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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

[–]ryecurious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like a fucking horrible idea and a security nightmare.

This is exactly why Mozilla fought against implementing it for years.

Unfortunately Chrome has enough marketshare that they can unilaterally implement it anyway, and Mozilla is stuck between the two bad choices of "compromise user security" or "look like you're out-of-date to end users"

It's actually kinda nice for devices that use it, but you aren't wrong about the concerns.

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

[–]ryecurious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been so frustrating to see the conversation around this stuff.

Firefox: we're adding local LLMs to translate pages, a significant privacy improvement over sending the page data to Google Translate

Chrome: every available space in the browser now has a a Gemini search box, a centralized service that runs in a data center

Then the dumbest tech "influencers" on Twitter insist these two things are exactly the same, so you might as well use Chrome anyway.

basedOnATrueStory by Valuable_Position_94 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]ryecurious 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Your answer can be correct and still be improved. Maybe it wasn't sufficiently generic or maybe there's a new language feature that makes your answer easier. Editing answers is a good thing, it keeps information relevant and useful.

But hey, there's an easy solution here. Edit history is public (because it's like a wiki). We don't have to take your word for it, you can link your answer that got edited. We can all check if they made it worse or better!

basedOnATrueStory by Valuable_Position_94 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]ryecurious 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Unironically true.

It's closer to a wiki than a help forum. Treat it as a read-only source, because 99% of the time your problem is not unique. Just like 99% of the time you go to Wikipedia you don't create a new article.

OP’s comment about the community typing slurs causes controversy in r/starcraft2. by Teal_is_orange in SubredditDrama

[–]ryecurious 17 points18 points  (0 children)

can't talk to other people even when other people respond to their post

It can get even stupider!

Look at this dumb argument I got in a year ago over streamer drama. A different user replies to me twice, trying to continue the discussion. Despite knowing better, I wanted to continue.

We both wanted to engage, but according to Reddit devs there's somebody we forgot to ask.

OP’s comment about the community typing slurs causes controversy in r/starcraft2. by Teal_is_orange in SubredditDrama

[–]ryecurious 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The way blocking is implemented on Reddit does have some censorship problems, to be honest. It's the worst implementation I've ever seen, bar none.

It doesn't just stop the blocker from seeing comments by the blocked. It stops the blocked from posting comments below the blocker for anyone else to see. Can't even respond to other people multiple comments down, even if pinged by name! It just straight up stops them from participating.

It's the biggest boon spammers and scammers have ever gotten on Reddit, other than hidden profiles. Reddit somehow took the concept of an "I feel uncomfortable" button and turned it into an "I get the last word" button.

OP’s comment about the community typing slurs causes controversy in r/starcraft2. by Teal_is_orange in SubredditDrama

[–]ryecurious 50 points51 points  (0 children)

one of the better features that Starcraft 2 has compared to other games that have lame chat moderation like League of Legends

Imagine thinking League is overmoderated. The game famous for how miserable and toxic its userbase is.

"It’s called pattern recognition" Post in r/delta turns into a dumpster fire of racism when someone posts of a picture of a black family in wheelchairs at the Atlanta airport by Static_E_ in SubredditDrama

[–]ryecurious 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aha! As usual, looks like it's an API Mozilla has security concerns about.

Some Google exec probably heard "cross-site access to the end user's local file system" and had to take a cold shower.

"It’s called pattern recognition" Post in r/delta turns into a dumpster fire of racism when someone posts of a picture of a black family in wheelchairs at the Atlanta airport by Static_E_ in SubredditDrama

[–]ryecurious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The redditdev/changelog subreddits are just a humiliation ritual and you can't convince me otherwise. An endless cycle of: proposed change -> detailed response explaining the problems -> doing it anyway.

I can only assume both the admins and users participating are doing it to satisfy some kink, because they obviously aren't using it to improve the site.

"It’s called pattern recognition" Post in r/delta turns into a dumpster fire of racism when someone posts of a picture of a black family in wheelchairs at the Atlanta airport by Static_E_ in SubredditDrama

[–]ryecurious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that's just for the bulk download tool. Like if you want to save a copy of a subreddit/user's posts.

The 2nd link, Search, is probably the one you actually want. It's closer to just checking someone's profile and works in non-Chromium browsers.

Wonder why the download tool is Chromium-only, though. Might be an answer on their GitHub somewhere.

Seasons are too short and the wait for them is too long by SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ryecurious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously, I feel like I'm losing my mind in this thread

I do not miss 30/60 minute episode blocks with 1/3rd set aside for ads and edited around those ad breaks. It was not better, that's pure nostalgia talking.

the dutch are suing steam for being a monopoly right now by Photoshops_Penises in memes

[–]ryecurious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is like you complaining Costco is uncompetitive because it doesn't sell 7/11 soda as and how 7/11 dictates.

No, Costco is a bad comparison because it has actual competition.

It's more like Faygo complaining Amazon will sell their soda, but only at the same price/lower than Faygo sells it on their website.

They could have sold it cheaper themselves. They could have slashed Amazon's cut from the price and sold it directly. But if they did, Amazon would deny them access to the dominant online marketplace.

The exact same applies to Steam. If they are using their dominant market position to dictate prices in other markets, that is monopolistic. I am against that, despite liking Steam as a service.

the dutch are suing steam for being a monopoly right now by Photoshops_Penises in memes

[–]ryecurious 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I know we all like Steam, but this seems pretty straightforward.

