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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
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Comment on We are officially cooked in ~society
chocobean Link ParentOh please be the reason we bring back long shots in cinema please On a slightly more serious note, people will not learn what they do not want to learn. Back before AI was a thing, during the...Oh please be the reason we bring back long shots in cinema please
I don't hold out much hope that people in general will learn
On a slightly more serious note, people will not learn what they do not want to learn. Back before AI was a thing, during the first term, I have relatives who watched a satire clip of a comedian playing Trump, walking through the "White House" and making dumb comments and hiding tax fraud documents behind the desk in the oval office, all of which looked bad and is funny because satire, and my relatives were convinced it's real. And it's funny. But tax fraud bad? Oh hes joking because you liberals can't take a joke. Is it okay for President to joke about committing tax fraud on camera? See can't take a joke I like him he tells it like it is.
No AI is needed.
But on a less depressing note: the adjacent Cambridge thread about prices to buy bot accounts, this content is sponsored by interest groups, and the YouTube comments probably generated by bots as well -- so don't be too upset if it seems like many are duped, probably not as many as we are fearing either.
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Comment on Hooters | Bankrupt in ~food
chocobean Link ParentShould I .... add it to the tags list?breastaurant
Should I .... add it to the tags list?
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Comment on Hooters | Bankrupt in ~food
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Comment on Hooters | Bankrupt in ~food
chocobean Link ParentGrrr you guys! >v< made me click "Edited To Add"Grrr you guys! >v< made me click
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Comment on Hooters | Bankrupt in ~food
chocobean Link ParentYeah, there's a cultural difference at play here for sure. I strongly dislike this kind of cheeriness. It feels fake and definitely not nice. Friendly isn't kind: it's a certain tone and...Yeah, there's a cultural difference at play here for sure. I strongly dislike this kind of cheeriness. It feels fake and definitely not nice. Friendly isn't kind: it's a certain tone and appearance, but tells you nothing beyond how someone arranged their facial features. Nothing could change on their faces and they could tell you to pound sand or eat your own hands. It's actually kind of terrifying. I feel mostly uncomfortable in restaurants where they have these big-gummed smiles and overly attentive personal connection interactions.
I prefer silent, cold neutral efficiency if we're strangers. I'd rather take a scowl or a "tsk" than having to endure a minute of "how you folks doin where ya from".
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Comment on Hooters | Bankrupt in ~food
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Comment on Hooters | Bankrupt in ~food
chocobean Link ParentWas it a form of hazing, on the part of your coworker, to watch you be uncomfortable?Was it a form of hazing, on the part of your coworker, to watch you be uncomfortable?
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Comment on Hooters | Bankrupt in ~food
chocobean Link ParentYikes that's a big group for a restaurant that probably never see that kind of volume all at once. Was it for lunch or dinner?Yikes that's a big group for a restaurant that probably never see that kind of volume all at once. Was it for lunch or dinner?
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Comment on Price of a 'bot army' revealed across hundreds of online platforms worldwide in ~tech
chocobean Link ParentIndividual accounts I could imagine as singular users trying to score dormant account coupons, but a swarm.... If Uber is behind it they wouldn't need bots to make fake accounts: Unethical...Individual accounts I could imagine as singular users trying to score dormant account coupons, but a swarm....
If Uber is behind it they wouldn't need bots to make fake accounts: Unethical anti-competition tactic to inflate user base in a small city to deter other brands; to fool co-brands like visa or car rentals or hotels seem risky legally speaking; to coerse individual restaurants into signing unfavourable Uber eats agreements ... Don't need bots to farm accounts.
What good would a swarm do for a third party? An Uber competitor who calls and cancels en masse to annoy Uber drivers? Redirecting fake traffic surge temporarily now to reduce surge pricing later when a real ride is needed seems overkill.
Maybe it's as simple as one restaurant buying a botnet to add good reviews for ghost deliveries.
Another one equally baffling, from cotsi.org :
Netflix - if they're not paying they cant influence algorithm so why? Would a studio pay Netflix accounts for a month to boost one of their releases?
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Comment on Price of a 'bot army' revealed across hundreds of online platforms worldwide in ~tech
chocobean Link ParentYeah this is insane. That was 2022: I'm sure the comments/engagement are even more sophisticated now. For ten bucks I can buy enough good fake reviews for my business to put it on the map...A 2022 study co-authored by Dek showed that around ten Euros on average (just over ten US dollars) can buy some 90,000 fake views or 200 fake comments for a typical social media post.
Yeah this is insane. That was 2022: I'm sure the comments/engagement are even more sophisticated now. For ten bucks I can buy enough good fake reviews for my business to put it on the map overnight. Or get my music or book boosted on launch day.
I'm not sure I understand the application either: fake reviews and election interference I understand, but what good is a swarm of Uber bots?
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
chocobean Link ParentNice! Thank you very much! What I learned, for anyone else encountering a similar problem: WinMTR works by sending echo requests from my computer to tildes.nore.gg , and listing each hop along the...Nice! Thank you very much!
What I learned, for anyone else encountering a similar problem:
WinMTR works by sending echo requests from my computer to tildes.nore.gg , and listing each hop along the way. It's okay if it shows a large % loss in the middle, as long as the very last node (Nr) shows a much lower number.
Desktop A, Node 20, 0% loss.
