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Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit | Web puzzles don't protect against bots, but humans have spent 819 million unpaid hours solving them by TypicalHog in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

I always thought they are just getting the training data for AI using these.

Do you ever feel like that sometimes ? by TypicalHog in c/adhd@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

lol, I just realized, haha

Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code! by TypicalHog in c/opensource@lemmy.ml

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

That's too optimistic, haha!

Baraka (1992) 4k - Filmed in over 24 countries on beautiful 70mm, this documentary explores various themes purely with the power of its imagery, featuring no narrative or voice-over. by TypicalHog in c/documentaries@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

I still haven't watched it, but it's def on my list. I found it from one of the house music videos on YT which used it as the background video and the scenes were absolutely stunning!

Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade by TypicalHog in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

We need FOSSCORD!

People should just post YT links instead of whatever obscure frontend they decide is better by TypicalHog in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah

Recomendation for a note taking app by TypicalHog in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Obsidian without a doubt!

Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff? by TypicalHog in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Maybe they overhired when we had "cheap" money in 2021.

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin by TypicalHog in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Bitcoin has literally 2 pools who have more then half of the block production. Also not all PoS systems have locking and slashing btw.

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin by TypicalHog in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Instead of using an independent RNG to determine the next block producer Bitcoin miners are essentially flipping coins and whoever manages to flip like 78 tails in a row gets to create the next block. How crazy is that?

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin by TypicalHog in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

This doesn't mean we can't do better than both.

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin by TypicalHog in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

I just wish it collapsed sooner. At this point the effect on the whole crypto sector, be it BTC, ETH or ADA will be unimaginable for most people.