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MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by pxoe »

SilasX wrote: post #420
pxoe wrote: post #197

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I wanted dark mode, tabs, and autosave, and now I don't have to use a different app to get those, so that works out great for me. Not sure what "breaking changes" even means for that though. Did it suddenly stop being able to open text files? No, it still just works.

"Breaking change" is a pretty common term, especially here, so I don't get the confusion about what it means. It means an interface-breaking change, so that the same input produces a different output, and is generally to be avoided because it forces the user to have to adapt and means the new version isn't strictly better[1]. The inclusion of autocorrect (that I mentioned) would be example here: previously, it would…

Words used to have meaning, now everything is "breaking" even if it's literally working and it's just "I don't like it"

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by chrisjj »

tavavex wrote: post #435
chrisjj wrote: post #378

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Imagine the horrifying world where nothing is - and a so-called AI is thereby free to impersonate anyone.

We already live in that world, and the sky hasn't fallen so far. Even in the worst case scenario, the world isn't going to be as horrifying as the alternative, because people react to the proliferation of scams, they will not keep falling for fake impersonation for the 10000th time a row. In this scenario, we simply will stop taking factual-looking images at their word in the same way how you don't take any piece of…

> Journalism will rely on a person vouching for their images with their reputation

Their images? I don't know how they'll be able to prove that.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by Aerroon »

a-dub wrote: post #428
Aerroon wrote: post #257

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Cropping and editing screenshots (eg add red circle) in a very lightweight application. Other image editing applications can do all of that, but they take 10 years to launch (during which they will ask for focus) and 2 GB of RAM.

ahh. kde has all that built directly into the screenshot utility. highlighting, text, cropping, etc.

I haven't used that in kde, but I've used the windows snipping tool and that one isn't as useful to me. Usually I want to take the screenshot now and then edit it a minute later. Paint works great for that.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by throw101010 »

inigyou wrote: post #460
throw101010 wrote: post #455

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You asked for evidence, I've provided plenty, with context. Skimming them and picking one that doesn't fully meet your criteria, then call it a "hate site" and then use vagueries like: > He must've really pissed someone off to get his own hate site. I think we all know who he pissed off. Tells me you have no interest in engaging in this in good faith. Also nobody cares if a website quoting someone being hateful would…

Are you aware of the bullshit asymmetry principle? When you cite a parade of bullshit I'm not obligated to refute all of it. A representative sample is enough to demonstrate that it's bullshit and that the bullshit asymmetry principle applies.

Pointing at a single item in a list that you pretend to have only half skimmed is not refuting anything. And it's also not a "representative sample". It's called cherry picking. Nobody asked you to refute every single one either.

The same goes with not addressing all the other points made and sourced in my messages above.

The fact is that there are enough blatant and contextualized statements in that list and the rest of the points I've made. They show his antisemitism.

Piker is openly supporting Hezbollah and Hamas "10-toes down", again irrefutalbly antisemitic terrorist organizations.

Most recently he had a slew of Democrat figures at the national level either denouncing him or distancing themselves, again, for his antisemitic comments (Hakeem Jeffries, Corey Booker, Josh Gottheimer, Hillary Scholten, Jeremy Moss, Abdul El-Sayed and so on).

This happened because Hasan Piker rambled about Jews, and specifically American Jews being responsible for the antisemitism they endure and that they shouldn't be surprised if someone "takes action" against them if they continue to want a state for Jews:

> And if Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone's going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews.

> [...]

> You're running around basically tying your entire identity to a country that inevitably will be seen as, basically, Jewish ISIS... You're making antisemitism worse.

But keep running around saying "bullshit" if you want, it won't change facts.

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Post by AbsurdCensor »

Tangurena2 wrote: post #402
AbsurdCensor wrote: post #153

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At least in the US it's not even a good method either. Own a house? Boom, your information is publically available and you won't be able to remove it without a court order, which in most states is impossible to get. In most states, you don't even need to own a house, decide to vote? You information again is publically available. Tie your real name to a single account to purchase something, and you are trackable. Want…

As a state employee, even more of my info is online. One of my coworkers pointed this page out to me: https://transparency.ky.gov/search/Pages/SalarySearch.aspx#/... > and work underground for cash My sister was a member of Scientology for 2 decades and she was encouraged to do this. As a result, she has almost no Social Security earnings and her Social Security check is about 1/4 of what she would be getting if she…

In many states voter lists are publically available online. And those same databases will tell you what party the person voted in for primary elections. The amount of information publicly available about everyone in the US is astounding.

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Post by someguyornotidk »

xmcqdpt2 wrote: post #385
someguyornotidk wrote: post #358

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They have only themselves to blame for this. They've spent decades developing technology to spy on and micro-regulate what their captive customers can do with their property. Now that they have this technology, it's only logical that they be held responsible for misuse. The only (and inevitable) solution at this point is for big tech to get micro-regulated like the banking industry. The same mindless greed that drove…

Be careful what you wish for. I'm sure Microsoft and Google would love the kind of regulation we apply to big banks. It has become a moat that makes it impossible for other (snaller/foreign) financial institutions to compete because they don't have massive specialized regulatory departments. The more complex the rules become, the more difficult it will be for alternative providers to exist, unless they have explicit…

Oh I'm very away of the damage over regulation will cause to this industry and to humanity as a whole. I'm merely highlighting the irony. Humanity will never again have the kind of autonomy and freedom it enjoyed the past 50 years. We lost thanks to the unchecked greed of a few nasty players. What a shame.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by someguyornotidk »

freedomben wrote: post #400
someguyornotidk wrote: post #358

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They have only themselves to blame for this. They've spent decades developing technology to spy on and micro-regulate what their captive customers can do with their property. Now that they have this technology, it's only logical that they be held responsible for misuse. The only (and inevitable) solution at this point is for big tech to get micro-regulated like the banking industry. The same mindless greed that drove…

You don't think that regulation would require everyone to embed watermarks and guids to make sure that nothing objectionable is being generated or created?

We'd be lucky if government stopped at this. General computing will likely end up be treated like cars and driving. Users and corporations will be highly restricted and over regulated. I don't want this but this is how it's going to go. I bet we will have fully lost our autonomy within the next two decades, sooner if AI gets misused or misbehaves in a significant way.
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