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  • Government Admits its Censoring Anime and Gaming to Restrict Adults and It Gets Worse

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  • I will kind of go to bat for the recursive acronym. I like Gnu is Not Unix. I think there were a couple others, I feel like there was a funny non-official emacs one that I liked, but I don't remember it, so who knows, really

  • What is Lemmy's problem with AI?

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  • What is Lemmy's problem with AI?

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  • Back in topic, would you be that negative if AI’s issues were addressed and solved? Because they will be addressed and solved. It’s a basic business need to minimise costs (energy, water) and solve legal disputes (copyright).

    The issues with LLMs will never be solved. The environmental damage and copyright issues will persist as long as capitalism does. And those aren't even my main issues. These fucking things are marketed as thinking machines that can reason and help people work through problems, but they are fundamentally incapable of that. They hallucinate and spout nonsense and it's not a matter of "oh, just train them better, they'll eventually be worth using", there are fundamental mathematical reasons that these things spout so much nonsense, and no amount of high quality training data will ever fix it.

  • What is Lemmy's problem with AI?

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  • So you think that the lack of disgust over cell phones (or smartphones, I'm happy to talk about them instead, since that's what you meant) had more to do with the lack of social media than anything inherent in the technology. I don't know that I agree, really. It's possible, I suppose, but I don't really use social media now (except posting on Hexbear), and I would say my disgust with LLMs has more to do with my understanding of the mathematics behind them and my experiences using them, rather than listening to what other people are saying about them.

  • What is Lemmy's problem with AI?

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  • At this rate of adoption, in a few years it will be as normal as having a mobile phone (they weren't around only 20 years ago)

    First, mobile phones were extremely common in 2005 (20 years ago), even I had one, and I was literally a child.

    Second, and this is the part I'm actually curious about: I wonder if there were people in the 80s and 90s (when mobile phones were actually rare, but becoming more common) who felt the same pure, visceral disgust for them that I feel for LLMs. I sort of suspect not, but I could be wrong, and I'd be curious to read anti-cell phone writing from that era, to see what people were worried about and whether those worries are in any way the same as the current worries I (and many others) have about LLMs.

  • Letter to Cosmonaut Magazine: A Disappointing Month—Mamdani After the Primary

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  • Best case, what are we hoping for here

    I can answer for myself, what I'm hoping for.

    Mamdani can't really change anything, he won't be able to successfully enact serious reforms, even if he wins, which he probably won't. What I'm hoping for, what I think a committed socialist with good opinions should and would do in Mamdani's position, is be as public and loud as possible about the obstructions in his path. He needs to shine a light on the systems at play that make positive change impossible.

    So far I think he's done a good job of that, I was quite impressed with the ad where he interviewed halal cart owners, for example, because he shows that the reason street food is as expensive as it is is because of very obvious (and obviously shitty) rent seeking. If he follows that up in office by trying to change the way street food permits are dispensed and being extremely public about how this obviously good change is being obstructed, then even if he doesn't win the fight, he shows the people of New York City precisely why good things can't happen. Which will hopefully lead to a bit more class consciousness.

    Basically, if Mamdani makes the ratfucking more obvious he will have done what I want him to do.

  • DuckStation now refuses to build in Arch Linux package environments and announces end of Linux support

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  • I really think you're good, at least in this particular case. This dev is absolutely being a jerk, having changed the license from the GPL to a much less free one and then getting pissed that people would dare to package the software for the AUR. I understand the whole "getting support requests from something you don't want to support is annoying and time-consuming", but surely there are other ways to deal with that rather than just making it impossible to use duckstation on Linux full stop.

    Whatever though, people will just switch from duckstation to something else (something better, because the other options are actually free software) and this dev will continue developing non-free software and everyone is happy

  • DuckStation now refuses to build in Arch Linux package environments and announces end of Linux support

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  • I mean, the dev changed the license for duckstation from GPL (totally free license) to a much more proprietary license (some sort of "you can read but may not modify the code" sort of thing). There are other PlayStation emulators, duckstation isn't the only option, and the dev is apparently not a proponent of free software.

    Obviously they can do what they like, but so can I, and what I like is free software and devs who understand and appreciate why software should be free. So I will not be using duckstation and instead will use one of the other PlayStation emulators that exist, which have better (freer) licenses and are easily available from the AUR (actually, there's even a libretro core for the PlayStation in Extra, don't even have to go to the AUR).

    I care about free software, because I hate private property, especially intellectual property. The duckstation dev clearly does not, they clearly want sole control over their work and don't want anyone else to touch it. That's fine, I won't use it, and they can keep developing for their preferred user base, whoever the fuck that might be.

