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  1. Comment on Developers are using AI to strip ads and tracking from smart TVs in ~tech

    rodrigo
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    The biggest risk is corporations restrict even more what consumers can do with their stuff. I think Amazon moving on from Android to a custom Linux-based OS (Vega OS) in their Fire Stick was a...

    The biggest risk is corporations restrict even more what consumers can do with their stuff. I think Amazon moving on from Android to a custom Linux-based OS (Vega OS) in their Fire Stick was a first glimpse of that crackdown.

    I love that this solution via vibe coding is nothing more than adb-ing into the TV and remove all the shitty packages OEMs and Google put on top of Android. I've been doing this for ages in multiple Android phones and tablets. It works, indeed!

    As for the cleaner launcher, look no further than Projectivity Launcher. Same results and you don't waste a ton of water by using AI to get there.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech

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    A way I have to imagine a non-capitalistic world is to subtract the need to make money on anything you make. Imagine this for a second. I would promote the hell out of what I made, but within my...

    A way I have to imagine a non-capitalistic world is to subtract the need to make money on anything you make. Imagine this for a second. I would promote the hell out of what I made, but within my personal and community boundaries. Shout out to everyone I made a cool thing that I'd like everyone to read? Absolutely. Paying Google or Meta for advertisement, going to a tiresome tour and other stuff taken as “necessary” to increase sales? I don't think so.

    Anyway, word of mouth is very powerful, and it would be even more if it haven't had to compete with money.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech

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    They are derived from capitalism. Why would you need to advertise anything if not to making numbers go up?

    They are derived from capitalism. Why would you need to advertise anything if not to making numbers go up?

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes

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    Personally, for me this scenario would've been awesome! Imagine that: everyone having their own blog, posting on the web, away from siloed platforms. And I don't think the community would be...

    If everyone were posting their ideas on a blog and then linking that here instead of just posting it here, it does send a different message than if you post it here where the intention is that this is your intended audience and it was meant for people here. There's a bit more community behind it.

    Personally, for me this scenario would've been awesome! Imagine that: everyone having their own blog, posting on the web, away from siloed platforms.

    And I don't think the community would be harmed. The discussions still would happen here, and that's what glue ourselves together.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes

    rodrigo
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    That's totally fair and I'm ok with it :)

    I don't know if you're abusing the rule or not but you have been posting your blog frequently enough that I personally have decided to filter it out of my feed.

    That's totally fair and I'm ok with it :)

  6. Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes

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    Interesting! I guess we see our writings and opinions in a different light. I don't think that because it's a post of mine, my opinion has more weight. On the contrary: I submit posts here (and...

    Interesting! I guess we see our writings and opinions in a different light. I don't think that because it's a post of mine, my opinion has more weight. On the contrary: I submit posts here (and elsewhere) to be challenged, to have good discussions. That's the main driver for me to write. If I wish nobody read me, I'd be writing a journal.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes

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    I see places like Tildes as a hub for blogs and web things, too. I really don't bother opening a new tab to read something. It's nice to the person who maintain a website in this platformed...

    I see places like Tildes as a hub for blogs and web things, too. I really don't bother opening a new tab to read something. It's nice to the person who maintain a website in this platformed internet era.

    I run a “Tildes-like” in pt_BR, called Órbita. Over there, we incentivize people to share their stuff. There are so little places to share what you make; I don't want to become yet another Meta platform, allergic to links.

    People tend to ignore what they see as too much self-promoting, so the topic falls pretty fast. (And our user base is even smaller than Tildes'.)

  8. Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes

    rodrigo
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    I imagine differently. At some point, when something I wrote goes viral, I give up following every reply. It's overwhelming, and I have my issues (being a neurodivergent, can't keep up with many...

    If the engagement was too overwhelming, I can't imagine they would make a blog (and then post a link to it to a small community for discussion) in the first place.

    I imagine differently. At some point, when something I wrote goes viral, I give up following every reply. It's overwhelming, and I have my issues (being a neurodivergent, can't keep up with many people talking at the same time, in person and online). I like to think that a thought or an article of mine sparked a good discussion, even beyond the point I participate in the said discussion.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes

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    I'm a “slow web” guy, hehe. Also, PHP shit yesterday took a chunk of my time, and… life happens. I do always return (as you can see), but can't commit to access Tildes every day :/

    I'm a “slow web” guy, hehe. Also, PHP shit yesterday took a chunk of my time, and… life happens. I do always return (as you can see), but can't commit to access Tildes every day :/

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes

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    Well, I'm promoting my own blog, in certain way. It has one sad ad that makes pennies per month. (Almost all of its revenue comes from the pt_BR edition). Still… I think I owned this disclosure.

