With debate raging in the Fedi about Threads’ federation, I was having a discussion with another user about the recently implemented instance blocks. They pointed out that, blocking an instance simply hides their content from your feed but doesn’t prevent your posts from being sent to them. Firstly, is this correct? Is this...
There isn’t practically any way of blocking your content from being seen on another platform. It’s an arms race and you’ll always lose. Look at Reddit, they had a whole campaign to kill their API, and most of their quality content is reposted here through bots. If you post something on the internet, there it no way to ensure it doesn’t appear on Threads, where you posted the content originally doesn’t change that fact.
Meta can always profile you from the content you post to the fediverse, and they don’t need Threads to do it. In the fediverse, every upvote, every down vote, every comment, every ban, and everything else is a matter of public record that can be easily queried by anyone without logging in to anything.
There are some subreddits I don’t want to just lose and I don’t expect them to grow super fast here. I’m glad for these bots, they give me the choice u/spez is trying to steal from me.
I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds
If you rip out everyone involved in the casino planet, you have a really cool dark and surprising twist on the franchise. The only really interesting things in the whole trilogy happened in The Last Jedi
It’s literally impossible to be offended when the guitar is that good. You wanna know what happens to Money for Nothin when your sound system gets twice as good? it doubles in quality. This rule applies for any sound system ever invented.
“Should AI art be copyrightable?” Is the wrong question. AI is a tool for people to make things. You might as well ask “Should art made in Photoshop be copyrightable?” When you put the two questions side by side, it becomes obvious that yes is the only logical general answer, but the more important thing is the actual process. I can make a drawing of Mario in Photoshop, but I don’t own the copyright for Mario. Meanwhile, I can make a unique logo in Photoshop and I can own the copyright. Simply saying “made with AI” isn’t sufficient for describing the process. For AI, copyrights in their source material and originality of the final product are complicated topics, so the only real solution is that the outputs of an AI will need to be handled on a case by case basis.
It just annoys me because I’m not going to order it and I’m abstaining from alcohol. But there’s always some “special deals” being advertised by UberEats on alcohol, as well as meat, dairy and eggs. It’s like they’re really sleazy and desperate to hawk these products.
Sounds like a good thing. With a recipe like that, you can be confident that everything said there is completely untrue and you should do the opposite of whatever they suggest.
ChatGPT is full of sensitive private information and spits out verbatim text from CNN, Goodreads, WordPress blogs, fandom wikis, Terms of Service agreements, Stack Overflow source code, Wikipedia pages, news blogs, random internet comments, and much more....
If only there was some way of federating spending in a way that would make private credit card companies obsolete. I’m still confused how no one sees any future in block chain and just say “it’s all a scam”.
Coulda fooled me, the content quality has continued to climb, and that’s all that matters. Look at this post, it’s an original meme only relevant to this community, and it’s blowing up.
On my TCL TV, it’s impossible to disconnect the wifi after you connect it. The button just doesn’t exist. I had to make a new network, connect to that, and shut down the new network.
They are 1. Slow on launch and on boot. 2. Very opaque and offer little control. 3. They don’t integrate well. 4. Proprietary. 5. Probably most importantly, Canonical has made 0 progress and demonstrated 0 interest in improving issues 1-4.
While Blizzard is very much focussed on its big money-makers like its various Warcraft games, from WoW to Hearthstone to Warcraft Rumble, as well as Diablo and the much-maligned Overwatch 2, he’s still open to StarCraft making a comeback. That said, RTS fans shouldn’t get their hopes up. While the series might return, that...
The next Starcraft game will be a MOBA BR because that’s the most soulless thing we could think of and it’s our best bet to boost shareholder confidence.
My local shelter has free adoptions. Everyone returned the dogs they bought during COVID, so they just need to get rid of them as fast as possible from the shelters.
After watching this video, I’m tempted to give it a try myself. The idea of swapping out traditional CLI tools for Rust-based alternatives is intriguing, and I’m curious to know if anyone has undertaken such an endeavor....
Our Universe appears to be expanding and cooling, having originated some 13.8 billion years ago in a hot Big Bang. However, it’s plausible that what we see from inside our Universe is simply the result of being inside a black hole that formed from some parent Universe. If the black holes that form in our cosmos give birth to...
I used to think this idea was kinda silly and based on flimsy and handwavey justification, but then I saw a colloquium by a famous black hole physicist on it. Now I REALLY think this idea is silly and made up!
One of these pulled up at my workplace today and I can not get over how stupid they look and that got me thinking, who thought making a shittier version of an Odyssey was a good idea....
My favorite part is that the Odyssey can store larger items because of the removable back seats. If you need to move a fridge, don’t call the guy who owns a truck, call the guy who owns an Odyssey.
What common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?
Instance blocks and Threads
With debate raging in the Fedi about Threads’ federation, I was having a discussion with another user about the recently implemented instance blocks. They pointed out that, blocking an instance simply hides their content from your feed but doesn’t prevent your posts from being sent to them. Firstly, is this correct? Is this...
