whatsuphotdog

3 ms·

1.
by whatsuphotdog 2y ago
My partner is an archivist, they attend these sorts of conferences, and we've talked about this frequently. Archivists are at best apprehensive about AI, especially shoddily implemented versions like will almost certainly be the case h
2.
by whatsuphotdog 2y ago
Their point is why would would anyone involved in this presentation choose to dub this AI an "expert". They're addressing the overall dishonesty in labeling it as anything other than what it is. They rightfully do not want us
3.
by whatsuphotdog 2y ago
It's very bizarre to see all these comments downplaying this, or implying the lack of E2EE by default somehow makes it less attractive to the average user than something like Signal. Most people care about usability and interconnectivi
4.
by whatsuphotdog 2y ago
Why are you assuming tech savy people care primarily about end-to-end encryption?
5.
by whatsuphotdog 3y ago
As someone who has hated something like 85% of all recent app redesigns with their wasted screen space and needlessly floating elements, Thunderbird's is one of the few that I actually kinda like, after I took a few minutes to tweak it
6.
by whatsuphotdog 3y ago
>Will Reddit as a business be better off without these users? Also maybe. There's definitely a case to be made that the community would benefit from more casual participation minus power tripping and over moderation from the top 0.0
7.
by whatsuphotdog 3y ago
Google destroyed its own search engine, it would do the same to Reddit. The fundamental problem is that reddit's primary strength, it's biggest point of value, is antithetical to the type of monetization that Google would implemen
8.
by whatsuphotdog 3y ago
I love that the CEO calls the users voicing their displeasure "noise". When those users voice opinions on other things, it's called content. When those users voice their opinions against reddit, it's noise. Hoffman conti