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  • I am a bit out of the loop in terms of RDBMS history, what do you mean by MySQL refugees?

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    Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead
  • If functionality exists in the client app, there's nothing to be done to stop someone from bypassing checks.

    Looking into it further this looks like it's an API between the backend of a service and Google though. That would be difficult to defeat, but you could probably spoof the identity of the requesting device with enough effort

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    Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead
  • It's not like dedicated people aren't going to be able to just patch out the calls to this API from the apps themselves...

    This feels like yet another attempt at DRM that is doing more harm than help.

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    Chat GPT appears to hallucinate or outright lie about everything
  • Damn, you're living in the future. I'm still stuck using three shells.

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    Chat GPT appears to hallucinate or outright lie about everything
  • Well today I learned, thanks for the correction.

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    Chat GPT appears to hallucinate or outright lie about everything
  • They're pretty reasonable for consensus-based programming prompts as well like "Compare and contrast popular libraries for {use case} in {language}" or "I want to achieve {goal/feature} in {summary of project technologies}, what are some ways I could structure this?"

    Of course you still shouldn't treat any of the output as factual without verifying it. But at least in the former case, I've found it more useful than traditional search engines to generate leads to look into, even if I discard some or all of the specific information it asserts

    Edit: Which is largely due to traditional search engines getting worse and worse in recent years, sadly

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    Chat GPT appears to hallucinate or outright lie about everything
  • The "P" is for predictive, not pre-trained. Generative Predictive Text

    Edit: Nope I was wrong.

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    Chat GPT appears to hallucinate or outright lie about everything
  • This is the best article I've seen yet on the topic. It does mention the "how" in brief, but this analogy really explains the "why" Gonna bookmark this in case I ever need to try to save another friend or family member from drinking the Flavor-Aid

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    First Borderlands 4 Concept Art Revealed at PAX West Showing Off a Glimpse of Its New Worlds
  • As long as it has good writing... and maybe they turn down the crudity a touch... I think it has the potential to be well-received.

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    Keep Pavel Durov LOCKED UP
  • There are some very big claims in that post. If half that stuff turns out to be true it might be the end for Telegram.

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    Matrix let-down
  • What are some of the popular Matrix clients that you've seen have this problem? And are they open source?

    I've been curious about Matrix for a while as a potential Discord replacement, but haven't actually tried it. Might be interesting to check it out and see whether I can contribute to one of the clients somehow.

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    This beauty walked up to me for cuddles after I'b been crying in my car at work this noon
  • So sorry you're going through it. Hoping you can find the strength to polish up your resume and spend some time on your days off looking for a better place to work. The best time to be looking for a job is when you already have one.

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    Scientists Found Dark Electrons: a Secret Quantum State Hidden in Solid Matter
  • Darkness in science often means mystery. But mysteries can be answers in and of themselves—at least, until you dig even deeper.

    Dark, darker, yet darker...

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    Is Callisto Protocol a hidden Dead Space remake?
  • I haven't played Callisto Protocol, but it seems like it's explicitly a spiritual successor, yeah

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    Nothing is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week
  • I think it's a bit of a stroke of genius on the article author's part, because it's a great double entendre the way it's written.

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    Today's featured article on Wikipedia: Outer Wilds
  • If exploration, discovery, and puzzling out mysteries aren't engaging for you, it might just not be your type of game.

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    Zotac Gaming Zone handheld gaming PC launches for $799 (with Ryzen 7 8840U, 120 Hz display, and dual trackpads) - Liliputing
  • Well, sure, but with this device there's maybe the potential for indie developers to do something unique with that hardware I suppose?

    Not really sure what the barriers to entry are for an indie dev to develop for the Switch. Maybe it's not as difficult as I imagine it is. /shrug

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    Today's featured article on Wikipedia: Outer Wilds
  • Oh shit. I'm bookmarking this. I might have to set up my Vive Pro again after so many years...

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    Today's featured article on Wikipedia: Outer Wilds
  • Without giving any specific spoilers, the game has a primarily archaeological feel, you will be following breadcrumbs around to various places in the solar system (your journal is important!!!) and learning about the ancient civilization that mysteriously disappeared. finally piecing together the whole picture is one of the most powerful moments I've ever had in gaming. while there are some NPCs to talk to, the game is primarily driven by your own exploration and the knowledge you pick up along the way.

    there's no "correct order" to do things in, so if you feel like you've hit a dead end or you can't figure out what you should be doing at a particular place, consider going somewhere else. and most importantly: follow your curiosity

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