Hello Fediverse I want to make a short announcement about the social.trom.tf Friendica instance run by my friend @tio
Currently that instance is going through a big server migration process and it will take a couple of hours for it to get finished. So if you mention or send anyone messages during this time it might not reach them.
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Let's see if releasing this on labor day weekend was a good idea...
Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyone
A whole new meaning to "spin dry"Connextras experiment: https://youtu.be/0xLzDF7PZW8Original video: https://youtu.be/j_QfX0SYCE8Other stuff:Technology Connec...YouTube
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Look, EU, it is difficult to take you seriously when you forced all this cookie notification bullshit on us.Infosec Exchange
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Genuine question:
If I hosted my own private analytics tracker (something like Matomo (née Piwik), e.g.) just so I could have funny numbers to look at because I like to look at numbers but do nothing meaningful with them, would that require a cookie banner?
I'd pondered about just having a static notice in the footer of my site that just says "This site uses some functional cookies and one (1) tracking cookie for a self-hosted analytics dashboard because I like to look at Numbers™."
"If you have a cubsona/kidsona then you're sexualizing a child"
Ah, the sweet sounds of projection.
I’ve heard that general sentiment before and it never made sense to me. Like even people who use their cub/kidsona in spicy art, like… they’re kidualizing themselves, an adult sexual being. The character is still representative of an adult at the end of the day.
No kids are hurt by an adult playing pretend by themselves or with other consenting adults so the best time to give a fuck about what age their self-representation looks to be is never.
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Eurostar security is great, the pulled my bag aside and opened it. - “What’s in this toiletry bag?”
- “My toiletries”
Agent then found my Lovense plugs. Spent a good amount of time trying to put them back into their drawstring bag while I stared at them impatiently. 😼
Then they got to my Densha de Go Shinkansen controller, looked lost for a bit, then waved me though. 😸
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The image features a social media post with a black background and white text. The post is from a user named "katepaintspaws" and is timestamped "1d" (one day ago). The text discusses the number of migrants in hotels awaiting asylum decisions in the U.K., stating there are approximately 32,000. It then compares this number to the capacity of Wembley Stadium, suggesting that a third of the stadium's 90,000 seats would be equivalent to the number of migrants. The post criticizes the use of this comparison by groups like Reform UK Ltd to influence public opinion. The background of the post includes a fiery image, possibly symbolizing unrest or conflict. The bottom right corner of the image has a watermark with the letter "X" inside a circle.
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No Rush'ing to judgement.
I think the real Nazis don't like being associated with strong, independent women LOL
UBI is unconditional and universal. We can build support for it by removing work requirements from any existing program and/or making any existing program universal and paired with higher taxes on those with higher incomes. When it comes to amount, I'd like to see any unconditional universal amount. #UBI
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Interesting point. 😃
However I do think attacking dead people won’t solve any problems associated with the other 2 mentioned.
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Nips Don’t Lie: The Hypocrisy Behind Censoring Women's Breasts
How nipples expose everyday hypocrisies around our understanding of women’s bodies and why it's important to rethink their place in culture.Rohina Katoch Sehra (HuffPost UK)
It appears I neglected to announce the existence of last week’s episode of Reverse Trivia.
Here it is for your viewing pleasure. But beware, at least one of us sings!
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From waggle to warlock. ■ Reverse Trivia 3x03
Words, water, and a vicious insult to Lancashire.The Technical Difficulties are:🟥 TOM SCOTT: http://tomscott.com - https://instagram.com/tomscottgo🟨 GARY B...YouTube
My mom taught me that people are poor because they were too lazy to help themselves get a job. To give them money would just let them not have to work, and they would go buy beer with it.
Now that I am poor due to being disabled, I know the truth. I am poor because I did not get the help I needed.
Independant human, a lie. We all still need help. Sometimes people need the help because they CANT do the things to get out of poverty.
Some of us cant work, because there are no jobs they can do.
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I've started doing a bit of streaming over on Joystick. Not worked out a steady schedule yet, just playing a few games when it feels like a good time.
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…
This is the perfect example of why in this trade-based society things get fucked. Because people are focused on trading, making a profit. And these idiots did just that. Cut corners, then cut their lives short and of those who paid for their scam.
