It does work better for me in general. The video is no longer slow... unless I start using a virtual background, then it gets really sluggish. (Firefox.)
I also run Arch and have this same problem. I dug in for a bit, but found nothing. :( Webcam works perfectly well in all other circumstances except Zoom.
Recommendation algorithms are great for discovering related information and new stuff.
I agree that open, controllable recommendation algorithms would be great. But right now using none of the currently widespread social media recommendation algorithms at all (and just matching keywords instead) makes for a less-abusive, more positive experience. IMHO.
I mean, I have a BS and MS in computer science, so you can use that as guidance as to whether or not I know what an algorithm is. :)
In this context, though, it should be clear that "The Algorithm" refers to a specific social networking algorithm that chooses the content you see in order to maximize advertising revenue.
So yes, Lemmy has algorithms that show different content based on your input, but that's a wildly different animal. Notably, I'm the one deciding, and also they're not trying to maximize ad revenue.
The real problem with the internet isn’t Facebook or Twitter or Reddit, it’s the fact the entire experience is pretty much controlled by Microsoft and Google. As they shape your content, lock you out of areas and generally dictate what’s “legal” or even what gets found during your searches.
I agree the Google and MS are a problem, but Facebook, Twitter, Reddit are also a problem, albeit a different one.
Another option here is GitHub. I keep my markdown notes in a repo that I just clone from there to my various machines... And then I get to edit them in vim. 😂
I'm typing this on an 8-or-9-year-old laptop that used to be a Windows machine years ago. Exact same experience--it got too sluggish so I wiped it and installed Linux and it's been fine ever since.
I agree with you, but there is a greater subtext here that social media has made it easier than ever to make money by driving a wedge harder than ever into that split. Same split, but this makes the old tactics look pretty quaint. IMHO.
Gmail's easiest to replace if you have your own domain. I moved mine a couple years ago with no issues at all.
There are still various ways to watch YT ad-free and tracking-free. (And you can pay the creators directly on Patreon or through another service, and watch the videos ad-free on Patron. I pay a little more on Patreon than I was paying for YT Premium, but not much more, and I'm happier the creators are getting bigger cut and Google is getting no cut.)
I use FF basically exclusively except for the rare time a site doesn't work with it. It was also an easy change. Google does degrade their stuff (whether or purpose or through ineptitude) but there are other options for the other main Google services, as well.
The only things I have left on there are photos, contacts, and calendars. Photos will probably be the next to go.
Using free software is the important part, IMO. Not using non-free software is a good wishlist item. But of course there are those who differ with me. :)
If you're up on your bash coding skills: in the Firefox debugger, you can find the URL to the page images and see if there's a usable pattern in the URLs. If there is, you could script it in bash and repeatedly call curl to download the images.
You can start collecting at 62 and get 70% of your computed payout, which I will be doing.
The math is too hard for me given inflation and all that, but since social security rarely seems to have enough money, I'd guess they're still paying out more than they take in...?
Beej Jorgensen @ beejjorgensen @lemmy.sdf.org Posts 5Comments 381Joined 2 yr. ago
It does work better for me in general. The video is no longer slow... unless I start using a virtual background, then it gets really sluggish. (Firefox.)