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Comment on Toyota’s bet on hybrids was mocked, then vindicated. Now it’s trying to repeat the trick with an unlikely bet on the combustion engine. in ~transport
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Comment on If you had US$50K and had to purchase a classic car, sports car, and daily driver for your budget dream garage, what vehicles would you pick? in ~transport
Plik LinkWell no cars, it'd be all motorcycles: Daily: Custom Scrambler (unused budget goes here :) Sports: RE Himalayan (the newest one) (~7k) Classic: Ural (~16k)Well no cars, it'd be all motorcycles:
Daily: Custom Scrambler (unused budget goes here :)
Sports: RE Himalayan (the newest one) (~7k)
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Comment on Are there any backpacks which are both stylish and functional? in ~life.style
Plik Link ParentRegarding air travel, I actually bring two messenger bags. A smaller Timbuk2 as my personal item (under the seat), and a much larger Chrome bag as my carry on (overhead). On longer trips I would...Regarding air travel, I actually bring two messenger bags. A smaller Timbuk2 as my personal item (under the seat), and a much larger Chrome bag as my carry on (overhead).
On longer trips I would bring a third military loadout style bag with backpack straps for my checked luggage, and then wear all three looking like some kind of bizarre SF bicycle messenger-paratrooper 😅. Loadout bag on my back, Chrome bag reversed across my chest, and Timbuk2 hanging below the Chrome bag just above crotch level.
Not quite this absurd, but pretty close:
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Comment on Are there any backpacks which are both stylish and functional? in ~life.style
Plik Link ParentThis was actually my initial mental image from OP's post. IMO there is pretty much no way of escaping the "12 year old you in gradeschool" look with any non-camping (and if camping, you better be...(mind you I use the same jansport from third grade and have little claim to backpack fashion sense)
This was actually my initial mental image from OP's post. IMO there is pretty much no way of escaping the "12 year old you in gradeschool" look with any non-camping (and if camping, you better be camping or backpacking) backpack.
I think messenger bags or hip bags are a better way to go in a work environment, it's just hard for me to take the backpack look at all seriously.
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Comment on Just wanna talk about drinking less in ~talk
Plik LinkI don't have too much useful to say. But I will state my own opinion on your two vices (from experience, not judgment): Alcohol is for making boring hours interesting. Cigarettes are for making...I don't have too much useful to say. But I will state my own opinion on your two vices (from experience, not judgment):
- Alcohol is for making boring hours interesting.
- Cigarettes are for making boring minutes interesting.
Neither of these are good reasons for either.
I am also unsure of NA beverages, seems to me it's just better to go with water? Or maybe soda water (+flavor)? I guess you have to decide whether you actually miss the flavor of alcoholic beverages, or you're just trying to fake out your desire for alcohol.
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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
Plik Link ParentHaha, yeah never aim directly at the exhaust pipe, and apologies for assuming you weren't an enlightened bum gun using human.Haha, yeah never aim directly at the exhaust pipe, and apologies for assuming you weren't an enlightened bum gun using human.
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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
Plik Link ParentI'm gonna counter your TP with butt guns. Way less TP needed, and a cleaner brown eye. You can even use paper towels in a pinch as the paper is mostly just for drying off, not scraping the last...I'm gonna counter your TP with butt guns.
Way less TP needed, and a cleaner brown eye. You can even use paper towels in a pinch as the paper is mostly just for drying off, not scraping the last layers of flesh off your hemorrhoids.
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Comment on Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice in ~tech
Plik Link ParentOoh yeah, that's bad. And creepy. I thought it was less direct like "we like this movie AI and actress, use it as inspiration", not "make me an AI sex doll replica voice of Johansson".Ooh yeah, that's bad. And creepy. I thought it was less direct like "we like this movie AI and actress, use it as inspiration", not "make me an AI sex doll replica voice of Johansson".
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Comment on Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice in ~tech
Plik Link ParentI am curious how one makes an AI human sounding voice that sounds like nobody on the planet. Reminds me of Deadmaus accidently recreating Darude Sandstorm in his studio. Also the American...I am curious how one makes an AI human sounding voice that sounds like nobody on the planet. Reminds me of Deadmaus accidently recreating Darude Sandstorm in his studio.
Also the American midwestern accent is one of the closest accents to the mid-atlantic accent that has been modified for use by news casters because it is one of the easiest English language accents to understand. So if you want an easily understandable English language AI voice, odds are it's gonna sound like some random Jack or Diane from Indiana (suckin on a chili dog).
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Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books
Plik Link ParentMost IT places I worked, if you left the screen unlocked you'd come back to upside down/sideways Windows. Was kinda scary how many people didn't know the rotation shortcut considering we worked in...Most IT places I worked, if you left the screen unlocked you'd come back to upside down/sideways Windows. Was kinda scary how many people didn't know the rotation shortcut considering we worked in IT, and this happened fairly regularly.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
Plik Link ParentI mean if the risk is 20k USD fine and developing country jail time....yes, yes I am going to spend 150-300 bucks on a nice Timbuk2 or Chrome bag for my carry on only (no guns!) carry on bag.I mean if the risk is 20k USD fine and developing country jail time....yes, yes I am going to spend 150-300 bucks on a nice Timbuk2 or Chrome bag for my carry on only (no guns!) carry on bag.
