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wrekone

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  • Meta is getting rid of factchecking. If you want to leave Instagram, what are your alternatives?

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  • Can confirm. I'm a bit older, but when I stopped using social media it was like my aquaintances forgot I existed. Sure, close friends would usually still invite me to social events, but even that tapered off after a while. When I'd call someone out for not inviting me, their response was always "but you never shiw up to anything". It's not like they don't know that I'm not on Facebook. What, you think that when you don't invite me that I'll just magically know it's happening? I'm finally getting some people to use Signal groups but that has been an uphill battle.

  • Is there a search engine that blocks websites known to create low effort/AI generated articles?

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  • Oh damn. That was like a proper internet 2.0 kinda experience. A feller could get used to that.

  • Is there a search engine that blocks websites known to create low effort/AI generated articles?

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  • I had a similar experience today looking up beer bongs. Some real cthulu type of shit.

  • Be careful if you are using Roku, read the Privacy Policy.

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  • Roku is, first and foremost, an advertising platform.

  • Are PC Hardware Companies Slowly Driving Technology into Restricted Closed Ecosystems?

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  • This reminds me of how I often assume a lesser known brand is a "small player" in a given industry, only to later find out that they provide parts and/or services to all of the well known brands. Kinda like Mitsubishi in the 80's. Their parts and tech were in everything but their name was mostly associated with cheap electronics and small cars.

  • Insiders say cutting-edge graphics are too costly for AAA games

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  • the broader genre of single-player action games has mostly diminished to Soulslikes and gacha games a la Genshin Impact

    I call bullshit. There are all kinds of awesome, successful, action games that don't fit this mold. This whole piece reads like it was placed by a high level exec that's preparing to lay off a bunch of graphic artists and devs.

    Art > graphics, but this article sucks.

  • Even Apple wasn’t able to make VR headsets mainstream in 2024

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  • I have a furry butt.

  • Metaverse hype fizzles out as Korean tech giants pull plug

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  • Ew

  • The quest to save the world’s largest CRT TV from destruction

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  • Those Viewsonic CRT monitors were amazing. I got one cheap from someone that was "upgrading". As if you could upgrade from a Viewsonic in the early 2000s. That thing was a beast. By far the largest and heaviest monitor I've ever had.

  • The quest to save the world’s largest CRT TV from destruction

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  • I remember when my parents offered to trade me their 32" Phillips-Magnavox for my puny little 27" because they were "trying to downsize". I felt so fuckin cool playing Max Payne and Fable on my original Xbox.

  • Watching the Generative AI Hype Bubble Deflate

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  • One time, I needed to convince my boss's boss that we needed to do something, and he wanted it in writing. Guess who wrote the proposal? And far more eloquently than I could have alone, in the time allowed. It required some good prompts, attentive proofreading, and a few drafts. But in the end, it was quite effective.

  • Piracy and torrents have made my life so much better

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  • Not a drama, but I think Brooklyn 99 did a good job parodying that "pro-police no matter what" perspective. It's also just plain hilarious.

  • ruh roh

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  • I remember, pre-wikileaks, when Glen Greenwald was left of center. Or at least that was my perspective at the time.

  • Arizona School’s Curriculum Will Be Taught by AI, No Teachers

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  • Who's paying for these "life skill workshops"? If it's parents, at least half those kids will never see a single workshop.

  • How risky is it to run a media stack without a vpn?

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  • Seedbox providers are taking on the majority of the risk by providing the service. It's in their interest to keep quiet about it. If they're served with a legal request, they'll honor it, if it conforms to their local laws. But so will your ISP, who has no incentive to protect your information.

    Also, just my opinion, but I think seedbox operators tend to be people who are doing the same things their customers are.

  • Lie of the Year: Springfield Haitians are ‘eating the pets’

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  • Every conservative in your office is a self-serving prick. Same as anywhere.

  • How risky is it to run a media stack without a vpn?

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  • There are some very cheap VPNs out there. Get a year long deal on Slickdeals, or a similar site. Come renewal time , switch providers and got another discounted subscription for the following year. VPN providers fall all over themselves trying to lure you away from your current provider.

    Or, even better, get a seedbox. Many of those even offer VPNs at no additional cost. So you get the insulation of never torrenting on your home connection, and a "free" VPN, that isn't shared with a million other people, for things like watching foreign streaming services or just plain increased privacy.

  • Haven't torrented in over a decade. I've finally managed to find some free time to watch some stuff.

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  • it's worth the download time to kick it up a notch to 1080

    In general? Yes, 100%. For cartoons on a small screen? Debatable.

  • You know what scares us about big tech? Planned obsolescence.

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  • I'd still be on the Pixel 5a 5G if it wasn't for the screen dying (a common issue with that model). I loved that phone. In battery saver mode it would last 3-4 days with light use.