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  1. Comment on Taskmaster Season 20, Episode 1 - '9x7.' | Full episode in ~tv

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    Greg seems to actually enjoy himself as the Taskmaster, it's a refreshing change from watching a lot of NZ lately.

    Greg seems to actually enjoy himself as the Taskmaster, it's a refreshing change from watching a lot of NZ lately.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on IRC - The Serial Port's love letter to Internet Relay Chat in ~tech

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    For anyone curious to join but not familiar with IRC yet, you can use this link to use a web client: https://web.libera.chat/#tildes

    For anyone curious to join but not familiar with IRC yet, you can use this link to use a web client: https://web.libera.chat/#tildes

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Over 50% of the job cuts in video games are in California in ~games

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    American corporations need to face severe tax consequences for offshoring jobs.

    American corporations need to face severe tax consequences for offshoring jobs.

    12 votes

  4. Comment on Ed Zitron: How to argue with an AI booster in ~tech

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    I think he's rightfully upset, and part of his style is to not water down his anger. AI boosters are insufferable and should be called out far more often and with more intensity than they...

    I think he's rightfully upset, and part of his style is to not water down his anger. AI boosters are insufferable and should be called out far more often and with more intensity than they currently are.

    10 votes

  5. Comment on AI is creeping into the Linux kernel - and official policy is needed ASAP in ~comp

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    I'm not talking about salaries, I'm talking about my power as an individual to build and ship software. In a world where software development becomes dominated by AI tooling to the degree that it...

    I'm not talking about salaries, I'm talking about my power as an individual to build and ship software. In a world where software development becomes dominated by AI tooling to the degree that it diminishes the ecosystem for human programmers, the owners of the AI tooling have incredible power. I hope local LLMs etc. can keep up but I'm skeptical they can.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on AI is creeping into the Linux kernel - and official policy is needed ASAP in ~comp

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    At least the last time I checked Office can run locally without an internet connection and without a subscription. If it's been enshittified by Microsoft to require those things, well, there are...

    At least the last time I checked Office can run locally without an internet connection and without a subscription. If it's been enshittified by Microsoft to require those things, well, there are other options that don't.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on AI is creeping into the Linux kernel - and official policy is needed ASAP in ~comp

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    Ceding an incredible power (the ability to create software) to corporations who can restrict access to that power for money or ideology is a terrible thing, even if it is a "useful tool".

    Ceding an incredible power (the ability to create software) to corporations who can restrict access to that power for money or ideology is a terrible thing, even if it is a "useful tool".

    7 votes

  8. Comment on Do you share your location with your friends? in ~tech

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    I'm a mid-ish millennial and the idea has become normalized for me in the last several years. I'm selective about it and wouldn't share it with a stranger, but a friend who I see regularly? Sure....

    I'm a mid-ish millennial and the idea has become normalized for me in the last several years. I'm selective about it and wouldn't share it with a stranger, but a friend who I see regularly? Sure. It's convenient and is a tangible vouch for the trust I have in my friends.

    7 votes

  9. Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech

  10. Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech

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    It's spreading across western countries rather quickly, so while it might not be there now I wouldn't be surprised if it comes. Even if Canada rejects the idea for their own citizens, blocking...

    It's spreading across western countries rather quickly, so while it might not be there now I wouldn't be surprised if it comes. Even if Canada rejects the idea for their own citizens, blocking users from the US, UK, Australia, etc. would significantly shrink the userbase here. I mean I'd be happy the Canadians would still have anonymous online speech but I can't move to Canada, so my perspective is focused on being a US internet user.

    7 votes

  11. Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech

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    It will either kill small communities like Tildes or force all of us to log in with Google (etc.), tying our identities to every post we make online. It'll do the opposite of driving you away from...

    It will either kill small communities like Tildes or force all of us to log in with Google (etc.), tying our identities to every post we make online. It'll do the opposite of driving you away from the junky internet, it will make the junky part the only part left.

    6 votes

  12. Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech

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    What does AI garbage on YouTube have to do with digital identity verification?

