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Comment on Ocean death countdown in ~enviro
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Ocean death countdown
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Comment on Best options for domain registrar and static site hosting in 2026? in ~comp
tauon Link ParentSpeaking of European, I’ve been with very content with Ionos for domain, web hosting (both via provided hosting and simply a bare VPS), as well as email, actually.Speaking of European, I’ve been with very content with Ionos for domain, web hosting (both via provided hosting and simply a bare VPS), as well as email, actually.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
tauon Link ParentAbsolutely agree. For all the computational power these things have, it’s about time the EU mandated a big red “I know of the danger, now give me a terminal/root shell” button on mobile phones.Absolutely agree. For all the computational power these things have, it’s about time the EU mandated a big red “I know of the danger, now give me a terminal/root shell” button on mobile phones.
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Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech
tauon Link ParentLove your dual/inside e-ink screen idea, but I’ll pitch you a slightly different, yet related concept: Colorful/regular screens on the large inside (as even color e-ink, once more widely...Love your dual/inside e-ink screen idea, but I’ll pitch you a slightly different, yet related concept: Colorful/regular screens on the large inside (as even color e-ink, once more widely available, won’t ever match e.g. OLED of course), with an e-ink display on the outside for “static-ish” displays like clock and calendar, and of course reading!
Reference point: The Russian YotaPhone 2 from 2014, which had two screens, one normal and one e-ink, just not foldable.
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Comment on What are we in a golden age of? in ~talk
tauon Link ParentYou’re right, and I think it’s because I had an inaccurate scenario in my mind: I mixed up completely novice learners with those who already “know” how to program, and just want to increase their...You’re right, and I think it’s because I had an inaccurate scenario in my mind: I mixed up completely novice learners with those who already “know” how to program, and just want to increase their scope.
Basically, if you can spot the bullshit, and know not to learn from that, you’d be fine – but then the question arises how big exactly that target demographic is. It apparently seems to include me and skybrian, though :)
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Comment on What are we in a golden age of? in ~talk
tauon Link ParentWhat if you used it as a starting point to read, modify, learn from after the initial generation to have some appropriate code you can look at? I’m definitely not saying that’s how most people...and you most certainly won't be learning anything very well at all by generating it.
What if you used it as a starting point to read, modify, learn from after the initial generation to have some appropriate code you can look at?
I’m definitely not saying that’s how most people would go about it, just that having essentially a personalized tutor for ≈free is incredible to those who are curious enough.
Edit: Basically what skybrian said in another thread, but less generalized, is what I’m talking about, too. :-)
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Comment on Webcomic of the author's experience in an abusive school that was a part of the Troubled Teens Industry in ~life
tauon Link ParentSame. It was just so… captivating, I couldn’t help but read the entire thing (I’d discovered it briefly after the author completed the series, IIRC) in like two sessions, only pausing due to some...I still vividly remember first reading it several years ago, increasingly horrified but utterly unable to stop reading.
Same. It was just so… captivating, I couldn’t help but read the entire thing (I’d discovered it briefly after the author completed the series, IIRC) in like two sessions, only pausing due to some (little) sleep + the following daytime obligations. The fact that it isn’t fiction is beyond words, and simply horrifying.
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
tauon Link ParentLucky for you, they have to fulfill that request within about 30 days. :-)I expect for that to not happen.
Lucky for you, they have to fulfill that request within about 30 days. :-)
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
tauon (edited )Link ParentTake a guess as to what happened after the app was introduced and enough data was collected? They could hike prices because they knew the aggregated “pain point” prices that were juuuust still in...As long as they aren’t charging me extra
Take a guess as to what happened after the app was introduced and enough data was collected?
They could hike prices because they knew the aggregated “pain point” prices that were juuuust still in reach of customers’ wallets without driving them away completely.
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Comment on Seedless blackberries and cherries that grow on bushes vie to be the future of food in ~food
tauon Link ParentWell, seedless fruit by definition can’t really spread in the wild (like it was the fear about golden rice back then), so the only effects left could be on a) other wildlife b) human consumers,...any unforeseen consequences
Well, seedless fruit by definition can’t really spread in the wild (like it was the fear about golden rice back then), so the only effects left could be on a) other wildlife b) human consumers, which ought to be rather easy or at least doable to check for ahead of time. Oh, and c) on the farmers who will eventually be rug-pulled into extortionate prices, of course.
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Comment on Ukrainian aircraft in Leipzig near which drone was found was loaded with ammunition in ~society
tauon (edited )Link ParentNot if nothing comes of it. The German leadership has lost the plot, and Russia is practically encouraged to go even further and further, because it’s been demonstrated time and time again that...Intending to blow up planes on German territory is a new level of stupid.
Not if nothing comes of it.
The German leadership has lost the plot, and Russia is practically encouraged to go even further and further, because it’s been demonstrated time and time again that the federal government won’t do much of anything in response – not after the 2014 annexation, not after a state-ordered assassination right in the capital in 2019, not after the 2022 invasion, not now.
