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slumberlust··on Can I disable all data collection from my vehicle?
If you've ever braked hard, you've used ABS. Its what let's you continue to steer under heavy braking. Previous generations were taught to pump the breaks for a similar (much less effective) effect.

The fact that you've used it and don't know it proves your point. That's an example of good safety implementation.

slumberlust··on Can I disable all data collection from my vehicle?
How did you confirm this? I believe you think you did it, but is there any way to confirm its not still sending via another module?
slumberlust··on Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs
Voyeurism
slumberlust··on Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs
Gross to all three. Slight convince at the cost of full surveillance. No deal.
slumberlust··on I accidentally made law enforcement shut down their fake honeypot
Ironically, blocking trackers gives you even more uniqueness.

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

slumberlust··on Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
Why would they need to do that when you are already wearing an RFID bracelet?
slumberlust··on Where the goblins came from
> A calculator has a very narrow sort of intelligence.

Have you ever heard anyone refer to a calculator as intelligent?

These companies have a vested interest in making the product appear more human/smart than it is. It's new tech smeared with the same ole marketing matter.

slumberlust··on Refuse to let your doctor record you
We agree on the desired outcome, but couldn't we also give doctors more time to do that job without AI? Feels like the blame is in the wrong place.
slumberlust··on Using the internet like it's 1999
Tried greyscale yet?
slumberlust··on The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe
That's quickly changing as the college grads are entering the workforce with experience on DaVinci.
slumberlust··on The buns in McDonald's Japan's burger photos are all slightly askew
Jokes on them. I'm so sick of apps I just don't eat there anymore. Win win for my gut and wallet!
slumberlust··on The future of everything is lies, I guess – Part 5: Annoyances
Just look at the difference between Amazon and Chewy support. One actively obfuscates how to talk/chat with a human; the other has someone knowledgeable pick up after one telephony prompt.
slumberlust··on Artemis II is competency porn
There's no guarantee that money wouldn't just be allocated to the dod.
slumberlust··on 1D Chess
First number in the set is your move; Second is Opponents move.
slumberlust··on The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing
Are you suggesting we should do nothing if the solution has any flaws?
slumberlust··on The house is a work of art: Frank Lloyd Wright
As someone 15 min south of Manchester, thank you. Will check these out!
slumberlust··on OpenAI Acquires TBPN
Its conceding, or sidestepping, a common debate point yo focus on the crux or the issue.
slumberlust··on Men are ditching TV for YouTube as AI usage and social media fatigue grow
Interesting. One of my many many complaints with YTMusic is that it does discovery very poorly. It fills any radio/discovery queue with one or two new songs followed by all the songs already on my playlists.

Other big complaints include no ability to prevent it from substantially using my cell data despite telling it to do everything over wifi. I've taken to just removing network permissions from the app unless I want to add something.

slumberlust··on Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz
No thanks. Watched the whole thing since its a great channel with great content.
slumberlust··on Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet
You might enjoy A City On Mars by the Wienersmiths. There's a lot to consider that you are glossing over.
slumberlust··on Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet
If your goal is to accelerate access to earth ending technology, then sure.

We should probably figure out how to get along before we eqiup people with asteroid flinging tech.

slumberlust··on I tried to prove I'm not AI. My aunt wasn't convinced
You're on the right path. As long as we continue to use email as a fallback to every other form of authentication, it will remain a single point of failure and a relatively weak one at that.

OP is still correct. No matter what, humans will remain the weakest link...it's in our nature to sympathize and every one of us has distracted/weak moments. It's just a matter of time; look at the guy who runs haveibeenpwnd...getting pwned.

slumberlust··on Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite usage falls
How is steam a monopoly? People would be excited for EGS just like they are for GoG, except EGS has a track record of anticonsumer behavior.

I fear for valve in a post gaben world, and they certainly aren't blameless. They also aren't a monopoly. Hell, steamOS is the opposite of a locked ecosystem.

slumberlust··on Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite usage falls
I think sweeny is an awful person overall. The lawsuit against apple and google is a net positive for consumers though. Having someone as big as Epic stand up to these digital silos is a good thing.
slumberlust··on HP trialed mandatory 15-minute support call wait times (2025)
They're all fungible if you aren't addicted to your phone.
slumberlust··on The American Healthcare Conundrum
Yeah, day old account too.
slumberlust··on I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job
The companies have made this bed. They are upset its finally a mor even playing field.
slumberlust··on Hisense TVs add unskippable startup ads before live TV
They patched that out many moons ago. If you havent updated in a few years you might have a shot, but most people cannot.
slumberlust··on Meta acquires Moltbook
I disagree that accessibility is a detractor here.

There's never been a better time to be an indie dev. I'd rather have 1/1000 indie games be awesome than being force fed whatever storefront disguised as a game 'AAA' publishers poop out every year.

Just look at how slay the spire is doing up against marathon right now. Which of those was shouting the loudest? Highguard anyone?

slumberlust··on Iran War Cost Tracker
The contract to rebuild it will mean huge profits too. The circle of life (MIC).
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