Arizona. It’s a palomino.

It looks like you’re writing a Lemmy post. Would you like help?

The whole “X-slop” term has really been oversaturated as a pejorative. Trekslop, goonslop, friendslop, etc.

It’s missing the https:// at the beginning of the URL.

Digital goods are not the problem. DRM is. Direct your outrage appropriately.

Not to say those shows literally are soap operas, but they share major qualities that I dislike out of soap operas.

The plot is primarily driven by drama from interpersonal conflict, which I just do not find interesting

Battlestar Galactica was too much soap opera for me. I don’t want “Game of Thrones in space” out of my sci-fi.

In the future, rich people won’t bother with toilets. They’ll just abuse transporters.

Oh, I didn’t realize that Valve already had a product called a companion cube which already looks and functions the same way as this one.

They don’t. The Weighted Companion Cube is a virtual item in Valve’s Portal series of games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted_Companion_Cube

It is not an actual product in real life. Even in the game, it does not “function the same way as this one” at all. It arguably has no function. In game, it is a glorified paperweight.

With that said, it is trademarked (or copyrighted or whatever) all the same, so other companies are not allowed to make something that even resembles it without permission. That is just how the stupid US trademark/copyright/patent/bullshit system works.

Are you asking if they do not have the rights or the means? I think they have both if those. Granted, DBrand is set up for that purpose as a company, so it is probably much cheaper for them to do it.

Better Off Ted S1E3 “Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits”

It’s not exactly the same thing, but it is analogous. Taking a standardized zebra striped crosswalk and recoloring it for any reason (pride, sports team colors, etc.) is taking away from that standardization, reducing safety.

But it has gotten a taste for dirt now. This is only the beginning.

Recognizability is the key. That is the entire purpose of the fake car sounds: to have your car make noises that bystanders will immediately recognize as a nearby car. It’s a safety feature. The ability to change it to an arbitrary audio file negatively impacts a safety standard. Same reason why rainbow crosswalks are a bad idea.

Yeah, looks like most settings that are relevant to theming require a subscription

https://niagaralauncher.app/

Niagara Pro

Unlock the full experience

$13.99/ Year or $42.99 / Lifetime

Pro Features

• Full access to all themes
• Customization of icons, fonts & clock
• Integrated calendar & weather widget
• Full access to pop-up folders
• Widget stacks with up to 4 widgets
• Usage breaker for digital wellbeing

There is no universal Lemmy rule or anything against that, but any instance could hypothetically set their own rule stating “You are not allowed to have an active account on any other instance” or something. With that said, I have never seen an instance with a rule anywhere near that (granted, I have only read the rules for a handful of instances, not even close to most instances). It is unlikely you will ever see a rule like that, but it could technically happen. Make sure to thoroughly read the rules of whatever instance you are considering signing up for.

Originally training the model had used the energy resources of that original corporation or whatever. But when you download that model and start running it on your own hardware, you are using your own energy.

Think of it kind of like some software like Jellyfin. When the developers write the software, they do so using their own electricity. But when you download Jellyfin and actually run the software on your own hardware, you are now only using your electricity, not the developer’s electricity at all.