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TIL that one company owns Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, Match.com and at least 40 more dating sites/apps

It's one giant database with different filters for each website.

Other than privacy concerns, I dislike the consumption aspect. I see them swiping and it looks like they're shopping. I know some people have found meaningful relationships on Tinder, but I can't get over it.

I wonder if so many using it almost as the default way of dating makes it harder to find someone for those who want to avoid it.

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Politicians are letting AI write speeches and laws without telling voters, study says

In case you've missed the Canadian politician reading AI commentary out loud without even realizing it

Edit: also isn't "prompt" the input. How is he reading the ai prompt, that's not correct news.com.au with 1.4Msubscribers

Is that it, is this idiocracy? A drooling politician absentmindedly reading AI in parlement while a journalist comments it by simply using words which are frequently paired, without thinking about the meaning?

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I Hate Native Linux Games

I've experienced countless times a native Linux game not working because of a dependency issue, an outdated version of some library that's not in the distribution repositories anymore. And it's often very hard or impossible to find it.
I would say it happened with over half the native games I've tried.

So unless it's a popular game with good support, don't bother and go with wine.

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Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube

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Youtube is about the last Alphabet service I knowingly use (except when someone shares a google doc).
I thought you meant no Youtube at all. I use Freetube and Newpipe almost exclusively.
Peertube too, when the instance I use to follow channels works (the two previous ones closed). It's a pain to subscribe to stuff. Maybe with RSS feeds...

edit: I've been subscribed to Kagi for a while too, maybe going two years. Love it. Wish it was cheaper

I really liked Qwant maps, a good use of OSM, but the idiots closed it...

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[advice] Active speakers made for public spaces as bookshelf speakers for home?

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Yeah it was not so much the active speaker part as the PA speakers part that had me doubting. although I'm not a basshead I noticed also the 80hz

I just stumbled upon the D3V while browsing second hand speakers! not knowing what I was looking at. They're new, selling them 200€ instead of retail 250€. I was hoping to spend half that. Maybe if I can talk them down a bit...

Thank you very much for your input. I think I'll cancel the Audac order.