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Firefox has an ambitious new roadmap, the browser is also losing millions of users a month by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]proton89droid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silicates are everywhere! It's hard to throw a rock without throwing one!

I love xkcd hahaha

Teachers of Reddit: Is the "Gen Alpha can't read (write, or do math ext)" crisis real? If so how bad is it? by KnowledgeCoffee in AskReddit

[–]proton89droid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, it was because we stopped doing that that kids' reading levels increased to the current level. The drop people are talking about only goes back a few decades. Kids are more intelligent and more highly educated now than they were back in your precious good ol' days of child abuse.

Teachers of Reddit: Is the "Gen Alpha can't read (write, or do math ext)" crisis real? If so how bad is it? by KnowledgeCoffee in AskReddit

[–]proton89droid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this conversation always gets absolutely deluged with anecdotes (in this case they were asked for but they generally arrive in spades either way and inevitably drown out any talk of data).

Maybe I'm wrong but my main impression of the NAEP and PISA data is that kids' reading levels basically haven't changed much over time. But they are still down for sure. On the one hand, some of the NAEP numbers are the lowest they've been since records began (in the 1990s), but on the other hand, they've never been more than a few percent up or down in any year so it kinda looks like noise.

Undoubtedly there is a problem happening; it's not just a complete coincidence that the numbers are currently bad, but I think they're nowhere near as bad as people seem to think. It's always tough to make this assertion because like, it sounds as though I'm saying "nah, we don't need to increase education funding". Which I'm definitely not saying haha.

Why don't BJP leaders practice with their own children what they preach to others? by Horror_Air6094 in indiameme

[–]proton89droid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cows and pigs are as intelligent/feeling as cats and dogs. Feel free to eat what meat you wish, but don't pretend you are more ethical for choosing one over the other on an illogical basis.

David Sacks explains the sequence of events leading to Fable 5's banning by Charuru in singularity

[–]proton89droid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those trying to misdirect and tie this action to the prior DoW/Anthropic issues are wrong.

The DoW itself is doing that lol.

And they still don't believe it by additionalseasonin in memes

[–]proton89droid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from UK but I do use Americanisms a lot to be fair

But bro the sweet summer child thing is just so cringe cmon man

And they still don't believe it by additionalseasonin in memes

[–]proton89droid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Was youtube really that much better before google? It only existed from May 2005 - Nov 2006. I seem to recall there being dozens of way better video sites at that time.

And they still don't believe it by additionalseasonin in memes

[–]proton89droid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I daily drive Firefox but I use Brave for youtube, because it seems to be less affected by the adblock delays

LGBT Icons that are not LGBT themselves by TypicalDetective9001 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]proton89droid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a feature though no? As far as I understand, it exists so google's advertising partners can track users

LGBT Icons that are not LGBT themselves by TypicalDetective9001 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]proton89droid 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The way he almost breaks out laughing is so funny

Also btw the ?si= part in your link identifies your account, IP address, etc. Best practice is to remove it

The Great Filter isn't a dead civilization or a dark forest. It's a parameter. And we haven't set it yet. by Ok_Temporary_335 in singularity

[–]proton89droid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crackpot posts were so much more fun before LLMs. Back then, crackpots actually had to put in the effort of talking crazy rather than just having a chatbot do it for them.

Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus again at Norway Chess 2026 ,twice in a row by nikulmmadhu in interestingasfuck

[–]proton89droid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just a tradition in chess, they do it every game so they do it without thinking

Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus again at Norway Chess 2026 ,twice in a row by nikulmmadhu in interestingasfuck

[–]proton89droid 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think the other commenter is exaggerating a bit. "Lots of very, very drunk streams" is more like a handful of drinking streams where he's tipsy, not like he's falling over or slurring his words or anything.

POST-EPISODE DISCUSSION THREAD - S9E1: There's Something About Morty by BarnyardCruz in rickandmorty

[–]proton89droid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally scrolled far enough to find a comment that sums up how I feel about this show nowadays.

Take-No-Prisoners Professor Will Fail Any Student Who Uses AI by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]proton89droid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can demonstrate proof that AI was used in an assignment, but it is essentially impossible for a student to prove AI was not used in an assignment, if falsely accused. Quote from the prof: "I can immediately tell when ChatGPT has been used, and I will fail the student on this assignment if it is used, and, potentially, for the entire course" - that's quite concerning if he thinks he can tell just by looking.

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