gianni
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- Comment on Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent — That Privacy Guy! 3 weeks ago:
It’s likely (and one of the reasons I don’t use Chrome) but its not the discussion we’re having.
- Comment on Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent — That Privacy Guy! 3 weeks ago:
To me this seems arbitrary—Chrome contains countless other binary blobs which you have no insight to and cannot consent to. They are part of the application. Chrome contains other machine learning algorithms and features and has for years, but these have been baked-in. You have likely been using “local AI” or machine learning on your laptop battery for quite some time without being explicitly aware of it.
If people don’t like these features that’s fine, there are lots of alternatives to choose from (personally, I use Helium). But to be upset about this specific instance seems arbitrary to me. And to claim that it’s somehow nefarious (i.e. the consent part) seems disingenuous. Consent is granted when the user downloads and begins using Chrome—why would Chrome need additional consent to download/update one of many external components?
Again, I don’t use Chrome and I’m not interested in this feature, I just don’t see how it’s necessarily bad or evil all things considered.
- Comment on Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent — That Privacy Guy! 3 weeks ago:
Beyond the disk size, what’s wrong with this? Isn’t local machine learning better than shipping your data off to some cloud provider? Or is the problem machine learning?
- Comment on A tool to compare different sans-serif fonts? 1 year ago:
On Android there’s an app that allows you to compare fonts: github.com/adeeteya/FontGallery
- Comment on son, happy birthday 1 year ago:
I did not realize that tardigrades were so small. Previously I thought one would be able to see one with the naked eye.
- Comment on Do people still call each other at midnight on NYE? 1 year ago:
This is very sad.
- Comment on Times Company v. Sullivan: The Case That Helped Make Modern Libel Law 1 year ago:
This article is weirdly abrupt. The introduction sets the stage for an interesting story and then just… ends?
- Comment on Discord admin gets 15 years for “one of the most significant leaks” in US history - Ars Technica 1 year ago:
It is absurd to refer to this person as “Discord admin”.
It’s like saying “email-address owner gets 15 years for…”.
- Comment on Can we talk about? - Fan service getting out of control. 1 year ago:
You are spot on about the new Beetlejuice. It’s much like the first one just without any sort of story arc.
- Comment on How come in court counsel can object to what one says or shows and the judge will say sustained and the jury disregard. How in the hell does a jury just auto take it out of their memory? 1 year ago:
In addition to what others have said, it doesn’t always happen like this. More often than not the Jury will be asked to leave the courtroom before the matter is discussed and the Judge will decide whether the Jury can hear the argument when they return.
- Comment on Halo on Paramount+ has been canceled after only two seasons 1 year ago:
¯_(ツ)_/¯
- Comment on Halo on Paramount+ has been canceled after only two seasons 1 year ago:
I guess I was the only one who thought it was a fun action show and enjoyed it?
- Comment on 10 best Westerns of all time, ranked | Digital Trends 1 year ago:
Uhm, where is Tombstone? And why is it not #1?
- Comment on Physics 2 years ago:
As a non-sciencey person, can someone explain the chasm of ignorance?
- Comment on Fewer people are using Elon Musk’s X as the platform struggles to attract and keep users, according to analysts 2 years ago:
This was very easy to find, I’m sure there’s more.
- Comment on 'One Piece' review: Netflix does the impossible 2 years ago:
You watched 300 episodes of something you didn’t find interesting?