After 7 long, agonizing months waiting, I got my PJD Woodford Elite today! It’s a custom design, which Leigh at PJD was very gracious to allow me to choose...
I know this is going to sound like some clickbait bullshit title, but I’m genuinely curious, asking in good faith. My two oldest sons are enamored with him, and he seems like a genuine guy, so I’m asking - is he a nice guy? If you google the question, you get a bunch of reddit hate, which I don’t always trust,...
I got this fun fee after trying to order takeout from Buffalo Wild Wings (yes I'm naming and shaming). How exactly does adding a dollar help you operate takeout? It's literally less work than waiting on a table. This is nothing more than a shameful cash grab to pad profits....
If I registered at lemmy.world, is it possible to still comment on a thread at say lemmy.ml? I get the expected "You are not logged in" and while subscribing is easy enough, I'm not able to comment or interact with other instances. This seems normal as users are unique per instance, I just want to make sure I'm not missing a key...
All the sanding blocks I have seen are the nut and bolt type, but i found myself wanting something more of just a … block. No adjusting, loosening, tightening, moving, just wrap your sandpaper around an edge and go. So I spent 15 minutes in FreeCAD and made one. So far it’s working great....
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
I’m certainly no desktop developer, but I would imagine a native application gives you access to more intrusive data than a browser, especially considering modern browser protections. Just a theory though
Former White House Situation Room officer Mike Stiegler revealed that then-President Donald Trump never called down to check on then-Vice President Mike Pence as Trump fans hunted him at the Capitol, and that we were “that close” to losing the VP....
The court could clear the schedule for the day, insisting he go because he was invited, and he still won’t so he can complain about it very publicly. He has no desire to go at all beyond what publicity he can drum up by insisting he can’t. That’s just the way his twisted mind works
Steve Jobs famously believed he could remove mucus from his body, which caused him to stink. No mucus, no body odor. His entire life, when people told him he stinks, he would reply that wasn’t possible because he removed that which caused body odor.
A tale as old as time. Even back in Vietnam, we were pulling the same shit.
Willard: “It was the way we had over here of living with ourselves. We’d cut them in half with a machine gun and give them a Band-Aid. It was a lie—and the more I saw of them, the more I hated lies.”
Apps like Temu or TokTok. Or those cheap electronic devices where you have to download a questionable app and register an account. What exactly is being stolen and what is being done with it? Who is doing it? Why?
Data scientist here! In addition to the data points others have mentioned, there is actually a lot more data available than you would think in the form of metadata. We call the process feature engineering - essentially building a set of inputs that help determine an output, or prediction. How long you spend in the app, how long you stay on a screen before changing, how long you view a TikTok before swiping, which of the default settings you change, into what, all of this is used in machine learning models to help build a more accurate advertiser profile for you. Even if you don’t volunteer data about yourself, your behavior in a way informs on you, even if you don’t realize it. Through inference, a machine learning model could accurately deduce your age based on your behavior, for example.
New guitar day, all the way from England - it's PJD Guitars! (lemmy.world)
After 7 long, agonizing months waiting, I got my PJD Woodford Elite today! It’s a custom design, which Leigh at PJD was very gracious to allow me to choose...
Is Mr Beast a good person?
I know this is going to sound like some clickbait bullshit title, but I’m genuinely curious, asking in good faith. My two oldest sons are enamored with him, and he seems like a genuine guy, so I’m asking - is he a nice guy? If you google the question, you get a bunch of reddit hate, which I don’t always trust,...
Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizza (www.theverge.com)
Chain restaurant fees are getting absurd
I got this fun fee after trying to order takeout from Buffalo Wild Wings (yes I'm naming and shaming). How exactly does adding a dollar help you operate takeout? It's literally less work than waiting on a table. This is nothing more than a shameful cash grab to pad profits....
US Billionaires Have Doubled Their Wealth Since 2017 Trump Tax Overhaul (truthout.org)
Sigh. (lemmy.world)
Spotted this in a store today and promptly put my shit that I didn’t need back on the shelf and walked out....
Donald Trump is barely holding it together at trial — no wonder Republicans are afraid of a debate (www.salon.com)
Trump tantrumed and even quit a debate with Joe Biden in 2020, but now he’s even more emotionally volatile...
Commenting across instances
If I registered at lemmy.world, is it possible to still comment on a thread at say lemmy.ml? I get the expected "You are not logged in" and while subscribing is easy enough, I'm not able to comment or interact with other instances. This seems normal as users are unique per instance, I just want to make sure I'm not missing a key...
I made a simple sanding block for my own use. (lemmy.world)
All the sanding blocks I have seen are the nut and bolt type, but i found myself wanting something more of just a … block. No adjusting, loosening, tightening, moving, just wrap your sandpaper around an edge and go. So I spent 15 minutes in FreeCAD and made one. So far it’s working great....
Is that some sort of non-profit? (lemmy.world)
Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads (www.techradar.com)
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
Jan. 6 Situation Room Officer Reveals Trump Fans ‘Came That Close’ To Murdering VP In Stunning New Interview (www.mediaite.com)
Former White House Situation Room officer Mike Stiegler revealed that then-President Donald Trump never called down to check on then-Vice President Mike Pence as Trump fans hunted him at the Capitol, and that we were “that close” to losing the VP....
Jimmy Carter: Grandson says former president is ‘coming to the end’ | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
The game was rule from the start (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Thar is so much evidunce (lemmy.world)
Crazy rumour suggests Microsoft are preparing $16 billion offer for Valve (www.altchar.com)
Hippie woowoo Facebook is also very crazy. (lemmy.world)
Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (edition.cnn.com)
Sovcit cancelled his child support so leave him alone or he'll send you 22 page letters. (lemmy.world)
Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. Airdrops Food to Gaza While Arming Israel to Drop Bombs (www.democracynow.org)
When people say that apps are stealing your data, what exactly does that mean?
Apps like Temu or TokTok. Or those cheap electronic devices where you have to download a questionable app and register an account. What exactly is being stolen and what is being done with it? Who is doing it? Why?
Numa (lemmy.world)
Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results (arstechnica.com)
TikTok wants to be YouTube now, tests 60-minute video uploads (www.gsmarena.com)