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Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech
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Comment on Car maintenance/replacement advice in ~transport
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkMy second opinion update: Essentially the mechanic said that a noisy engine for the 2014 CRV is "not a surprise" and it could rattle like this for another 100k miles. They of course said they...My second opinion update:
Essentially the mechanic said that a noisy engine for the 2014 CRV is "not a surprise" and it could rattle like this for another 100k miles. They of course said they don't have a crystal ball, so there's no guarantees, but there's nothing obviously wrong.
His biggest suggestion was that even if I'm not hitting the mileage to get the oil changed more often, so I'm gonna do that (more consistently) that every 3 months rather than 3k miles. Between whatever oil loss the 2014s are known for (and truly I have no idea) and it getting gas mixed with oil from short trips and such and already using 0W-20, it's just worth spending the money on the change
So we're gonna keep Eleanor a bit longer. I appreciate all the advice. And almost certainly going back to this mechanic in the future.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (November 2024) — Version 1.2 lets you save comment drafts in ~tildes
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkWoo drafts! Thank you!Woo drafts! Thank you!
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Comment on Denmark's uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentGotcha, I didn't track what you were saying thenGotcha, I didn't track what you were saying then
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Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link Parenthttps://blue.mackuba.eu/labellers/ Searches can help too but it can be a bit more uneven about what you happen to find list wise. I can recommend some useful people to follow for spam/follow bot...https://blue.mackuba.eu/labellers/
Searches can help too but it can be a bit more uneven about what you happen to find list wise. I can recommend some useful people to follow for spam/follow bot sorts of lists
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Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThose shareholder owned corporations (or venture capitalist funded, whatever) should have to pay for data thenThose shareholder owned corporations (or venture capitalist funded, whatever) should have to pay for data then
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Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYes, where @skybrian directed you though is where your own made lists live, not where you find others. Searching for block or moderation lists is probably the easiest way, or I can share a link if...Yes, where @skybrian directed you though is where your own made lists live, not where you find others.
Searching for block or moderation lists is probably the easiest way, or I can share a link if you're looking for something similar. I do similarly use mine to mute more than block 99% of the time but I think I have one set up to block. I follow someone who's done Trust and Safety for another website or two and so I use their lists more comfortably.
I've not yet wanted to unblock anyone. Some folks in the British "TERF" wave list aren't always talking about TERFs but I trust the mute (and have found the concerns to be valid when I've gone digging)
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Comment on The Texas OB-GYN exodus – Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link@mycketforvirrad can the title be fixed to OB/GYN or OB-GYN? It reads weird in title case, lower case would work too, maybe this is just me though? /Off topic@mycketforvirrad can the title be fixed to OB/GYN or OB-GYN? It reads weird in title case, lower case would work too, maybe this is just me though?
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Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIronic considering the lawsuit by Sony/RIAA over copyright infringement. If they win, I get to demand the AI sites lose internet access forever too, right?Ironic considering the lawsuit by Sony/RIAA over copyright infringement.
If they win, I get to demand the AI sites lose internet access forever too, right?
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Comment on Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy, in $1 billion Sony v. Cox case in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentMy partner's video games are what connects him to the outside world and his friends. He cannot really go down the street even alone, particularly in cold weather, much less to a non-existent cafe....- Exemplary
My partner's video games are what connects him to the outside world and his friends. He cannot really go down the street even alone, particularly in cold weather, much less to a non-existent cafe. Can't walk to a cafe when you can't walk either. Half of his friends are disabled as well. Also therapy. It's also how we order medical supplies. Plus, families do all of those things at home, for work, and play and social connection, not just one of the things.
The point behind all of these things is that it doesn't matter which reasons you personally think are "worthy." Internet provision should never have been anything but a utility in my opinion. But cutting people off from the internet means cutting them and everyone they live with off from all of the many reasons they need it, not just the reasons you think aren't good enough.
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Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentThat's not really "rebelling" Blocking the AI company people makes sense to me. Obviously it won't catch them all. I didn't see anyone on my feeds who thought Bluesky was "safer" from the same...That's not really "rebelling"
Blocking the AI company people makes sense to me. Obviously it won't catch them all. I didn't see anyone on my feeds who thought Bluesky was "safer" from the same crawling that hits the rest of the public net, just pissed at yet another AI company committing mass copyright infringement for their own profit.And they just got added to the existing lists, including one of the ones I follow. They block spam, MAGA assholes, TERFs and AI companies. I'm good with it.
