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Comment on Has anyone tried making their own font? in ~design
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
Exemplary LinkIt's been 90 days since my last reboot. I know I should reboot, to get the latest security updates, but I don't want to.It's been 90 days since my last reboot.
I know I should reboot, to get the latest security updates, but I don't want to.
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Comment on What are we in a golden age of? in ~talk
Exemplary LinkWe are in the golden age of bullshit. Want to find some bullshit? Google it. Someone somewhere will validate your bullshit belief. Want to generate some bullshit? AI will generate all the bullshit...We are in the golden age of bullshit.
Want to find some bullshit? Google it. Someone somewhere will validate your bullshit belief.
Want to generate some bullshit? AI will generate all the bullshit you want.
Want to find some people to believe in your bullshit? Social media will deliver your bullshit to those most likely to believe.
What about hundreds of years ago? True bullshit is obviously bullshit, but has true believers anyway.
We are in the golden age of easy access to experts and we are in the golden age of having the sum of all human knowledge just a few clicks away.
Yet so many choose to believe in complete and utter bullshit.
And none of us are immune.
And so few of us care, as long as everyone agrees with the bullshit we believe in, and not the bullshit we don’t.
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Comment on ‘This is crazy. This is insane’: Bill Gates has changed his mind about AI and jobs in ~comp
Exemplary LinkThanks for sharing. This is an extremely well written article. I've also been having an "oh shit" moment about AI, increasing over the last three months, as I started to use Claude Code.Thanks for sharing. This is an extremely well written article.
I've also been having an "oh shit" moment about AI, increasing over the last three months, as I started to use Claude Code.
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Comment on Software engineers / programmers: how’s it going? in ~comp
Exemplary Link ParentDo you mind if I ask, why hasn't your company adopted AI? Is coding not their core competency? Are they writing mission critical software that peoples lives depend on?Do you mind if I ask, why hasn't your company adopted AI? Is coding not their core competency? Are they writing mission critical software that peoples lives depend on?
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Comment on How to find a new calling in life? in ~life
Exemplary Link ParentRide the wave! - words of wisdom from 1999 :)Ride the wave! - words of wisdom from 1999 :)
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Comment on Hunting for a movie in ~movies
Exemplary LinkWell it's not Gor, and it's not Outlaw of Gor - the dude is short and has short white hair... I think I see in your future, you watching hundreds of bad sci fi movies that all almost but not quite...Well it's not Gor, and it's not Outlaw of Gor - the dude is short and has short white hair...
I think I see in your future, you watching hundreds of bad sci fi movies that all almost but not quite match her memory... and maybe that is double good. You get to watch a lot of bad sci fi movies, and the reality is never going to match up to formative memories that have probably been recalled and reconstructed many times.
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Comment on What is the oldest file you still have? in ~tech
Exemplary Link ParentDang, I just have a few text funnies I downloaded in 1992... why do I still have it? I honestly didn't realize I still had them until I just looked now. They consumes a grand total of 1.1 mb....Dang, I just have a few text funnies I downloaded in 1992... why do I still have it? I honestly didn't realize I still had them until I just looked now. They consumes a grand total of 1.1 mb. Which while significant back then is anything but now.
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Comment on Ali G: Who Iz I? | Official trailer in ~movies
Exemplary LinkI'm confused. I thought Sasha Cohen Baron retired Ali G because the character was too well known to fool anyone, undercutting Ali G's entire premise.I'm confused. I thought Sasha Cohen Baron retired Ali G because the character was too well known to fool anyone, undercutting Ali G's entire premise.
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Comment on How to find a new calling in life? in ~life
Exemplary LinkThere has been a radical shift in software engineering and computer science over the last year. By the time you graduate, it may be incredibly difficult to get a job as an entry level programmer....There has been a radical shift in software engineering and computer science over the last year. By the time you graduate, it may be incredibly difficult to get a job as an entry level programmer. If you want a job that promises a pay check, don't pick something AI has a PHD in - art, languages, programming languages.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 24 in ~society
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Comment on I repaired my purse by replacing the plastic handle with leather in ~hobbies
Exemplary Link ParentI bought a leather sewing kit as it was too hard to poke holes into leather with regular needle and thread, and I didn’t want to risk a needle snapping in my hand..I bought a leather sewing kit as it was too hard to poke holes into leather with regular needle and thread, and I didn’t want to risk a needle snapping in my hand..
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Comment on What's something that's more challenging for you than it is for others? in ~talk
Exemplary Link ParentThis sounds really stupid, but can't you just write down a number, write down their name, and then remember the number, and lookup the name?This sounds really stupid, but can't you just write down a number, write down their name, and then remember the number, and lookup the name?
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Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life
Exemplary LinkLike everyone else I also use audiobooks and if that doesn't work, micro doses of melatonin, 100mcg- 300mcg. I wont take it after 3am. It's a terrible sleep habit, but it beats lying in bed for...Like everyone else I also use audiobooks and if that doesn't work, micro doses of melatonin, 100mcg- 300mcg. I wont take it after 3am. It's a terrible sleep habit, but it beats lying in bed for hours with nothing going on but dark frustrating thoughts. I actually have multiple audio books with multiple apps. I have a hundred BBC Radio Sci Fi audio books, the ones I have are frankly terribly entertaining pulp fiction, I will put one on for 30 minutes, then when I wake up I rewind about 30 minutes. If after 30-60 minutes I am not asleep, I tend to switch to something a little more interesting, like PKD, and will listen to that in 30 minute increments. I use Shockz over the ear bone conduction headphones. It's gotten so I can't sleep without them. So don't be like me, and only use it when you wake up.
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Comment on What's something that's more challenging for you than it is for others? in ~talk
Exemplary Link ParentI am with you on holding fewer grudges. Normally I am half way through the movie before I begin to suspect I have seen it before.I am with you on holding fewer grudges. Normally I am half way through the movie before I begin to suspect I have seen it before.
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Comment on What's something that's more challenging for you than it is for others? in ~talk
Exemplary Link ParentI can remember anything that makes logical sense.I can remember anything that makes logical sense.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 17 in ~society
Exemplary Link ParentThe Two Santas Strategy: How the GOP has used an economic scam to manipulate Americans for 40 years -
Comment on What's something that's more challenging for you than it is for others? in ~talk
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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
Exemplary Link Parenthttps://www.bayarearidersforum.com/ - full of tetchy old bikers - since like 2002? (sorry, not sure how else to suggest an addition to your list)https://www.bayarearidersforum.com/ - full of tetchy old bikers - since like 2002?
(sorry, not sure how else to suggest an addition to your list)
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 10 in ~society
There are websites that convert your own handwriting to fonts.