me

_L1vY_, 2 months ago to random

I've been seeing discussions lately around the YouTube fascism algorithm [not directed at me] implying that if you get those suggestions it's because that's material you have sought out.
Not true.

It's been studied and repeatedly shown--like a vehicle w/poor alignment--suggestions will drift to the right pretty quickly.
To "never" get them, you must
a) be outside targeted demographics AND
b) not look at DIY, repair, survivalism, building, cooking, sewing, politics, animal husbandry, automotive

rysiek, 2 months ago to random

For anyone wondering, there are a few ways to install Windows 11 without creating a Microsoft account.

Probably the simplest — and one that I tested when I needed to do that — was just to give an invalid e-mail address when "creating" that Microsoft account; "elon@test.example" works well, because "example." is a well-known TLD that will never work, so the e-mail is guaranteed to be invalid.

Of course then the problem is that you still end up with Windows 11.

:blobcatcoffee:

mia, 2 months ago to random

if you make an automated voice system and autists aren't randomly repeating what it says you have failed at making a good automated voice system

me, 1 year ago to random

PKP Intercity stress testing my ANC and foam earbud tips today

noodlejetski, 2 months ago to random Polish

zajebista aplikacja PKP Intercity po kliknięciu na przycisk otwiera wbudowaną przeglądarkę*, która wyświetla banner zachęcający do zainstalowania zajebistej aplikacji PKP Intercity.

*nie, nie Custom Tab.

me, 9 months ago to random

Again with our guys taking the "unit" in unit tests quite literally

me, 9 months ago to random

Maaaaaan, I do not miss the times when I was developing customer-hosted software. With the shitty SaaS model, we can at least crank up the number of nodes and Bob's your uncle, with the self-hosted software we just had to do the most pedantic microoptimizations because the customer was hosting the thing on an overcooked potato.

18+ yassie_j, 3 months ago to random

When you notice something problematic on Fedi

DON’T: Try to assess the situation and make sure you’re seeing it correctly in case the other person isn’t aware of the greater context

DON’T: Discuss it calmly with the person concerned to make sure that everyone is on the same page

DO: Create a public spectacle about it that annoys everyone else who has to see you try to make it everyone else’s business

I’m sorry, but myself and most people on Fedi aren’t here because we want to be involved in some wild vague goose chase about who interacts with who, or who said what about who.

Surely this kind of stuff is better dealt with in private with the people affected, without needing to make it everyone’s problem.

This is so incessantly annoying to me.

me, 10 months ago to fediverse

testing one two i'll delete it shortly

@fediverse

me, 9 months ago to random

I broke my Malahit SDR

me, 9 months ago to random

Soft-bricked my router which gave me a couple hours of working on my computer instead of working on my computer

me, 11 months ago to random

Samsonite don't redirect me to an English hotline on a Polish phone number any% challenge (impossible)

me, 10 months ago to random

I've just realized that ordering two SLA batteries for pickup (and a third one inside a UPS) is maybe not the best idea

me, 9 months ago to random Polish

Wezmę udział w PiSowskim #referendum #polityka

luna, 3 months ago to random

WTF? GNOME stands for GNU NETWORK OBJECT MODEL ENVIRONMENT!?!?!?

ianbetteridge, 3 months ago to random

The internet is screwed, part 779

me, 9 months ago to random

Millenials complaining that gen z doesn't know what a folder is is like boomers complaining that the youths can't read cursive or use a rotary phone

me, 9 months ago to hamradio

For a digipeater, this thing does not peat my digis.

I guess it's a skill issue so I'll need to find someone local with a known working APRS-capable rig
#HamRadio

me, 9 months ago to sbubby

Hard Drink
@sbubby

Credit to @Liqvo

me, 9 months ago to random

One thing I envy the Americans, their post offices.

me, 9 months ago to animals

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" is not just a piece of diplomacy advice, but it also applies when you want to play with the doggy

#AresTheDog #GermanShepherdDog #FriDog #MastoDogs #DogsOfMastodon #DogsOfFediverse #Dogs

me, 9 months ago to random

You can do duck typing in PHP, and apparently it's allowed per our project standards

me, 9 months ago to random

So, in Polish, a guide dog is called "pies przewodnik", but "przewodnik" is also used to describe an electrical conductor. So, I sometimes joke that my dog is an "insulator dog"