@Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz
Moved over from Reddit after the API debacle. Most interested in news communities, while being in favor of popular self-determination and against the use and propagation of generative AI.
Primary account history
* @Zedstrian@kbin.social (2023) * @Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com (2023–26) * @Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz (2026–)
Alts
* @Zedstrian@lemm.ee (former) * @Zedstrian@discuss.tchncs.de * @Zedstrian@lemmy.world * @Zedstrian@piefed.zip
member since 30 Mar 2025 21:49
comments
- on Elgin Marbles talks 'collapse' after Greece refuses to accept statues belong to UK in exchange for loan | LBC in c/europe@feddit.org · 5h ago
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on Meta's Muse personal agent is a hit, as AI commerce starts to take off in c/technology@lemmy.world · 1d ago
There’s no worthwhile alternative to CBS for a story this astroturfed.
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on Googlebook is ready for pre-orders in c/technology@piefed.social · 2d ago
$900 for a Chromebook is a rip off.
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on AccuWeather, National Weather Service add “Lake America” to maps in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
InaccuWeather
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on German far-right AfD wins second state election in major blow to Merz in c/europe@feddit.org · 3d ago
While it’s unfortunate AfD got as many votes as they did, it’s somewhat misleading to say that they ‘won’ given that none of the three other parties that won seats give them any path to forming a state government. In this case, the Greens, Die Linke, and SPD can easily form a governing coalition and leave AfD in the opposition.
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on Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies in c/technology@lemmy.world · 5d ago
The fact that so many people don’t see these ‘hacking’ stories for the pure and unabashed marketing that they are is why the AI bubble has grown as large as it has.
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on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet in c/games@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026
Someone should test the stylus with Pokémon Ranger.
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on France apologises for human rights criticism that sparked US walkout in c/europe@feddit.org · 13 Sep 2026
France walks back valid criticism of the U.S. on human rights
FTFY
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on Trump says he would 'love' to see a united Ireland in c/europe@feddit.org · 12 Sep 2026
He wouldn’t be saying it if Reform were in power; he’s doing everything he can to topple non-far-right governments.
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on FFVII Revelation Director Insists S-E Had No Choice but to Require a Download to Play the Physical Disc Version in c/games@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
PS5 discs can store up to 100 GB.
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on Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence' in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
Good riddance.
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on Shout-out to Serika, an upcoming European Crunchyroll competitor! in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 8 Sep 2026
A debrid service downloads torrented content upon request and stores it for a set amount of time. By connecting the API key of an account from a service to a Stremio plugin, users have access to most content that’s otherwise available on regular subscription services. Popular shows and movies get requested by users often, and are therefore generally available on demand without the need for the service to re-download it.
Some debrid services (such as Real-Debrid) are more likely to make content unavailable due to DMCA requests; some (such as Torbox) are less likely to. If a service starts complying with DMCA requests at a more frequent rate, it’s easy to switch providers.
Various guides to setting Stremio up with a debrid service are available, such as this one.
All that said, if there’s a European competitor to Crunchyroll, it’s good to support them too.
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on Shout-out to Serika, an upcoming European Crunchyroll competitor! in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 8 Sep 2026
While a DMCA-resistant Debrid service plus Stremio is more affordable than Crunchyroll and more reliable than free streaming sites, competition to Crunchyroll in terms of licensed anime streaming is a good thing.
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on Palantir CEO Alex Karp says French restrictions on US software are ‘backfiring’ in c/europe@feddit.org · 3 Sep 2026
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said on Wednesday French restrictions limiting government use of US-made software were proving counterproductive.
Counterproductive to Palantir’s profits perhaps, not to French data sovereignty.
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on Internal revolt as 'nuts' Apple execs appease Trump: 'There is not a soul who is for it' in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
But they were okay with the Gulf of Mexico being renamed?
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on US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material: »it is critical for the United States to ‘retain global leadership in artificial intelligence.« in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
Copyright is conveniently only flexible for multibillion dollar AI firms.
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on Side of slop? Bizarre AI food images jump from online to IRL menus in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
It’s so bad that I almost wonder if the person who posted it is themselves using AI (the angle of the reflected street looks off?).
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on Side of slop? Bizarre AI food images jump from online to IRL menus in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
No picture at all would likely sell more burritos than this:
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on World's first GPS-free quantum navigation trial succeeds at sea in c/technology@lemmy.world · 29 Aug 2026
The team achieved 10 times better performance than GNSS systems, with a one nautical mile of positioning accuracy.
Variation up to a full nautical mile doesn’t seem very accurate?
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on Get your Windows license refund now! in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
Most laptops come with it by default, with Linux options either not provided or costing more for the convenience.
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on Six EU net contributors demand hundreds of billions in cuts to bloc's long-term budget in c/europe@feddit.org · 28 Aug 2026
Seems like most of those governments have a right-wing lean.
Germany:
- CDU/CSU (center-right)
- SPD (center-left)
Denmark:
- Social Democrats (center-left)
- Green Left (center-left to left-wing)
- Moderates (center to center-right)
- Social Liberals (center to center-left)
Netherlands:
- VVD (center-right)
- D66 (center to center-left)
- CDA (center-right)
Austria:
- ÖVP (center-right)
- SPÖ (center-left)
- NEOS (center)
Finland:
- National Coalition (center-right)
- Finns (right-wing to far-right)
- Swedish People’s (center to center-right)
- Christian Democrats (center-right)
Sweden:
- Moderates (center-right)
- Christian Democrats (right-wing)
- Liberals (center-right)
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on Exploited Data Workers in the Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself” in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
AI → Actually Indians
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on Xbox's Disc-to-Digital Programme Is Official, and It Starts Next Week - Digital Foundry | Latest Updates in c/gaming@beehaw.org · 26 Aug 2026
If discs are going away, this at least makes it more tolerable.
