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ipkpjersi ,

Took the words right out of my mouth. This is concerning but I guess we will see what happens.

Google's "Manifest V2" Chrome extension phaseout next month is expected to impact the original uBlock Origin extension, which still uses the V2 framework and has 37 million users (www.theregister.com)

The new MV3 architecture reflects Google's avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant's attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory's new software architecture...

ipkpjersi ,

Honestly this might be a good thing. It might push more users to Firefox causing more competition for Chrome/Chromium.

ipkpjersi ,

Maybe that would be a good thing, maybe it would force people onto Firefox?

ipkpjersi ,

True, at the end of the day it does come down to number of users, unfortunately. More users does mean more potential help/contributions. I just wish more people would switch to Firefox or another non-Chromium browser.

ipkpjersi ,

Merlin

That thread isn't about Merlin firmware?

ipkpjersi ,

Yeah but that's not new, that has existed for years even in Merlin firmware. People were saying that this affects Merlin but I'm not seeing any indication of it yet.

Yes I know ASUS is shitty and evil, and it sucks that those features are gated behind abandoning your privacy, but I was saying that part isn't new, and I don't think this new stuff affects Merlin yet.

We'll see how it all plays out, though.

ipkpjersi ,

Just not by Internet Archive.

Why not them in particular?

ipkpjersi ,

That does make sense. They do have "more to lose" in that sense.

ipkpjersi ,

That's generally what I've found to be the case, shocking that it's considered so secret lol

ipkpjersi ,

I'm not so sure the blame should solely be placed on the developers - unless you're using that term colloquially.

ipkpjersi ,

I bequeath bankruptcy!!!

ipkpjersi ,

Wait, what does stalked mean in this context? Aren't you able to block people on Steam?

ipkpjersi ,

Blocking an account doesn’t really solve the trauma of being scared to accept any friend request since it could be this guy

Oh yeah, that's a good point.

Steam support did nothing

I'm not surprised. I love Steam, and the service that they provide, but I don't think their support has ever been particularly outstanding. I've had mixed experiences with their support. I'm not sure what they can do about this in general, though. Even if they banned him, that could set him off even more and make him try to harass her even more to the point where it's non-stop continued and he keeps spamming friend requests, etc.

I guess the idea would be transferring her account to a "new" account, or transferring her games to a "new" account, but yeah they don't allow that. Damn.

ipkpjersi ,

I still don't get it, but I didn't have enough sleep lol

edit: It took me three tries to get my spelling right too

ipkpjersi ,

Ohh, that was her opponent in the last panel, now I get it lol thanks

ipkpjersi ,

Holy shit that's hilarious LMAO

ipkpjersi ,

As always, nobody could have seen this coming. Of course.

ipkpjersi ,

Follow the 3-2-1 rule for your important data, ideally 4-3-2 or better. Remember, if you only have one copy of your data, you actually have zero copies of your data.

ipkpjersi ,

YouTube is getting particularly bad about this to, unfortunately. They need to do more to remove harmful misinformation, but they don't care because it won't make them money.

ipkpjersi ,

The unfortunate thing is a lot of people won't remove it from their recommendations and will watch it, and the worse thing is there's actually even worse content than those you listed, it's awful.

ipkpjersi ,

Honestly I prefer having an account specifically so I can filter out the garbage fake harmful dangerous content so I don't have to see it.

‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services (www.theguardian.com)

*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...

ipkpjersi ,

That's why I'm always interested in self-hosting. I have my own Plex and Jellyfin seedbox server for the private trackers I'm in, with a VPS hosting an OpenVPN to make it look like I'm in a different country, just to make it that much safer. It works damn well.

ipkpjersi ,

Yep, we are what make these sites important.

ipkpjersi ,

They can just mandate RTO without actually calling it a layoff and know many workers will outright quit, and the business won’t have to comply with whatever local regulations are in place around layoffs.

It depends on where you live. In some countries, if they mandate RTO but your employment contract does not specify that you must work in an office, then that's a constructive dismissal and you can go on employment benefits like unemployment insurance.

ipkpjersi ,

You're not wrong and I'm shocked this hasn't been shut down yet. Not to mention, the Nintendo 64 has been discontinued for years, but I have a feeling that won't stop Nintendo.

ipkpjersi , (edited )

First a nearly unprecedented world-wide pandemic followed almost immediately by record-breaking layoffs then AI taking over the world, man it is really not a good time to start out as a newer developer. I feel so fortunate that I started working full-time as a developer nearly a decade ago.

ipkpjersi ,

I think it depends on where you live. Hiring didn't go crazy where I live, but the layoffs afterwards sure did.

ipkpjersi ,

I find it ironic that they claim any sleight against them to be antisemitic.

