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I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.

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Note: I'm moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I'll share more info :)

  • ArsTechnica's response to the AI generated "quotations"

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  • We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.

    It sounds like they will be reminding their team not to do that and scrutinizing articles in the near future

  • Which Animals are the worst, and why so?

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  • I'll take it 😌

  • Which Animals are the worst, and why so?

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  • Meh, I'd rather let this copypasta be forgotten. It turns cool points into "bad" ones while exaggerating the rest. For example, it's COOL that this animal evolved specialized digestive organs to process a food in a biological niche that other animals can't exploit. There's great variety among animal brain shapes / textures, and having such a complex brain doesn't guarantee that all humans are that "smart". Other animals are also sedentary or sleep a lot (sloths, cats) and this is seen as being efficient. Other animals also do things that are pretty gross when viewed through a human lens.

    On top of all that, it feels like justification for everything humans are doing to endanger the population.

  • For that special someone on Valentine's Day

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  • Nice username 😄

  • Would anyone have interest in some sort of label template sharing community, for labelmaker labels?

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  • You could also post in existing communities, since the user base is smaller here

    !imadethis@lemmy.zip and similar communities?

  • Lawmakers increasingly intimidated by the public

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  • Unfortunately these statistics include lawmakers that are standing up to the powerful.

    I imagine a lot of this violence is directed towards those who oppose the powerful, rather than those who are in support of them / already powerful. Powerful people don't care as much about illegal intimidation and violence.

    For example, all the death threats directed at doctors and lawmakers during the pandemic

  • Boy and cat, the Netherlands, ~1910

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  • For that special someone on Valentine's Day

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  • Motorcycle visor automatically tints when it's too bright out – no batteries needed

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  • Apparently it doesn't

    Irid's liquid crystal-based technology tints helmet visors to cut glare in an instant. It actually takes less than a second, and it doesn't even require battery power to work.

    The transition is automatically triggered by bright sunlight – and it returns to normal when you go through a tunnel or it gets dark outside. This means you don't have to take your mitts off the handlebars to fiddle with a switch on your helmet, like you would with an additional drop-down visor that's mounted on the inside of conventional models.

    Convenience aside, this is a big deal because adding a drop-down visor to a helmet means it won't pass muster with Snell's stringent safety standards that are demanded by many racing competitions. Enhancing visibility in harsh sunlight can make things far more comfortable for riders, and potentially safer too.

    Since it's powered by sunlight, a power failure should revert it back to transparent. Maybe as the tech improves and becomes cheaper, helmets can include both options?

    The powered automatic version (with a power cutting kill switch) and the drop down option for when you want it dark but it's not bright enough for it to trigger. If the mechanism is a 3 step dial, then it should be intuitive.

    • 0 = forced transparent (power killed)
    • 1 = automatic
    • 2 = forced dark (power killed + drop-down active)

  • The simulation is coming apart

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  • Does anyone have the original photos of each, especially the second one?

  • For that special someone on Valentine's Day

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  • How do I know if it's a big or small grape?

  • Quick guide on using the Eduroam university internet on Linux

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  • Keep protesting and boycotting the companies that enable, fund, and profit from the fascist American regime.

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  • Have you read the body of that article you keep linking to?

    I'm not saying that it proves that there aren't any concerns, but that particular article says the opposite of what you are implying

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    The TP USA halftime audience

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  • @pwalker@discuss.tchncs.de, I'm seeing some reports on this post that this is a meme / shitpost (screenshots from a TV show) and not actually a photo. It's possible you aren't seeing those reports due to cross-instance moderation issues

  • Can I prevent someone breaking into my car?

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  • I remember seeing articles about people leaving their doors open or windows down in places with lots of smash and grabs

  • Bangladesh: Assassination of student protest leader sparks violence and heightens tensions with India

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  • For anyone coming across this, the article is from a few months ago.

    Any reason why you're posting this today, given that today is their election?

  • Epstein Files: X Users Are Asking Grok to 'Unblur' Photos of Children

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  • It feels like being back on the playground

    "nuh uh, my laser is 1000% more powerful"

    "oh yea, mine is googleplex googolplex percent more powerful"

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    6 dead, shooter dead, 25 injured in Tumbler Ridge B.C. school shooting

    globalnews.ca /news/11662006/active-shooter-alert-lockdown-tumbler-ridge-bc/

  • How to Cut the Cord in Canada (2026): The Ultimate Guide

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  • This is so detailed, especially the ISP bit. Thank you!

    Feel free to cross post to !canada@lemmy.ca :)

  • UK: Labour has one last chance to reverse Chagos Islands deal

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  • While I'm not informed enough to comment on the wider discussion, I find it weird that the article kept listing more and more Americans in the list of opinions being ignored. The article weakened its case by not stopping after the first sentence

    Not the opposition of the Chagossian people, evicted by Britain in the 1960s, the majority of whom have made it clear they do not want the islands to fall into Mauritian hands. Not America’s ambassador to the UK, Warren Stephens, who understatedly warned that surrendering the strategically important territory was not the “ideal outcome”. Not the opinion of US senators that No 10’s legal case for secession was “nonsense” fuelled by “a misguided anti-western agenda”. Nor the considered view of the former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who told this paper that the deal’s potential to ­strengthen Chinese influence in the region meant it was “one of the dumbest geostrategic mistakes”.

  • 2 North American 4 You @sh.itjust.works
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Toronto's next

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Milano Cortina 2026: Opening Ceremony | CBC Gem

    gem.cbc.ca /milano-cortina-2026-opening-ceremony-29358
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    7 Toronto police officers charged in ‘organized crime and corruption investigation’: sources

    www.ctvnews.ca /toronto/local/article/several-toronto-police-officers-charged-in-yrp-organized-crime-and-corruption-investigation-sources/
  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    xkcd: Groundhog Day Meaning

  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers

    notepad-plus-plus.org /news/hijacked-incident-info-update/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Record number of organ transplants recorded in 2025: B.C. Transplant

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/record-organ-transplants-british-columbia-9.7067463
  • Science Memes @mander.xyz
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    xkcd: Chemical Formula

  • Opensource @programming.dev
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    isitreallyfoss.com | Where Projects are Evaluated to see if they're as free and open source as advertised

    isitreallyfoss.com
  • World News @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    World News in Brief: Deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Duterte trial update, final hostage remains recovered in Gaza, FAO boosts farming in Haiti

    news.un.org /feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166834
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?

    arstechnica.com /information-technology/2026/01/odd-anomaly-caused-microsofts-network-to-mishandle-example-com-traffic/
  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Diet Buddies - Litterbox Comics

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    'Bitey' | False Knees

  • Community Promo @lemmy.ca
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    r/Silksong joins Lemmy

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Sun releases the largest solar radiation storm ‘in over 20 years,’ forecasters say

    www.ctvnews.ca /sci-tech/article/sun-releases-the-largest-solar-radiation-storm-in-over-20-years-forecasters-say/
  • Boycott US @lemmy.ca
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    Reposting this image from 6 months ago, if someone wants to flip the flags and tariff numbers to match the latest nonsense

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    "Lemmyvision 3 returns in April 2026, stay tuned for more information in the next few months!"

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    EDIT: BentoPDF version 1.16.1 now uses bentopdfteam/bentopdf and is the official account, and bentopdf/bentopdf is deprecated and not maintained anymore

    www.reddit.com /comments/1qffpkq
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Carney reaches tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/carney-meeting-xi-china-9.7047880
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    What is the recommended workflow for moderation on Piefed? (reviewing reports, banning users, etc., for admins and/or community moderators)