First time elected to the HoC, it seems that despite his incompetence, but his former art dealer, the PM rewarded with a cabinet position. A posiiton about something he has absolutely no clue and all the possibilities to be bribed.
'... just eight months into the job, Solomon faces what he himself recognizes is the use of artificial intelligence for violence against women and children, and yet he utterly refuses to do anything about it.'
Do we really think that a Canadian government that can't find the moral clarity to act against a child abuse platform will resist a multi-pronged American assault on Canadian sovereignty?
'... just eight months into the job, Solomon faces what he himself recognizes is the use of artificial intelligence for violence against women and children, and yet he utterly refuses to do anything about it.'
Do we really think that a Canadian government that can't find the moral clarity to act against a child abuse platform will resist a multi-pronged American assault on Canadian sovereignty?
I'm listening to a BBC World Service news bulletin that mentions Donald Trump threatening to reduce John Kelly's pension in response to John Kelly participating in a video telling soldiers that they don't need to follow illegal orders. I can only imagine what listeners outside of the US are thinking.
Is there an Android calendar app that has nice widgets and is like at least 10% the quality of Apple's calendar app while also not having ads?
This is like one of the weakest points of the Android ecosystem. The mail, calendar, and contacts ecosystem outside of Google/Gmail are complete garbage
thats one of the things ive started disliking android for more and more (dependence on google) there really needs to be a third option for my calendar I use Etar likely not as useful as apples but open source and no ads
@noahnah yeah if we are going to take degoogling seriously we need real, good open source phone apps. The basic PIM suite has not changed much in 25 years, we just forgot to keep making free software versions for all platforms ... 😑
The world needs to stop calling it artificial intelligence, FFS.
There is nothing artificial about computer programming, and the intelligence of the programmers is debatable, if they're running around promoting this AI shite.
Both KDE and GNOME provide a user experience that's so vastly superior to Windows and macOS that the tech media doesn't know what to do or say anymore. They're still holding on to their stale, early 2000s narratives about desktop Linux, incapable of adjusting their preconceived notions to the reality of today.
The reality that both Windows and macOS have become unusable trashfires while KDE and GNOME left them in the dust years ago and continue to improve by leaps and bounds every year just does not compute for these people.
A group of top fashion influencers once praised the "European craftsmanship" of a $600 pair of pumps, only to realize minutes later they were actually holding a $20 pair of shoes from the discount rack at Payless.
In 2018, Payless was tired of being the place you only went to because your mom made you, so they decided to run a sociological experiment on the fashion elite.
They took over a former Armani store in a luxury mall in Santa Monica, stocked it with their standard $20 boots and sneakers, and rebranded the entire shop as "Palessi", named after the amazing designer Bruno Palessi, who didn't actually exist.
They invited social media influencers and fashion experts to the grand opening, serving champagne and treating it like a high-end Italian launch and the trap worked a little too well.
Guests were interviewed holding cheap synthetic sneakers, saying things like, "I would pay $400 or $500 for these," and describing the look as "sophisticated" and "classy."
One influencer spent $640 on a pair of boots that retailed for $30. In just a few hours, the store sold $3,000 worth of inventory at a markup of 1,800%.
Once the sales were finalized, the organizers revealed the truth: the "Palessi" logo was fake, and they were standing inside a Payless commercial.
Did you switch the battery type in the recorder? I'm using these rechargeable lithium batteries lately, on both the H2E and H5 Studio. They do pretty well. Can get you a link later if you want.
@BorrisInABox I did switch it to the nicad setting, and I barely had these batteries in here for a week, and it is already sayihng they are low, and I know they are not as the charger for these batteries gbeeps when they are done. they are junk!
Thing about NiMH batteries is they run at 1.2V, so even at best, they are always underpowering a bit. These rechargeable lithiums I got are 1.5V, like regular alcaline batteries. The charger doesn't beep. It's just a case with 8 battery slots and a USB C port with some lights.
@BorrisInABox is this the one you have? I am trying to do a search on my own, and going on what you said, I found this
Rechargeable AA Batteries Lithium with Charger,8 pack 1.5V 3000mWh Double A Battery Rechargeable,Long Lasting Pilas Recargables Lithium ion AA Battery with Charging Storage Box
@BorrisInABox I do have one good question though. in part of the detailed description, it says not to use over 3A, I assume 3amps, but most of the USB hubs I have I bet are more than that, but if I don't use something that is 3A I won't get fast charging, like if I used my computer to charge them. can you help unconfuse my brain? wouldn't my USB hubs only send what the charger wanted?
@BorrisInABox well one of the things I have is a 10 port USB charging hub. two ports are 65 wats three are 30 wats, and the other 5, the USB A ports are 20 wats. do you think it might be safe on there? meaning would the hub only give what the charger wants?
@BorrisInABox well here is hoping it doesn't start a fire of some sort, as that would totally suck! I assume they are not precharged? that is no big deal at all, as a lot of batteries out there aren't.
@BorrisInABox and that is fine with me. I did notice some of the batteries out there even said lithium/NIMH, not just lithium. is that some sort of hybrid or something?
@BorrisInABox Nah, nothin like the good ol' lead acid ones, the ones you add water to but can be shipped as an accepted hazardous material provided you pack the thing with vermiculite, and hope the shipping dock workers remember to read the "This side up" label is followed. Now those are mint upon my lips, spice that'll wake you up real fast as it eats its way down your digestion tract. Your welcome.
