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Comment on Getting permission from your significant other in ~life
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Comment on Artemis II April 1 launch in ~space
CptBluebear Link ParentPeople speculated that the booster separation cut away was due to risk and/or to protect proprietary tech? I don't know whether either of those are valid concerns. But yeah it was bad. The one...People speculated that the booster separation cut away was due to risk and/or to protect proprietary tech? I don't know whether either of those are valid concerns.
But yeah it was bad. The one shot from the fin was great... For five seconds.
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Comment on Why the US Navy won't open Hormuz in ~society
CptBluebear Link ParentI'm not entirely sure of that anymore. The paradigm of war shifted that the US isn't yet equipped to handle. Countering drone warfare has proven to be incredibly difficult. Risking your...I'm not entirely sure of that anymore. The paradigm of war shifted that the US isn't yet equipped to handle.
Countering drone warfare has proven to be incredibly difficult. Risking your multibillion dollar ships to fire from a drone workshopped in an alley is just a bad value proposition whichever way you slice it.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentThis made it clear. And while I didn't think soap was involved, washing implied more laborious work. Just a rinse makes sense.This made it clear. And while I didn't think soap was involved, washing implied more laborious work.
Just a rinse makes sense.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentAha, it appears to be very regionalized to Japan though.Aha, it appears to be very regionalized to Japan though.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentWashing.. rice?? But why. Is this some US thing I'm not aware of? Edit to add: Ok there's too many responses to respond to individually, so I'll just say that I rinse it at best. Washing seems...Washing.. rice??
But why. Is this some US thing I'm not aware of?
Edit to add: Ok there's too many responses to respond to individually, so I'll just say that I rinse it at best. Washing seems excessive, but point taken. It's common enough in Asia.
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Comment on US-Israeli plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust in ~society
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentWe could trust the US to act similarly to the way they have been since WW2 up until now. It undeniably provided an unprecedented level of stability, whether that was morally good or bad is up to...We could trust the US to act similarly to the way they have been since WW2 up until now. It undeniably provided an unprecedented level of stability, whether that was morally good or bad is up to personal conviction.
I could write a full post explaining what I mean or feel but there are people that can do this so much better than I ever could. I'm not opposed to being verbose and speaking my thoughts myself, but sometimes you have to defer to your superiors.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentI typically don't do replays. It's never like the first time anyway. Plus, if I were to do another playthrough I could just choose the other options regardless. It just feels stifling and there's...I typically don't do replays. It's never like the first time anyway. Plus, if I were to do another playthrough I could just choose the other options regardless.
It just feels stifling and there's always a little voice saying I've made the wrong choice.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentThis is in my opinion bad game design. Any game that does this gets a point subtraction from me. Like, what am I supposed to do in those cases?one of 3 options, but you cant change your mind afterwards and you wouldnt know the differences between the 3 before choosing, and 1 of them doesnt even show up as an option till later.
This is in my opinion bad game design. Any game that does this gets a point subtraction from me.
Like, what am I supposed to do in those cases?
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentI've said as much in the other comment but there is a little bit of a false dichotomy going on here. It's not either/or, it's and/and. Mealed bugs do not look like bugs (though as a Western...I've said as much in the other comment but there is a little bit of a false dichotomy going on here. It's not either/or, it's and/and.
Mealed bugs do not look like bugs (though as a Western European I personally don't mind if they look like bugs either) so the only thing left is the idea that it's icky. Something people don't seem to have problems with when it comes to the wholesale slaughter of larger animals. It's the same thing, just smaller.
It's estimated that hundreds of millions to two billion people worldwide eat insects, yet North America and Europe are the only places they're made unrecognisable on purpose. This is a cultural thing, not a humankind thing, and we're very much capable of making that cultural switch a possibility.
What it enables is even more food variety and food resilience, while ostensibly also able to reduce the absurd amount of cattle currently damaging our world simply by being an alternative that exists.
but I can't imagine it being a better analogue for meat than soy chunks.
Much like vegetarians or vegans don't always need an analogue for meat, bugs don't have to be either.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentYou could say that about Earth. Crickets are a good source of protein, especially in a world where cattle farming should become a little scarcer than it currently is. In my eyes it shouldn't...You could say that about Earth. Crickets are a good source of protein, especially in a world where cattle farming should become a little scarcer than it currently is.
In my eyes it shouldn't supplant anything, just as an addition to. There's no reason to let a good source of food go unused.
I've had some fried crickets in Vietnam. They taste a little like nuts.
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Comment on This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentI figured I'd throw my own post into the translator and funnily enough it doesn't do too well with negativity. Here's the output: Imagine if it only generated those hyper-specific "work stories"...I figured I'd throw my own post into the translator and funnily enough it doesn't do too well with negativity.