Tragic. But a very important example of how #TradeRuinsEverything
#documentary #bbc #titanic #titan
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Most of what governments have done in the UK since Thatcher have been huge overreach.
We live in times where disagreeing with the government is sufficient to be branded a terrorist.
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Also what a wild thing to just randomly say to someone in line at the vet clinic on a Monday morning? Hey your whole life is a lie, your amputation you've had since your a baby was just part of a conspiracy. K'ay bye!
#Furry #SFWFurry #Disability #Amputee #Disabilityproblems #Dragon #DragonArt #Fantasy #comic #Webcomic
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I’m still like deer-in-the-headlights frozen since a colleague earlier this week just casually threw into a discussion about a complex, consequential, and costly legal question “well I checked on ChatGPT and it said…” as though that was some kind of mic drop.
I just wasn’t prepared for this. My jaw was on the floor.
Spoiler alert: ChatGPT was 100% wrong, like exactly the inverse of the true fact, of the complex, consequential, and costly legal question. A yes/no question where the answer was ‘no’ and ChatGPT said ‘yes’.
I bet they’ll keep using it though 🤷🏼♂️
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The latest crop of Nvidia GPUs are exceeding 1000W max TDP ratings, apparently. This is insanity and it needs to stop.
There is no reason for an AIB to consume so much more power than the rest of the PC platform.
It's literally like a cancer in how much it consumes as it continues to grow ever bigger and hungrier for more.
There needs to be a solid market for mid-range GPUs that offer good-enough performance at really good prices, and both Intel and AMD are in a position to provide that.
Let nvidia run away with it at the top end. It's clear gamers who chase top end performance are always going to pick nvidia, so it's a better business move imo to pursue the greater majority of the market that just wants something affordable and competent.
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in reply to Technology Connections • • •Any chance you could make your stuff visible on some other service? I find YT increasingly unpleasant to use. Nebula is the one I already subscribe to, if you want direct income.
Bribe: I'll join your Patreon if you do it. I have zero problem giving you money. I have big problems giving YouTube anything including eyeballs.
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in reply to Carl (He/Him) • • •@nitpicking Videos are now being uploaded to Patreon and can be watched there. However, Patreon's video quality sucks compared to YT.
I know many people (especially here) loathe the idea of giving Google any money at all, but if there are creators on YouTube you like, YT premium functions pretty much like Nebula does. It's the main reason I haven't considered joining Nebula, it feels like a mix of Patreon and YouTube Premium but with extra steps.
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in reply to Technology Connections • • •@nitpicking I could have quite the conversation about my thoughts here. I have a lot of stuff in my mind regarding affordances of platforms, gatekeeping of streaming services, discoverability and audience, algorithms, etc. etc.
On balance, I'd still rather be on YouTube and supported directly via Patreon.
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in reply to Technology Connections • • •* Its yet another site to upload to
* the decentralized nature has attracted awful ideals(far-right mainly) on many instances, although you could probably find a well moderated instances
* i dont think you can monitize the content on there
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in reply to Technology Connections • • •Could you _maybee_ by chance upload some of your videos to a peertube instance?
That way we'd have two sources for videos! (Without using the magic of buying two of them though 😛)
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in reply to Technology Connections • • •I've heard Seattle gets pretty damp for similar reasons to Blighty. Maybe they're the ideal US target market?
Although TBH I've used a refrigerant dehumidifier in England with no problem whatsoever. The defrost cycle has to kick in every now and then in the winter but once that's done it's back to business as usual. (That was in an inhabited space though, not an unheated cellar.)
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in reply to Technology Connections • • •Now if instead of a little electric heater we could attach the pipe feeding hundreds of kWh at 60-70°C to a dehumidifier box, that'd be sweet for all the "cold and wet winter" countries.
Is that enough of a temperature rise?
Edit: found one, but it's for greenhouse-scale operations
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in reply to Technology Connections • • •BTW my Bosch washing machine (SBD6TCX00E) uses silica gel technology too for better drying of plastic materials, surprisingly on Eco mode, and it also smells awkward (not bad) as you noted.
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