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- Comment on Does TikTok really cause brain rot? New study from China links short video addiction to brain abnormalities 19 hours ago:
Wait, so now we have actual evidence that brain rot isn’t just a colloquial expression associated with the “good old days” fallacy?
For ages, people have been talking about the detrimental effects of rock music, TV, TTRPGs, internet and everything modern, but I haven’t really seen any proper evidence to support these claims.
- Comment on 2 days ago:
So… Go outdoors, but bring your phone with you? Lie on the grass, while swiping short videos?
- Comment on 2 days ago:
Thanks for the link. I needed a deep dive like this.
- Comment on 2 days ago:
Mastodon use to be tiny at some point, but some people joined anyway.
- Comment on 2 days ago:
Or Loops. You know, being open source, privacy respecting and all that.
Nah, just kidding. Who wants any of that when you have the little red book instead.
- Comment on Why does it seem like Americans have become so hateful and destructive in the past years? 1 week ago:
Thing 73012: Baby gorilla rescued from hold of Turkish Airlines plane ✅
Thing 73013: The deadliest beings on the planet: can the bacteriophage help in our fight against superbugs? ❌
Thing 73014: Taliban ‘do not see women as human’, says Malala in Pakistan ✅
Thing 73015: Zelenskyy offers Ukraine’s help to fight California wildfires after Trump Jr post ❌
Yeah, that was simple and fun.
- Comment on Can someone explain to me how a ventilation fan can suck LESS when on high compared to low? 1 week ago:
Cavitation occurs in a liquid. When you’re pushing air, you may bump into other types of problems like stalling. If the fan is connected to a pipe, you can also get repeating surges of airflow.
- Comment on I love my smart TV (From Mastodon) - Repost 2 weeks ago:
People don’t hate ads enough to go through the trouble of using better options. Once you’ve lived without ads for a while, there’s no going back.
- Comment on I love my smart TV (From Mastodon) - Repost 2 weeks ago:
How about using computer for all the smart stuff and leaving all the visual stuff to the display? Besides, you can run Firefox and ublock origin to watch YT without ads, so what do you need a smart TV for?
- Comment on Do rhymes make sense to deaf people? 2 weeks ago:
I was unable to find anything better than The Chaos. Not really written by a deaf person, but the idea is still similar. Some parts of the poem look like they should rhyme, but when Lindy actually pronounces the words, you’ll be disappointed to find that they don’t.
- Comment on If me and a bunch of my lemmy friends got on a yacht. Went into international waters what could we get away with legally and what would still be illegal? 2 weeks ago:
Typing too fast again, LOL. I really need to slow down.
- Comment on If me and a bunch of my lemmy friends got on a yacht. Went into international waters what could we get away with legally and what would still be illegal? 2 weeks ago:
God can see you, do you better not be commenting any sins out there.
- Comment on Do rhymes make sense to deaf people? 2 weeks ago:
if you’re talking about text, then deaf rhymes are going to in a very special category. If you ignore the pronunciation, you’re going to find all sorts of interesting rhymes here and there, but they will only work on paper. Also, a deaf poet would miss countless genuine rhymes that just happen to have messy spelling.
In other languages with a more sensible spelling system even deaf people can write poetry that could potentially be appreciated by everyone. English is such a train wreck, that deaf poetry becomes a very special case.
See also: The Chaos, by Gerard Nolst Trenité
- Comment on USB-C charging is now mandatory in EU, here's what you need to know - GSMArena.com news 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, USB-C standard can get complicated, and in demanding cases it causes problems (especially C-C video cables). I advise solving those issues by labeling your special cables clearly and keeping them separated from all the other random cables you use for charging purposes.
Most people don’t face these issues very often because they don’t use cables for transferring data between a phone and a computer. If you really need to transfer video files from your phone all the time, it’s a clear sign you should have bought a proper camera - probably a microphone and lights too.
- Comment on USB-C charging is now mandatory in EU, here's what you need to know - GSMArena.com news 3 weeks ago:
Good news. Can’t wait to get rid of all the archaic cables and adapters I still have left from the bad old days. Really looking forward to using my existing C cables for a very long time.
- Comment on What makes a video game triple A (AAA)? 3 weeks ago:
Similarly “super food” means anything the marking team wants it to mean.
- Comment on What makes a video game triple A (AAA)? 3 weeks ago:
As a general guideline, that check list looks about right. It seems to me that the company doesn’t strictly need to have all of those features in the game. For example, Cyberpunk 2077 put all of their dev points into having the most catastrophic launch possible, and they had none left for predatory monetization. Others have chosen a more balanced approach. Some game breaking bugs, a little bit of whale milking etc.
