slade's recent activity
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Comment on Food: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~food
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Comment on TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges in ~tech
slade Link ParentIf I believed in a good faith government (one which is full of people who understand their role and execute it in good faith), then having it monitor citizens for safety seems like a good thing. I...If I believed in a good faith government (one which is full of people who understand their role and execute it in good faith), then having it monitor citizens for safety seems like a good thing. I don't, but I guess a lot of people do.
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Comment on The gift card accountability sink in ~finance
slade LinkI like the way this author writes. It flows very well and reads very easily.I like the way this author writes. It flows very well and reads very easily.
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Comment on TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges in ~tech
slade (edited )Link ParentYeah, I think you're absolutely right. It seems like we're in what will eventually be considered a frenzied time in history. All momentum, with caution going ever to the wind as we build machines...Yeah, I think you're absolutely right. It seems like we're in what will eventually be considered a frenzied time in history. All momentum, with caution going ever to the wind as we build machines that are increasingly too big to fail.
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Comment on PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data in ~tech
slade Link ParentI don't know, but this seems to me like you're issuing a challenge over who will be more scandalized by pornography, but I don't think anyone chiming in here is unaware or would disagree that I...Let me know what the edgiest thing you can find on Pornhub is, and I'll let you know if that qualifies me as a sweet summer child.
I don't know, but this seems to me like you're issuing a challenge over who will be more scandalized by pornography, but I don't think anyone chiming in here is unaware or would disagree that
Pornhub is filled with violent and extreme pornography
I just didn't understand phrasing it in a way that implies others are ignorant/naive.
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Comment on TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges in ~tech
slade Link ParentI can. Privacy laws are good for everyone, but don't get anyone rich, which is a dilemma the US has a poor track record of dealing with.I can. Privacy laws are good for everyone, but don't get anyone rich, which is a dilemma the US has a poor track record of dealing with.
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Comment on PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data in ~tech
slade Link ParentThis is such a strange thing to be competitive about.This is such a strange thing to be competitive about.
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Comment on Most parked domains now serving malicious content in ~tech
slade Link ParentAs someone who couldn't buy a domain name for my family name (a very common problem, not just me), I can't help but agree.In my opinion, this practice is just being a leech off the domain name system and provides no benefit for society.
As someone who couldn't buy a domain name for my family name (a very common problem, not just me), I can't help but agree.
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Comment on Frog gut bacterium kills tumors in mice. Promising for new cancer treatment. in ~science
slade LinkI'm not making a joke: how do they even think to consider experimenting on something like this? Why frog?I'm not making a joke: how do they even think to consider experimenting on something like this? Why frog?
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Comment on I need to tell you why coffee makes you poop in ~food
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Comment on Fifteen killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach, police say in ~news
slade Link ParentI don't know anything about Australian politics, so this is a knee jerk reaction to a single quote, but it's nice to see a bare-minimum reasonable response to an event like this.The prime minister stated they will be reviewing the gun clubs and hunting licenses laws. The head of NSW wants guns to be harder to import.
I don't know anything about Australian politics, so this is a knee jerk reaction to a single quote, but it's nice to see a bare-minimum reasonable response to an event like this.
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Comment on Brown University shooting leaves two dead, nine injured as police search for killer in ~news
slade LinkSenseless loss. Avoidable tragedy. How many lives ruined by this single incident? How many days until the next one?Senseless loss. Avoidable tragedy. How many lives ruined by this single incident? How many days until the next one?
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Comment on JustHTML is a fascinating example of vibe engineering in action in ~comp
slade Link ParentI wasn't sure why I didn't like the article and this is why. I guess the term "vibe" is just becoming a stand-in for LLM-assisted. This is someone who used an LLM to engineer a product. Is "vibe...I wasn't sure why I didn't like the article and this is why. I guess the term "vibe" is just becoming a stand-in for LLM-assisted. This is someone who used an LLM to engineer a product. Is "vibe engineering" an oxymoron?
I agree with the findings, though. LLMs are very good for writing code that you can write and verify yourself, and can test afterwards.
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Comment on How to turn off AI tools like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, or Copilot in ~tech
slade Link ParentIt's a bummer to opt out of those platforms but still be stuck in a society being so heavily disrupted by them.It's a bummer to opt out of those platforms but still be stuck in a society being so heavily disrupted by them.
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Comment on The latrine disaster in Erfurt in ~humanities.history
slade LinkThis sent me down a fun rabbit hole on structural failures. As a software engineer, I've always been kind of sad that the product of my work is not something you can touch, like with capital E...This sent me down a fun rabbit hole on structural failures. As a software engineer, I've always been kind of sad that the product of my work is not something you can touch, like with capital E Engineering fields. But on the other hand, I'm grateful that (at least with the software I work on) nobody's going to die if I make a dumb mistake.
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Comment on I can't describe it, but I know it when I see it in ~life
slade Link ParentYes! Good shout. PBS kids is the only "kids" branded service I actually trust so far, and the only one I tell him he can watch whatever he likes. He loves Wild Kratz, and I'm a fan too.Yes! Good shout. PBS kids is the only "kids" branded service I actually trust so far, and the only one I tell him he can watch whatever he likes. He loves Wild Kratz, and I'm a fan too.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
slade LinkI'm reading Kathe Koja's Cipher. I'm not loving it but nearly through it. Nothing about it is particularly compelling to me. I'm eager to be done with it and into the next. Next I have a story by...I'm reading Kathe Koja's Cipher. I'm not loving it but nearly through it. Nothing about it is particularly compelling to me. I'm eager to be done with it and into the next.
Next I have a story by a fellow tildo that I'm looking forward to diving into.
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Comment on Your phone is a fake house in ~tech
slade LinkDoes anyone remember the brief years when "homing from work" was a thing? Back when our personal lives were on desktops and not phones and the cloud. I used to be SSH home and browse bash.org.Does anyone remember the brief years when "homing from work" was a thing? Back when our personal lives were on desktops and not phones and the cloud. I used to be SSH home and browse bash.org.
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Comment on How to get found by recruiters on LinkedIn in ~tech
slade Link ParentNo offense taken. I get it. When I engage in LinkedIn I definitely feel like I'm "playing the game" more than engaging in meaningful socialization, and I don't love it. LinkedIn is the only social...No offense taken. I get it.
When I engage in LinkedIn I definitely feel like I'm "playing the game" more than engaging in meaningful socialization, and I don't love it. LinkedIn is the only social media platform I'm on, and I'm only there because it helps me keep in touch with professional references.
I see it as an extension of my career, but not my job. I work on LinkedIn the way I work on my resume.
If I'd been able to keep my career going without it, I probably wouldn't use it either.
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Comment on I can't describe it, but I know it when I see it in ~life
slade Link ParentYeah, I see no value at all in forced recommendations. A lot can and does go wrong there, but if nothing else, it trains children (and adults) to always look for the next thing when this one ends....Yeah, I see no value at all in forced recommendations. A lot can and does go wrong there, but if nothing else, it trains children (and adults) to always look for the next thing when this one ends. Never let anything land, never feel satisfied, never lose watching momentum until something else steals your attention.
I wonder if someday we'll see regulation around infinite scrolling and recommendation algorithms. Or at least global standards of positive design patterns for making these things less harmful. These things are implementation details that maximize profits and reshape societies.
It's a great time to be a vegetarian. Recipes and dedicated channels abound. More restaurants are taking vegetarian options seriously (still a minefield but). Better fiber, lower cholesterol.
In the winter, roasted veggies are my go to. I like to pre-prep a medley, then toss it with oil and salt and roast for dinner.