qistoph

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AI bro discovering imagination in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe that's not true... https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI

What problems does Linux have to overcome to get more users in c/linux@programming.dev
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago

I think you make a good point regarding support. This is, for businesses, the crucial issue. They want to buy reliance, support and certainty. This is what commerce, like Microsoft, offers; peace of mind for (big) bucks.

Organizations can't easily take measures to assure proper support for a lot of open source software. They'd have to hire and probably educate a lot of expertise, which all has to be managed too.

It's just a whole lot easier for decision makers to spent extra money to have a contractor solve any issues, or at be able to blame (sue) them.

Scientists reveal a widespread but unidentified psychological phenomenon in c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

They explain it's different, because people still prefer not switching to an alternative even if it's without any cost

(Not so)Smartphone in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 9 points 3 months ago

I'm sorry Dave

Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago

This is quiet an unexpected turn of technical advancement. I can see people would actual watch this if it's the only available or affordable alternative. The enshitification continues...

Are most people who avoid turn signals do it to feel more normal? (Imitating their parents, avoiding perceived stupidity of using turn signals when it seems useless, etc) in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 5 points 3 months ago

This is close to my personal take on the subject; "you don't turn on your signal for the car you saw, you do it (especially) for the car you didn't see"

Supply chain attack hits npm package with 45,000 weekly downloads in c/cybersecurity
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"obfuscated code hidden in the 'dist/index.js' file that was only visible when the user scrolled horizontally"

Malicious intentions aside, surely this is artistic ingenuity

Toch geen lobbyregister: ambtenaren zien niets in extra transparantieregels in c/thenetherlands@feddit.nl
[–] qistoph@feddit.nl 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Willen de ambtenaren dat niet, of de lobbyisten?

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