I made a user script that will make a button on each video which jump you to piped, that way you can continue to use YT to manage your subscriptions and see your feed, but you never have to watch to video there
seems like it’s 97% memes or news articles. i love a good shitpost but this site would be even better with in depth nuanced discussion – especially with a higher quality userbase than reddit
Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they don’t get much from my choices....
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
The game is Wild Racing 9 (the made-for-china version of Asphalt 9) and when you launch it, it tries to download an appgallery ad, but since I’m quite far from the chinese servers (I’m from Costa Rica) it mostly times out....
We are getting closer to the next major release. This version will have many breaking changes, so we are listing them here for app and client developers to adjust their projects....
Reddit said Wednesday that the platform is revamping its privacy settings with an aim to make ad personalization and account visibility toggles consistent. Most notably though, it is removing the ability to opt out of ad personalization based on Reddit activity....
Narwhal released v2 of their app today to the general public. As a loyal narwhal user before I moved to lemmy, I still had the app on my phone so I checked it out....
Though it allows for more freedom. Instead of finding some cool-looking landscape only for it to be claimed even though nothing has been built there, you can build anywhere someone else hasn’t.
Microsoft is releasing a big Windows 11 update on September 26. Update 23H2 includes the new AI-powered Windows Copilot feature, a native RAR app, a new volume mixer and a lot more.
Sadly I can’t do that as I’m stuck with a laptop made for Windows for probably rest of the year. Dual-booting was just not a pleasant experience. Pretty sure the wifi is broken on the laptop too.
The majority of U.S. adults don't believe the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, according to a new Mitre-Harris Poll released Tuesday.
Was using a Hyper-V VM with Debian Sid. Installed Steam but UI wasn’t displaying and the login window wasn’t responding. On GNOME I also had the cursor leave sprites of itself. Planning on using Xorg with 125% fractional scaling. Any advice?
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…...
YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet (www.404media.co)
Another great article from 404 Media highlighting the power that the tech giants have amassed over how how we use the internet....
Google Brain cofounder says Big Tech companies are lying about the risks of AI wiping out humanity because they want to dominate the market (finance.yahoo.com)
Big Tech is lying about some AI risks to shut down competition, a Google Brain cofounder has said....
Petition demands that Microsoft extends Windows 10 support (ghacks.net)
The future of Linux
I’m not proposing anything here, I’m curious what you all think of the future....
Defederation from Lemmygrad.ml
Hello World,...
I made a user script for youtube that adds a piped button beside each vid. (greasyfork.org)
I made a user script that will make a button on each video which jump you to piped, that way you can continue to use YT to manage your subscriptions and see your feed, but you never have to watch to video there
Youtube ads finally got me
Looks like its over for me and youtube. Being told I cant watch because of an ad blocker....
WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Lemmy needs more text posts
seems like it’s 97% memes or news articles. i love a good shitpost but this site would be even better with in depth nuanced discussion – especially with a higher quality userbase than reddit
Windows: we noticed that you kept the useless search bar disabled since 2015, so we sent an update that re-enabled it without your permission (feddit.it)
For my “convenience” and because in this way they can show ads and clickbait...
Goodbye Youtube and thanks for all the fish (infosec.pub)
Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they don’t get much from my choices....
Trolls like this (i.imgur.com)
rule (lemmy.world)
Watching ads while grandma is choking on a fish bone (i.imgur.com)
X rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blocked (mashable.com)
Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
Patreon has a new look for its next era (www.theverge.com)
Chinese games downloaded from the AppGallery show ads at launch (lemmy.ml)
The game is Wild Racing 9 (the made-for-china version of Asphalt 9) and when you launch it, it tries to download an appgallery ad, but since I’m quite far from the chinese servers (I’m from Costa Rica) it mostly times out....
Lemmy 0.19 Breaking Changes
We are getting closer to the next major release. This version will have many breaking changes, so we are listing them here for app and client developers to adjust their projects....
Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
I left a couple of months ago. Couldn’t be happier....
It seems like the Internet always converges on these things... (lemmy.ml)
Reddit is dead. Long live the Fediverse. (lemmy.ml)
Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform (techcrunch.com)
Reddit said Wednesday that the platform is revamping its privacy settings with an aim to make ad personalization and account visibility toggles consistent. Most notably though, it is removing the ability to opt out of ad personalization based on Reddit activity....
Narwhal v2 now shows your api usage (files.catbox.moe)
Narwhal released v2 of their app today to the general public. As a loyal narwhal user before I moved to lemmy, I still had the app on my phone so I checked it out....
It will be no longer be possible to opt-out of having Reddit account usage tracked for the purposes of advertising. (www.reddit.com)
Removing the ability to opt-out of ad personalization based on your Reddit activity, except in select countries....
You can’t view notifications in the app without enabling push notifications and email notifications now (i.imgur.com)
Reddit’s new Contributor Program will let you cash out gold given to your posts by other users in real money. (www.theverge.com)
Lemmy enjoying a french baguette (cdn.discordapp.com)
If you could give 10 years of development time to up to 10 software projects, which would you choose?
You can choose up to 10 software projects....
Lemmy.World Minecraft Server Announcement
Join the Adventure on the official Lemmy.world Minecraft Server!...
Microsoft’s big Windows 11 update drops on September 26 with Copilot AI baked in (www.engadget.com)
Microsoft is releasing a big Windows 11 update on September 26. Update 23H2 includes the new AI-powered Windows Copilot feature, a native RAR app, a new volume mixer and a lot more.
Most U.S. adults don't believe benefits of AI outweigh the risks, new survey finds (www.axios.com)
The majority of U.S. adults don't believe the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, according to a new Mitre-Harris Poll released Tuesday.
Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall (www.forbes.com)
Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one (arstechnica.com)
what decentralized platforms do you use?
for me: lemmy,kbin, nextcloud,pixelfed, matrix,xmpp/jabber and peertube
Xorg or Wayland?
Was using a Hyper-V VM with Debian Sid. Installed Steam but UI wasn’t displaying and the login window wasn’t responding. On GNOME I also had the cursor leave sprites of itself. Planning on using Xorg with 125% fractional scaling. Any advice?