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banshee@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•The Current System of Online Advertising has Been Ruled Illegal by The Belgian Court of Appeal. Advertising itself is Still Allowed, but not in a Way That Secretly Tracks Everyone’s Behavior.English33·2 months agoI disagree. The online advertising industry needs to shrink, and we should probably break up the monopolies.
Look at this chart:
Growth of advertising correlates with enshittification.
I believe we do not truly have agency but have evolved to think and act as though we do. Since inputs to each choice are likely infinite (probably uncountable as opposed to countable), the lack of agency is difficult to observe.
banshee@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Those of you that have negative sentiments towards AI: What would you want to happen right now?14·2 months agoI am largely concerned that the development and evolution of generative AI is driven by hype/consumer interests instead of academia. Companies will prioritize opportunities to profit from consumers enjoying the novelty and use the tech to increase vendor lock-in.
I would much rather see the field advanced by scientific and academic interests. Let’s focus on solving problems that help everyone instead of temporarily boosting profit margins.
I believe this is similar to how CPU R&D changed course dramatically in the 90s due to the sudden popularity in PCs. We could have enjoyed 64 bit processors and SMT a decade earlier.
banshee@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Driving a manual: is it difficult?8·3 months agoDriving a manual is pretty easy, but it depends on how you handle failure. The learning process requires making a few mistakes while you become familiar with a clutch and shifting gears.
Also, I think it’s much easier to learn if you know what the parts are doing. Watch some videos on how it all works and what different RPMs sound like.
banshee@lemmy.worldto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?English2·3 months agoWell said and thanks for expanding on the topic. It’s great to get more information out there and give others extra perspective.
I find Haskell fascinating too - it really changes your expectations of programming languages!
banshee@lemmy.worldto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?English2·3 months agoI’m not interested in arguing. You’re welcome to your opinion as well.
Multiple individuals noted the value of diving into non-GUI server administration, and I wanted to share a tool that could be of interest down the road.
banshee@lemmy.worldto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?English11·3 months ago😄 Sometimes it’s hard to remember the differential
banshee@lemmy.worldto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?English23·3 months agoThe learning curve might be a little high in some regards, but you may want to try NixOS. There are quite a few services ready to enable and customize for self-hosting, and the design makes updating packages fairly simple.
To be clear, NixOS is not a “simple” solution, but it does work well for self hosting.
banshee@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win1·3 months agoYou’re not wrong! I worded that poorly. It should have read:
especiallymostly (all?) church-goers
banshee@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win16·3 months agoI’ve never experienced any negative opinions of Canada until the current administration. Instead, everyone I have encountered saw Canadians as remarkably similar to Americans (but much nicer) and held them in high regard.
I’ve been stunned by the change in some members of the population, especially church-goers.
banshee@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes themEnglish10·3 months agoI’m confused by this. Can you explain?
banshee@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Mexico's president says her government requested US surveillance drone flights - ABC NewsEnglish2·5 months agoTrump is doing nothing more than pandering to the oil industry because they want to export LNG from Alaska. Besides, American refineries are largely equipped to handle heavier crude - Canada is helping us out.
We only have a (very) small trade deficit with Canada if you include oil. Canada is subsidizing what we do import to help us out (you know - we’re supposed to be friends).
Don’t believe the b/s that comes out of Trump’s mouth.
banshee@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Mexico's president says her government requested US surveillance drone flights - ABC NewsEnglish82·5 months agoYou do realize that Canada is subsidizing oil for the US, right?
https://socialwork.ubc.ca/news/canada-subsidizes-the-u-s-not-the-other-way-around/
banshee@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Delta plane crashes, flips upside down while landing in Toronto from MinneapolisEnglish4·5 months agoHad the same thought - casualty is definitely not the right word to use here
banshee@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•US approves $7.4bn sale of more weapons to Israel used to ravage GazaEnglish4·6 months agoAre they going to send back eggs?
banshee@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts2·6 months agoHa! The first link even includes an advertisement featuring RFK Jr wanting to “make America healthy again.”
Same!