Mastodawn

EBAY automatically opted all folks in to AI training.

"you cannot turn it off via the app or mobile site, you HAVE to be on desktop.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission."

Instructions here: https://bfleuter.tumblr.com/post/780181601796636672

Ben Fleuter Makes Comics • you cannot turn it off via the app or mobile site,...

knitmeapony: petermorwood: infectiouspiss: EBAY ARE ADDING AI TO THEIR SITE. YOU HAVE AUTOMATICALLY BEEN OPTED IN. GO AND OPT OUT. ALT you cannot turn it off via the app or mobile site, you HAVE to be on desktop. To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission. (via bluesky) Done. For my own peace of mind, after opting out at the default ebay.ie URL, I logged out again then logged into ebay.co.uk and ebay.com (because that’s how my mind works). The opt-out was showing correctly on all three, so it only needs done once. The direct link is https://accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences once you’re logged in.

Ben Fleuter Makes Comics

Their claims about push notifications on Android compared to iOS are completely false. Both Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) and the Apple Push Notification service (APNs) function in a similar way with similar privacy. However, Android does not force using FCM and apps can use other push systems.

Aurimas Liutikas

Jul 2

I wrote a post about how JUnit4 continues running tests when some of the test methods fail:

https://www.liutikas.net/2025/07/02/Exceptional-Junit4.html

#junit #android

Exceptional JUnit4 - How Does A Test Fail Successfully?

I’ve spent a lot of time writing JUnit4 tests, but never really spent time to understand how they work behind the scenes. As a user, I know that if I add “ju...

Aurimas Liutikas

Jun 28

It is kind of hard to stay optimistic about the future of the US. It feels like there are new regressions to minority rights, immigrant rights, support for science, the environment, and health. 😔

Aurimas Liutikas

Jun 25

A fascinating talk by @sellmair about the journey of creating the Compose Hot Reload. I highly recommend it!

https://youtu.be/UebhKUdO2sQ?si=7TdYRWFJMYXwTp7_

Implementing Compose Hot Reload | Sebastian Sellmair

YouTube

Aurimas Liutikas

Jun 19

Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱Jun 19

I had already basically written-off ever going back to the United States ever again, but these (repeated) stories of completely innocent travellers getting detained and deported are the nail in the coffin.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-my-reporting-on-the-columbia-protests-led-to-my-deportation

How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation

Alistair Kitchen on being detained at Los Angeles International Airport and sent back to Australia because of his reporting on the protests at Columbia University criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza.

The New Yorker

Aurimas Liutikas

Jun 19

In case you were unable to attend KotlinConf, the recording of the talk "APIs: How Hard Can They Be?" is now up:

https://kotlinconf.com/talks/779171/

APIs: How Hard Can They Be? | KotlinConf 2025, May 21–23, Copenhagen

KotlinConf is the official Kotlin conference by JetBrains. It is a place for the community to gather and discuss all things Kotlin.

KotlinConf

Aurimas Liutikas

Jun 17

I'm all about taking your time to get your API just right, but when your API added 11 years ago is still marked `@Incubating` there is something seriously broken in the process.

This is a screenshot of the oldest Gradle APIs that are *still* marked `@Incubating` today in their master branch.

Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/mastodon-updates-its-terms-to-prohibit-ai-model-training/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training | TechCrunch

Days after Elon Musk-owned X updated its terms to explicitly prohibit AI model training, decentralized social network Mastodon updated its own rules to bar any kind of model training, as well.

TechCrunch

Aurimas Liutikas

Jun 13

I put down my thoughts about .pom files used by Maven artifacts. I feel like we've reached their End Of Life. What do you think?

https://www.liutikas.net/2025/06/12/Pom-Pom-Pom.html

#gradle #maven

Pom Pom Pom 🎶 - Have we reached the end of life?

Note: This post has been edited on July 2, 2025 to clarify details about POMs.

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