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What is your opinion on the recent decompilations of games and for-profit software? What do you feel about the use of AI in these projects? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I'd rather see open source software get the rescources they need to "catch up" to the monopolies.

The stuff ai is spitting out won't be easy to maintain and any securrity vunerabilites will go unpatched. Attempting to maintain this software with ai will just result in making more dataceneters and more communities will be fucked over.

However, if adobe and microsoft sucesfully claim ai has stolen their code, than they might set the legal president that AI has to follow copyright laws. Which could help artists (wishfull thinking, I know).

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    Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replications — Autodesk tools and other subscription-based services may come next in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
    [–] 3 points 7 hours ago

    I still use my copy of photoshop from time to time.

    Photopea has been my go to alternative for opening actual psd docs for a while.

    Paint.net was my go to for quick stuff back in windows. I've been learning Kirta on linux now.

    But for certain work, the 10 year old copy of photoshop is still better at certain things. Specifically for editing actual photos (go figure).

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    • I got targeted - frankwiles.com in c/technology@lemmy.world
    [–] 7 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

    Enough of the clickbait titles please. We're here to escape the mainstream bullshit. If an article is intresting enough, at least come with up a short synopsis so we know what the topic is. "I got Targeted - frankwiles.com (software dev almost gets phished by fake project offer)"

    That being said, thank you for sharing it. This is an intresting read, the lengths hackers/scammers go to trick people. It wasn't some "hollywood" crack the code bullshit, they came up with a plossible story and tried to get the guy to run malicious code. It reinforceses that the user is the weakest link, no matter how smart or careful we are. Security isn't just about preventing yourself from getting hacked, minmizing damage and having a recovery options for when you fuckup is important too.

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    The avatar movie leaked - watch out for spoilers. (www.cartoonbrew.com)
    submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by to c/avatar@lemmy.world
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    ArticleAnother Leak: ‘Avatar: Aang: The Last Airbender’ Surfaces Online Months Before Paramount+ Debut By Jamie Lang | 04/13/2026 1:17 pm |

    A major leak of footage from Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender is making the rounds online, and it’s hard to see this as anything but damaging for everyone involved.

    Over the weekend, clips and now reportedly the full film surfaced online months ahead of its planned Paramount+ debut. The movie, directed by Lauren Montgomery, was initially meant to get a theatrical run, but late last year it was pulled and redirected straight to Paramount+.

    The material shared over the weekend reportedly includes key story moments and unfinished animation, although some say the full film is now online, with reports suggesting the leak may have originated from an internal error or security breach tied to Nickelodeon. One Twitter user claimed they were accidentally sent the full film in an email from Nickelodeon. That seems exceedingly unlikely, but it raises questions about how the film could have gotten out.

    The leak is a major blow to an already unsettled studio. Since being purchased by Skydance, Paramount and its subsidiary Nickelodeon have been subject to massive layoffs; their long-time and well-respected head of animation, Ramsey Naito, left the company; and just last week, it was revealed that Nickelodeon Animation Studios would be folded more tightly into CBS Studios.

    It’s concerning yet entirely unsurprising how normalized this kind of thing has become. Another Avatar film, James Cameron’s in this case, leaked in 2023, alongside The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The difference in those cases is that the films being leaked were already released in theaters. This time, a film months away from release has now been spoiled by a few bad actors.

    High-profile leaks aren’t just spoilers, either. They disrupt the economic and creative ecosystem that keeps these kinds of projects getting made. When unfinished work circulates widely, it diminishes both the artistry and the labor behind it, and can cause serious issues for future titles.

    The upcoming avatar movie leaked, it sounds like the script, screenshots and possibly the entire movie is circulating.

    Also for some reason (before the leak) Paramount decided the movie wouldn't get a theatrical release. Who ever is making the decisions out there is not setting it up for success.

    Anyway, if you can watch the movie from an official source, please do so their numbers reflect as many people as possible.

    spoilerThere is no movie in Ba Sing Se

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    Recommendation for a Windows 'Calandar Widget' (lemmy.world)
     

    Basically looking a calandar that stays on the deaktop, and can show events (Otherwise I'd just use a wallpaper). I don't need much interaction with it, if any, essentially just open the actaul calandar program. Sync with iCal is a big plus.

    While FOSS is ideal, I'm open to anything free (that can be firewalled or is actually private (unlikely, I know))

    I found one that used windows 7 widgets, but it was too small and didn't seem to work right anyways.

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    Android Tablets (lemmy.world)
    submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/android@lemmy.world
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    Does anyone have good experience with android tablets, and possibly replacing the OS? I see some interesting options from Google, lenovo, one plus, etc... I imagine the pixel one will be the easiest to load a new OS to, but I also wonder about the tablet support of things like lineage or graphine.

    The hardware doesn't have to be groundbreaking, just good enough to be my "travel laptop" for movies, comics and general interneting. I don't want a laptop, as I often like to sit in chair/bed to read comics or watch movies and a keyboard would make that awkward.

    One of my main concerns is the update support - my iPad has been getting updates since 2017, a lot of the android manufactures are promising a pathetic 3 to 5 years. I don't want to be "software bricked" in 5 years (I.e apps eventually requiring an Android version I cannot update to)

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