DrRatso

DrRatso , 4 months ago to Technology in Google Will Pay Reddit $60M a Year to Use Its Content for AI: Report

Many people dont actually delete, but edit the content. Also, even if the data stays and gets used for training, so be it, not more you can do about it, at least I tried. But mass purging your account history still makes the site worse for searched topics and is the last bastion of resistance after shuffling off that cesspool.

DrRatso , 4 months ago to Technology in Google Will Pay Reddit $60M a Year to Use Its Content for AI: Report

I know people said reddit restored their mass overwtitten comments, but iirc this was a brief scare due to some problem with the tool used or servers or something. I think reddit even officially commented that they are not doing this.

DrRatso , 4 months ago to Technology in Google Will Pay Reddit $60M a Year to Use Its Content for AI: Report

I had not nuked my account history, because while reddit went to shit for me, I still used it as an info source via search. And so I wanted to leave my posts/comments in case they add value to someone else, who still uses the platform. But with this, if I am not lazy, I just might. I don’t even care about the AI training bit, rather that it is Google AI.

DrRatso , 5 months ago to Technology in The Global Green Energy Transition Has an Uyghur Forced Labor Problem, Report Says

Since caring about them means you can stave off green energy.

DrRatso , 5 months ago to Technology in Fossil is quitting smartwatches

Another vote for Garmin instinct (2 solar in my case). Not E-ink but oldschool style black/white LCD. Full charge with nightly pulsox is just above 2 weeks, would be 3 if i turned off nightly pulsox. With solar, if you are active outside and have a sunny climate, you probably do not need to charge basically at all.

There is also the instinct crossover for the hybrid look. But first series instincts are supposedly hit or miss on the software. And trust me, the whole analogue watch thing is nice for looks, but really you will not look at it if you have a digital clock on the watch face.

DrRatso , 5 months ago to Technology in Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use

Noone is being prohibited from using the code, the code can be used if they comply with the license, which they didn’t.

Do they make money off the snakeoil from artists? No. But they still make money off the snakeoil, they made quite a bit of it with glaze in the form of research grants etc, likely the same with nightshade. And in the end they just peddle false hope.

DrRatso , 5 months ago to Technology in 'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology

Yea, no. The supermarket I shop at, I just scan everything with my phone as I go, scan a QR code at self checkout and pay.

Worst case I have to wait 2 minutes for someone to do a verification scan (5 random items crom my bag) or wait for them to verify my age.

DrRatso , 5 months ago to Technology in 'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology

Is self scan that rare around you? One of our (Latvia) two big brand supermarkets have scanners you carry around, then deposit at the slef checkout lines. The other one, however, I just scan everything with my phone, then at checkout scan a QR code with my phone and pay.

DrRatso , 5 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Amazon pricing makes no sense.

Just stop buying bagged teas, that was always the real scam anyway. Look into local tea shops / cafes and buy loose leaf teas. They will be fresher, and a lot more flavourful.

DrRatso , 6 months ago to Technology in A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years

You are just moving goalposts here. None of these scenarios are particularly relevant anyway. Even if the phone shell cracked, the battery casing would be enough to shield from the radiation. And what does throwing the phone in the trash have to do with keeping it in your pocket.

DrRatso , 6 months ago to linuxmemes in Your PC will thank you...

I think this depends. People who need basic computer functions can get on very well with linux.

My classmate in highschool had ubuntu on his home pc as long as I remember, because someone preconfigured it for them and it was mainly a browser - schoolwork machine. He gamed on XBox. There was no hassle, it was fine.

My mom on her run down laptop has mint now, because I configured it for her. I haven’t heard any complaints.

E: Also many hospital here run Linux and it is just fine, and trust me, many of the medical staff are barely tech literate enough to register for email themselves.

Linux is a problem for people who come from windows and need more than basics but are not tech savvy enough to get their hands dirty. Then once your comfort level with tinkering goes up again, Linux is once again not a bad recommendation. It really kind of is the bell curve meme.

DrRatso , 8 months ago to linuxmemes in [openSUSE] There is no such thing as "too many" packages #installThemAll

All these packages, and none to take a proper screenshot.