Kirk

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 7 hours ago

You're correct where it counts (not Roman at all) but it was around before Italian Fascism:

It was during the period of the French Revolution that the gesture was invented by revolutionary republicans who framed their politics as a revival of the Roman republic.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Does it count as "a human" if it's a bot reposting human-made content for the 50th time?

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 21 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I know he's just selling the platform to AI companies, but it's an odd take considering they've been moving away from being a message board and towards being just another content feed for years now.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 7 hours ago

This is pretty fucked up, OP

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The top finger kinda gives it away imo

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 2 days ago

I am a happy /c/fuckai subscriber and I am still comfortable admitting that image generators can be great for memes and quick jokes.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago

yeaaaaah I can't break it

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 11 points 2 days ago (6 children)
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Fedora Kinoite.

KDE Plasma (very Windows-ey) and it is "immutable" which means you can't break it.

Someone else said Kubuntu which aesthetically will look the same and is also a good choice but if you want to start with a "just works" I recommend an immutable distro.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow, it (1.3mb) can fit on a single 3.5" floppy.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You've got the right idea, uploading content on old internet was (largely) about putting yourself out there hoping to find like minded people to connect with. All those "quirky, weird" websites people nostalgize over weren't seeking clout, they were seeking connection.

I think it's healthy to deprogram ourselves from the idea that "followers" are the goal of creating content. If an influencer is making "art" with the express purpose of getting followers that they can leverage into marketing deals, then are they really making art? If the goal is to make money then... that's just a job, imo.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 58 points 1 week ago

I love the argument that AI will "fix global warming". We already know how to fix global warming! We've known for decades! Global warming is not some incalculable mystery!

 

Been watching DS9 Season two and have been very impressed with the quality. I remembered it being "pretty good" but in my memory it was "the season with "The Circle" trilogy, "Melora", "Rivals" and "The Maquis", episodes and story lines that never really did it for me. I think that made me forget how many really good one-off episodes were also here, to name a few:

  • "Necessary Evil"
  • "Rules of Acquisition"
  • "The Alternate"
  • "Armageddon Game"
  • "Whispers"
  • "Paradise"
  • "Shadowplay"

All bangers!

Also I love how this season ever so slowly drip-drops dominion references culminating with the season finale "The Jem Hadar"

Wink

 

Someone should probably jump in and explain what federation means.

 

I have an aging Kindle and am looking for a new eReader to both read books and articles I've saved throughout the day. I use Wallabag to save articles. I like it over Pocket because it's better for paywalls because it fetches content directly from the browser.

I am leaning Kobo because of apps like Wallabako and KoReader (not exactly what that is yet but people seem to like it).

Anyone else have a similar setup or have any advice?

 

Note that r/coolguides is a very "normie" subreddit and may require extra handholding. There are a lot of people who don't seem to understand what "open source" means. Some looking for "The Lemmy app" etc. Be patient and helpful!

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