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Comment on What are your predictions for 2026? in ~talk
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Comment on AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is. in ~comp
Bullmaestro Link Parent100% this. They hear AI as a buzzword and are like "fuck yeah."100% this. They hear AI as a buzzword and are like "fuck yeah."
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Comment on AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is. in ~comp
Bullmaestro LinkI use Oracle Fusion at work (currently work as a purchase ledger clerk) and I'm one of the temps tasked with "training" their Intelligent Document Recognition (IDR) system to recognize documents...I use Oracle Fusion at work (currently work as a purchase ledger clerk) and I'm one of the temps tasked with "training" their Intelligent Document Recognition (IDR) system to recognize documents because my workplace's method of processing invoices has otherwise been very manual.
Oracle's solution is by far the worst OCR system I've ever used for processing PDF invoices and it's not even close. I genuinely cannot tell if it's because Oracle are a bunch of patent trolls with far more lawyers than engineers, or because they're embracing AI.
The irony is that IDR is neither intelligent nor does it recognize documents. After processing hundreds of docs from a specific supplier and marking the specific features this system needs to look out for, it still completely miscategorises invoices. And the thing about using Oracle Fusion as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution is that you have to code transactions to very specific accounts with a long string of numbers.
When processing invoices manually you can just code the net invoice value to one line (assuming they're goods of the same type), post that lengthy accounting string once, put in the tax calculation and be done with it. When you process invoices with IDR, it replicates every line of an invoice, or tries its best to - I've seen plenty of errors.
Oracle Fusion only allows you to view 5 invoice lines at a time, and when you try to scroll down, it lags a lot, and it takes very simple stuff to glitch the system and end up having to start over again. You could click a button to get the detailed full screen view of each line which would make things easier if it didn't glitch out and fail to enable this view until you've already validated the invoice.
This crock of shit is part of what made Larry Ellison the second-richest man in the world. Let that sink in...
Point is... I'm done with AI slop.
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Comment on How do you want to define 2026 for yourself? in ~talk
Bullmaestro LinkI dunno what my new year's resolution will be or even if I believe in the concept. A close friend once said that we shouldn't reserve self-reflection for a specific calendar date and I agree with...I dunno what my new year's resolution will be or even if I believe in the concept. A close friend once said that we shouldn't reserve self-reflection for a specific calendar date and I agree with him.
Anyway, for me 2025 really sucked and I want next year to be the one where I bounce back.
This time last year I was meant to be moving into my own apartment. Then I was made redundant, spent seven months struggling to find another job and currently work in a role that I hate. It's the fact that I have to wake up at stupid o'clock in the morning, which can either be 7 am on a home day, or 5 am if I need to commute to the office. Commuting takes two hours each way regardless of if I drive or take public transport and it effectively garnishes 2.5 hours worth of my wages on bus/train costs, or slightly less in fuel if I drive. Also, I didn't spend years and thousands of pounds on accountancy qualifications so I could do 8 hours of basic data entry a day for £13.50 an hour whilst some parasite recruiter earns commission from my misery.
Despite 2025 being the year I lost my virginity and having a brief relationship, my love life (or lack thereof) has flatlined. I don't get matches on dating sites. A friend of mine led me on big time. And I just feel like nothing is going my way.
I think my resolution for 2026 will be to stop brooding. If somebody pisses me off or upsets me I have to be more confrontational.
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Comment on Other people might just not have your problems in ~life
Bullmaestro (edited )LinkDefinitely needed to read this blog post. I have a lot of problems. Past trauma from being bullied throughout my childhood and teen years. Living with elderly and overly mollycoddling parents. A...Definitely needed to read this blog post.
I have a lot of problems. Past trauma from being bullied throughout my childhood and teen years. Living with elderly and overly mollycoddling parents. A family that never took my Asperger's diagnosis seriously. A lack of professional skills which has frankly left me disenfranchised.
Even this year has sucked. I lost my previous commercial finance job back in March and lost a golden opportunity to lease an apartment and move out as a result. It took me seven months to even land a crappy purchase ledger job with a two hour commute, almost unsociable start & finish times and a big paycut.
I don't like it when people call me lazy, privileged, etc, and act like my problems are a quick fix. It took me months to finally start rebuilding the pieces.
If you have a problem other people don’t, you should make different decisions than they do. If you struggle with not having extrarelational sex, don’t be monogamous; if you struggle with jealousy, don’t be polyamorous. 1 I don’t, in fact, work a conventional job; I try to find work that is reasonably accommodating of my horrifying Discord addiction.
1 If you struggle with both, you’re screwed.
As someone who has struggled greatly with love and didn't even lose their virginity until just a few months ago at the age of 34... damn, even OP thinks I'm screwed.