Here's the output:
Imagine if it only generated those hyper-specific "work stories" that serve no purpose other than pushing a mundane political agenda or sucking up to an employer so hard it’s embarrassing. 🙄
The amount of fake, "and then everyone clapped" scenarios on LinkedIn is officially out of control. 📈
Let’s be real: the people who post unironically on this platform sound slightly unhinged, and this translator captures that "grindset" essence perfectly. 🙌✨
#LinkedInLife #CorporateCulture #Authenticity #WorkLifeBalance #ThoughtLeadership
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
CptBluebear Link ParentI agree with you, but I don't want to make people feel unwanted by doing so. For me, that choice is easy.I agree with you, but I don't want to make people feel unwanted by doing so. For me, that choice is easy.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
CptBluebear Link ParentWhile I share the frustration of a US centric internet, that has nothing to do with who you are as a person.While I share the frustration of a US centric internet, that has nothing to do with who you are as a person.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
CptBluebear Link ParentI've had plenty of people around me that had (and some still have) no idea about her opinions on the matter. They happily bought Hogwarts Legacy because "hey cool harry potter from my youth". To...I've had plenty of people around me that had (and some still have) no idea about her opinions on the matter. They happily bought Hogwarts Legacy because "hey cool harry potter from my youth".
To me, it seems futile to try and deplatform something that has such a large following of people that genuinely do not know why it's a problem.
I don't say this to make an argument why we should discuss HP, I think we're not missing much by not doing so and we have a lot to gain by giving some people here some peace of mind. Because we do know. So we shouldn't.
I'm saying it because there is some truth to it. Which is why that point is so often repeated.
It never became a big news thing around these parts outside of the internet, so most people never heard of it. At least here in this country.
Not all money spent on JK is because people support her opinions, I'd go as far as to say that most people don't and it's even likelier they don't even know her opinions. People just really like HP for what it meant to them then. -
Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
CptBluebear Link ParentOne of the incredible manga stories I inhaled when I was young was written by an unrepentant pedophile. Literally. Convicted and not at all sorry for what he did. Something I learnt about only two...One of the incredible manga stories I inhaled when I was young was written by an unrepentant pedophile. Literally. Convicted and not at all sorry for what he did. Something I learnt about only two decades or so after I read the books.
It never tarnished the books themselves for me because I simply didn't know, but it does mean I'll try to never spend money on his IP again (which totally sucks because I miss like one small volume out of the entire set). For me, especially younger me, I couldn't care less about who wrote or created the stuff. Their lives are entirely separate from me and I can only do so much with so many rings of separation between us. I try to be kind to the people I can directly interact with, and push back on people that I can directly influence around me. Otherwise, death of the author rings true. For me.
But not everyone is me. I can understand how people feel they need to deplatform the content entirely. I don't agree as I don't think it will change anything, but I understand.
To that end, if people are happier not to discuss HP, then I won't. There's no world in which discussing Harry Potter is more important than someone requesting you don't. -
Comment on This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer in ~tech
CptBluebear LinkIf only it created impossibly specific work related stories that only serve to make a mundane political point or suck up to their current employer so much their pets' tails come out brown. The...If only it created impossibly specific work related stories that only serve to make a mundane political point or suck up to their current employer so much their pets' tails come out brown.
The amount of fake hyper specific and then they all clapped scenarios on LinkedIn are out of control.Posts from people that genuinely post to LinkedIn read like they're all ever so slightly insane and this translator captures that essence really well.
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Comment on Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentYes, exactly that. There's a proposal in my municipality to force trucks onto the bus lane instead of the road which should, according to them, alleviate pressure on traffic. At the same time...Yes, exactly that.
There's a proposal in my municipality to force trucks onto the bus lane instead of the road which should, according to them, alleviate pressure on traffic.
At the same time they're ditching the idea to add another bus route to a nearby city.I don't have to tell you what will likely happen if this plan goes through.
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Comment on Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentI commiserate friend. The only feasible upgrade route for my own PC is to get an AM5 processor and therefore DDR5 RAM. It's prohibitively expensive to the point I'm not sure when it will be...I commiserate friend. The only feasible upgrade route for my own PC is to get an AM5 processor and therefore DDR5 RAM. It's prohibitively expensive to the point I'm not sure when it will be possible.
Here's to hoping none of my current parts break.
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Comment on Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentUnlikely, if you can reduce RAM usage you can now cram more model into the same RAM. It's basically induced demand. More bandwidth available is more bandwidth used.Unlikely, if you can reduce RAM usage you can now cram more model into the same RAM. It's basically induced demand. More bandwidth available is more bandwidth used.
This is just about what I would say.
You do need permission from an equal partner. My wife asks me for permission if she wants to go out with friends because that means I'm going to be staying home to make sure my three year old stays sleeping. Conversely, I also ask permission to go bail on my duties to go for a run on Sunday. She's going to be watching and entertaining the kid while I'm off doing my thing.
Both is fine, non malicious, and necessary if you want to stay equal.
Of course, to frame your partner as your boss is in jest at best and actively disparaging or damaging at worst. It's almost always closer to the latter than the former.
Edit to add: @balooga is right too. It's less permission permission and more "let's check if the calendars and duties align" permission.
If my wife asks me for something the default is "yes, let's see if that's possible".