James R Kirk @ Kirk @startrek.website

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If I knew I wouldn't have asked them now would I

I doubt that what OP was talking about.

It's so weird how any time someone mentions Signal, Proton, or other convenient privacy-focused alternatives to big tech someone on Lemmy will magically appear to say "No, don't!"

No need to apologize! Of course I will believe you, an anonymous internet account discouraging use of a well-audited privacy service.

What is the complaint about Proton? I feel like they went out of their way to make the transition from Google as seamless as possible.

I thought Redlib no longer worked with the API changes? How are you using it?

Is this voice assistant something I can install on Android? I didn't realize there was any alternative to Google or Siri (or Bixby).

I say fuck it let's give him another 10 spinoffs we have nothing to lose anymore

Well except they're not asking poor people are they? They're asking everybody. And it's just an ask. If you don't want to accommodate the request then you don't have to, but going on the internet and publicly discouraging people from advocating for the needy just because they're wealthy is not helping anyone, especially the needy.

Yes exactly it's about their power to influence

Wowwwww very cool

Friend of the Instance Karim Diané...

Context: https://startrek.website/post/35769143

I have been extremely disappointed with the broader Linux ""community"" at times, but never Linux.

There was a Ted Talk a while back (I can't remember who) where they said "I have always wanted to give a Ted Talk... but when I got selected to do this I realized that what I really wanted was to say I had given a Ted Talk". Meaning they want to be known as someone who had given a Ted Talk, not actually go through the process of writing and delivering the Talk.

People who write open source code do it because they like the process of writing, just like an author enjoys writing books. LLMs are for people who just want to be able to say they have written a book. People who slop-code aren't actually interested in learning how to code. Which is a fine toy for them to play with, but not sustainable (or reliable for others to use).

Yes exactly and I always consider Steam (and to a lesser degree the Kindle ecosystem), which make it obvious to me that interoperability and convenience are something consumers are willing to pay for.

Plot twist: I will use the holodeck to simulate being a starfleet captain

"Space vampires" is such a turn-off of an idea for me that I'm glad I didn't know about it going in but WOW was it a great concept!

My secret shame is that I lowkey love the Rama sequels, though I fully acknowledge that they are political soap operas in space and tonally absolutely nothing like the original.

Because nobody has suggested it yet, Blindsight and Echopraxia are excellent.