gil's recent activity
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Comment on Why is Google Gemini saying we should die? in ~tech
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Why is Google Gemini saying we should die?
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Comment on Looking for eclectic and little-known websites that bring joy in ~health.mental
gil LinkA few I've bookmarked: 152 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions with explanations by Michael Bach Windows 98 Disk Defrag Simulator MyInstants - always fun to explore what's trending Button Stealer...A few I've bookmarked:
- 152 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions with explanations by Michael Bach
- Windows 98 Disk Defrag Simulator
- MyInstants - always fun to explore what's trending
- Button Stealer - fun Chrome extension
- Dangerous if you're hungry, you've been warned:
- RamenHaus - rotating ramen
- Rotating Sandwiches 🤷‍♂️
- Pudim - very famous in Brazil. That photo of a pudding has been there for many years and no one knows why.
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Comment on Vivaldi 7.0 has been released in ~tech
gil Link ParentYeah, I feel the same but still rely mainly on Chromium. Gotta rip the bandage and fully move to Firefox. If you wanna play with something different, there are more rough edges but Zen Browser...Yeah, I feel the same but still rely mainly on Chromium. Gotta rip the bandage and fully move to Firefox.
If you wanna play with something different, there are more rough edges but Zen Browser looks promising and is Firefox-based.
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Comment on PocketPlay phone case in ~games
gil LinkThat looks really nice! I saw this really cool sliding controller but it's a bit bulky. This one looks much more portable, but less comfortable.That looks really nice! I saw this really cool sliding controller but it's a bit bulky. This one looks much more portable, but less comfortable.
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Comment on Nintendo goes after the YouTube channel RetroGameCorps and many others in ~games
gil LinkIt's ridiculous how Nintendo treats their fans and communities that contribute to them making more money. Most of them try to focus on preservation, not piracy. I remember him or some other retro...It's ridiculous how Nintendo treats their fans and communities that contribute to them making more money. Most of them try to focus on preservation, not piracy. I remember him or some other retro game channel complaining that the devices they were reviewing came with modern pirated stuff.
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Comment on Forever ✱ Notes — A simple and scalable digital note-taking method for Apple Notes in ~tech
gil LinkThis looks interesting as a starting point, but I wouldn't trust any proprietary format to take notes that are supposed to last "forever", as they say. We know apps die all the time and often...This looks interesting as a starting point, but I wouldn't trust any proprietary format to take notes that are supposed to last "forever", as they say. We know apps die all the time and often there's no easy way to migrate your data. You don't need to use anything too powerful like Obsidian, there are many simple apps to edit Markdown, like Bear.
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Comment on True crime podcasts in ~talk
gil Link ParentIf you liked "Hunting Warhead", there's also "The Children in the Pictures". Some consider it a sequel, but not nearly as good. Be aware that both are very hard to listen to.If you liked "Hunting Warhead", there's also "The Children in the Pictures". Some consider it a sequel, but not nearly as good. Be aware that both are very hard to listen to.
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Comment on Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least nine people and injured thousands in ~news
gil Link ParentsourceMary Ellen O’Connell, a professor of law and international peace studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, said booby-traps are banned under international law. “Weaponizing an object used by civilians is strictly prohibited,” she said.
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Comment on Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least nine people and injured thousands in ~news
gil LinkThis is absolutely insane! Imagine hackers being able to remotely explode the cellphone in your pocket or while you're having a call. Not to mention the innocent people that got harmed as part of...This is absolutely insane! Imagine hackers being able to remotely explode the cellphone in your pocket or while you're having a call. Not to mention the innocent people that got harmed as part of this attack you can't really control.
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Comment on Amazon tells staff to get back in the office in ~tech
gil LinkAlways makes me wonder if it's just to feel that they have more control over people or quiet firing after uncontrolled growth fuelled by the last hype.Always makes me wonder if it's just to feel that they have more control over people or quiet firing after uncontrolled growth fuelled by the last hype.
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Amazon tells staff to get back in the office
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Comment on Does anyone have experience with tools for locally archiving the web, like Archivebox for example? in ~tech
gil LinkI'm hosting my own Archivebox instance but it's not really a Archive.org clone I wish it was. It's nice to take snapshots of things I don't wanna lose, but Archive.org is way more advanced in what...I'm hosting my own Archivebox instance but it's not really a Archive.org clone I wish it was. It's nice to take snapshots of things I don't wanna lose, but Archive.org is way more advanced in what they do. I still dream of a proper self-hosted Internet Archive.
