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LLS, 4 days ago to random

Congratulations to all the Nebula Award winners and nominees!

My reading list just grew a bit more

https://locusmag.com/2024/06/2023-nebula-awards-winners/

LLS, 4 days ago to random

you find taped to your door a notification from The Corporation:

“Great news! We’ve given your home an exciting upgrade with amazing new surveillance cameras and microphones everywhere in your house to record everything you do. And you don’t need to worry about privacy. We promise not to spy on you unless you ask us to. Or by accident. Or when we change our minds without notice. We know you’ll learn to love this upgrade because what are you gonna do about it? Be seeing you!”

LLS, 5 days ago (edited 22 hours ago) to random

serious question
what is the use case for “AI” chatbots?

LLS, 5 days ago to Mac

“According to the report, a limited number of older devices will also be able to run the system, including iPads and Macs running an M1 chip or higher and the iPhone 15 Pro.”

So Macs not running an M chip remain safe? I hope so!

#noAI on my #Mac https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/112576459514167753

LLS, 6 days ago to microsoft

Long ago I disabled automatic app updates on my phone bc of surprise “upgrades” that stripped out functionality I’d paid for but now require monthly/yearly subscriptions.

Now there are better reasons…

#Copilot #spyware #Microsoft #noAI #enshitification

iOS app update information for Microsoft Excel: Supercharge your creativity and productivity with Microsoft Copilot Pro, now available in Excel.

LLS, 6 days ago to random

missing when a year’s dystopian news items could fit on a bingo card

LLS, 6 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

You know how you can smell a cigarette from far away, across the room, or after they left, or outside across the yard, or up the sidewalk, or on a restaurant patio, or even not even know where it’s coming from, but you can smell it?

Covid is aerosolized, it spreads across distances like that too. But you can’t smell it.

Think about that next time you smell cigarette smoke. Think about it next time you get that “just a cold” again.

#CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver

LLS, 6 days ago to random

Sometimes I procrastinate

1/x

LLS, 6 days ago to random

“Apple has a hard-earned reputation for putting privacy at the forefront of its technological proposition. It has long stated it is a hardware company and not a data firm and has practices in place to ensure your data is not to be exploited. That vow is largely trusted by its vast customer base.”

TBD now

https://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/openai-deal-for-ios-18-is-a-red-flag-and-apple-knows-it-4532861

LLS, 6 days ago to random

D-Day, June 6, 1944

Loukas, 7 days ago to random

I'm such a bad anarchist. What alignment are you? https://www.idrlabs.com/moral-alignment/test.php

atomicpoet, 7 days ago to random

This is a bad idea, IKEA!

NanoRaptor, 7 days ago to random

I just want a 27" (or more) all in one mac with all new bits.

but I could be swayed by a 20" macbook pro on a day where my resolve is weak.

LLS, 7 days ago to mecfs

some days

#MECFS #longCovid

LLS, 7 days ago to random

designers: ‘Pave the cow paths’

corporations: Fuck that! ‘Build it and they will come!’

people: Don’t wanna

corporations: We’re giving you the benefit of having no choice.

LLS, 8 days ago to random

here I am, drifting further down the trust thermocline

> Executives are said to have had concerns about reputational damage from a "rogue chatbot," while some people within Apple are even said to have a "philosophical aversion" to having a chatbot integrated into Apple software, according to today's report.

> Ultimately, however, Apple believed that consumers would expect the cutting-edge technology to be offered by the company.

What’s it doing when I don’t “opt in”?

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/05/ios-18-ai-features-opt-in-service/

LLS, 8 days ago to windows

Microsoft is suddenly preparing to add new features to Windows 10 “to make sure everyone can get the maximum value from their current Windows PC.”

Any guesses?

#Windows #Recall 👀 https://mastodon.social/@verge/112563742354915322

simon, 8 days ago to random

I got a good quote in this story about that dumb Zoom Idea to have "digital twins" attend meetings in your place https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/zoom-ceo-envisions-ai-deepfakes-attending-meetings-in-your-place/

LLS, 9 days ago to random

hell no https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/112554183761171590

EUCommission, 13 days ago to random

💡 Making patent protection simpler, less expensive, and stronger for Europe's innovators.

One year since its launch and with over 27,000 unitary patents registered, the Unitary Patent System has become a game-changer for the #EU’s innovation and competitiveness.

With a one-stop shop for registration valid across the 17 EU countries, it ensures lower costs, less paperwork, and more protection.

All in all, it plays a crucial role towards a single market for patents.

ℹ️ https://europa.eu/!wQ3hnf

cstross, 13 days ago to random

I am drinking VERY LITTLE these days so excuse me while I go back to the freezer for my second double Polish vodka in half an hour (Zubrowka, why do you ask?)

LLS, 14 days ago to random

this is why voting matters: you’re also voting for/against

• congressional rep (+ senator?)
• state officials (gov, atty gen, etc)
• state legislators
• DA, judges, sheriff
• mayor, city council
• school officials

plus direct initiatives/bonds

• abortion rights
• reproductive rights
• voting rights
• LGBTQ+ civil rights
• healthcare
• school funding
• libraries
• tenants’ rights
• environmental policies

who/what wins down ballot really matters https://flipboard.com/@theroot/latest.-e1cr885lz/-/a-h3NrLwBITqCV6o6ZNvoM0g%3Aa%3A1779546199-%2F0

stux, 14 days ago to random

She has a real good example of how algorithms on platforms like Instagram not only try to make you addicted but also divide us even more

I real LOVE the fact Mastodon and most of the Fediverse software avoids this all together

A girl explaining comments shown on an example Instagram posts. It looks at your age, gender, interests and serves comments based on that.

mcc, 14 days ago to random

Walked past a tree and there was a Kryptonite bike lock around it in a loop as if there had previously been some object which the lock was affixing to the tree and now the object is not there anymore

TonyStark, 14 days ago to random

if you can't be in a coalition with people you disagree with on at least a few things, you can't build a coalition big enough to accomplish anything in the United States or defeat rising fascism.

It’s just not going to work.