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@ meejle @lemmy.world

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⚠️ I follow and comment on NSFW stuff.

I'm a 36m British writer, designer, gaymer, lefty snowflake, and AuDHDer. I never shut up about Ace Attorney, and I collect Tamagotchis. Trying to learn Japanese, currently N4-ish. Ask for my Slowly ID!

Also trying PieFed: @meejle@piefed.world

  • Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching porn

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  • Surprised the UK age verification selfies haven't been used to extort people yet. It'd be so easy (and is such an obvious reason why the law is bullshit).

    SecurAge🛡️"Log in with Google to verify your age."

    "Sorry, we weren't able to verify you using your Google Account. Please take a selfie for verification."

    "Now give us £1000, or we'll send your picture and details of the porn you were trying to access to everyone in your contacts."

  • Those of you who install non-google-play apps (aka: sideloading), what's your gameplan for the upcoming Google restrictions on Sideloading?

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  • I think the only thing I sideload is AdGuard, and they're already verified. So it shouldn't really affect me.

    I'm still against it on principal.

  • Didn't want to buy those...

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  • And #2 could just as easily be RSD

  • ‘Shut it down and start again’: staff disquiet as Alan Turing Institute faces identity crisis

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  • Turn it off and on again

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    Chicken wings advertised as ‘boneless’ can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides

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  • Does boneless chicken in the US not have a warning printed on the packaging? Ours does in Britain – I'm not 100% sure if it's universal, but I've definitely noticed it on fast food packaging.

    "While every effort has been taken to remove bones, some may remain."

  • Skin Velcro

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  • I think also the fact that AI subscriptions are generally quite expensive, when compared with other online subscriptions.

    Copilot Pro: £19.00/monthChatGPT Plus: £18.99/monthGemini: £18.99/monthClaude Pro: £15.00/month

    Compared to (just off the top of my head):

    Microsoft 365 Personal: £8.49/monthGoogle Play Pass: £4.99/monthAdobe Photography Plan (Photoshop, Lightroom, and 20GB cloud storage): £9.98/monthApple Arcade: £6.99/monthPlayStation Plus Premium (top tier): £13.49/monthAmazon Prime: £8.99/month

    And it has a free offering, so there's not even a pressing reason to upgrade for most people. 🤔

  • Is there a term for someone who is ok with the rest of their body, but wishes they had the other genitals?

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  • I'd say it fits the definition of "dysphoria", even if you don't think it's necessarily gender dysphoria.

    My understanding is that: when a trans person looks in the mirror or sees pictures of themselves, and there's a mismatch between "what they see" vs. "what they feel" – that unpleasant feeling is what's meant by "dysphoria". For a transgender person, that feeling could be all or partly about their genitals (masturbating or having sex with "wrong" genitals can make you feel dysphoric), but not necessarily.

    Abigail Thorn (a trans YouTuber and philosophy expert) has argued that "gender dysphoria" is a misnomer, and something that cis people also experience. Watch a couple of minutes from this timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1eWIshUzr8&t=3886s

    She also brings up "body dysmorphia", so maybe that's another one for you to google (although she argues that it's basically the same thing).

  • Where do Reform UK and Nigel Farage stand on LGBTQ+ issues?

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  • Lol, where do you think?

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  • I'd love it if you did that! Thanks!

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  • I think it'll happen, but I don't think it's happening yet.

    The unease is already there ("the internet used to be a place"/"why isn't the internet fun any more?" sentiments and #OldWeb #SlowWeb hashtags), but I don't think people are ready to do anything about it.

    I'm only one guy, with a small internet following, but I recently had a go at launching a small "Gaymers" webring (well, a simplified version of one). I promoted it on my socials, I laid out why I think it's a good idea, I paid to "Blaze" it on Tumblr – I even emailed some like-minded creators directly.

