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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 :)

  • Mozilla under fire for Firefox AI "bloat" that blows up CPU and drains battery

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  • Yup

    Auto naming functionality is neat in some cases, like the AI chat UI itself

    • It's convenient to have names when toggling between a few recent chats or searching through 10s or 100s of chats later on
    • I spawn new chats often and it's tedious to name them all
    • I don't have a strong preference for what the title is as long as it's clear what the chat was about

    Tab groups don't hit those points at all

    • I'll have a handful of tab groups
    • I don't make them often
    • I have a strong preference for what it's called, and the AI will have trouble figuring out exactly what I'm using those sites for

  • Are there open hardware wrist watches around?

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  • McMaster University developing tool to help transit agencies transition to electric buses

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  • The article didn't describe what the "AI" aspect was so I went and found another source, and I'm still not sure. I wonder if by AI they're referring to a (non-generative AI) algorithm?

    https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mitl-ai-powered-zero-emission-transit-toolkit-receives-1m-in-federal-funding/

    This does sound neat regardless

    The platform will be a free, open-source tool that allows agencies to simulate, test, and optimize electric bus fleet operations based on their specific requirements.

  • is this what it sounds like!?

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  • Proton is vibe coding some of its apps.

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  • Sure, but even VS code has been pushing Copilot pretty hard and from the screenshots the setups look fairly similar. It's a recently released code editor with their own personal AI built in vs. VS Code which has the AI as an extension (or built in, I don't know what the default install is like these days).

    If they're using it to auto complete lines of code or fill out boilerplate then I don't see the problem. If they're typing "make me a password manager" into the prompt window, hitting enter, and accepting it blindly, that's a problem. Also the code is (at least in this case) open source, so there should be better evidence of bad vibe coded code than the presence of a config file

    I think there are better things to criticise Proton for, and unless there is more to the vibe coding than using the Cursor, citing this as a reason will get those other criticisms ignored in the noise.

  • Something we can all agree on

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  • also 'barber'

  • Split Tunneling is now in beta on Linux!

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  • Neat!

    Out of curiosity, are you or any of the other mods with Proton officially? I appreciate the updates regardless, I was curious if this was an official / unofficial community

  • bewaare

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  • I'd also like to take this opportunity to promote !taneggs@lemmy.ca, for content about animals that fit the tan egg aesthetic (which many buns do fit)

  • bewaare

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    Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks

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  • In one of the most popular presentations at 37C3, the three hackers uncovered something monstrous: Newag trains went into hibernation using a sophisticated game of hide-and-seek if they were parked for too long within the geocoordinates of competitors‘ or customers’ workshops or were left in conditions that indicated they underwent an unregistered repair. Only by calling in a Newag technician could such deactivated trains be ‘rescued’. All of this was uncovered without the potentially illegal replacement of train components which would require certifications.

    What.

    Streisand Effect in 3, 2, 1...

  • Society needs to keep score on positive impacts

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  • It could work for businesses, we already have apps that scan labels to give info on the business practices and things like glassdoor for insight into the employee life

  • Recommend some open-source tools for privacy!

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  • Url check:

    https://f-droid.org/packages/com.trianguloy.urlchecker/

    You set it as the default browser, so when you tap on a link you get the option to modify it before opening it. There are various plugins and you can have it automatically format a particular link if you deal with it often. You can also select it when sharing a link

    I feel that we don't pay enough attention to link trackers. Even if you're logged out and using apps in the browser, link trackers in messages make it easy for services to map out networks of users. What's worse, you might dox yourself accidentally when posting a link, which when clicked on, greets the user with a banner saying "First-name Last-name is on Platform, see what else they're posting"

    IMO privacy respecting apps like Signal and Firefox could be dealing with some common trackers by default, with an opt-in setting for other recommended ones (ex. Some people may like affiliate links, others will want to block them)

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    Sandwich-Posting: 'Post pics of and discuss the holiest food. Sandwiches'

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  • deleting this one because duplicate

  • In the Bin | Poorly Drawn Lines

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  • A combination of what the other user said, and also yes the recurring characters started to grow on me. Mouse, Turtle, and Bird in particular :)

    Also, to the users who downvoted your comment, I don't see any reason for the downvotes? ayyy@sh.itjust.works's comment looks like a genuine good faith question asking why some people enjoy this strip, and valid reasons for why others might not see the appeal. Even then there's no reason we all need to enjoy the same comic strips

  • Alexa, how do I remove cooties?

