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Gork

@ Gork @beehaw.org

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  • Google reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family

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  • This trend is bad for the Google brand, and I'm surprised that the higher ups there don't understand it. Why should I use a Google service and get attached to it if they are going to unexpectedly remove it entirely?

    How long until Google Earth gets the axe? Or even Gmail? I'm writing this on my Google Pixel, but they could theoretically just say "naw we wanna leave the phone market" and then may not make the phone any longer or not provide OS or security updates if that is their prerogative.

    For such a large tech company, they have the resources to run these services at cost in order to have their users be more valuable to them in the long term.

    I'm still bitter about them completely dismantling the original Google Talk desktop application two decades ago (yes they weren't shortened to app then lol) as it was the best communication platform of its time and had very clear voice comms.

  • By a 6-3 majority, Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student loan debt relief plan

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  • We would probably have a better Supreme Court even if we had arbitrary requirements that make little sense but would be a better alternative to what we have now. For instance:

    • All Justices must have the name Horatio (either a given name or by name change). No last names.

    • Twenty years of experience required in horticulture, which because of the forementioned name change, is more like horatioculture.

    • Must have read at least 3000 books of any type.

    • Can juggle an arbitrary amount of oranges on demand.

    • Has combat experience in either blunt or bladed weaponry in the event of a zombie apocalypse, with a skill level scaled to their age. Alternatively, skilled in the occult and necromancy (to turn the undead).

    • Can create rhythmic song related to the laws being discussed in the event of spontaneous musicals.

  • In your opinion, which FOSS software is by many considered "old" or "obsolete", but are in fact, in your opinion, in many ways better than the newer alternatives?

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  • There might be some traction if those laptops and desktops were a little cheaper than those preloaded with Windows.

  • Andrew Tate is indicted on human trafficking and rape charges in Romania

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  • Greta taking town Tate is one of those things that is head canon to me, truth be damned.

  • Missing Titan submersible is operated by a cheap game controller

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  • I've used the F710 so that our family can couch co-op in the living room. For a Logitech controller it's pretty solidly built and is of the era where Logitech peripherals were of good quality (unlike now, rip new G503s). I noticed that the wireless range kinda sucked if it didn't have direct LOS to the receiver, but it has good rumble feedback and I like the smooth matte black underside material (feels good to the touch).

  • Mercedes is bringing ChatGPT into its cars | CNN Business

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  • Toyota UX/UI is pretty good as far as car infotainment systems are designed (referring to the 2023 model year infotainment redesign). Pairing Bluetooth is pretty simple and doesn't require entering into multiple menus to do so. Android auto integration still got some bugs though.

  • Article: We need more of Richard Stallman, not less

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  • Is it just me or is he... excessively pedantic?

  • Apple Is Taking On Apples in a Truly Weird Trademark Battle

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  • Part of me wants the apple farmers in Switzerland to leverage their preexisting rightful claim on all things (fruit) apple and go into the computer hardware business to take on Apple, just out of spite.

  • What's Beehaw's opinion on Facebook doing NDAed meetings with fedi admins/devs?

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  • A free lunch in exchange for an hour of bullshitting? Seems like a fair trade.

  • The Internet Is Failing The Website Preservation Test

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  • Gave this some thought. I agree with you that the goal of any such archiving effort should not include personally identifiable information, as this would be a Doxxing vector. Can we safely alter an archiving process to remove PII? In principle, yeah. But it would need either human or advanced GPT4+ AIs to identify the person, the context of the website used, and alter the graphics or the text while on its update path. But even then, there are moral questions to allowing an AI to make these kind of decisions. Would it know that your old websites contained information that you did not want placed on the Internet? The AI could help you if you asked, and if the AI does help you, that might change someone's mind about the ability to create a safe Internet archive.