@BorrisInABox @ner I wanted to make sure the batteries, and charger I ordered would come either today, or friday. I wanted to avoid receiving them on thursday. it says it will be here today, so here is hoping. I had 14 minutes to order it, and I did.
@BorrisInABox I just got my batteries, and charger a little while ago. do you know how long aprox they take to charge? I did notice only the lid gets warm, and not the sides. I also think the port is in a very strange spot. on the left side of the lid, and not the body.
@BorrisInABox also, I am guessing the answer is no, but can you leave the batteries in the case until you need them? I wouldn't think you could do that as they would be connected with the lid closed, and I would think that could cause them to leak, or something. now maybe you can if you leave the lid open, so that the positive isn't touching the spot in the lid on the case.
trying to help this FreeBSD user in China get their microphone working on a Dell Latitude 3510 which has a Realtek ALC236.
I found instructions on how to debug this in a FreeBSD bug report, but it's guessing game which bits you have to twiddle to get it to work.
By that I mean, you can "reprogram" pins for snd_hda devices (because they have very reprogrammable/reconfigurable input/output devices) using specific values in /boot/device.hints
anyway, I had a loose grasp on what the debug output means and what to look for so I pasted it into Claude and explained what I was doing and it broke down exactly what all the output means and suggested 3 different options that could get 2 different inputs working correctly as a microphone. It's always possible the hardware is lying or at least mislabeled the audio jacks though, that's why there's 3 different options.
If one of these works I'm going to laugh my ass off as it's yet another case of "AI is bad, except it debugged something that nobody has been able to fix for almost 6 years now." And then the kernel can just be patched with these same values and it will work automatically for everyone in the future.
If you could just paste the output for any Realtek ALC chip and get working values that would make it a LOT easier for kernel devs to support this spaghetti hardware. We really can't expect the devs to have access to every goddamn laptop model in existence. It's just too much to ask.
I want a bluetooth media remote for my phone. I'd like big, easy-to-press buttons, not a single button I have to press multiple times. I want play/pause, forward/back, and volume. It should be easy to turn off when I'm done with it. My plan is to attach it to my treadmill so I don't need to carefully double-squeeze AirPods stems while I jog. Amazon has tons, mostly camera remotes and sponsored items. Does anyone know of a unit that's actually good? I don't want to spend a lot. Thanks!
I promised myself I'd be more positive on here but I can't. I really can't.
WHY IS WHATSAPP WEB TAKING UP 812MB OF RAM?
Over 800 megs. For a messaging app. On a browser. What is going on? Where have we gone wrong? And hey, it used to be that it was easy to justify the continued use of WhatsApp because of its accessibility, but that is no longer the case. It now sucks. But hey, there's one good part to all of this:
At least, at the very least, I don't have to use Telegram.
I expect we'll be starting war with Iran soon seeing how Australia has requested all citizens leave the country immediately. They must have been given a heads up.
> "Leave Iran now. Commercial options to depart are still available but becoming more limited. Airspace closures and flight cancellations could happen soon, making it impossible to leave later," the public communique read on Monday (January 12). Canberra further said that Australian citizens staying back in Iran despite the advisory would be responsible for their own safety.
About one in 12 sheep is gay, but when rams prefer the company of other rams, they're considered a commercial failure and slaughtered. In Germany, some are lucky enough to end up in the Rainbow Wool sanctuary, a biodiverse sheep farm that prioritizes animal welfare, run by Michel Stücke and his partner Jochen. Last month, the wool from some of those sheep was showcased by LA designer Michael Schmidt in his "I Wool Survive" collection, a collaboration with Grindr and publicist Kelly Cutrone. Dazed talked to Schmidt and Cutrone about the collection. Learn more about Rainbow Wool — including how to sponsor a gay sheep — at the second link.
Mastodon was recommended by a friend, so still figuring all this out. I'm a young writer trying to learn my craft by writing in public. Learn by doing, right?
Works are free under CC BY. 100% human. #introduction
This ad for a cheap Funai VCR on marketplace had an completely incorrect AI description (image1), because they googled the Funai UL Listing number (image2,image3) which scraped an ebay listing for a DTV box that also used the UL Listing number (image4).
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Just randomly thinking about that car I used to pass every week on the way to and from my child psychiatrist's office in 1995, with a missing door. Lots of tape where the door should have been.
Helm's Deep is a fortress where attackers break against its strong walls. Helm's Chart is a fortress where they get lost in a maze of YAML and template errors.
I’m moving away from Facebook and Instagram, as they no longer feel like the places where I want to spend my energy.
I’m a photographer working across film and digital — people, places and weddings — and I’d love to connect with others who care about analogue photography.
You know what really annoys my ears? Those screechy nasty-soundding speakers at the gates and in the airplanes. The frequencies they emit, esp. when people speak through them, are really touching my nerves. Donno why... :)
Not to mention 80% of pilots and copilots apparently have never been told how to use a microphone. Stop swallowing the microphone and popping every plosive under the sun. Also, the volumes they blast those speakers at should actually be against federal law. I want people arrested for blasting me with that much noise. It would be an OSHA violation elsewhere.
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