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  • The amanitin toxin is heat stable, remaining toxic whether eaten raw or cooked. The mechanism of action of amatoxin is by inhibiting RNA polymerase, causing disruption of transcription of mRNA. As a result, hepatocytes cannot synthesize key protein coding genes, leading to the disintegration of nucleoli and pathologically centrilobular hepatic necrosis. This leads to the insidious onset of liver failure over 48 hours. Late onset (more than six hours after ingestion) of vomiting and watery diarrhea occur due to the second component in some of these mushrooms which are phallotoxin. Lepiota species lack phallotoxins so may not have the onset of vomiting and diarrhea until after 12 hours post-ingestion, or may just present with symptoms of liver failure at 24 hours post ingestion.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK431052/

    Wow ok 😬

  • Featured

    Organized List of Canadian Communities

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  • Thanks! I've added it to both lists under '💵 Finance, Shopping, Sales'

  • YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States

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  • Links to get people started on the 2011 one

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Canadian_federal_election_voter_suppression_scandal

    The 2011 Canadian federal election voter suppression scandal (also known as the Robocall scandal, Robogate, or RoboCon) is a political scandal stemming from events during the 2011 Canadian federal election.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It involved robocalls and real-person calls that originated in the Conservative Party of Canada's campaign office in Guelph, Ontario. The calls were designed to result in voter suppression. Elections Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) conducted investigations into the claims that calls were made to dissuade voters from casting ballots by falsely telling them that the location of their polling stations had changed.[7] Further possible electoral law violations were alleged as the evidence unfolded. Under the Canada Elections Act, it is an offence to willfully prevent, or endeavour to prevent, an elector from voting in an election.[8][9]

  • YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States

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  • Do you have more context for the gerrymandering attempt? I don't remember that one, and web search is terrible now so I can't find more about it either.

    In Canada, independent commissions handle the process, which makes gerrymandering much more difficult to get away with. An article discussing it:

    https://www.vox.com/2014/4/15/5604284/us-elections-are-rigged-but-canada-knows-how-to-fix-them

    "Independent commissions now handle the redistricting in every Canadian province"

    Eventually, in 1955, one province — Manitoba — decided to experiment, and handed over the redistricting process to an independent commission. Its members were the province’s chief justice, its chief electoral officer, and the University of Manitoba president. The new policy became popular, and within a decade, it was backed by both major national parties, and signed into law.

    Independent commissions now handle the redistricting in every province. "Today, most Canadian ridings [districts] are simple and uncontroversial, chunky and geometric, and usually conform to the vague borders of some existing geographic / civic region knowable to the average citizen who lives there," writes JJ McCullough.

    “Of the many matters Canadians have cause to grieve their government for, corrupt redistricting is not one of them.” Hoffman concurs, writing, “The commissions have been largely successful since their implementation.”

  • Three questions about superpowers, which is the best, and which is the worst?

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  • Sorry Timmy, bad timing, we were being attacked by a giant space monster again

  • Three questions about superpowers, which is the best, and which is the worst?

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  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Tinkerers Are Taking Old Redbox Kiosks Home and Reverse Engineering Them

    www.404media.co /tinkerers-are-taking-old-redbox-kiosks-home-and-reverse-engineering-them/
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Fossify Launcher just got released

    github.com /FossifyOrg/Launcher
  • Videos @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    "ghosta nova 👻🎸" - This year's little animation is out now

  • Android @lemdro.id
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Release v0.4.1 · florisboard/florisboard

    github.com /florisboard/florisboard/releases/tag/v0.4.1
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Mastodon gets a very good write-up in Stuff Magazine

    imgur.com /a/CBre2rv
  • Interesting Shares @lemmy.zip
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    "Fall is here: Why do some trees lose their leaves while others stay green?" (detailed article + study)

    theconversation.com /fall-is-here-why-do-some-trees-lose-their-leaves-while-others-stay-green-240386
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Mastodon 4.3 released

    blog.joinmastodon.org /2024/10/mastodon-4.3/
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    GameVault - "the self-hosted gaming platform for drm-free games"

    gamevau.lt
  • Science Memes @mander.xyz
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Can I offer you a tan egg?

  • Android @lemdro.id
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    MasterDevX/Termux-Kali: Install Kali Linux on Android using Termux!

    github.com /MasterDevX/Termux-Kali
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    New Map Shows Community Broadband Networks Are Exploding In U.S.

    www.techdirt.com /2024/10/02/new-map-shows-community-broadband-networks-are-exploding-in-u-s/
  • New Communities @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Since it's Inktober, art sharing communities thread

    lemmy.world /c/artshare
  • Community Promo @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Since it's Inktober, art sharing communities thread

    lemmy.world /c/artshare
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Does duck.ai append some extra text to every message?

  • Good News Everyone @sh.itjust.works
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    A shy penguin wins New Zealand’s bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos

    apnews.com /article/bird-zealand-hoiho-yellow-eyed-penguin-robin-bb22c610345daffb4de24aad4a4db7b5
  • Android @lemdro.id
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Release 3.0.0 · T8RIN/ImageToolbox

    github.com /T8RIN/ImageToolbox/releases/tag/3.0.0
  • Tech @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Smartphone-based microscope rapidly reconstructs 3D holograms

    phys.org /news/2024-09-smartphone-based-microscope-rapidly-reconstructs.html
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Release v0.6.9 · AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy

    github.com /AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.6.9
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Otter @lemmy.ca
    PSA

    If you use Instagram/Facebook/Messenger, check the "off Meta technologies" section. Your other apps may be sending data without you knowing

  • Tech @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body

    www.independent.co.uk /tech/robot-mushroom-biohybrid-robotics-cornell-b2606970.html