Marukka's recent activity
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Comment on I passed my Yellow belt today in Taekwondo in ~sports.combat
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Comment on Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears in ~tech
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Comment on Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears in ~tech
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Comment on Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears in ~tech
Marukka LinkI have 2 invite codes to BlueSky. If anyone wants one let me know :)I have 2 invite codes to BlueSky. If anyone wants one let me know :)
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
Marukka Link ParentHe somehow managed to turn an "x" into an indie distopian-horror movie teaser.He somehow managed to turn an "x" into an indie distopian-horror movie teaser.
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Comment on 'The Three-Body Problem' is... bad in ~books
Marukka Link ParentI just looked up A Memory Called Empire and it's a looooong wait at every library. Must be good. Thank you for the rec!I just looked up A Memory Called Empire and it's a looooong wait at every library. Must be good. Thank you for the rec!
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Comment on 'The Three-Body Problem' is... bad in ~books
Marukka LinkI have the first audio book. I can't finish it. It's a miserable story that made me both mad and sad. I don't care about any of the characters. The sci-fi had not shown up by the point in the book...I have the first audio book. I can't finish it. It's a miserable story that made me both mad and sad. I don't care about any of the characters. The sci-fi had not shown up by the point in the book where I quit. I was looking for hard science fiction not miserable politics.
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Comment on Meta introduces LLaMA 2, their next open source large language model, now free for commercial usage as well in ~tech
Marukka Link ParentThat makes sense given the history of this company.That makes sense given the history of this company.
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Comment on Meta introduces LLaMA 2, their next open source large language model, now free for commercial usage as well in ~tech
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Comment on Meta introduces LLaMA 2, their next open source large language model, now free for commercial usage as well in ~tech
Marukka Link ParentEmbrace, Extend, Extinguish? Nothing, absolutely nothing, mega corps do for "free" is ever really free.Embrace, Extend, Extinguish?
Nothing, absolutely nothing, mega corps do for "free" is ever really free.
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Comment on Meta introduces LLaMA 2, their next open source large language model, now free for commercial usage as well in ~tech
Marukka Link ParentI missed this, what is OpenAI trying to kill?I missed this, what is OpenAI trying to kill?
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Comment on YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking in ~tech
Marukka Link Parent"...but in the end, if you're blocking ads without paying, you are stealing from YouTube by using their bandwidth without compensation." Does my data belong to me? No. Am I compensated for the..."...but in the end, if you're blocking ads without paying, you are stealing from YouTube by using their bandwidth without compensation."
Does my data belong to me? No. Am I compensated for the harvesting of my data? No. They haved used my data for profit. Now they want me to waste my time and watch adds or pay them to use me? No.
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Comment on SAG-AFTRA officially calls strike as National Board approves guild’s first walkout against film & TV industry since 1980 in ~movies
Marukka Link ParentSo, they own you. I have seen how insane the general public can be about characters that they don't like. Actors have been bullied and harassed of social media because the character they played...So, they own you.
I have seen how insane the general public can be about characters that they don't like. Actors have been bullied and harassed of social media because the character they played made people mad.
I can't fathom what would happen when a corporation used someone's likeness to portray a divisive or inflammatory character. The human being that was used would face so much abuse for a role they had no choice in portraying.
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Comment on Nick Offerman’s annual family trip was always to the same lake in Minnesota, where he was taught things that really matter in ~life
Marukka LinkThat was charming. I wish I had a family like that.That was charming. I wish I had a family like that.
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Comment on Alternatives to Goodreads? in ~books
Marukka Link ParentThanks for the rec! I'm going to try it too.Thanks for the rec! I'm going to try it too.
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Comment on Evernote, the memory app people forgot about, lays off entire US staff in ~tech
Marukka Link ParentJoplin is great. I'm really over losing my data when a company gets bought or fails.Joplin is great. I'm really over losing my data when a company gets bought or fails.
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Comment on Any Bevy (the rust game engine) users here? in ~games
Marukka LinkYou might want to ask on programming.dev too. It's a topical lemmy instance.You might want to ask on programming.dev too. It's a topical lemmy instance.
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Comment on Free Talk Tuesday in ~talk
Marukka LinkNow that the big social media conglomerates have collapsed, I have so much free time! I am learning German, house is clean, and I discovered that Hozier is dropping a new album. What a strange time.Now that the big social media conglomerates have collapsed, I have so much free time! I am learning German, house is clean, and I discovered that Hozier is dropping a new album. What a strange time.
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Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech
Marukka Link ParentThey sent out invites from the wait list yesterday, and over 40k people joined on a single day.They sent out invites from the wait list yesterday, and over 40k people joined on a single day.
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Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech
Yay! Proud of you!