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JohnnyCanuck

@ JohnnyCanuck @lemmy.ca

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  • I didn't read these as options - they're an order of operations.

  • Rallying With Sanders, Platner Condemns 'Corrupt Politicians and the Corporations That Bought Them' | Common Dreams

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  • I wonder about them using terms like "oligarchy" and "fascism". Is that going to work with the swing voters or republican base? Do they know what those words means or does it sound too much like the academic elite using fancy words they don't understand?

  • From cask to car, could red wine be Australia's next fuel?

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  • Lol

  • From cask to car, could red wine be Australia's next fuel?

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  • I know it's /s, but do you mean Foster's? Or is there a joke with Folgers I don't get?

  • DeepSeek to Make Permanent 75% Discount on Flagship AI Model

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  • Bloomberg seems to be circumventing archive sites too

  • Valve removes free game from Steam after players discover it contains malware

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  • Make sure to run at least a few antivirus scans to ensure the virus has been completely wiped from your system.

    Is it a known virus? Antivirus scanners aren't going to detect anything if it is a novel malware they don't have a signature for.

  • What was default font in MSN messenger? Specifically around 2007-2010.

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  • If the other one is a guess, Tahoma is another strong possibility.

  • Google Search as you know it is over - but there are alternatives (see post)

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  • Ugh, damn post title. I went through the whole article looking for the alternatives before realizing the title of the article says nothing about alternatives.

  • Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

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  • The "person" is probably the god Isis (often pronounced EE-sis) with wings.

    Edit: nevermind, didn't see the other response linking info about it.

  • Is it worth to learn javascript for making a little incremental game as a side project ?

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  • Yes, just do it.

    Knowing another language is always good, and the best thing about JavaScript is that there is so much available source code to read out there. It'll be super easy to learn and you'll be shocked at how much you can do in pure JS. I once wrote a graphics editor that blew my item mind...

  • What is a big internal debate within a fandom or hobby you are a part of that outsiders probably wouldn't care about?

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  • Yes, I mean tab stops set to two spaces.

  • What is a big internal debate within a fandom or hobby you are a part of that outsiders probably wouldn't care about?

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  • 2 spaces is pretty common in JavaScript... And I think I remember it being pretty standard in HTML way back when. Screens used to be smaller, with low resolution. 4 spaces was a luxury.

    Isn't 2 spaces the standard in Ruby? I don't use it, but I've heard such things.

  • What is with the pro-AI posts lately?

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  • The byline of the article you posted is "Americans see a role for AI in some areas of society" and it clearly states "a majority is open to letting AI assist them with day-to-day tasks and activities".

    Being "afraid" of it isn't the same as not using it.

    "Normies" don't default to pro AI [emphasis mine]

    That's a pretty significant distinction there. People are using AI even if they're not "paying" (directly) for pro versions.

    A lot of people are using AI in ways they don't realize as well. Like the click through rate on Google search results is terrible now since people are just reading the AI generated summary and moving on (Study Confirms Google AI Overviews Cut Organic Clicks 38% https://share.google/8gllKLbbC0Onygqvz).

    Other people eat up and share AI slop articles, videos and photos without even batting an eye. I ask them if they've thought about whether it's real or not. Nope. I point out its AI slop. "oh, that sucks. But it's still hilarious/cool/fascinating/etc."

    I know several people who don't even think twice about using free AI directly. Need to translate something? Copilot. Need to write an email? Copilot. Need to post something to instagram? Copilot (for text, not the photos - as far as I know.)

    Will they pay for it? No. Will they say they're worried about AI? Yup. Do they connect what they're doing to the issue? Nope.

    If you only pay attention to the prevailing winds here on Lemmy, your view of the world will be very skewed.

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    Big data centers in Florida must pay full power and infrastructure costs under new law

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  • Seems like a "win-win" for the power companies to me. Not sure what your problem is.

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  • I learned this playing Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego.

  • wtf is a lert?

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  • Captain: Red Alert!

    Riker: Oh was it a good book, Captain?

  • The surprisingly complex journey to text-selectable client-side generated PDFs

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  • Back in the day we used postscript and by extension, Ghostscript, for making PDFs. I wonder if that's still a thing.

  • Turned my old headphones into wireless headphones

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  • Yeah, I had decent, cheap, wireless earbuds, which made me think you could get something similar that could just act as a jack for wired headphones. Maybe they exist, but the one I tried was not it.

  • Turned my old headphones into wireless headphones

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  • Is the sound quality any good? I bought one of those cheap BT audio jack's one time for a similar project and the audio was tinny and laggy and made the whole idea a complete bust.