This is different from tech corpo mass surveillance since the government has the authority to imprison, silence or kill dissidents (while Palantir doesn’t have that power since they’re a company, not the federal government). Put it this way, Palantir can only spy on people harvesting their data but cannot arrest them since they are not cops nor the FBI, meanwhile the government (via FBI, NSA or CIA) has the leverage to detain people.

Instead of Palantir harvesting people’s data, it’s the FBI or NSA themselves doing that building a profile based on the people they’re “keeping tabs” on, what would it be like if mass surveillance is endorsed by the government rather than tech companies in a dystopia? That data gets shared with state authorities (police or sheriff) in which they one day visit your home just because of the content you posted online.

Here, using high-resolution satellite-retrieved data and interpretable machine learning techniques, this study quantified the impact of NEVs on atmospheric pollution, specifically particulate matter particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm or less, and evaluates the corresponding health benefits. By 2023, NEVs led to reductions of 23.80% in particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (8.97 µg m−3) and 30.67% in carbon monoxide (0.26 mg m−3), resulting in the prevention of approximately 262,000 non-accidental deaths and 75,000 all-cause deaths, respectively.

an appreciation

I use invidious for youtube watching. and I set the resolution to 480p (because of my internet) I have noticed for sometime that the video looks more smooth and less pixel-y than before. but when I used video snapshot (which take a frame) and I saw that the frame that firefox saved to my drive is pixel-y and less smooth and not like the video it shows to me.

I even checked with screenshot (which take picture of screen and not a direct video frame extract) and I can see that it is smoothed.

what is happening?

could it be AMD ? could it be my desktop KDE doing something?

it is a bit hard to show it but I can clearly see that the video frame I extract is less smooth that the video shown.

Looking for a privacy focused Calorie counter App. I’ve tried Calorie & Fuel Calories but both apps lack in the foods in DB and entering in data for Fuel is a particular pain.

Any suggestions? I’ve looked into OpenNutriTracker but the IOS version looks like it actually tracks a lot of data

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1356630/petlibro-cloud-outage-leaves-smart-pet-feeders-unable-to-dispense-scheduled-meals

FoodNeverComes is one of a growing number of fake online shopping sites where users can place a pretend food order. (CBC)

Rhia Catapano, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto who studies consumer behaviour and psychology, says online shopping simulators can activate “the same parts of our brain that doing the actual activity would.”

That’s particularly appealing for budget-conscious young people.

“Like playing a video game or dreaming about a vacation that you’re never actually going to take, we can imagine a thing,” she said. “In some way, it gives us some of the same psychological benefits.”

The sudden popularity of these sites, says Catapano, shows just how deeply consumerism has become integrated into our everyday lives, with people willing to spend time and effort browsing and “shopping” even when they know nothing will ever arrive.

But she sees a glimmer of resistance, too.

Some people, she says, are realizing through these sites that their shopping habits aren’t serving them — and are looking for ways to consume less and make more intentional choices.

“They recognize that what they’re doing is not good for them, so they’re trying to make changes.”

by Perry https://xcancel.com/pareinn/status/2091166472542228848

www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/148609990

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1356227/spy-device-detectors-fail-users-most-reliant-on-them-this-may-potentially-give-a-false-s

The study, presented at the USENIX Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), evaluated 19 widely available detectors using participants from a range of backgrounds to search for surveillance devices hidden in mock living rooms. The participants found the detectors were often difficult to operate and hard to interpret. As a result, they missed finding nearly 60% of hidden surveillance devices – only a slight improvement over participants using just their own eyes to search.

When I started college in '97, the only Windows option in the computer labs was NT 4. The awesome thing about it was that when you moved a window around, it would jaggedly render the contents in real time.

Black Clover - Ep 140

Artist: Nemu | pixiv | twitter | danbooru

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Chainsmoker Cat

cross-posted from: ani.social/post/5909087

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/43600018

Source: You and I Are Polar Opposites - season 2 episode 8

xcancel.com/Hoshizora_moyu/…/2091097307215548655

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled planned settlement talks with Paramount over the state’s lawsuit seeking to block David Ellison‘s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing Paramount of acting in bad faith.

Bonta is leading a coalition of 12 states in challenging the proposed merger and asking the court to block the deal, arguing the merger would give the company too much power across cable television and movie production.

The two sides had been due to meet Monday for preliminary discussions for a possible settlement, but Bonta called off the meeting late Sunday, after accusing Paramount of misrepresenting details of an earlier meeting held on Friday.

Vapor World: Over The Mind is a Soulslike Metroidvania with an evocative, painterly art style reminiscent of Lies of P and the narrative platformers of Playdead. According to Korean studio Alive Inc, the game had 100,000 wishlists just before its early access launch on August 19, mostly on the strength of a demo available since January 2025.

But what should have been a triumphant early access launch went pear shaped very quickly. At launch, few talked about the quite distinctive worldbuilding or the parry-heavy combat. Instead, all focus was trained entirely on something absent from the popular demo: very obvious AI use.

I wrote a blog post about the hidden ways your location is being tracked without your knowledge.

I updated my article outlining every game developer using AI. Today I added Saber Interactive, System 3, and Takiya Iijim. I also added new information on Square Enix regarding Dragon Quest and Koei Tecmo and Atelier.

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/19999162

I think I asked before but never got a solid answer. I have a s23, I disable all google and Samsung services I can etc, but I am still stuck with stock android. I plan to move to a better phone in the next year.

However I need a solution for a full phone backup. Not even a sync right now, just plug in and backup all my apps notes and photos (photos are backed up already but I don’t care about doubling up for now.

The reason being I dont want to lose or have my phone stolen and have no backup. I do have FMD installed but still.

This is one big downside of not being fully self hosted yet but refusing to use google products… No instant sync to a new phone if mine is lost.