[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

Well, if you are going to argue that we need to figure out a way to get virtual kiddie porn to pedophiles so that we can protect kids, you should be sure it won't lead to more kids being abused first.

Did I misinterpret your position?

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 7 points 3 months ago

I don't believe that there are any studies that have shown that acting out fantasies in virtual spaces will reduce actions being taken out on real people.

Since it seems like your argument rests on that, do you have anything you can reference to back up the claim?

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

You dont think polluting the world is going to have a net negative effect for humanity?

What exactly is there to gain with AI anyways? What's the great benefit to us as a species? So far its just been used to trivialize multiple artistic disciplines, basic service industries, and programming.

Things have a cost, many people are doing the cost-benefit analysis and seeing there is none for them. Seems most of the incentive to develop this software is if you would like to stop paying people who do the jobs listed above.

What do we get out of burning the planet to the ground? And even if you find an AI thats barely burning it, what's the point in the first place?

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 14 points 4 months ago

Right! Mine would think it was a game to catch and eat my hands!

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

Who says Dexters Laboratory never taught me anything!

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago

I do this sometimes, all of my arguments have been countered, but I'm so sure I'm right. I'm probably just phrasing it wrong or thinking too slow, yeah thats it.

If I don't realize what I'm doing I'll go spend the next hour trying to solve the puzzle of "what I could have said to win the argument".

Hopefully they come back and think on it again when they are less defensive.

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I'd be interested in following along as well, I can't afford any renovations at the moment but anything I can learn about in advance is a great help!

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Other poster is right, those aren't the only applications around that do those things. If you know its wrong why do it?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Rekorse@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

Now, I am hoping I am not the only one in this community who has realized that privacy should be one of the top considerations when choosing what software to use on any device.

Leaving Reddit has been the catalyst for me to realize this, as silly as that might sound, and now I have to re-evaluate my list of "convenient" apps that are in NO WAY secure or private.

I want to ask everyone here if they have any recommendations for essentially replacement applications for all of the major categories of software that we use on our computers and mobile devices.

For example, here are some of the switches I made today: Chrome Mobile > Opera Mobile Chrome Desktop > Opera Desktop Facebook Messenger > Signal Facebook Social Media > No alternative just deleted it.

My hope with this post is that we can have a discussion on privacy apps in general as trying to track down information for each sector one by one and test each out can be arduous.

To kick off the discussion here are some other categories that I have not figured out an answer for yet:

Search Engines (duckduckgo is mentioned a lot, why?) Operating Systems Cloud Storage Email Providers Podcasts Video/Music Services (Youtube, Paid services, etc) Environment Specific advice for Android, iOS, and any others.

Also if it makes sense, should we consider privacy when choosing, say, a news website to frequent? Or would browser choice ultimately be the decider there.

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Well in my case I very rarely have ever posted on Reddit but I made a post on here that got nearly 100 comments on it, and it's the only one I've made on here. I think the engagement in some areas might be better than reddit

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Lol that's great! Did you ever complain about how long it takes to travel anywhere? ๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] Rekorse@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ha! I gotta admit I had no idea what Denko Emojis were until I did a quick search. It does seem exceptionally odd that there is a whole section dedicated to these, right? lol

I had a coworker who used to send a wide range of these all the time though, I wonder if this was his trick all along.

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I am posting this because I am ashamed I just found out it existed, and I thought I would subject the rest of my Beehaw friends to the same experience! ๐Ÿ˜

The instructions are super simple, Windows Key + . (period) opens up a little overlay which contains Emojis, GIFs, Clipboard, and some other stuff I'm not sure is useful.

Ill end this post with a question for you all:

-What was something you learned about technology FAR later than you SHOULD have?

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