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7 votes
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Mark Zuckerberg announces that there has been over five million signups to Meta's Threads in the first four hours
61 votes -
Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site
197 votes -
GPT-4 API general availability and deprecation of older models in the Completions API
11 votes -
How Apple's new Mac Pro completely misses the point
33 votes -
The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse
Something I've noticed about the Fediverse, especially Mastodon, is that there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of discussion going on except for meta discussion. For example, if you go on Mastodon,...
Something I've noticed about the Fediverse, especially Mastodon, is that there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of discussion going on except for meta discussion.
For example, if you go on Mastodon, you'll find lots of people talking about how Mastodon is the future. You'll find lots of people asking how to do certain things on the platform. But you really have to dig to find actual discussion about topics beyond the platform itself.
Even when you do find people not doing meta discussion, there aren't really any people talking with each other. There's people sharing content but not a lot of people interacting with it. Even basic stuff you see on other social media sites like people giving each other compliments just isn't really there. You can see everyone's stuff but it's just shouting into the void.
I think that the Fediverse has a severe problem with holding people's interest, and the most die-hard people who are interested just want to use it to talk about itself.
126 votes -
The actual danger from AI is mostly not what is getting talked about
46 votes -
What are your thoughts on Meta's plans to federate through ActivityPub?
Meta's new app, Instagram Threads, is planning to be compatible with the ActivityPub protocol. This means it will be possible to federate with services such as Mastodon. I became aware of this as...
Meta's new app, Instagram Threads, is planning to be compatible with the ActivityPub protocol. This means it will be possible to federate with services such as Mastodon.
I became aware of this as my Mastodon admin talked about being approached by Meta to discuss federation. Many other large instances have been approached too. There is a general apprehension about federating with Threads, with many instances (including mine) saying outright that they will not federate with any Meta product.
Personally, I think this is an advantage of federation. I can continue to use Mastodon and choose whether I want an instance that interacts with Meta or not.
I definitely understand the apprehension with providing all of your data/information to a company not exactly known for their good handling of data/information, but I'm also not as against it as some people seem to be. If they are going to create a service like this, I'd rather it was federated than a walled garden.
How do you feel?
44 votes -
Silo demonstrates seven lessons in how not to do an upgrade
16 votes -
Inflection AI develops supercomputer equipped with 22,000 NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs
7 votes -
OpenResume
8 votes -
Going deep with the Book 8088, the brand-new laptop that approximates the specs of the original IBM PC 5150 from 1981
12 votes -
French government could cut off social media during unrest, says Emmanuel Macron
12 votes -
what3words
13 votes -
A project that transforms QR codes into functional pieces of generative art
21 votes -
A preview of Humane's AI Pin - TED Talk by Imran Chaudhri
12 votes -
No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Ireland's Data Protection Commission says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched there
48 votes -
America's first law regulating AI bias in hiring takes effect this week
13 votes -
Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter
87 votes -
Stop using Google Analytics, warns Sweden’s privacy watchdog, as it issues over $1M in fines
28 votes -
Meta loses appeal on how it harvests data in Germany
26 votes -
Google updates its privacy policy to clarify it can use public data for training AI models
44 votes -
Lockheed Martin teases next generation aircraft
Recently Lockheed Martin put out a post on social media [1] where they showed a silhouette of a yet-to-be-revealed aircraft. Most people seem to believe it will be the reveal of their entry to the...
Recently Lockheed Martin put out a post on social media [1] where they showed a silhouette of a yet-to-be-revealed aircraft. Most people seem to believe it will be the reveal of their entry to the NGAD program [2] (Next Generation Air Dominance).
While not much is publically known one interesting tidbit is how much it looks like the silhouette of the Testor Corp [3] F-19 [4] model that was released back in the mid 80s. Testor said at the time that the model was based on intelligence (aka leaks) of what would eventually become the F-117.
Aviation forums in the past have said F-19 model is what they WANTED the F-117 and it does look quite a bit like the Have Blue [5] test craft they built, however, the legend is that they couldn't get the math to work for radar deflection properly at that time due to lack of computational power and ended up with the geometrically simpler F117 design we got.
[1] Lockheed Martin Teaser: https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LM-NGAD-story.jpg
[2] NGAD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Air_Dominance
[3] Testor F19: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testor_Corporation#F-19
[4] Testor F19 Image: https://test803.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/img_6712-1.jpg
[5] Have Blue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Have_Blue34 votes -
New motherboard likely has corrupted BIOS, USBs have no power
14 votes -
How you use YouTube in desktop and mobile devices. YouTube to limit usage of ad blockers soon.
YouTube limits ad blocker usage in new test YouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking (Update) So its clear now that YouTube is going to limit the usage of Ad blockers in the...
