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[–] merde 12 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Advertising will not improve unless we address the underlying data sharing issues, and solve for the economic incentives that rely on that data.

thanks to Mozilla for assuming the responsibility of improving advertising

We can’t just ignore online advertising — it’s a major driver of how the internet works and is funded. We need to stare it straight in the eyes and try to fix it. For those reasons, Mozilla has become more active in online advertising over the past few years. - MARK SURMAN, PRESIDENT, MOZILLA source

if we stay with that metaphor of "We need to stare it straight in the eyes and try to fix it", it's not difficult to imagine Mark and Mozilla being swallowed by the monster he's "staring straight in the eyes" :/

i hope they can filter the shit Mozilla will include in Firefox from mull and mullvad

[–] merde 22 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

She went on to work at eBay for 13 years, followed by PayPal, Skype, and Airbnb. source

why would Mozilla choose to be directed by an ebay+paypal+airbnb experience and can somebody with that background not think like this ☞

"Because Mozilla’s mission is to build a better internet. And, for the foreseeable future at least, advertising is a key commercial engine of the internet, and the most efficient way to ensure the majority of content remains free and accessible to as many people as possible."

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😲 😯 😮 (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] merde 5 points 3 hours ago

Fig sign - Offensive hand gesture

The fig sign is a mildly obscene gesture that uses a thumb wedged in between two fingers. The gesture is most commonly used to ward off the evil eye, insult someone, or deny a request. It has been used at least since the Roman Age in Southern Europe and parts of the Mediterranean region, including in Turkish culture. Some countries in Asia, Slavic cultures and South Africa use it too. It is used playfully in Northwestern Europe and North Africa, countries such as the US, Canada, Australia, Libya, Tunisia and Czech Republic to pretend to take the nose off a child.

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Fig sign (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] merde 2 points 6 hours ago

copy paste from another comment under this post:

Megaphone (formerly Panoply Media) is a Software as a service (SaaS) business owned by Spotify. The company provides software for podcast hosting and monetization as well as an ad network to generate additional revenue for podcast publishers.

apparently they host their own content under a different name

[–] merde 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Wikipedia confirms

Megaphone (formerly Panoply Media) is a Software as a service (SaaS) business owned by Spotify. The company provides software for podcast hosting and monetization as well as an ad network to generate additional revenue for podcast publishers.

i may hate ads but can 20k Hz exist without this ad money?

[–] merde 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

any podcast that's hosted on megaphone has them

this, from vox, is one of the worst ☞ https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP9331026707

i love 20k hz but they have tooooo many ads ☞ https://feeds.megaphone.fm/20k ! megaphone again :/

ps: megaphone and simplecast block Orbot. They have to know where you are to choose their ads

[–] merde 1 points 1 day ago

demoted old entry

[–] merde 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

thanks, thelsim

i was feeling a little better so, after an hour of promptwork i was able to find my silly apocalypse :)

resubmitted like you wrote

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Impossible bottle (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Fruits and vegetables inside bottles are grown by placing a bottle around the blossom or young fruit and securing it to the plant. The fruit then grows to full size inside the bottle.

[–] merde 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)
[–] merde 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

from https://protonvpn.com/features/swiss-based

We are headquartered in Switzerland, which has some of the world's strongest privacy laws. Switzerland is also outside of EU and US jurisdiction and is not a member of the 14 eyes surveillance network.

When you connect to Proton VPN, you enjoy the same legal protections that ensure the privacy of all Swiss citizens. Proton VPN is built by the same group of scientists who met at CERN and founded Proton Mail, the largest encrypted email provider. We are based in Switzerland, allowing us to pass the benefits of Swiss data protection on to you.

Under Swiss data protection regulations, we are not required to comply with requests that are not supported by a Swiss court order.

they don't have to respect laws made by Mussolinette & co.

 

"The unexpected story of how Alfred Nobel’s invention of dynamite—designed to build the world—was co-opted by anarchists to bring about its destruction. From revolutionizing infrastructure to arming political radicals, dynamite shaped the rise of both terrorism and modern law enforcement."

[–] merde 5 points 2 days ago

can you take one bulb out and take a photo?

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New Kingdom of Egypt (en.wikipedia.org)
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"The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, was the ancient Egyptian state between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. This period of ancient Egyptian history covers the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties. Through radiocarbon dating, the establishment of the New Kingdom has been placed between 1570 BC and 1544 BC. The New Kingdom followed the Second Intermediate Period and was succeeded by the Third Intermediate Period. It was the most prosperous time for the Egyptian people and marked the peak of Egypt's power."

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catsofmastodon (sh.itjust.works)
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source image:

prompt: secret prompts of a cynical internaut, 🌈, confused lemmings running towards a precipice of (notfromhere)

hello @[email protected] & anyone else who may be interested in why i don't post prompts.

source image:

prompt: secret prompts of a cynical internaut, confused lemmings running towards a precipice of (notfromhere)

result:

above image as source with the same prompt:

again:

again, with the modified prompt of: secret prompts that are not fom here

to jolt the generation: secret prompts that are not fom here, jumping jacks

guidance to 9

for me it's the process that matters, not just one prompt. that's why unless it's an experiment on the process itself i don't "share" prompts. They don't matter.

last image above as source with the prompt "They don't matter."

anybody who experimented with hallucinogens would have an understanding of how to trigger visions. Above example was careless, i wasn't thinking of what prompt to send for what kind of an image i would like to get. But it may help to understand. I remember writing about prompts, when ballshapedman was active on this community, in contrast to his extremely descriptive prompts mine were like dada poems.

when you include inpainting to this process, i would have to write a comment double, triple the size of this one under every image i post. I, understandably, can't.

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doo (sh.itjust.works)
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Ninger would buy bond paper from Crane & Company, in Dalton, Massachusetts, cut it to the same size as the $50 and $100 United States Notes he was copying, then soak the paper in a dilute coffee solution. He would align the paper over a genuine banknote, place the two on a piece of glass, and trace the resulting image. He used a camel’s hair brush to put colors on the note, imitated the silk threads with red and blue inks, and suggested rather than duplicated the intricate geometric lathework. Notably, he omitted the line crediting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from all of his bills, and some of them were also missing the counterfeiting warning. When asked why he omitted the Bureau of Engraving and Printing credit on his bills, Ninger responded, "Because dey [sic] didn't make dem [sic]."

for more information

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Siyāh Qalam (sh.itjust.works)
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The album of Muḥammad Siyāh Qalam or Siāh-Qalam comprise around 80 extant late 14th and early 15th century paintings folios, ink drawings (qalam-siāhi), and calligraphies, on various material, sometimes silk. The albums that contains these paintings, most of which are signed as Mehmet or Muhammad Siyah Qalam, is called the Fatih. These paintings depict cultural and religious ritual norms of the time period, providing insight into the demographics of that era as well as the geography. Measuring up to 335 × 485 cm, these paintings are generally attributed to Iran and bear the strong influence of Chinese art and techniques, as well as symbols of Buddhism and Shamanism, which were both major faiths in the region of Central Asia before the arrival of Islam. ☞https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siyah_Qalam

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