Edit: Update, they've pulled the Bluesky data.
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Comment on Is there a site where I can check if a game has multiple endings or missable stuff without spoilers? in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAnd it's loud and answers first so even when you know better you sort of default to listening to it because it's YELLING IN YOUR FACE. It literally gave me the opposite of the correct answer...And it's loud and answers first so even when you know better you sort of default to listening to it because it's YELLING IN YOUR FACE.
It literally gave me the opposite of the correct answer (answer was 30%, I got 70%) because it's actually stupid.
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Comment on Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy, in $1 billion Sony v. Cox case in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThey function at very different levels and many people's mobile network doesn't work great in their, again, rural area. But even when they do, how is my 15G of Mint Mobile data a month going to...They function at very different levels and many people's mobile network doesn't work great in their, again, rural area. But even when they do, how is my 15G of Mint Mobile data a month going to cover all of my family's home internet needs precisely? TV, games, web browsing, video calls, etc.? We mostly don't have metered home internet here, and I can only base it on my Aussie WoW player friends from 20 years ago, it wasn't great for them.
However this is not just a rural area problem, many municipalities granted cable internet monopolies to providers like Comcast/Xfinity meaning.
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Comment on Denmark's uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI still don't understand the "if-then" you set up. Integration and assimilation are very different. I'd absolutely support integration efforts, not forced relocation and mandatory assimilation day...I still don't understand the "if-then" you set up.
I'm personally supportive of increasing integration efforts. Most of the problems are due to economic restrictions that prevent immigrants from fully engaging with the local economy (work permits, etc). I like immigration and want to increase it.
Integration and assimilation are very different. I'd absolutely support integration efforts, not forced relocation and mandatory assimilation day care.
I'm not saying "we should dehumanize these people because they commit more crimes." I'm explaining why popular sentiments have shifted against immigration in Europe. We can't just ignore the statistics when arguing for more immigration. We need solutions that lower visible crime and help people feel more welcome. Breaking up ghettos is a divisive policy which I guess we'll get data from in a few years.
I'm not saying you are, I'm saying laws like this do, and "popular sentiment" does. The language being used is near identical to that used on other minority groups in many countries in many time periods. Forced relocation is probably a human rights violation. If the European Court agrees that may mean that we won't see that data. Evicting people who have said they cannot afford to live elsewhe, who cannot find work elsewhere, whose extended family and friends they can talk to are near to their current location probably won't help them feel more welcome.
And once again citizens are being included in this.
It's off topic, but I disagree on the policing point. Many poor communities are actually under-supported and don't have sufficient public safety resources to defend people. There is racial bias in policing, but there is also a dismissive attitude towards crimes committed against poor people (particularly immigrants with language barriers). The solution is better integration and support on all fronts. There should be equality in public safety.
Oh, for certain people should care about crimes committed against the poor, but the two things are not contradictory. The poor will not trust the police if they're consistently harassed by them and perceived to be criminals for how they look. And if you treat your immigrants as if they're criminals by default, no one cares when crimes happen to them.
See also the proposed increase in consequences for child abuse, but only in the ghettos. That's punitive to immigrants, not trying to end child abuse. (And in cultures where minority groups are more heavily policed there can often be the fear that the parents must teach the children to stay in line rather than allow the police to do it for them, whatever the cost. I cannot speak to Danish policing but have seen that elsewhere. )
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
DefinitelyNotAFae Link Parent🎶🎵 Don't taaalk about your criiiiiiiimes Don't prooove intennnnnt for themm Shut uuuuup and don't talk about criiiiimes with your buddy🎶🎵 I need a song as catchy as the "I never thought leopards...🎶🎵 Don't taaalk about your criiiiiiiimes
Don't prooove intennnnnt for themm
Shut uuuuup and don't talk about criiiiimes with your buddy🎶🎵I need a song as catchy as the "I never thought leopards would eat my face" song for these situations.
I know it says it wasn't clear how he was caught. But they absolutely talked about it. -
Comment on Denmark's uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYou didn't answer my question about your opinion. Immigrants in Europe are still people. And they're not only targeting "immigrants" either unless second generation residents and citizens born to...You didn't answer my question about your opinion.
