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ElectroVagrant

@ ElectroVagrant @lemmy.world

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Another traveler of the wireways.

  • Netflix to Stream 2nd Mononoke Film on August 14

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  • The spookyweird non-Ghibli one.

  • Squid Game Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Teases 'Possibility' of a Spinoff Ahead of Final Season

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  • In terms of business decisions it may make sense, but honestly the very fact the show's had additional seasons already seems to really kill the spirit of it. A spinoff would feel like sending that spirit to further depths of hell.

  • AI avatars in China just proved they are better influencers. It only took a duo 7 hours to rake in more than $7 million | CNBC

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  • Not a fan of this application of AI, but I thought it was a little funny to read. It figures businesses would want to create artificial sales and marketing drones.

    I guess on the plus side it may mean unlike real people you could more ethically and comfortably find ways to shut them down.

  • AI helps narrow 8,000 catalyst options down to one that supercharges green ammonia | Phys.org

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  • This is the kind of AI/machine learning I can get behind, especially given it may sort of help even out some of its energy use in the process. More of this application of the tech could be great if the results hold up.

  • Business @lemmy.world
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    AI avatars in China just proved they are better influencers. It only took a duo 7 hours to rake in more than $7 million | CNBC

    www.cnbc.com /2025/06/19/ai-humans-in-china-just-proved-they-are-better-influencers.html
  • Solarpunk technology @slrpnk.net
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    AI helps narrow 8,000 catalyst options down to one that supercharges green ammonia | Phys.org

    phys.org /news/2025-06-ai-narrow-catalyst-options-supercharges.html

  • Zine Making | Joe Van Cleave [21:31]

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  • Cool to see a brief example of how to make a pocket-sized zine, and smart thinking on their part for making a master copy with a separate page for the front & back covers. If you wanted to print the same zine with a variety of covers that'd be perfect.

  • Celebrate 10 Years of Aerials and Epic Saves in Rocket League Season 19!

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  • Huh, already been 10 years...

    It's interesting that Rocket League didn't seem to inspire many imitators given its success.

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  • Sort of odd to see this again (from Vox as well, I think?). It seems to add more detail, but the bottom line remains the same: it's largely because fewer people are trying to immigrate into the U.S. since the Trump admin entered office.

    Trump might struggle to ramp up deportations along the border, as Obama did, simply because significantly fewer people are coming. In March, border apprehensions fell to 7,181, a 95 percent decrease from March 2024.

    This all sucks, and another part that sucks about it is that as usual, in the absence of as many of the Republicans'/conservatives' favorite scapegoats, they begin turning inward and grabbing anyone and everyone that remotely resembles those scapegoats to abuse and deport to appeal to their base. Without more pushback, and as those deportation numbers continue to dwindle, you can expect that they'll begin more widely rounding up their detractors (or at least attempting to).

  • ChatGPT Has Already Polluted the Internet So Badly That It's Hobbling Future AI Development

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  • Odd url...Here's the original: https://futurism.com/chatgpt-polluted-ruined-ai-development

    Nice detail to use when searching the internet btw:

    "But if you're collecting data before 2022 you're fairly confident that it has minimal, if any, contamination from generative AI," he added. "Everything before the date is 'safe, fine, clean,' everything after that is 'dirty.'"

    Try running searches set pre-2022, at least for older info, to reduce the possibilities of AI generated noise.

    Anyway, kinda funny to see these generators may be producing enough noise to make producing more noise somewhat harder. Hopefully this doesn't also impact more productive AI development, such as what's used in scientific research and the like, as that would genuinely suck.

    Edit:Revised from generators "have produced" to "may be producing" to better reflect the lack of concrete info regarding generative AI data pollution as someone else pointed out. As they note:

    "Now, it's not clear to what extent model collapse will be a problem, but if it is a problem, and we've contaminated this data environment, cleaning is going to be prohibitively expensive, probably impossible," he told The Register.

  • Palaeontology 🦖 @mander.xyz
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    Inside The World's Most Unusual Fossil Site - The La Brea Tar Pits (Feat. Lindsay Nikole) [38:38] by Miniminuteman

  • BattleBit - Operation Overhaul: Teaser Trailer

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  • This timing is pretty amusing.

    The other day I shared this video (Failure of Battlebit Remastered), which itself was uploaded by its creator only a week ago.

    It's great to see the devs coming back to it. Tbh I don't think it's my sort of game personally, but I typically prefer to see projects revisited and restored well instead of abandoned.

  • Videos @sopuli.xyz
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    How We Designed the Soul Out of Everything [26:11] by Design Theory

  • Weather wigets for Android?

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  • Breezy Weather is a solid option with a good array of widget types that might work for ya.

  • The Failure of BattleBit Remastered [21:18] - TheYamiks with CAMIKAZE78‬

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  • The section concerning dedicated servers potentially contributing to the decline in playerbase struck me as a kind of microcosm example of some of the difficulties federated social networks have been facing for years. Albeit unlike this game, there are still communicative software devs around here.

