FuglyDuck

@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Artificial Lifeforms gain sentience, would they be in the right to kill their creators in order to gain freedom?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends. If it’s me we’re talking about…. Nope.

  But if it’s some asshole douchenozzle that’s forcing them to be a fake online girlfriend…… I’m okay with that guy not existing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are color palettes subject to copyright protection?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think you can copyright a color, per se. You can trademark certain uses of color in certain schemes. For example, the walmart smiley is trademarked, but they can’t go after people just using a yellow smiley. or like, Checker Cabs, with their yellow and black livery. (as mentioned elsewhere, the pantone colorset is trademarked.

  Further, you can get patents for pigments- specifically, their production methods, and how they get bound into a solvent or whatever. For an example here- Vanta Black. If someone were to get their hands on some second hand, the people that make it can’t stop them from using it, but they could go after another company producing it the same way they do.

  Copyright protections are for works of art (or other works, eh.), and while there are plenty of monochrome works, part of what makes “art” … “art” is composition. For example, in the sampling of monochrome, that first one is a blue panel set inside a white frame. Others, you see the single color is composed of texture. (the Yves Klien painting, for example.) Or, like Gerhard Ricther’s solid gray which was expressly intended to convey… nothing (A lack of emotion or feeling, etc.)

  But all of these are more than just the color they’re painted in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Other than a faulty charging port, is there any reason to use a wireless phone charger over wired?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  if it’s not aligned properly, it should shut off to prevent that from happening. (or, for example, if you place something else that’s metal over it.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Other than a faulty charging port, is there any reason to use a wireless phone charger over wired?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  it shouldn’t.

  There shouldn’t be any heat at all from the signal passing through the plastic (It’s basically transparent to RF’s,). The heat mostly comes from the RF interacting with the metal in the receiving antenna and inducing an electric current.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Google make money from Gmail, the google calendar, drive or other services when used with third party front ends?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  How’s the realtime traffic on those? I’m currently using magic earth and the routing is mostly okay compared to GMaps, but the traffic data is frequently stale.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Google make money from Gmail, the google calendar, drive or other services when used with third party front ends?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re scanning the email contents.

  and your google drive contents.

  and everything else you send through their services.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ONE OF US⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Doesn’t make it illegal.

  Just, eh, “complicated”.

  Is it stupid to want that stuff in your home? Certainly not without lead condoms. Is it something I’m offended at the government wanting to scoop up? Certainly not.

  Did the guy deserve full on hazmat?

  Well, I’d probably have pulled out the full containment tent and taken a lot of selfies riffing off the E.T. Movies, but I’m a weirdo.

  They could have probably played it cool and that would have been better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ONE OF US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Out of curiosity and for strictly not-remotely-nefarious reasons, how expensive would a megagram be?

  I assume they just bought Ike, a centimeter cube of the stuff. (Which is a common thing for this kind of collector. Most solids come in centimeter cubes if they’re not particularly spicy.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ONE OF US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  you should probably run for it, Marty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ONE OF US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  pretty sure… there’s nothing illegal about buying plutonium for a elements collection. Pretty sure, also there’s a lab supply somewhere in australia that keeps the samples in stock.

  Also pretty the russians are having a pretty decent sale on polonium, if you’re looking for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Titles Are Written Like This?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The short answer is to distinguish titles from the main body of text (or synopsis, lede, etc.)

  It doesn’t need to be very readable because it’s used sparingly, and it’s more important that it stands out so you know what you’re reading, etc.

  How to Get Attention and Keep It. The untrue story of an internet troll who thinks the damsels are lost and knights assholes trying to take advantage. by some guy whose definitely not the troll.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why did/do sites such as the pyramids in Egypt or the Roman colosseum end up in an abandoned state, only to be "rediscovered" later?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  they weren’t, exactly.

  neither the pyramids nor the coliseum in rome was ever truly lost to be rediscovered.

  The Coliseum wasn’t even necesarily ‘abondoned’, but had rather been repurposed for workshops and housing after it was damaged in earthquakes, and in any case there just wasn’t the interest in the games there used to be. It costs money and resources to keep things up. especially old things, and the people who owned it found that, keeping the games going simply weren’t worth it.

  For they pyramids… they were only ‘rediscovered’ by western people. Keep in mind, they were tombs, massive, expensive-to-maintain tombs. for long-dead rulers. Nobody went inside them becuase they’re tombs, and in any case, nobody kept them up because, again, it costs money and resources to do that. And as for exploring their chambers… it takes a certain kind of arrogance to do that, too.

  In other places, like the pyramids in south america, they’re lost because the civilization that built them died out, and the jungle reclaimed that land, hiding them. (mayan temples, for example.) Others were, similar to the egyptian pyramids, never actually lost to the culture that built it.

  You may notice a trend here. These places are old, and take money, resources and effort to maintain. When times are hard, no one is spending it on upkeeping something that just sits there. not unless there’s a very important reason to do so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No more Bosch for me..⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My dishwasher is completely fine without the cloud. Period. Full stop.

  OP reports loss of functionality. Functions, that are, quite frankly standard features on all IoT machines. Functionality which, frankly, you paid for, and which in no way actually require homecontrol to use.

  There is no need to put it on the network, but if you want to, and are paranoid, you can connect it to an isolated network. If you dont want to, dont, and the dishwasher will work.

  only if you find it acceptable to not have full functionality. “you can put it on an isolated network”… is very much like “let them eat cake.”

