Glad I moved completely away from Hue and now use mostly ZWave devices. From the article:
When asked what drove this change, the answer is the usual: security. Well Signify, you know what keeps user data even more secure? Not uploading it all to your cloud. Just allow a smart home to talk to Hue using the local API or Matter.
A discussion happening over on beehaw about problems with federation and moderation, and on fundamental issues with Lemmy itself, and what would go into making a fork vs starting something new.
Very well thought out post. It seems like they are considering pretty big measures. I think the next logical place to go for them is to whitelist instead of blacklist. Sucks for self hosters, but in general gives Beehaw what they want.
Moderation tools seem to be the biggest problem for the poster. They also say the devs don’t see it as a priority. They say they’ve even offered bounties to add better tool support. Moderation tools get brought up all the time on Lemmy—I agree that it should be the main focus or development right now TBH.
Mehta even appeared briefly confused by some of the references to today’s tech, unable to keep straight if Mozilla was a browser or a search engine. He also appeared unclear about how SEM works and struggled to understand the options for Microsoft to promote Bing ads outside of Google’s SEM tools.
This is not the first thing I have heard troubling about judge Mehta regarding this case. He also ruled that it would not be considered that Google employees and executives purposely destroyed evidence related to the case. It’s not a good sign for the antitrust argument with a judge like this.
Veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg announced on Tuesday he was deactivating his X (formerly known as Twitter) account, saying Elon Musk’s takeover of the site turned it into a “cesspool.”...
I almost forgot to post this week’s thread! Life has been pretty busy, and will probably going to stay like that for couple of months. So, not getting much gaming time. But thinking about making small gaming goals to keep chipping away at these games....
Yep I have :-). Right now it seems like I may be close to the end of the game so I am occupying myself with Tinkington stuff and trying to find mini medals.
Faced with new legislation, Iowa’s Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books ‘contain a description or depiction of a sex act.’
The inevitability of death for all life is a unifying factor that gives us an opportunity to empathize with each other. All arguments, etc are pointless when we’re all headed the same place in the end.
Because of this we have an opportunity to experience tremendous, overwhelming love with all other life that will die just as we will.
These are things I tell myself when I am in a bad mental place.
I don’t like the “attention token” nonsense—I turn that off—but I love Brave and its search engine. It is cool to have a search engine return results that are actually different than other SE’s and have those results be very good.
In fact, I find its results to often be better than the big search engines because results aren’t overtuned for SEO
I read an article in the New York Times about Elon Musk wanting to make X, formally known as Twitter, into an everything app. The article also mentions other attempts. Would that be the last thing we would want?...
Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday.
So i've been trying to talk to a friend about the #Fediverse lately and they seem to think that the US Government will crack down on it because Billionaires might get annoyed if users move away from normal Social Media to move across to the #Fediverse. What do you think about this?
I agree. At least from the corporate point of view, I think they see the fediverse as a small set of people who are unlikely to use the company’s product anyway.
But conditions are different now. Government officials mulling how to regulate large tech platforms today often turn to the idea of requiring interoperability, says Georgios Petropoulos, a researcher at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. Threads is not currently available in Europe, due at least in part to uncertainties related to the EU’s new Digital Markets Act and other regulations—especially rules related to how Threads user data will interact with data on other platforms, Petropoulos believes. The new EU rules also contain provisions on interoperability that are still being hashed out.
Ah ha, this is the first great explanation I’ve heard for why Meta may be interested in joining the fediverse. Avoiding regulators.
22 instances in Antarctica? I’m guessing that’s actually those who don’t want to reveal their location? Or maybe they’ve trained some penguins as sysadmins.
To Zuckerberg, the concept has been proved out. The rest is simply an execution problem.
“The focus for the rest of the year is improving the basics and retention,” he wrote. “It’ll take time to stabilize, but once we nail that then we’ll focus on growing the community. We’ve run this playbook many times (FB, IG, Stories, Reels, etc) and I’m confident Threads is on a good path too.”