  • Videos @sopuli.xyz
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    The Failure of BattleBit Remastered [21:18] - TheYamiks with CAMIKAZE78‬

  • What's a niche fediverse software you like?

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  • In a better world, this (or one of its forks) would have taken off instead of Mastodon. It makes a way better case for itself by its distinct features compared to Mastodon, which is too easy to ignore (by everyday people) as Nerd-Twitter.

  • For when you can't categorize where you should post, there's always NETS!

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  • also you may be able to make your own personal community to post whatever (within instance rules) and be as weird as you like there

  • Bluesky backlash misses the point | TechCrunch

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  • This article also misses the point somewhat.

    It has a similar issue as attempts to respond to criticisms of Mastodon (or other federated software), the people criticizing it and in this situation Bluesky, are clearly criticizing them as social media and don't care about the technical foundations. They do not care if there's other software using the protocol, and other apps to interact with the protocol to filter out what they don't like.

    If they cared enough, they might seek out that other software or those other apps, but either in what they're saying or doing (e.g. returning to Twitter/X or switching over to group chats or something else instead), they indicate they don't.

    The real response to people's disinterest or distaste for a social media platform isn't anything easy to provide. Some of it can be moderation, clearer guidance around the interface to tailor your experience, more outreach to bring in a greater variety of conversation, and so on. However not much of it can be addressed by the underlying technology, because the vibes of social media are produced by the people there, and no amount of tech can ethically address that.

    In the meantime, block and mute at will and stick to feeds you know you'll enjoy to better avoid the worst that may emerge from the net.

  • The Old, Old, Very Old Man: Thomas Parr and the Longevity Trade

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  • There's an extra treat buried in this article...

    The diarist John Evelyn, whose 1661 treatise Fumifugium focused on London’s growing pollution problem, had no doubt that Parr’s death was caused by “the Aer, which plainly wither’d him”

    Fumifugium is such a great title!

    Honestly this article gets better as you go...We could use a modern medical series like the old "Anatomy of Quackery" to debunk the insidious nonsense still being spread today!

  • Journaling Just Works @sh.itjust.works
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    If you like the rubber duck method of talking out problems, you might also enjoy journaling!

  • I'm gonna talk about Chevelle for 20 minutes.

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  • I've seen this band name before, but not sure if I'd heard them before so gave "Young Wicked" a listen. They definitely sound like some other bands I've heard before...Albeit with their own touches.

    Not too bad, not something I'd listen to all the time, but when you want this kind of rock grit, I can see the appeal. Appreciate the track suggestions and recommendation!

  • Komi Can't Communicate is such a nice show

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  • Yeah! The last anime that I thought was as comfy was maybe Little Witch Academia.

    I don't know how I found myself watching Little Witch Academia, but it was a great choice. May have to rewatch it sometime...

  • Coinbase hires top political strategists as crypto industry shows off its newfound political might | AP News

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  • Cryptocurrency orgs have done one job extremely well here, and that's blatantly demonstrate that the best way to try to fast track legislation is Big Money.

    It's like how all the cryptocurrency screwups demonstrate why there are financial regulations to begin with, now they're inadvertently helping demonstrate extremely clearly why we need to get money out of politics.

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Coinbase hires top political strategists as crypto industry shows off its newfound political might | AP News

    apnews.com /article/crypto-coinbase-democrats-plouffe-a450a4a8dc8fac1fd94856f952c6263f

  • Ne Zha: China's Symbol of Rebellion | Video Essay [17:13] by Accented Cinema

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  • This caught my eye as I hadn't read/heard of Ne Zha before, and while I imagine the video's only scraping the surface, I thought it was a decent overview of the character and their background. It's some cool insight into some ancient Chinese mythos/folklore.

  • MealtimeVideos Cafe @lemmy.cafe
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    Ne Zha: China's Symbol of Rebellion | Video Essay [17:13] by Accented Cinema

  • Anime @ani.social
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    Komi Can't Communicate is such a nice show

  • Fedigrow @lemmy.zip
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    Why Outreach Matters

  • Technology @lemmy.zip
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    Beyond sycophancy: DarkBench exposes six hidden ‘dark patterns’ lurking in today’s top LLMs | VentureBeat

    venturebeat.com /ai/darkness-rising-the-hidden-dangers-of-ai-sycophancy-and-dark-patterns/
  • Pet Peeves @sh.itjust.works
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    Posts where every other word is a tag

  • Animemes @ani.social
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    Perfect explanation for the unmarried

  • New to Lemmy @lemmy.ca
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    Tip: when mentioning or promoting a community, use the exclamation point format for convenient linking (see post body for details)

  • Just Post @lemmy.world
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    Stats of social media use from April 2025

    datareportal.com /social-media-users
  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Wheeling wheels in a wheelbarrow is weally wonderful.

  • Anime @ani.social
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    Whiplash from bouncing between shows

  • Joke Conspiracies @lemmy.ca
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    Funko pops and little collectible ducks are competing currencies in the underground vinyl economy

  • General Discussion @lemmy.world
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    Hobby chatter/talk, discuss whatever you've been up to with your hobbies.