dmonitor (u/dmonitor)

dmonitor commented on Building the mouse Logitech won't make samwilkinson.io/posts/202... · Posted by u/sammycdubs

adregan · 18 hours ago

I was using a vertical Logitech mouse but was still experiencing discomfort mousing out to the side of my enormous Advantage2 keyboard. In an effort to head off any compounding RSI issues, I switched to a ploopy Adept trackball. Had no idea if I'd like switching to a trackball, and I love it! My hand never moves in an awkward motion, and mousing has become pretty restful. Better be careful tossing the ball up in the air idly during meetings as I won't be able to get a replacement if ploopy has paused shipping to the US (It's a pretty dumb habit at any rate).

dmonitor · 14 hours ago

They're just 1.75" snooker balls. It's very easy to get a big box of them. You'll also quickly notice why red never goes out of stock on Ploopy's website.

dmonitor commented on Angry Metal Guy Speaks: On Spotify angrymetalguy.com/angry-m... · Posted by u/nixass

dmonitor · 15 hours ago

Using AI generated art in a blog post where one of the major points is big companies using AI art to replace artists is ironic.

dmonitor commented on The air is hissing out of the overinflated AI balloon theregister.com/2025/08/2... · Posted by u/rntn

scotty79 · 20 hours ago

No, because to replace a notes app you need pen and paper. But to replace LLM you need at least a human. There's literally nothing else. And humans don't come cheap.

dmonitor · 18 hours ago

Most AI applications are just enhanced google (to make up for how trashed google got by LLMs!)

dmonitor commented on YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without warning or permission bbc.com/future/article/20... · Posted by u/jakub_g

sixothree · 20 hours ago

Pretty much every creator I follow has complained about something being removed without any clear explanation or the ability to contact anyone and ask questions.

Say what you want about Microsoft, but if I have a problem with something I've pretty much always ended up getting support for that problem. I think Google's lack of response adds to their "mystique".

But it also creates superstitions since creators don't really understand the firm rules to follow.

Regardless, it is one of the most dystopian things about modern society - the lack of accountability for their decisions.

dmonitor · 18 hours ago

Youtube needs a far greater amount of bureaucracy than it has, despite how scary that word is to tech people. Google's automated approach is clearly not capable of keeping up with the scale and nuance of the website.

It's worth stating, though, that the vast majority of youtube's problems are the fault of copyright law and massive media publishers. Google could care less if you wanted to upload full camrips of 2025's biggest blockbusters, but the powers-that-be demand Google is able to take it down immediately. This is why 15 seconds of a song playing in the background gets your video demonitized.

dmonitor commented on Building the mouse Logitech won't make samwilkinson.io/posts/202... · Posted by u/sammycdubs

dmonitor · 18 hours ago

The open source / open hardware offerings from Ploopy are very attractive for people that don't want to take this route

https://ploopy.co

They've apparently suspended shipping to the US, though. Not sure who to blame for that one..

dmonitor commented on 4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... · Posted by u/donpott

firesteelrain · 4 days ago

What content in particular?

dmonitor · 4 days ago

racism

dmonitor commented on 4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... · Posted by u/donpott

OldfieldFund · 4 days ago

Twitter is really not far from 4chan in 2025.

dmonitor · 4 days ago

That's understating it. They're practically the same at this point, 4chan just has fewer bots.

dmonitor commented on 4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... · Posted by u/donpott

okasaki · 4 days ago

Actually 4chan does have accounts, otherwise you get extremely nasty captchas.

Anyways, image boards are ephemeral because the devs were incompetent and cheap, it wasn't some genius design, or design at all.

dmonitor · 4 days ago

the emergent behavior from ephemeral posting has become a feature by this point. and while it does technically have accounts, they don't at all work like a normal social media account. they aren't published, and using the "this is for sure me" tripcode feature is socially frowned upon.

dmonitor commented on Control shopping cart wheels with your phone (2021) begaydocrime.com/... · Posted by u/mystraline

SoftTalker · 4 days ago

Aldi in the USA uses a coin system on their carts, you insert a quarter to unlock the chain. It's not so much about theft, if someone wanted a cart, a quarter is a cheap price to pay. They do it so that people bring the carts back to the corral at the front of the store to get their quarter back, instead of leaving them in the parking area. That way, the store doesn't need to hire someone to go out and gather the carts every 15 minutes.

In my view it's quite an inconvenience: who carries quarters around anymore? I rarely have any cash with me, let alone loose change.

I expect we'll soon see something where you make a small payment with your card or mobile pay app which is rebated when you return the cart.

dmonitor · 4 days ago

> In my view it's quite an inconvenience: who carries quarters around anymore? I rarely have any cash with me, let alone loose change.

That's what incentivizes you to take your quarter back. I keep a quarter in my car's center console for Aldi and getting a new one is a hassle.

dmonitor commented on French firm Gouach is pitching an Infinite Battery with replaceable cells arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/pabs3

lentil_soup · 5 days ago

>> It keeps you updated on the status of cell performance and heat through a Bluetooth-connected app

why an app? Why not a simple light or error code on device?

dmonitor · 5 days ago

so long as the protocol is simple enough to be recreated in nRF Connect, Bluetooth is fine. A proprietary bluetooth connection would be gross, though.