stopthatgirl7

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago to technology in A decade after a disastrous launch, is Apple Maps finally good?

Thanks to living in a walkable city, I walk places a lot, and Apple Maps has been far superior to Google Maps for that. It’s got nice little touches, too, like covered roads being a slightly different color than regular roads.

stopthatgirl7 OP , 11 months ago to news in No bail for Chicago man accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old girl 'completely unprovoked'

That’s what gets me so much. Five years ago the mom was killed by random gun violence, and now the daughter.

stopthatgirl7 OP , 11 months ago to worldnews in Full text of A-bomb survivor's Pledge for Peace on 78th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing

What?

stopthatgirl7 OP , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to technology in The Fear Of AI Just Killed A Very Useful Tool

Stealing people’s hard work to spit out pale copies isn’t making art “accessible for the masses.” Artists worked hard to be able to produce the art AI spits out.

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago to technology in ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

Ok, going by this and your other reply to me, you’re looking for an argument, and I won’t be giving it to you.

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to technology in ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

I had no role in the instance’s decision; don’t try to argue against their decision with me. I’ve got no say in it.

stopthatgirl7 OP , 11 months ago to gaming in 'Dad, people are sending me pictures of bears': Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke 'wasn't ready' for the bear sex scene to go so viral

Ahh, ok, that line, or a variant of it, gets said by someone in the party. In mine, Lae’vel said, “Let’s not disturb a half-orc in the making.”

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago to gaming in Just want a solid gaming laptop

I’d say get a Steam Deck instead. The screen is really nice and they’re comfortable to hold. Plus, she can hook up a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to it if she really needs a bigger screen.

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago to technology in ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

Iirc, the big instance declaring immediately that it would defederate with them was one that’s very well known for being strict with moderation and had firm rules about anti-trans instances. Because the BBC has a history of being anti-trans, they defederated.

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago to technology in ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

That’s my feeling. They’ve created 4 accounts for things people can’t really interact with. Making a sports account on Mastodon, which is honestly most populated by tech nerds? Y’all. No. You’re doing it wrong.

Even one news account would be so much more useful.

stopthatgirl7 OP , 11 months ago to technology in The Fear Of AI Just Killed A Very Useful Tool

This doesn’t make anything from it, though. It gives you word counts, like how much passive voice was used and how many -ly adverbs. There’s nothing unique created from it.

That’s honestly the issue being pointed out here - people see “AI” and have knee jerk reactions, without seeing how is being used here. I’m completely against AI being used to make “art” or do writing, but that’s not what what this tool did at all. But folks assumed it did.

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago to technology in ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

They’re just testing it out for now.

The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media

stopthatgirl7 OP , 11 months ago to gaming in 'Dad, people are sending me pictures of bears': Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke 'wasn't ready' for the bear sex scene to go so viral

Same! I knew it was based on D&D and you could have sex with a bear. 🤣

stopthatgirl7 OP , 11 months ago to technology in The Fear Of AI Just Killed A Very Useful Tool

Yeah, but that’s not what this tool was? It analyzed writing styles, not copied them.

stopthatgirl7 , 11 months ago to technology in ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'

I hope more broadcasters will follow the BBC’s example and start running their own Mastodon servers.

It would be nice if the BBC instance had more accounts, like for breaking news, though. I know they’re just testing the waters, but they need to try having accounts posting things folks are the most interested in.