adespoton

@adespoton@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Westerners, what's your impression on the Chinese Diaspora? And what does the people around your area of residence think of the Chinese Diaspora?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What exactly do we consider the Diaspora to be? First generation?

  Because there are people living in my area whose ancestors came from China 200 years ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is OAuth?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m left with the same questions at the end of that as at the start.

  Also, how does OAuth integrate with Passkeys? Because they seem like compatible concepts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a program to speed up the process between my external harddrive and USB? If used to run super fast now it seems to slow down. Hopefully something I can use offline. Thx⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Along with the other advice, it’s worth noting that “USB” ports can have different specs; make sure you’re plugged into one that supports USB 3.1 or higher.

  Also, USB is CPU-bound; if the CPU is busy doing other things, peripheral communication slows down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Isn’t “theshamblog” AI generated? So in this case, including the Ars article it’s referencing?

  The pieces are dated 2024.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Audio cable measurements are driving me crazy — why don’t they null?!?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s a simple answer: cables going from analog input devices to DSPs, mixers, etc. need proper shielding and should be as short as possible, with low-resistance connectors. Otherwise, EM radiation can be picked up and interfere with the signal.

  Anything traveling digitally? It just needs to arrive at the destination in a timely manner; your cable would have to be really bad to have any influence.

  Cables out to analog speakers? As long as you have a decent signal, these can use the crappiest connections and unshielded cables — the worst thing they’ll do is provide interference for OTHER cables they’re near. Just adjust your EQ until the speakers provide the response you’re looking for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is ironing clothes significantly less common now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Funny thing is: I switched from cheap T shirts to dress shirts after I bought one good quality one for a job interview.

  They’re don’t get hot in the heat, wick away moisture, keep you warm when it’s cold, don’t shrink or wrinkle, last a good 10 years of heavy use and look professional no matter who you’re with.

  I don’t know why my parents’ generation ever abandoned them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is ironing clothes significantly less common now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I wear a dress shirt to work every day. They’re all no-iron; they don’t wrinkle and are wearable out of the dryer.

  Textiles have come a long way in the past 50 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Big Tech Killed Online Debate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This might be romanticizing the early Internet.

  I can remember plenty of flame wars in the late 80s and early 90s that were all about shutting down meaningful discussion. Informed debate flourished in niche areas, but it still does today, in a similar volume. What’s changed is the massive volume of social media that’s grown up around it, including many types of voices that were in short supply on the Internet in 1989, and many of which are uneducated and/or tribal in nature.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too much open-source AI is exposing itself to the web⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nothing xenophobic about it. That’s just the model we already have documented information about. Notice I mentioned CCP and government, not “the Chinese”.

  That’s like calling someone an antisemite for being against the Israeli or Iranian government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How on earth do I fix my trackpad?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you know which trackpad you have?

  I’ve had that experience before on some laptops where the battery that sat right under the trackpad started to inflate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too much open-source AI is exposing itself to the web⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ollama with standard Gemma2 model open to the Internet. What could go wrong?

  I call out this one because the Chinese government has already examined it for exploits and flaws.

  Letting it run outside a sandbox on the Internet is tantamount to sharing any information and capabilities it has with the CCP.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good places online to earn certificates or degrees that you can who you a prolific in said subject? Hopefully something free maybe medical coding?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah; so you want a collection of “yes, I can do this” items.

  It’s not free, but I highly recommend night school courses in trade skills (welding, basic electrical wiring, basic plumbing and pipe fitting, etc).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good places online to earn certificates or degrees that you can who you a prolific in said subject? Hopefully something free maybe medical coding?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That can show you are prolific?

  Wouldn’t you want to excel in the subject instead of just being prolific?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Minimal CVE Hardened container image collection⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this unpatched or just everything they could get their hands on?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any reputable cybersecurity experts that I could just email them to ask for free advice?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of cybersecurity experts have already put a lot of free information online.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ignoring metabolism and focusing solely on food calories consumed and exercise calories burned.