    I rewrote the webpage multiple times, to try to make it more persuasive and more concise. I added a contact form in case people felt uncomfortable emailing me. I loosened the rules to allow commercial websites, as long as they were still independent. I worked hard on the widget and incorporated feedback (made it respect prefers-reduced-motion and made a static version for sites where animation would feel out of place).

    I got some good feedback; lots of people said it was interesting, and a good idea. But literally no one joined or expressed any interest in joining. 🤷‍♂️

    I'm going to have one more go at promoting it next time I've got money to spare, but I'll most likely end up quietly deleting it along with any evidence it existed, because a webring of one is fucking embarrassing. 💀

    I guess if you build it, they will not necessarily come lmao

  • Police use controversial AI tool that looks at people’s sex lives and beliefs

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  • People do it without being required! I bet Alexa has seen some shit

  • Dreamsettler, the follow-up to early internet inspired browser game Hypnospace Outlaw, has been cancelled

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  • Potentially also:

    The Roottrees are Dead (Steam)A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

    The Operator (currently free on Epic Games)Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Her Story (Steam)A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game. (Also has a follow-up called Telling Lies that I liked a lot less.)

    Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You (Steam)Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences. (Also has a follow up called Orwell: Ignorance Is Strength that I liked a lot less.)

    I don't know how these compare to Hypnospace Outlaw, but they're all definitely "interacting with a fake computer desktop" games. (And thanks, I'll look into your recs too, I'm always looking for more stuff like this)

  • What are your favorite games that you never see mentioned anywhere?

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  • I'm currently playing to a T, by the Katamari creator.

    Not remotely similar, and hard to recommend to most people tbh... but it has the same joyful silliness that just makes me smile, somehow.

  • What are your favorite games that you never see mentioned anywhere?

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  • Honestly, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.

    The remaster got some attention, but it still feels pretty niche for a game made by the Ace Attorney guy. I never felt like it got its "moment" in the same way as, say, Blue Prince.

    And yet, from the moment the 15-year-old announcement trailer dropped, I knew it was going to be in "top 5 of all time" territory for me. 😍

  • I've never done this OBVIOUSLY

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  • Neurotypical person:

    • May procrastinate, but can still "decide" to do the task if they put their mind to it
    • Maybe some guilt about the procrastinating
    • Does the task
    • Gets a hit of dopamine, so they feel good and think, "why did I put it off?"
    • Remembers that next time there's a task

    ADHDer:

    • Get up. Get up now. Please get up and do the task. Why can't I get up and do the task? I hate myself so much. I'm letting everyone down... Seriously, just do the task, I'm begging you...
    • Major guilt spiral, RSD, feels bad man
    • Does the task
    • Doesn't get a hit of dopamine, so they feel the same and think, "ugh, why did I bother?"
    • Remembers that next time there's a task

  • Dismay as council removes Pride flag in Derbyshire after Christians complain

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  • We welcome everybody.

    Ew, no, not you.

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  • They know they already have a Bing logo they could use, right? 🤔

    Not that this is out of character for Microsoft. Office became Office 365, which became Microsoft 365… unless you search for it online, because then all three names show up.

    Likewise, Bing Chat became Copilot… but then the main Office launcher became Microsoft 365 Copilot, so there are two Copilot apps on people's PCs and it's not immediately clear what the difference is. (This joins the two OneNote apps and two Outlook apps.)

    And, they finally finished retiring the MSN brand and changed everything over to "Microsoft Start" (not to be confused with the iconic "Start" button 😬)… only to make a new MSN logo and change it all back.

    Meanwhile, there's a Bing app for Android that has an almost identical feature set to Edge, but different branding and a different UI. There's also an MSN app, which… has almost an identical feature set as the other two apps, but a slightly different UI to the Bing app. 😭

  • What are you best decluttering tips?

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  • Use the Poop Method

    "If this object had poop on it, would I wash it, or throw it away?"

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    Should I post this without the blur or underwear and completely expose myself? 18 :)

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  • Yep 😏