Lemmy has algorithms, it’s just that they aren’t designed to maximise profit.
If you have the sort type set to Hot, posts are ranked based on score (upvotes minus down votes) with a decay based on post time. Active is the same but based on the last comment time.
If you are on the website, there is a ? next to the sort option that will take you to a page explaining how the different options work.
But long story short, most sorting options are affected by down votes.
As another poster alluded to, digital goods aren’t really considered property in the traditional sense. Digital property is protected under copyright (and other IP laws). The owner could sell the game, but then they wouldn’t own it anymore (e.g. when one game studio buys another, they are buying the games as well). Instead, they grant a licence to use the game, which is how Steam works as well.
If Steam let you transfer your account to someone else (e.g. bequeath or sell it), then they would need this in the licence (which they could do in theory). Other than the logistics of that (especially how to handle people selling accounts - and the scammers that inevitably come with that), the AAA publishers are unlikely to agree to those terms. Ultimately the Steam licence is likely a compromise between Steam’s vision and all the AAA publishers that wouldn’t publish on Steam if they didn’t get the licence they wanted. A bit like how Netflix doesn’t really care if you use a VPN, they just have to enforce it so studios will let them use their content.
Like the title says, are there any EVs that just have a Bluetooth radio and that’s it? Like a normal car, not a smartphone on wheels? If not, do you all think that this will actually happen at some point? This is the main reason why I can’t (and will never) buy an EV. I like to have actual buttons everywhere on my car. I...
I have a 2016 Nissan Leaf. It’s a short range commuter car, it makes a great second car for a family but it’s no good if it’s your only car.
I live in a left-hand drive country that gets heaps of used imports from Japan (who is also left-hand drive), so they are cheapish and easy to get YMMV,. The entertainment system is not touch screen, it has physical buttons including controls on the steering wheel. I’m not sure if it can phone home since it’s no longer in a supported country. We use Bluetooth for music and that’s it as the Nissan Connect stuff doesn’t work here.
2024: 500% surge in colorectal cancer among young people since 1999
Bacon is one of very few foods on the WHOs “definitely causes cancer” list. I’m guessing it comes as no surprise that this increase in cancer can possibly be explained by companies pushing profit.
I don’t think people started eating THAT much more bacon, although I am sure that all processed meats are a quick road to cancertown if you eat more than a tiny tiny amount
Yeah, all processed meat has the same problem (nitrates), but I think you’re right, bacon consumption probably hasn’t increased enough to account for it all. I believe colorectal cancers have a very strong link with diet, though, so it’s probably bacon along with many other foods that all come together to amplify it.
Is any of the 500% rise explained by better testing?
Obesity is also a huge cancer risk factor (especially in under 55s) across most organs, and as we know obesity rates have increased a lot over recent decades.
However, this may well be a symptom. Obesity may be from the bad diet, and the diet may be the real cancer driver.
There are also studies connecting a lack if exercise with an increased cancer risk. But again it’s hard to tell if it’s an underlying cause.
When I’ve dug into this before, it’s easy to find many studies connecting cancer and various foods or lifestyle choices, but it’s also easy to find conflicting studies, which may be an indication that things are more complex than they appear.
Would it be actual wax paper? These days it could just as likely be coated with plastic rather than wax, as the plastic coatings do the same thing and are cheaper.
I’ve just spent a while searching and can’t find any reliable way to tell whether paper is wax coated, oil coated, plastic coated, or silicone coated.
From 30 May, New Zealand’s four major banks - ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac - must offer the secure payment service - although some already have it in place....
From my understanding, the answer is yes, on an opt in basis. Any organisation (that signs up and follows the rules) can request access and you need to approve a prompt.
However, the 30 May date is just for payments. Account sharing comes later and depends on the bank.
However, if you’re worried about moving into a world where this is required… You’re probably right to be worried.
It’s not exactly opt in if it’s “share your data or we won’t give you insurance”.
There are two things here. One is online payments, the other is sharing your data. For online payments, this seems to be a better option that Polipay. And most likely more private than using a credit card.
The data sharing is a whole nother kettle of fish though.
They would probably require you provide the account that your salary goes into, then ask for explanations for any money leaving that they can’t categorise.
This is probably similar to asking people to provide 3 months of bank statements, which happens today. I’m not usually a slippery slope kind of guy but making it easy to automatically scan your transactions may well change the industry for the worse. Would be interesting to know how this affected things in Europe, I think it’s been around there a long time.
The NZ Privacy Act 2020 looks broadly similar in intent to the GDPR, so I imagine there’d be the same disinclination to collect information which can’t be proven necessary to perform the requested service or satisfy regulatory requirements.
It is similar. Not sure about GDPR but in NZ, you can only use data for what it’s collected for but you just ask for consent at the point of collection, and state your intent as using the information to assess suitability for insurance (or whatever), then you have met the requirements.
I have several NZ insurance policies and they had no interest in transaction history. Same with my mortgage. I sent bank statements, but only as proof of address
I think the idea is in future you could get cheaper life or health insurance if you agree to let the insurance company scan your records to check how much fast food you eat or whatever. It’s not feasible today as you’d have to have staff processing it which negates the cost saving, but in a future world maybe it could be a thing.
For mortgages, they definitely check your bank statements after the new rules against loan sharks came in (a couple of years ago), but if you are borrowing from a bank you’re with then they aready have that info.
I’ve been neck deep in Lemmy stuff recently and realised we don’t have a post that explains the different frontend options that are available on Lemmy.nz....
Tesseract started as a fork of Proton, which is why they look so similar. But then I believe they turned their attention to Sublinks, which is another federated service much like Lemmy.
The cool thing about Sublinks is they maintain Lemmy API compatibility, so any Lemmy apps can be used with Sublinks. For the same reason, Tesseract can also be used with Lemmy.
Sublinks is very early days still, but chose Java as a back end language to try to have more people able to help.
Lemmy.nz Community Census (survey.lemmy.nz)
Hi all!...
The Internet Archive is under a DDoS attack (bsky.app)
Brought to you by the Department of Erasing History.
Seems a little strange (lemmy.world)
Edit: Forgot to censor name
Scientists discovered human can also breathe ________
You can't take it with you, but you can't leave it for someone else either: Valve says you aren't allowed to bequeath a Steam account in a will (www.pcgamer.com)
Covid-19: NZ experiencing highest peak in 18 months - epidemiologist (www.rnz.co.nz)
New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in Covid-19 cases since December 2022, professor Michael Baker says....
Mammals (beehaw.org)
Are there any EV cars without any "technology"?
Like the title says, are there any EVs that just have a Bluetooth radio and that’s it? Like a normal car, not a smartphone on wheels? If not, do you all think that this will actually happen at some point? This is the main reason why I can’t (and will never) buy an EV. I like to have actual buttons everywhere on my car. I...
Alarming 500% Surge: Colorectal Cancer Rates Skyrocket Among U.S. Youths (scitechdaily.com)
TIL the US government once banned sliced bread (www.mentalfloss.com)
Open banking: How to opt in - and out - of the new payment system (www.rnz.co.nz)
From 30 May, New Zealand’s four major banks - ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac - must offer the secure payment service - although some already have it in place....
This negates evolution (lemmy.world)
Alternate frontends
I’ve been neck deep in Lemmy stuff recently and realised we don’t have a post that explains the different frontend options that are available on Lemmy.nz....