TORFdot0

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to technology in How People Are Really Using GenAI

That’s a really good use case that I will need to start using. In a use case such as that where paid ads make the search engines unreliable, the LLM is at least going to be on the same footing if not better.

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to technology in It Appears Users Are Getting Bored With TikTok

Then you have the failed “Business Plot” of the 30’s meant to overthrow FDR

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to technology in How People Are Really Using GenAI

I can’t trust the output of an LLM but at least you can ask it to cite its sources so you can get the page that helped it come to that conclusion

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to technology in FCC bans cable TV industry’s favorite trick for hiding full cost of service

In case you were wondering the Republicans on the FCC both dissent claiming that the FCC has no jurisdiction to ban lying because people being marketed too aren’t cable subscribers yet and therefore outside of the FCC’s purview. What a load of horse-hockey. Their next argument will be that the FCC has no right to regulate cable at all because the consumer hasn’t been screwed until they give the cable company their money at which point it’s too late.

As much of a free-market-enjoyer that I am, this is what you get when you vote Republican (or stay home).

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to asklemmy in Are we all fucked?

I’ll admit I’m ignorant on the price of weed which is why I just left it at self medicate.

Where I live an hour visit with a therapist is about $180 if you don’t have insurance, depending on how often you get seen, you can easily spend that bar hopping or buy handles of crown over 2 weeks or a month.

If the weed is still leaving you anxious, saving for therapy or using resources to reduce the cost of it is worth a shot. I’m not trying to be a prude and say “don’t do drugs” I’m just trying to advocate for effective mental healthcare

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to fediverse in Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time

That’s the problem. I can see a future where very few users and trolls “opt-in” to fediverse integration and for a while meta doesn’t rock the boat and actually contributes to the fediverse as a whole.

But Zuck would have us under ransom. All he has to do, if the fediverse starts threatening his business is turn on all accounts for federation, and it would quickly overwhelm the small independent operators. The fediverse would essentially be controlled by meta.

It’s the parable of the frog and the scorpion

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to technology in Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time

Even if you aren’t against federating with threads on principle part of the challenge is going to be able to keep up with moderating their entire user base en-masse and being able to afford the cost of federating content from so many users at once.

It’s a burden I doubt a lot of smaller instances can handle.

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to technology in Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time

You create a new account on a new instance and then you export your subscriptions and settings from your old Lemmy server to your new ones, you lose your comment history but that doesn’t really matter on Lemmy like your post history does on Masto

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to asklemmy in Are we all fucked?

If you have money to self-medicate, you have money for therapy and to get medication from a professional

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to asklemmy in Are we all fucked?

I’d suggest getting therapy. Perhaps explore anxiety medication. Having anxiety over conflict across the world that you have no control over and have little effect on you is not healthy.

Getting high is not effective self-medication.

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to fediverse in Lemmy.world seems to have banned the largest piracy community on Lemmy.

Maybe you guys are getting downvoted for conflating Lemmy on the fediverse as a whole with Lemmy.World.

These actions don’t affect anyone not on Lemmy.world, assuming db0 federates with you, !piracy is still there for you

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to fediverse in Lemmy.world seems to have banned the largest piracy community on Lemmy.

Great thing about the fediverse is that you have options when admin/moderation actions occur that you don’t agree with. If Reddit were to remove /r/piracy then we’d have no recourse

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to android in Small Phones are Dead and We Killed Them

A small phone is fine to take photo/video, send messages, make calls, view video content, and play games. Any other use case is more appropriate for another device.

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to asklemmy in FOSS enthusiasts, what SaaS do you currently pay for?

Technically the Docs/Sheets/etc suite would be the SaaS portion of the subscription, but Google Drive is usually accessed as a web interface or app, not as a mounted drive so I think it still counts.

TORFdot0 , 3 months ago to asklemmy in FOSS enthusiasts, what SaaS do you currently pay for?

Google One and iCloud+

Google Drive makes it easy to collaborate on files with my spouse, family or colleagues. Makes it easy to have my media available where ever without having to host it locally or expose my local network to the internet. And free webhosting for my personal website using Google sites.

iCloud integration with my photo library is top notch. iCloud+ “hide my email” is great for privacy on my personal domain and a lot better than trying to deal with security and deliverability for myself.

I could probably get ROI on infrastructure and storage just by buying a NAS in 3 years or less. But I won’t get the time back to get the same level of security, reliability, and buy in for others so spending $99 a year on each is worth it for me.