Manufactured consent.
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on Artists Built A Site To Escape AI. Scrapers Are Coming For It Anyway in c/technology@lemmy.world · 24 Aug 2026
An ironic article to write given the Forbes AI voiceover and AI article summary…
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on Reddit fades from ChatGPT citations in c/technology@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
Astroturfing will come, but the platform itself can’t as easily be designed to enable it with preferential algorithms and tracking. If an instance injects ads into its frontend, users can easily switch instances or use an alternative frontend or app; if a specific instance is known to host promotional posts, it can be easily defederated or otherwise blocked.
The same cannot be said for blocking ads or tracking on Reddit, particularly for mobile users.
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on Reddit fades from ChatGPT citations in c/technology@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
It’s just a bit two-faced and dishonest for Reddit to be marketing itself to users as a platform for genuine discussion while in actuality being a marketing platform for brands.
If more Redditors realized what Reddit has become, they might be more willing to join a platform without the centralized control that enables manipulation.
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on Reddit fades from ChatGPT citations in c/technology@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
“For communicators, Reddit’s value is in the real conversations that people are having about your brand today, not where it surfaces tomorrow,” said Adam Collins, Reddit’s chief communications officer.
Reddit defining its platform as a place for consumers to discuss brands speaks volumes about its motives.
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on Don't paste the AI. in c/technology@lemmy.world · 20 Aug 2026
They’re definitely more likely to be used by AI than by the average person, but I think that’s in large part because people aren’t generally taught to use them, along with their absence from keyboards.
Since keyboards have two minus sign keys, I have a script running on my computer to automatically replace one of their inputs with an em dash.
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on Don't paste the AI. in c/technology@lemmy.world · 20 Aug 2026
Em dashes being associated with AI is a disservice to them; in many cases they’re a far more suitable use of punctuation in interrupting a sentence than parentheses.
In this instance, however, the em dashes between the first and second parts of sentences would be better replaced with semicolons than commas, in my opinion.
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on Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs: 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life. in c/technology@lemmy.world · 19 Aug 2026
The AI industry is actively telling companies that they can become ‘more efficient’ (i.e. fire workers) with AI; that’s more than a mere ‘messaging problem’.
It has a financial interest in companies firing their workers and raising prices to make room for it.
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on Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union in c/technology@lemmy.world · 19 Aug 2026
Even a 5% fee is 5% too high; letting Apple tax all sales on iOS merely because they control the operating system is monopolistic.
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on "Please Do Not Let This Vanish Into The Night" - Konami Is Terminating Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls in c/games@lemmy.world · 18 Aug 2026
A game that can be taken away (in this case, due to a subscription) is one I won’t play out of principle.
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on What are some cool/decent PC games that are not on Steam? in c/games@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
Hyperburner’s a fun arcade flight game (though the iOS release is the definitive version).
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on ‘New models will mark AI-generated content from day one’: Claude will now hide an invisible watermark inside ordinary words in c/technology@lemmy.world · 13 Aug 2026
Their point is that Claude is now engineering its responses to specifically conform to a detectable pattern, something that can of course be easily removed via a seperate LLM.
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on AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is? in c/technology@lemmy.world · 13 Aug 2026
AI agents have no agency of their own; their operators are the ones with that control. Negligence in giving an AI agent access to the internet does not absolve the operator of liability.
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on Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Aug 2026
More OEMs should ship devices with Linux as an option, discounted by the Windows license cost.
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on "Code was never the hard part" is an insult to all programmers in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Aug 2026
The entire AI industry is built on IP theft; even if you don’t believe in IP ownership, companies like OpenAI and Anthropic rely on their ability to scrape the internet for content, with only largest of publishers having the resources to sue for anything in return.
So long as copyright is being enforced at the individual level for consumers, large corporations shouldn’t be allowed to get away with infringing on it for profit.
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on "Code was never the hard part" is an insult to all programmers in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Aug 2026
It’s one thing for individuals (particularly those without the means of paying) to pirate content that its original creators have already been compensated for and now exists to milk money for an IP holder for a century; it’s another matter entirely when AI companies with multi-billion dollar valuations scour the internet for content to include in their models to then profit from without permission from or compensation to the millions of people whose work they depend on.
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on "Code was never the hard part" is an insult to all programmers in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Aug 2026
Whoever you are, don’t outsource your understanding, judgement, empathy and taste to AI. Don’t abdicate your responsibility. Don’t be a meat proxy.
By expanding the ability to program to people without the knowledge of how that code works in the first place, it’s naive to expect that most uses of AI in programming will be informed uses by senior developers able to recognize errors and security flaws.
Such a pro-AI position also ignores the enormous amount of theft that these tools are built on.
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on As AI ‘therapists’ dish out advice, California lawmakers try to set some limits in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Aug 2026
AI bots cannot be and should not be licensed mental health care practitioners, so existing licensing laws should be enforced.
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on Roblox Tanked $9 Billion In A Single Day After The Company Admitted It Was Directing Fewer Kids Toward Viral Games That ‘Emphasize Short-Term Monetization’ in c/technology@lemmy.world · 8 Aug 2026
Maximizing shareholder value also includes maximizing the non-tangible value of the Roblox brand (something that could be harmed by short-term cash grabs), but unfortunately many investors only think one quarter at a time.
Not a particularly apt comparison given that the Bayeux Tapestry was made for the Normans. Greek marble statues weren’t made in England or for any patron from there.