This info actually dropped months ago but it didnt get much mainstream coverage i think.

Always root if in doubt. Even that is not enough sometimes, but it usually is.

I wrote “in this regard” to mean in terms of deepfakes and such being normalized.

The fucking president of the USA posted AI videos. So yeah, we are doomed in this regard.

1:1 calls are pretty straightforward to implement with webrtc. Nice to see they are doing it.

If you wanna see if a server supports it just put in your servers URL into this handy matrix server tester.
If the server has something related to “livekit” in the .well-known section then its most likely supported.

https://federationtester.mtrnord.blog/?serverName=matrix.org#server-wellknown

So far only Element Web/Desktop and ElementX have implemented the current gen call system. It also needs to be supported server side so it only works if you are on a homeserver that has set up element-call. (Many have at this point, but far from all)
In Element X its the only available call system, in the desktop version you need to click on the video/camera icon and select “Element Call” to use it.

If you just wanna try it out standalone (the client just embeds this same UI) you can do so here. https://call.element.io/

This systems is super smart and can distribute the load across multiple homeservers when you have large calls with like 100+ participants.

I used it years ago and it worked quite well even back then. If you just need a messenger then its not bad at all imo. I dont know how it scales when running a server for 10000+ users (every message is a new email so the load is probably a lot higher than for a normal email server), but its probably fine.

The main reason why i dont use it over matrix is the very mature VOIP stack that Element/Matrix is using. I basically completely replaced classic phone calling and other video conferencing stuff with matrix.

I put him on that planet from Interstellar where time flows differently.

It says “gang rape” in the title. If you dont want to read about gang rape then dont click on a post that says gang rape.

I dont actually have a toddler, but thanks for the tip.

Yeah i dont get this complaint. This is just a label that people can qualify for, its not a competition or curated list of totally great websites. Its literally just like an energy efficiency sticker on a TV.

They are useful for those people though. You can put a QR code or URL on your business card and it will give people all the information they need for your businessor something.

Thats is how Wikipedia has always operated. Wikipedia articles should be and mostly are entirely made up of information that comes from other sources. They are basically just fancy packaging that combines information from hundreds of sources into a single article thats easier to understand. And when all the people, whose job is researching genocide, agree that Israel is comitting one, then all the competent sources will themselves just echo that sentiment.

I was wondering that too. Just take some isopropyl alcohol and those stickers would fall right off. They really went out of their way to damage the paint during removal.

Clearly people dont seem to like my take and its sort of expected. I also despise the whole “just dont by those avocados if you cant afford them” thing that rich people loving pushing. But damn if it takes “months” to save up 280$ then you are basically living paycheck to paycheck. I feel like i would prefer having an extra 280$ of emergency savings in that situation rather than slightly fancier RAM sticks.

Obviously lots of assumptions there. Could just be a kid saving up pocket money. Could be someone that earns plenty of money and just decides to only spend a very limited amount on hobbies.

Sort of, but you dont want to combine two sticks with different timings or frequency. So you gotta buy the high end ones straight away or be forced to remove the cheap one when you add better ones.

Even ignoring the price hike, if you have to save for months to buy RAM, you should probably save it instead. Doesnt sound like a very smart financial decision to spend every last cent on your PC.

You’re welcome.

Adau was meant to earn $600 (£450) per month, but only got a sixth of that.

“They deducted money for our rent, for our Russian classes, for the Wi-Fi, for our transport to work, for taxes. And then they also said that if we skipped a day of work, they’d deduct $50. If we set off the fire alarm whilst cooking, they’d deduct $60. If we didn’t hand in our Russian language homework, or if we skipped class, they’d deduct from your salary.”

That is so comically bad it almost seems unreal. Like the old US coal mine systems.