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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
kmcgurty1 Link ParentI tried to get into RSS feeds not too long ago, but didn't know what to look for. Do you have any recommended feeds, or ways to find decent feeds?I tried to get into RSS feeds not too long ago, but didn't know what to look for. Do you have any recommended feeds, or ways to find decent feeds?
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
kmcgurty1 Link ParentI've had the thought recently I really shouldn't modify these websites to be more compatible with what I find acceptable. It feels like it's solving the wrong problem and I end up making it more...I've had the thought recently I really shouldn't modify these websites to be more compatible with what I find acceptable. It feels like it's solving the wrong problem and I end up making it more addicting for myself. I've done it with pretty much with everything since I've been using the Internet. I use Revanced for YouTube, extensions for Twitter or Reddit.
The other thing I've noticed is I will replace one website for another. I had a pretty bad habit of checking Twitter when I was even slightly bored. I blocked it on my devices and end up just watching more YouTube instead. I feel like soon I'm going to be more serious about getting a grip on it. When I use my phone & computer for 10hrs+ a day, it really drains me.
Edit: I wanted to include - it seems like the solution is moderation, not entirely removing it. I really do find value in YouTube for learning about topics I never would've known about.
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
kmcgurty1 Link ParentI've increasingly had this thought too. It's just so difficult when I work from home and rely on notifications from my phone. I haven't quite figured that part out yet. I have noticed sometimes...I've increasingly had this thought too. It's just so difficult when I work from home and rely on notifications from my phone. I haven't quite figured that part out yet.
I have noticed sometimes I'll just get sucked in. I'll check for something small like text notifications and end up looking at YouTube or Reddit.
I recently installed this app called Screen Time. It adds a permanent notification so how much time I've used my phone is always visible.
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Comment on Forget the AI apocalypse. Memes have already nuked our culture. (gifted link) in ~tech
kmcgurty1 Link ParentI think a way to look at it is: you have a healthy relationship with your phone and the Internet. If there is something worth knowing about, someone is bound to tell you. There's very little in...I think a way to look at it is: you have a healthy relationship with your phone and the Internet. If there is something worth knowing about, someone is bound to tell you.
There's very little in the global news cycle that actually has an effect on your day to day. I see no use in worrying about things that you ultimately have no control over. Slacktivism is very closely related to this topic.
Not related, but I have a really bad YouTube addiction. I excuse it by saying I primarily watch educational low energy content, and I do feel like it's useful in that regard. However, lately, I've wondered if I am really just distracting myself from my thoughts.
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Comment on Forget the AI apocalypse. Memes have already nuked our culture. (gifted link) in ~tech
kmcgurty1 LinkI'm not sure if this is just me, but it's hard to get into an article when I feel like the introductory logic doesn't hold up. I would argue 6-7 doesn't have meaning, but does have a purpose....I'm not sure if this is just me, but it's hard to get into an article when I feel like the introductory logic doesn't hold up.
I would argue 6-7 doesn't have meaning, but does have a purpose. Simply, it exists to annoy adults. I'm not really sure why this author let their child be so distraught about it, when that is a perfectly valid explanation?
Kids will latch on to anything that adults hate. What reason is there to 6-7 other than that? Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean you should be afraid of it. This has been happening since the dawn of time.
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Comment on Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse in ~transport
kmcgurty1 Link ParentEven the article says it was a bad idea for the government to take the deal. I don't like Trump as much as the next guy, but I think the blame is fully on Spirit in this situation.But its ability to survive the year was in question even before the Iran war, Syth added.
"If it wasn't for the fuel scenario, they would have been okay through the summer, beyond the summer I would have said it was still precarious."
Even the article says it was a bad idea for the government to take the deal. I don't like Trump as much as the next guy, but I think the blame is fully on Spirit in this situation.
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Comment on Music streamer Deezer allows users to filter out AI music, so why does Spotify not offer the same? in ~music
kmcgurty1 Link ParentI can't really speak to everything else in your comment, but I will say: when I first switched to Deezer, I checked songs I was fairly positive were AI generated and all of them were marked as...The harder answer is that this is mostly signaling because “AI filters” are actually not very good and have big false-negative and false-positive problems
I can't really speak to everything else in your comment, but I will say: when I first switched to Deezer, I checked songs I was fairly positive were AI generated and all of them were marked as such. Deezer has a small enough user base, I would think false-positives can be handled manually.
I haven't tested this myself, but I would also think detection isn't that hard. Full ai-generated songs have a particularly unique sound that isn't hard to pick out if you are actively listening.
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Comment on "People are turning themselves into lab rats" – the injectable peptides craze sweeping the US in ~health
kmcgurty1 LinkWell, that's terrifying. Depending on the type of cancer, the later stages are a lot less treatable compared to early stages. Some are already very aggressive, and it can be easy to write off...Because these proteins are associated with tissue growth, there is a risk that if you’ve got an early-stage cancer developing that you didn’t know about, peptides could accelerate its advancement, he says.
