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  1. Comment on reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits in ~tech

  2. Comment on reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits in ~tech

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    You're probably right, I think there are numerous details that are more complicated or varied from what I wrote, but it's the basic premise.

    You're probably right, I think there are numerous details that are more complicated or varied from what I wrote, but it's the basic premise.

    2 votes
  3. Comment on reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits in ~tech

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    They are inconsistent because they don't know. The whole point is that they don't know, but want you to classify the image for ai training data. So they show the same thing to X people and then...

    They are inconsistent because they don't know. The whole point is that they don't know, but want you to classify the image for ai training data. So they show the same thing to X people and then use that as the classification.

    9 votes
  4. Comment on Evolving our middleware strategy in ~tech

  5. Comment on Evolving our middleware strategy in ~tech

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    Wow, I read all of that, and I still have no idea what they are doing. But I think they like java.

    Wow, I read all of that, and I still have no idea what they are doing. But I think they like java.

    10 votes
  6. Comment on As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders in ~tech

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    Of course, but iirc (some of) these devices save up a history, and then if an unsecured wifi pops up they will connect and upload the data. Could be your neighbours, could be someone you know...

    Of course, but iirc (some of) these devices save up a history, and then if an unsecured wifi pops up they will connect and upload the data. Could be your neighbours, could be someone you know sharing from their phone because they don't want to inconvenience you with asking for your wifi password when they want to use their laptop.

    7 votes
  7. Comment on As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders in ~tech

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    Well, I'll be damned, the future is now!

    Well, I'll be damned, the future is now!

    1 vote
  8. Comment on As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders in ~tech

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    Yeah, the only things l've connected to my tv are hdmi and power cables. Afaik there's no wifi with password anywhere close, even if it were it would only say hdmi source 1, hdmi source 2, etc. At...

    Yeah, the only things l've connected to my tv are hdmi and power cables. Afaik there's no wifi with password anywhere close, even if it were it would only say hdmi source 1, hdmi source 2, etc. At least I don't think they are using video or image analyzing to determine my content (yet).

    2 votes
  9. Comment on Let's Encrypt is ending support for expiration notification emails in ~comp

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    I've had autorenew set up, but sometimes it has broken for different internal reasons, and then those mails has been really good for notifying me of that. My stack is really way too complicated,...

    I've had autorenew set up, but sometimes it has broken for different internal reasons, and then those mails has been really good for notifying me of that. My stack is really way too complicated, but this is a hobby thing so I only do things when inspired or if I really have too =)

    7 votes
  10. Comment on You can change ONE thing about a game. What do you change? in ~games

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    Ah, yes then i misunderstood, i thought you were taking about e.g. Lara Croft squeezing through a tight section, moving very slowly. I see what you mean, those sections are rarely fun. I think...

    Ah, yes then i misunderstood, i thought you were taking about e.g. Lara Croft squeezing through a tight section, moving very slowly. I see what you mean, those sections are rarely fun. I think what they are trying to accomplish is to give you a little bit of that frustration limping home, but more often than not it's just boring. Or at the very best frustrating for very different reasons than what the character you're playing as is frustrated about.

    4 votes
  11. Comment on You can change ONE thing about a game. What do you change? in ~games

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    These slow sections are often there to hide loading, would you have preferred a loading screen instead? Because I think that would be the alternative.

    These slow sections are often there to hide loading, would you have preferred a loading screen instead? Because I think that would be the alternative.

    1 vote
  12. Comment on US Space Force official warns there is not enough room to prep satellites as commercial and government missions ramp up in ~space

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    This thing? https://www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-michael-whitaker-quit-on-jan-20-after-elon-musk-told-him-to-resign/, I had missed it, I thought you were talking in general terms. But f*ck, it...

    This thing? https://www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-michael-whitaker-quit-on-jan-20-after-elon-musk-told-him-to-resign/, I had missed it, I thought you were talking in general terms. But f*ck, it looks like a very concrete lack of regulatory oversight.

    3 votes
  13. Comment on OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us in ~tech

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    This is both hilariously funny if true, but also disappointing. If this is true then we still need to consume insane amounts of power and hardware to train these models. I was really hoping that...

    This is both hilariously funny if true, but also disappointing. If this is true then we still need to consume insane amounts of power and hardware to train these models. I was really hoping that they had come up with some smarter approach.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Elon Musk makes 'Nazi-style salute' at US President Donald Trump's inauguration parade in ~society

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    I think that part of this and trump going out with banning transgender (or whatever he calls it) is testing the waters. They're more aggressive/quicker than expected to see how much pushback they...

    I think that part of this and trump going out with banning transgender (or whatever he calls it) is testing the waters. They're more aggressive/quicker than expected to see how much pushback they get and if they missed any avenues of pushback the first time around.

    6 votes
  15. Comment on European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents in ~tech

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    Too late as in that I seriously doubt it will have any effect before February 23. But you're right, that's not the only case where it will matter.

    The move follows complaints from politicians in Germany that X’s algorithm is promoting content by the far right ahead of the country’s February 23 elections

    Too late as in that I seriously doubt it will have any effect before February 23. But you're right, that's not the only case where it will matter.

    5 votes
  16. Comment on Ukrainian equipment reserves (2025) - Production, aid and equipment attrition in ~misc

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    I haven't followed it myself, but I've heard a lot of good stuff about this one. https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ . It's free to read online.

    I haven't followed it myself, but I've heard a lot of good stuff about this one. https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ . It's free to read online.

    2 votes
  17. Comment on European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents in ~tech

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    I think its good that this is being investigated, but i fear that it will be both toothless and too late.

    I think its good that this is being investigated, but i fear that it will be both toothless and too late.

    21 votes
  18. Comment on What hard scifi books could you recommend? in ~books

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    Others will have to weigh in on whether it's hard sci-fi or not, as it was a couple of years since I read all of these works, but here you go! I've enjoyed Alastair Reynolds books, especially his...

    Others will have to weigh in on whether it's hard sci-fi or not, as it was a couple of years since I read all of these works, but here you go!

    I've enjoyed Alastair Reynolds books, especially his older ones. With House of Suns and the Revelation Space series being my favorites.

    I also like Charles Stross accelerando a lot. The ending probably isn't hard sci-fi, but it's so full of cool (realistic) ideas and references that it's almost breathtaking read. Most of the tech also feels very plausible and possible.

    5 votes
  19. Comment on What hard scifi books could you recommend? in ~books

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    I haven't read Pandoras Star och Judas Unchained, so I can't comment on them. But, even though I enjoyed it, I would definitely not call the void trilogy hard sci-fi. To me that fits squarely into...

    I haven't read Pandoras Star och Judas Unchained, so I can't comment on them. But, even though I enjoyed it, I would definitely not call the void trilogy hard sci-fi. To me that fits squarely into the science fantasy category. Imho the science is almost on par with star wars, but the themes of the stories are more mature and advanced.

    1 vote
  20. Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech