We are going backwards due to increased RAM prices: 4 GB RAM default in mobile phones and 8 GB default in laptops. SSD prices are likely to go out of control as Samsung halts production. Don’t even ask about gaming console. Thank you sam altman and tech bros for ruining everything that is fun 😏
I am in disbelief that the only argument I'm seeing mobilized against age verification laws (and their accompanying social media bans) is “It sucks for privacy!”, and not “why the fuck are we okay imposing a digital jail on every single child?”
Digital privacy matters and it's an important reason why these laws must be repealed at all costs, but let's also please humanize the issue here: social media bans for minors are just another massive chapter in the conservative's playbook to deprive any social class that's not ‘adult white males’ of their bodily and existential autonomy.
That same playbook has chapters we're already familiar with, including staples such as “let's force gay kids back into the closet”, “trans kids shouldn’t be able to decide anything for themselves”, “women shouldn't have a bank account”, and “abortion should be illegal”.
I feel conflicted about it because I do see how much harm social media can do and how its design definitely amplifies abusive behaviour by creating a system which rewards bullying with the serotonin of likes and boosts.
But the fact they're choosing to age limit it instead of force redesigns as if bullying is something only kids experience (it isn't, we just call it harassment instead when it happens to adults) and ignore how this will kill support networks for queer kids is telling...
The answer to "bullying is happening on the playground" is "we should see how we can deal with bullying" not "we should protect kids by no longer allowing them to go out and play" :/
@SylvieLorxu social media is slightly different, social media is the bullies hurting millions of people at the same time with the full support of the teachers, staff & the owners of the school & anybody fighting back is either attacked by everyone or immediately expelled from the school...
@Vonskinnback Yes, but it is also support networks for a lot of people.
I definitely think we need to change a lot with social media, especially the mainstream ones (but Mastodon is not free of flaws either). And companies definitely won't make those changes themselves, because the abuse gives extra income as upset people disengage less quickly.
I'm not saying I know the answer to fixing it all, but age verification seems like a sledgehammer approach that will do more harm than good.
@SylvieLorxu you are absolutely right, but I am very much in the camp that social media is the root of all evil & the reason everything is awful right now. But the real underlying reality is unchecked power & wealth, I can't see that getting resolved by anything, so age verification very much just feels like paying lip service to an issue so complicated nobody even knows where to start. Mastodon at least feels like a decent starting point...
Today's random open directory find: a drum and bass influenced track accompanied by a flute. Macintalk Fred and Zarvox are used for speaking the lyrics. Original file: ftp6o.icm.edu.pl/pub/beos/cont…
With a current temperature of -13°C (9°F), and a low of -16°C (3°F), I think I've picked a good time to start rocking three GPUs. With the two air conditioners that share the circuit with the data center unplugged and removed from their windows, the current going through the craptastic electrical system here is not causing enough resistance to heat things hot enough to cause melting events. However, I will certainly not be leaving the area for longer than a bathroom break, or a meal, with check trips back and forth. If I should need to leave the premisus, I shut these things down, without question. So while it is -13 outside, it is a balmy 26.3°C (79.3°F) in here.
I’ve never thought about it this way, but it’s almost certain that my nonchalant default position about “does LLM training violate a social contract about credit in open source” is related to the baseline fact that I’ve devoted my entire life to open source and appear in (to a rounding error) zero CREDITS or AUTHORS files. My contributions have been stripped, but it wasn’t by AI.
@yoasif@mastodon.social @mcepl@en.osm.town both Matej and I have spent the overwhelming majority of our adult lives supporting open source in non-credited non-coding roles.
I joked about it the other day on here, but I am kind of frustrated that a lot of the music I make gives off a retro vibe. I don't want to be That Kind of GenX Musician, forever locked into the styles I listened to in my formative years. I really want to be carving out a unique space free from nostalgia. I’m wondering if there would be value in a collaboration that could break me out of this cycle?
The ozone layer is a layer of the atmosphere that protects us from UV light. Years ago, it was noticed that chlorofluorocarbons in aerosol sprays were aiding in the depletion of the ozone layer, and a hole was detected in this protective layer. After years of regulation and work, the hole is closed.
The ozone hole closed on December 1, and although experts warn it will reopen soon, emerging data offers real hope for long-term healing of Earth’s atmosphere.
Happy Sunday. I'm going out with my friend Ellen, my old boss Joe and his wife, Vicky. It'll be nice. I miss my old boss. I was respected more, not micromanaged and just enjoyed working with him. Now with the new situation, I like my job but I'm not sure how long I can deal with the supervisor I have now. The stress and overbearing nature of things is next level. We shall see. for now I'll enjoy what I can.
I feel like that makes a big difference, whether your supervisor is good to work with. I feel fortunate to have a manager who mostly leaves me alone to figure out what I need to do, rather than micro-managing me and hassling me, but that could change.
