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villasbc

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Husband, Home Barista & Cook.
Paying bills with software.
🇨🇦 Living the good life in YVR
🇧🇷 Inner voice speaks in pt_BR

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caseynewton, to random
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I wrote about Google's AI search debacle, its leaked search ranking documents, and what they tell us about the future of the web https://www.platformer.news/google-ai-overviews-eat-rocks-glue-pizza/

villasbc,
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@caseynewton great read!

So interesting to read the dystopic conclusion to Ben Thompson's framework of "Platform vs Aggregators" in the age of Gen AI: for the aggregator to squeeze the market so hard that it hurts itself.

Looks like we're walking towards the absolute opposite of the Web 3.0 dream (not the crypto bullshit, the semantic web)... all knowledge gobbled up in an inscrutable database, with zero discoverability for the little gems out there.

viticci, to random
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If you rely on public transportation to get around, @nileane explains why Transit is still the best app for this.

The UI and little touches in this app look incredible: https://www.macstories.net/reviews/transit-is-still-the-best-designed-transit-app-on-the-iphone-in-2024/

villasbc,
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@luis_in_brief @viticci @nileane Yeah their cycling navigation is kind of lame, but I get the focus is on mass transit. Bike routing is hard

villasbc,
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@luis_in_brief @viticci @nileane It does give you a route, which is good to know for example that sometimes taking the bike will be faster than waiting for the bus. And the route tends to stick to bike paths if they’re available, and it shows the quality of the lane, but I often ignore the proposed route and go for a more pleasant one I know to be possible

villasbc,
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@luis_in_brief @viticci @nileane Like this

villasbc,
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@luis_in_brief @viticci @nileane

caseynewton, to random
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The Taylor Swift harassment campaign on X is a warning. These same tools are already being used to harass average people across lots of platforms, and the response from tech companies and lawmakers hasn't been nearly good enough https://www.platformer.news/taylor-swift-deepfake-nudes-x/

villasbc,
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@caseynewton I trust that once again the might of the swifties will thrust humankind in the right direction in response to these vermin

markgurman, to random
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NEW: YouTube, Spotify — two of the world’s largest streaming services — join Netflix is not planning to launch apps - or support their iPad apps - on the Vision Pro. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-18/youtube-and-spotify-join-netflix-in-not-launching-apple-vision-pro-apps?sref=9hGJlFio

villasbc,
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@markgurman inb4 Vision Pro allows you to see what’s on your Mac device screen from wherever you are, no airplay activation necessary!

nixCraft, to random
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Europe: We are banning egress fees.
Google: 🥸

villasbc,
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@nixCraft So many people on this thread thinking that this rename is a plausible mechanism to circumvent the law.

Do tech workers generally think so little of the judiciary system? lol

caseynewton, to random
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New from me: Etsy secretly banned the phrase “from the river to the sea” on sellers’ wares, and some employees aren’t happy.

A story about content moderation in wartime: https://www.platformer.news/p/how-banning-one-palestinian-slogan

villasbc,
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@caseynewton I heard it first from Algorithmic Fairness researchers: justice is not scalable. What a situation to be in when the only instrument available is a broad policy stroke.

ZachWeinersmith, to random
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The amount of geeks who think "is permitted by physics" means a space settlement issue is "not a problem" is bizarre! No, we are not going to build an entire civilization on a vast banked racetrack on Mars. I am prepared to take bets on this!

villasbc,
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@ZachWeinersmith This is what thinking that “studying humanities is worthless” does to an individual

ZachWeinersmith, to random
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Whoa, Argentina election betting markets just freaked out - https://electionbettingodds.com/Argentina2023.html

What's up?

villasbc,
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@ZachWeinersmith It’s wild that Milei got so many votes… and favorable bets! Strange times.

ZachWeinersmith, (edited ) to random
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Does the word "cyborg" imply in particular a human-machine combination?

villasbc,
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@ZachWeinersmith I think it’s more useful to define it for humans only, and then let usage extend them to other creatures. Like zombies imply humans, but if you say “zombie dog” people will immediately get it.

The broader definition would be littered with asterisks and exceptions. Like, is a plant on a pot with an humidity sensor and automatic watering a cyborg?