    This is such a non-story, it's hardly going to affect Linux users who want PlayStation emulators, anyone who was using duckstation will simply switch to one of the better options.

  • Shit has never felt more off (stream of consciousness warning)

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  • Right, I think you and I are saying the same thing. My only point is simply that it's not automation of service industry jobs that's causing this loneliness. I commented mostly to say: I don't think China is worse socially than America, even though China has more automation of service industry jobs than America does.

  • America is a beacon of humanity and freedom

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  • That's such a horrifying/cool looking fish! I really like the monsters of the deep, they're so cool and alien and creepy, I love them! (I should go down an anglerfish rabbit hole, the last sea creature rabbit hole I went down was oarfish, they're super duper neat, not deep ocean monsters, but definitely real life sea serpents! Super cool, the ocean is awesome)

  • Shit has never felt more off (stream of consciousness warning)

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  • I don't think that necessarily follows. Now, sure, I've never been to China, I have no idea what it's like over there, so this comment is pretty much purely hypothetical.

    All I'm saying is that I don't think automating away service industry jobs is necessarily bad for social cohesion. Like, if I had friends and the ability to hang out with them somewhere pleasant, I don't think I'd mind ordering food from a kiosk instead of a person. The issue here in America is that I don't have friends, and there is basically nowhere to hang out that's pleasant that doesn't cost a bajillion dollars. It's definitely true that the majority of my social interaction happens with customer service people, but those aren't real relationships, they're never any deeper than like 3 sentences of pleasantries, they can't replace genuine human connection (and shouldn't have to, even though they kind of do for many people, me included).

    I don't think the automation is the problem, I think it's the lack of third spaces, the lack of any sort of community social events I would enjoy (or could afford), and just generally living in a society where everyone is struggling to make ends meet, where everyone is stressed and miserable.

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    Sudoku | Trans Megathread from July 14th, 2025 to July 20th, 2025

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  • But seriously, well done! Comps were a terrifying experience for me, it's a real achievement to get through them!

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    Niagara Movement (1905-1909) - Novo General Megathread for the 11th-13th of July 2025

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    Niagara Movement (1905-1909) - Novo General Megathread for the 11th-13th of July 2025

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  • My dad forced us to go to a spring training game once when I was younger. That was the most boring afternoon I've ever experienced, and it's not even close.

  • I wanna talk about the show Evil

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  • I remember the "he's fake" thing, that happened right at the end of the second episode, but I didn't buy it, it seemed pretty clear to me that he wasn't actually fake and I assumed the show meant for us to understand that "he's just a Netflix monster" was wishful thinking on the part of the main character. Weird that it takes so long for him to pop back up again though, it really felt to me like the show was setting him up to be a pretty important antagonist.

  • I wanna talk about the show Evil

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  • I watched the first two episodes and was like, "this show is just gonna get worse from here, isn't it?". I'm glad my instincts about these things are occasionally correct.

    What's up with that demon who was in the main character's dreams, as well as her daughter's dreams? You know, the one who liked to slice hands between the fingers? Does he become a recurring antagonist? Could you give me the cliffnotes version of the story arc involving that demon? It's the only part of the show I'm slightly interested in. Thanks!

  • Since it’s expensive to be poor, what are some products/brands that are durable and last a long time, even if they are more expensive?

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  • If you're looking for cheap t-shirts, try a craft store. I bought 3 earlier this week for $3 each at Michael's.

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    Grabow Riot (1912) - Novo General Thread for the 7th-10th of July 2025

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  • He's never been good at that. He has precisely one speaking cadence and facial expression and it's damn near impossible to get him to do anything else.

    For some reason, though, I have a huge soft spot for him. I've watched most of the movies he's in, usually more than once, and I love him in them. Neo, of course, is his best work, but I also truly love Constantine and John Wick. I'm finally playing Cyberpunk2077 and I really like him as Johnny Silverhand too.

    I haven't seen Ballerina yet, but I'm absolutely planning to, and I'm guessing I'll like Keanu's performance in it, despite the fact that it will, of course, be a standard Keanu performance, by which I mean not actually very good.

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    db0 posts a sectarian meme and disengages when BTFO by hexbear

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  • Yes, that's correct. It was locked from the Hexbear side by (I believe) CARCOSA, because db0 refused to use any of the moderation tools available to them, preferring to keep arguing while blaming "tankies" for the state of the thread.

    It's still unlocked for everyone who isn't Hexbear, but no one from Hexbear can comment any longer, and we also can't see any of the comments that have been made since it was locked by our admins.