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AstralPath ,

Email.

Fax is not secure, never has been and most businesses are using e-fax which is email with extra steps.

This particular dinosaur actually deserves to be Chicxulub'ed.

Please for the love of god abandon fax. I'm tired of troubleshooting it.

AstralPath ,

Switch the word "meme" for "comment" and apply this sentiment to yourself and you might be onto something.

AstralPath ,

Give GrapheneOS a go on that Pixel!

AstralPath ,

The only thing holding me back from Linux (Nobara) is that my AxeFX's USB drivers don't seem to work. Losing the UI and USB recording capability is a huge deterrent.

iPhones And Androids Can Now Warn You of 'Secret Trackers' (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

In a collaborative effort, Apple and Google have developed an industry-standard detection feature called "Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers" (DULT) for Bluetooth trackers. This standard allows users on iOS and Android devices to be alerted if an unknown Bluetooth tracker is monitoring their location.

AstralPath ,

If you have a Pixel try running GrapheneOS.

AstralPath ,

Bruh, I worked for laundry company in Ottawa. Many landlords were charging $4.50 CAD for a wash and $2.50 for a dry back in 2015. I shudder to think how high its gotten now.

Fucking shit ass garbage company. Boss was a smarmy cunt too. "Walked 10 miles up hill both ways to school" kind of prick.

Laundry is a basic service that should be easily affordable for everyone. Charging a premium for it is scummy.

Steal from landlord laundry every chance you get.

AstralPath ,

A source link to what you're referring to would be nice.

AstralPath ,

I love pineapple on pizza, but the key to its greatness is using small pieces on top of the cheese and even giving them a little squeeze before cooking to prevent an over abundance of juice.

For kiwi on a pizza to be even mildly appetizing at face value IMO the pieces would need to be quite small. I don't want a mouthful of sweet. A hint of sweet along with all the saltiness in the pizza is what makes sweet/salty pizzas amazing.

AstralPath ,

Maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like you don't enjoy life with your wife so I guess the question is why are you married?

AstralPath ,

I'm enjoying watching you dig this massive pit for yourself. Lol

AstralPath ,

Bootstrapping See the Application section specifically.

FOSS = Free/Open Source Software
TCP = Transmission Control Protocol
VPN = Virtual Private Network

These words mean a lot actually. Pretty basic terms when it comes to the internet.

AstralPath ,

Thirty 30 second ads? Am I reading that wrong?

AstralPath ,

If all you care about is money, then yeah sure. If you actually give a shit about humanity the return would be absolutely immense for society.

AstralPath ,

If it breaks mods, can't you just play a previous release via an option in Steam?

AstralPath ,

Its not stupid at all. "Broadband" speed is a term that laypeople across the country can at least conceptualize. Articles like this aren't necessarily written exclusively for industry folks. If the population can't relate to the information well, how can they hope to pressure telcos for better services?

AstralPath ,

Am I the only one that wants to know more about this Japanese toaster you can fuck?

Surely I'm not alone here.

AstralPath ,

It's also convenient that you can just press the reset button when you inevitably launch your video game vehicle into a fence at high speed. A single crash in a real car is real expensive when you gotta fix the parts of the track you just wrecked too. See: nurburgring barrier repair costs + towing

AstralPath ,

Absolutely agree. There's definitely a meditative aspect to driving on the edge; your entire brain is focused on doing one thing.

AstralPath ,

This sounds like the kind of shit you'd hear in that "defending AI art" community on Reddit or whatever. A bunch of people bitching that their prompts aren't being treated equally to traditional art made by humans.

Make your own fucking AI art galleries if you're so desperate for validation.

Also, this argument reeks of "I found x instances of derivative art today. That must mean there's no original art in the world anymore".

Miss me with that shit.

AstralPath ,

Have you considered wrapping the car?

AstralPath ,

Switch to Revolt? Anyone got alternatives?

AstralPath ,

Privacy policy sucks. Compare it to revolt.

AstralPath ,

Don't hate individuals. Hate their doctrine.

‘IRL Fakes:’ Where People Pay for AI-Generated Porn of Normal People (www.404media.co)

A Telegram user who advertises their services on Twitter will create an AI-generated pornographic image of anyone in the world for as little as $10 if users send them pictures of that person. Like many other Telegram communities and users producing nonconsensual AI-generated sexual images, this user creates fake nude images of...

AstralPath ,

This kind of attitude toward non-consensual actions is what perpetuates them. Fuck that shit.

AstralPath ,

It should also be mentioned that "talent" doesn't exist. Anyone that is good at something has put a ton of time and effort into practice. You're not born with skills, you refine them. Doesn't matter if you're an insanely skilled artist of some kind or if you're a darkness-dwelling, aurora-ignoring retro game speed runner, if you're good at something its because you earned that skill through countless hours of practice.

AstralPath ,

You think we all had the same amount of hours in math class as a kid but you conveniently ignore variables like focus, interest and after hours practice, among others I can't think of I'm sure.

If you took guitar class with me back in high school and only practiced during class and for assigned homework, I'm absolutely smoking you right out of the gate because I'm also spending 3hrs minimum every night practicing for fun. Double that on most weekends.