ZachWeinersmith, to random
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Where do you draw the line between AI you like and dislike? My sense is there's a serious disdain for e.g. generative art or text, but not for other machine-learning stuff, like plant ID apps or speech to text software.

villasbc,
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@ZachWeinersmith The line is: does it remind me of any project I see in https://github.com/daviddao/awful-ai#readme or does it not

imyke, to random
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Inventory management should just not exist in video games. Nobody wants to do it, all it does is add frustration and overhead.

Let me pick up whatever I want and just give me sorting options!

villasbc,
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@imyke I liked the way tibia handled it: it’s not the amount of items that counts, but their weight. Knights being able to carry more items then mages made part of the game mechanics and it wasn’t just a matter of “you’ve exhausted your square boxes”

ZachWeinersmith, to random
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Hey mathstodon, help me understand something. What does Hilbert mean when he argues that to prove the existence of a mathematical concept, you only have to prove that if it existed you arrive at no contradiction.

villasbc,
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@ZachWeinersmith Imagine proving that Oscar winning Adam Sandler exists in some parallel universe by demonstrating that said universe would not contradict the rules of physics

viticci, to random
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Very nice change in iPadOS 17.1 beta 1:

You can now Shift-Return app results in Spotlight to add a window to the current workspace in Stage Manager.

No more need to use the pointer and click.

villasbc,
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@viticci Hmm cool… wait, I already have a playlist with all my “loved” songs. I don’t remember how I got it, I think I created it as a smart list on the Mac app.

caseynewton, to random
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Elon Musk’s complaints about the Anti-Defamation League are the latest manifestation of a grudge of activists that date back to his earliest days running the company, according to the new Isaacson biography. https://www.platformer.news/p/nine-wild-details-from-the-new-elon

villasbc,
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@Jonathanglick @caseynewton Writing letters is an activity, I would dare say

pfefferle, to random
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Get Blogging! NOW!

https://getblogging.org/

villasbc,
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@rosareven @pfefferle Not necessarily more blogging, but it’s naturally adjacent: https://indieweb.org/why

gruber, to random
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This ad poster for the iMac is utterly perfect. Perfect photo, perfect slogan (the period at the end is key — “Yum” without the period wouldn’t quite play the same way), perfect relative scale and placement of the elements. Even the kerning is perfect — Apple Garamond never looked better or more timeless.

villasbc,
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@marxy @gruber That improves nothing

caseynewton, to random
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We might be about to see a whole lot of employees leave X. https://www.platformer.news/p/is-x-bracing-for-exodus

villasbc,
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@caseynewton Oof, I'd expect to see the other big techs poaching some of the remaining few top engineers that had those hefty stock grants.

Meanwhile, they can't even finish the rebranding rollout. x.com still redirects to twitter.com

caseynewton, to random
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Let’s get clear on what Twitter’s rebranding to X really is: a political project from a right-wing reactionary. https://www.platformer.news/p/twitter-becomes-x

villasbc,
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@caseynewton Yet another important space of the Internet falling into Meta’s hands, but I’m thankful that Elon is speedrunning Twitter demise so we can all move on sooner. Rip that bandaid! Hope he buys Reddit next.

viticci, to random
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I won't lie: I'm intrigued by Instagram's ActivityPub-compatible Threads app and I think more services using the protocol can only be a good thing.

So, posting my Instagram profile here while I wait for Threads to go live. Recommended if you're into pictures of food, Italy, and dogs 🍝 🇮🇹 🐶

https://instagram.com/viticci

villasbc,
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@viticci Society can get back to discussing thighs on a platform where they are so pervasively portrayed!

villasbc,
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@StillPaisleyCat I could not be less worried. Did anything really undesirable happen in Australia after similar legislation?

Some deals are made, some cash flows differently and soon enough things are pretty much the same as before.

villasbc,
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@StillPaisleyCat Yeah it makes total sense. I do wonder if that’s superficial analysis and there is really something important to do differently from Australia.

villasbc, to Fashion
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@vancouver Good local stores in Vancouver with hawaiian shirts?

Example of the style I'm looking for: https://bawclothing.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/162444-1600-auto?v=636662300061270000&width=1600&height=auto&aspect=true

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