[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 8 months ago

It feels like there has not been a whole lot of drama while I've been here. I really like that - the ability to scurry off to the other instances and witness their happenings, and then return to our own little safe haven.

We (as an instance, according to my observations) do appear to have some run-ins with a certain other instance every now and again, but they don't appear too much of an annoyance if you don't interact or engage their taunts.

I love that @db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com is also a contributor of fed-related projects. Makes it feel a little more personal.

If I were to note anything bad, it might be that I feel reluctance towards the stable diffusion communities. Mostly because I'm not sure whether their training data is ethically sourced. But that and more is a concern I have regarding AI in general, as automating our hobbies was kinda the opposite many initially wanted it for, namely automating labor so we can instead do our hobbies. Not I can judge anyone automating a hobby, as I'm kinda skimping the edge myself, but we, us who work with MLAI, should generally try and push away from any dystopian futures.

All in all, I'm happy being here. Thank you @db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com for providing this space! And for everyone else on this instance, don't forget to appreciate it, either by donations or labor, as that is how we keep such spaces running.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Dunno about Bluetooth, but isn't Expressvpn pushing their new password manager? I imagine it's a separate app, but if not, then it would make sense to have camera to read 2FA QR-codes.

Edit: from their site:

Keys comes included in any ExpressVPN subscription and is built right in to our apps for iOS and Android.

Yup, that's got to be the camera. Still not sure about the Bluetooth though.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

But it should be.

Better technology and more storage should never excuse a lack of optimization.

I'm not up to speed on the optimization levels of mobile Web browsers, but these days you rarely see properly optimized consumer software. Games and websites tend to be the worst offenders, and many mobile apps appear 10x the size you would expect them to be.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They think it's loss of Arctic sea ice:

Unlike the two previous events, a historic loss of Arctic sea ice could be to blame for the latest gray whale die-off. That's because sea ice hosts a carpet of algae on its underside, which decays and showers the seabed with food for bottom-dwellers, including the whales' preferred crustaceans.

"With less ice, you get less algae, which is worse for the gray whale prey," Stewart said. Melting sea ice also frees up passage for strong currents that sweep away the sediment and leaves bottom-dwelling crustaceans and other creatures homeless. "All of these factors are converging to reduce the quality and availability of the food [gray whales] rely on," he said.

Climate change might be the reason this mortality event is dragging on for longer than the previous two, Stewart said. "What we're seeing is much more of a bumpy ride in response to highly variable and rapidly changing ocean conditions," he said.

Didn't see that OP had already written a comment with the explanation, please excuse me.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 9 months ago

What's the pancakes to do with this? Don't microwave plastic, just don't. :/

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Dictionaries or lexicons. Who reads those from start to finish?

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 9 months ago

I've always wondered what you need that big a car for, unless of course if you live somewhere in the wilderness of nomandsland.

Here in Europe it is rather rare to see a truck, which I guess makes sense as don't have as wild and unsettled nature as the USA, and that our parking spots are too small for trucks.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 10 months ago

Isn't Monero "some crypto bullshit"? Or is there a privacy related tool with the same name that I'm not aware of?

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 10 months ago

I feel much the same, but I also feel that there has been a rise in trolls and those who seek to create strife.

Arguing is all good and dandy, but arguing with trolls tends to result in wasted time and bad after tastes. If we are not supposed to block or ignore the trolls from the troll instances (those whose admins ignore or promote trolling and crusading), we'll need more powerful moderator tools, potentially spanning multiple instances, which Harbour their own problems.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 11 months ago

Doesn't really work for youtube, as some of the ads are served from the same server as the content.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 11 months ago

There were a lot of problems getting proton to work on NTFS, but that's only because the COMPATDATA directory must not be located on NTFS. Worked fine the moment you symlinked COMPATDATA to your ext4 drive.

There was a time, where this problem got discussed almost weekly on reddit.

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 year ago

Because of me. Whenever I look up at the sun, I think about the inevitable supernova which the sun sooner or later will turn into. This in turn gives me anxiety and makes me sweat a lot, which heats the earth.

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