Agents provocateur are much easier and less obvious. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

My friend, we’re all crabs on this blessed day.

Ashes to ashes, crabs to crabs.

Here’s more because I just find it to be hilarious: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-animals-keep-evolving-into-crabs/

It’s like 1984 at hyper speed

Please be real.

Or people who don’t have, or have lost, motor function in their hands.

Seriously considering this for my next phone. I currently have a Pixel, so I’m thinking I’ll get another Pixel, try grapheneOS on the one I have to get comfortable with it, before doing it to the new phone.

I use it to set reminders and alarms. I don’t keep the “OK google” stuff on, I just hold the power button for a second or two until the assistant pops up (or at least used to, I haven’t done it in a while so I’m not sure if it’s stupid gemini now instead), then just say like, “remind me friday at 3pm to call the doctor” and it does it.

Exactly, and maybe I’m a outlier, but I have no intention of speaking to my device like it’s a human. Ever.

If you’re wealthy enough, you can just pay someone else to play for you like President Musk.

Sounds like a solution in search of a problem.

Modern “AI” in a nutshell

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It’s definitely not standard… But it’s not surprising that it’s happening. Unfortunately.

And it’s extremely concerning.

What the fuck kind of ruling is that? It’s optional?

nothing is actually stopping us from ditching corporate internet websites and just go back to smaller privately owned or donation run forums.

I didn’t even realize until you said this that I already do that lol

If your not sure, google it before commenting. For the sanity of the internet.

No. Maybe don’t just take something that someone you’ve never met on the internet said might be true as fact? Maybe you should fucking Google it.

I mean seriously, the tone of my comment was pretty clear. Do you really need me to explain the connotations of “probably,” and “everything good comes from it”?

I make an off hand comment that is clearly not an attempt to be informative, and you come in all aggressive. Chill the fuck out.

Exactly. Bricking is about as serious as it gets when it comes to issues with devices. If you can use it at all at any point in the future (I guess without professional refurbishment), then it’s not bricked.

Show me where I made something up, boss. Or do you not know what “probably” means?