VeganCheesecake

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

I cancelled Spotify when they started pushing podcasts in my music app, with no way to turn it off.

Why pay for a service that actively pushes you towards stuff you don't want? Especially if there's alternatives that cost the same and ... don't do that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It might be just because I'm relatively middle of the road bisexual, but I always liked the idea that most people aren't quite on the extreme ends of the Kinsey scale, but like, a tiny bit bi at least.

I am definitely thankful for having a family that was very open about everything, and didn't mind either way, though I do feel that the years spent not wanting to engage with the thought partially came down to pressure from peers, as anything other than heterosexuality seemed to be seen as alien back then. From what I hear from my brother, that actually changed a lot compared to when I was in school, and things are a lot more accepting now.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I thought I was straight for about 17 years, thinking that also being attracted to men was just something everyone experienced.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wasn't euronews bought up by one of Orbans buddies?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

I want to buy the whole of Switzerland.

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

At the moment, LLMs just aren't very good at writing anything that is interesting. I experimented with it a bit for shits and giggles, and tried out several different local Models and online Services.

I'm not saying that it's impossible it'll improve, but for me as someone who enjoys writing, having your writing done by a tool just misses the point. I like to write because it allows me to express myself, and off loading parts of that process to a tool makes it less personal, less me.

I won't judge anyone with a different opinion, but for me, part of the enjoyment of reading also comes from seeing how the author and their experiences colour their writing, which usage of such a tool, in a way, also diminishes. At the moment, I just can't see an avenue to the prevalence of LLMs making creative writing better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's why I stopped using it. They require a phone number, phone numbers require kyc with an ID around here, and there's just too much illegal shit on there.

It's of course possible to get a more pseudonymous experience, but honestly, what they offer isn't worth the hastle.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Is the VR streaming in the Local net (PC to Headset)? Just run the WiFi router without plugging it into the wall. Connect only the pc and the headset.

Also, appart from that, to use more wired devices, maybe use an unmanaged switch. Don't think that does anything forbidden here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Three. One lost, one broken, one in my drawer.

Thinking about making it four, three doesn't work with some outfits.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It's been a while since I regularly used a car, but I remember the automatics my father had having some sort of logic that shifted up when driving at a constant speed, than back down when wanting to accelerate.

Now those where fancy pants Systems (I think they called them 7G-Tronic), but this was also over 10 years ago, and such logic doesn't strike me as overly complicated, so I'm surprised there's current cars with static shift speeds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I get called like once or twice a week, and it's usually something time sensitive or important. Always found people just flat out refusing to answer the phone crazy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

If I remember correctly, the app was originally built by an Australian public broadcaster and then sold to WordPress Matt, so yeah.

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