HobbitFoot

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

Maybe, but users from other instances would be lowest opinions I would expect the admins to consider. I would expect mods, financial contributers, and users registered to this instance to have a far greater day in how this instance is run.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

Lemmy was founded on the idea that different instances can decide questions like this for themselves.

It seems that Beehaw has chosen one direction, but there may be other instances out there that have chosen another direction.

HobbitFoot , 4 months ago to Technology in Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

Probably because it could raise copyright issues for Beehaw since Beehaw would be hosting the article.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra

Probably. The industry is still trying to figure out pricing, and the cost of making content isn't matching the cost consumers are willing to pay for it.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in ‘This is stealing’ ; Instagram account lets you squat in metro homes

Hell, the basic idea behind squatter's laws is that the squatter is actually doing something with the land instead of a derilect landlord.

If a bank isn't immediately selling the foreclosed home, they should lose it.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Comic Strips in Inappropriate search at work [elder cactus]

It gets weirder when you find porn at work when you weren't looking for it.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Google workers complain bosses are 'inept' and 'glassy-eyed'

It isn't ideal because it slows the project down, which may be good if it reduces technical debt.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police

AR of that visual quality has required the user to be stationary and tied to a large computer.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Google’s Once Happy Offices Feel the Chill of Layoffs

This feels more like the Ballmer period of Microsoft.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to linuxmemes in Here we go

ChromeOS is listed in a separate category.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ | CNN

And if not that, you also have internal meetings where managers love to turn their cameras on.

It also doesn't have to be perfect, just good enough.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to linuxmemes in Here we go

Growth is being driven a lot by the Steam Deck.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Why Everyone Should Still Use an RSS Reader in 2024

RSS never developed into anything that an email blast couldn't do.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird

The device can be used mobile and I've seen several reviewers using the device while walking around in a public setting. It looks dumb, but you can do it.

I also think Apple is being conservative in what gets shown while walking because Apple doesn't want its customers to walk in traffic. However, I expect that to change as Apple gets a better handle on walking distractions.

HobbitFoot , 5 months ago to Technology in Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird

If you watch the original iPhone release video, Steve Jobs talks about combining a phone, iPod, and Internet connected device together into one thing. The crowd cheered at the first two items, but had no real idea why the third item was such a big deal.

I imagine that Apple is experimenting in the space where VR and AR can be mobile. I don't think they fully understand what a good mobile AR experience should be, but the iPod didn't launch with an app store.