Developer of NeedCoolerShoes, the site in question here. Yes, absolutely correct, spot on! For anyone else interested in researching this more, the technique is called farbling.

In fact, as my tool also has layers, this subtle noise would compound with each additional layer added, until the noise was not subtle at all.

I received many bug reports about this, and it took me ages to track down the root cause, by asking users what browsers they were using and joining the dots.

I do worry that maybe I worded the popup poorly leading some more skeptical folk to worry my site was attempting to fingerprint them, which it is not.

Hi, developer of the site in question here. That popup exists to warn users that the fingerprinting protections, namely farbling, can cause minor amounts of visual noise to appear in their art. For a pixel art editor, this is not desired, and I received many bug reports about the behaviour, which lead to the popup pictured.

NeedCoolerShoes does not have any fingerprinting in place, and utilises only a privacy friendly analytics tool called counter.dev, where site analytics is public for all to see: https://counter.dev/dashboard.html?user=Moxvallix&token=d7TgWkme7Jo%3D

why is she dressed like steve minecraft?

Zerotier has been the best alternative in my experience.

Animated Series

Thank god.

I don’t get why they didn’t just reduce the volume of the audio file? Why a) replace it wit a terrible substitute, then b) when everyone complains just reduce the radius of the noise.

thats whack. glad i don’t use windows.

what’s this about?

The DESA anthem goes hard.

https://youtu.be/LzuV8-m2KD8?si=A9EmieRDafDkLgI4

whitest meal i ever seen

The following is just my own assumptions, take with a grain of salt.

Phones are often taken out to perform a quick task, then stashed back in a pocket/bag many times a day. As such, being able to unlock a phone quickly is a rather useful feature.

On the other hand, laptops are usually taken out to be used for larger tasks, and as such, do not need to be unlocked as often.

Fingerprint scanners add less value to a laptop than they do a phone.

good to know, thanks

My dad got me a Linux laptop as a kid (I was 10 I think?), and I am so grateful that he did.

To be fair, I already had a huge passion for computing, and it meant that I would constantly toy around with Linux, breaking things and learning how to fix them.

I have been a Linux user ever since, and I feel have learnt so much about computing because of it.

(I started on Ubuntu 12.04, with the glorious Unity desktop)

Freeloaders, like large corporations taking open source and then not giving back, is yet another symptom of a system that rewards extraction and self interest.

FOSS exists despite capitalism. The fact that people are willing to work on something out of their own passion, or sense of community, directly contradicts the fundamental assertion of capitalism.

Humans are not inherently greedy.

Explain open source, free software, linux community, lemmy / the fediverse, and many many other things not formed around profit, largely maintained by people in their free time motivated by community over profit.

People aren’t inherently greedy. People are born into a system that rewards greed, and punishes altruism. There have been many different societies with many different political and economic systems, and capitalism is a fairly new one all things considered.

Rational self interest is irrational. If only a few can succeed, chances are you fail. If everyone only looks out for themselves, then everyone fails. Humanity’s biggest strength — what set us apart from many other animals — is our ability to work together and look out for each other.

Capitalism doesn’t work, and is destroying the Earth.

Honestly, I think some of his greatest content comes about when he is procrastinating. I mean, if he didn’t procrastinate in S9, we wouldn’t have gotten him and Scar blowing up Doc’s tunnel bore, leading to the perimiter war.

Grian seems like the kind of person who is always coming up with new, grand ideas. I think thats one of the reasons he has done so well in the MCYT space.

And personally, I think it’s fine he doesn’t finish some of his projects. To me, Hermitcraft isn’t just about the projects; the main draw for me is the interactions and collaborations that come from the server.

I am really glad that the Hermits are catching on to the fact that many people are here to see them, not the giant bases they build.

I know that feeling of being super inspired to make something big, something grand and ambitious, and then to lose interest once the exciting parts have been done.

Also, would not be surprised if Grian has ADHD or something.

Basically, I think his episodes are great regardless of how much “progress” he makes, and while I think he is working on improving his scoping, he is still learning like everyone else, and I think S10 has been a great step in the right direction.

💀

A Fooly myself.

Unrealistic. Gameboys never die.

(it’s a copypasta)