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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 days ago

If they don't want to be labeled, then don't use it?

Same applies for other stuff like Denuvo.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 week ago

That domain is now blocked on lemmy.ca and piefed.ca

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Personally I use the chatbot side panel once in a while, it doesn't get too much in the way while doing something else.

But all the other features using a small trained model are legit nice (translation, image captioning) and thankfully all optional.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They need to build their own privacy-oriented services, and offer different tiers. Also important is that if they do launch a product, make sure they plan on keeping it alive or people won't trust it and migrate to it (like how Google kills products). Make it a safe-haven for those who cares about privacy. And I'm not talking about using third-parties and rebranding them as their own..

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Even worse is that you can't even split the 2.4GHz and 5GHz into different SSIDs.

Surely easier for the average person, but it sucks if you have some stubborn devices that tend to prefer 2.4GHz over 5GHz for no good reason.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

It's basically what the Eero line of routers does, you can't configure it without the app, and there's no web UI.

I'm still more confident in Eero than Motorola to not fuck it up, yet I returned that shit back and bought a GL.iNet instead.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 51 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Let me guess: Rob Schneider, Kevin Sorbo, Randy Quaid?

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

On my end it's mostly cultural. Quebec went through the Quiet revolution in the 60s in response to the social and educational stagnation the Church and the government imposed on the working class.

Then add on top the residential school systems that caused great harm to the indigenous nations in Canada which was handled by the Church.

Yeah. not fond at all of the Catholic Church after all that. The less power it has in politics and public services, the better IMO. It doesn't mean I hate catholics, just the organization behind it.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So far nothing conclusive at the software and hardware level, we think it may have been a temporary network connectivity issue at the datacenter level, as it didn't just affect one service.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by mp3@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca
 

Seems like the servers are very slow to respond to most requests, investigating the cause, stay tuned.

EDIT: Systems are back to normal now.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mp3@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca
 

cross-posted from: https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.ml/post/29579005

Since we depend on them to have this platform, it seems fair to spread their request for donations. To be clear, this is to finance the developers who build this software, and has nothing to do with our specific instance operational costs.

From the Lemmy developers

An open source project the size of Lemmy needs constant work to manage the project, implement new features and fix bugs. Dessalines and I work full-time on these tasks and more. As there is no advertising or tracking, all of our work is funded through donations. Unfortunately the amount of donations has decreased to only 2000€ per month. This leaves only 1000€ per developer, which is not enough to pay my bills. With the current level of donations I will be forced to find another job, and drastically reduce my contributions to Lemmy. To avoid this outcome and keep Lemmy growing, I ask you to please make a recurring donation:

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If you want more information before donating, consider the comparison with Reddit. It began as startup funded by rich investors. The site is managed by corporate executives who over time have become more and more disconnected from normal users. Their main goal is to make investors happy and to make a profit. This leads to user-hostile decisions like firing the employee responsible for AMAs, blocking third-party apps and more. As Reddit is a single website under a single authority, it means all users need to follow the same rules, including ridiculous ones like censoring the name "Luigi".

Lemmy represents a new type of social media which is the complete opposite of Reddit. It is split across many different websites, each with its own rules, and managed by normal people who actually care about the users. There is no company and no profit motive. Much of the work is carried out by volunteer admins, mods and posters, who contribute out of enthusiasm and not for money. For users this is great as there is no advertising nor tracking, and no chance of takeover by a billionaire. Additionally there are no builtin political or ideological restrictions. You can use the software for any purpose you like, add your own restrictions or scrutinize its inner workings. Lemmy truly belongs to everyone.

Dessalines and I work fulltime on Lemmy to keep up with all the feature requests, bug reports and development work. Even so there is barely enough time in the day, and no time for a second job. Previously I sometimes had to rely on my personal savings to keep developing Lemmy for you, but that can't go on forever. We partly rely on NLnet for funding, but they only pay for development of new features, and not for mandatory maintenance work. The only available option are user donations. To keep it viable donations need to reach a minimum of 5000€ per month, resulting in a modest salary of 2500€ per developer. If that goal is reached Dessalines and I can stop worrying about money, and fully focus on improving the software for the benefit of all users and instances. Please use the link below to see current donation stats and make your contribution! We especially rely on recurring donations to secure the long-term development and make Lemmy the best it can be.

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God is an Astronaut - Embers (2024, Post-Rock) (god-is-an-astronaut.bandcamp.com)
 

From one of my favorite band, who just released their new album today

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