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elfpie@beehaw.orgto World News@beehaw.org•UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill5·3 months agoPlease, don’t take this to a private conversation if it’s not a private matter. The topic you were discussing would benefit others and being open offers the chance for someone to jump in with a unique perspective.
Now, about the way you expressed your opinion on the assault received. I don’t have a degree in psychology, but I believe you shouldn’t so nonchalantly analyse someone’s behavior after just one interaction and you definitely shouldn’t treat it with levity (“to die on”). Also, personally, I think you should only advise people to seek help when it’s for their on benefit, not because you don’t approve their behavior. You might have had the best intentions, but the language you use is important.
You didn’t ask the same thing.
Thanks. I guess I’m just too isolated from mainstream communication.
I’ve learned people adapt really fast when you take away something they really want to have. In Brazil, WhatsApp blackouts were met with a rapid adoption of telegram. Meta knows for sure they can’t pressure the government through the population here.
Is it just my impression or is this another protest with a short notice? I think it’s really important to let people properly plan ahead and be involved before going to the streets.
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls2·3 months agoI’m very sorry for you. People might not realize how traumatizing having to deal with it can be. It definitely shouldn’t be the responsibility of people without proper support or training.
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Like to drive fast? Virginia has an anti-speeding device for you.12·3 months agoI’m pretty sure this is one freedom US people won’t let technology take away in the name of safety and ease of use. The roads and the culture are the problem. You can go fast and people will say going as fast as you can the whole time is the right way to drive.
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Politics@beehaw.org•Trump Sick And Tired Of Mainstream Media Always Trying To Put His Words Into Some Sort Of Context1·3 months agoHow long till they report something that’s true by accident?
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Space@beehaw.org•NASA drops plans to land first woman, person of colour on Moon After Trump’s DEI order3·3 months agoPeople should check the history of Marcos Pontes, the Brazilian astronaut, before parroting the narrative that only the most qualified and deserving get the job. It ended up being a case of you can do it if you have the money (or your government decides to pay to escape further embarrassment).
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•EU orders Apple to open up access to iOS notifications, allow AirDrop alternatives - GSMArena.com news8·4 months agoHeadphone manufacturers need access to system functionalities such as proximity auto-pairing and automatic audio switching.
If Apple were a restaurant, they wouldn’t provide tableware for free and would charge you for bringing your own while tying one of your hands behind your back.
Hey, as long as the competition is reasonable, you can be as unreasonable as you want and say the customer has options. Curious they never say their customers appreciate what they do as a defense.
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Gaming@beehaw.org•Games can no longer use virtual currencies to disguise the price of in-game purchases in the European Union2·4 months agoConsidering you can’t sell platinum for money, you could add complexity by converting it to another currency when exchanging hands. No value lost, exact same ratio. You buy platinum, you spend it on the store or it decays when you give it to another player. Platinum carries real world value, decayed doesn’t. Would that work? The only reason for doing that would be to obfuscate the fact platinum has real world value. The players being constantly aware of the fact might mess with the economy.
Honestly, their monetization is really something I could never criticize.
Reading the discussions and some of the disagreements, a correction is needed to be more precise.
Some XX people will be Assigned Male At Birth. Some XY people will be Assigned Female At Birth.
This is to create a Suicide Safety Plan. Something to have for those bad days and moments. Unfortunately, it just occurred to me that I don’t have a text only alternative.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to help, really. My energy levels fluctuate, but we are a community, so I hope others will pick it up from wherever one stops.
First question is: What do you need? You might not know, but it’s good to have in mind.
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I’m not sure if I understand your story. Why does the award bother you? And the dealer calling all those people is meant to show that they didn’t answer?
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Meta is trying to ‘offload’ kids safety onto app stores with new bills, Google says6·4 months agoMy cynical take is that Facebook wants the money from ads target at children, but not the responsibility of vetting the apps they might download because the trust the platform they are in. Google and Apple just want to pass the responsibility to developers and create laws that punish them for misusing tools they want to provide so other people deal with the complaints.
Still being cynical. It’s not that big corporations can’t do anything. They just can’t do anything without using their own money.
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•OpenAI calls for US government to codify 'fair use' for AI training3·4 months agoThe conflict that people that hate both copyright and exploitative AI had just got resolved. It’s nothing new, but I still get surprised by how shameless the justifications can be.
“Your honor, if I hadn’t stole all that money, I couldn’t be investing to make myself more money. Think about it, it was so much that I had to hire people to help me, so I created jobs.”
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•US Justice Dept. Doubles Down on Request to Break Up Google1·4 months agoGoogle control the browser most people use and that browser could be defaulted to use a different search engine, which controls what you see when you have a question. They can take control from google and allow a real ally to buy it.
You don’t need food in front of you to feel hungry. In this case, it’s a particular appetite that has conditions to be truly fulfilled. Maybe you have horny eyes.
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Photographers Are on a Mission to Fix Wikipedia's Famously Bad Celebrity Portraits [404 Media]7·4 months agoI think that is a little backwards thinking. Common folk are at these events taking the pictures. Common folk are producing high quality content. I’m pretty sure the celebrities themselves wouldn’t have as much information on their peers as the collective of researchers do. Far from mere spectators.
elfpie@beehaw.orgto Gaming@lemmy.ml•Stay strong this upcoming sale. The game you want but don't have temporarily licensed (AKA "own") is not going anywhere.1·4 months agoI stopped buying games, but it didn’t help me stop downloading them.
Do you think that’s universal or only applied to the USA? And how does the article support your opinion?