@raiders@darktundra.xyz2026-01-03 00:31:45
Raiders opt for a higher ceiling at quarterback in latest 1-round mock draft https://raiderramble.com/2026/01/02/raiders-opt-for-a-higher-ceiling-at-quarterback-in-latest-1-round-mock-draft/
@raiders@darktundra.xyz2026-01-03 00:31:45
@axbom@axbom.me2026-01-01 14:46:41
I have to say, the Bluesky bridge is confusing for me(!)
I don't use it myself but sometimes I respond to posts and only realise much later it was from a bridge account, in which case the user may or my not see my reply. I certainly don't see my reply on Bluesky. Same thing can happen vice versa.
I don't want a compulsory opt-in to another service, I want the AT and ActivityPub protocols to be compatible. In lieu of that the bridge accounts need to be a lot more ob…
I don't use it myself but sometimes I respond to posts and only realise much later it was from a bridge account, in which case the user may or my not see my reply. I certainly don't see my reply on Bluesky. Same thing can happen vice versa.
I don't want a compulsory opt-in to another service, I want the AT and ActivityPub protocols to be compatible. In lieu of that the bridge accounts need to be a lot more ob…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-28 17:46:01
Following UK CMA's proposals, Google says it is exploring controls to let websites opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable)
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-opt-out-of-search-ai-features-40831.html
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-28 17:40:55
Following UK CMA's proposals, Google says it is exploring controls to let websites opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable)
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-opt-out-of-search-ai-features-40831.html
@jswright61@ruby.social2026-01-30 09:13:13
Anyone know anything about Class Action settlement in Lopez et al. v. Apple Inc.? I tend to opt in to class actions when notified, but I don’t remember the details of this one.
I received an email - they want bank account details in order to ACH 32.03 to me. I’d rather have $32 than not, but I don’t want to compromise my account.
The SSL cert is First Horizon Bank, TN, USA - looks legit. How does one know for sure?
Any help and / or boosts greatly appreciated!
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-28 17:41:07
The UK CMA proposes measures to let publishers opt out of content scraping for Google's AI Overviews and AI training without losing visibility in search results (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-31 14:54:08
A new investment thesis has spread through global markets at the start of 2026, as trading strategies long built on the primacy of the United States now opt for a new approach:
Sell America.
The sentiment started to take hold in financial circles after the shock of sky-high tariffs sent stocks and bonds into a tailspin last April,
but it has taken off recently as the Trump administration has pursued policies like attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence and threats of …
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-28 13:30:51
The UK CMA proposes measures to let publishers opt out of content scraping for Google's AI Overviews and AI training without losing visibility in search results (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan
@Kingu@sakurajima.moe2026-01-27 15:40:13
The peoples:
The tech companies:
You asked for it and we listened! We added powerful AI everywhere!!! There is no opt-in or opt-out as we know you LOVE AI and wants it everywhere!!
@gadgetboy@gadgetboy.social2026-01-27 18:04:31
Are you like me and avoiding MacOS 26 Tahoe and iOS 26 like the plague?
Opt-in to the beta programs for each of the previous version in Settings > General. Your Mac and iPhone/iPad will stop asking you to upgrade to the latest versions and you'll automatically receive security updates for Sequoia and iOS 18, respectively. You're welcome.
#apple
@pre@boing.world2026-02-02 22:36:30
Mozilla think that adding some controls to their settings to allow users to opt out of the AI features is good enough.
No sign of a separate build without them there at all, but at least a switch to disable them, in theory.
They say:
"Once configured, the AI preferences will persist across browser updates"
Though they do have a history of turning on telemetry over and over again even when you keep turning it off. Or inventing new telemetery for you to turn off each update.
One switch will turn off:
"AI-enhanced tab grouping with suggested names,"
Which sounds horrifying, but then I don't really like tab groups anyway.
They seem to be suggesting that this is all just for desktop though, and so the Android build will presumably continue to not even have a working about:config at all.
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-will-let-you-turn-off-all-firefox-ai-features/
@michabbb@social.vivaldi.net2025-12-25 22:05:59
🚀 Enable via new Plugins section at https://openrouter.ai/settings/plugins - opt-in toggle activates automatic healing layer for all structured output requests
💡 Key insight: A 2% defect rate dropping to 1% means cutting defects, bugs, and support tickets in half - reliability at the margins is wh…
@raiders@darktundra.xyz2026-01-21 11:58:15
NFL teams opt for change over patience in offseason with record-tying 10 coaching changes https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/nfl-teams-opt-for-change-over-patience-in-offseason-with-recordtying-10-coaching-changes<…
@cyrevolt@mastodon.social2025-11-24 09:11:12
@bthalpin@mastodon.social2026-01-26 13:36:21
RE: https://sciences.social/@conradhackett/115958821243723405
More people asserting the obvious (often necessary!): opt-in panel web surveys are increasingly popular (cheap, easy, profitable) but provide poor information about the world.
