fxgn's recent activity
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Comment on Twenty years of digital life, gone in an instant, thanks to Apple in ~tech
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Comment on How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot in ~comp
fxgn LinkVery ironic how this page has three banners asking me to try out Consumer Reports' own ChatGPT wrapper and ask it for "expert advice". On an unrelated note, I hate when websites show a geoblock as...Very ironic how this page has three banners asking me to try out Consumer Reports' own ChatGPT wrapper and ask it for "expert advice".
On an unrelated note, I hate when websites show a geoblock as something else and I don't get why they do that. I'm currently in Russia and when I open Consumer Reports I just get a page saying "This service is temporarily unavailable, please try again later." It works with a VPN, I know it's available. Why not just say "this website is not available in your country"? Imgur does the same thing, when your IP or location is blocked it returns a "our servers are currently down" message.
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Comment on Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options. in ~tech
fxgn LinkDoes anyone know if there are any open source alternatives for Apple TV and similar "smart tv boxes"? I know of Plex and Jellyfin and stuff, but I'm more talking about an OS which lets you install...Does anyone know if there are any open source alternatives for Apple TV and similar "smart tv boxes"? I know of Plex and Jellyfin and stuff, but I'm more talking about an OS which lets you install apps on it and launch them from a home screen, like on any smart tv.
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Comment on I can't describe it, but I know it when I see it in ~life
fxgn LinkI'm not a parent, so I don't really have any advice for you, but when my younger brother was about that age (~6 years old) he loved those unboxing videos. Everyone in the family hated them, but...I'm not a parent, so I don't really have any advice for you, but when my younger brother was about that age (~6 years old) he loved those unboxing videos. Everyone in the family hated them, but the parents still let him watch them. Eventually he just got tired of them and moved on to something else. As someone who could almost always see him watching YouTube, it's very clear that his interests kept growing together with him. He's now 11 and mostly watches science or chess or history videos, which nobody forced on him, he just got into that rabbit hole on his own.
I'm not saying you should allow your child to watch anything freely - in fact, there were still some more Elsagate-ish stuff that we didn't let my brother watch. I just mainly wanted to say that even if your child does end up accidentally watching some low quality YouTube content, while not the best influence, they're probably old enough to know not to take all behavior in so it won't have a very serious negative impact on them. It's a phase just like any other interest they may have.
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Comment on Meet Pebble Index 01 - External memory for your brain in ~tech
fxgn Link ParentI feel like grabbing pen and paper and trying to write down my thoughts requires much more mental and physical effort and would wake me up much more than just pressing a button and mumbling my...Doesn't speaking your idea aloud wake you guys back up? I'd rather have a post-it note and pen on my bedside table and occasionally have to hold out my hand to grab it
I feel like grabbing pen and paper and trying to write down my thoughts requires much more mental and physical effort and would wake me up much more than just pressing a button and mumbling my thoughts in a sleepy voice
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
fxgn LinkWhatever happened to John Deere being sued for GPL violations? I haven't heard any updates since then. Is the lawsuit still ongoing?Whatever happened to John Deere being sued for GPL violations? I haven't heard any updates since then. Is the lawsuit still ongoing?
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Comment on Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene at Denmark's European Sperm Bank was used to conceive almost 200 children across Europe in ~health
fxgn Link ParentRelated: Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has over 100 biological children from sperm donation. One IVF clinic in Russia even openly advertises a service of having a baby from Durov's sperm.Related: Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has over 100 biological children from sperm donation. One IVF clinic in Russia even openly advertises a service of having a baby from Durov's sperm.
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Comment on Meet Pebble Index 01 - External memory for your brain in ~tech
fxgn Link Parent100% agree about the "falling asleep" usecase. That bothers me to the point I'm currently DIYing a wall mounted audio recorder device just for that purpose. However, I feel like even if this ring...100% agree about the "falling asleep" usecase. That bothers me to the point I'm currently DIYing a wall mounted audio recorder device just for that purpose. However, I feel like even if this ring wasn't single-use, I still wouldn't use it due to the inconvenience of having to put it on every single day.
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Comment on A post on X claiming that Denmark has introduced an IQ threshold of at least 85 for sperm donors has sparked confusion, debate and memes, but ultimately is misleading in ~health
fxgn Link ParentSure, that's possible, although extremely unlikely for something I've seen at least 4 people claim. Also, none of the commercial IQ tests can even give a score that highSure, that's possible, although extremely unlikely for something I've seen at least 4 people claim.
Also, none of the commercial IQ tests can even give a score that high
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Comment on A post on X claiming that Denmark has introduced an IQ threshold of at least 85 for sperm donors has sparked confusion, debate and memes, but ultimately is misleading in ~health
fxgn Link ParentYes, IQ of 100 is the average and every 15 points is one standard deviation from the average. That's a thing most people don't know about IQ - most (including myself, before I learned this) think...Yes, IQ of 100 is the average and every 15 points is one standard deviation from the average. That's a thing most people don't know about IQ - most (including myself, before I learned this) think it's just some sort of score-based system of how many "intelligence points" you have, which leads to absurd things like people claiming to have 270 IQ.
