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  1. Comment on A Reykjavík building that houses a penis museum and an H&M is also the virtual home to an array of perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware and disinformation in ~tech

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    That's an interesting read. It seems inherent to the nature of the internet that nefarious activities can thrive alongside legitimate sites. Doesn't the real problem lie with the parties hosting...

    That's an interesting read. It seems inherent to the nature of the internet that nefarious activities can thrive alongside legitimate sites. Doesn't the real problem lie with the parties hosting the site itself, rather than the domain name registry?

    11 votes

  2. Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech

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    Not to even mention Google Maps, Fonts, Analytics, Ads, Tag Manager, etc. Many of the most visited sites don’t work without Google.

    Not to even mention Google Maps, Fonts, Analytics, Ads, Tag Manager, etc. Many of the most visited sites don’t work without Google.

    16 votes

  3. Comment on Students and their ChatGPT in ~tech

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    Thank you for your feedback! It means a lot, really. This was the thing we needed to make. The idea was for us to make a simple first draft of this tree for the given company. Doable in 15...

    Thank you for your feedback! It means a lot, really.

    1. This was the thing we needed to make.

    2. The idea was for us to make a simple first draft of this tree for the given company. Doable in 15 minutes. In short, students had to look up, for this company specifically: what they sell, what they’re exceptional at, and how those two are connected. It’s very understandable that students’ first reacting is to open ChatGPT, I should’ve clarified that. I wanted the blog post to be about the apparent lack of ability to distinguish what LLMs are and aren’t useful for.

    3. LLMs do have valid use cases. I frequently use them myself.

    I’m still practicing writing in this format, let alone writing in English. Thanks again for the feedback. I jotted down above answers to your comments both to answer you and to base my future iteration of the blog post on.

    15 votes

  5. Comment on Find my hacker: How Apple's network can be a potential tracking tool in ~tech

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    Wow yeah, a vaccine is like a patch for the immune system haha

    Wow yeah, a vaccine is like a patch for the immune system haha

  6. Comment on Meta admits Instagram Reels featured violence, porn in graphic error in ~tech

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    Very strange. Related to Zuck’s ‘freedom of speech’ brainfart?

    Very strange. Related to Zuck’s ‘freedom of speech’ brainfart?

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Find my hacker: How Apple's network can be a potential tracking tool in ~tech

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    The very fact that many people think it’s not worth trying to protect your privacy, makes it worthwhile. It’s easy to guard your privacy better than the average person does.

    The very fact that many people think it’s not worth trying to protect your privacy, makes it worthwhile. It’s easy to guard your privacy better than the average person does.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Volodymyr Zelenskyy Fox News interview after Oval Office meeting in ~society

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    Right. And does anyone recall when Russia had its last fair elections?

    Right. And does anyone recall when Russia had its last fair elections?

    7 votes

  9. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I discovered Wonderful Life by Black just this week. Love it.

    I discovered Wonderful Life by Black just this week. Love it.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Norway's sovereign wealth fund should let other institutions and perhaps even ordinary people invest in the fund in ~finance

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    If I'm not mistaken, it's pretty much a mirror of the FTSE Global All Cap index, which you can buy under the ticker VT, among other options. Also, you can look up what they're currently investing...

    If I'm not mistaken, it's pretty much a mirror of the FTSE Global All Cap index, which you can buy under the ticker VT, among other options. Also, you can look up what they're currently investing in. It's public information.

    9 votes

  11. Comment on Proton exits Mastodon with updated account bio pointing to Reddit in ~tech

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    Ahh. Yeah I did. Thanks for clarifying.

    Ahh. Yeah I did. Thanks for clarifying.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on What online subscriptions do you pay for? in ~tech

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    Fastmail (family plan), iCloud+ (200GB tier), three domain names, alldebrid. I was subscribed to Perplexity but cancelled my plan.

    Fastmail (family plan), iCloud+ (200GB tier), three domain names, alldebrid. I was subscribed to Perplexity but cancelled my plan.

  13. Comment on What online subscriptions do you pay for? in ~tech

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    You switched from Plex to Stremio recently too? I have, and honestly, It's been a relief. I don't need a collection, or a complicated setup. I just want something simple that works. I even tried...

    You switched from Plex to Stremio recently too? I have, and honestly, It's been a relief. I don't need a collection, or a complicated setup. I just want something simple that works.

    I even tried documenting my previous setup, but it's still in draft because it was so complicated.

  14. Comment on Proton exits Mastodon with updated account bio pointing to Reddit in ~tech

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    What I dislike most about Proton is their marketing. Amazing Swiss Superprivacy! Wow, if only anyone else ever uses PGP for their emails. Sure, the products are solid but the aggressive...

    What I dislike most about Proton is their marketing. Amazing Swiss Superprivacy! Wow, if only anyone else ever uses PGP for their emails. Sure, the products are solid but the aggressive fear-mongering marketing really rid Proton of all its appeal to me. Just take a look at their 'blog'.

    8 votes

  15. Comment on Proton exits Mastodon with updated account bio pointing to Reddit in ~tech

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    I can confirm, based on my own experience, that Fastmail is an excellent product. I was pleasantly surprised by how polished the experience is.

    I can confirm, based on my own experience, that Fastmail is an excellent product. I was pleasantly surprised by how polished the experience is.

  16. Comment on Proton exits Mastodon with updated account bio pointing to Reddit in ~tech

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    Nerdy, sure. Is it really that weird? If you're looking at the wrong servers, sure. But there is a load of genuine and 'normal' activity on Mastodon.

    the weird and nerdy world of ActivityPub federation

    Nerdy, sure. Is it really that weird? If you're looking at the wrong servers, sure. But there is a load of genuine and 'normal' activity on Mastodon.

    2 votes