Another thought I read online: This might be a strategic move to provoke feelings of “we can’t afford to supply Ukraine, we need all the resources here to defend ourselves already” among the German population.
Together with their propaganda arm being represented in not just one, but now almost two political parties as well, they have all the prerequisites for FUD in every direction: Some will continue to think Russia isn’t the enemy, some will become frightened, some will lose focus in the constant news cycle. In every case, Germany is weaker.
You might even argue it was actually beneficial that the plane didn’t blow up, better than if it had, for strategic FUD-spreading reasons, a battle which Russia is currently winning against a good portion of the EU: An active war would be lost, but this, together with digital and infrastructure sabotage, improves their odds of coming out on top.
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And it’s a reminder that we’re completely defenseless against drone warfare. See just today’s events for another example of demonstrating just that power… Reporting seems to be exclusive to the SZ newspaper’s article at the moment yet, I’ll try to update with a better link (in English and freely accessible) when it’s out.Update: the promised non-German article
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Comment on Four top Google AI researchers form new startup in ~tech
tauon Link ParentI feel like this might still be underselling it a little. Cf. also this joke (tweet, but Xcancel link) I saw posted earlier today: It’s obviously exaggerating the corporate politics inside Google...a move that exposes the changing power structure inside Google
I feel like this might still be underselling it a little.
Over the past year, Google lost several top researchers, including Peter Norvig, who spent 25 years as Google’s head of research, to A.I. start-ups such as Recursive Superintelligence, one of the many other companies focused on recursive self-improvement.
Cf. also this joke (tweet, but Xcancel link) I saw posted earlier today: It’s obviously exaggerating the corporate politics inside Google (… at least I hope), but it’s not hard to imagine why all this talent would become fed up with it and leave for elsewhere, especially when there’s plenty of other places to bring and apply it to without the BS.
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Comment on Four top Google AI researchers form new startup in ~tech
tauon (edited )Link ParentOh man, for the first time in a really long while, these reminded me of the equivalent Chuck Norris-style jokes for security analyst/essayist/person Bruce Schneier: https://www.schneierfacts.com/Oh man, for the first time in a really long while, these reminded me of the equivalent Chuck Norris-style jokes for security analyst/essayist/person Bruce Schneier:
https://www.schneierfacts.com/
- Hashes collide because they're swerving to avoid Bruce Schneier.
- When Bruce Schneier divides the circumference of a circle by the radius, the answer is rational.
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Comment on The AI design aesthetic that is taking over the internet in ~comp
tauon Link ParentWhile I agree that it’s pretty ironic, it might be useful for some handwritten sites, too? Impeccable apparently has a slop detector tool you can just point at any site you develop on, and the...While I agree that it’s pretty ironic, it might be useful for some handwritten sites, too?
Impeccable apparently has a slop detector tool you can just point at any site you develop on, and the ruleset looking for “overused”/cliché styling would be applied just the same.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
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Comment on The AI design aesthetic that is taking over the internet in ~comp
tauon Link ParentHave you tried one of the currently-hot “de-slopify” skills yet to see what they have to say (or change) about your design? Maybe it’s not as bad as you thought (I’ve found after spending some...Have you tried one of the currently-hot “de-slopify” skills yet to see what they have to say (or change) about your design? Maybe it’s not as bad as you thought (I’ve found after spending some time with a design or other thing like that, familiarity can have an effect on your own internal impression, both positive and negative, and then when you show it to others, all those details aren’t ever even noticed). And if it is, they ought to be able to tell what to change in order to make it less generic, too.
Some currently popular tools for this seem to be the taste skill and impeccable.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
tauon Link ParentThis is the very first I hear of this concept (or anarchy used outside of the political system meaning, to be honest), so forgive me if this is silly, but does that mean in a heated argument, two...The non-profit I’m involved with allows anyone to kick anyone else out of the building for any reason - but only as a temporary measure. A permanent ban is decided through consensus.
This is the very first I hear of this concept (or anarchy used outside of the political system meaning, to be honest), so forgive me if this is silly, but does that mean in a heated argument, two people could just (temporarily) cause each other to be kicked out? Like if it were not clear at first who’s the troublemaker, no one gets to prevail?
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
tauon Link ParentFor those who don’t want to give up their habits but really need or want to use this: I haven’t tested it myself, but I’m like 80% certain Orion for iOS has okay support for one of the userscripts...iPhone users are SoL
For those who don’t want to give up their habits but really need or want to use this:
I haven’t tested it myself, but I’m like 80% certain Orion for iOS has okay support for one of the userscripts browser extensions! (Violentmonkey/Greasemonkey/…)You’ll probably have to tinker a fair bit to find out just how broken (or well-supported?) it is, but it might just work, too!
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Comment on The AI design aesthetic that is taking over the internet in ~comp
Probably the most stunning takeaway is right in one of the first paragraphs: