A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain...
Earlier, after review, we blocked and removed several communities that were providing assistance to access copyrighted/pirated material, which is currently not allowed per Rule #1 of our Code of Conduct. The communities that were removed due to this decision were:...
Time to get serious about running my own instance. I now have to wonder what kind of political opinion I might voice which could make the instance operators liable. This is not tolerable long-term.
VPN tunnels don’t magically become transparent when packets pass UK fiber and routers. And legislation doesn’t translate well into which software people are allowed to run, for endpoints in UK. They can try to become North Korea of course, good luck with that.
How is reddit post protest, did it really win over protesters? Did the ones who left make a dent? Or like all things before, did it ultimately do nothing?
Lemmy now has enough early adopters to be sustainable. And that’s the only thing that matters. As to Reddit, my account there is 17+ years old but I was there since the beginning. The early years were amazing but in the last half decade or so it was a visibly dying platform. We should be thankful that its current leadership has now put it out of its misery.
It’s so funny seeing a large group (almost all) of the people in my feed being so excited about this new social media thing that they managed to get in through invitation on Instagram....
Today, not in a moment of necessity, but a moment of protest, I logged in to Reddit because I found tons of comments and posts listed on old Reddit when you sort by top or controversial....
Some of Reddit’s most popular communities have posted open letters to the company with a series of requests regarding many key issues at the heart of the recent protests on the platform. They want a response by June 29th.
My answer was stopping modding, stopping posting and now a data takeout and GDPR deletion request (and a complaint because they will fail to honor it) on the way out. I would have done it years ago if there was a place to migrate to.
My account is 16+ year old and has 300 k combined karma. I will be sure to contact my data protection officer to complain. Reddit needs an audit to document they wipe the db properly, and the data is gone from backups. Not just my data, anything they got on me.
The Google Play Store Ruling Is Bad News for Longtime Android Phone Users (gizmodo.com)
Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.
Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024 (www.newscientist.com)
A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain...
This community can't continue to exist on lemmy.world
The instance owners do not wish to host potentially problematic content....
Removal of piracy communities
Earlier, after review, we blocked and removed several communities that were providing assistance to access copyrighted/pirated material, which is currently not allowed per Rule #1 of our Code of Conduct. The communities that were removed due to this decision were:...
A room temperature superconductor? New developments. Science.org/HN (news.ycombinator.com)
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
Google it? People now are searching with TikTok or Reddit. (wapo.st)
How users discover information on the internet is changing
Reddit Admin team asking for volunteer moderators at tons of subreddits (lemmy.world)
Anna’s Archive - Lemmy (lemmy.ml)
I stopped buying new laptops (2020) HN discussion (news.ycombinator.com)
How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though? (www.theverge.com)
How is reddit post protest, did it really win over protesters? Did the ones who left make a dent? Or like all things before, did it ultimately do nothing?
Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else (www.theverge.com)
Just trying out Threads today.
It’s so funny seeing a large group (almost all) of the people in my feed being so excited about this new social media thing that they managed to get in through invitation on Instagram....
Meta Threads is going to be Fediverse compatible. Meta taking a shot at Reddit? (i.imgur.com)
I logged in to Reddit today
Today, not in a moment of necessity, but a moment of protest, I logged in to Reddit because I found tons of comments and posts listed on old Reddit when you sort by top or controversial....
Risks of synchronized low yields are underestimated in climate and crop model projections - Nature Communications (www.nature.com)
Reddit mods are calling for an ‘affordable return’ for third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
Some of Reddit’s most popular communities have posted open letters to the company with a series of requests regarding many key issues at the heart of the recent protests on the platform. They want a response by June 29th.
Reddit user alleges California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) non-compliance/violtion; and finds it difficult to delete posts and content on Reddit (youtube.com)
Video description as of 2023-06-23 10:15 PDT:...
Reddit violates CCPA (youtu.be)
This video shows that Reddit refused to delete all comments and posts of its users when they close their account via a CCPA / GDPR request.
The statement Reddit gave us is the oldest trick in the book. (The Verge) (www.tiktok.com)
Youtube link
Yggdrasil Network (yggdrasil-network.github.io)