MicroWave here. Yeah, I gradually switched over to posting news when lemmy.world reached 100k users. I remember that was one of the ways reddit and digg grew in their infancy, so I wanted to try to replicate that.

Appreciate the recognition, @[email protected]! I’m glad you find my posts useful.

Wow, thanks for the recognition, [email protected]!

But as an iPhone that expands to an iPad? I’d like to see something like that.

Motorola showed off a similar concept last year: https://www.phonearena.com/lg-rollable-phone-release-date-price-features-news

That’s awesome. Where can I get it?

Huh, I didn’t realize someone else has posted the same article. Thanks for pointing that out.

The suits alleges, among other things, that OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMA were trained on illegally-acquired datasets containing their works, which they say were acquired from “shadow library” websites like Bibliotik, Library Genesis, Z-Library, and others, noting the books are “available in bulk via torrent systems.”

Even so, many politicians have already signed up for the service. Axios reported that as of Thursday evening, more than a quarter of Congress’ 535 members across both chambers had created accounts, as well as half a dozen Republican presidential candidates and top White House aides.

From the article:

“They shouldn’t have done this,” Mendes told Insider. “Now they’ll make us work whenever they want. Even though we’re not employees, they’re going to schedule us.”

But also from the article:

Yet, many drivers pushed for the minimum wage, including the worker collective Los Deliveristas Unidos, who also advocated for recent laws that allow drivers to use restaurant restrooms and set delivery perimeters. One reason they advocate for higher wages is to cover the costs of gig work, such as vehicle repair, gas, tolls, and injuries. A 2022 report by the city found that delivery workers have high rates of injury while on the job.

The other element he mentions is that Apple’s working on both an iPhone app and a physical machine that scans a person’s head to figure out if it has the right light seal — a component that prevents light from interfering with a wearer’s field of view. When the company opens online orders in the US in early 2024, it will reportedly have customers upload their lens prescription and their head scan data.

Pro tip: if you want to get on the locals’ good side, call the city Saigon instead.

What’s your holiday tomorrow?

This is what I have: https://www.amazon.com/RinseWorks-Aquaus-Handheld-Sprayer-Toilet/dp/B076HYRKNC

Made in the US and NSF certified.

Scored myself a bidet during that TP shortage at the beginning of COVID lockdown and it’s been a game changer. Get one because your butt will especially thank you after a spicy Thai or Indian night. Spicy poo and mud butt? What are those?

I still use TP, but it’s now for drying off.

It’s a focused stream of water so you just have to aim a little. And the cold water is actually surprisingly refreshing even in the winter for me.

That sounds amazing. I grilled brats on charcoal last weekend and that was already amazing. Smoker would take it to the next level.

I could use this reminder too

iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 include a new Screen Distance feature that can alert you when you hold an iPhone or iPad too close to your eyes for an extended period. Apple says the opt-in feature is designed to help lower the risk of nearsightedness in children by encouraging healthy viewing habits, and can help reduce eye strain overall.

Hell yeah

But buried in the keynote was a macOS feature that Apple should have called out with more fanfare: DirectX 12 support for macOS. As PC gamers already know, this software support means the floodgates are open for some real games — not that casual Apple Arcade stuff — on Mac. Maybe, just maybe, this is the beginning of the end to the old joke that Macs can’t play AAA games.

Saw this post on lemmy.world and subscribed!

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