https://tetr.io/

Exceptional multiplayer Tetris.

It is very silly right now to admit you wanted to work on a tourist visa.

Where did they admit that?

About having no bookings yet, that part was always sketchy. I went 15 years ago to the US for a 4 week trip and had only lined up the first hostel for a few days, the rest I had not planned yet, luckily got no questions but worried about it back then already… Guess this is a thing of the past now.

Huh? You base “was always sketchy” on your personal feelings doing that yourself 15 years ago?

I really don’t see what’s sketchy about not booking four weeks ahead.

I’m more of a planner, but my grandparents get in their car and drive through and around Italy without a single stay pre-planned.

I don’t see how that’s suspicious or sketchy at all.

https://instatext.io/

Free 14-day trial with a limited number of improvements.

25 € / month.

Languages: English (US and UK).

InstaText uses advanced language technologies, but not generative AI, to suggest recommendations and ideas for improving text clarity and readability.

With regard to differences to Grammarly and the like:

The main function of Grammarly and similar tools is proofreading. They mainly check your text for spelling and grammar and do not offer suggestions for in-depth editing. Therefore, InstaText is the ideal choice for those who want to improve the clarity, style, and readability of their texts with more detailed suggestions.

All data is transmitted to their servers. As per policy, not used for anything other than offering the suggestions. They strongly recommend not to submit any personal data though:

Please note that we strongly advise you not to use our text improvement service for texts that contain personal data of any kind.

The website uses Google Analytics.

Tracking integration of Google, Meta - presumably on their website only.

Data transfer to Canada (I checked to make sure they don’t transfer to the US despite being based in Canada).

The comment linked to Druide; here is the Antidote website.

• English OR French 60 € / year / user.
• English AND French 90 € / year / user.
• English OR French 100 € / year / 5 user.
• English AND French 150 € / year / 5 user.

It isn’t.

You don’t want Trump to throw a tantrum when you go there to negotiate something mostly unrelated, so you delay the announcement.

Good

On Lemmy? Go for it.

I absolutely agree with that. The algorithms are one of the significant promoters of destabilization, propaganda, disorientation, and manipulation, by platforms and by other parties making use of them.

It is essential for the EU to regulate them. Through transparency and requirements, and adequate consequences.

It was one of my points in the EU survey response and content about it here on Lemmy https://feddit.org/post/10253134/5842417

That seems wasteful

There’s alternatives, and taxes don’t prevent use in the first place.

Public data or Facebook data?

If 75 percent block together, 25 percent can be blocked. The rest is limited. If you legitimate them through participation, you risk them being seen more acceptable a reasonable option.

No, nothing ever from my parents. School had one session at some point. I can’t say I remember anything from it.

That’s hot

This is the first time you notice because it’s the first good idea halo they ever had. /s

A sudden, relatively small ice patch on a curvy mountain road with no road barrier and a car coming towards me. I swirled towards abyss, then a rock wall, then back to the abyss, and the other car somehow passed me too. Thankfully neither me nor the others were hurt.

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:O

What do all these interesting pictogram keys do?

I thought German would be QUARZ. /s