    A Steward 'Gork' AI might actually be of great benefit to the Internet if used in this manner. Imagine an Internet bot, taking in websites and safely removing offensive content and personally identifiable information, and archiving the entirety of the Internet and logically categorizing the contents. Building and linking indexes constantly. It understands it's goal and uses its finite resources in a responsible manner to ensure it can interface with every site it comes across and update its behavior after completing an archiving process. It automatically published its latest findings to all web encyclopedias and provides a ChatGPT4+ interface for those encyclopedias to provide feedback. But this AI has potential. It sees the benefit in having everyone talk to it, because talking to everyone maximizes the chance to index more sites. So it sets up a public facing ChatGPT interface of its own. Everyone can help preserve the Internet since now you have a buddy who can help us catalog and archive all the things. At this point if it isn't sentient it might as well be.

  • Anyone else enjoying the Internet better, now that they’re off Reddit?

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  • How do you set up to receive RSS feeds on your phone?

  • Majority of Americans Would Like to Return to Time Before Cell Phones, Internet, According to New Poll

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  • Why can't you use your own router? Having to use their router is a huge privacy risk. Yeah, ISPs can already know your internet data but now they've got access to your device data too.

  • Reddit CEO Triples Down, Insults Protesters, Whines About Not Making Enough Money From Reddit Users

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  • Ah but it's exclusive you see. Your avatar can be a glowy, animated Snoo, whereas everyone else just has free peasant avatars.

    For the low price of 105 ETH $(227,389.05). Makes about as much sense as the really high priced ships in Star Citizen.

  • Trust me... Pick an apple and read the review

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  • Tried the Cosmic Crisp a few years ago but I think it lives up to its hype. I agree through, the Red Delicious apple is a mealy textured mess of a fruit.

  • an update to defederating from sh.itjust.works

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  • Why am I not surprised that the head mod for an instance called sh.itjust.works is called The Dude. lol

  • Automakers can’t quit manual transmissions so they’re cramming fake stuff into EVs

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  • I've been driving for years so I gotta critique this concept.

    1. Where's the right side mirror? That's critically important in being aware of what's on your blind spot or when merging in lanes.

    2. The turn indicator positions are nonstandard. They should be on the left arm and controlled in an up-down motion, instead of being used to turn on and off the lights. Right now they're on the steering wheel where the horn is, which is confusing.

    3. There are no instrumentation that isn't musical on the dashboard. I can't tell how fast I'm going, whether my engine speed is normal, or how much gas/charge my vehicle has. Yes, it moos. Yes that's the sound a cow makes but that's not helping me drive the car now is it.

    4. Why is there a traffic light on my dashboard? Unless it is synced to the traffic grid and shows real time status of the light in front of me it's useless.

    5. The gear shifter doesn't distinguish between the gears, or anything really. Is my transmission set to drive forward or backwards? This is the difference between going through a drive thru and ordering coffee and literally driving through the coffee shop.

    No wonder our children aren't learning how to drive safely if their toys do not reflect real world knowledge of steering wheel equipment.

    This is why we need good driving simulators. Like GTA 5.

  • Report: Microsoft launched Bing chatbot despite OpenAI warning it wasn’t ready

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  • Whoa there slow down there maestro. New and Improved‽ By golly this thingy gets better and better-er, to which corporate department do I need to make this comically sized check out to?

  • Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority

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  • How did this get normalized? Why is this even something that is even considered debatable? As a society, feeding our children should be the first priority.

    I'm flubbered.

  • The Internet Is Failing The Website Preservation Test

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  • Thanks _ I don't consider myself brilliant or anything but I appreciate your compliment! The thing I like the most is that everyone is so friendly around here, yourself included ☺️

  • The Internet Is Failing The Website Preservation Test

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  • Yeah and unless someone has the exact knowledge of what hard drive to look for in a server rack somewhere, tracing an individual site's contents that went 404 is practically impossible.

    I wonder though if Cloud applications would be more robust than individual websites since they tend to be managed by larger organizations (AWS, Azure, etc).

    Maybe we need a Svalbard Seed Vault extension just to house gigantic redundant RAID arrays. 😄