ebonGavia's recent activity
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Comment on LinkedIn is illegally searching your computer [for browser extensions] in ~tech
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
ebonGavia Link ParentI love this 😁 It's like a joke, except it's a joke we should unironically be doing world-wide.I love this 😁 It's like a joke, except it's a joke we should unironically be doing world-wide.
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Comment on 'Banal and hollow': Why the quaint paintings of Thomas Kinkade divided the US in ~arts
ebonGavia Link Parenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kinkade#Personal_conduct (For anyone else - it didn't linkify the md for me for some reason)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kinkade#Personal_conduct
(For anyone else - it didn't linkify the md for me for some reason)
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Comment on Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence in ~health
ebonGavia LinkUhh that's an interesting conclusion to reach.“We’ve always assumed that vapes are safer than cigarettes, but you know, what we’re showing is that they might not be safe after all. We have no conclusive way in which to get people off the vapes.
“So in smoking, we’ve got ways in nicotine gum, various drugs that we can give people to stop them from smoking. The evidence regarding people stopping vaping is very inconclusive.”
Uhh that's an interesting conclusion to reach.
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Comment on Nvidia CEO declares AI could start, grow, and run a successful technology company worth more than a billion dollars—excerpt from Lex Fridman Podcast in ~tech
ebonGavia Link ParentI cannot for the life of me understand why anyone takes that guy seriously. He's a deeply unserious personI cannot for the life of me understand why anyone takes that guy seriously. He's a deeply unserious person
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Comment on Revisiting a 1958 map of space mysteries in ~space
ebonGavia LinkLittle article about the STEVE phenomena if anyone's interested: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39686055Little article about the STEVE phenomena if anyone's interested:
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Comment on Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft in ~society
ebonGavia LinkApologies for the late reply. Anyone know what this source is? It's a .press TLD obviously, and there are links in the sidebar to a .ru page called "The Fakesperts" with a bunch of people I don't...Apologies for the late reply. Anyone know what this source is? It's a .press TLD obviously, and there are links in the sidebar to a .ru page called "The Fakesperts" with a bunch of people I don't recognize on it.
The actual article seemed to be well-researched and -written, so I appreciated that.
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Comment on 2025 NFL Post Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Playoffs, Week 3 in ~sports.american_football
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Comment on AGI and Fermi's Paradox in ~science
ebonGavia LinkWe skipped a bunch of steps between 2 and 3We skipped a bunch of steps between 2 and 3
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Comment on What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you? in ~music
ebonGavia Link ParentThat's definitely not just a you thing. I find them mildly interesting musically but the vocals are just nope.That's definitely not just a you thing. I find them mildly interesting musically but the vocals are just nope.
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 1️ in ~test
ebonGavia LinkMy SO is a Bills fan (as am I, vicariously, as a second team) – definitely a lot of this week. Great game. I thought Ed Oliver probably deserved the game ball. He had some heroic plays to keep the...My SO is a Bills fan (as am I, vicariously, as a second team) – definitely a lot of 🫣🫣 this week. Great game. I thought Ed Oliver probably deserved the game ball. He had some heroic plays to keep the defense alive.
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Comment on Do we have enough NFL fans to warrant weekly discussions? in ~sports.american_football
ebonGavia Link ParentI think this is a great idea. Would love to see more sportsball of all kinds on Tildes – maybe one of the main things I miss from Reddit is old r/nfl etc. It's neat to see a topic like this get...I think this is a great idea. Would love to see more sportsball of all kinds on Tildes – maybe one of the main things I miss from Reddit is old r/nfl etc.
It's neat to see a topic like this get some traction – thanks for posting it.
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Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books
ebonGavia Link ParentI would have to politely disagree - none of these books are old at all.so old
I would have to politely disagree - none of these books are old at all.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
ebonGavia Link ParentIt didn't click with me as hard as something like The Wind-up Bird Chronicles, but it's still good. An interesting writer for sure.It didn't click with me as hard as something like The Wind-up Bird Chronicles, but it's still good. An interesting writer for sure.
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Comment on Rubber pads for stacking laptops? in ~comp
ebonGavia Link ParentUse a cutting board organizer, and stand them up in that. You'll save some desk space and the airflow will be better. Edit: like this...Use a cutting board organizer, and stand them up in that. You'll save some desk space and the airflow will be better.
Edit: like this https://www.reddit.com/r/OrganizationPorn/comments/te52fl/i_love_this_cutting_board_organizer_its_great_for/
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Comment on South Park mocks Donald Trump in ~tv
ebonGavia Link ParentThe thing is, South Park has sucked super hard for a number of reasons basically since its inception. It's funny that they're going after Trump, but that's not going to post-hoc excuse their prior...The thing is, South Park has sucked super hard for a number of reasons basically since its inception. It's funny that they're going after Trump, but that's not going to post-hoc excuse their prior behavior for me.
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Comment on 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking' in ~tech
ebonGavia Link ParentThis part of the story made me sad :(the rollback did work
This part of the story made me sad :(
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
ebonGavia Link ParentI did exactly the same thing with GTA III. I was actively playing the game for multiple hours every day and having a blast with it. I spawned in some tanks, messed around for 15 minutes, and never...I did exactly the same thing with GTA III. I was actively playing the game for multiple hours every day and having a blast with it.
I spawned in some tanks, messed around for 15 minutes, and never touched it again.
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Comment on Echo Chamber: A context-poisoning jailbreak that bypasses LLM guardrails in ~tech
ebonGavia Link ParentThis is hilarious. Did you happen to save the response? I tried it on Gemini and it (gently) told me I'm a crackpot lol.This is hilarious. Did you happen to save the response?
I tried it on Gemini and it (gently) told me I'm a crackpot lol.
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Comment on Passkey vs smart use of passwords in ~tech
ebonGavia Link ParentSorry for necroposting. This is the best and most compelling and simplest explanation I've read. I will start using passkeys. Thank you for the detailed but not sales-y write-up.Sorry for necroposting. This is the best and most compelling and simplest explanation I've read. I will start using passkeys.
Thank you for the detailed but not sales-y write-up.
The technical details, for those so inclined:
https://browsergate.eu/how-it-works/
I'm inclined to believe the worst about LinkedIn at every turn, but the non-technical write-up is so full of histrionic scare messaging that it's hard to know what to think.
We. Just. Need. The. Receipts.
Just the code and a few sentences about potential impact and severity score.
Edit: forgot my thoughts. This is not unique to LI. This is being used all over the web, and the browsers need to do something about it. What is definitely true is that LI has privileged information about you that many other sites may not, and this would enable them to make "richer business insights" (a term of art meaning "as invasive and illegal as we can possibly get away with" – business as usual for ad tech).