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nickheer, 8 days ago to random

If you ever wondered “hey, how is the Epoch Times funded anyway?” well, buddy, it’s a funny story. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/chief-financial-officer-multinational-media-company-charged-participating-scheme

nickheer, 13 days ago to random

I bet A.I. could write a typical Atlantic cancel culture piece no problem. https://www.axios.com/2024/05/29/atlantic-vox-media-openai-licensing-deal

nickheer, 19 days ago to random

I like the look of the Daylight tablet a lot. It’s very expensive, but it is intriguing. I do not like the marketing that describes it as a “healthier” computer, non-addictive, “for your wellbeing”. https://daylightcomputer.com

nickheer, 19 days ago to random

My timeline is a constant stream of Google serving up artificial “intelligence” answers ranging from the absurd to the hostile and dangerous. Completely embarrassing from the company literally synonymous with searching the web.

nickheer, 19 days ago to random

Sometimes I check in on a crank site called Reclaim the Net because its dishonesty is kind of funny.

In this story, they say the Canadian government is pushing an age verification bill with a giant photo of Justin Trudeau. Yet the bill was introduced by the independent Senate, was first read in the House of Commons by a member of the opposition Conservative party, and has been repeatedly rejected by the Liberal party including Trudeau himself. This is barely mentioned in the Reclaim post.

But a low-res photo of Trudeau looks scary, so it’s better to just run with it.

Screenshot of most recent vote on bill described in post, with overwhelming disapproval by Trudeau’s Liberal party.
Voting record of Trudeau specifically.

nickheer, 20 days ago to random

I wonder if these two stories are in any way related.
https://www.theverge.com/samsung/2024/5/23/24162135/ifixit-end-samsung-repair-parts-deal
https://www.404media.co/samsung-requires-independent-repair-shops-to-share-customer-data-snitch-on-people-who-use-aftermarket-parts-leaked-contract-shows/

keenan, 21 days ago to random

I spent the entire day researching options to replace my Squarespace site, and I came away thinking maybe I don't need a website actually.

nickheer, 21 days ago to random

This looks incredible and I wish I could go.

From: @waxy
https://xoxo.zone/@waxy/112480958331639833

keenan, 22 days ago to random

Squarespace only allows blog export to Wordpress. 😐

nickheer, 22 days ago to random

Lol and, also, lmao.

nickheer, 26 days ago to random

Entire salaries are somehow propped up by ads that say things like “hang three pennies in a bag to learn the secret to good gut health” and “here’s why I keep a tactical onion on my belt”. https://saturation.social/@clive/112457235366176250

nickheer, 27 days ago to random

Every time I ask ChatGPT to rewrite something from a more engaging perspective, it starts with the phrase “buckle up, folks” and I hate it.

nickheer, 28 days ago to random

I found this substance at the grocery store marked “gelatine halal sheets (vegetarian)” with no other information. They are transparent yellow-tinted thin sheets that are hard to snap and shatter a little when you do. I’ve dissolved about 10–15 grams in about 200 grams of stock and they do seem to be thickening it a little when left to cool. Any idea what this could be other than the gelatine I suspect it is?

Photo of the described substance wilting on a spoon after being in water

nickheer, 28 days ago to random

“Vehicle Motion Cues is a new experience for iPhone and iPad that can help reduce motion sickness for passengers in moving vehicles.”

I am fascinated. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

Glad to have an answer for why there is a particular sound made by freshly boiled water pouring from a kettle, something I think about basically every time I make tea. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/science/hot-water-sound-cold.html

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

Hard to think of a greater Apple sycophant regardless of circumstance or context than Neil Cybart. https://x.com/markgurman/status/1788732819990298681

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

He really doesn’t get it, does he? He really doesn’t see why specific people got access and didn’t post things in their fuller context. What a big dummy.

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

Who gives a shit what Jack Dorsey thinks about anything?

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

Apple never explained the massive account lockout/reset/weirdness of last week, did it?

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

Heck of a chart. https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/05/2024-q1-apple-results-90-8-billion-revenue-services-record/

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

If you select an album in the Music app on MacOS and then you change the album artwork without selecting a song, it only changes the artwork for the first song because the people who are assigned to the Music app today do not like music or understand how people manage music libraries.

nickheer, 1 month ago to random

The Dutch East India Company would like a word. (https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/)