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Comment on New community suggestion: ~tech.electronics in ~tildes
fxgn LinkIsn't ~comp already basically ~programming?Isn't ~comp already basically ~programming?
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Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes
fxgn Link ParentIt's also technically illegal to have cookie popups that require more clicks to reject all cookies than to accept them. But good luck trying to get your country's DPA to do anything about that....It's also technically illegal to have cookie popups that require more clicks to reject all cookies than to accept them. But good luck trying to get your country's DPA to do anything about that.
Maybe the German one is better, but the Dutch GPA is taking months to process my complaint about a website blatantly refusing to process by GDPR request to delete my information. And that's a complaint about my own data, while a complaint about a cookie banner would be considered a "rip-off" that they don't even have to process or respond to in any way.
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Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes
fxgn Link ParentWhat's the point of using an extension for that? Doesn't Firefox already let you do that by clicking the shield icon?cookie remover
What's the point of using an extension for that? Doesn't Firefox already let you do that by clicking the shield icon?
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Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes
fxgn Link ParentYou should configure your browser to clear all cookies on shutdown. If you use a password manager, logging into your account is a matter of a single shortcut press, so it's barely an...You should configure your browser to clear all cookies on shutdown. If you use a password manager, logging into your account is a matter of a single shortcut press, so it's barely an inconvenience. It's only inconvenient for sites with 2FA that you use very often, but you can add those as an exception from cookie clearing.
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Comment on Views on over-posting? in ~tildes
fxgn LinkNot gonna lie, if not for this post, I wouldn't have even realized that those posts are all from the same person and would've thought "wow, there are a lot of space news lately". I usually don't...Not gonna lie, if not for this post, I wouldn't have even realized that those posts are all from the same person and would've thought "wow, there are a lot of space news lately". I usually don't look at who posted or wrote something, and either way there are only like 5 usernames at most I recognize here (and half of them are admins)
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Comment on How to customise status icons in Android 16? in ~tech
fxgn LinkIf you're ok with the status bar not being transparent, there are apps like super status bar (maybe there are better options as well, this is just the one I've seen) that replace the status bar...If you're ok with the status bar not being transparent, there are apps like super status bar (maybe there are better options as well, this is just the one I've seen) that replace the status bar with a custom one that you can customize.
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Comment on Is there a lookup tool for credit card leaks? in ~tech
fxgn Link ParentSome countries have national standardized payment services that let you pay online through your bank's mobile app without entering your card details. Russia's СБП, Dutch iDEAL and...Some countries have national standardized payment services that let you pay online through your bank's mobile app without entering your card details. Russia's СБП, Dutch iDEAL and Belgian/Luxembourgish Payconiq are the ones I know (iDEAL and Payconiq will also be phased out in favor of Wero, which has already launched in Germany and is supposed to be Europe-wide). Having lived in Russia and the Netherlands, those systems are super convenient and the security benefit of not having to share your details is nice as well.
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Comment on Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease in ~health
fxgn (edited )Link ParentIt's published in a legitimate journal, so it is peer reviewed. "Peer reviewed" doesn't mean the findings of the study are confirmed, it just means a few volunteer experts from the field read the...Should I take this to mean the study is not yet peer reviewed?
It's published in a legitimate journal, so it is peer reviewed. "Peer reviewed" doesn't mean the findings of the study are confirmed, it just means a few volunteer experts from the field read the article, didn't find any obvious mistakes or inconsistencies within it, and think it deserves to be in the journal.
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Comment on Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease in ~health
fxgn Link ParentFor anyone reading this in over a week when @tauon's link is expired, I've uploaded the article to LibGen, ZLib and Nexus/STC. Should also get mirrored by Anna's Archive in about a day or so. You...For anyone reading this in over a week when @tauon's link is expired, I've uploaded the article to LibGen, ZLib and Nexus/STC. Should also get mirrored by Anna's Archive in about a day or so. You should be able to download the paper from there.
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Comment on Shrinking number of free news outlets in ~talk
fxgn Link ParentFwiw, it only requests permissions to access specific sites, so unless you have some sensitive information in your account on some news website, it couldn't hack you even if it wanted to. It's...Fwiw, it only requests permissions to access specific sites, so unless you have some sensitive information in your account on some news website, it couldn't hack you even if it wanted to. It's also nice to see how often new sites are added - once in a while it will pop up requesting access permissions for like 10 new websites.
Is it? I'm not sure how having to use a proprietary backup tool on a computer to back up daya on your phone is better than just downloading a single archive with all your data in it.