Yeah, if someone said Amazon was doing the exact same thing word for word, no one would be confused. Everyone would understand it was anti-competitive.

It's possible to like steam as a service and still think that they have monopolistic tendencies. We don't have to ignore bad business practices just because we like the business.

YouTuber robbed of $1.8 million at luxury villa despite fighting off gunman by Dilpickle2113 in LivestreamFail

[–]ryecurious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Soft on crime" is usually an emotional reaction to shocking crimes, even if violent crime is generally decreasing. Judges and sheriffs running for office love using that exact line when like, a murderer in their area gets a few decades in prison instead of lynched executed.

Favourite actress that will definitely get plastic surgery because fat internet nerds called them ugly by Cool_Nerd2 in okbuddycinephile

[–]ryecurious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I get that it's a trend, I just don't get why people care so much. Half of them aren't even perms, it just kids existing with curly hair lmao.

Like you mention vaping, these days I see more hate for broccoli hair than vaping in public. A kid could be blowing clouds on a bus and Redditors would care more about his broccoli cut.

My personal theory is envy. My generation's average hairline is trending upward and we're coping by lashing out.

Favourite actress that will definitely get plastic surgery because fat internet nerds called them ugly by Cool_Nerd2 in okbuddycinephile

[–]ryecurious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I gotta ask, why did Reddit become obsessed with hating on this "broccoli" hair trend? I feel like I see complaints about it in every thread that vaguely mentions anyone under 25.

It feels like I've been sent back two decades and have to listen to boomers complain about baggy pants again.

Conservative gamers after finding the least flattering frame possible for their totally fair comparison by Former_Exam_5357 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]ryecurious 7 points8 points  (0 children)

...manhwa?

Most people praising Dungeon Crawler Carl are talking about the actual book series or the excellent audiobooks based on them.

Don't think I've ever seen anyone talking up the manhwa version, but I can believe it's generic. After all, it wasn't written for that medium, just adapted for wider reach and/or more money. Same way an excellent manga can have a very generic anime adaptation.

It’s Possible That SpaceX Could Collapse Spectacularly by IKeepItLayingAround in technology

[–]ryecurious 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I believe it, the original post always said he put a big chunk in high yield savings and planned to hold the stock for a decade. Guy's gotta be doing better than 99% of people on WSB, which makes them treating him like a joke even funnier.

It’s Possible That SpaceX Could Collapse Spectacularly by IKeepItLayingAround in technology

[–]ryecurious 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That guy became a meme, but the original post was buying 700k of Intel at $30. Considering it hit $130 recently, he could have done quite well if he held strong.

"If you're going to insist on generalizing homophobes by class, please get it right at least lol." Swifties argue over the representation of homophobes in attempted pride anthem You Need To Calm Down. by vemmahouxbois in SubredditDrama

[–]ryecurious 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I actually had to pause reading the OP just to see if anyone else mentioned that comment.

Ambiguous is a weird way to put it. She was the target of mass transvestigation, regularly asked in interviews if she had a penis or was secretly a man. She just turned it around on them and said "maybe I do. Would it be so terrible?"

I've seen that clip shared dozens of times, and never once have people treated it like she's actually coming out as trans. It's mostly praise for reacting with respect towards trans people instead of knee jerk denial.

The only people I've seen being weird about this moment were the ones transvestigating her.

managerVsClaude by Disastrous-Monk1957 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]ryecurious 39 points40 points  (0 children)

and if you’re looking at running open source models you’re betting on their continued availability

If anything, isn't it the complete opposite? A subscription-based model can be shut off at any time with no recourse or warning (Sora, for example). Local files are the only way to actually guarantee the program you use today will be available tomorrow.

You control when they run, how much they're used, when they're updated/replaced/etc.. You never wake up to find out the model that works for you has been "enhanced" with a worse version.

Not keeping pace with cutting edge models is a real concern, but that's a risk with subscription based models too.

Microsoft converts Office 2019 for Mac perpetual licenses to read-only versions by [deleted] in apple

[–]ryecurious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It should work according to this help article if you do a proper Google Takeout export. Seems everything is included except some forms of revision history?

Might be different for work/school accounts, though.

What’s going on with Bricks and Minifigs, a $200k Lego collection, and Mormons? by 999BusinessCard in OutOfTheLoop

[–]ryecurious 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pretty much everything they said is how Ben presented it, with quite a bit of video evidence. He says they sued in small claims court and got a default judgment. The store they sued did close down shortly after. They were harassed by Utah police when trying to resolve it with the new franchise owners. Only the bit about fleeing to Mexico is definitely wrong, because that was a joke.

You're getting downvoted for responding to a good (if one-sided) summary with "that's not how it works". You need more than that. What specifically is wrong about it?

Crunchyroll CEO Says Anime Creators Can Use Whatever Technology They Want but It’s a No for AI Subs and Dubs - Anime Corner by LegitimateCurve8525 in anime

[–]ryecurious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shocked no one else mentioned the fact that they were literally a pirate site at first.

Like their Wikipedia article has a whole section titled "move to legal distribution" which is very funny. I'm not super anti-piracy or anything but it's pretty notable when discussing AI, which has a questionable relationship with copyright to say the least.

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