  While calories are basic physics/chemistry/biology, they say nothing about the health of the individual. Not eating anything for a month to burn through your fat reserves isn’t going to leave you thin and trim.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I do breakfast at 7, small snack of nuts at 10, lunch at 12:30, small snack at 2, dinner at 6, and absolutely nothing after dinner.

  Meal volumes get adjusted depending on what I’m trying to do with my weight.

  That 7-7 fast gives my body time to properly digest food and means my cholesterol spikes properly when I do eat food. This means fewer cravings, so the entire process becomes easier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Daily exercise only counts if it’s cardio and not muscle building. Otherwise the fat gets converted to muscle, which weighs more than fat.

  Of course, weight loss shouldn’t ever be considered the end goal, and building muscle and having your weight go up/stay the same is perfectly fine to become healthier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the government raided your house and found a bunch of .mkv files but you insist its all legally obtained, how do they ascertain if they are actually pirated or not?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I knew a guy who had a pirated copy of Office, and was doing a presentation for a law enforcement branch of government where the crack screen popped up when he launched his PowerPoint presentation.

  After the presentation he was told to go and buy a legitimate license and show them proof he’d done so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what do I need to look for when buying running and pull up gloves?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I loved my Bontager riding gloves; used them for 30 years before they fell apart. They were the fingerless kind; worked great for cycling and pullups/weights; not so good for running/pilates/yoga.

  For running, I have some merino wool cutoffs with a leather pad and flip top mittens. Used them for 20 or so years. I usually start wearing them when the temperature gets close to freezing; being able to flip the mitten tops on and off helps a lot with temperature control.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's up with "Plex Servers"?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I run a Jellyfin server for anyone who has VPN access to my internal network.

  However, there’s “plex server” posters with QR codes on them on telephone poles in my area, that seem to have a subscription portal you have to go through to get an account.

  So there are definitely people attempting to make some money off of pirate plex servers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Start small; don’t commit to always being there; just do drop-ins. Or contribute to a github project. There’s lots of ways to volunteer that don’t involve running the program.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it true that in the US we are a low context culture and In France, they are high context culture? The video I'm going to attach explains the differences.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So… the theory itself is low context?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vimeo Lays Off 'Most' of Its Staff, Allegedly Includes 'the Entire Video Team'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, I guess in this case, there WERE spoons.

  I wonder if DailyMotion is hiring?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Find somewhere you can volunteer. Doesn’t have to be with something you’re interested in, but it helps.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I keep a brand new one of these mats from wanting to keep curling up on the ends?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve seen people use low profile corner weights on those before. They’re little triangular weights that slip over the corners. May not be legal in some areas due to being a tripping hazard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Question for the Americans. If Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, or Greenland dropped a nuke on Washington DC, would you be angry at the bomb dropper, or would you think we had that coming?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why would they target DC instead of Mar-a-Lago?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Before social media/internet/cell phones/landlines/payphones; how would 2 friends living across the same city arrange in person meetings and stay in touch?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on where you lived.

  In some places, you’d leave a note with someone you knew the recipient was going to see that day. In some places, note passing was quite an artform, including special paper folding to protect the contents from prying eyes.

  In Paris, they had the tubes — the entire city was plumbed with vacuum tubes, and you could write a note or even pack a small object into a capsule with an address, drop it in your local receptacle, and it would zip across town in minutes to the recipient address.

  In other places, markings on trees, mirrors, flags, smoke signals and various musical instruments and bells have been used.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people pronounce ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) like it's a word?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to the English language, where there are two sets of rules to follow (Germanic and Latin) and social linguistic development often eschews both.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people pronounce ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) like it's a word?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you know that acronyms are types of words?

  And many modern words are elisions and concatenations of words we no longer use.

  Where do you stand on OK, where it’s actually a word, or laser and modem which are nouns with specific meanings even though they were derived originally?

  What about cole instead od coca cola, cocaine and compressed coal?