hperrin

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What software do you really wish had a different option that everything available now? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 minutes ago

Give it a try. :)

What software do you really wish had a different option that everything available now? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 minutes ago

Oh god, yeah. Their README starts with an AI slop ad. :(

What software do you really wish had a different option that everything available now? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

I’ve tried Joplin and Logseq. They both are not good for me. Joplin’s mobile experience was terrible.

What software do you really wish had a different option that everything available now? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

No, but I use iPhone. Ideally I’d want something self hosted that works on all platforms.

What software do you really wish had a different option that everything available now? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 hours ago (15 children)

Honestly, notes apps. All of the big tech options are fine, but they’re big tech, so fuck them. All of the open source options suck. The best I’ve found is just Nextcloud Notes, but it’s still shit. Basic Markdown syntax, no linking notes, adding attachments is… well idk, I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.

What software do you really wish had a different option that everything available now? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Re: email. Have you tried Port87?

Email ownership, I give up. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

As much as I would like 1981 to only be two decades ago, I’m afraid it was four and a half decades ago.

Email ownership, I give up. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A decade? Email has been around longer than the web. Roughly forty years.

Email ownership, I give up. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you have your own domain, you won’t ever have to migrate addresses, just possibly providers.

Email ownership, I give up. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 33 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This really saddens me. Email is such a fundamentally good and open protocol. The only reason people don’t like it is because of big tech’s shenanigans.

I run an email service called Port87. I invite you to try it and see if it can convince you that email is actually a great technology, when detached from big tech slop. It’s got some really killer features that make it great for organization and preventing spam. You can also tell it that on certain addresses, it should completely ignore the strict auth requirements it usually has, so it will accept email from your own services without you having to set up all the extra bullshit that’s meant for stuff that matters more.

Any American who criticizes israel will be monitored by the FBI — Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of ADL in c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 59 points 2 days ago

FBI using fear and terror to advance their political views? Sound like terrorists to me.

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Imagine living 100 feet from a restaurant you can't go to. (youtube.com)
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A hot air balloon landed in my back yard. (lemmy.ca)
 

Here’s the full video:

https://youtu.be/cQFJYUuw_jo

No one was hurt! :)

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Actual cat who doesn't even know what AI is. (lemmy.ca)
 
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Port87 Trans Theme (lemmy.ca)
 

(I didn’t know where to post this on Lemmy. If it’s not appropriate here, please let me know, or just take it down.)

There is a secret hidden trans theme in Port87 Mail. I’ve never disclosed it publicly, but for Trans Day of Visibiliy, I’m going to. You can activate it by going into your settings on desktop, opening the theme dropdown, then typing “traaaaaaaaaaaaaa” (I don’t remember how many As there are). There are other secret themes, that maybe I’ll disclose later. For now, enjoy pink, white, and blue email. The best color theme! 🙂

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I’ve discovered two new animals. (lemmy.ca)
 

One has the body of a snake, but the head and legs of a lizard. I call it a snizard. The other has the body of a lizard, but the head and lack of legs of a snake. I call it a lake.

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Lutris dev says he's cool with AI generated bugs because his code is already full of bugs (github.com)
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Is it just me or is everyone who absolutely loves AI just painfully below average? (lemmy.ca)
 

Like, every AI generated thing I’ve seen, when viewed from the eyes of someone who actually knows what they’re doing, is at best below average. Maybe some things aren’t quite as bad as the general “AI slop”, but of the things I’m actually experienced in (code and art), I just see so many amateur mistakes in everything AI.

Regarding art, AI can make really visually appealing things, but it gets the details wrong. That’s something that a below average artist does. And regarding code, it’s the same thing. Overall, it has the appearance of decent code, but it gets the details wrong, just like a below average dev. (Probably about the level of a high school senior or college freshman.)

I’m not super experienced at writing, but I can also tell that it’s not very good at that. The stories it writes just aren’t compelling, but I’m not experienced enough to tell you why. And the same with music. It’s just below average, but I couldn’t tell you why.

I’m not trying to sound elitist by saying this, but I’ve noticed people who aren’t very good at these things tend to praise how good the AI is.

So, is it just me, or are the big fans of AI just below average at whatever the AI is doing?

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Do cheezits come from a tree, like oranges, or underground, like potatoes? (lemmy.ca)
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SciActive Human Contribution Policy (sciactive.com)
 

A new free, general policy to ensure a project only accepts human authored contributions. Released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, so anyone is free to use and modify it.

I’ve started to add it to my projects. Eventually, it will be on all of my projects. I made it so that any project could adopt it, or modify it to their needs. It’s got a thorough and clear definition of what is banned, too, so it should help any argument over pull requests.

Hopefully more projects will outright ban AI generated code (and other AI generated material). Feel free to share it with any projects you think might be interested, but please do not be pushy if they don't want to adopt something like this.

If this is not something you're a fan of, you absolutely do not need to adopt it in your project. This is for projects that want to ban AI contributions, which is their right.

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SciActive Human Contribution Policy (sciactive.com)
 

A new free, general policy to ensure a project only accepts human authored contributions. Released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, so anyone is free to use and modify it.

I’ve started to add it to my projects. Eventually, it will be on all of my projects. I made it so that any project could adopt it, or modify it to their needs. It’s got a thorough and clear definition of what is banned, too, so it should help any argument over pull requests.

Hopefully more projects will outright ban AI generated code (and other AI generated material). Feel free to share it with any projects you think might be interested, but please do not be pushy if they don't want to adopt something like this.

If this is not something you're a fan of, you absolutely do not need to adopt it in your project. This is for projects that want to ban AI contributions, which is their right.

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Our Stance on AI (sciactive.com)
 

Port87 does not and will not use AI.

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AI is dangerous when used in your email. (sciactive.com)
 

I’ve been struggling with how to word my stance on AI with regard to my email service, Port87. Today I sat down and compiled some research to quantify my stance on it, and why I won’t be using it.

What made me want to do this now more than ever is the recent announcement that Gmail will now use AI to read your email and give you a summary instead of just showing you your email. You know, because human beings can’t be bothered to decide whether an email is important without an AI risking their security to tell them they need to pick up their dog from the vet.

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