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  1. Comment on a/s/l? Tildes user survey question. in ~tildes

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    I'm the one throwing together the graphs and stuff and life kinda threw a truck at me these past few weeks šŸ™ƒ Fortunately I've got some free days coming up to hack on the visualizations, so...

    I'm the one throwing together the graphs and stuff and life kinda threw a truck at me these past few weeks šŸ™ƒ

    Fortunately I've got some free days coming up to hack on the visualizations, so something should be available soontm

    44 votes
  2. Comment on Why is AI slop so easy to spot but hard to detect? in ~tech

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    Thatā€™s by design, if The Algorithm thinks youā€™re a bot it wastes your time with the fade-in version (plus it can go on indefinitely). I assume thereā€™s something on the server checking that youā€™re...

    Thatā€™s by design, if The Algorithm thinks youā€™re a bot it wastes your time with the fade-in version (plus it can go on indefinitely).

    I assume thereā€™s something on the server checking that youā€™re respecting the fade-in animation timing since a bot could just load the image from the URL immediately.

    9 votes
  3. Comment on Should I self-host my blog? in ~tech

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    This has recently changed, the Free plan will now deactivate your site until the next billing period if you exceed a quota. I believe the Starter plan will auto-bill for exceeding a quota though....

    This has recently changed, the Free plan will now deactivate your site until the next billing period if you exceed a quota. I believe the Starter plan will auto-bill for exceeding a quota though.

    From /pricing FAQ:

    What happens when a Free site reaches its limits?
    When a site reaches its monthly usage limits, it enters a suspended state until the first of the next month. Weā€™ll notify you by email as you approach your limits at 50%, 75%, 90%, and 100% of usage. Please note that if one site exceeds its limits, all sites on your Free account will be suspended.
    You can re-enable your sites at any time by upgrading your plan. Your sites will automatically resume normal operation after upgrading.

    4 votes
  4. Comment on Texas sues Allstate Insurance over its collection of driver data in ~transport

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    fwiw my State Farm agent told me the discount was almost entirely based on miles driven and that I could uninstall the app and still get the 10% discount (which I did). I only used them for a year...

    fwiw my State Farm agent told me the discount was almost entirely based on miles driven and that I could uninstall the app and still get the 10% discount (which I did). I only used them for a year before selling my car, but they never kicked me off.

    4 votes
  5. Comment on US Republicans introduce constitutional amendment to impose term limits in ~society

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    Maybe there would. But I see politicians get away with terrible policy often enough that I'm not sure it's a certainty.

    Maybe there would. But I see politicians get away with terrible policy often enough that I'm not sure it's a certainty.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on US Republicans introduce constitutional amendment to impose term limits in ~society

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    The problem I see here isnā€™t ageism, but rather that it further incentivizes politicians to increase the retirement age for their constituents. At least, thatā€™s a problem if itā€™s pinned to the...

    The problem I see here isnā€™t ageism, but rather that it further incentivizes politicians to increase the retirement age for their constituents.

    At least, thatā€™s a problem if itā€™s pinned to the social security retirement age. If congress has its own retirement age I could see it working but they could always raise it without making much of a stir.

    7 votes
  7. Comment on Elon Musk and the rightā€™s war on Wikipedia in ~tech

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    At least for me, it took months to be able to successfully click on a twitter link iā€™ve been sent and be able to consistently read the tweet. For a while, Iā€™d just get thrown into an endless...

    Arguably, it has worked surprisingly well.

    At least for me, it took months to be able to successfully click on a twitter link iā€™ve been sent and be able to consistently read the tweet. For a while, Iā€™d just get thrown into an endless loading loop whether I was signed out or not.

    I donā€™t know what the experience is like for actual ā€œtwitter usersā€ though since I deleted my main account shortly into its decline.

    12 votes
  8. Comment on Pornhub is now blocked in almost all of the US South in ~tech

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    Do you think these laws and restrictions will actually prevent kids from accessing porn?

