on English is not normal. No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language. in ~humanities.languages
Aldehyde Link ParentActually, Bengali is another Indo-European language that has completely lost grammatical gender. Even the pronouns are not gendered (same pronoun for he/she/it). Unless you were specifically...Actually, Bengali is another Indo-European language that has completely lost grammatical gender. Even the pronouns are not gendered (same pronoun for he/she/it).
Unless you were specifically referring to Indo-European languages spoken in Europe ig.
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Comment on How many languages do you speak? in ~humanities.languages
Aldehyde Link ParentTbf the writing system was invented because of illiteracy. Most people weren’t adapting to a switch because they weren’t switching from anything. It’s surprising though that the upper class would...Tbf the writing system was invented because of illiteracy. Most people weren’t adapting to a switch because they weren’t switching from anything.
It’s surprising though that the upper class would be willing to switch.
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Comment on Chai Tea: fight me about it in ~humanities.languages
Aldehyde LinkIt’s really just a context thing. Here in India, ‘chai’ is just the default type of tea and then we add modifiers to specify. Like ‘masala chai’ or ‘adrak chai’. In America, ‘chai’ isn’t the...It’s really just a context thing. Here in India, ‘chai’ is just the default type of tea and then we add modifiers to specify. Like ‘masala chai’ or ‘adrak chai’.
In America, ‘chai’ isn’t the default type of tea so people use ‘chai’ itself as a modifier for ‘tea’, ig.
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Comment on Valve announces accessibility tags for Steam in ~games
Aldehyde Link ParentThose seem like the kind of warnings that would be effectively useless because all games would set them just to be on the safer side.Those seem like the kind of warnings that would be effectively useless because all games would set them just to be on the safer side.
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Comment on Texas officials report that an unvaccinated child has died of measles in ~health
Aldehyde Link ParentHow can someone be so indoctrinated that even the death of their own child won’t convince them.How can someone be so indoctrinated that even the death of their own child won’t convince them.
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Comment on Best "complete" anime you'd recommend? in ~anime
Aldehyde LinkCompleted Adaptations - -Mob Psycho 100 -Assassination Classroom -Welcome to the NHK -Relife -Erased Not complete, but a satisfying ending like stopping point - -March comes in like a lion -Hunter...Completed Adaptations -
-Mob Psycho 100
-Assassination Classroom
-Welcome to the NHK
-Relife
-Erased
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-March comes in like a lion
-Hunter x Hunter
-Psycho Pass S1
-Uramichi oniisan
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Comment on Download and transfer for Kindle books discontinued on Feb 26 in ~books
Aldehyde Link ParentThere’s some guides online which link to really old versions of the desktop kindle app. These are from before kfx file type, breaking the drm is trivial through the calibre extension. Can’t link...There’s some guides online which link to really old versions of the desktop kindle app. These are from before kfx file type, breaking the drm is trivial through the calibre extension.
Can’t link to any because it’s been a while since I did this.
Honestly though, I don’t understand why Amazon is still supporting these versions lol.
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Comment on Final Destination Bloodlines | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
Aldehyde (edited )LinkThe last time I read about this (several years ago), they seemed to be interested in natural disasters and first responders, looks like that isn’t the plan anymore. I’ll still watch just for the...The last time I read about this (several years ago), they seemed to be interested in natural disasters and first responders, looks like that isn’t the plan anymore.
I’ll still watch just for the nostalgia though lol.
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Comment on Used iPhones that have TikTok app installed sell for $14k on eBay in ~tech
Aldehyde LinkWhy is this the case? Are they worried that they’ll be the ones receiving backlash if they end up having to take it down again for whatever reason?However, despite this, Google and Apple still have not reinstated TikTok in their app stores.
Why is this the case? Are they worried that they’ll be the ones receiving backlash if they end up having to take it down again for whatever reason?
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Comment on Cities: Skylines II is free to play until December 9 in ~games
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Comment on I just bought a 64GB iPad, anything I should know/do? in ~tech
Aldehyde Link ParentSidestore is a fork of AltAtore that allows you to perform the weekly refresh on the ios device itself, instead if requiring a computer.Sidestore is a fork of AltAtore that allows you to perform the weekly refresh on the ios device itself, instead if requiring a computer.
Tbf there were protests in the big cities early on when they weren’t even directly affected by the war. With Ukraine attacking Moscow now, wouldn’t the likelihood of protests get way higher?