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Autism and loud noise

Ars Technica

New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."

I think every computer user needs to read this because holy fucking shit this is fucking horrible.

So Windows has a new feature incoming called Recall where your computer will first, monitor everything you do with screenshots every couple of seconds and "process that" with an AI.

Hey, errrr, fuck no? This isn't merely because AI is really energy intensive to the point that it causes environmental damage. This is because it's basically surveilling what you are doing on your fucking desktop.

This AI is not going to be on your desktop, like all AI, it's going to be done on another server, "in the cloud" to be precise, so all those data and screenshot? They're going to go off to Microsoft. Microsoft are going to be monitoring what you do on your own computer.

Now of course Microsoft are going to be all "oooh, it's okay, we'll keep your data safe". They won't. Let me just remind you that evidence given over from Facebook has been used to prosecute a mother and daughter for an "illegal abortion", Microsoft will likely do the same.

And before someone goes "durrr, nuthin' to fear, nuthin to hide", let me remind you that you can be doing completely legal and righteous acts and still have the police on your arse. Are you an activist? Don't even need to be a hackivist, you can just be very vocal about something concerning and have the fucking police on your arse. They did this with environmental protesters in the UK. The culture war against transgender people looks likely to be heading in a direction wherein people looking for information on transgender people or help transitioning will be tracked down too. You have plenty to hide from the government, including your opinions and ideas.

Again, look into backing up your shit and switching to Linux Mint or Ubuntu to get away from Microsoft doing this shit.

HAPPY STAR WARS DAY May the Force be with you, always. (insp)

I would normally never do this and I normally avoid all political posting, but the FDA has had to stop a lot of food testing due to staff cuts currently planned at least until September 30th.

This is very dangerous for certain foods and if you live in the United States, I highly recommend that you keep track of this list: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list

That is a (not fully comprehensive but useful) list of the high-risk foods for contamination and sickness that could result in serious harm or death. The broad strokes are cheeses, but especially soft cheeses, raw/fresh vegetables, pre-sliced fruit packages, ready to eat salads, chicken eggs, milk (bird flu), anything fermented like melons, and pet food, among others.

This is likely not a comprehensive list, so be sure to look things up yourself as well.

If you buy vegetables and plan to eat them, it is best to cook them to a safe temperature and wash their outsides well with water and light scrubbing instead of eating them raw.

Make sure that the individual foods that you buy often are safe to eat or at risk, and adjust accordingly. This is a fundamental necessity that everyone here will need to follow. Testing is reduced or gone, and reporting on outbreaks will also likely be reduced or banned outright as well.

All you can do is stay safe, use your masks in public again, and make sure that you are clean as well as your food.

Attached below are more tips for vegetables, meat safety should be the same, just be more vigilant.

I love you all and don't want any of you hurt. Let's all support each other, thank you.

Kirby lore level 1: Kirby is a cute pink guy and he eats the cake and King Dedede is a mean guy :)

Kirby lore level 2: Kirby is infinite strong and he kills gods on a random tuesday. LOL

Kirby lore level 3: The Kirby series has built patterns throughout its decades of histories to create intruiging connections between otherwise innocuous events and characters aw SHIT a BUTTERFLY

Kirby lore level 4:

Bill Cipher VS Kirby

NEVER KYS

My response to the Nintendo Direct

what a week huh?

A collection of me going absolutely feral about this game

Season 3 = SECURED✅️

Emmys = 8 WON✅️

Season 2 = OUT THIS YEAR✅️

Season 3 = FILMING THIS YEAR✅️

New castings = COMING SOON✅️

New book = OUT IN SEPTEMBER✅️

PJO Fans = ALWAYS WINNING✅️✅️✅️✅️

Mid March is busy for tumblr huh

oh yes it's that time of year again

like to charge reblog to cast

🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️

🕯️🕯️ may all 🕯️🕯️

🕯️🕯️corrupt politicians🕯️🕯️

🕯️🕯️ meet their fate 🕯️🕯️

🕯️🕯️ ‧͙☆༓happy ides༓☆‧͙🕯️🕯️

🕯️🕯️ to all 🕯️🕯️

🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️

Happy Ides of March for those who celebrate <3

Happy Ides of March!!

We’re really having a holiday alignment this weekend. Purim, Holi, and Pi Day are all today. And then tomorrow we have the Ides of March. And on Monday is St. Patrick’s Day. And pretty much this entire month is Ramadan.

tomorrow julius caesar will have been dead for 2069 slutty, slutty years

tomorrow....

So lemme see if I’ve got this right. This weekend we’ve got:

Purim - holiday about a community avoiding slaughter, celebrated by dressing up in silly costumes to mock uppity politicians, and eating hamentaschen (triangle shaped jam filled cookies)

A total lunar eclipse - also called a blood moon due to the red color

Pi Day - eating pie to celebrate a never ending number

Ides of March - death of a dictator by those he thought he was safe from

Sooooooooo………

I should make a hamentaschen shaped pie and eat it while gazing at the blood moon dressed as Luigi Mangione

I want something big to happen this weekend so bad. I don’t even know what I want that thing to be, I just see the dominos lining up. Something’s gotta give something’s gotta give.

Happy pi day! Enjoy a delicious slice and you're welcome to take the knife with you when you're finished! 🔪

@wolveria

a stupid headcanon with his... bird-like existence.... ilove him

Hey everyone, I know it's going to be a busy day for a lot of people, but Google enrolled everyone over 18 into their AI program automatically.

If you have a google account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off.

Then you need to go to myactivity.google.com/product/gemini and turn off all Gemini activity tracking. You do have to do them in that order to make sure it works.

Honestly, I'm not sure how long this will last, but this should keep Gemini off your projects for a bit.

I saw this over on bluesky and figured it would be good to spread on here. It only takes a few minutes to do.

Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-001 - Touching Eternity

I turn to Saul, ready to say… something, but he merely shakes his head and gestures to the rest. My fears are confirmed, every person outside bears similar fresh injuries on their body. Some are small, as if dealt by a hand that was merely curious as to what would happen, while others are deeper, dealt by a hand desperate for satisfaction. Finally I find my voice.

Kidd: Why?

Saul: You know why, kid. There's real evil in the world, and there are people who just pretend they aren't evil until the conditions that keep them moral vanish. That's all those rogue groups are— people who claimed morality until they got real bored and decided to take it out on everyone else. I spent enough of my time with the Foundation watching as they ignored things like this in favor of restoring their idea of "normalcy". This is what I mean when I say you need to get real already. If someone is trying to kill you, fight back.