It's because it's the easiest thing they can do. If you claim someone is racist, everyone will (usually) automatically believe you.

ipkpjersi ,

Yeah, I put on Blinding Lights.

ipkpjersi , (edited )

I know this is going to sound bad but bear with me and read my entire post. I think in this case it might be that people are trying to hate on Tesla because it's Elon (and fair enough) rather than self-driving itself. Although there's also the side of things that self-driving vehicles are already very likely safer than human-driven ones, have lower rates of accidents, etc but people expect there to be zero accidents whatsoever with self-driving which is why I think self-driving may never actually take off and become mainstream. Then again, there's the lack of accountability, people prefer being able to place the blame and liability on something concrete, like an actual human. It's possible I'm wrong but I don't think I am wrong about this.

edit: I looked further into this, and it seems I am partially wrong. It seems that Tesla is not keeping up with the average statistics in the automotive industry in terms of safety statistics, the self-driving in their vehicles seem less safe than their competitors.

ipkpjersi , (edited )

But if a human driver is dangerous, and gets put in jail or get taken off the roads, there are likely already more dangerous human drivers taking their place. Not to mention, genuine accidents, even horrific ones, do happen with human drivers. If the rate of accidents and rate of fatal accidents with self-driving vehicles is way down versus human drivers, you are actually risking your life more by trusting in human drivers and taking way more risks that way. Having someone be accountable for your death doesn't matter if you've already died because of them.

Is it any better if you have "Killed by Bill Johnson's SUV" on your headstone?

ipkpjersi , (edited )

The question isn’t “are they safer than the average human driver?”

How is that not the question? That absolutely is the question. Just because someone is accountable for your death doesn't mean you aren't already dead, it doesn't bring you back to life. If a human driver is actively dangerous and get taken off the road or put in jail, there are very likely already plenty more taking that human drivers place. Plus genuine accidents, even horrific ones, do happen with human drivers. If the death rate for self-driving vehicles is really that much lower, you are risking your life that much more by trusting in human drivers.

ipkpjersi ,

Twitter does the same thing and it's horrible lmao

ipkpjersi ,

I'm shocked that people are only just now finding out that massive companies like Google are evil. Google replaced don't be evil with be evil.

Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps (www.404media.co)

Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or...

ipkpjersi ,

Mine curves to the left.

ipkpjersi ,

How should we deal with this issue then? I'm not sure what can be done about it.

ipkpjersi ,

The society we are living in can be handling things incorrectly but it can absolutely have real-world damaging effects. As a collective we should worry about our society, but individuals absolutely are and should be justified in worrying about their lives being damaged by this.

ipkpjersi ,

You've lost this argument when you don't even know what the argument is about.

The problem isn't what is actually under because only you or people you choose would know that, the problem is it appears like it's what is actually under your clothes. What do you think people should do, say "That's not what I actually look like naked, this is what I actually look like naked" or something?

ipkpjersi ,

You shouldn't give up your rights in exchange for nothing. In some places that's not even legal.

Google fires 28 employees after protest over Israel cloud contract (www.theverge.com)

Google fired 28 employees in connection with sit-in protests at two of its offices this week, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. The firings come after 9 employees were suspended and then arrested in New York and California on Tuesday....

ipkpjersi ,

Well yeah, Google likes money.

ipkpjersi ,

What a wonderful future we are entering.

ipkpjersi ,

It's also not risk free. There are tons of YouTube videos talking about people's bad experiences with it including possible side effects, some of which are a dealbreaker for me like a mouse cursor having starbursts. No thank you, I will take my glasses over that. I'd never opt for eye surgery unless medically necessary.

ipkpjersi ,

It's fun if you don't overdo it, as long as it's not an obsession and as long as it doesn't interfere with your life. Like all things, moderation is key.

ipkpjersi , (edited )

-I got paid more on unemployment than when working.

How did that one happen? That's the unbelievable part to me - unemployment is basically capped to a percentage (usually 50%) of what you were making when working and vacation pay and partial pay (paychecks from part time work) etc any other non-gift pay also deduct or delay from how much you end up getting paid, at least where I live.

ipkpjersi ,

Except they have access to everyone's salaries so they have greater bargaining power than we do. Not exactly the same as the average employee at a company.

ipkpjersi ,

I'm guessing they were well off if they were able to not work for years.

ipkpjersi ,

I'm not sure of many countries where the average person can take years off of work in a row and be fine financially. Do you know of any countries like this?

ipkpjersi ,

The point is that they have greater bargaining power than the average employee at a company, not that they aren't human. I didn't say they were better or worse than anyone.

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