    Do you think these laws and restrictions will actually prevent kids from accessing porn?

    19 votes
  9. Comment on So you want to write Java in Neovim in ~comp

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    For what it's worth, someone will feel this way about basically any configuration interface. I despise YAML, some hate JSON, others find TOML confusing, and you don't care for Lua :) For basic vim...

    For what it's worth, someone will feel this way about basically any configuration interface. I despise YAML, some hate JSON, others find TOML confusing, and you don't care for Lua :)

    For basic vim settings, I believe you can configure them with the exact same markup as vim in neovim. I am by no means an expert on this though.

    3 votes
  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society

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    Here are some of the bills heā€™s sponsored in the current session: Medicare for All - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1655 Raising minimum wage -...

    Here are some of the bills heā€™s sponsored in the current session:

    Medicare for All - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1655

    Raising minimum wage - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2488

    Paid sick time - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1664

    Paid vacation - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4003

    More available here.

    12 votes
  11. Comment on Sweden is a nearly cashless society ā€“ here's how it affects people who are left out in ~finance

    jackson
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    Pretty much the same for me here in the states. Have to use cash for weed though, dispensaries arenā€™t allowed to accept cards directly so they usually have an ATM inside.

    Pretty much the same for me here in the states. Have to use cash for weed though, dispensaries arenā€™t allowed to accept cards directly so they usually have an ATM inside.

    12 votes
  12. Comment on How do you do, fellow web developers? A growing disconnect. in ~comp

    jackson
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    Already there at my job! Though we can dismiss them whenever we like (assuming the required human reviewers donā€™t want those changes made).

    I'm looking forward to code review bots that tell me to do something incorrect

    Already there at my job! Though we can dismiss them whenever we like (assuming the required human reviewers donā€™t want those changes made).

    2 votes
  13. Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk

    jackson
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    I have personally had bad experiences at the off-brand repair shops, I've had phones returned with missing screws, "ghost touches," yellowed bezels (when some iphones had white bezels). Not worth...

    I have personally had bad experiences at the off-brand repair shops, I've had phones returned with missing screws, "ghost touches," yellowed bezels (when some iphones had white bezels). Not worth the savings imo.

    It may be better now that Apple is being forced to support better repairability, but I would recommend sticking with the "apple authorized" stores since they have to use legit parts.

    2 votes
  14. Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech

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  17. Comment on Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law in ~tech

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    I think the real worst case would be sites enforcing mandatory ID verification for everyone connecting from an Australian IP. Could be circumvented with a VPN though.

    I think the real worst case would be sites enforcing mandatory ID verification for everyone connecting from an Australian IP. Could be circumvented with a VPN though.

    11 votes
  18. Comment on Bomb threats made against US President-Elect Donald Trump cabinet nominees in ~society

    jackson
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    I think weā€™re agreed, but ā€œdonā€™t give them another excuseā€ is exactly the kind of thing Iā€™m seeing from centrists re: trans rights so I wanted to nip that one right in the bud. That kind of...

    I think weā€™re agreed, but ā€œdonā€™t give them another excuseā€ is exactly the kind of thing Iā€™m seeing from centrists re: trans rights so I wanted to nip that one right in the bud. That kind of thinking is a losing battle.

    2 votes
  19. Comment on Bomb threats made against US President-Elect Donald Trump cabinet nominees in ~society

    jackson
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    No need for justification when you can just make it up (see also: everything the right has said about trans people).

    No need for justification when you can just make it up (see also: everything the right has said about trans people).

    7 votes
  20. Comment on Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis in ~finance

    jackson
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    I don't think 401k can be FDIC insured- it's a security, not a bank account. It may be SIPC insured though (and may even have supplemental insurance on top of that). SIPC won't help you if the...

    I don't think 401k can be FDIC insured- it's a security, not a bank account. It may be SIPC insured though (and may even have supplemental insurance on top of that). SIPC won't help you if the market crashes, but it is supposed to protect against a failing brokerage.

    11 votes