Desktop B, Node 20, 45% loss. Turned off VPN, 0%.
I think that was it. Thanks tea!
So weird,
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
chocobean Link ParentAwww goodbye Craig. While it's sad to see an animal in captivity for that long, it's good that he was loved and cared for and safe from poachers. It's also positive that within Craig's lifetime,...Awww goodbye Craig.
While it's sad to see an animal in captivity for that long, it's good that he was loved and cared for and safe from poachers. It's also positive that within Craig's lifetime, the role of wildlife has drastically changed from circus style performers to respectfully observed in their habitat or at least a naturalistic, humane, and enriched habitat where natural behaviours are not only allowed but desired. Craig belonged to a sort of last generation of ambassadors, sort of like remaining cetaceans in captivity.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
chocobean Link ParentYikes on a bike Yeah, aside from the inconvenience, one should wonder how many other corners they've cut for safety if they don't even pay their pilot. A less obviously evil airline would just...Yikes on a bike
When an airline is allegedly missing payroll for five months, that is a massive red flag for safety and reliability.
Yeah, aside from the inconvenience, one should wonder how many other corners they've cut for safety if they don't even pay their pilot. A less obviously evil airline would just steal from money flight crew by not paying them before takeoff and after landing, effectively extracting free labour, but if they're willing to do it to a pilot....phew.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
chocobean LinkHi guys, I need some troubleshooting with connection help please :) I have two desktop computers at home, both of which have previously been able to access the server fine. Today when I tried from...Hi guys, I need some troubleshooting with connection help please :)
I have two desktop computers at home, both of which have previously been able to access the server fine. Today when I tried from Desktop B, I can connect, then I experience a lot of lag between say clicking on a craft bench or storage and when the window pops open, then within a minute or so I am disconnected with a
Connection Lost Internal Exception: java.net.SocketException: Connection resetAnd this happens on tower B whether I launch it with default MS Launcher or Fabric Launcher, with or without mods. How can gather more info to try to figure out what's wrong?
Desktop A is behaving completely normally.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
chocobean Link ParentI saw so many photos of marches in her honour and tribute. May her memory be eternal.I saw so many photos of marches in her honour and tribute. May her memory be eternal.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
chocobean Link Parent@creesch can you please add @Durinthal to the BlueMap? (see above comment) :D it's super nice and searchable and THREE-DEE, i feel very happy to pack up my table for the season.@creesch can you please add @Durinthal to the BlueMap? (see above comment)
:D it's super nice and searchable and THREE-DEE, i feel very happy to pack up my table for the season.
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Comment on How to practically liquidate lots of little things of moderate value in ~finance
chocobean Link Parentfurther to this, MaxSold.com How it works is two ways: they come and take (iirc) $3000 of your money, then they take photos of ALL your stuff, label everything, put them up into approximately $20...estate sale
further to this, MaxSold.com
How it works is two ways: they come and take (iirc) $3000 of your money, then they take photos of ALL your stuff, label everything, put them up into approximately $20 worth of value lots, and let people bid on them for a month. Everyone comes to pick up their stuff on the sale date, whatever doesn't get picked up has already been sold and someone will take it off your hands as a freebie. The other way is slightly cheaper (iirc) where they take less of your money but you have to do all the photos, label everything, and the sale will be marked as "seller managed". Same pick up procedures. You pocket the end sales profits if any.
So it really depends on how much money you think you can make back at the end. The good thing is that your good stuff WILL be sold at good value to people who actually want these things. The down side is that it's an expensive service. Worth looking into for folks who are heavily downsizing and have actual valuables like pokemon cards , not smoke yellowed bed sheets with only a few moth holes and 10 stacks of old falling apart magazines.
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Comment on Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit in ~tech
chocobean Link ParentGabe Newell talked about the valve philosophy of game making: late is temporary, suck is forever. With journalism, speed is essential....or is it? Wouldn't it be worthwhile to be the kind of org...Gabe Newell talked about the valve philosophy of game making: late is temporary, suck is forever.
With journalism, speed is essential....or is it? Wouldn't it be worthwhile to be the kind of org where people outraged by clickbait would say, hold on a minute, let me wait for X commentary first because they always have expert opinions even if late. There's very few things we must engage with on the same day aside from evacuations.
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
chocobean Link ParentI think that depends on definition for the good and cheap axis. If they're cheaper than usual because you've travelled to the source or cut out some middle man or have some sort of secret sauce...cheap fast good
I think that depends on definition for the good and cheap axis.
If they're cheaper than usual because you've travelled to the source or cut out some middle man or have some sort of secret sauce advantage, you could actually get all three. Eg: Just going to the restaurant to eat instead of using delivery is faster, better, and cheaper.
There are also some things that by nature of specialization became all three: East Asian convenience store foods are cheap, fast, and good; gyūdon, ramen, Lanzhou beef noodles, Dai Pai Dong/HK cafe
etc all work on limited varieties, easy serving method, speed, and low-profit-high-volume to deliver insanely good products at rock bottom prices.For "good", sometimes something is good enough for an off purpose use and doesn't need to be any better quality. Eg, these toothpicks fell on the floor and now they're discounted to 10% - perfect, I'm buying them for crafts. But I'll concur this is a settling for lower standards.
Moved into? There are naturally spawned castles?
(Meme: y'all living in castles? I slept in a 3*1 dirt hole hiding from creepers lol)