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@ otter @lemmy.ca

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I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.

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Note: I'm moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I'll share more info :)

  • LLM-bot activity on question communities?

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  • I'm not sure to be honest, I think it might be to show up on search engine results. If that is the case, maybe there is a way to disincentivize them from doing that

  • Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses Campaign

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  • Definitely, people should check out the article for the video/gif of it

  • Which git plateform to choose?

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  • That only works for people who are higher up in their field of work, since they can pick and choose who they work for

    Most people going for junior/entry level roles don't have that luxury

  • Whats a good alternative to Instagram?

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    • Pixelfed for sharing public content
    • Signal (or a similar messaging platform) for private stories / content intended for specific people

    A "private" instagram account or story was never actually private, but that distinction is still helpful when recommending alternatives IMO

    Then you can use something like libredirect with kittygram to view any Instagram only content in a privacy respecting way, like if you open a link

  • LLM-bot activity on question communities?

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  • The mod in !selfhosted@lemmy.world has done a good job of updating the rules to deal with those. It seems like some SEO or supply chain scheme.

    The ones mentioned in OP seem to be one user that is spreading their questions around multiple accounts, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if they're posted at a rate that would be fine with a single account, and if they aren't using more than one account in a particular thread.

    From what I remember about the deletion pattern, one of the accounts claimed to be doing it for mental health reasons. Whether that is true or not, to me it felt like they were creating bait posts to rile people up. People saw through it most of the time

    We do have bots, but at least some of the weird activity mentioned in this post seems to be from a handful of real people that are using the platform in a weird way

  • 47 requests, zero answers — How Proton VPN keeps saying no to data demands

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  • Do you have an article about that? I don't remember hearing about this

    Legal requests by law enforcement / government can often be followed up on. If someone was unmasked in a way that could be used in court, then we'd see it being used in court?

  • Looking for clarification on lemmy.

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  • Which git plateform to choose?

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  • I might say to do both, with one of the two as a mirror

    Github is important for recruiters, especially non technical ones that aren't familiar with the alternatives. Since OP has the motivation for it, having a second place might show off that OP understands git beyond Github, or the values OP might share with the employer.

  • Dualboot is evil, use only linux

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  • Certain fingerprint readers and touchscreens

    ex. Goodix

    It's not the fault of Linux, it's the hardware manufacturers. Still, you need to consider it before buying the device

  • Behold the future of programming

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  • I think this is a microphone with noise isolation, rather than noise cancelation from speakers.

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  • We do, but it's a lot easier to have a personal device that you can bring into lectures and labs, and then take home with you.

    With some classes, it is expected that you have a personal device. There are laptops that you can borrow, but again you need to go in to borrow and return it each day and download/upload your files each time.

    IMO what we need is a student society Linux user group that advocates for classes to drop bad software and confirms that a particular class is ok. This would help non-linux users too since some of the windows-macos-only software is straight up spyware.

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  • I do not and so I shouldn't be one to judge

    Is it data that could be recovered if needed? That's where my concern is coming from. Not being able to back it up to fix OS issues might mean that you can't back it up at all

  • TIL about the nuclear physics in fission (actually, just nuclear energy in general)

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  • I like these kinds of posts :)

    If anyone else finds it helpful to write out what they've learned, please do share it. Its a nice break from the subtle soapbox type posts

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  • That sounds like a problem that you should deal with even if you stay on Windows 😄 Maybe I just enjoy organizing things

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  • I had the same problem when I was in university. My concern with dual booting was if something went wrong, such as a bad windows update borking the bootloader. I didn't have easy access to a second device and I couldn't afford downtime during the term. There are also issues around clock sync or bios updates, and if you NEED windows for one course then its a pain to switch back and forth all day. Finally there are the unknown unknowns, I was new to Linux at the time and didn't know what could go wrong.

    I made do with WSL and switched over when I graduated. Looking back, I probably could have switched much sooner, but I get the concern

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    Ah, the joys of being a woman in her early thirties!

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  • I think this is still in line with the other commenters, since the main point was to go through a doctor for it. The doctor could figure out if stimulants would help, as opposed to other underlying issues like anemia

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    Most slopcode projects are abandoned and deleted within months of release

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  • It doesn't sound like OP is mad at the creator, but annoyed at the increased number of projects that are abandoned

    It's hard to judge the longevity of a project, and LLMs can make a project look more stable and professional than it is. It's fair to feel annoyed if you mess up that call and move your workflow to something that gets abandoned.

  • Huh?

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  • Be wary of spammy reposting bots

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  • I did find confirmation for the first account, but supposedly they are going to make a new account for the automated stuff. That should make it easier for people to ban or block it

    https://lemmy.ca/comment/23580356

    I didn't find anything in the second account though

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Bonfire Social 1.0 is here, back the community‑funded roadmap

    bonfirenetworks.org /posts/bonfire-social-1-0-is-here-back-the-community-funded-roadmap/
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft software for an open source alternative

    www.techradar.com /pro/the-international-criminal-court-is-ditching-microsoft-software-for-an-open-source-alternative
  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft software for an open source alternative

    www.techradar.com /pro/the-international-criminal-court-is-ditching-microsoft-software-for-an-open-source-alternative
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Huge internet outage live blog: Amazon, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max and more experiencing issues

    www.digitaltrends.com /computing/internet-outage-live-blog-october-20/
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Did something change recently with how Mastodon displays content from Lemmy / the threadiverse?

  • Public Health @mander.xyz
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings

    abcnews.go.com /Health/wireStory/west-nile-virus-cases-running-higher-normal-prompting-125457723
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    AT Protocol - Bluesky PBC Dominance Index

    burningtree.github.io /bsky-dominance/
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    TIL that soda crackers were shipped in barrels, and that's where the name of the store came from

    www.tastingtable.com /1947515/what-cracker-barrel-name-means/
  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Super | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    When it comes to topic lists / multi-communities, how will Lemmy and Piefed differ?

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    In the Bin | Poorly Drawn Lines

  • World News @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-08-02/indonesian-volcano-mount-lewotobi-laki-laki-erupts/105603868
  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Eat | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    You’re Trash | Poorly Drawn Lines

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Excuse Me, Spider | Poorly Drawn Lines

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    'Disjunction' - Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

  • Science Memes @mander.xyz
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    'Number One' - Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    'Number One' - Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    'Flettner Rotor' - xkcd

  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Mozilla Common Voice 22nd dataset is now available

    commonvoice.mozilla.org /en/datasets