[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 61 points 1 year ago

Republicans killing a program instituted by one of their own, that saved millions of lives, is a clear indication of the depths the party has sunk to.

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I have an operational question, any help appreciated.

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 112 points 1 year ago

Guess who’s not getting paid.

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 53 points 1 year ago

55” infotainment screen, in a fucking vehicle? That’s what I have in my living room. 🤯

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 43 points 1 year ago

About damn time somebody stood up to those fascists and said “No!”, in clear, uncertain, simple terms they’ll understand.

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 43 points 1 year ago

Caveat emptor, says the ADA:

There may be challenges involved in controlling the shape, location and number of regrown teeth. Because the research was conducted on animal models, its applicability to humans remains uncertain, as stressed by Dr. Erinne Kennedy from the American Dental Association.”

Waiting for the first reports of unicorn spirals and Paleolithic grade protuberances from the clinical trials.

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Bug? (i.imgur.com)

Cannot post a reply to a photo in my feed, nor can I completely see the error message being returned to rectify matters.

This, after updating to v 0.5 off the Apple AppStore.

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 65 points 1 year ago

Amazon requires DRM, which Doctorow considers anathema. Since the author won’t allow DRM on his works, Amazon refuses to sell them.

In fact, the author, in order to be found in Audible search results, penned an essay explaining how Audible rips off writers and readers. It's called "Why None of My Audiobooks Are For Sale on Audible".

You can read via the link following:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/25/can-you-hear-me-now/#acx-ripoff

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 47 points 1 year ago

Just like Trickle Down, “Don’t be evil” has aged well and deserves to be repackaged. /s

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 163 points 1 year ago

Those are only the ones that could afford to get there; rafts of those who can’t, are being forced to give birth in a state that won’t support them.

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 60 points 1 year ago

Actually, politicians give up public privacy under the fiction of helping children, repeatedly.

I cringe every time “online” and “children” are uttered in the same breath.

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“POOLE, England, July 21 (Reuters) - A little-publicized clause in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has companies scrambling to recycle electric vehicle batteries in North America, putting the region at the forefront of a global race to undermine China's dominance of the field.”

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 73 points 1 year ago

This highlights issues with A-I generated content crowding out human writers and the need for Google to better regulate such sites to ensure quality.”

Can agree with the first part of that statement, but Google regulating…feels like handing a fox the keys to the hen house.

Regulation of industry should be coming from our legislators, but they’re too busy polarizing their base, abasing themselves to donors and gilding their own cages to care.

Apologies for the rant, but this whole “AI” imbroglio is a textbook case of the cart put before the horse whilst heading downhill.

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Smoooth, silky-sweet finish.

[-] SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social 51 points 1 year ago

That article has some spin loaded in there.

“Major Reddit moderators went dark last month in protest of the company’s announcement that it would be raising its API prices, saying it was necessary because…”

Bullshit bwana! They instituted OSFA pricing, when prior it was free.

Get the fucking facts straight before publishing, ya gits.

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After the update this week, I could no longer log into the instance I first logged to, using Memmy.

Every attempt was met with Unknown Error-Code Type…Network Request Failed, no feed and no joy.

In frustration I deleted the app and reinstalled. Same error. So I created an entirely new account, with different server instance and user deets, and I can once again access the fediverse.

Did my first instance shuffle from this mortal coil or what?

Any tips or tricks, greatly appreciated.

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