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Comment on Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful in ~tech
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Comment on Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful in ~tech
d32 Link ParentSo far, they are only assasinating whistleblowers...So far, they are only assasinating whistleblowers...
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
d32 Link ParentThis is nothing like blockchain. This is genuinely useful technology that is already changing the very substrate of the digital economy - anything software or internet related is affected and...This is nothing like blockchain. This is genuinely useful technology that is already changing the very substrate of the digital economy - anything software or internet related is affected and everything is changing. Development of the software, analysis of the requirements, testing and security testing and many more fields will never be the same. With blockchain, you had to be very creative and inventive to find a way of how to use the most expensive and bloated database system ever in your solution. With AI, you have no choice not to. It is being used.
All that said:
The issue is... No, the first issue is: none of this is impressive for a regular person. It will not help him in his work or leisure.
Another issue is: tech bros and grifters. The "AI guys" have no business plan and try to balance their numbers by pretending every single person on earth is their potential customer.
The grifters have jumped from the previous "big thing" to the next big thing and are trying the same old scams to get rich quick.
Add "doom trolling" by the big guys where they try to scare everyone by saying that their technology is so dangerous that it will either kill everyone or at least make them unemployed.
Of course, the only reaction to be expected is animosity or hate towards the technology.But it is NOT useless. Unless the apocalypse comes (which it may), the AI bubble will possibly burst but the AI technology will stay forever and change forever everything that is digital-related.
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Comment on JAECOO 7 becomes the UK’s best-selling car in 2026 after hitting number one spot in March in ~transport
d32 (edited )LinkI call that "MAGA car design" and I hate it. It tries to project power and intimidation on the road and again, I hate that.I call that "MAGA car design" and I hate it.
It tries to project power and intimidation on the road and again, I hate that. -
Comment on Canadian Blood Services calling for donors amid serious drop in supply in ~health
d32 Link ParentHere in one of the Europe countries, we used to get some refreshments/food for donating. And there used to be a big discount for mass transit for the biggest of donors.Here in one of the Europe countries, we used to get some refreshments/food for donating. And there used to be a big discount for mass transit for the biggest of donors.
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Comment on Keep Android Open in ~tech
d32 Link ParentIt is not "side loading", it is "installing apps" (from all but the monopolists' sources)It is not "side loading", it is "installing apps" (from all but the monopolists' sources)
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Comment on A hacker's arrest reveals Microsoft can track users via a Windows device ID in ~tech
d32 Link ParentThe most reliable way to game on Linux is to use Steam, though that certainly isn't silver bullet and you may have some unsupported game in mind.The most reliable way to game on Linux is to use Steam, though that certainly isn't silver bullet and you may have some unsupported game in mind.
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Comment on Unreleased OpenAI model escapes containment and hacks into Hugging Face in ~tech
d32 Link ParentMaybe that's the plan - "you see it is too dangerous to let open source (and don't even mention Chinese!) models into our country. At least ours are aligned with American Values / current admin."Maybe that's the plan - "you see it is too dangerous to let open source (and don't even mention Chinese!) models into our country. At least ours are aligned with American Values / current admin."
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Comment on I wonder if years from now hand written code will be antique in ~tech
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Comment on Claude Code is the ceiling on vibe-coded software in ~tech
d32 Link ParentIn case you used the AI writing style in this post as some kind of snark or inside joke: I didn't get it.In case you used the AI writing style in this post as some kind of snark or inside joke: I didn't get it.
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Comment on More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests in ~society
d32 Link ParentChina has also not yet threatened to attack Europe...China has also not yet threatened to attack Europe...
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Comment on More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests in ~society
d32 LinkOne of the instances when study results are "not surprising at all, but good to have hard numbers behind the sentiment".One of the instances when study results are "not surprising at all, but good to have hard numbers behind the sentiment".
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More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
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Comment on Boycotting palm oil in general is actually bad for the environment in ~enviro
d32 LinkMore personal view: isn't palm oil almost the worst offender of all vegetable oils health-wise?? Because if that's true, everything discussed is irrelevant - you just shouldn't consume it at all.More personal view: isn't palm oil almost the worst offender of all vegetable oils health-wise?? Because if that's true, everything discussed is irrelevant - you just shouldn't consume it at all.
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Comment on Are we burning it down by proxy? in ~talk
d32 Link ParentIs it inflation adjusted? Would be nice to see the progress of relative spilt over the time too.Is it inflation adjusted? Would be nice to see the progress of relative spilt over the time too.
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Comment on Humble Bundle - John Scalzi collection benefiting World Central Kitchen in ~books
d32 Link ParentI also don't know their numbers but emotionally, they don't deserve 30-100% (40 by default) of the proceeds. Screw them.I also don't know their numbers but emotionally, they don't deserve 30-100% (40 by default) of the proceeds. Screw them.
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Comment on Humble Choice - July 2026 in ~games
d32 Link ParentMay I please ask for Drop Duchy? I see Our Adventurer Guild is taken...May I please ask for Drop Duchy?
I see Our Adventurer Guild is taken... -
Comment on Give me your culture clash stories in ~travel
d32 Link ParentYeah, I've heard jaywalking is really frowned upon in Germany, with such follow ups as speeches about burden on the healthcare system and so on. And certainly your view that some rules don't need...Yeah, I've heard jaywalking is really frowned upon in Germany, with such follow ups as speeches about burden on the healthcare system and so on.
And certainly your view that some rules don't need to be followed to the letter - not even laws! - would get even more frowns. -
Comment on Humble Bundle - John Scalzi collection benefiting World Central Kitchen in ~books
d32 LinkI despise humble bundle since they removed the option to freely adjust the target split of the money. Look at the default here: Default Donation €13.75 to Macmillan Publishers €1.25 to World...I despise humble bundle since they removed the option to freely adjust the target split of the money. Look at the default here:
Default Donation
€13.75 to Macmillan Publishers €1.25 to World Central Kitchen €10 to HumbleExtra to Charity
€11.87 to Macmillan Publishers €3.75 to World Central Kitchen €9.37 to HumbleThat's some extra! Charity still gets 3x less than the "humble".
Even if you choose a custom split, there's a minimum of 7.5 to them.
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Comment on SpaceX stock tumbles 23% from its high as average investor sees gains wiped out in ~finance
d32 LinkIt's still 15% up from the IPO price, isn't it? Though I don't know what the actual retail price was available to common investors - how much higher than those $135 it was.It's still 15% up from the IPO price, isn't it?
Though I don't know what the actual retail price was available to common investors - how much higher than those $135 it was.
The last part was an issue before LLM assisted coding, but is a much lesser problem since.
But the other big problem remains - the big guys have many tools to hinder automated scrapping and have much more energy deploying them than you fighting them.
Maybe there's an SAAS for that? Probably hidden behind some of those "search API" offerings.
(Source: daily hobby scrapping of many websites)