I can count the amount of fucks any tech giant gives about Clippy avatars on a snake’s hands.

Right, but the current colloquial usage of the word, especially in the context of digitally-manipulated images, is AI-centered. People aren’t using the word “slop” to describe bad photoshops, they’re using it to describe bad AI-gen.

And thus, the word “slop” begins losing meaning.

Sure. But this doesn’t look like AI in the first place. It looks more like a Maya render, if anything.

Rude thing to say about something somebody took the time and made, IMO. Especially considering that there’s literally nothing wrong with the images we’re even talking about. The pictures are just fine.

This is reminding me of people being critical of artists for using Photoshop.

This word is losing meaning the more it’s used for things that aren’t even AI.

Engagement bait. YouTube’s algorithm loves it when viewers do things like leave comments or likes. And responding to polls like this counts toward that engagement metric, no matter how shallow the content is.

From my experience in the industry, these situations are most commonly caused by a driver getting kicked off the app. They’re not allowed to sign back up, so they’ll buy a stolen identity and use that to register a new account and evade detection from the background checks. Or they may be undocumented and using a stolen ID to work, but this can be harder to determine.

Other times, it could just be that the driver has somebody riding along with them. Which is generally not allowed on most apps, because the friend won’t have had a background check submitted, and may now be handling your food.

The other party is nazis. Not metaphorical nazis, literal nazis. Sorry, but that’s where the bar is set right now.

You can, it’s just not the most streamlined process. If you’re federated and you can find your instance’s copy of the thread, you can generally reply to Mastodon comments just fine.

At least, I’m pretty sure that’s not just an Mbin thing. I’m almost positive Lemmy can do it, too.

For every action, there is an equal yet opposite reaction.

Also wtf is the “Abused child forgive abusive parent and reunite happily ever after” trope, fuck that shit. Abusers do not deserve forgiveness.

Not to invalidate any experiences you or anyone else may have gone through, but this can get complicated in some situations. For instance, much of what my mom did to me as a kid would be considered emotionally/physically abusive. At the time, I definitely hated her for it. But as we’ve both grown and changed over time, I’ve learned that she had a lot of her own problems and was dealing with abuse in her life, as well. She took it out on me, and while it’s obviously unacceptable, I don’t still hate her today like I did then.

I don’t forgive the abuse she put me through, but I understand why she did it. She couldn’t break the cycle, and I can’t hold that against her; it’s fucking tough to get out of an abusive feedback loop like that. But she eventually did, and she’s a much better person now than she was then, and we’re on much better terms now. For what it’s worth, I’m also aware that my acceptance of this may also be a symptom of abuse. Again, it’s complicated.

Obviously, not everybody’s situation has a positive turn like mine did. I’m lucky enough that my mom knew what she was doing was wrong, and was able to change her ways. Some people aren’t as fortunate.

But now where will I find my 3-years-out-of-date apps that the developers forgot they even put there?

Thanks! I was thinking that this was some VR game with really good graphics for a moment lol

why?

If somebody asks me for nazi scalps, I’m not asking why. But I’m definitely getting him some nazi scalps.

Music and analytics are huge news. Those, alone, bring Loops much closer to being a viable platform for users who take content creation/reach seriously.

Text generation uses hardly any energy at all, though. Most phones do it locally these days. In fact, it likely takes less energy to generate an email in 5 seconds than it would take for you to type it out manually in 5 minutes with the screen on the whole time.

"All means all.

Not always. For instance if you have NSFW filtered, in which case “all” means “most”.

I feel like you’ve missed the point entirely.

Same rules as the gym: wipe it down when you’re done with it.