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Sigh okay my brain is a foggy smear this week, I missed the deadline on downloading my kindle ebooks because I procrastinate (and I wish kobo would stop breaking), and now firefox is selling our data? ish?

Is anyone using DuckDuckGo browser for desktop (laptop) or Vivaldi browser and do you like them?

I have DuckDuckGo on my phone and I like it okay, I don't use it for much besides scrolling to be honest.

#browsers #aifree #browserswithoutai #ludditeismisanotherconversation
#fuckai #ughhashtags

"Australian firm Advanced Navigation and European manufacturer MBDA are developing a new navigation system for planes to replace GPS in situations where the system fails, eg. when signals are intentionally jammed by enemy forces. The system is reportedly simple enough that it doesn't use any AI.

It works via a downward-facing neuromorphic camera that reads the terrain's 'fingerprint'. This data is cross-referenced against an existing database of fingerprints, allowing the aircraft to ascertain its exact geographical location.

The companies have planned a real-world demonstration of its system in #Australia followed by a commercial rollout of the technology."

newatlas.com/aircraft/advanced
#AiFree #geography #GPS

New Atlas · GPS-alternative tech swaps satellites for Earth fingerprintsEven though most of today's aircraft rely heavily on GPS for navigation, the technology is far from infallible. That's why an alternative system is in the works, which may soon allow planes to navigate by "reading the fingerprint" of the terrain they're flying over.

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#Microsoft #Copilot is amazing from a tech point of view:
youtube.com/watch?v=Bf-dbS9CcR 🤖

However, you need to put all of your data in the MS #cloud in order to be able to use it. The #privacy implications are horrific to me. I certainly do have a totally different understanding of "privacy" according to the MS presentation text.

I guess there's a new quality label for companies that are #Aifree. Good old human labor results, not some auto-generated bullshit messages. 🤷

I'm getting old. 😔