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  • Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform

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  • Enshittification isn't illegal though. And making it illegal sounds pretty draconian and anti liberal to me.

    I, for one, will never pay for discord, and if the communities I do use it for decide to move elsewhere, I'll happily move over.

  • Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment

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  • I don't recall. Not gonna lie, it's not as slick looking as the stock one, or as regular android launchers can be, but it's functional.

    Edit: It's called Projectivy Launcher.

  • Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment

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  • I was getting "suggestions" to install apps for streaming platforms like Disney or hbo which I had to scroll past before I could start the apps I installed myself.

    Maybe you're on a different firmware version from me.

  • Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals

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  • Saying the crop is a porn photo is like saying homeopathy has an active ingredient because "the water remembers".

  • Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals

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  • As long as the cropped picture contains the required colour variety, fine by me.

    Now, the real remarkable thing is the fact that you think those two settings are comparable, or that it somehow makes a valid argument.

    edit or that you posted this argument so many times. You might have some repressed issues. Honestly, as long as all parties involved are consenting adults, it's okay to like what you like.

  • Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform

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  • Same here. I'm just surprised at how well Signal is holding up.

  • Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment

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  • What a stupid title. As if anybody's buying smart devices in the hope they'll be worth more someday.

    My on topic advice: if you rely on your smart TV to get to your content, you're going to have a bad time. Get a small computer instead, and treat your "smart" TV as a monitor, nothing more.

    I did get myself an nvidia shield last year, and after switching out the stock launcher for something that doesn't show ads (and better yet, launches straight into plex at boot), I couldn't be happier.

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    How do I turn off Windows 10 & 11 automatic updates?

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  • In my experience, these kinds of programs tend to do that. But if the first step of a guide is "go download the dodgy software from a third party file hoster", that's about as big as red flags get.

  • Meta and the Fediverse: The Duopoly that could shape the Web to come

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  • the futures of both Meta and the Fediverse are heavily intertwined: both are dependent on one another for their success.

    That very much depends on your definition of success. If that means monetization, then probably, yes. But if you mean quality content (for the fediverse), I very much doubt it.

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  • I wouldn't call lemmy.world poorly managed.

  • Examples of artists using OpenAI's Sora (generative video) to make short content

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  • What do you mean by that, exactly? How do we allow or deny this, and what do you think are reasonable alternatives?

  • Stability AI CEO resigns because you can't beat centralized AI with more centralized AI

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  • Sillytavern by any chance?

    And I'd say the difference between mistral and mixtral is pretty big for general usage, feels like it's a next generation.

  • Blizzard locks you out of account if you don't agree to new terms; no ownership, forced arbitration

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  • If Steam puts up a bunch of new Agreements, and you refuse to accept, you'll continue using the non-updated version - correct?

    In theory you could keep using the service that adheres to the old agreement - but they will only provide the service under the new agreement. So effectively, no.

    Unfortunately, Diablo 3 is an online game - even singleplayer. In case of starcraft, it's even worse - the only reason for it to be online is multiplayer (fair enough) and drm (boo!).

  • Stability AI CEO resigns because you can't beat centralized AI with more centralized AI

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  • The Mixtral models are pretty good, although they require a LOT of memory to run at a decent pace.

  • Blizzard locks you out of account if you don't agree to new terms; no ownership, forced arbitration

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  • Yeah, I suppose that sucks if you never stopped to think about it.

    In my case, it's the reason I never bought Diablo 3 - when they turn an offline game into a mandatory online game, I figured that sooner or later they'd pull something like this.

  • Blizzard locks you out of account if you don't agree to new terms; no ownership, forced arbitration

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  • I don't have time to check a video, but isn't it true for any service that it you don't agree to the new ToS, your contract is terminated?

    What makes this case so special?

    Edit: or is it that people only found out now that the games they bought were online-only and that they're at the mercy of the publisher?

  • Redditors Vent and Complain When People Mock Their "AI Art"

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  • Wow, it's like I'm back on reddit.

  • Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default

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  • Me neither. Recommendation engines already were a closed box that were being gamed to influence people's opinions. This just removes one attack vector from it, and, as I understand it, it's optional as well. It would be even better if there'd be more genres to block imho.

  • Tuxedo Laptops - Any good?

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  • My last few laptops have been Tuxedo. Can heartily recommend. The tux key instead of the windows logo is a very nice touch. The first ones were 13", and their tiny fans could be rather loud during normal operation, but now I have a 15" and it's a dream.