    Well, I'm promoting my own blog, in certain way. It has one sad ad that makes pennies per month. (Almost all of its revenue comes from the pt_BR edition). Still… I think I owned this disclosure.

    9 votes

  11. Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts?

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    I share some posts from my blog here, and almost all of them have a meta-discussion regarding “self-promotion”. The latest prompted me to bring up a proper meta-discussion on the subject. Tildes'...

    I share some posts from my blog here, and almost all of them have a meta-discussion regarding “self-promotion”. The latest prompted me to bring up a proper meta-discussion on the subject.

    Tildes' Code of Conduct says:

    If you have your own site/project/channel/etc. that you'd like to share on Tildes, that's generally fine (in moderation), but it shouldn't be the primary reason that you post on the site. Tildes is a community, not a free advertising platform. Sharing your own content is welcome as long as you're involved in the community, but don't just treat Tildes as a source of an audience.

    I guess we need to address what constitutes “moderation” and sharing one's own stuff as “primary reason”. Am I abusing this rule? If so, why? If not, what am I doing to avoid abusing it? (Using myself as a “control group” for the discussion; feel free to bring made up examples.)

    As I said elsewhere, I like the discussions that happens here, try to engage in topics other than mine, and I share my blog posts candidly.

    30 votes

  12. Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech

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    Thanks! Would you mind sharing what are those “offline things”? I'm in the same boat regarding screens, except for video games — used to play a lot as a teenager, but dropped it altogether 20-ish...

    Thanks!

    Luckily I’m in my early 40s now with enough offline things to keep me busy and joyful.

    Would you mind sharing what are those “offline things”? I'm in the same boat regarding screens, except for video games — used to play a lot as a teenager, but dropped it altogether 20-ish years ago.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech

    rodrigo
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    Or, to put in another way, my criticism is direct to technology being (easily) corrupted by capitalism.

    Or, to put in another way, my criticism is direct to technology being (easily) corrupted by capitalism.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech

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    Noted! Will do in future posts. Sorry about this one.

    Noted! Will do in future posts. Sorry about this one.

    7 votes

  15. Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech

    rodrigo
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    You know, I also arrived late on the internet, when I was 16–17. I lived before ubiquitous internet and smartphones. However, as an awkward introvert living in Brazil's country side, I got hooked...

    You know, I also arrived late on the internet, when I was 16–17. I lived before ubiquitous internet and smartphones. However, as an awkward introvert living in Brazil's country side, I got hooked by it. Suddenly I was able to express myself with a freedom I never felt IRL, and to talk about subjects that matter to no one I knew. I own much of my existence to the internet: my career (as a journalist/writer), some good friendships, my partner, whom I met in a dating app, near a decade ago. So, yeah, maybe I feel like a split, or moving away a religion, or the cultish part of it.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech

    rodrigo
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    Sorry, I wasn't aware of this tag. Will add it in future posts, as well a little blurb as suggested. (Can I edit a post?) I really enjoy the discussions that my articles spark here! Tildes...

    Sorry, I wasn't aware of this tag. Will add it in future posts, as well a little blurb as suggested. (Can I edit a post?)

    I really enjoy the discussions that my articles spark here! Tildes community is very thoughtful, and I appreciate all the comments. Anyway, I'm all in about following the rules as they are, so feel free to reach if my blog's links aren't adding to the community, please.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on What can be done about Linux being slopified? in ~tech

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    Nothing?

    Nothing?

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Introducing all-new Amazon Alexa Tablets—powerful tablets with Alexa+ built in in ~tech

  20. Comment on SpaceXAI joins Omacom and gives $1.5m Grok tokens for Omarchy in ~tech

    rodrigo
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    Plus, a lot (all?) of them written by LLMs, which one could argue doesn't mean they're necessarily bad, but I doubt all of them were proper reviewed before merging.

    Plus, a lot (all?) of them written by LLMs, which one could argue doesn't mean they're necessarily bad, but I doubt all of them were proper reviewed before merging.

    4 votes