RodneyRodnesson's recent activity
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Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech
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Comment on For those involved / interested in Web3, what do you make of the near and long term future for it? in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentThanks very much. Very interesting info. I've always marvelled at the trust issue crypto people go on about. In my view you have to trust someone and that is a very good point about the amount of...Thanks very much. Very interesting info.
I've always marvelled at the trust issue crypto people go on about. In my view you have to trust someone and that is a very good point about the amount of trust needed. -
Comment on For those involved / interested in Web3, what do you make of the near and long term future for it? in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentInteresting. Thanks very much.Interesting. Thanks very much.
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Comment on For those involved / interested in Web3, what do you make of the near and long term future for it? in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson LinkI'd like a simple, concise, logical explanation of Web 3.0 without a host of buzzwords tbh. One that simply answers two questions: What is it and what does it do?I'd like a simple, concise, logical explanation of Web 3.0 without a host of buzzwords tbh.
One that simply answers two questions: What is it and what does it do? -
Comment on For those involved / interested in Web3, what do you make of the near and long term future for it? in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentExactly. We are apparently in web 2.0 now and it is shitter than web 1.0 I dread to think what web 3.0 is!Exactly.
We are apparently in web 2.0 now and it is shitter than web 1.0
I dread to think what web 3.0 is! -
Comment on Denmark's tough laws on begging hit Roma women with few other options – the Roma minority are heavily discriminated against across Europe in ~life.women
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentI don't know where they're from but in London on all the junctions of the motorways here, such as the A406 (North Circular), there are professional beggars. I've seen a van dropping them off. It's...I don't know where they're from but in London on all the junctions of the motorways here, such as the A406 (North Circular), there are professional beggars.
I've seen a van dropping them off. It's clearly a good revenue scheme for someone (possibly not the actual beggar). It looks like they're shipping in their disabled for 'work'.
Seasonal or professional begging should definitely be discouraged imo. -
Comment on Does anyone else have posting anxiety? in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentSarcasm can be subtle. Combined with too many dense people who don't even get heavy sarcasm is the reason I'm quite happy with /s.huge exaggeration
Sarcasm can be subtle. Combined with too many dense people who don't even get heavy sarcasm is the reason I'm quite happy with /s.
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Comment on Study finds emojis are differently interpreted depending on gender, culture, and age of viewer in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentLast time I checked Monzo bank here in the UK was riddled with them. As I'm in my fifties it doesn't seem right that a bank uses them somehow.Whenever I see a text riddled with them, I am likely to take the entire text a bit less seriously,
Last time I checked Monzo bank here in the UK was riddled with them. As I'm in my fifties it doesn't seem right that a bank uses them somehow.
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Comment on How do you try to be generous? in ~life
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentAlways a triggering one for me. My son and I were out the other day and saw someone offer some food to a homeless guy who politely said 'no thanks'. They got all upset about it, swore at them and...Is that bum going to buy smokes and alcohol? Let them
Always a triggering one for me. My son and I were out the other day and saw someone offer some food to a homeless guy who politely said 'no thanks'. They got all upset about it, swore at them and called them an ungrateful c word before storming off.
It was a good discussion point for my son and I and reinforced our 'let people live their lives how they want' philosophy. -
Comment on Sleaford Mods - West End Girls (2023) in ~music
RodneyRodnesson LinkOoh, I'll be listening later —the day to be getting on with in the meantime— thanks for posting.Ooh, I'll be listening later —the day to be getting on with in the meantime— thanks for posting.
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Comment on Why do you think Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI? in ~finance
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentWe slow down on AI. Our enemies do not. At some point vital infrastructure will be an easy target for enemy with advanced AI and we may not be clued up enough (because AI helps us learn too) to...We slow down on AI. Our enemies do not. At some point vital infrastructure will be an easy target for enemy with advanced AI and we may not be clued up enough (because AI helps us learn too) to know who's attacking us and/or we may not be able to counter it in any way.
Imagine stuxnet on steroids with no counter.