I'm currently struggling with the jealousy of finding out a lady who messed me around (to put it lightly) a few months back is seeing another guy. My love life (or lack thereof) has otherwise flatlined.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Bullmaestro LinkCookie Clicker: Progress is going very nicely and I'm at at almost a billion prestige levels. I do have some gripes about the Steam version though, and the main one is that the game straight-up...Cookie Clicker: Progress is going very nicely and I'm at at almost a billion prestige levels. I do have some gripes about the Steam version though, and the main one is that the game straight-up freezes when I try to switch the season to Valentine's Day and purchase heart sweets. This is thankfully looking like it's not one of those games that is gonna take me years to 100%. Hopefully Orteil fixes the crashes.
Old School RuneScape: I kinda hit an impasse with training Sailing, and need a lot more money to progress my account. So I've been crafting Maple Longbows and am close to hitting 70 Fletching, which is when I'll pivot to crafting and high alching Yew Longbows.
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Comment on Things are crumbling around me and a lot of it is my fault in ~health.mental
Bullmaestro LinkPlease tell me this is just some elaborate shit-test to see who would leave over genuinely nazi values. And whoever passes by actually leaving gets to keep their job. That's the best-case scenario...Please tell me this is just some elaborate shit-test to see who would leave over genuinely nazi values. And whoever passes by actually leaving gets to keep their job.
That's the best-case scenario here. The worst-case one is "sorry mate, you need to find another job pronto." That guy is otherwise heiling all the Hitlers.
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Comment on I made Magnus Carlsen play the cow opening in ~games.tabletop
Bullmaestro LinkIsn't that the same opening that got Tyler1, the toxic-as-fuck League of Legends streamer to nearly 2000 elo in online chess?Isn't that the same opening that got Tyler1, the toxic-as-fuck League of Legends streamer to nearly 2000 elo in online chess?
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Comment on After 42 years, Gainax officially closes in ~anime
Bullmaestro LinkGainax's collapse begs the question: How do you go from producing hit series like Evangelion, Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking to bankruptcy? I mean I'm aware that they've been going through a...Gainax's collapse begs the question: How do you go from producing hit series like Evangelion, Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking to bankruptcy?
I mean I'm aware that they've been going through a brain drain and lost talent who would later form Khara and Trigger, but still....
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Bullmaestro (edited )LinkI finally transferred my League of Legends account from EUW to NA. The experience has been a mixed bag to say the least. Players interact more in chat on NA, and are definitely far more toxic. But...I finally transferred my League of Legends account from EUW to NA. The experience has been a mixed bag to say the least.
Players interact more in chat on NA, and are definitely far more toxic. But I'd prefer trash talkers who can actually back up the shit that comes out of their mouths than players who just unapologetically don't give a damn about playing the game seriously. Iron 3 on NA is genuinely a better experience than Bronze 4 on EUW, and that reinforces my belief that Europe is genuinely a bad region now, both in terms of pro play, in-game match quality and customer support moderation quality.
The only bad Ranked game I had so far was two days ago, when I locked in an off-meta pocket pick (Varus Support) that I often played on EUW. Arseholes on my team flamed, trash talked, threw their toys out the pram then proceeded to run it the hell down out of pure spite because I didn't pick a meta support.
My KDA by the end of the match was 6/9/17, and many of my deaths came as a result of the bot laner abandoning my lane and leaving me to fend for myself in 1v2s against a pure bruiser duo. I had dealt 39k damage to enemy champions. The Vayne bot? 19/19/6. While they did the most damage, they also dived more than Cristiano Ronaldo and spent much of the game roaming outside of their designated lane. Our Cho'gath Mid? 2/18/0, 9k damage dealt to champions. My shitty teammates were genuinely dying every 95 to 100 seconds, which I'm shocked isn't grounds for an immediate automated inting ban.
Imagine my glee when I logged into League last night and got four instant feedback notifications, and saw that these guys had suddenly gone inactive. My reports actually did something.
Other than this, I started playing Cookie Clicker again, going back to the OG idle game. A lot has changed and a lot of the game's mechanics have been slowly coming back to me.
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Comment on Crunchyroll to end ad-supported streaming at the end of 2025 in ~anime
Bullmaestro LinkEnshittification strikes again. How long before they pull an Amazon and try dubbing their anime with AI?Enshittification strikes again. How long before they pull an Amazon and try dubbing their anime with AI?
