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blind3rdeye

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blind3rdeye , to linuxmemes in As if we need another reason to switch to GNU/Linux

CATS, as in "you have no chance to survive make your time" ?

blind3rdeye , to Comic Strips in Bottomless Popcorn

Have you read 1984? Same reasoning.

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads

The 1% - but unfortunately this includes our leaders and lawmakers; so that puts power in the hands of those who value money above all else. And that power is used to extract more money and power from everyone else. Advertising always reinforces their message of course.

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads

I also don't use wireless mouse or keyboard. For me, it's mostly about having confidence that it will work - and that if it doesn't work then there are fewer points of failure to think about.

For example, if my keyboard isn't responding... that could be because the computer has frozen and become unresponsive, or the keyboard is broken. That's about it. But with a wireless keyboard I have to consider that the keyboard itself might be working but the wifi is not. Perhaps the keyboard's radios are damaged or turned off; perhaps the battery is flat; perhaps the computer's radios are turned off, or the drivers have failed; or perhaps some device is interfering with the signal. ... I find that these thoughts just fill my head with crap that I don't want to think about or worry about. In particular, I'm sick of dealing with batteries. The cable doesn't bother me, so that's a better solution.

I remember one time I was using a wireless device, and it seemed to work fine except when I was sitting at a particular desk. I spent ages trying to work out what was going on before finally working out that my computer monitor was blocking the signal. Adjusting the position of the monitor, or the device, or the thing it was talking to fixed the problem. Changing the wavelength also fixed the problem. ... Wired just doesn't have any of those variables.

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads

Not that I'm aware of. But secondly... it doesn't matter if this quote is from a pure soul or a broken one - the we can gain value from its message either way.

blind3rdeye , to Memes in Not looking to pick a fight but.. there's only seven stories in the world.

If you weren't looking to pick a fight, then your actions did not match your intentions. Because it's bloody obvious that what you are saying is inflammatory.

... seven different stories, my arse.

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Court Bans Use of 'AI-Enhanced' Video Evidence Because That's Not How AI Works

The point is that the AI 'enhanced' photos have nice clear details that are randomly produced, and thus should not be relied on. Are you suggesting that we can work around that problem by choosing a random seed manually? Do you think that solves the problem?

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Windows users don't want copilot on their taskbar

Over the years, Microsoft has been quietly taking away control from the users.

There's been a transition from normal settings that you can do whatever you want with, to "yes / remind me later" settings that Microsoft uses to badger you until you submit, to finally just no setting at all - just quiet compulsory data collection and surveillance; with various bits of mysterious software that you can't uninstall or disable or halt - because you're not the admin - Microsoft is.

It wasn't always this way.

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Windows users don't want copilot on their taskbar

Yeah, it's a minor annoyance... another minor annoyance on top of all the others. And another personal data leak (or siphon) to go with all the others.

This on its own is not worth switching OSs for - but as a piece of a larger picture it's yet another reason to consider it. And for some people this may be what tips the scales in their evaluation.

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Proton Pass now supports passkeys on all devices and plans: Beating Bitwarden to mobile devices

Can you give an actual example of this or are you just making a broad accusation against anyone that uses something other than Proton?

The quote you are referring to is about people who have such specialised security needs that they choose to self-host. i.e. its about people who won't use Proton because it doesn't suit their needs. The only 'accusations' in the post are against Google & Microsoft, who are accused of buying the souls of their users and selling their data - which I think is a fair accusation. No other company or service is referred to, explicitly or implicitly.

blind3rdeye , to linuxmemes in hell yeah mint

I find it amusing and interesting that a heap of people work hard to create Debian, then a bunch of other people build on it to create Ubuntu, then a third group of people do a heap of additional work to wind back some of the changes to create Mint.

blind3rdeye , to Technology in Redditors Vent and Complain When People Mock Their "AI Art"

I'm pretty sure that artists are pissed because techbros have taken the artists' creations without permission and used them to train computers to mimic the artists. This is bad for a host of reasons. One obvious reason is that the thieves can then use this to make money, using the artists' work but without paying them - ever. Another reason is that since the AI can make work using the 'style' of an artist but without the creative direction of the artist, it devalues the style that the artist has worked to create. The new AI created work looks similar, but is not of consistent quality. Another reason is people generally think of art as a creative outlet; where someone's thoughts and efforts go into creating something. But if the work is done effortlessly, and primarily through the lens of what the AI sees rather than what a person sees - then it just devalues art and artistic creation itself. Art creation is basically the very worst thing to automate; economically, morally, and philosophically.

blind3rdeye , to Mildly Infuriating in Windows 10 and its shortage of "Never shove this screen in my face again" buttons

"... and then just keep giving them that same choice over and over again for as long as it takes for them to finally do what we want."

blind3rdeye , (edited ) to Lefty Memes in How rich people get rich

Even aside from the obvious point that the outcome of this gamble is luck, there's another more subtle point that I think is more important: For people will significant wealth and resources, it is very cheap to take gambles like this. For some people, dropping $10k into some high-risk gamble is just a bit of fun, but for other people that's their entire savings; and for other other people - they'd never be able to afford to do that even if they were starving themselves to save money.

How do people get into that kind of position of privilege and power in the first place? ... the luck of where they were born.

blind3rdeye , to Memes in Nuclear Power

This comic is pretty bad. It oversimplifies both positions to the point of complete triviality, then uses it to mock a group of people. The comic is not insightful, or funny, or representative or any real people in any sense. It's basically just a jab at some people that the author doesn't like.

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