I think this unlikely but possible enough that it needs to be thought about. Having said that I'm sure far more intelligent people than I have been thinking about scenarios.
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Comment on Why do you think Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI? in ~finance
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentOnly my opinion ofc but move slow isn't an option, AI is just as powerful a weapon as nukes; it's not what AI will do to humans I fear as much as what humans will do with AI to each other.Only my opinion ofc but move slow isn't an option, AI is just as powerful a weapon as nukes; it's not what AI will do to humans I fear as much as what humans will do with AI to each other.
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Comment on Why do you think Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI? in ~finance
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentIncredibly succinct. Thanks to you and the other people who've looked into it more.Incredibly succinct. Thanks to you and the other people who've looked into it more.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
RodneyRodnesson LinkLast night we had home-made lasagne which we haven't had for some time and a side of cut fresh tomatoes and it was glorious! Must remember to kiss the chef in the morning. :)Last night we had home-made lasagne which we haven't had for some time and a side of cut fresh tomatoes and it was glorious!
Must remember to kiss the chef in the morning. :)
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Comment on Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentAlso they were injecting affiliate links into urls at some point — https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283769/brave-browser-affiliate-links-crypto-privacy-ceo-apology I'm never a fan of gamifying...Also they were injecting affiliate links into urls at some point — https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283769/brave-browser-affiliate-links-crypto-privacy-ceo-apology
I'm never a fan of gamifying things and Brave stunk of it (with the crypto aspect and some such) which is why my dalliance with it was short-lived. And subsequently my feelings were confirmed by the stuff mentioned above and other things commenters have mentioned.
Be aware Brave supporters are very much as rabid about it as cryptobros if you're going to diss it online. -
Comment on How is moderation going lately? in ~tildes
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentThanks.Thanks.
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Comment on How would you rewrite the ending of a show that had an unsatisfying finale, or imagine an ending to a show that was canceled prematurely? in ~tv
RodneyRodnesson LinkEdit: Oops, forgot it was tv show and I posted movie. Sorry. I'll leave what I said anyway if ok. Not a rewrite as such but the ending of The Shawshank Redemption. Spoiler I would have been...Edit: Oops, forgot it was tv show and I posted movie. Sorry. I'll leave what I said anyway if ok.
Not a rewrite as such but the ending of The Shawshank Redemption.
Spoiler
I would have been perfectly happy with it ending with Red on that bus as a free man.
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Comment on How is moderation going lately? in ~tildes
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentI can't remember the name of it but there's an effect along the lines of 'you buy a certain model of car and then all of a sudden you're seeing that car everywhere'. The point being that you most...I can't remember the name of it but there's an effect along the lines of 'you buy a certain model of car and then all of a sudden you're seeing that car everywhere'.
The point being that you most often see what you're attuned to.
I think there's definitely an element of that at play here. -
Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
RodneyRodnesson Link ParentNot debating this one way or the other but I've been banging on for ages that what any country should be strongly striving for is energy independence.US is virtually self-sufficient for its energy needs, which undergird all economic activity.
Not debating this one way or the other but I've been banging on for ages that what any country should be strongly striving for is energy independence.
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Comment on ProtonMail complied with 5,957 data requests in 2022 – still secure and private? in ~tech
RodneyRodnesson LinkI really wonder how many people really need the levels of security touted when these kind of things come up. Is Proton (and other privacy focussed email providers) better than gmail, yahoo,...I really wonder how many people really need the levels of security touted when these kind of things come up.
Is Proton (and other privacy focussed email providers) better than gmail, yahoo, hotmail et al? Yes!
Is it as good as... I don't know, roll your own on a virtual machine or server somewhere? Probably not.
The old analogy about how determined the thief (or law enforcement/the gubberment) is comes to mind.
I was looking at kagi a while ago. I think after this continuation of enshittification I might be going harder in that direction.
Aside from that I need a change in how I do things anyway so some focus is needed. My phone and the internet in general need to become more tools rather than entertainment and a social space and I need to go outside and walk on the grass more.