- Comment on If someone rubs their pennies on you, is it considered a centual massage? 4 weeks ago:
Just my two cents, but you should always check if the pennies are ok with being rubbed this way. You don’t want to stoke them the wrong way.
- Comment on Beta Testing Loops by Pixelfed 4 weeks ago:
So far, so good. The software works. You’re able to watch videos, comment, follow people etc. There are minor glitches here and there, but there are also lots of updates all the time.
It reminds me of something I’ve read about Mastodon. That place was designed to be less addictive than Twitter, so feeling a little bored after a while is a feature, not a bug. Loops gives me that same vibe, although it’s probably caused by the the small number of videos and people making them.
- Comment on Apple urged to axe AI feature after creating false headline claiming that Lugi shot himself 4 weeks ago:
The marketing department seems to have highly inflated expectations, so I think this is mostly a marketing thing. They are painting a picture of something that doesn’t exist yet. The same thing happened with Siri and Google Assistant when they were released. People expected these tools to be capable of doing the kinds of things that modern LLMs are now beginning to approach, so the amount of disappointment was pretty brutal.
But is it a solution looking for a problem? If you need to generate pictures for a horror themed book, image AIs can get the job done properly. You don’t even need to request mutated abominations, because the AI gravitates towards those anyway. If you need to write a pointless self help book that meets the page count without conveying any actual information, LLMs are the way to go.
These are all pretty niche examples, but people should understand that all of the AIs we have today are narrow AIs. The scope is about as narrow as the tip of a torx screwdriver. Try it on a different screw and you’ll see what I mean. Use it as a hammer, and you’ll gain full understanding of the nature of this problem.
- Comment on Is there another term for crafted, interactive activities besides games/video games? 4 weeks ago:
Some psychologists also use D&D for therapy purposes. It allows the patient to experience a variety of situations, explore their feelings, practice new skills etc.
- Comment on Is there another term for crafted, interactive activities besides games/video games? 4 weeks ago:
Lots actually.
Playing house (if you’re 4), larping (if you’re older), table top games, D&D, pretend play etc. Basically all sorts is children’s playing and having fun in the backyard should also qualify even though the structure can be very loose.
- Comment on What's the point of the "Airport Security" (aka: TSA) in the USA? Does the "Airport Security" ever actually scare away potential terrorists? 4 weeks ago:
Well, at at least they were able to catch something, rather than nothing. Now terrorists know that you can’t just walk through with an RPG on your shoulder. However, with rates like that, you could probably sneak through just about anything through as long as you try to hide it even a little bit.
- Comment on What's the point of the "Airport Security" (aka: TSA) in the USA? Does the "Airport Security" ever actually scare away potential terrorists? 4 weeks ago:
But you could test the system by trying to violate the rules and documenting the catch rate. Surely, they are already doing it to measure its effectiveness.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Meanwhile, in many other countries, education is government funded and free to all citizens. Having an education public is seen as an asset, not a liability.
- Comment on Apple Rumors: Cheaper iPhone 17 Air is Coming This 2025, and Also a Foldable iPhone For 2026 4 weeks ago:
Many features seem to come like 5-7 years late. Somewhere around 2016 Apple had finally added so many of the basic features to the iPhone that I could actually start considering it a realistic alternative to Android phones. Before that, there were always several serious deal breakers. Nowadays, things are actually surprisingly tolerable. It took like forever to get there, but now the phone actually does all the basic things.
- Comment on how do I become the dullest, most boring coworker so this needy man leaves me alone? 4 weeks ago:
Fight fire with fire. Figure out which topic he doesn’t care about, and start talking about it all the time. Like, literally all the time you see him.
Could be a new hobby like flying a kite or an obscure interest like the history green colors used in the textile industry. Ideally, you would pick something you can imagine yourself being passionate about. Look up some videos on how autistic people talk about their favorite topic, and you’ll get the idea.
- Comment on Most iPhone owners see little to no value in Apple Intelligence so far 5 weeks ago:
Why would you need to summarize notifications? Usually each notification is just a short sentence, so there’s hardly anything you can do to shorten them further. Summarizing websites is far more useful though.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
That can’t be healthy in the long run. I wonder if it makes Americans snap and go totally postal. Or maybe people just burn out and decide to jump in the nearest river.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
That sounded very American. Is this a US specific problem?
why can’t you work through lunch?
Seriously, there’s something wrong with your boss or perhaps even the whole company. If you need to get stuff done during your lunch hour, you just go ahead and do it. Why should your boss care as long as you do your job during the other hours of the week.