For real tho (lemmy.world)
Does anyone else resent the links to Reddit?
I keep seeing communities which seem to consist of nothing but a bot that reposts stuff from Reddit....
What is your unpopular flim opinion
I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds
Save (beehaw.org)
For real though. Tough to get through. (lemmy.world)
Apparently this reminder is needed....
Just a lot of a word that hasn't aged all that well (lemmy.world)
Should AI images be copyrightable?
I’ve heard arguments for both sides and i think it’s more complicated then simply yes or no. what do you guys think?
Can I get UberEats to stop recommending to "bundle" alcohol from a liquor store to your order?
It just annoys me because I’m not going to order it and I’m abstaining from alcohol. But there’s always some “special deals” being advertised by UberEats on alcohol, as well as meat, dairy and eggs. It’s like they’re really sleazy and desperate to hawk these products.
ummm not this time... (lemmy.ca)
Plans to present meat as ‘sustainable nutrition’ at Cop28 revealed (www.theguardian.com)
Google Researchers’ Attack Prompts ChatGPT to Reveal Its Training Data (www.404media.co)
ChatGPT is full of sensitive private information and spits out verbatim text from CNN, Goodreads, WordPress blogs, fandom wikis, Terms of Service agreements, Stack Overflow source code, Wikipedia pages, news blogs, random internet comments, and much more....
Japan is living in the future that the 1990s dreamed of. (startrek.website)
What is a video game that you'd love to play, but no one has developed yet?
There are no coincidences (sh.itjust.works)
Every time (media.wetdry.world)
alt textwayward vagabond from homestuck: we should improve technology somewhat. well dweller: xkcd 927 “standards”
I hate chromium (fanaticus.social)
Is gmail the easiest Google service to replace or what?
Gmail is an email service. Like the fediverse, email is federated....
Why? Are we not doing enough? (file.coffee)
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You've heard of Elf on the Shelf (startrek.website)
choose... (feddit.de)
Google Play Store operates at 70% profit margin, Epic v Google court case reveals (www.tweaktown.com)
My "Smart"TV keeps connecting to Netflix, and i don't even have Netflix
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Everyone loves snaps (lemmy.ml)
Risa Quiz ... Who is this man (lemmy.ca)
For all those Trek fans, Risa Fans, new fans, old fans and oscillating fans out there … let’s test your Trek knowledge....
Beware imposters... (i.chzbgr.com)
Bigger Than Godzilla: Why Are Games Using So Many Gigabytes? (www.techspot.com)
circruleatory (feddit.de)
Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold-in more than 57 million units globally to date. That's up 2 million since last quarter. Franchise is at 81 million units, compared to 79 million last quarter. (twitter.com)
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North America before illegal immigration (lemmy.ml)
Anon is a racist (lemmy.world)
What are your favorite niche Lemmy communities that you want to see thrive? (sadanduseless.b-cdn.net)
ok fine I’ll allow kbin too...
StarCraft could return, according to Blizzard president, but not necessarily as an RTS (www.pcgamer.com)
While Blizzard is very much focussed on its big money-makers like its various Warcraft games, from WoW to Hearthstone to Warcraft Rumble, as well as Diablo and the much-maligned Overwatch 2, he’s still open to StarCraft making a comeback. That said, RTS fans shouldn’t get their hopes up. While the series might return, that...
Fun fact: Lemmy supports up to 99 nested comments (i.imgur.com)
Just wash it right off (lemmy.world)
nuclear ruleplosion (sopuli.xyz)
Overwatch 2’s new tank hero leaks ahead of BlizzCon 2023 reveal (www.polygon.com)
Modern Warfare 3 Accused of Being A $70 DLC by Fans: "It Feels Like Half a COD Game" (comicbook.com)
Anything else? (lemmy.ml)
Hacking your robot vacuum (www.theverge.com)
A Verge story on hacking your robot vacuum so it doesn’t phone home.
Has Anyone Attempted Replacing All Linux Command Line Tools with Rust Alternatives? Share Your Experience!
After watching this video, I’m tempted to give it a try myself. The idea of swapping out traditional CLI tools for Rust-based alternatives is intriguing, and I’m curious to know if anyone has undertaken such an endeavor....
Are we living in a baby universe that looks like a black hole to outsiders? (lemmy.sdf.org)
Our Universe appears to be expanding and cooling, having originated some 13.8 billion years ago in a hot Big Bang. However, it’s plausible that what we see from inside our Universe is simply the result of being inside a black hole that formed from some parent Universe. If the black holes that form in our cosmos give birth to...
[discussion] Who thought this was a good idea? (mander.xyz)
One of these pulled up at my workplace today and I can not get over how stupid they look and that got me thinking, who thought making a shittier version of an Odyssey was a good idea....