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Comment on What are three things you're feeling positively about today? in ~talk
Plik Link ParentWe used to do butter, brown sugar, and water heated in a pan when we ran out of syrup....honestly it tasted better than any non-maple syrup.We used to do butter, brown sugar, and water heated in a pan when we ran out of syrup....honestly it tasted better than any non-maple syrup.
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Comment on I am worthless, I couldn't write a good article or draft to save my life in ~creative
Plik LinkJust start writing anything. This is how I used to start papers in grad school when I had no idea where to start, even on really dry topics like international monetary systems. I would literally...Just start writing anything. This is how I used to start papers in grad school when I had no idea where to start, even on really dry topics like international monetary systems. I would literally start off with random shit, e.g:
"Ugh why do I have to write this, this prof is such a hard ass, and international monetary systems are so tiring, I have to write about this thing (boring) and that thing (boringer!) just to make a point about this other thing. This one other other thing is kinda cool though, because...."
And then from there I'd have a reallllly shitty outline, but I could at least start researching one of the "boring" things, and then write about it after I felt comfortable enough with my understanding. Once you get a few paragraphs down about one topic, the others kind of fall into place, as in you know the sequence you want to go through in order to get to your end point....even if the initial topic you started on actually ends up right in the middle of the paper.
You mentioned programming, logic, and philosophy, maybe a fun topic would be what the internet will be like in 10 years after everything is completely enshittified. Is it really gonna just be a bunch of private VIP chat rooms that are invite only from in person meetings in meatspace? How would that be catalyzed safely in terms of programming/authentication? People used to do reddit meetups....now those don't happen so much because there are too many weirdos, would people be willing to go back to that just to gain access to a private chatroom/network?
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Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv
Plik LinkBattlestar also killed Stargate.....because SG tried copying their edgelord angst for SGU, and failed miserably.Battlestar also killed Stargate.....because SG tried copying their edgelord angst for SGU, and failed miserably.
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Comment on Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI in ~tech
Plik Link ParentLast time I checked, ChatGPT couldn't even remember the board correctly for tic tac toe 🤣Last time I checked, ChatGPT couldn't even remember the board correctly for tic tac toe 🤣
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Comment on The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records in ~transport
Plik Link ParentUnfortunately most business students don't take those classes too seriously, it's more of an easy A than anything else. On par with the resume/digital profile "design" classes (in reality just...Unfortunately most business students don't take those classes too seriously, it's more of an easy A than anything else. On par with the resume/digital profile "design" classes (in reality just very liberally massaging the shit out of your work history) most business schools also require. The IB and consulting focus students for sure don't care.
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Comment on Is there an intuitive (but powerful) music thingie? in ~music
Plik LinkFruityloops is software, might be what you're looking for. I think it's free? Or there is a decent trial.Fruityloops is software, might be what you're looking for. I think it's free? Or there is a decent trial.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
Plik LinkI am happy with Tildes, it has enough interesting articles to keep me entertained during downtime, but not too many to where I use it too often. I also appreciate the longer form comments,...I am happy with Tildes, it has enough interesting articles to keep me entertained during downtime, but not too many to where I use it too often.
I also appreciate the longer form comments, although I do often skip them if the topic isn't super interesting.
I definitely do not miss running into "and my axe!" or similar in every single comment thread. I haven't used reddit in months except for the occasional Google search for "best [x] reddit".
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Comment on Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk in ~transport
Plik Link ParentHonda or Toyota had a massive issue with this in the 90s or something. Can't remember exactly.Honda or Toyota had a massive issue with this in the 90s or something. Can't remember exactly.
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Comment on With Vids, Google thinks it has the next big productivity tool for work in ~tech
Plik Link ParentOrrrrr... Because words on a page are nice? I can scan text more easily than a video. I can read as fast as or as slow as I want instantly (no settings gear > playback speed > 2x clicks) I can...and people wonder "but why don't you vid chat me?" And they won't understand "because I don't want to" or "because face-to-face is distracting for me" or "because it's a negative in how I can try to interact" or anything similar as an answer.
Orrrrr... Because words on a page are nice?
I can scan text more easily than a video.
I can read as fast as or as slow as I want instantly (no settings gear > playback speed > 2x clicks)
I can skip ahead, or reread faster than tracking through a video.
No need to hit pause, I determine how long something stays in front of me, not the video creator determining that 3 seconds is enough time to view, consider, and understand a 4 coupling Feynman diagram.
I really don't understand the constant urge of certain people to move away from the written word. Videos, simulations, animations, etc. are all good in their own way, but trying to turn every type of knowledge transfer into a 30s - 5min video just seems silly to me.
I really miss the era of RTFM.
Don't forget Toyota's AAA+ stamp of approval from terrorists and militias around the world. (joking/not joking)