technology

I just got a pretty good deal on an old ThinkPad (think 10 years old now) to use as a beater for screwing with ArchLinux and hopefully to find a real use for. It’s in great shape like it was never really used, but big shock, the battery is at 50% effective capacity and what’s there disappears in less than an hour....

I’ve been fascinated by single-purpose devices such as iPods for music, flip-phones for communication, and e-readers for ebooks. Considering that my interest for these devices has reached an all-time high, I was wondering: Why has the iPod died out while e-readers continue to thrive and see growth? Don’t they both serve the...

cross-posted from: zemmy.cc/post/79525...

But fediverse isn’t ready to take over yet...

Forex trading has emerged as a critical player in the fast-paced world of finance, where fortunes are made and lost in the blink of an eye. With its potential for high returns and global accessibility, forex trading has captured the attention of investors worldwide.

if you want to post links or discuss Reddit over the next while, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy, thanks! (a more formal body may be forthcoming, but that'll come in the morning if so)

Whelp, here we go again

G/O Media, a major online media company that runs publications including Gizmodo, Kotaku, Quartz, Jezebel, and Deadspin, has announced that it will begin a “modest test” of AI content on its sites....

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/530162...

Google can’t display tweets and pages from Twitter in search results as effectively as it usually does because of changes at Twitter, according to a statement given to The Verge. “We’re aware that our ability to crawl Twitter.com has been limited, affecting our ability to display tweets and pages from the site in search...

Hi guys so something weird I noticed about youtube and their enhanced premium experiments. Last week I had enhanced premium availble as an option. I don’t use youtube premium so I went with stock 1080p. Quality was kinda degreaded....

Twitter, also known as X Corp, no longer has a media relations office. Reuters could not immediately reach Twitter’s Australia office.

Pornhub now blocks access to users in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

So Jerboa broke on my phone just now and I didn’t want to stop browsing Lemmy. Unfortunately no suitable alternative was found so I just decided to check if I could open it in my browser and install it....

cross-posted from: lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/545658...