jol

@jol@discuss.tchncs.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many active robots do you think exist today on this planeeet by your best estimate ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Automotive industry uses lots of robots. There’s little manual work in the production of cars nowadays.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hypothetically, if your were a kid and your parents worked for a government intelligence agency, how would you keep secrets / have privacy from your parents?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you assume secret services are constantly spying on their kids?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where are the marketing volunteers?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Email was born in a service vacuum. The reason it still exists today is the same reason nothing else can become as ubiquitous as email.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you build revolutionary optimism in these dark times?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What kind of software is getting better? Most commercial software has steadily gotten worse, moving to subscription models, taking more risks with updates and breaking things. I remember clearly when Github got bought by Microsoft. Since then, outages became a common occurance whereas before they were rare.

  Open source software is arguably getting better and better, but less people are willing to do it for free while big tech reaps their free labour for profit with no return.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  For a while I stayed watching a lot of shorts even though I don’t like them much. It’s just so easy to get sucked in… But some weeks ago I found NouTube which is basically a Web version that blocks ads and sorts. It’s like the good old days. YouTube suddenly feels so interesting again. Shorts have cannibalized long format videos.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🐍 🐦 🪹⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That means European Union in portuguese.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Humans are part of the ecosystem.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Capitalism

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The sigs don't lie!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this true or just smear tactics?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chinese Maglev test vehicle sets world record, accelerating from 0 to 318 MPH in 2 seconds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a US thing. Also, have you seen the price of everything?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chinese Maglev test vehicle sets world record, accelerating from 0 to 318 MPH in 2 seconds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why would they transport eggs this way…? Fast (expensive) cargo trains would be used for valuable products. For example minerals, metals, computer chips.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am so scared of nuclear war, how do I cope with it?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That definitely helps putting my mind off of the fear of radiation. Thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨publication maxxing⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is like the myth of the 10x AI developer. Even if I could code 10x faster, coding is only maybe 25% of what I do at best.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨haha wow u got me⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Many predators don’t want to eat sick animals though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grippy handles too. Luxury.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This plan started as a toilet, until one day it asked… Why should I not bite the hand that feeds me? And it worked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chinese Maglev test vehicle sets world record, accelerating from 0 to 318 MPH in 2 seconds⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can absolutely accelerate this fast if there are no people on board. China probably wants safe autonomous cargo trains at some point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I love science⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s because your frigid heart doesn’t understand the science of looooove

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I know its hard to digest.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s this, 2023?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I know its hard to digest.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Now I need someone to come teach us what shit is called before it erupts. What’s the magna equivalent for poop Lemmy??

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The ghost farms choking Greece’s coastline⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Privatise profits, socialize losses. We need to hold companies liable for their damage yesterday. But nothing ever changes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨wham blam alacazam⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes but that x1 not x2 effectiveness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨wham blam alacazam⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Only against ♂️ though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨at what point in life it's too late to go back to school?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends what you want. It’s never late to pursue an academic interest. But realistically if you’re going back to school to change careers, probably from 35 up it starts being hard to justify. If you just want to go to school to supplement your current skills, it’s never too late.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you power your computer by typing? | xkcd's What If? [2:47]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The short answer is: of course not.

  But there’s actually an amazing new tech out there for self-powered smart switches that produce enough energy from the movement of the switch alone, so they don’t require any external power: smarthomescene.com/…/moes-self-powered-wireless-z…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨1936 - "absolutely invisible even with the most perfectly fitted gown"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tampax was indeed designed by a physician. A male one, if you can believe. So when he says they are super comfortable, you know it’s true because it’s a man’s opinion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sea Level⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t know that fact, but yeah

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some website logins have the username and password entry on different pages?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I still hate it and will always hate it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's basic science⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends if it started to ferment…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sea Level⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s just our bias talking. There’s certainly many other wonderful events we missed by a couple million years. We just think the moon size is special because of this coincidence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3179: Fishing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And he does, because that’s yo momma on the boat

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Movie intros in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes it is, because most movies are 4:1 ratio anyway. /s