ZephyrXero
Some guy on the internet...
Posts about art, music, movies/shows, politics, science, videogames, technology, humor, and cats.
Someone on Lemmy asked if switching to local AI would make people hate it less, by reducing need for more datacenters and resource use. I want to share my reply b/c that's only ⅓ of the issues
3 problems
1. Being used poorly and mostly resulting in slop, or malicious/unethical/deadly uses, and psychosis
2. Being forced down the public's throat and put into places where it adds no value, job losses, quality drops, plagiarism
3. Datacenter/environmental concerns, part prices
Fuck you YouTube. They have just doubled the minimum watch time for creators before they can become eligible for monetization.
I've been trying to build my channel for over two years and the 4k barrier was already too high. Even with a 37k view video I wasn't able to scratch past 3000 hours. 8k feels nearly impossible.
The web really needs an alternative to their monopoly. Too bad there's no money in PeerTube
https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-partner-program-updates-2027-new-opportunities-earn/
I see a lot of anger toward OpenAI right now, and that's great...but, we need to show just as much anger if not more towards Oracle, who also signed up to do what Anthropic wouldn't.
Uninstall Java, migrate your databases, cancel your Paramount+, stop watching CBS.
Don't give a penny to their subsidiary companies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Oracle
So it's happened. We're bombing Iran tonight. Sure wish Congress would remind the executive that they are only ones allowed to go to war.
Maybe the Ayatollah will make good on his word and release what files they have on Epstein, Trump, and their network
I hate how ephemeral the Internet has become.
I'm frequently finding myself looking for an old meme or news article and they've just vanished into the memory hole forever. Stuff from just six months earlier sometimes
#web #internet #internetCulture #mediaHistory #memoryHoled #forgottenPast #digitalMedia
I've been watching a friend go through some rough times. They have been dealing with chronic sickness and an unhealthy living environment, now at risk of losing their job that they were barely making it on as it was.
And I don't know how to help them. I don't have the ability to help, after being unemployed for over a year I'm broke too and not far behind them.
I'm so tired of feeling helpless. Our society is broken 😞
We Uncovered The Most Infamous Secret Society: And The Truth Is Shocking
Now we have proof! We are attacking Iran because crazy Zionist zealots think they are going to bring about Armageddon. Straight from Hegseth's mouth
https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for
#usPol #iran #israel #ww3 #armageddon #zionism #trump #epicfury #hegseth #zionism #us #usa #resist #epstein
Happy Knife Party Day! And enjoy a good Caesar salad
If America was a serious place, we'd be having protests every single week, not just once a quarter. Our apathy + unfounded faith in our institutions to save us will be our downfall
There are a lot of broken and corrupt institutions in this world for sure. But the people whose reaction is okay, then let's get rid of ALL institutions, scare me just about as much as the current corrupt people. That kind of absolutist thinking won't fix anything.
We need better systems, not no systems
Things seem to be escalating again… And June is feeling like it may be an important month
https://predictingtheirplan.mataroa.blog/blog/they-still-need-their-reichstag-fire/
#fascistAmerica #americanEmpire #ice #dhs #trump #conspiracy #civilWar #nspm7 #iranWar #armageddon #ww3 #resistence #protest #us250 #june6 #fuckMaga
I kind of hate that we call the following programming pattern a "ternary"
is_true() ? 'one' : 'two'
It's really more of a binary, as ternary implies there should be 3 potential outcomes
@X00001@masto.hackers.town I remember when the average price of a CD jumped from $16 to $20. Right around the time Napster came in and changed everything

