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Zagorath

@ Zagorath @aussie.zone

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Formerly /u/Zagorath on the alien site.

  • Crossherd #366 2026-03-09

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  • I blame Obama

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  • it has been a rethorical one trying do point out the case of US-defaultism

    No, I understood that. My reply was meant to be read as a rebuke to that idea. Because it isn't an American day. It's less observed in America than it is in many other countries. Claiming it to be US-defaultism relied on a mistaken assumption that because some Americans are talking about it, it must be a uniquely American thing.

    Ironically, your complaint about "US-defaultism" was itself the US-defaultism.

  • US state laws push age checks into the operating system

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  • In the OS is where it belongs. But not like this.

    Parental controls is the answer. The OS should be required to support robust APIs that allow parents to set the age of their child and prevent children from accessing apps or sites (via browser APIs that hook into the OS APIs) that are out of the age range. The only actual "verification" should be parents choosing to type in the number.

  • I blame Obama

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  • And what does this strange word "international" mean???

    It means international. As in it's an official holiday in a bunch of countries, and unofficially observed to one degree or another in a whole heap more.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day

    (Note: disregard the map shown on this page. It's unsourced and does not match the article's text.)

  • Circuits #875 2026-03-08

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  • Crossherd #365 2026-03-08

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  • Lead Lemmy developer dessalines@lemmy.ml Appears to Have Had Their Account Compromised After Moderation Actions Raise Serious Concerns

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  • Worth noting that Lemmy receives at least some institutional funding for its development. And I believe some of that funding is contingent on hitting active user goals or similar metrics.

  • Lead Lemmy developer dessalines@lemmy.ml Appears to Have Had Their Account Compromised After Moderation Actions Raise Serious Concerns

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  • What's xz?

  • Circuits #874 2026-03-07

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  • Crossherd #364 2026-03-07

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  • 40% of global ship traffic is simply moving fossil fuels around! Renewables make much of this traffic obsolete

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  • Fwiw this idea does exist. Here's one site that sells it. That site has handwash, general household cleaner, dishwashing powder & tablets, etc., as well as glass bottles to use them in. Also something called "bleach alternative". All designed to be shipped dry.

  • 40% of global ship traffic is simply moving fossil fuels around! Renewables make much of this traffic obsolete

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  • shampoo, soap

    We could reduce shipping needed for these if it became the norm to ship them dry and mix with water in the home. Bonus: they could be shipped in paper rather than plastic, and consumed from reusable glass bottles rather than plastic.

  • 'From the river to the sea' and 'globalise the intifada' banned in Queensland

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  • Nazis. Nazis are the kinds of people who support this ban, who support Israel, who support the ongoing genocide. Some of them hide it better than others, but all of them are effectively Nazis.

  • Circuits #873 2026-03-06

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  • Crossherd #363 2026-03-06

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  • That's my cue to join another PeerTube instance

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  • I'll admit I don't know all the differences between locally run, open source models that are used for accessibility and the horrible plagiarism machines we all despise the most

    Fwiw 99.9% of the time someone talks about ak "open source" generative AI model, what they really mean is "open weight".

    An open-source model has public training code and training dataset, allowing full reproduction

    — a random Reddit post I found when looking for a good definition to share

    Some people (including the author of that definition) don't like the need for open source models to have an open source dataset. It's also not clear to me whether that definition is even supposed to mean the dataset is actually public domain, or just clearly defined (e.g. "we trained on all top 100 best-selling books from the period 2000–2020"). The former would obviously be very meaningfully different from closed models in terms of accusations of ethical problems in the training process.

    Open-weight models basically just mean you can download it and make some slight tweaks and run it at home. It means the big AI companies aren't benefiting financially from your use and can't train on what you feed them for their next model, and because these are typically designed to be run locally rather than in a data centre the environmental impacts are lessened. But in terms of the training process it's no better than closed models.

  • the world

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  • Often, but not always, yes. If the misunderstanding is reasonable and they had ample opportunity for an explanation but didn't, then yes, it's an idiot plot.

    If they legitimately didn't have an opportunity to explain, or the explanation, while true, was completely unbelievable, that's not an idiot plot IMO.

  • 'From the river to the sea' and 'globalise the intifada' banned in Queensland

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  • What's new is surprisingly Labor actually had the guts to vote against this.

    It's also unlikely to survive constitutional challenge. Couldn't be more clearly a limitation on freedom of political expression, and not one that's well-targeted to any legitimate purpose, considering anti-genocide protestors have never been linked to terrorism.

  • 'From the river to the sea' and 'globalise the intifada' banned in Queensland

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  • Kudos to Labor for actually coming around and voting against this.

    I would love to have been a fly on the wall in the Labor party room for their decisionmaking over this one.

  • Matrix @programming.dev
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    How do privacy settings work in Rooms in Spaces?

  • GIMP @lemmy.world
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    Why is an image exported from GIMP much, much darker than it should be?

  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    They do not require the government to assess climate impacts of fossil-fuel projects

    Long-awaited environment laws might get Australia sued. Here’s why

    theconversation.com /long-awaited-environment-laws-might-get-australia-sued-heres-why-270453
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h

    www.brisbanetimes.com.au /national/queensland/e-bike-definition-tightened-as-australia-mulls-sale-ban-20251125-p5ni4s.html
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    starting 1 December

    GPs [in Queensland] given ability to diagnose adults with ADHD in bid to cut wait times

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-11-15/qld-gps-to-diagnose-adhd-and-prescribe-medication/106013548
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Australia’s under-16s social media ban is weeks away. How will it work – and how can I appeal if I’m wrongly banned?

    www.theguardian.com /media/2025/nov/23/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-how-will-it-work-which-platforms-age-verification
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    WeRide: Cycling community celebrates reinstatement of e-bike standard

    mailchi.mp /weride/cycling-community-celebrates-reinstatement-of-e-bike-standard-10901282
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Australian airlines are banning the use of power banks on flights. Here's what to know

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-11-21/what-to-know-about-qantas-virgin-jetstar-new-power-bank-ban/106036042
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
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    XKCD

    Car Size

  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    100 years ago today

  • Vampires @lemmy.zip
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    Try again

  • Vampires @lemmy.zip
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    Jonathan liked the paprika hendl tho

  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    Former Prime Minister Paul Keating on the dismissal

  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    50 year anniversary

    The Whitlam Dismissal - 11 November 1975 | Constitutional Clarion

  • Bicycling @lemmy.world
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    'It has become untenable for us to continue' – Premier Tech terminate Israel-Premier Tech sponsorship despite name change

    www.cyclingnews.com /news/it-has-become-untenable-for-us-to-continue-as-a-sponsor-premier-tech-terminate-israel-premier-tech-sponsorship-despite-name-change/
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Should Newcastle to Sydney bullet train really be first link built of Melbourne to Brisbane route?

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/nov/06/should-newcastle-to-sydney-bullet-train-really-be-first-link-built-of-melbourne-to-brisbane-route
  • Vampires @lemmy.zip
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    Dracula Readthrough 2025, Note: 7 years later

  • Vampires @lemmy.zip
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    Dracula Readthrough 2025, 6 November

  • Vampires @lemmy.zip
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    Dracula Readthrough 2025, 5 November

  • Vampires @lemmy.zip
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    Dracula Readthrough 2025, 4 November