overview for guyrocket

I think we need to STOP calling it "Artificial Intelligence". IMHO that is a VERY misleading name. I do not consider guided pattern recognition to be intelligence.

‘IRL Fakes:’ Where People Pay for AI-Generated Porn of Normal People by guyrocket in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 87 points 5 months ago

This is not new. People have been Photoshopping this kind of thing since before there was Photoshop. Why "AI" being involved matters is beyond me. The result is the same: fake porn/nudes.

And all the hand wringing in the world about it being non consensual will not stop it. The cat has been out of the bag for a long time.

I think we all need to shift to not believing what we see. It is counterintuitive, but also the new normal.

[Answered] What would be a good glue to repair this spatula with that wont be toxic or come undone in a dishwasher? by guyrocket in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 94 points 6 months ago

I strongly recommend NO glue and liberal use of your TRASH CAN. Then go get a cast iron frying pan and a METAL flip turner.

Do this so you do not die a horrible micro plastic PFOS death one day.

Best!

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How can I anonymously create a G! play account? Is it possible to create an anonymous email account that G! play will accept? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Trying to set this up for some healthcare stuff I want to keep private. Finding this to be very difficult, mostly because I can't find anonymous, secure email.

Any advice welcome.

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How can I anonymously create a G! play account? Is it possible to create an anonymous email account that G! play will accept? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Trying to set this up for some healthcare stuff I want to keep private. Finding this to be very difficult, mostly because I can't find anonymous, secure email.

Any advice welcome.

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Why don't phones support 2FA? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Phones could allow much higher security if they supported 2 factor authentication. This could be face/fingerprint along with a typed or swiped password. This seems like a simple solution that leverages software that is already implemented. Just make it an added option in addition to the existing one

ETA: Sorry for the duplicate posts, I was getting error messages. Pls use this one.

I am surprised there is confusion about what 2fa is. Here is a simple definition: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-101/what-is-two-factor-authentication-2fa

This "all you can eat" buffet has a unique system for discounts by guyrocket in c/funny@lemmy.world

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 97 points 6 months ago

Too tall. NO DISCOUNT FOR YOU!

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It looks like Duck Duck Go is down at the moment. What is your second choice for privacy respecting search? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As asked.

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How do you HOPE you will die? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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As asked.

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Vector Pinball (kbin.social)

submitted 7 months ago by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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I would like to recommend Vector Pinball to anyone with even a passing interest in video pinball or video games.

I find this game to be very impressive, even more so as a free app on F-droid. I need to send this dev some cash, I have probably put >200 hours into this game and I am really enjoying it.

Things I like:
Physics are perfect.
8 boards
Each board plays very uniquely.
Great depth of play, the boards are complex and take some work to unlock/see everything.
Addictive.
Some boards are very difficult.
Unique look with vector graphics. Reminds me of Tron.
Pretty good music.

Things I don't like:
My phone doesn't have pinball buttons. Doing that on the screen is a bit awkward. Workable but awkward.
The ball can pass between your flippers with no chance to hit it. Often normal for pinball, this always annoys me. I think I should always have some chance to hit and save the ball.
Show me my score and high scores as soon as I finish a game. I should not have to press a button or wait for the scrolling to see these.

9/10

What are some items that really aren't worth paying the expensive version for? by guyrocket in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 119 points 8 months ago

I buy a lot of generic or store brand stuff. Usually I'm comfortable doing this with things that have been around for a long time like bleach, laundry soap, and basic foods. I assume that it is not difficult to do these things so anyone can make it and there's little if any difference between brands.

On this topic: I heard once that you should first buy cheap tools. Use them until they break and then decide what you want to improve about those tools and buy better ones. Often those first tools never break. This seems like pretty good advice for most things.

It's not just you: Christmas lights look different now, and can give you headaches — NPR by guyrocket in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 83 points 8 months ago

Technology Connections fanbois in 3...2...1...

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What is your best story when you were in a foreign country? (kbin.social)

submitted 8 months ago by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It can be anything: Scary, funny, confusing or embarrassing. What happened that stands out most in your mind?

Ignorance or enlightenment? by guyrocket in c/funny@lemmy.world

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 240 points 9 months ago

Are people actually getting their undies in a bunch over a 3 year age gap? I find that hard to believe.

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Simple joystick? (kbin.social)

submitted 11 months ago by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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Hello retrogaming!
I'm looking for advice on a simple joystick that will work well on my Win PC for arcade games in MAME and other games like Road Redemption.
I tried this: https://www.8bitdo.com/arcade-stick/
but didn't really think it is worth $90. And more complicated than I need.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Internet Archive can emulate games and old software. by guyrocket in c/technology@lemmy.ml

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 117 points 11 months ago

Headline is wrong. Internet archive has been emulating software for a long time now.

Maybe they just got to 250k titles, but them emulating is not new.

‘No defensible argument’: Anger boils over at CEO pay by guyrocket in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 134 points 11 months ago

And between 1978 and 2021, executive compensation at large American companies increased by more than 1,400 percent, the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute said.

This is really the problem. No one can convince me that being a CEO is 1400% more difficult now.

Since nobody likes calling it X, why don't we call the platform "ex-twitter"? That way it's technically true, and everybody knows what you're talking about. by guyrocket in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 88 points 1 year ago

How about just STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.