Well, that's terrifying. Depending on the type of cancer, the later stages are a lot less treatable compared to early stages. Some are already very aggressive, and it can be easy to write off early symptoms.
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Comment on Digg has shutdown (again) in ~tech
kmcgurty1 LinkWell that's disappointing. I really would like an alternative to reddit. Less politically charged conversations, basically pre-2016 reddit. Perhaps that's not possible with how the Internet has...Well that's disappointing. I really would like an alternative to reddit. Less politically charged conversations, basically pre-2016 reddit. Perhaps that's not possible with how the Internet has changed.
I was surprised to hear bots were the biggest reason it's shutting down. I've always heard the Internet is mostly made up of bots but you never truly know without transparency from these platforms.
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Comment on Google resolves its legal dispute with Epic Games in ~tech
kmcgurty1 LinkInteresting. I wonder if there will be a way to "sideload" a non-registered app store? A bit annoying that sideload is even a term, as it should just be called "installing an application." But...Interesting. I wonder if there will be a way to "sideload" a non-registered app store? A bit annoying that sideload is even a term, as it should just be called "installing an application." But that's a different conversation.
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
kmcgurty1 Link ParentThanks! Yes, I had the same as Hank Green. I'm 29 now, and have been cancer free for 7 months or so. Edit: I forgot to mention that I shaved my head during the peak of COVID, so I wasn't leaving...Thanks! Yes, I had the same as Hank Green. I'm 29 now, and have been cancer free for 7 months or so.
Edit: I forgot to mention that I shaved my head during the peak of COVID, so I wasn't leaving the house anyway. I was a bit nervous about it but I figured I could let it grow out if I didn't like it.
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
kmcgurty1 LinkShaved my head 5 years ago (aged 25) and haven't looked back. Here's the before & after. My hair line has receeded even farther since these pictures. No one else in my family is bald. Was...Shaved my head 5 years ago (aged 25) and haven't looked back.
My hair line has receeded even farther since these pictures. No one else in my family is bald. Was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2024, but I'm not too sure it's related.
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Comment on Spotify, the world's biggest music streaming service, has announced it is working with major labels on using artificial intelligence in a "responsible" way in ~music
kmcgurty1 LinkLast month I completely moved over to Deezer, cancelling my Spotify. So far, it's better than Tidal for smalls artists with common names (it doesn't mix up artists). I frequently listened to my...Last month I completely moved over to Deezer, cancelling my Spotify. So far, it's better than Tidal for smalls artists with common names (it doesn't mix up artists).
I frequently listened to my discover weekly. More and more I was running into AI generated music, and felt like I couldn't enjoy the music anymore because I was constantly asking myself if it was AI.
What I like about Deezer is they blatantly label if it's detected as AI, and doesn't recommend it to you if it's detected as such.
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Comment on Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach in ~tech
kmcgurty1 Link ParentLittle bit of context: they use Zendesk, and that's what the attacker was able to access.Little bit of context: they use Zendesk, and that's what the attacker was able to access.
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Comment on Exercise boosts colon cancer survival in ~health
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~transport
kmcgurty1 Link ParentI love Ryukahr! I don't think anything specific happened? I figure it's just Mario maker as a whole dying out due to age. I also don't recall him interacting much with other creators even in the...I love Ryukahr! I don't think anything specific happened? I figure it's just Mario maker as a whole dying out due to age. I also don't recall him interacting much with other creators even in the prime of Mario Maker. I do know Thab and Panga moved in together but I think that's more of a "streamer house" than a "Mario Maker house".
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~transport
kmcgurty1 Link ParentDo you have links to him getting divorced? I had no idea that happened but also can't find much about it. His wikitubia briefly mentions it but doesn't have any sources.Do you have links to him getting divorced? I had no idea that happened but also can't find much about it. His wikitubia briefly mentions it but doesn't have any sources.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
kmcgurty1 LinkI haven't researched this, but wouldn't having any sort of domain based tracker blocker prevent this from working? I'm thinking things like uBlock, pi-hole, privacy badger, ghostery, etc....I haven't researched this, but wouldn't having any sort of domain based tracker blocker prevent this from working? I'm thinking things like uBlock, pi-hole, privacy badger, ghostery, etc.
According to the article it requires "Meta Pixel", but if that's some external script (like a Facebook button), it'd have to download the real script from Meta. If that initial script can't be downloaded, then it won't try to connect to the hidden server running on Facebook/Instagram.
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Comment on Mozilla will shut down Pocket and Fakespot in ~tech
kmcgurty1 LinkFakespot would pop up usually when viewing Amazon listings, but I really never found it helpful. Good idea in theory I suppose, but the execution really wasn't there.Fakespot would pop up usually when viewing Amazon listings, but I really never found it helpful. Good idea in theory I suppose, but the execution really wasn't there.
Excellent information! I agree with the idea of not using RSS feeds to have more content. Perhaps this is an obvious thought, but it seems like you can more directly be served what you're interested in, as opposed to algorithmically being served it by chance. i.e. constantly refreshing hoping you get that gem of information you're looking for.