YouTube limits ad blocker usage in new test
YouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking (Update)
So its clear now that YouTube is going to limit the usage of Ad blockers in the coming future
I use Ublock Orgin with Firefox which basically used to block all ads and on mobile device I use NewPipe110 votes -
How Microsoft's ruthless employee evaluation system annihilated team collaboration
66 votes -
An Australian project management company is suing Twitter for $700,000 in unpaid bills
28 votes -
GPT detectors are biased against non-native English writers
41 votes -
How I hacked CASIO F-91W digital watch to support NFC payments
10 votes -
Using in-ear monitors with active noise-cancelling on the street
Using iem with ANC on the street Hello! I'd appreciate knowing how is it to go out on the street using an iem with ANC. Especially when you are on a sidewalk next to a heavy-traffic street or when...
Using iem with ANC on the street
Hello!
I'd appreciate knowing how is it to go out on the street using an iem with ANC. Especially when you are on a sidewalk next to a heavy-traffic street or when you are on the subway for example. Does the ANC eliminate completely those types of loud sounds? Or they are still present but just not on the same level?
I ask this because I use IEM with foam ear tips but with no ANC. I feel that the foam ear tips normally makes a good seal and isolate conversations next to me or other sounds in my house. But when I go to the street in those places I mentioned the sounds are still somewhat present, although not at the same level as the music I hear. So I was thinking if I could achieve more isolation using for example a ANC iem.
Any insight would be much appreciated thank you!12 votes -
False posts about French riots spread online
25 votes -
The Framework Laptop 16-inch gets extra external snap-on batteries
31 votes -
Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh
13 votes -
Favourite Discords?
Do you have any favourites? How did you find it? I’m completely out of the loop with discord, I’ve been randomly added to several over the years but it’s things like networking groups rather than...
Do you have any favourites?
How did you find it?
I’m completely out of the loop with discord, I’ve been randomly added to several over the years but it’s things like networking groups rather than anything with a fun and friendly community (of adults) just having a good time together.
I’m trying to find a place that aligns with a creative, game dev, film buff mindset and is fairly active.
Does a place exist?
20 votes -
Practically no one's buying current generation video cards
109 votes -
NeverSSL
12 votes -
“We have built a giant treadmill that we can’t get off”: Sci-fi author Ted Chiang on how to best think about AI
25 votes -
Midjourney version 5.2 adds support for "zoom out" feature
30 votes -
Boost for Lemmy has been listed in Play Store
80 votes -
Why I don't like ads
65 votes -
Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down
Error 429 is now in effect. Rip, RIF.
425 votes -
Favorite podcast app?
I just got an email stating that Stitcher, the podcast app that I use, "decided to discontinue operation of the Stitcher app and website effective August 29, 2023." Any good recommendations for...
I just got an email stating that Stitcher, the podcast app that I use, "decided to discontinue operation of the Stitcher app and website effective August 29, 2023."
Any good recommendations for another podcast app? ETA: I listen on my Android phone.
42 votes -
Who killed Google Reader - a ten year anniversary retrospective discussion
76 votes -
/r/IAmA mods to stop hosting celebrity AMAs, verifying identities, and more
144 votes -
Q&A with Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, on the whirlwind first two weeks under Elon Musk, Twitter’s content moderation approach, and more
38 votes -
NordVPN changes to username and password encryption cause Auth_FAIL in OpenVPN/Gluetun
Recently NordVPN rolled out an update which forced users to use an encrypted username and password combination when connecting through OpenVPN. I haven't seen any posts on this here, and it took...
Recently NordVPN rolled out an update which forced users to use an encrypted username and password combination when connecting through OpenVPN. I haven't seen any posts on this here, and it took me way longer than I want to admit troubleshooting this issue because I knew my original credentials were correct.
If you use a gluetun container for routing any of other containers traffic, you might have recently noticed a 500 Internal Service Error in your Health Status and when you check your logs you will find a AUTH_FAILED message.
Solution below:
- Go to NordVPN website and log in (using your normal credentials)
- Under accounts, services, click NordVPN
- Click "Set up NordVPN Manually" at the bottom of the page
- You will receive an email verification code, using whatever email you have set up for your NordVPN services. Type this code into the popup window.
- Copy your new encrypted credentials for your Open VPN client settings.
This is my first post, please add tags as required.
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Twitter is now forcing us to create an account. Here's another way of viewing tweets without an account.
Just replace "twitter.com" to "nitter.net" Example: https://twitter.com/iamjohnoliver to https://nitter.net/iamjohnoliver
108 votes -
It's July 1st, my third party app still works to visit Reddit?
Anyone else not having problems, the app I use is Infinity, I can still acsess 100% of everything, even NSFW Did reddit cave? Or they just havnt flicked the switch yet?
38 votes -
The Apollo app for Reddit closes this evening. End of an era.
Mixed feelings about it all. I think Reddit suffers from the same ‘1 discussion keeps you coming back for ten years in hope of a repeat’ that most if not all social media struggles with. It also...
Mixed feelings about it all.
I think Reddit suffers from the same ‘1 discussion keeps you coming back for ten years in hope of a repeat’ that most if not all social media struggles with. It also has excellent dogs in hilarious situations and because of the amount of users, a constant refresh of what should be a tired genre but which just dosnt seem to die.
I have enough respect for r/pics for the John Oliver death march, that I cant go back.
265 votes -
Can anyone tell what's wrong with my tape deck?
8 votes