Vanth

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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 5 points 5 days ago

But one shouldn't have to.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 53 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So an applicant with dangerous people in their life, maybe an abusive family member or a stalker ex, is forced to expose their accounts they would otherwise keep private. That's the first bad-case scenario that comes to mind, I'm sure there are more.

I propose a new rule - if so for me, then so for thee. Anything imposed on legal applicants is also imposed on the lawmakers who put it in place.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

I only vacation in countries that have trained their LLMs to use line breaks.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Use of the terms "warfighter" or "warfighting" is one of the biggest red flags in my life due to the industry I'm in. Big cringe. Might as well just say "I wanna make the world more White and Christian. I'm not in the military but love tacticool fashion. 'Murrica."

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Tech companies do t want us to have friend or family connections. Sad and lonely people buy more stuff.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Don't forget problems with everything around AI too. Like in the US, the Big Beautiful Bill (🤮) attempts to ban states from enforcing AI laws for ten years.

And even more broadly what happens to the people who do lose jobs to AI? Safety nets are being actively burned down. Just saying "people are scared of new tech" ignores that AI will lead to a shift that we are not prepared for and people will suffer from it. It's way bigger than a handful of new tech tools in a vacuum.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 23 points 1 month ago (5 children)

This feels a bit like PTA-driven panic about kids eating Tide Pods when like one person did it. Or razor blades in Halloween candy. Or kids making toilet hooch with their juice boxes. Or the choking game sweeping playgrounds.

But also, man on internet with no sense of mental health ... sounds almost feasible.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have kept half an eye open for updated workarounds since the Feb 25 change and haven't heard of any.

In my personal framework, once I've bought a copy and supported the artist, it doesn't weigh on me to acquire a copy elsewhere. YMMV.

I'm choosing to buy from Not-Amazon going forward. All the major alternatives I've looked into similarly lock the content to their readers and apps (based on agreement they have with author), but unlike Amazon, they state it clearly up front and aren't changing access retroactively.

Shoutout to bookshop.org for being crystal clear in product descriptions when an ebook is DRM-free.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

I don't because I don't have the necessary depth of skill.

But I don't say I "blindly" trust anyone who says they're FOSS. I read reviews, I do what I can to understand who is behind the project. I try to use software (FOSS or otherwise) in a way that minimizes impact to my system as a whole if something goes south. While I can't audit code meaningfully, I can setup unique credentials for everything and use good network management practices and other things to create firebreaks.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is that really the message you got? It's worded differently than what I see in mine.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 4 points 1 month ago

People that like Fight Club, American Psycho, and Starship Troopers... k, but like, do you get it or are you a nut job?

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like a better state-backed initiative would be to make mental health services available to this dude and to anyone else dealing with addiction issues. Especially since I assume this door guard was older than 18 and age verification, no matter how private, would have done nothing to stop his access to porn.

 

Inspired by a post since deleted, I feel bad for probably coming off judgemental about the poster's taste in the movie that drove him to consider sailing.

The earliest desired media I can remember that drove me to figure out sailing was DC Talk, a Christian rock band. Pop music was not allowed in my house, so a Christian group was tantalizing and scandalous to a rebellious, young Vanth. Things escalated from there.

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