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Sassinake

@Sassinake@mastodon.social

Star Wars fanfiction writer, some original content. 🔞 Aviendha69 on AO3 and Twitter

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arstechnica, to random
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Meta to train undefined AI tech on Facebook users’ posts, pics in EU

EU Facebook users have until June 26 to opt out of AI training.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/meta-to-train-undefined-ai-tech-on-facebook-users-posts-pics-in-eu/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sassinake,
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@arstechnica
jfc this feels like a massive seizure of identities.

donni, to random
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Apps need to quit calling me by my first name. You are not my friend, robot

Sassinake,
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@donni

how should they address you?
Mr? Ms?
Miss [last name]?

just by your last name? (rude)

simon, to random
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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/

Sassinake,
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@simon

IBM knew this in '79

Sheril, to random
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Science isn’t “truth.” It isn’t simply a series of facts.

Science is an iterative process. We continue to test hypotheses & refine ideas.

Science is always changing as we learn more.

Sassinake,
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@Sheril
Science is a way, a set of tools, to measure reality.

arstechnica, to random
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How Daisy Ridley’s swim coach prepped the star for Young Woman and the Sea

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor: "There were so many different swimming elements to the role."

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/06/how-daisy-ridleys-swim-coach-prepped-the-star-for-young-woman-and-the-sea/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sassinake,
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@arstechnica

it's too bad the movie Nyad got out there first, with a stellar cast.

timing.

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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It's important not to accidently write the sentence in this form: "Trump is appealing."

(I will show myself out.)

Sassinake,
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@Teri_Kanefield like shit to flies.

badastro, to random
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Find the teeny toad. Difficulty level: expert. Answer in ALT

Sassinake,
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@badastro

omg I saw it right away

As a kid, I used to spend my days catching critters in the woods, in rivers, etc.

Also, berries and mushrooms.

GottaLaff, to Canada
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TODAY IS THE DAY.

We're in Washington now and arrive in this afternoon. 🇨🇦

Our new home.

It's surreal, scary, wonderful.

My posting will be light until we're settled in a little.

Thank you for all your amazing replies and good wishes. I read them all, but can't reply back.

Big hugs to all of you. 🥰

Sassinake,
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@GottaLaff

Welcome. Hope you're not here to MAGA.

arstechnica, to random
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Democratic consultant indicted for Biden deepfake that told people not to vote

Steven Kramer, who worked for a Democratic candidate, accused of voter suppression.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/democratic-consultant-indicted-for-biden-deepfake-that-told-people-not-to-vote/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sassinake,
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@arstechnica

Steven Kramer is a turncoat or a mole.

nixCraft, to privacy
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Is it just me, or has Microsoft gone completely crazy? They are implementing spyware that takes screenshots every second and forcing AI integration. Why would anyone willingly purchase this? Anyone with experience in computer or information security knows that it is a bad idea, even if it is locally done. Just don't do it. Yet, here we are, and they are doubling down on this idea. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/ #privacy #security

Sassinake,
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@nixCraft
Is Mint/Cinamon trustable?

Sassinake,
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@nixCraft downloaded mint, unetbooting to usb stick

warandpeas, to random
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Long-lasting batteries please ✨

Sassinake,
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@warandpeas

rechargeables

shoq, to random
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If you thought we could survive all of this madness, think again. We’re at war with stupidity on a previously unimaginable scale.

Sassinake,
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@shoq

This must be what dementia is.
Whether it's hers or mine is unsure, because I sure see a lot of demented things these days.

GottaLaff, to random
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Oh look.

Via Aaron Fritschner:

Justice #Alito says his wife Martha-Ann Alito had an altercation with neighbors about a "'Fuck Trump' sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21."

Except... FCPS and ACPS were all remote in January of 2021. No children were waiting for buses

Washington Post 2 EDUCATION ‘I'm so glad you're here: Students return to Fairfax County classrooms for the first time in months ' By Hannah Natanson February 16, 2021 at 7:12 p.m. EST
EDUCATION Alexandria City Public Schools sets date for reopening: Arlington refuses to follow suit ' By Hannah Natanson February 5, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. EST

Sassinake,
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@GottaLaff
the truth does not matter, power is making you accept their version.

nixCraft, to random
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🤣

Sassinake,
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@nixCraft

it's a stupefying machine

This is going to hamstring a whole generation.

misc, to random
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We should make this their most immortal ad since 1984. https://xoxo.zone/@mathowie/112412171573722298

Sassinake,
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@misc

Rough.

soul-crushing ad.
Glad they were daunted by the backlash, but bad publicity is still publicity, and too many are already enslaved to Apple products

Tutanota, (edited ) to privacy
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Our CEOs Arne and Matthias signed an open letter against the EU Chat Control bill.

➡️ https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/48-NGOs-and-26-experts-warn-Mass-surveillance-and-undermining-encryption-still-on-table-in-EU-Council.pdf

Let's fight for together! 💪 🔒

And check here why Chat Control must fail: ➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

Sassinake,
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@Tutanota
We reserve the right to check your butthole at any time, anywhere.

Some people in America actually experience this.

alanferrier, to random
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The Rector of the University of Glasgow, a Palestinian witness to war crimes, is now banned from entering both Germany and France and, it would seem, the whole of Europe.

Sassinake,
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@alanferrier
Wow, the Palestinians are an actual sacrifice.

Who's next?

nixCraft, to random
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I can't believe a paid OS needs a tool like this. Here's a GUI tool called OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) to remove all the ads in Windows 11. It's understandable if a free OS or app needs ad support, but this is just crazy https://github.com/xM4ddy/OFGB

Sassinake,
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@nixCraft
I am real close to getting linux for this machine

Daojoan, to random
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Since 2018, Netflix has raised prices on its most popular plans by around 50%, with the Standard plan increasing from $10.99 to $15.49 per month, and the Premium plan going from $13.99 to $22.99 per month.

At what point does Netflix stop gouging its customers?

How high does the price have to rise for consumers to stop taking it?

And finally - what the ever living f**k has Netflix done to justify raising its prices?

Sassinake,
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@Daojoan

They go by the same calculus they do with gas prices: when theft starts eating into the profit margin.

Of course, with surveillance tech, you can raise that bar by a lot.

nixCraft, to random
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He did it again 😂 just killed another OpenAI wrapper startup and I am glad someone is calling out stupid products https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddTV12hErTc

Sassinake,
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@nixCraft

Brain-replacement machine. Works best if user is backed up by wealth/power.

GottaLaff, to random
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💥 Via Democracy Docket:

BREAKING: #Nevada Supreme Court allows #abortion measure to be on the ballot this November. If passed, the measure would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.

https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NV-opinion.pdf

Sassinake,
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@GottaLaff
So I guess the next step is county by county courts, then city, then down to the real decision makers:

The Men.

Because what's the point of having a penis if you can't impose your seed anymore?

badastro, to random
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Astronomers have found the most massive stellar black hole hole in the galaxy yet, because it's tossing around its companion star like a toy ball. Also? It's pretty close to us, on the cosmic scale of things.

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/meet-gaia-bh3-massive-stellar-black-hole-yet-discovered-milky-way

Sassinake,
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@badastro

I don't know. Trump looks much bigger from here.

Gargron, to random
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He’s ready to go on another adventure.

Sassinake,
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@Gargron

do they make them in Blue?

wonderofscience, to random
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These rows are perfectly horizontal and are not moving. A mind-bending anomalous motion variation of the Café wall illusion by Akiyoshi Kitaoka.

Source: http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/akitaoka/motion30e.html

Sassinake,
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@wonderofscience
proof our eyes are organic

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