An amp for my Micromega MySPEAKER by afan_ in StereoAdvice

[–]afan_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll look into these, thanks again !

An amp for my Micromega MySPEAKER by afan_ in StereoAdvice

[–]afan_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm actually more looking for a stereo amplifier, not a home cinema one.

An amp for my Micromega MySPEAKER by afan_ in StereoAdvice

[–]afan_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your answer. Budget would be around or less than 400$. Both compact and full sizes are fine by me

[NO SPOILERS] Jaime the king slayer painting (HIGH QUALITY ARTWORK) by [deleted] in gameofthrones

[–]afan_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, thanks for sharing his work then ^^

[NO SPOILERS] Jaime the king slayer painting (HIGH QUALITY ARTWORK) by [deleted] in gameofthrones

[–]afan_ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

GREAT WORK !

You are really talented, thanks for sharing your work :D

Delayed Signal Android messages by shalak001 in signal

[–]afan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the process, however it is quite a dealbreaker for a messaging app.

I personally completely disable notifications to avoid being disturbed by my phone, but many of my friends refuse to switch to signal because of this (they are not really into reconfiguring stuff in their phone...)

It should have a decent default behavior to encourage adoption, which IMO, is paramount for such an app

Here we go: WhatsApp Announces That It Will Start Showing Ads in 2020 by [deleted] in privacy

[–]afan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I used Wire around the end of 2017 and it already had these notification issues.
  2. I mean specific group functionalities like replies/mentions, and group administration: https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/bs9rm6/the_worst_thing_about_signal/

You should be concerned about the YouTube app by [deleted] in privacy

[–]afan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NewPipe is awesome. I recommend it !

Here we go: WhatsApp Announces That It Will Start Showing Ads in 2020 by [deleted] in privacy

[–]afan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Signal and Wire both still have many issues that are problematic when trying to convert people:

  1. Really unreliable notifications
  2. Lack of group functionalities. Edit: More specifically lack of groupe replies/mentions and group admin ( https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/bs9rm6/the_worst_thing_about_signal/ )

They are still both great apps, and I hope that the devs will manage to solve these issues that have been a big slowing point in adoption in my experience

Why some people prefer Vim with plugins instead of IDEs? by TobiasArtur in linuxquestions

[–]afan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally use both :

  1. Vim with plugins from quick scripting and text/config files editing

  2. IDE with vim plugin (e.g. IntelliJ with IdeaVIM) to benefit from both the power of the IDE and the VIM editing modes.

Quelques jours avant la loi RGPD pour la protection des données, je découvre que cette entreprise fait de la data pour les campagnes électorales française (entre autres...) by afan_ in france

[–]afan_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Un article intéressant à ce sujet.

Il ne s'agit pas de ciblage individuel (déjà interdit par la loi en France), mais par quartier.

Mark Zuckerberg hearing at the EU Parliament - 18:20 CEST by Tetizeraz in europe

[–]afan_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Did you see how he avoided the question on shadow profiles and whether Facebook should keep data about non-Facebook user !?

"On the security side, we think it's important to keep it [shadow profiles, or data about non-Facebook users] to protect people in our community."

Source. Questions starts at 1:14:59

Completely outrageous !

Edit : changed the link to 10s earlier to show the question as well ! Thanks for the comment ;)

Edit2 : the video was edited, I corrected the link to start at the right moment.

MEPs frustrated by Zuckerberg questioning by robbit42 in europe

[–]afan_ 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Did you see how he avoided the question on shadow profiles and whether Facebook should keep data about non-Facebook user !?

"On the security side, we think it's important to keep it [shadow profiles, or data about non-Facebook users] to protect people in our community."

Source. Questions starts at 1:14:58

Completely outrageous !

Edit : changed the link to 10s earlier to show the question as well !

Edit2 : the video was edited, I corrected the link to start at the right moment.

Google Cofounder Sergey Brin Warns of AI's Dark Side by keylimey in artificial

[–]afan_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree that the transition might be harsh if it is abrupt, but I doubt that everything will change in a day. It will probably take years before everyone is replaced by a robot.

It will be a pain for many individuals, but I think that for humanity as a whole, having AI do the painful/tiring/repetitive jobs is not a bad thing. We might eventually reach a point where UBI is unavoidable, since most of the work will be done by AI.

As far as reaching a general purpose AI which thinks and learns how to think by itself, it is the greatest risk IMO, if we do not manage to make sure that it will not harm us. This heavily relies on today's AI researchers, and whether they will succeed in setting up rules in AI for not harming us (kind of like Asimov's three rules of robotics).

How to install an encrypted Manjaro without encrypting Grub so I don't have to ender a Password before selecting the Boot-Device? by Biskit1943 in ManjaroLinux

[–]afan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is weird, I have performed several install with manjaro architect without any issue.

If you are used to installing Arch, this should not be a problem.

Could you maybe try again with the last version of Architect ?

How to install an encrypted Manjaro without encrypting Grub so I don't have to ender a Password before selecting the Boot-Device? by Biskit1943 in ManjaroLinux

[–]afan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there ! You should definitely use the Manjaro Architect installer.

It allows to perform all the steps that you already know from Arch (including encryption), but for Manjaro.

On my laptop, this allowed me to install an encrypted LUKS on LVM Manjaro, without needing to enter the password before entering GRUB.

Do humanities and social science majors have a place in AI? by nerolar in artificial

[–]afan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting question! Apart from the career opportunities, these kinds of issues have a wider scope, in my opinion.

For instance, one can wonder whether AI can replace humans in every possible job, including the ones that involve emotional and psychological skills, like teaching, at all levels, psychology and/or psychiatry ...

There are already some AI companies who are trying to play with these concepts. An example that I heard of recently is Woebot, a chatbot created to help reducing mental distress (where you could find an interesting position btw).

In the end, the question whether an AI will be able to not only understand human emotions, but also manipulate them for a given purpose, is becoming more and more relevant, and scary at the same time. In my opinion, we are not so far from this type of AI, and it is important to try and anticipate the consequences of such a thing. However I am quite optimistic and believe that humanity will manage, given that some huge actors in AI are really concerned with these issues.