Notices by Cameron (bitflipped@mastodon.world)

@aral What if you solve a RegEx problem with AI? 🤔

@engravecavedave @aral before all the complaints about the name of the software, I wasn't aware of the fact that it can also mean someone with a physical disability. In the UK, I've only ever heard it used to call someone stupid.

I'm not a fan of the name regardless tbh, but I think the "master" thing is a bit of a stretch considering that's a default branch name that predates even Git, and people are moving away from it now.

@jeff @aral hey, if an omnipotent sky entity wants to show up and fix capitalism I'd vote for them.

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@aral @GossiTheDog that's a fair point, I didn't like it when Google did it either, but the article implies both in the headline and the first paragraph that it's something it isn't (injection & a barrier), which I don't like either.

@GossiTheDog @aral looks like a misleading article. While the messages appear, you don't need to interact with any of them to download Chrome.

One: It's the link immediately under the banner.
Two: Ignore
Three: Ignore, the download is already complete and you were probably going to close edge anyway.
Four: See three

Edit: I just checked, nothing is "Injected" into the google pages either, they appear to run in independent viewports that aren't part of the main browser viewport.

@feditips Yes, but you'll probably find that most people won't be willing to leave their posts behind on another server.

@feditips Exactly, and so what we've ended up with is a data silo that's a core/integral part of the fediverse, or at least the Mastodon part of it.

There isn't really a way to "migrate" to another server in any meaningful sense either, so I can't see many people actually doing it.

@feditips indeed. They really should have capped the number of users, and better directed them to other instances. It seems like growth at the expense of vision.

@aral @opengeohub @mwfc billion dollar corporations want AI restricted to only those with a government issued license. I surely can't imagine why... 🙄

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@aral The sad part is that to some people the attention they get from MegaCorp, and saying they are "in discussion" with MegaCorp, is enough for them. Hell, I think I'd prefer it if money was involved, at least that wouldn't be quite so embarrassing.