Coming up, in 2030: Anti bot verification by vtuber posting.

Now this will require a vtuber account.

Or how about the new captcha trend: Craft a simple barn in Arbonautica™ (game download available in Steam). You have 5 minutes.

Mastodon. Lemmy is good for discussions, but Mastodon is more Twitter -like so you can follow friends and see what they're up to.

So basically deny until it's too late and then do nothing - just like they did with COVID.

Upvoted for cult movie reference. 👍😎

That's the thing: A good quality sexbot would go to the bathroom and clean itself.

As it should have been.

The scientific community needs to gather and reach a consensus where AI is banned from writing their papers. (Yes, even for translation)

I hope those downvotes were not from here.

Moved to a smaller apartment this month (couldn't afford the rent anymore). The irony is that I've spent a lot in the moving plus house fixing, painting, etc. At least some of the cost will be recovered with the old apt's payback.

Anyway my new office room is going great, I'll use it as my "man cave" gaming room, with magenta paint and everything.

Speaking of gaming, I broke my beginning-stage speedrun record on Subnautica: I can get all the basic tools and the Sea Moth in 23 minutes! 🥳

In all honesty, if I was told my data would be handled by some guy in the Philippines rather than a black box algorithm, I'd consider that a plus.

"Human-handled" needs to be some a badge of honor.

Translation: You're not someone we can overwork so easily.

Judging a captive market for not being able to break free from a monopoly is just another form of oppression, buddy.

Plot twist: And they'll still pack their passengers like sardines.

It's the old spam problem again. Spammers pass the cost of their customers to their victims, while AI bots pass the cost of their crawling to the sites they crawl (without authorization).

I see no easy solution for this.

Okay what in the Snake Oil salesman's cart is that cookie popup? "We care about your privacy" while the only button available is "Accept all cookies"?

Oh wait, a link with "manage preferences" hidden in the tiny text.

FTS. 🤬

I can testify on that.

In the last two years, I've discovered VTubers and streamers in general.

I've discovered Geega's tech talks, Deme's videogame playthroughs, Michi Mochievee's amazing (and shocking) IRL lore, VShojo group gaming sessions, Dokibird's third wheel viral video, Ironmouse's gremlin moments with Connor, Melody getting raided at the most inopportune times, Henya's Minecraft trolling exploits, Vedal and Camila's hopecore video, Neuro-sama's singing and otherwise general roasting comments on human VTubers, and wholesome gaming streamers like Beacon of Nick.

Not to mention a number of woodworking youtubers teaching about, or otherwise making mistakes when building or restoring furniture.

There's content for everyone, and traditional TV doesn't even come close.

It's like stepping out of a boring office into Alice's Wonderland.

The creativity is out there and it's a joy to see what can be without corporate meddling.

Why would they even want money from a fixed pool?

Give them percentages of the sales.

"The net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it."

Users will search for new places. The fact that we are here is proof.

Build it, and they will come.

If I had $12,000 I could get rid of my crippling debt,and these fuckers spend it on luxury cruises that even destroy the ecosystem?

If that cruise ever sinks please tell me, it'll make my day.