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- Comment on When will we have auto turrets mounted on plane engines to stop birdstrikes? 38 minutes ago:
Easy, use dry ice bullets!
- Comment on Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good | TechCrunch 3 days ago:
With modern face recognition, … If you want anonymity then don’t include your face (or signature) in the video.
Duh, good point :)
Web of trust – it’s always been so hard to make easy enough to use for the non-technical public, sadly… but yeah that might be the only/best way to really give attestation.
- Comment on Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good | TechCrunch 3 days ago:
This is scary indeed. We may someday soon need something like an active tattoo on our face, or clothing, with a pattern that changes each second based on a private/public key pair, so videos can;t be easily faked of our own likeness with a valid visual signature.
That could actually work – a QR code that updates at regular intervals, encoding an ever-changing signature. It could be validated to certify the video of a person was genuine.
Of course that would also mean any authenticated video can never be truly anonymous :(
- Comment on Simple Sabotage Field Manual by the United States. Office of Strategic Services four friends in the US. 4 days ago:
There are multiple PDF copies on archive.org as well, which are somewhat more readable.
- Comment on Europeans watching US/CA relations implode 4 days ago:
…a few years ago two hens from our neighbour across the road decided to visit us daily for about a month… one of them even decided our garden beside the kitchen window was a great place to lay her eggs. They both loved eating the slugs in the yard too. Double-win :)
- Comment on Bill proposed to outlaw downloading Chinese AI models. 6 days ago:
Streisand Effect engage!
- Comment on Europeans watching US/CA relations implode 6 days ago:
Am Canadian, I have wondered this as well – could we ask the UK and rest of Commonwealth to help us out if things get too bad? I hope so… but I don’t think there is any obligation to come to our defense ala NATO if things get shooty.
- Comment on Europeans watching US/CA relations implode 6 days ago:
That’s OK, Canada has enough eggs on its own I think.
If not, I guess it’s finally time to get a few chickens! We’ve been meaning to anyhow.
- Comment on "Please fill out this survey about how we didn't hire you." 1 week ago:
“Here is the feedback you requested, blah blah blah blah …
As you have contracted my expertise for improving your HR process, and we both acknowledge that my time is valuable, my invoice is attached below for (x) hours charged at (y/hr), payable upon receipt of this feedback. Failure to respond in a timely manner to the negative constitutes legally-binding agreement of payment. Payment in full is due within 30 business days.”
Yeah I know it wouldn’t stick, but might be fun to make them at least waste some time to respond or refute.
- Comment on (They're not allowed to legally anymore) 1 week ago:
So are any CDC staff working on ways to get word out on threats outside of the officially-gagged channels?
I would rather they don’t lose their jobs by doing so, but civil disobedience is absolutely called for here.
- Comment on Steven Spielberg Says He Fought to Stop E.T. Sequel From Being Made 1 week ago:
Don’t worry, once he’s dead and can’t stop it Hollywood will thoroughly sh*t over this IP as well with prequels, sequels and spinoffs. They’re very patient if there’s potential for a cash grab.
Wasn’t it Terry Pr⍺tchett who specifically put in his will that all of his unfinished works (on hard drives) were to be crushed with a steamroller?
- Comment on Anyone else suddenly itching to blast Nazis in Wolfenstein for no reason at all? 2 weeks ago:
Let the mods flow in (as in game mods, not moderators…)
- Comment on fight fire with napalm 2 weeks ago:
Gotta say I love those big Himalayan bkackberries, though… despite the lacerations harvesting them!
- Comment on TikTok Starts Working Again After Trump Says He Will Stall a Ban 2 weeks ago:
Guess the cheque cleared
- Comment on fight fire with napalm 2 weeks ago:
Is this Vancouver island? If it is, add english broom, morning glory and kiwi vine :p
- Comment on Mike Johnson re-elected House speaker as GOP mutiny threat dissolves 5 weeks ago:
Of course. Because anyone still holding office in the GOP implicitly endorses the current insanity.
- Comment on Cassette Video - Video on (Audio) Cassettes! 5 weeks ago:
Neat!
I’m old enough to remember the PXL2000, always wanted one but was too poor as a teenager. (Not the tech used in OP’s video link from what I can tell but reminded me of that device).
- Comment on Anon has marital problems 1 month ago:
So… if anon took those papers and just taped them back together, would they still be legally binding if submitted?
Would this depend on the jurisdiction/country? I’ve never thought seriously about whether tearing up signed legal documents constitutes a refutation after they’re signed. And thankfully never been in a situation where this question would arise. Also assuming ‘tearing up’ wasn’t enough to prevent taping them back into a mostly-complete state.
- Comment on Four pianos. Four. 1 month ago:
:( Please tell me they aren’t all headed for the dump :(
It’s hard to find homes for old pianos since so many people live in smaller spaces now, and yes, they’re so big and heavy. But the beautiful workmanship on old ones… seems a shame.
- Comment on Evil 1 month ago:
Hmm, hard to argue with that :P
- Comment on Evil 1 month ago:
How does one address the paradox that, as JSON itself is evil, one cannot use it for evil?
(opinions may vary on the above; but it’s mine, so nyah nyah.)
- Comment on Tomatoes with Teeth 2 months ago:
I need to go re-watch Attack of the Killer Tomatoes now, thanks
- Comment on What 175 years of data tell us about house price affordability in the UK 2 months ago:
Well on the way back to serfdom… wonderful.
- Comment on For when it gets real 2 months ago:
Shouldn’t I at least try the poop knife first?
- Comment on How else are ypu supposed to check for a beam on your accelerator? 2 months ago:
Don’t be Anatoli Bugorski!
… or the guy involved in the Hanoi Incident.
- Comment on Lack of D 3 months ago:
Aaah! Begone hellspawn!
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- Comment on Minecraft is getting a new biome and The Creaking, a creepy mob that only moves when you look away 4 months ago:
Which came first, Weeping Angels or SCP-173?
- Comment on No Uptime Hosting – Guaranteed Server Downtime 6 months ago:
- Comment on Robert De Niro has award withdrawn after calling Donald Trump 'monster' outside trial 8 months ago:
I’m sure he’ll wear this as a badge of honour, so that’s a backfire for sure.
- Comment on Anon caused 9/11 9 months ago:
Thanks for clarifying (and I should’ve looked it up myself! My bad for being lazy).
That sounds like a sane policy.