Please. All social media, even Lemmy, is 100% susceptible to psyops and influence. Singling out TikTok as an attack vector is such a boomer take.
Kaiju whisperer. Galactic backpacker. My other ride is a TARDIS.
Please. All social media, even Lemmy, is 100% susceptible to psyops and influence. Singling out TikTok as an attack vector is such a boomer take.
Yep. There’s a tendency to single out China’s bad behavior for stuff other world powers (including the U.S. for sure) also do.
A great example is China’s meddling in Canadian politics these last few years. An ex-RCMP official pointed out that a lot of other countries do it, including allies. He singled out Russia and India, but also the U.S. (I mean, how could the U.S. not try to influence their neighbors’ politics.)
But China makes the headlines, every single time.
Haha, he nearly passes out when he realizes he crashed the game. That kid is amazing.
I tried this exact scenario and didn’t see any difference in load times. I’m using an ad blocker and it’s definitely sluggish, but switching to a Chrome user agent made no difference.
Linux users truly are the vegans of the tech world.
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He’s the idiot who tried to pressure the devs of Cyberpunk 2077 into letting him appear in the game as himself.
We hate cars so much, we’ve come full circle to parroting fossil fuel industry propaganda against EVs, I see.
The same happens to Chinese app stores on Android phones. Just companies trying to throw up obstacles for their competition.
Between this and antivirus software flagging cracked software, I wish security apps would focus on security instead of weaponizing consumer trust.
Better to brush after getting up to remove any bacteria and plaque buildup. And then right before bed, floss+brush.
I tried having a conversation with ChatGPT. It’s annoyingly predictable. Imagine the most boring, chronically helpful therapist who is always brimming with obvious advice, and that’s what you get.
I get that people are lonely, but we’re still much closer to ELIZA than Her.
Romania is the most enthusiastic supporter of the EU and is on an economic growth spurt right now. But sure, keep treating them like second-class Europeans until they start waxing nostalgic about the days they had a friend in Russia. See how that works out.
Bulgaria is already well on that path.
I don’t believe this is classified but
“Not sure, might be spilling nuclear secrets here, but fuck it, I really wanna reply to this Lemmy comment.”
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Yes you can, with one caveat.
According to Stephen Krashen’s input hypothesis, compelling, comprehensible input is sufficient to acquire a language. That means input that you find interesting and that keeps you engaged, and which you can understand at least in part. That evolving sweet spot can indeed take you from complete newbie to fluency without ever speaking.
In my experience, though, being able to speak with other native speakers is a huge source of motivation and creates its own compelling input. So I wouldn’t discount that.
I personally know someone who went from no English to being able to converse just by watching The Simpsons.
How about you tax billionaires and do both.
The clearest proof that the God of the New Testament doesn’t exist is that He was unable to formulate the Bible in such a way that it wouldn’t get co-opted by people with an agenda that runs contrary to His central message of tolerance and compassion.
Yeah, it just sucks.
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Neutral/allied country interfering in Canadian elections = uncomfortable truth.
China interfering in elections = big bad CCP is targeting our way of life.
A lot of countries do it, but only one is Canada’s big boogeyman.