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by xzjis 5mo ago
That's really a bullshit argument. First off, there are plenty of technical solutions that allow minors (15-17 years old) to bypass the restrictions: using sites that don't follow the law, using Tor, etc. But furthermore, these me
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by xzjis 5mo ago
The problem is that there is literally no other free and open-source app to track your periods, so you're forced to use some proprietary piece of shit that sells all possible medical information about its users.
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by xzjis 5mo ago
My friend isn't a developer; on the contrary, she's pretty tech illiterate. She has very little patience for testing 10 different apps. I think it would be possible to have two themes: a neutral one, and a pink and cute one.
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by xzjis 5mo ago
In the app description: "Not another cute, pink app. drip. is designed with gender inclusivity in mind" So it's a perfectly conscious choice, and that's exactly what turns off some women who might prefer a cute, pink app
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by xzjis 5mo ago
Drip has a paradoxical flaw: by trying to be extremely inclusive and making a "gender-neutral" app (without the colour pink) to include trans people, it discourages some people from using it. At least, my friend told me she though
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by xzjis 5mo ago
Or it could be: 5 Gbps --> USB 3 10 Gbps --> USB 3.1 20 Gbps --> USB 3.2 Higher number = better
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by xzjis 6mo ago
I set up my own mail server for my own use at home. I did everything correctly: DNS, reverse DNS, DMARC, DKIM, SPF, etc. I have the best possible reputation score everywhere. I am the sole owner and user of the IP. But Gmail's magic sa
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by xzjis 6mo ago
The problem is that this incompetence is the result of (bad) choices by Microsoft's management. I'm not even talking about middle managers but the C-suite, who only care about satisfying shareholders, not about creating good worki
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by xzjis 7mo ago
Gemini 3 Flash is clearly a generation ahead of other LLMs, and as a result, it gave me the correct answer: > Since your goal is to wash the car, you should drive. > While 50 meters is a very short walking distance (roughly a 30-45 se
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by xzjis 8mo ago
It's a scam. I don't understand how EVERYONE falls for Elon Musk's obvious scams, when every year his claims are more fantastical and exaggerated than the last. This is obviously about propping up a shaky business (SpaceX) by
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by xzjis 8mo ago
German pastor Martin Niemöller: "First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came
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by xzjis 8mo ago
Imagine what they could do with mental health data if they ever decide to start deporting people with mental "problems", just like the Nazis did in their time. The same goes for people with physical disabilities.
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by xzjis 9mo ago
You really have to already be privileged, and not directly affected by these so-called “external causes” the author talks about, to be able to take comfort in ignoring them. But is that even desirable? Do we actually want to live in a socie
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by xzjis 9mo ago
As a free-software advocate, I believe competition should be based on investment in industrial machinery and labour, not on secretly guarded know-how. If Samsung, Micron, and SK-Electronics weren't an oligopoly trying to squeeze maximu
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by xzjis 9mo ago
It wouldn't be malicious though. Well, it's malicious towards the Trump administration, but not towards the people. Quite the opposite.
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by xzjis 9mo ago
Google already has dedicated hardware for running private LLMs: just look at what they're doing on the Google Pixel. The main limiting factor right now is access to hardware that's powerful enough, and especially has enough memory
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by xzjis 10mo ago
What's crazy is that productivity per employee just keeps increasing year after year, but successive neoliberal governments continue to lower corporate taxes. They should be doing the exact opposite! Taxes should be raised as productiv
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by xzjis 10mo ago
VPNs can never be completely banned because they're a tool used by businesses (nothing is more important than a business in neoliberal capitalism).
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by xzjis 10mo ago
Back in school, I had a teacher who was in charge of installing 3G, 4G, and 5G antennas for a carrier in France. The answer is that the 4G frequency bands are saturated, and they pushed 5G mainly to relieve congestion on the 4G network. The
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by xzjis 10mo ago
It's a political problem: do we, the people, have a choice in what gets prioritized? I think it's clear that the majority of people don't give a damn about minor improvements in AI and would rather have a better computer, sma
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by xzjis 10mo ago
I love Kagi's implementation: by default it's disabled, you either have to add a question mark to the search, or click in the interface after searching to generate the summary.
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by xzjis 10mo ago
I don't like defending Russia which is a horrible country, but I find it hypocritical to only talk about their imperialism and pretend not to see that the most imperialist country in the world, the one that has started, financed, and p
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by xzjis 10mo ago
Have you considered at Framework? In my opinion, the two best brands are ThinkPads (though it depends on the model) and Frameworks.
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by xzjis 10mo ago
The reality is that middle managers are completely useless, but to justify their usefulness they have to force people to come to the office, to reprimand them if they don't strictly follow the schedule, to hold meetings to pretend they
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by xzjis 10mo ago
If I play devil's advocate, I'd say the productivity gain is so significant that even with the distraction of ads, you still save time by using LLMs :)
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by xzjis 10mo ago
While Western countries are making education increasingly private, expensive, and accessible only to the elite, in China, free education accessible to all is training engineers who then go on to work for companies that outperform those of o
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by xzjis 10mo ago
I commend Collabora's tremendous work on Bluetooth LE audio on Linux and their work in general, but I can't help being frustrated that it's volunteer contributors handling the implementation, while the Bluetooth Special Inter
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by xzjis 10mo ago
In reality, Valve is doing all this work on GNU+Linux because they've been afraid of Microsoft ever since Windows 8 and the introduction of the Windows Store. For now, Microsoft is remaining open and isn't restricting installation
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by xzjis 10mo ago
I don't think it's fair to blame HP and Dell here; the greed of MPEG LA, which is increasing its licensing price, is the cause. It's problematic to globally allow the patent system and this kind of licensing; it's a real
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by xzjis 10mo ago
I have a theory: just like with excessive porn consumption, could it be that depressed people tend to watch more short-form videos? I have a chronically depressed friend who confirms this theory: she can't be bothered to do anything an

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