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Comment on Netflix wins bidding war, starts talks with Warner Bros. Discovery in ~movies
Bullmaestro LinkAfter watching Zaslav destroy Warner Bros from within, I'm actually optimistic for this.After watching Zaslav destroy Warner Bros from within, I'm actually optimistic for this.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
Bullmaestro LinkMy top 5 songs this year have mainly been ones that I've been learning for karaoke: Horny - Mousse T Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats - Cats Tarzan Boy - Baltimora Midnight At The Oasis - The...My top 5 songs this year have mainly been ones that I've been learning for karaoke:
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Comment on r/art subreddit under new management after an artist was banned for mentioning their art prints in ~arts
Bullmaestro LinkI'm surprised it took this long for users to revolt against a tyrannical power tripping Reddit moderator, given all the crap I've seen power mods like Awkward_The_Turtle pull over the years....I'm surprised it took this long for users to revolt against a tyrannical power tripping Reddit moderator, given all the crap I've seen power mods like Awkward_The_Turtle pull over the years.
Remember the artist who got banned based on false accusations of generating their art based on AI, and how mods dismissed any and all appeals despite the artist providing genuine receipts in the form of .psd files that he created the art himself?
It's a tale as old as time. Get unfairly banned over some hidden rule. Appeal. Have some basement dweller tell you to fuck off and rudely modmail mute you for 28 days. Appeal to admins, get ignored. Try to speak up publicly with receipts showing your innocence. Have the power mods "cwy hawassment" to the admins. Get temp or perma banned from Reddit as a whole.
And why wouldn't the admins side with them? We all know based on the site's history with hosting qurstionable content that the only Reddit founder with any actual moral principles was Aaron Swartz.
Kn0thing is a snake that is going to drag Digg down with him and don't get me started on the Tintin-looking dude who is Reddit's current CEO.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2025) in ~health.mental
Bullmaestro Link ParentI understand what you're saying and had been in that same awkward situation eleven years ago, but things feel different. We're on the cusp of being replaced with AI. Society simply isn't ready for...I understand what you're saying and had been in that same awkward situation eleven years ago, but things feel different.
We're on the cusp of being replaced with AI. Society simply isn't ready for the 20, 30, even 50 percent unemployment rates that are sure to follow.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Bullmaestro LinkI finally beat NGU idle. Screw that idle game and the three years it took for me to get to the ending. While the only Steam achievement I don't have is the level 69 equipment one, I can't be...I finally beat NGU idle. Screw that idle game and the three years it took for me to get to the ending. While the only Steam achievement I don't have is the level 69 equipment one, I can't be bothered to start another save and spend a few mins getting it.
Sailing came out in Old School RuneScape and it's honestly a mixed bag. Port tasks are boring, and the skill's early game is a slog. But the skill does improve by the time you unlock Barracuda Trials and the game world expansion is much appreciated.
Other than Sailing, my main focus has been trying to level up my combat stats. Unfortunately I had to abandon completing Perilous Moons because having 60-63 in your melee stats is nowhere near enough to fight the bosses needed to complete that quest. Another thing holding me back is the 25 or so Herblore levels I need for Moonlight Potions to give me super combat potion stats.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2025) in ~health.mental
Bullmaestro LinkA lot of stuff has been bothering me lately and things feel hopeless. This time last year, I was in the process of buying an apartment and finally moving out of my parents' home. And then I got...A lot of stuff has been bothering me lately and things feel hopeless.
This time last year, I was in the process of buying an apartment and finally moving out of my parents' home. And then I got laid off back in March, struggled for over six months to find another job and now work in a shitty temp purchase ledger position where I'm earning just barely above minimum wage and have to either drive for 2 hours or take two buses and a train to get to work. I spent six months having the job market tell me to get stuffed, and now some asshole recruiter is earning commission off of my misery.
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Comment on Windows: Linux GPU gaming benchmarks on Bazzite in ~games
Bullmaestro Link ParentValve can't even roll out an effective anti-cheat in their own games, which is why everybody who plays Counter Strike even remotely seriously plays on ESEA or FACEIT. VAC Live has genuinely been a...Valve can't even roll out an effective anti-cheat in their own games, which is why everybody who plays Counter Strike even remotely seriously plays on ESEA or FACEIT.
VAC Live has genuinely been a total shitshow, and I think a big reason for that is because they decided not to go down the kernel level route.
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Comment on Windows: Linux GPU gaming benchmarks on Bazzite in ~games
Bullmaestro LinkAt this point, with dxvk, vkd3d, Vulkan and the sheer amount of work Valve have put into both SteamOS and Proton, the only true hurdle preventing gamers from switching en masse to Linux is......At this point, with dxvk, vkd3d, Vulkan and the sheer amount of work Valve have put into both SteamOS and Proton, the only true hurdle preventing gamers from switching en masse to Linux is... kernel level anticheat.