  Particularly if you consider the trend to force this in all sorts of things- ranging from toasters, refridgerators, ovens, stovetops, coffee makers, etc. Inorder to adequately protect mimizie the risks associated with these devices, you’d have to have a dedicated network for each one.

  and yes, the reason they’re forcing you to use the home control app to get these features is to intrude into your privacy.

  Notifications aside, none of the functions it enables require internet access, or even network access. There’s exactly zero reason to put it on the network. And as for notifications, I don’t know anyone that’s going to rush home or stop what they’re doing to put dishes away the moment the machine is finished cleaning them. is it possible you’re an exception to that? sure. I guess. but the vast majority of people- in my experience- won’t be finding anything that actually requires internet for to be all that useful.

  Which- in case there was any confusion- is why they shut off functions people use all the time. To force people to use their app. Which, if they weren’t some how making money off that app, ask yourself why they’d care?

  They’re making money off the app. which suggests they’re selling something they get from the app. (I suppose they could be using your IoT devices to mine crypto when you’re not using it… but that’s got it’s own issues.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No more Bosch for me..⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is pathetic.

  I’m glad you enjoy your home connect. A dishwasher shouldn’t need an internet connection to function. Period. Full stop.

  “Just put it on an isolated network” is ridiculous advice, when there shouldn’t even be a need.

  Even if you assume there are no vulnerabilities to find, even if you assume their administrators are never evil, the only reason to require cloud service is to invade my privacy and collect data.

  That’s it. They’re selling your data. Maybe you are fine with that. We are not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨wriggle wriggle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. This fucker is probably the most dangerous there is. The jellies and tiger snakes are just misunderstood.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ARMADILL-NO⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s…. Not?!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ARMADILL-NO⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Only if it’s consenting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨High-risk⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Dividing by zero?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hey, do americans just want to take a break from normal politics for a bit and focus all our efforts solely on the wild boar problem?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Possibly not even that. A mere irritation.

  It’s still gonna fuck you up- they’re just ornery like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you do if you encounter a skunk?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Leave them alone.

  Really, that’s a it takes. If you get too close, just back away calmly.

  Skunks almost never spray if your just… there. It’s almost always something more aggressive (you charge it, you startle it by running at it, etc. you have a dog that hasn’t learned or is too stupid to learn.)(or they think the smell hides them.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mythbusters⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  just so you know, you made Baby Archimedes cry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baby face next to name⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a flag for new accounts. It depends on the platform/settings you set up.

  On your platform, you’ll see everyone with an account under that threshold with that tag.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happens every time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean I didn’t get that far, I lost track of how many zeroes were in the half-life.

  (It’s 704ish million, right?)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happens every time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  after a certain point, you’re going to get to where you have to split an atom or two.

  fairly sure that’d be far less exciting than normal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happens every time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  But if you don’t look in side 2 billion years later, it’s both U-235 and lead-207!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are Maries Sues hated while Gary Stus are loved?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Batman is an example. Batman is a human being with a brilliant intellect, which is not a problem, but being a human being without powers, he manages to be more intelligent than aliens superior to humans, he manages to be a MASTER in all martial arts and no matter who the opponent is, he is always prepared and can win. Any writer who dares to create a female character with these characteristics would be attacked and called woke

  Is he? or is he a rich fucking Neppo Baby running around in tights, cape and a mask, and you just assume he’s brilliant because he bought all his lab equipment or had it built?

  Batman/Bruce Wayne is far from perfect. For example, the “good” he brings with his vigilantism is no where near the good he brings if he were simply taxed into obsolescence. and he’s pretty shit at crimefighting, too, frequently causing more harm than the people he’s stopping. (“oopsie, I blew up another factory causing a massive chemical spill.” with Joker going “And you get a super power, and you get a super power, and YOU get a super power. EVERYBODY GETS A SUPERPOWER!”)

  as for always being prepared, that’s not how the pro forma story arc goes. First he gets into a fight, gets his ass kicked and then runs and hides in his batcave while the labtechs whip up the perfect solution for him.

  Put another way, He’s what Musk wishes to be.

  There are many other examples, just watch any Japanese isekai anime

  The vast majority of which is geared towards teenage boys who are just discovering boobies, and most the protagonists are male simply to cater to their audience.

  In any case, while yes, criticising mary sues is definitely more extensive than gary stus- and we both know why- there are plenty of gary stu’s to hate. (pretty much anything played by tom cruise, for example.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why can’t HVAC be made smarter?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  thermostats don’t run off what the temperature is outside.

  usually, they have set points- heat comes on if the temperature goes below x, cooling/air conditioning comes on if it goes above y.

  Does your system have a physical outside sensor for temperature? or is it pulling that information off the internet? your immediate location and how you’re situated on your property (plus things like how well your home is insulated, the color, how many windows you have… etc,) has more to do with how hot it gets inside. Or, for example, if you get a lot of sunlight coming in, it can heat up the house with it being horribly cold outside.

  Regardless, if it’s not staying comfortable, look for a “heat and cool” option and then adjust the set points to within a more comfortable range. keep in mind that will cause energy costs to go up as it’s now actively heating or cooling more. (This time of year plays merry hell with HVAC systems,)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's this thing?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  if your fart triggers alarms all on it’s lonesome…

  might want to go see a doctor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's this thing?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Are those pipes sticking out for the courtesy TP? Just in case it’s not a fart?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's this thing?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  *some time later, in the AQ analyst office* “WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE EATING!!”-