    What does AI garbage on YouTube have to do with digital identity verification?

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Why aren’t armed US citizens overthrowing the current government? in ~society

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    A few thoughts: Defending against a tyrannical government is just another excuse in a long list of excuses that gun rights advocates have invoked over the decades and the real reason people want...

    A few thoughts:

    • Defending against a tyrannical government is just another excuse in a long list of excuses that gun rights advocates have invoked over the decades and the real reason people want them is because they make them feel powerful, the specific threat is not important

    • Even if defending against a tyrannical government was truly high on your list of reasons, so long as the military obeys orders from that tyrannical government there is no hope any civilian with guns can stand against their technological superiority

    • Most of the people who are gun rights advocates happen to not have a problem with this particular tyrannical government and so even assuming the above two were not true, they have no desire to use their guns to overthrow anything

    29 votes

  14. Comment on I've always found the common approach that websites take to changing the email associated with an account iffy but I am not sure if I am wrong in ~tech

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    imo the danger of leaving your computer logged in while you walk away (don't do that!) is not nearly as bad as the danger of losing access to an account because you lose access to your email...

    imo the danger of leaving your computer logged in while you walk away (don't do that!) is not nearly as bad as the danger of losing access to an account because you lose access to your email address. I think prompting for password on sensitive account updates is plenty.

    10 votes

  15. Comment on Cyberpunk 2077 sequel Cyberpunk 2 enters pre-production in ~games

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    And this is the IMPROVED version of crime response. Anyone who played before the big patch that revamped it can tell you they literally just spawned right behind you. I hope they reuse Night City...

    And this is the IMPROVED version of crime response. Anyone who played before the big patch that revamped it can tell you they literally just spawned right behind you.

    I hope they reuse Night City and just flesh it out more, especially verticality. So many buildings that we can't go in.

    13 votes

  16. Comment on Disco Elysium on Android | Reveal trailer in ~games

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    You're right, I'll edit my post to be more clear that it's my opinion.

    You're right, I'll edit my post to be more clear that it's my opinion.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Disco Elysium on Android | Reveal trailer in ~games

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    EDIT: Read cfabbro's post below mine for additional context and make up your own mind. It's my opinion that you should not give ZA/UM any of your money. Here's an article with some detail:...

    EDIT: Read cfabbro's post below mine for additional context and make up your own mind.

    It's my opinion that you should not give ZA/UM any of your money. Here's an article with some detail: https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/06/02/disco-elysium-zaum-shareholders-crunch-kurvitz-kompus-toxicity

    17 votes

  18. Comment on Algorithmic complacency: Algorithms are breaking how we think in ~tech

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    Great video, really eloquently explains why the feeling "the internet used to be better" goes deeper than just ads or SEO spam. Content being given to you is very different than you going to find...

    Great video, really eloquently explains why the feeling "the internet used to be better" goes deeper than just ads or SEO spam. Content being given to you is very different than you going to find content. The pseudo-agency of a data trail feeding into a recommendation algorithm is good enough for most people to not examine the implications much more deeply, and it's increasingly clear how big of a problem this is. It goes beyond just a lifestyle choice of how people choose to spend their free time, social media platforms are exceptionally powerful tools for shaping public perception. We're seeing the consequences of this play out right now in the US.

    16 votes

  19. Comment on Shorthorn Project - Run modern programs on Windows XP/2003 in ~comp

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    In the era of ubiquitous translation tools with the target of the most spoken human language (and the lingua franca of software), spelling mistakes like "awesone", "beatiful", and "tecnology" are...

    In the era of ubiquitous translation tools with the target of the most spoken human language (and the lingua franca of software), spelling mistakes like "awesone", "beatiful", and "tecnology" are not a language barrier thing, they're laziness.

    5 votes

  20. Comment on Shorthorn Project - Run modern programs on Windows XP/2003 in ~comp

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    Doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

    Shorhorn is awesone project
    revolutionize your world

    Is a project to transform Windows XP/2003 in a moderns systems, with beatiful interface, compatible and very fast, based in One-Core-API tecnology

    Doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

    8 votes