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- Comment on Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Changes For Not Hitting User Growth. 1 week ago:
Still don’t understand how a “forum” can be a listed company…
- Comment on Chinese apps face scrutiny in US but users keep scrolling. 1 week ago:
Agreed. Chinese social media is not perfect. But unless you live in China, using Chinese social media might actually be better than Meta, or Twitter.
The general vibe also tends to be more positive.
- Comment on AI is transforming the search for new materials that can help create the technologies of the future 1 week ago:
“Allegedly”
- Comment on Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared” 1 week ago:
As expected. One more reason we should not let students use them in schools. They need more chance to practice and master the things they learn instead of just “offloading” to AI.
- Comment on Senator Hawley Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download DeepSeek 2 weeks ago:
Good luck enforcing it 😂
- Comment on Bill proposed to outlaw downloading Chinese AI models. 2 weeks ago:
How do they plan to enforce this…
- Comment on China’s DeepSeek AI poses formidable cyber, data privacy threats 3 weeks ago:
DeepSeek is actually much more “open” than a certain “OpenAI” And this project has nothing to do with the Chinese state, otherwise you wouldn’t see it open itself up like that.
- Comment on Capcom is experimenting with generative AI to help generate the “hundreds of thousands of ideas needed for game development" 4 weeks ago:
Pretty sure the actually developers at Capcom have more creative ideas than the AI they would use
- Comment on "Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence 4 weeks ago:
Thank God we still have the EU…
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Should have been done months ago but better late than never
- Comment on Mastodon’s founder cedes control to non-profit 5 weeks ago:
That was what the original internet was about. Not the corporate wall garden bullshit we are seeing right now.
Its about sharing not owning. Its about authenticity and not clout.
- Comment on Facebook Deletes Internal Employee Criticism of New Board Member Dana White [404 Media] 1 month ago:
Not trying to say Facebook is good…
But I think if someone criticise a company board member in “internal platform”, they will likely meet some consequence
Deleting the post seems to be the least of concern
- Comment on Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good: The gaming industry spent billions pursuing the idea that customers wanted realistic graphics. Did executives misread the market? 1 month ago:
Looks at Balatro, the game I spent most time playing this year. Or Vampire Survivor, the game I spent most time playing last year.
Yes, they did! They certainly misread the market!
- Comment on Chinese ebook reader Boox ditches GPT for state-censored China LLM pushing propaganda 1 month ago:
An ebook reader doesn’t need LLM on it GPT or not
- Comment on What is your Game of the Year? 2 months ago:
I also bought it twice to play it everywhere! The dev deserves the support!
- Comment on What is your Game of the Year? 2 months ago:
Balatro
Its not even a contest. The time I spent playing a rogue like poker is higher than most other games combined.
Send HELP!
- Comment on Are We Ready For Driverless Buses? 2 months ago:
Disasters in waiting More expensive to maintain, less flexibility
- Comment on German cybersecurity watchdog warns of pre-installed malware on IoT devices linked to China 2 months ago:
Yeah, those streaming boxes were always problematic I used to have one years ago and detected suspicious traffic Pulled it out immediately
- Comment on Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Infrastructure Rapidly Expands, Report Says 2 months ago:
Nowadays all major nation states do this. Its nothing new to be honest.
- Comment on European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X 2 months ago:
A bit late but still, better late than never
- Comment on Riot Games is cracking down on players’ off-platform conduct 2 months ago:
Probably a right decision
- Comment on Riot Games is cracking down on players’ off-platform conduct 2 months ago:
Thank you for the explanation!
- Comment on Riot Games is cracking down on players’ off-platform conduct 2 months ago:
This is actually good. Too many toxic streamers ruining the game for everyone else. Its time to clean up.
- Comment on Brits are scrolling away from X and aren't interested in AI • The Register 2 months ago:
At last some good news
- Comment on The Right Has a Bluesky Problem 2 months ago:
The Atlantic is also anti-trans Can’t believe people actually think it is left leaning
- Comment on US justice department plans to push Google to sell off Chrome browser 2 months ago:
Desperately needed but with the new administration I don’t think it would be done…
- Comment on Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China. 4 months ago:
FYI. They didn’t just plan to. There are already thousands of CCTVs around HK now.
- Comment on Let's discuss: Visual Novels 4 months ago:
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity I understand this game may be harder to find since its not on modern platform, but I strongly recommend Ever17.
Eye opening visual novel. Interesting set up, unexpected turn of events. One of the classics. Unfortunately the company went broke so the game is stuck on older platforms.
- Comment on Shmup suggestions 5 months ago:
Touhou series? Some of them are pretty good. The music are also superb.
- Comment on The Antiquity to Alt-Right Pipeline 5 months ago:
Classical architecture is an extremely broad term.
Are you talking about Greece or Roman architecture? Gothic? Byzantine? Renaissance? Baroque?
Even when you talk about “European” there are a variety of styles among different countries.