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There are bad adaptations, and then there’s the Dark Tower, which was akin to a full palm-open slap to the fans while desperately hoping they could maybe appeal to some movie goers that were unfamiliar with the books, which it failed to do spectacularly.

And they have another one set up for him next month at Kent State.

This joke gets extra dark when you realize he has another speaking engagement next month at Kent State University.

Be prepared for a lot of hand-wringing about “security”.

Apple, Microsoft, and Google all learned in the last couple years “security” shuts down any arguments, and they use it at every turn to justify whatever they want, regardless of the actual dangers or alternative mitigation methods they could take.

If our modern software security means anti-competitive behavior and user lock-in tactics are OK, then that’s a problem with our security practices, and we need to reevaluate some things.

I’m willing to take the movement as a good sign. The fact that we haven’t even been talking about this shit for decades now was just depressing. It’s long past time for this shit, and the ball needs to get rolling.

I’m not sure why you’d be concerned about it, the EU is managing this issue from their side (assuming you’re in an EU country).

Buddy, search for Threads related posts from a few months back. This was seriously in question.

People have been fighting online long before algorithmic content suggestions. They may amplify it, but you can’t blame that on them entirely.

The truth is many people would argue and fight like that in real life if they could be anonymous.

It’s probably not true anymore, but at the time this guy was being radicalized, you’re right, it wasn’t algorithmically catered to them. At least not in the sense that it was intentionally exposing them to a specific type of content.

I suppose you can think of the way reddit works (or used to work) as being content agnostic. The algorithm is not aware of the sorts of things it’s suggesting to you, it’s just showing you things based on subreddit popularity and user voting, regardless of what it is.

In the case of YouTube and Facebook, their algorithms are taking into account the actual content and funneling you towards similar content algorithmically, in a way that is unique to you. Which means at some point their algorithm is acknowledging “this content has problematic elements, let’s suggest more problematic content”

(Again, modern reddit, at least on the app, is likely engaging in this now to some degree)

But not algorithmically catered to the individual.

Also worth remembering, this opens up avenues for lawsuits on other types of “harm”.

We have states that have outlawed abortion. What do those sites do when those states argue social media should be “held accountable” for all the women who are provided information on abortion access through YouTube, Facebook, reddit, etc?

Attempts to moderate away the worst examples of it just result in people making variations that don’t technically violate the rules.

The problem then becomes if the clearly defined rules aren’t enough, then the people that run these sites need to start making individual judgment calls based on…well, their gut, really. And that creates a lot of issues if the site in question could be held accountable for making a poor call or overlooking something.

The threat of legal repercussions hanging over them is going to make them default to the most strict actions, and that’s kind of a problem if there isn’t a clear definition of what things need to be actioned against.

Depends on what you mean by “encouraged”. That is going to need a very precise definition in these cases.

And the point isn’t that people shouldn’t be held accountable, it’s that there are a lot of gray areas here, we need to be careful how we navigate them. Irresponsible rulings or poorly implemented laws can destabilize everything that makes the internet worthwhile.

I know there’s a ton of skepticism about Meta entering the fediverse — it’s completely understandable,” Cottle says. “I do want to kind of make a plea that I think everyone on the team has really good intentions. We really want to be a good member of the community and give people the ability to experience what the fediverse is.”

Your intentions mean exactly nothing when you’re being paid by Zuckerberg.

It also doesn’t actually matter what you intend, because the problem isn’t just what the platform can do, it’s about Meta being in this space and trying to stake a claim in it. We came here to escape you. Go the fuck away.

I humbly ask for deletion of this information, so it stays off Lemmy!

What information?

Some shower gels have microplastics for added abrasion, but so do some soaps tbf. Still, less good at cleaning because solid soaps involve more scrubbing.

Congress passed a law banning these in 2015. That’s not to say micro plastics aren’t still present in some, or that they didn’t find loopholes, but the plastic beads in body wash issue was actually being addressed.

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Uses plastic bottles when bar soap does not.

Nvidia Shield line is being left to twist in the wind and it’s a god damn shame.

Like how they fucked up with the antenna on Voyager 2 last year. They eventually sent a correction signal out, but even if they hadn’t been able to, they are set to autonomously reorient the antenna back to Earth every so often, as a failsafe against that very error.