Sometimes I also crawl and copy some websites with wget, you can try that to see how it goes. Something like this:
wget --wait=2 \ --level=inf \ --limit-rate=20K \ --recursive \ --page-requisites \ --user-agent=Mozilla \ --no-parent \ --convert-links \ --adjust-extension \ --no-clobber \ -e robots=off \ https://example.comMore info here: https://simpleit.rocks/linux/how-to-download-a-website-with-wget-the-right-way/
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Comment on Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of September 9 in ~news
gil LinkNot sure if this has been shared before, but I was especially sad to read it. Lots of people had some kind of connection with Medo through watching his videos, one more outrageous murder....It was another day of war in Gaza, another day of what 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok star Medo Halimy called his “Tent Life.”
They snapped a selfie — “Finally Reunited” Halimy captioned it on Instagram — and started catching up.
Then came a flash of light, 18-year-old Murad said, an explosion of white heat and sprayed earth. Murad felt pain in his neck. Halimy was bleeding from his head. A car on the coastal road in front of them was engulfed in flames, the apparent target of an Israeli airstrike. It took 10 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. Hours later doctors pronounced Halimy dead.
Not sure if this has been shared before, but I was especially sad to read it. Lots of people had some kind of connection with Medo through watching his videos, one more outrageous murder.
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Comment on Jpeg XL in ~tech
gil LinkA while ago Google removed JPEG XL support from Chrome. But recently Mozilla said their are considering a Rust implementation from the JPEG-XL team at Google Research, so maybe there's still hope...A while ago Google removed JPEG XL support from Chrome. But recently Mozilla said their are considering a Rust implementation from the JPEG-XL team at Google Research, so maybe there's still hope for Chrome to start supporting it again. From my personal tests, it's my favorite new image format.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (September 2024) in ~health.mental
gil LinkSorry for the probably unrelated question but every time I see this thread I wonder if the title is a Daniel Johnston reference?Sorry for the probably unrelated question but every time I see this thread I wonder if the title is a Daniel Johnston reference?
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Comment on Children under the age of two should not use any digital media, according to new recommendations from Sweden's public health agency in ~life
gil Link ParentAs much as I wish my daughter don't have the same unhealthy relationship with screens as we have when she's older, I wonder what the negative effects on her social life will be if we limit it to...and children 13–18 years a maximum of 2–3 hours
As much as I wish my daughter don't have the same unhealthy relationship with screens as we have when she's older, I wonder what the negative effects on her social life will be if we limit it to 2-3 hours when she's 13+ and all her friends are chatting all day and she's not.
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Comment on CrowdStrike estimates the tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60 million dent in its sales in ~tech
gil Link ParentIf I understood their Preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR) correctly, they said they will implement all kinds of testing, including "Local developer testing" that I assume is asking their devs...If I understood their Preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR) correctly, they said they will implement all kinds of testing, including "Local developer testing" that I assume is asking their devs to test it. They published later the full report but I haven't read it. IIRC they only had automated testing to check the format of the file, but that failed.
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Comment on CrowdStrike estimates the tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60 million dent in its sales in ~tech
gil LinkI still can't process that not a single person tested this updated before they published it. No manual tests, not automated, nothing. I know developer are lazy, mistakes happen, I'm a dev. That's...I still can't process that not a single person tested this updated before they published it. No manual tests, not automated, nothing. I know developer are lazy, mistakes happen, I'm a dev. That's why we have automation and processes in place to prevent this kind of thing. Especially considering how critical their products are, this sounds super amateurish.
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Comment on Linkhut is an open source bookmarking service in the spirit Pinboard in ~tech
gil LinkNice, gonna try that, thanks for sharing! I have been self-hosting this one for a while and really like it -> https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkdingNice, gonna try that, thanks for sharing!
I have been self-hosting this one for a while and really like it -> https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding
Before it's gone, last reply from Gemini was:
It sounds completely unrelated to what was being asked. Any idea if this is hacked or some joke or is AI really getting tired of us?
Tip: Sounds extra fun if you click the icon to hear it.
Edit: Not saying I disagree with Gemini BTW