They do this for all new accounts now. They let you make an account and use the site for a day or two and then start requesting personal info like drivers license. The scan of your face will be used to see if you appear in the background of other people’s photos. Giving you new friend suggestions, and generally increasing the amount of time you use the site. But it’s also about them harvesting as much info from you as possible, because that’s what they’re selling.

Honestly makes a lot of sense. The ink probably turns into a solid at too low of a temp.

USB micro (not sure if you’re getting micro confused with mini, but doesn’t really matter) only supported data transfer, not video transfer (like HDMI). Some USB-C ports are data only, but it theoretically supports more than USB micro was ever capable of.

For example you can buy a USB-C to HDMI cable for a few dollars, which could theoretically plug your phone directly into your TV (if your phone supports that). But a USB micro to HDMI cable was called an “MHL adapter” and was expensive and only worked on specific MHL capable phones like this one. It has a separate box that requires its own power cord in order to work, it’s not just a simple cable. USB-C should, in theory, eliminate the need for such a thing.

a series of switches is not ever going to create a sentient being

Is the goal to create a sentient being, or to create something that seems sentient? How would you even tell the difference (assuming it could pass any test a normal human could)?

I heard Facebook is spent tons of money to combat election misinformation in 2016 and 2020 and I heard the same story again in 2024. The problem is solved right?

As a depressed 16 year old boy I received a self help book from my mother. I was offended. Never opened the book. Like in hindsight I guess she thought I needed help and the book would somehow do that, but all I saw was that my mother thought something was wrong with me.

AI is just a plagiarism machine with thousands of copyrighted materials that “trained” it, which they paid nothing for.

The killing process on Windows used to work better. Since about Windows 8 it’s not been quite the same.

Depends on how much Star Trek we’ve been watching lately.