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O2 deploys AI granny against scammers • The Register in c/technology

[–] Stovetop 18 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Until they change the name and voice and have a whole fleet of elderly AI chatbots.

This one is probably actually true in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 7 points 18 hours ago

Giving new meaning to "My body is a temple"

Matt Gaetz's resignation letter: "I hereby resign as a United States representative." in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, not much to see though.

More than 100 German legislators back motion to ban far-right AfD in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Hopefully Germany treads lightly. A simple ban that fails to address why AfD is gaining ground is going to end up creating a martyr complex if left unchecked.

Phil Spencer says Microsoft's PC-heavy lineup this year is 'historical' and an 'anomaly', so don't get used to it in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 44 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

Microsoft had a lineup of games this year?

A/S/L in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 4 points 22 hours ago

80's'n't

Lemmings living in red states, how’re you doing? in c/asklemmy

[–] Stovetop 1 points 22 hours ago

I think Kamala could have been the perfect candidate and she still would've lost.

The economy being in the shitter under the Biden-Harris administration killed any possibility of either of them winning another term. The economy ended up being the single biggest issue for American voters. Way bigger than bodily autonomy for women, LGBT+ rights, or Palestine.

SpyingOS in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 11 points 2 days ago

Depends on how one frames it. It's not the Stallman-defined "GNU+Linux" pureblood OS, but it nevertheless is built from a modified version of the Linux kernel.

And like any OS it can be made private and secure with the right components...or it can be cracked open like a data-farming egg without them.

I guess I can just take the low-hanging fruit and invoke Ubuntu as an alternative example, which was once something of a Linux entry point but has become more than fine collecting user data.

SpyingOS in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 38 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Ironically a Linux-derived OS.

It's always good practice to be careful who you trust with your data. Open =/= private. More choices helps, though.

Free, open-source Photoshop alternative finally enters release candidate testing after 20 years — the transition from GIMP 2.x to GIMP 3.0 took two decades in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Glimpse is a much better name, though.

7.1 ‘Crossroads’ Complete Patch Notes in c/finalfantasyxiv

[–] Stovetop 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Why would they remove GNB-identity. This was the thing we're known for, and it's not like it hurts anybody but ourselves since we're invulnerable.

I also think it was fine as is, but there is a reason why the Bene-Superbolide situation became a meme. For any casual content where there is not much communication between the tank and healers, it's hard to trust that people know what you're about to do.

If the tank is dying, I can use Benediction, but then they use Superbolide a split second later and my main healing CD has been burned up for nothing. This at least makes it so that if the tank gets bene'd (or any other healer burns all of their resources to get them back up), it's now only recovery needed from a stable 50% HP rather than 1% HP.

Free, open-source Photoshop alternative finally enters release candidate testing after 20 years — the transition from GIMP 2.x to GIMP 3.0 took two decades in c/[email protected]

[–] Stovetop 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Well you don't fork a project just to rename it, that's not why it would have bombed.

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[Bug] The following two posts fail to open in Sync but open normally when logged in from a browser (self.syncforlemmy)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Stovetop to c/syncforlemmy

3 comments fedilink

Post 1: [Potentially NSFW, image-redacted screenshot below] https://lemmy.world/post/21854714

Post 2: https://sh.itjust.works/post/27879920

I was able to comment in these threads from my PC via the Alexandrite frontend, but attempting to view those comments via Sync displays "Could not load post" with an option to Retry, which does not succeed.

Post 1 appears visible when opening the community, but opening the post displays the same error. Post 2 (the sh.itjust.works link which is posted on a lemmy.world community) the post does not appear in the community at all in Sync.

Confirmed that these communities/users are not blocked on my account, and no filters set within the app should apply to these posts either.

Device information

Sync version: v24.03.26-14:56    
Sync flavor: googlePlay    

View type: List    

Device: p3q    
Model: samsung SM-G998U    
Android: 14

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Helpful "Road to Dawntrail" checklist created by Mieiki Kayelinth of Twintania (docs.google.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Stovetop to c/[email protected]

3 comments fedilink

Lot of helpful advice in a beautifully formatted checklist. Don't forget to make a copy if you want to use this for yourself!

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[ShB Spoilers] (BeneG) Sorry G'raha Fans | FFXIV Animated (youtu.be)

submitted 5 months ago by Stovetop to c/[email protected]

1 comments fedilink

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According to Google, we are free to explore Toro Toro in the current expansion! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by Stovetop to c/[email protected]

1 comments fedilink

Aorzia has gotten a bit stale lately, hasn't it?

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Fixed(?): Black screen when swiping post closed bug resolved after Samsung's One UI 6.1 update (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Stovetop to c/syncforlemmy

6 comments fedilink

When Samsung last updated One UI several months ago, myself and many other Samsung users (and Pixel users on Android 14 as well, judging by the replies) encountered a bug where swiping posts closed showed only a black background until fully closed, after which the content one would expect to see would appear.

Last night, One UI updated to 6.1 on my device, and when I used Sync this morning, I noticed that the black background bug is no longer happening.

!Unfortunately I now need to re-learn my navigation gestures because Samsung apparently thinks it's fine to force people to completely re-learn how they navigate their phone overnight...!<

Device information

Sync version: v24.03.26-14:56    
Sync flavor: googlePlay    

Ultra user: true    
View type: List    

Device: p3q    
Model: samsung SM-G998U    
Android: 14

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Username written with right-to-left characters splits points label and value. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Stovetop to c/syncforlemmy

4 comments fedilink

Seen on a comment today, this user with an Arabic username, written right to left, is rendered in between the points value and label text in Sync, rather than to the left of the value as expected.

https://lemmy.world/comment/9058593

Device information

Sync version: v24.03.26-14:56    
Sync flavor: googlePlay    

View type: List    

Device: p3q    
Model: samsung SM-G998U    
Android: 14

Edit: Attached screenshot with upvote coloration to highlight the two fields.

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Upcoming Test of Cross-region Data Center Travel (na.finalfantasyxiv.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Stovetop to c/finalfantasyxiv

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[BeneG] When You Meet Ardbert Again (youtu.be)

submitted 8 months ago by Stovetop to c/finalfantasyxiv

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How to Participate in the Xbox Series X|S Open Beta Test (na.finalfantasyxiv.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Stovetop to c/finalfantasyxiv

4 comments fedilink

As one of the (probably few) FFXIV players who actually has access to an Xbox Series X, it is a bit disappointing that there is no way to participate in the beta.

Hope the people who have an Xbox and are interested in FFXIV but didn't pick it up yet for any other platform enjoy the beta. All 10 of them.

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The Pokémon Company Announces It Will ‘Investigate’ Palworld IP And Assets (www.forbes.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Stovetop to c/nintendo

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Patch 6.55 Releases on January 16! (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Stovetop to c/finalfantasyxiv

2 comments fedilink

From the Fanfest keynote, the 6.55 update will come with a full 24-hour downtime while they work on replacing the JP server infrastructure.

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FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - Dungeon Crawl (youtu.be)

submitted 10 months ago by Stovetop to c/finalfantasyxiv

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