TechAltar

I make videos for YouTube & Nebula.

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2024-06-15 12:09:38

If you are wondering how much companies will be learning from user backlash around AI, this is what Adobe's stock price looks like a few days after theirs 🫠
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/620/082/520/726/842/original/c2ca4e44dedc74bd.jpg

2024-06-04 12:32:57

Yet another sign that despite constant naysaying, progress definitely *is* possible.
Almsot 2/3rd of newly built homes in Germany now come with heat pumps, gas is down to 20%. The trend is also expected to continue. 💪
https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2024/06/PD24_N025_31_51.html
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/557/876/804/857/494/original/30d266e0ee517923.png

2024-05-29 14:07:54

Russian logic:
While Russia actively uses foreign weapons it buys from Iran, North Korea, etc. to attack sovereign Ukrainian territory all the time, it also claims that Ukraine using foreign made weapons on Russian territory to defend itself would somehow be inacceptable escalation. And the useful idiots agree.

2024-05-27 10:16:35

Few things give me more Schadenfreude than zipping by a long line of cars stuck in rush hour traffic on a nice bike in perfect weather. Sun in my face, wind in my (very minimal) hair, life is good!

2024-05-21 08:38:04

Scarlett Johansson is pissed and half the leadership team has rebelled. Again. OpenAI is starting to look more and more like the problem child. There is a good chance Google will beat them just by Pichai being more of the adult in the room

2024-05-10 18:05:22

Computer memory just got a LOT better!
Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-memory-just-got-a-lot-better
YouTube: https://youtu.be/i4i-79_9Nvw
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/417/467/249/938/190/original/9c087473028c3ee5.png

2024-05-08 22:24:32

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@npub18qw…y4hk except that this is a photo from a corporate machine in front of me as deployed. W10 Pro straight from the employer. All I did was move the tiles left/right within the start menu

2024-05-08 22:15:25

I would really like to see a Microsoft person try to explain why Windows, even on a corporate machine like this, comes with Disney+, Roblox, Pinterest, shitty Gameloft games & co pinned to the start menu. Which company admin wants their employees to have this?
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/407/290/666/762/224/original/6e7b74675fd023de.jpg

2024-04-10 16:46:45

Would be really embarassed right now if I had Dbrand as a sponsor. I get brands wanting to be edgy, but racist name jokes being your brand are a yikes
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/247/462/116/323/263/original/0a45c8f2fb692a61.png

2024-04-09 13:36:33

Fairphone sent me the Fairbuds to test about a week ago. My thoughts:
✅ Replaceable battery in both the buds & the case!
✅ Active noise canceling & decent sound quality (to me, not an audiophile)
✅ 149 eur, not bad
❌ Buds & case both quite bulky
❌ Almost symmetrical design means I never know which way is R/L, or up/down
❌ BT range seems a bit lower than usual
More about this later
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/241/030/615/817/925/original/8e0fda27e7204667.jpg

2024-04-02 13:43:54

Is it just me or did we survive April 1st with uncharacteristically few stupid corporate pranks?

2024-03-20 22:46:46

Tech support question:
There is a Peertube channel called Shifter ( https://video.canadiancivil.com/c/shifter_cycling/videos )
When I try to subscribe to it using my Mastodon account, the page in Mastodon shows 228 posts, but none of them visible (see screenshot or here https://mas.to/@[email protected] )
Any idea why this might be?
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/130/197/138/344/722/original/555eb7eaecc1c6fc.png

2024-03-19 14:30:03

If regulators actually pass mandatory automatic power cuts & speed limiters for e-bikes before they do so for the 2 ton metal boxes that actually kill 90%+ of the people in traffic I will start a riot
https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/general/news/automatic-e-bike-power-cuts-to-be-trialled-in-amsterdam

2024-03-15 15:14:27

This video blew my mind. The official Microsoft YouTube channel unironically recommends that you make ChatGPT write all your job applications because "personalized emails are important to stand out", but "now you can do them at 10x speed".
Surely they realize that literally the only thing that makes "personalized messages" valuable is that you know someone took the time to write them and that if everyone makes AI do theirs we are just back to square one, no?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ix4sKkQ6s

2024-03-05 13:43:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQSFnZpsqw
Absolutely insane story of a Ukranian girl getting her face cloned & deepfaked her into dozens of pro-russian fake digital influencers on Chinese social media.
I fear this flood of AI shit is truly going to break the internet
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/112/043/118/134/121/926/original/d3c682d943b0980b.png