I don’t doubt this. I think Threads will continue to grow. Musk’s self-destructive nature will give Threads openings to grow. And I think Threads has some aces up its sleeves for some PR wins. Maybe exclusivity agreements with celebs, popular YouTubers, and other influencers.
In my opinion, Abby from TLOU 2. During the first part of the game, she is portrayed as the bad girl, but when she become the playable character, you understand that she isn't:...
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What are you playing this weekend? 2023-10-14
Finally, weekly thread on proper time!...
Home assistant: Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud (www.home-assistant.io)
What are you playing this weekend? 2023-09-23
Well, this is one of the rare weeks where I am not playing anything on Nintendo consoles (well, just Switch, in my case)....
Beehaw on Lemmy: The long-term conundrum of staying here (beehaw.org)
A discussion happening over on beehaw about problems with federation and moderation, and on fundamental issues with Lemmy itself, and what would go into making a fork vs starting something new.
Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine (arstechnica.com)
Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.
Famed tech journalist (Walt Mossberg) deletes X account with epic rant at Elon Musk (www.independent.co.uk)
Veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg announced on Tuesday he was deactivating his X (formerly known as Twitter) account, saying Elon Musk’s takeover of the site turned it into a “cesspool.”...
What are you playing this weekend? 2023-09-02
I almost forgot to post this week’s thread! Life has been pretty busy, and will probably going to stay like that for couple of months. So, not getting much gaming time. But thinking about making small gaming goals to keep chipping away at these games....
Australia will not force adult websites to bring in age verification due to privacy and security concerns (www.theguardian.com)
Do you use a desktop, phone, or both? (kbin.social)
I am curious how many people do not use desktops in this day and age. I do not. I use my phone for everything (online) tech related in my life....
The parliament of the German federal state of Rheinland Pfalz stops posting to X/Twitter and will use Mastodon instead. (social.heise.de)
Germany once again leading the Mastodon Migration
School district in the U.S. uses ChatGPT to help ban library books (web.archive.org)
Faced with new legislation, Iowa’s Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books ‘contain a description or depiction of a sex act.’
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With our own image and video search, Brave Search now offers comprehensive independent results, giving users a fully-fledged, privacy-preserving choice outside of Big Tech (brave.com)
What is your favorite magic school?
Can be anything from Hogwarts (the most obvious one) to Scholomance, Brakebills, anything else you can think of. Would you attend it yourself?
Wouldn't the Everything App Be the Last Thing We Would Want? (kbin.social)
I read an article in the New York Times about Elon Musk wanting to make X, formally known as Twitter, into an everything app. The article also mentions other attempts. Would that be the last thing we would want?...
FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon (www.politico.com)
A case would be a high-water mark for FTC Chair Lina Khan who gained prominence criticizing the company’s dominance.
Threads is rolling out its Following feed (www.theverge.com)
Now you can scroll through posts from only people you follow.
OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety -White House (www.reuters.com)
Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday.
Meta cancels Quest Pro, stops development of Quest Pro 2 (www.zdnet.com)
Could this be a cautionary tale for another recently turned VR-maker tech giant?
Fear, loathing, and excitement as Threads adopts open standard used by Mastodon (arstechnica.com)
Meta promised to make Threads compatible with W3C open standard for social media.
Where the various kbin servers are located (kbin.fediverse.observer)
A good little resource to help people find their local kbin
Five reasons Threads could still go the distance (www.platformer.news)
One week later, engagement is down — but the prize is still there for the taking
Wikimedia Foundation joins the fediverse (wikimedia.social)
Wich fictional character is unfairly hated by the public ? (kbin.social) French
In my opinion, Abby from TLOU 2. During the first part of the game, she is portrayed as the bad girl, but when she become the playable character, you understand that she isn't:...
Twitter changed DM settings so users who don't pay for Twitter Blue can't message you (mashable.com)
Elon Musk just turned your DMs into an ad for Twitter Blue. But you can change it back. Here's how.
Entirely Automated AI-Powered Balanced News Site* (kbin.social)
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