As Twitter ditches its iconic branding in favor of owner Elon Musk's favorite letter "X," its open source competitor Mastodon is once again seeing usage numbers soar.
The news is full of it, excitement seems high, and I really don’t get it. I’m not against space-related research, but why suddenly the moon? And why send people there? Can someone fill me in on what’s to be gained or why one might be excited about it?...
It’s not really like that. As long as you have a limitless supply of dry air, and a limitless supply of water, it will work indefinitely. If you seal the room, you will eventually hit 100% humidity. If you run out of water, well that’s the end of that. But if you don’t, then you will get cooling that is the result of water phase changing from a liquid to a gas. With a small unit you won’t cool a room, but it will feel nice blowing on you, and it will be cooler than a fan. How much cooler I can’t say. I wouldn’t personally bother with a small unit like this.
Me personally? I’ve become much less tolerant of sexist humor. Back in the day, cracking a joke at women’s expense was pretty common when I was a teen. As I’ve matured and become aware to the horrific extent of toxicity and bigotry pervading all tiers of our individualistic society, I’ve come to see how exclusionarly and...
That’s not how copyright works though. Just because someone else “leaked” the work doesn’t absolve openai of responsibility. The authors are free to go after whomever they want.
I’m considering moving from Android to iPhone, but I read a lot about iPhone images being over processed. What’s your opinion? Am I going to be disappointed in the camera?...
I don’t have another phone to compare with other than my older pictures taken of different iPhones. Some parts are better, like sharpness. Overall, I agree that the newer photos look over processed. I’ve been disappointed for a while now.
Congratulations 🎉 to Memmy for Lemmy on achieving the number 24 position in the top social network applications in the German App Store. This is quite remarkable, considering that Lemmy is still a niche platform....
Does the idea of this concern anyone else? Why is no one talking about it? (lemmy.world)
Remember: the real reason Elon Musk bought Twitter was to influence the 2024 election & stop any kind of leftist organizing on the site (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
This comment hit the nail on the head. I feel like I played right into his hands. But what is a person to do?...
Gas prices [...] starter kit. (slrpnk.net)
As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
As Twitter ditches its iconic branding in favor of owner Elon Musk's favorite letter "X," its open source competitor Mastodon is once again seeing usage numbers soar.
What is it with the increasing interest in (landing on) the moon? (arstechnica.com)
The news is full of it, excitement seems high, and I really don’t get it. I’m not against space-related research, but why suddenly the moon? And why send people there? Can someone fill me in on what’s to be gained or why one might be excited about it?...
Russia's Prigozhin: no more fighting in Ukraine but prepare for Africa - video (www.reuters.com)
[bug] images partially loading, will not reload
On iOS. Currently on version 25.0, but I have been seeing this issue on the last several versions....
Desktop A/C unit. This can't possibly work! Prove me wrong? (lemmy.world)
Prove me wrong, please?...
What's something you used to do/see/say but don't anymore because you don't feel it's right?
Me personally? I’ve become much less tolerant of sexist humor. Back in the day, cracking a joke at women’s expense was pretty common when I was a teen. As I’ve matured and become aware to the horrific extent of toxicity and bigotry pervading all tiers of our individualistic society, I’ve come to see how exclusionarly and...
Sir, this is a Wendy's (sh.itjust.works)
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C 118f (www.theguardian.com)
2 authors say OpenAI 'ingested' their books to train ChatGPT. Now they're suing, and a 'wave' of similar court cases may follow. (www.businessinsider.com)
Two authors sued OpenAI, accusing the company of violating copyright law. They say OpenAI used their work to train ChatGPT without their consent.
Image over processing
I’m considering moving from Android to iPhone, but I read a lot about iPhone images being over processed. What’s your opinion? Am I going to be disappointed in the camera?...
Memmy is ranked #24 in the German App Store in the category Social Networking. (i.imgur.com)
Congratulations 🎉 to Memmy for Lemmy on achieving the number 24 position in the top social network applications in the German App Store. This is quite remarkable, considering that Lemmy is still a niche platform....