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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My two use cases are project brainstorming and boilerplate code, which saves a lot of time for me. For example sometimes I find an interesting paper and want to try it out in Python. If they did not provide code that will take some time and trial and error to get it running. Or I just copy the whole paper into ChatGPT and get an initial script that sometimes even works with it's first try. But that is not the point, I can do the last steps myself, it really is a time saver for me with regards to programming.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Switching from Firefox to Librewolf has some pros and cons. Librewolf is a fork of Firefox focused on privacy and security, with telemetry stripped out and privacy settings maxed out by default. You'll gain better out-of-the-box privacy protections, meaning less tracking and data collection without having to tweak settings yourself.

However, you might lose some convenience. Librewolf might not support certain Firefox features like Sync, since it relies on Mozilla's servers (not sure about that point, maybe it does work). It can also break some websites due to the stricter privacy settings. Another thing to consider is that you won't get updates as quickly as Firefox.

Regarding browser fingerprinting, it's a tricky beast. Librewolf can help somewhat by making your fingerprint less unique, but it's not a silver bullet. Tools like uBlock Origin and container tabs are great, but adding something like the CanvasBlocker extension can also help reduce fingerprinting. Ultimately, no setup is perfect, but Librewolf is a solid step towards better privacy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What does this locking do? Where I live every online vendor offers to pay by installments which addresses the issue that people could not afford the upfront price, why do the phones have to be locked in the US?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

And then you also have different meanings depending on pronunciation, here some examples:

  • umfahren: to drive around something or to run over something

  • Montage: the act of assembling or the plural of Monday

  • übersetzen: to ferry across a river or to translate into another language

  • umschreiben: to rewrite or to paraphrase

  • durchschauen: to look through something or to understand

  • unterstellen: to place something underneath or to imply or accuse someone of something

  • unterhalten: to hold something underneath or to support or to converse with someone or to entertain

  • wiederholen: to fetch something back or to repeat something

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

As a native German speaker, I really dislike the formality levels and hope someday everyone uses the informal level. In a big company it's really annoying to start with the formal level and then awkwardly switching to informal level when contacting someone for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (7 children)

So what is the actual transistor size then? And why use an SI unit then anyway? Why not use femto-bananas then when it does not reflect the real size?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

He said that it's creepy but convenient, digital privacy and laziness don't go hand in hand generally. Every week I read about another alternative for Google Photos, so the solution is not far away (three posts down I found this for example). To each their own I guess, but with such simple solutions I can't justify using Google's spyware.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't there already the term AGI for that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I have often thought about how I will do this with my child. Fortunately, I still have some time before this becomes relevant, but in the end it's like politics, isn't it? It's always about the tug of war between safety and freedom. As a father, I naturally pull in the direction of safety, but how hard can I pull? I don't know if I'm too naive, but maybe I can achieve a better result with education than with bans? If I ban something, my children should understand why there is a ban or restriction. I would also be prepared to engage in a discussion because I naturally think differently to my child. I hope that I will do everything right, I hated it as a child when there were bans without justification.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Nowhere did I imply that you said that. Thanks for the information though, that's what I wanted to know.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

DLSS is AI-based and FSR is not, right? I always wanted to know how is FSR not inferior when Nvidia is the leading AI chip company, so shouldn't that give them the edge?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Do you use a private DNS like Adguard? I never see ads of any kind on my phone with this.

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