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Cake day: July 1st, 2023
  • bradd@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Things that aren’t your friendsEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I agree that Valve shouldn’t get a free pass but at the same time, an enemy of my enemy is my friend. So long as they are developing GNU+Linux and enabling people to move away from Microsoft, they have my support.

    That said, I fully understand that Valve is doing this out of self interest, their interests may change to be counter to mine.

  • bradd@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Things that aren’t your friendsEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I think it is unfortunately all cops. I’m not even ACAB.

    A police officer may be a good person, and a police officer may be a good police officer, and no matter the case, a police officer may do good things, if we are lucky. The role grants privileges, explicitly or otherwise, which can easily be abused. Cops are an instrument of the government, primarily concerned with law enforcement and working closely with prosecutors to find citizens guilty. They are not required to enforce laws, or provide public safety, so this allows for selective application of these responsibilities.

    They are not inherently good or bad, more a necessary evil, and they should never be trusted. Interact with them as little as possible, watch them closely when you see them interacting with the public. In some cases they’re good people doing good work, great. Not all the time, sometimes it depends on the person, the circumstances, or both.

  • bradd@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Dear Big Tech, Stop Shoving AI Into Operating SystemsEnglish
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    12 days ago

    I’ve heard Fedora is looking to integrate AI into the OS.

    While I hope they take the opportunity to think about this decision and do it wisely, I have little faith. Investors are foaming at the mouth for AI integration. It’s like, the noodles are definitely not done on this yet and investors want to have the first noodles to the market so the marching orders are for every two noodles you see throw one and see if it sticks. You end up with a kitchen with uncooked noodles all over the place and you’re slipping over them and it’s slowing you down and you’re running out of noodles in the pot so you have to add more and this makes it even harder to to find one of the more cooked noodles but the investors are whipping you to find the perfect noodle as they have a full erection and a crazed look in their eyes.

    Sorry, got carried away.

  • bradd@lemmy.worldtoNot The Onion@lemmy.world•Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked ForEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’ve been saying this for a long time. We need to recognize it for what it is, attention rape, and reject it completely.

    The junk mail you get in your mailbox should be illegal. I’ve tried contacting people to have them stop, but low and behold it’s USPS that’s responsible and there is no mechanism in place to stop it.

    So many platforms now make you pay for their service and then show you ads with it. You pay to be advertised to. I mean the car is exactly what I’m talking about.

    I honestly believe it’s a detriment to US culture, how saturated every environment is with advertising, people don’t even see it anymore, it’s “normal”, invisible.

    Do not pay for a service that show you ads, I wouldn’t even use a service that relied on advertising. Use only paid services that do not advertise. Do not buy products that advertise to you.