2024-02-09 09:38:46

Brave, Chrome, Firefox & Edge are all native for Windows on ARM now, so browsers are no longer an issue.
Given that Photoshop is native + Resolve is promised, slowly the "creative" apps are less of a problem, too.
That basically leaves games as the last holdout.
https://www.xda-developers.com/brave-windows-on-arm-release/

2024-01-31 16:23:34

My video about the Fediverse is finally live on Nebula & coming soon to YouTube!
A new internet is forming (&Meta wants to control it)
https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-a-new-internet-is-forming-meta-wants-to-control-it
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/851/241/984/809/957/original/13aa3695c9b31868.jpg

2024-01-15 14:07:29

Weirdly enough, my Mastodon feed (following 92 accounts) is more lively than my Threads one (following 100) and I also get more actual interactions in the form of comments here. The one thing Threads is leading in is likes, but that does little beyond boosting my ego. I follow multiple accounts who are on both but only post on Mastodon. Obviously a sample size of 1, but I'm happy to see how active the community is here even if it's technically smaller

2024-01-09 16:59:30

Thanks for coming to Berlin on such a short notice for an interview! @npub1xzm…eykm
The interview & my video are coming in a few weeks :)
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/726/805/826/742/910/original/bebe5dc7a98ea19f.png

2024-01-07 00:06:31

Hello @npub1xzm…eykm I'm Marton and I run the YouTube channel TechAltar (https://youtube.com/techaltar) where I plan to make a video about all things Mastodon, the Fediverse & ActivityPub.
Would you be up for an interview? As a fellow Berliner, I'd love to invite you to our studio to shoot it with a proper set or digitally would work too. If yes, please let me know how I can contact you in private or send me an email to [email protected]

2023-11-25 16:17:27

Berlin - Munich in 3:57 today if all goes well with this ICE. On time so far 🤞🤞🤞
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/471/838/897/631/965/original/6e87debdc42b7a83.jpg

2023-11-04 22:36:14

Important PSA:
If you are still a CuriosityStream subscriber, be aware that they are currently mass-emailing subscribers with what I think is a VERY deceptive "offer".
They push users to renew 2 year subscriptions, promising continued Nebula access for bundle subscribers. In reality, Nebula access for CS subscribers expires on December 31st. This means you'll have <2 months of Nebula out of your "locked in" 2 year contract. All their communication seems to imply the opposite.
(🧵1/2)
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/354/316/709/899/421/original/2668c910e95ff3f2.png

2023-10-22 01:27:48

Suggestion: a worldwide system where if you can prove you live/work within a short distance (<1km?) of a place you should be allowed to skip the queue ahead of others who don't.
Like, sure, I'm happy to share my favorite cafe with tourists, but not at the expense of impossible lines. And I'm happy to let the locals first when I'm the annoying tourist somewhere else
(obviously super hard to implement, this is more of a theoretical suggestion)

2023-09-04 13:49:01

Every time I mentioned a Fairphone in a Friday Checkout we got great views. Clearly there is a lot of interest, so I got a review unit. What would you like to know about either the phone or the company behind it?
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/006/719/895/686/510/original/2fcaa9222440c35e.jpeg

2023-08-22 12:27:10

- Only a single new car model under $20k in the US.
- Average new car at $48000, average used at $27000, both up 30% since 2019
- Record loan deliquencies due to high prices & interest rates despite low unemployment rates
In other words a record number of debt slaves who can't afford their cars despite working full time jobs. What👏a👏system👏
Via: Morning Brew
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/110/932/763/757/802/943/original/a4c2c229533c77a0.jpeg

2023-08-03 22:57:26

Is something wrong with my eyes or is this logo is extremely ugly and hard to read?
- I thought the F was a weird T
- I hate that the dots horizontally and vertically are differently spaced
- The orange tone is as cheap as colors get
I'm doubting myself because design is the one thing Nothing probably does best so I'm confused...
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/110/827/669/699/906/802/original/788c53bf0e7b2717.png

2023-08-02 15:51:57

Thought experiment:
Since paying for Blue actively ranks your Tweets above others it effectively works as paid advertising. If you let users hide their Blue badges does that mean you allow ads that aren't labelled as such?
https://9to5mac.com/2023/08/02/hide-blue-checkmark-twitter-blue/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/110/820/338/261/998/830/original/9dba03c8de8ac99a.png

2023-06-24 17:25:54

Weird to see not a single post about Russia's active civil war on my Mastodon. Sadly have to stick to Twitter for current events for now :/