Its all about the time you put into the skill. If you are engaged with practicing a particular skill because you genuinely enjoy it, you're going to have a much easier time than someone who struggles to enjoy it. Math class is the perfect example. Many kids loathe math class while others love it. The kids that love it are gonna engage with it with more focus both in-class and at home. That practice and study directly translates to proficiency.

AstralPath ,

I never mentioned anything about disadvantages because it should be self evident that if you are at a disadvantage for X reason you're gonna have a bad time.

I myself have essential tremor. My muscles shake significantly when they are engaged. Trust me I know what its like to dig out of a hole when almost everyone else is standing on level ground to begin with.

Talent implies that people are born already being multiple chapters ahead of their peers in their skill refinement story. That's just simply not true and believing that does nothing but perpetuate "woe is me" attitudes.

Practice is what digs you out of the hole. Someone could have all the supposed talent in the world but if they don't practice and learn they won't be able to keep up. Practice is all that matters.

I bet your photography is a lot better than you give yourself credit for. Everyone is their own harshest critic. You might be sitting on photos that some people would think are gold. I hope you're sharing them even if you think they're not so hot.

AstralPath ,

This thread is a fuckin' ride. Thanks for the laughs.

AstralPath ,

ADHD had me noticing "accordion" immediately. Shout out to all my ADHD friends!

AstralPath ,

Just ditch Reddit. Seriously. Why bother?

AstralPath ,

Imagine if your ass and your smoking habit are the basis of your personality? Just wow.

AstralPath ,

Isn't it a shame though that the way we refer to humanity as a whole is by using the specific word that represents only half of humanity?

Its not hard to see how this is exclusionary. Honestly, how many people immediately conjure an image of a woman in their head when someone says "man's first attempt at X"? Male as the default is the root of the issue here. Its not difficult for us to use more suitable language like " humanity" or "humankind".

Sandi clearly isn't up in arms about the language used here, she's just simply pointing out this exact problem. First thought is of a man's work. Only through thoughtfully examined details do we invoke a woman's presence. Men are the default, but why? Many of these ancient cultures revered their women; attributed vast amounts of the success of their people to them and we set up their historic legacy into the future with poor choice of words. Its sad, really.

Fortunately things are changing for the better.

AstralPath ,

I get you. All I have to say is this in response: Its easy to say that specifying gender is irrelevant when the speaker is a man. Women have been forgotten or purposely obscured in history books since forever. There's nothing wrong with positing that a woman may have done X. If there's an obvious potential for female context, why suppress it?

After default password disclosed online, 1200 inmates have prison issued laptops seized by guards, threatening their ability to make class deadlines (www.opencampusmedia.org)

Zhang, an electrical engineer in Boston, decided to post about trying to unlock his Justice Tech Solutions Securebook 5 on the social platform X. The thread went viral — also catching the attention of Washington corrections officials, who have used the device for college programming since 2020....

AstralPath ,

Thanks for changing that title, OP.

AstralPath ,

Everything about this is pure cancer. Fuck this murderous asshole, and fuck all these people victim blaming a senselessly murdered girl. I seriously need to quit the internet.

AstralPath ,

It was a white dude, her boyfriend, that killed her. I don't think he was Muslim.

AstralPath ,

If you haven't seen the website for the event, do yourself a favor and check it out. The AI typos in the images are hilarious.

Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are ‘completely unacceptable’ (www.theverge.com)

Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are ‘completely unacceptable’::In an internal memo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees that the historically inaccurate photos generated by the company’s Gemini AI were ‘completely unacceptable.’

AstralPath ,

Have you ever seen a depiction of Jesus in a church in North America? That dude doesn't look like he's from the middle east at all.

Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver (www.cbsnews.com)

Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver::A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane's wing.

AstralPath ,

Does it not seem like something may have hit the wing on takeoff; a bird perhaps? This might not be anyone's fault.

AstralPath ,

No she wouldn't. She doesn't have an aggressive bone in her body. Too timid.

Smartphone Keyboard Information Bonanza: What's available and what's best for your needs

Howdy. I wanted a central place for information surrounding smartphone keyboards since there have been some changes recently to a few of them. I hope to keep this post afloat over the long term so we can share experiences, information, news, etc to find the perfect smartphone keyboard for ourselves and help others do the same....

AstralPath ,

I use OpenBoard. It's great!

AstralPath ,

Maybe $15k dollarydoos?

AstralPath ,

russian perspective
Warmonger's perspective. Ftfy

AstralPath ,

I think you might be wearing rose colored glasses when you're thinking about Canada.

As a Canadian I think the ”crackhouse above a meth lab” joke is pretty apt. Canada is just America Light®. These jokes are especially poignant nowadays as our political landscape seems to be obsessed with doing its best American impression.

Of course Canada isn't a horrible place to be but it gets way too much praise from outsiders. We have a lot of problems just like everywhere else and instead of learning from the mistakes of others we seem to be more interested in following them off the same cliff.

AstralPath ,

Political and religious extremism are two sides of the same coin.

AstralPath ,

Your town likely doesn't need a tank, but the major metro area within range of that tank is gonna need to call upon it next time the cops decide to kneel on someone's neck.

AstralPath ,

Downvoted? Why? I'm curious to know.

AstralPath ,

Lemmy.ca has old.lemmy.ca. If you still can't get your memes then I don't know what to say.

I'm using Connect. The experience is so Reddit like that there was no learning curve.

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