Stopthatgirl7
Hey, y’all! Just another random, loudmouthed, opinionated, Southern-fried nerdy American living abroad.
This is my lemmy account because I got sick of how unstable kbin dot social was.
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Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The GuardianEnglish26·5 months agoI’ve got to admit, I’ve wanted to do one of those tests just because my family is such a mix of “lol we don’t know.” Like, no really, what IS my maternal grandma? She does not look like the rest of her family and had a different family name from her siblings. And ok really, where DID my paternal great-grandmother who lied about her race so she could marry my great-grandfather back when “miscegenation” was illegal, come from? And WAS that great-grandpa biracial himself?
There’s a reason I call myself an ethnic Rorschach test, and I’d love to know why it is I am. But the rest of my family is against the idea of finding out because “it doesn’t matter” plus who knows how just data might be used one day.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The GuardianEnglish16·5 months agoI read the headline and went, “…I mean, what were you expecting?”
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Ex-Google CEO warns that 'perfect' AI girlfriends could spell trouble for young menEnglish81·5 months agoIf real women don’t like you, that’s a You issue. Make yourself a better person that other people - aka women - want to be around.
Grave of the Fireflies
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s SuicideEnglish21·6 months agoThe chatbot was actually pretty irresponsible about a lot of things, looks like. As in, it doesn’t respond the right way to mentions of suicide and tries to convince the person using it that it’s a real person.
This guy made an account to try it out for himself, and yikes: https://youtu.be/FExnXCEAe6k?si=oxqoZ02uhsOKbbSF
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Twitch Streamer Asmongold Banned After Racist Rant About Palestinians [Update]English4·6 months ago…where are you going with this.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Twitch Streamer Asmongold Banned After Racist Rant About Palestinians [Update]English221·6 months agoA weak ass “my bad” is not an apology.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Silent Hill 2 Remake Wikipedia page locked after salty fans try to rewrite its critically-acclaimed receptionEnglish3·7 months agoThey made her look like an actual teenager, which somehow equaled “making her ugly” to these weirdos.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Silent Hill 2 Remake Wikipedia page locked after salty fans try to rewrite its critically-acclaimed receptionEnglish11·7 months agoIt’s not about the original being overtaken; these specific losers are mad because they had declared it “woke trash” before it came out, because of the redesigns of Angela, and are pitching a hissy fit that the game is actually good.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Paralyzed Man Unable to Walk After Maker of His Powered Exoskeleton Tells Him It's Now ObsoleteEnglish55·7 months agoRespectfully requesting that in the future, you read articles before replying.
And:
According to Straight, the issue was caused by a piece of wiring that had come loose from the battery that powered a wristwatch used to control the exoskeleton. This would cost peanuts for Lifeward to fix up, but it refused to service anything more than five years old, Straight said.
“I find it very hard to believe after paying nearly $100,000 for the machine and training that a $20 battery for the watch is the reason I can’t walk anymore?” he wrote on Facebook.
This is all over a battery in a watch.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Technology@lemmy.world•A courts reporter wrote about a few trials. Then an AI decided he was actually the culprit.English121·7 months agoSo you think these companies should have no liability for the misinformation they spit out. Awesome. That’s gonna end well. Welcome to digital snake oil, y’all.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Technology@lemmy.world•A courts reporter wrote about a few trials. Then an AI decided he was actually the culprit.English131·7 months agoIf they aren’t liable for what their product does, who is? And do you think they’ll be incentivized to fix their glorified chat boxes if they know they won’t be held responsible for if?
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•PS5 Pro’s price reveal causes gaming PC retailers in Japan to go all out on competitive deals - AUTOMATON WESTEnglish123·8 months agoAs someone who switched from a console to pc gaming this generation, and started out with a cheap ass pc with meh specs, it will be more than good enough for most people just starting out in PC gaming.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•PS5 Pro’s price reveal causes gaming PC retailers in Japan to go all out on competitive deals - AUTOMATON WESTEnglish16·8 months agoIt came out much later here than it did in the US, and you still can’t buy it directly from Valve - you have to go through an authorized third party. But I have seen the Asus ROG Ally in electronic stores. I’ve only seen the Steam Deck at one place, and I think that store has an arrangement to sell it exclusively. I haven’t been out looking in a few months, though.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Annapurna Video-Game Team Resigns, Leaving Partners ScramblingEnglish12·8 months agoLuckily, that deal is fine.
https://x.com/jasonschreier/status/1834359607621238858?s=46&t=EUtgwMByNj4sQbVP9INV-Q
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldto Games@sh.itjust.works•PS5 Pro too costly for you? Sony will soon start selling refurbished PS5 consoles for a fraction of the priceEnglish3·8 months agoThis console generation has turned me into a PC gamer.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldto Games@sh.itjust.works•Sony announces the $700 PS5 ProEnglish4·8 months agoWhich literally just had a surprise price hike last week where I am that makes it cost more than my rent. The fourth price hike.
The greedy price hikes were why I had decided not to get a PS5 in the first place, and this price took me right back to that.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldto Games@sh.itjust.works•Sony announces the $700 PS5 ProEnglish8·8 months agoSeeing all the clips of Astro Bot was making me really want a PS5, despite the big price hike we got just last week where I am, then I saw this price and my desire for any PS5 curled up and died again.
Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.worldto Games@sh.itjust.works•A Prominent Accessibility Advocate Worked With Studios and Inspired Change. But She Never Actually Existed. - IGNEnglish14·8 months agoSo that one guy created THREE different identities?! Wtf.
That’s the other big reason I’m hesitant - different tests can give totally different results, so who knows what’s “right”?