@MikeGorse I worked almost 22 years with someone who waskind and really didn't bother me and expected that I'd do my job well. Sometimes he was too lenient with people who needed more direction but all in all he was a great boss. My current one is a total control freak and often condescending. It's not pleasant.
Very excited that I might soon be getting back on HF ham radio. Got my old radio back that I used to have in Denver and just ordered and antenna. Now just need to figure out where I’m going to put the radio in this small apartment and get the antenna mounted on the house.
I wanna get on HF again... It's been I think 27 years or something like that. I potentially can get access to a couple of remotes soon, so there's that, but not quite the same. I'm thinking about buying a Xiegu G90 or something stupid like that to play with while I'm in NC, assuming I can convince the people there to let me rig up some sort of antenna.
Gerade eine Doku zum Thema Rechte Hetze von #Christen gesehen. (Kreuzzug von Rechts - ARD Mediathek). Alles nicht unbekannt, aber es geht einfach nicht in meinen Schädel rein. Wieso gehört das #Christfluencer sein und das #Rechts sein irgendwie zusammen? Wo sind die reichweitenstarken christlichen Accounts, die mit Gedanken zu #Nächstenliebe, #Empathie und mit der Liebe zur #Bibel und zum Leben junge Menschen prägen?
Die Algos der üblichen Plattformen pushen ja die genannten Dinge nicht, soweit man herausbekommen hat. Insofern scheint es sinnlos, dort gegen problematische Strömungen mit Gutem ankämpfen zu wollen. Ein strukturelles Problem, welches auch auf dieser Ebene gelöst werden müsste. Leider habe ich im vergangenen Jahrzehnt nicht den Eindruck bekommen, dass der größere Teil der #digitaleKirche entsprechend damit umgehen möchte.
Kirche will genau so wenig wie alle anderen öffentlichen Organisationen eine Verantwortung für die gesellschaftlichen Folgen ihres digitalen Handelns erkennen.
Auch die Kirchen haben ihren Auftrag in Reichweite auf kommerziellen Plattformen umgedeutet.
Wer auf die Verantwortung des Einzelnen gegenüber Gott abstellt, müsste m.E. ein erklärter Gegner algorithmisch kuratierter Medien sein.
Allerdings lehne ich Algorithmen nicht generell ab.
Man könnte ja auch sinnvolle bauen und die Arbeitsweise transparent machen. 🙂 Und das ist für mich der Punkt. Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, dass sich Kirchen, angesichts der nachgewiesenen problematischen Wirkung der jetzigen gängigen Systeme auf die Gesellschaft, entsprechend eingebracht hätten. Es sind meistens nur wenige kirchliche Einzelinitativen, die praktisch zeigen, dass es auch anders geht.
Wäre eine der Möglichkeiten der #digitaleKirche nicht, sich z.B. der Initiative #SaveSocial anzuschließen und dies auch in den Gemeinden zu thematisieren?
📦 Rust Coreutils 0.5.0 Release:
We are excited to announce the release of Rust Coreutils 0.5.0 — a significant milestone featuring comprehensive platform improvements, and robust testing infrastruc...
Falls noch jemand ein nettes Geschenk braucht, kann ich sehr die Chocolaterie & Patisserie Grand Cru in Franken empfehlen. Wenn man in der Nähe wohnt, kann man dort Pralinen- und Dessert-Kurse belegen, wenn nicht, mit Pralinenabos übers Jahr immer wieder nett was verschenken. Ich hab vor 20 Jahren mit der Inhaberin in einer WG gewohnt, als sie die Meisterprüfung machte. Hab nette Erinnerungen an das Verkosten der Übungsprodukte. chocolateriegrandcru.de/
Chocolaterie & Patisserie Grand Cru, Hochbach, 91593, Anna Kaerlein-Seip, Gewinner der Goldmedaille in der Patisserie bei der Olympiade in Erfurt 2008, Feinste Pralinen, Hochzeitstorten, Macarons uvm.
On today's edition of songs that would absolutely not fly today, we have one of the strangest novelty songs I've ever heard in my life. Sorry to be cryptic but this has to be heard to be believed. youtube.com/watch?v=j9fUcR6KhG…
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesC.B. Savage · Rod HartTruck Stop Sweethearts & C.B. Savages (The Plantation Records Story 1968-1981)℗ 1976 Plan...
Gentes del fediverso, vengo con una nueva convocatoria de #FediComida edición #Navidad en #Vigo.
La idea es juntarnos el sábado 27 a las 14h (pero se podría adelantar o retrasar un poco) en el restaurante chino Manzana Roja (maps.app.goo.gl/T9NpTyyQFvYjiE…).
Apuntaros todos los que os guste la comida china y/o la compañía de otros "fediverseros". Recordad que podéis venir acompañados de gente de fuera del fediverso, solo me tenéis que decir cuántos os apuntáis y yo os sumo a todos.
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