Let&#…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2025-12-26 12:06:42
10 best NFL Draft 2026 prospects on non-Playoff teams https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911091/2025/12/26/nfl-draft-2026-prospects-makai-lemon-utah/
@migueldeicaza@mastodon.social2026-01-09 23:51:54
Troubling signs that the Linux demographic at the Register is now made up of people yelling at the clouds.
https://linuxmom.net/@vkc/115867723149851024
@pixelcode@social.tchncs.de2025-11-20 19:09:51
If you “honour” my #DoNotTrack* signal, why don't you just shut the fuck up, dear https://docs.spring.io? 🙄
* More accurately:
@coreyjrowe@detmi.social2026-01-24 00:52:12
PSA: If you've been using a credit or debit card to pay your DTE bill, check your email/spam folder for a message. You'll be taken off autopay next month and will have to manually opt back in before they start charging the new credit processing fee
@ruario@vivaldi.net2026-01-08 08:43:33
(Long) before 7.7 we had an option for opt-in automated crashlog upload but only a small sub-selection were actually processed. Now they pretty much all are (so long as you are running the latest version).
That is the change. After that we could investigate and prioritise better.
@pre@boing.world2025-11-23 11:20:59
Content warning: re: bitcoin conference report
Daniel prince from Once Bitten podcast on usury and banking.
Usury is lending money, charging interest.
Aristotle thought money was for use not for interest. He thought usury unnatural.
Many religious quotes saying not to extract interest.
"Money is power" but this is not gold or paper money. It's credit. Infinite money with interest. Which breaks everything.
Imagine a mortgage. Prices of homes inflated by available interest. You have to give a deposit but the bank creates ten times that in new money! Who gets rich here? Banks are printing money. That inflates prices and dilutes money purchase power.
Not just mortgages. Business loans, repair loans, global scale of all of this.
Not only did they create that money, the charge interest on the money they created! And if you don't pay, they take the house.
One judge found this all illegal, but was soon overruled and found mysteriously dead.
What can you do eh? Only opt out. Don't take loans. Use a money that stores value instead of losing it.
#bitfest #bitcoin #banking
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2026-01-05 22:22:42
Highly recommend Albertan Senator Paula Simons’ @… passionate response to Alberta Separatists and for all Canadians.
“…Alberta’s current crop of separatists don’t just want to leave Canada. They seem to want to opt out of the 21st century entirely.
But Albertans aren’t quitters. So let’s not quit Canada. Let’s fight to make it better, fairer and more prosperous for everyone, Albertans included.”
https://albertaviews.ca/the-case-for-sticking-around/
P.S. I wonder if we are cousins 4 times removed or so. lol ... Both my maternal grandparents were born in the same general area of what is now Ukraine.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-14 16:01:39
In UK parliamentary testimony, a Google executive says the company should not be required to license "freely available" open web content for AI training (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-ai-training-pay-opt-…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-11-19 17:47:12
Sources: Warner Music settles its suit with AI startup Udio, which is planning a service that lets users create songs from licensed tracks of artists who opt-in (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3569eaed-d031-4d04-af79-3b3d7c6e836f
@mr_grey@social.linux.pizza2026-01-12 17:16:16
I'm tired grandpa.
CashApp is going to start using your shopping, browsing, and card activity to show you personalized ads. The key wording is always, you can opt out of seeing personalized ads, but it does not say you can opt out of having that information collected.
I'm unbelievably tired of existing in any modern capacity also meaning you must gift the knowledge all of your actions.
@buercher@tooting.ch2025-11-19 17:41:41
Quellensteuer mit Opt-Out in Basel
(in der Waadt gibt es das Äquivalent der monatlichen Anzahlungen, auch freiwillig - man bekommt eine Rechnung, aber man muss nicht anzahlen)
https://apropos.simplecast.com/episodes/quellensteuer-fur-alle-in-der-schweiz-NnKj_J5Y
@ruario@vivaldi.net2026-01-07 12:54:09
@… I also addressed a small issue in the douninst.sh so that it more completely cleans up files left behind by running /opt/vivaldi/update-ffmpeg on uninstall
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-11-19 17:25:51
Sources: Warner Music settles its suit with AI startup Udio, which is planning a service that lets users create songs from licensed tracks of artists who opt-in (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3569eaed-d031-4d04-af79-3b3d7c6e836f
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-12-10 21:01:58
Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/reddit-is-testing-verification-badges/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-11-13 16:20:59
Bob Iger says 80% of new sign-ups to ESPN's streaming service, which was launched in August, opt for the bundle that includes Disney and Hulu (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/11/espn-streaming-disney-hulu-bob-iger-1236616258/
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@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-07 15:40:46
Spotify launches Listening Activity on iOS and Android, letting users view friends' real-time listening via the sidebar alongside chats, as an opt-in feature (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/857404/spotify-listening-activity-mobile
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-12-10 18:56:00
Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/reddit-is-testing-verification-badges/