Immigrants in Europe are still people. And they're not only targeting "immigrants" either unless second generation residents and citizens born to immigrants now count too.
Frankly this sounds much like the old lines
"Americans are so racist not like Europeans"
"What about the Roma?"
"Well that's different, they're all thieves!"Let's say I presume that all of this is some sort of truth about the people being targeted rather than the situation they're in.
Does "assimilation day care" and forced eviction even work? Does it make the people there more employable? Or is the employment problem also a societal issue?
The language around these immigrants sounds identical to that used against poor Black neighborhoods, or against people being released from prison on parole here. And just like those systems being so much more complicated than "they're different, they're actually criminals" I suspect Denmark's issue, and all of Europe's issue is far more complex too.
Treating people as lesser is not the solution and usually only makes the problem worse. I'm sure Danish society doesn't feel more kindly about these "dangerous" immigrants with all that rhetoric. Do people there get accused of eating the family pets too, or is that just here?
Let me be clear, this is me fundamentally and principally being opposed to dehumanizing rhetoric and actions. So I'm not going to say it's fine to violate rights because they do more crime as a population. (Obligatory mention of bias in policing and the over policing of poor and minority communities)
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Comment on Don't call it a Substack in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYeah I don't like their policy of platforming Nazis (and advertising them to others) and I use it only when it's the only source for someone's work. I also don't care if people say "substack" when...Yeah I don't like their policy of platforming Nazis (and advertising them to others) and I use it only when it's the only source for someone's work.
I also don't care if people say "substack" when they mean their blog on substack. That's how language works. Give it long enough and you'll be able to find my substack on FrogBlog, StackArt, and CatFans (with more cat pics) and many other fine services. I don't see substack normalized as "a public service"
I just don't care that much what a bunch of amoral people want to do with their website platform, I want to read the work of the people I want to follow. I don't have a substack or a blog, so the article isn't directed to me
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 25 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentProbably, but I don't know the provisions for withdrawal or nullification of that agreement. NAFTA was a six month process IIRC not counting the time they talked about it before hand.Probably, but I don't know the provisions for withdrawal or nullification of that agreement. NAFTA was a six month process IIRC not counting the time they talked about it before hand.
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Comment on The Texas OB-GYN exodus – Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentMurder charges are bad enough and likely many would be acquitted but more immediately losing your ability to practice medicine, be dragged through the news, and spending any time in jail. If...Murder charges are bad enough and likely many would be acquitted but more immediately losing your ability to practice medicine, be dragged through the news, and spending any time in jail.
If attached to a hospital, are the nurses, techs and the hospital itself liable? (Almost certainly).The ones who are ensuring their patients get care are the ones talking about traveling out of state, telling them how to get medication, etc. They may even be able to fudge things to perform D&Cs But we'll probably not hear about those because they're trying to be effective not martyrs
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Spring and Summer schedule 2025 in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentSpoilers since this isn't the discussion thread for major themes of the book. here It's very specifically in conversation with HP Lovecraft. The slower build up makes me think of the similar build...Spoilers since this isn't the discussion thread for major themes of the book.
Depending on where you are in the novel, this may not be obvious but it will be made explicit at various points depending how familiar you are with the referenced works/author.here
It's very specifically in conversation with HP Lovecraft. The slower build up makes me think of the similar build up in eldritch horror.
Except the horror is white supremacy and gentrification and the like, instead of the horror of foreign peoples and miscegenation and air conditioning.
Rahaeli: If you look at the lists tab on her account (she's the cofounder of Dreamwidth and worked in T&S for LIvejournal) she's got quite a few.
She has both excellent instincts and deep knowledge and her scammer/bot account lists are great. She can write with a lot of authority on the difficulties of preventing CSAM, preventing or banning spammers, etc. I like her account a lot.
This is a right wing account list by skysentry it's been solid so far and I haven't felt like I'm missing anything or it's over-moderating
And this is the Very British Bigotry list specifically targeting the British style of transphobia, where, you know, it's not that there's anything wrong about trans people they're just appropriating the role of women and probably are predators
I have a few other rightwing/other asshole lists, mostly because I'm seeing which work best. But these have been most helpful.