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crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Someone with your last name commits a heinous crime and their name becomes infamous, would you change that name? Why or Why not?
2·16 days agoWhoa super cool! I would ask you to say what it is but do not expect you to answer :)
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that there's a politician named Harvey Epstein that is unrelated to either Harvey Weinstein nor Jeffery Epstein.English
7·16 days agoWhy? Nondescript is an extremely unusual surname.
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI RaceEnglish
101·19 days agoIf any of you dumb fucks don’t think we already live in a surveillance state, you are part of the problem
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that 'Foo Fighters' gets their name from UFO-loreEnglish
7·25 days agofoo FIGHTAHS
-Christopher Walken
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Aldi just launched its own £16.99 rival to Ring's battery video doorbell – and it's completely subscription-free | TechRadarEnglish
1131·26 days ago…and do they sell data, including video, to law enforcement and insurance?
Sincerely, A person who recently was in a fender bender and was not surprised at all when Progressive shared “incident footage” from a Ring camera across the street at a location completely unrelated to the fender bender
(They ARE selling your data, folks. NEVER trust big tech to act in your best interest)
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What technologies are ubiquitous today which will be irrelevant in ten years?
4·1 month agoNot in ten years hell no
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Trump's Nobel Prize desperation now a 'running joke' among diplomatsEnglish
7·2 months agoFRIENDNHP
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's an uplifting fact that might counter the doom of our current reality?
20·2 months agoHaving worked in energy for 10 years (particularly battery storage and solar) you are correct about the prices falling, and in my opinion you are also correct about this dooming fossils.
However, I do not agree with your second point around a new economy arising built around labor rather than capital. The mechanics of value creation can change (eg renewables vs fossils) but what the ruling class will not allow to change without intense prolonged struggle is their own position as the rulers.
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon afterEnglish
4·2 months agoLol they’ve already announced funding (or intent to fund?) for reviving coal mining
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system | TechCrunchEnglish
18·2 months agoOpenAI said in a blog post that the product results it surfaces are “organic and unsponsored, ranked purely on relevance to the user,” and that it will charge merchants a “small fee” for completed purchases.
…for now. Remember the free open promise of the 1990s/2000s internet? This will get enshittified the same way, but faster. Once OpenAI corners it, I confidently promise they will jack prices wayyy up and monopolize it just like any other corpo.
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Trump’s Golden Dome: Costly, Wasteful, With Contracts for PalantirEnglish
3·2 months agoJesus we fucking tried this, didn’t we? SDI. Reagan’s Star Wars.
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Ugh, that youtube thing is happening already! English
13·2 months agoDuckDuckGo browser my friend. The “Duck Player” feature plays YT videos in-browser without ads or other tracking
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•'Read' and its past tense are spelled the same. How should they be spelled?
5·2 months agoBrooch and mooch.
But, aren’t these the same sounds as boot / proof / boost etc.?
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brandsEnglish
11·2 months agoLiterally written into the constitution
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Trump Gold Card (official gov site)English
1·2 months ago“Has been determined”
Lmao by who? Based on what inputs? I think we all know the answers
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda MillEnglish
2·2 months agoConverted, huh. It’s not already there?
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks | TechCrunchEnglish
32·2 months agoWait, free users of Spotify could not pick which track they listen to???
crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Are Cars Just Becoming Giant Smartphones on Wheels?English
7·2 months agoCars have been giant
smartphones{tracking and data collection gold mines} for years now
I see your 1974 and raise you a 1931