FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

"maybe she's just an ally"

allies love putting trans flags with the words "protect trans kids" written on them inside their room above their bedroom door where literally no one else could see it but them

Google’s widely opposed ad platform, the “Privacy Sandbox,” launches in Chrome

Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

@Nifflas Ok I checked all the keys,
L is linkedin
W is word
X is excel
N is one note
P is powerpoint
O is outlook
T is teams
Y is yammer

WHAT THE FUCK IS YAMMER?

I have to admit that, if your goal is to have a ton of angry readers send you a detailed list of every single mistake made in your "AI"-written piece, Star Wars is not a bad choice of topic.
TL;DR: ChatGPT&co can write text that makes some superficial sense if you squint your eyes hard enough, but not much more than that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/08/gizmodo-ai-errors-star-wars/

Just a reminder of how dangerous trusting machine learning to reconstruct an image is.
(from https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-020-01048-5)

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@ret Those are just as bad. :(
There needs to be more restrictions on those sort of single-use electronics.

Single-use vapes are such an environmental hazard when not disposed of correctly; they should never have been allowed on the market.

https://fosstodon.org/@Ryanteck/111029023060513597

"mom, how are computer programs made"

"you see, when two silly catgirls like each other very much-"

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The opposite of "Dark Matter" is "Luminous Matter" which implies the opposite of the "Dark Web" is the "Luminous Web"

Vapourware
Software
Firmware
Hardware
Crunchyware

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft

These are the first 6 companies designated as ‘gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act.

They have 6 months to ensure their core platform services comply with our rules, including:

✔ Allowing users to unsubscribe and remove pre-installed services
✔ Allowing the download of alternative app stores

❌ Banning tracking outside of their services without consent
❌ Stopping ranking their products more favourably

➡ https://europa.eu/!NbfBbn

#DMA

ok we all need to get ready for the "don't you fucking dare download Chrome for iOS" campaign

the message is simple: "don't you fucking dare download Chrome for iOS"

the reason: as bad as Safari might be, can you imagine how bad the web landscape will suck if Chrome gets even more marketshare