League of Legends, Fortnite, Valorant, Phantasy Star Online 2, MapleStory, Battlefield 6, Helldivers 2, Blade & Soul and any other game that requires kernel level anti-cheat is unplayable on Linux. Even Valve's own offerings aren't 100% fully compatible, with many DOTA 2 and CS2 players using FACEIT, a third-party esports matchmaking platform that requires... you guessed it... kernel level anti-cheat.
The only kernel level solution that actually has Proton/Linux support is BattlEye and many developers choose to opt out of Linux support because of how much harder it is to detect cheats on that OS.
Valve would be wise to sell their upcoming Steam Machine at a loss to bring as many players to their ecosystem as possible, but they've already confirmed they won't do that.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
Bullmaestro (edited )LinkHazbin Hotel Season 2 finished last week, and I want to talk about the season as a whole. Anything I talk about afterwards will be spoiler territory for the entire season, especially the finale....Hazbin Hotel Season 2 finished last week, and I want to talk about the season as a whole. Anything I talk about afterwards will be spoiler territory for the entire season, especially the finale.
Season 2 thoughts:
Firstly, the good. I enjoyed the soundtrack greatly and thought it was a massive improvement over Season 1 based on pure consistency alone. Hazbin Guarantee was the first song they released in advance and it's one that completely blew anything from the last season straight out of the water. People on TikTok hated on the track, until the first two episodes and the music video for it dropped.
In fact, I cannot think of a single bad/forgettable song this season, compared to Season 1 when there were a few stinkers. Each track was either a hit or served a narrative purpose that moved the plot forward. If I had to choose three favourites beyond Hazbin Guarantee, they'd be Piss (A Love Song), Don't You Forget (Reprise) and Hear My Hope.
The animation quality also improved drastically compared to the first season, and that's definitely evident in the last episode where a lot of time went into the fight between Vox and Alastor.
As for the things I didn't like... there are some things about the plot, the actions of some characters, and the presence (or lack thereof) of some cast members that irritated me.
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Charlie Morningstar pissed me off, especially in Episode 3 where her first thought after speaking to Emily was to bring Vox and Velvette to her hotel without any proof that redemption is possible, relying just on the verbal testimony of a seraphim who literally appeared and disappeared in front of her, then thought that going on another Voxtech show for a live interview would have somehow cleared the hotel's name. Episode 4 may have brought us an incredible bilingual song from Niffty where she both badmouths the hotel in English and praises it in Japanese, but holy crap did it make Charlie seriously unlikeable.
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Unless there is something that literally stops winners outside of the Seraphim and Exorcists from visiting Hell, and I find that hard to believe. I feel like this whole plot could have easily been wrapped up had Emily, Sera and Abel brought Sir Pentious with them.
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I hate to admit it but Vox had a point about the peace offerings in Episode 5. Gift baskets aren't an appropriate way to smooth over the fact that Adam, Lute and the Exorcists had spent years purging sinners and slaying countless souls that could have been redeemed.
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On the subject of Abel, he is a classic example of star power barely being used, much like Taylor Swift in 2019 Cats. They brought in Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy and barely utilized him. He had only a few lines prior to the very last song where he got a full verse to himself.
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The pacing was a bit too fast for much of the season, and it feels like there was a lot of missed opportunity in introducing other overlords as characters.
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The idea that Lucifer is forbidden from harming sinners because that's part of his punishment is a bit puzzling, and makes me wonder what would happen to him if he actually did strike down Vox. Also, while I completely understand why he showed up to (unsuccessfully) intimidate Vox who had already been spying on the hotel and knew everything about his divine punishment, he's just acted incredibly stupid afterwards and behaved like a fraud, especially in episode 7 where he is easily lured right into a trap.
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Did we really need this season to end with another Lilith cliffhanger?
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This whole season has made me feel really bad for Angel Dust. Charlie invited the boss of the film overlord that had been sexually exploiting and pimping him to the hotel against his knowledge or consent, had him spill the beans that he murdered his own father, and then gets tortured and brainwashed by him.
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Artificial intelligence wrecks havoc upon the economy, either from major advancements which end up replacing millions of jobs, or from the AI bubble bursting and causing a market crash more catastrophic than 2008. Trillions are wiped off the stock market with major tech firms going under.
Trump throws Zelenskyy under the bus and forces him to agree a peace deal where Russia gets to keep the Donbas and Crimea and where Ukraine must stay neutral and cannot join NATO or the EU. The alternative is America pulling support.
Democrats take back the House and Senate in spectacular fashion, with some deeply red states turning against Trump, opening the door for a fresh attempt at impeachment.
Andrew Tate flees Romania to avoid criminal repercussions, to a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US or UK.