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Comment on How frequently do you shower? in ~life
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Comment on I, HATE, I, ROBOT - a video about the 2004 "adaptation" of 'I, Robot' suggested by Isaac Asimov... and nothing else. in ~movies
Flapmeat LinkPlease, please don't joke about I, robot this Christmas!Please, please don't joke about I, robot this Christmas!
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~lgbt
Flapmeat LinkAsk me how I know you're really a woman. š JK, I'm glad you're finally able to be who you are!I spent a lot of energy trying to understand my failures and how I could improve
Ask me how I know you're really a woman. š
JK, I'm glad you're finally able to be who you are!
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Comment on Juggalo family values: we could all learn a lot from insane clowns in ~music
Flapmeat Link ParentYeah, if you're an organization who's whole vibe is pitting "good" against "evil" ICP is gonna give you everything you want. Dark magic, songs about dead bodies, heck even swearing! It's the the...Yeah, if you're an organization who's whole vibe is pitting "good" against "evil" ICP is gonna give you everything you want. Dark magic, songs about dead bodies, heck even swearing!
It's the the perfect spooky story to scare your flock into obedience.
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Comment on Juggalo family values: we could all learn a lot from insane clowns in ~music
Flapmeat Link ParentSkewed by the media ? I have been listening to ICP since The Great Malenko, I'm not sure what image they try to put out but it has always been fuckin weird. What is juggalo ? He just don't care....Skewed by the media ? I have been listening to ICP since The Great Malenko, I'm not sure what image they try to put out but it has always been fuckin weird. What is juggalo ? He just don't care. He might try to put a weave in his nut hair.
I liked them cause I was 12 and the dick and fart jokes, coupled with the weird undead dark carnival shit, appealed to my loner adolescent brain. The moral crusader's shook their fists at them and tried to tie them to same society "destroying" panic as heavy metal which probably helped their appeal I'm my eyes.
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Comment on Failures in accuracy, ethics and responsibility with Linus Tech Tips and LMG as a whole in ~tech
Flapmeat Link ParentYeah, it almost seems like it's a pissing match to see who "the most trustworthy reviewer" is. Personally, I like that these guys are keeping each other in check.Yeah, it almost seems like it's a pissing match to see who "the most trustworthy reviewer" is. Personally, I like that these guys are keeping each other in check.
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Comment on Failures in accuracy, ethics and responsibility with Linus Tech Tips and LMG as a whole in ~tech
Flapmeat Link ParentI hear you. I don't think that he believes he's putting out low quality/misleading content though. I think that, from his perspective, he put in enough due diligence to get to the root of the...I hear you. I don't think that he believes he's putting out low quality/misleading content though. I think that, from his perspective, he put in enough due diligence to get to the root of the product. (At least for the example given) His point being that the cooler was a wildly overpriced solution, not worthy of it's price tag. He used flawed data to come to that decision. His response to that is, I agree, a meely mouthed
"Well that doesn't change our opinion" which is pretty a dog shit rationalization.
So I ask myself, do I judged him based on his response to this incident or on his catalog of helpful content. From the things I have watched of his he has usually been a consumer focused review guy looking to help sift through all the computer marketing wank bullshit. His verdict on that cooler is pretty inline with this, and I appreciate him for doing this. For as long as I have watched him one of his main focuses has been "is this worth your money" I don't believe this situation casts any doubt on that overall mission. -
Comment on Failures in accuracy, ethics and responsibility with Linus Tech Tips and LMG as a whole in ~tech
Flapmeat LinkI don't know, I feel like some of you have your pitchforks raised, but this GN review of LMG seems like a good thing and that LTT will wind up being better in the future. I think this is a solid...I don't know, I feel like some of you have your pitchforks raised, but this GN review of LMG seems like a good thing and that LTT will wind up being better in the future. I think this is a solid jab to the face that LTG will take on the chin and will probably wind up being better for it. I think it's a good. GN put it out and I think it's good to call out bullshit where you see it and that LTG is probably going to take it seriously.
Seems to be just drama that has got everybody all riled up for no reason. Fair amount of pearl clutching like "can we ever trust Linus again?" "Should we ever have?" Nothing strikes me as purposely deceitful. If anything these things should happen every now and again to keep people accountable. The drama just comes off as way over blown -
Comment on Suggestions for a new Android phone, please in ~tech
Flapmeat Link ParentI bought my pixel after oneplus started going the way of expensive flag ship. That and the whole stealing you data thing from a few years back soured me on themI bought my pixel after oneplus started going the way of expensive flag ship. That and the whole stealing you data thing from a few years back soured me on them
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Comment on Suggestions for a new Android phone, please in ~tech
Flapmeat (edited )Link ParentThe only time I have trouble is if my finger is wet or something. I also don't have a screen protector, which probably helps.The only time I have trouble is if my finger is wet or something. I also don't have a screen protector, which probably helps.
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Comment on Devastating Maui fire wipes out historic town Lahaina in ~enviro
Flapmeat Link ParentThey are asking all non essential travel to be postponed if possible.They are asking all non essential travel to be postponed if possible.
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Comment on Suggestions for a new Android phone, please in ~tech
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Comment on Self-taught guitar players: How did you do it? What do you wish you could go back and do differently when you were learning? in ~music
Flapmeat Link4 chord sing along jams! Simple songs that you can sing along to always boost my stoke and make me want to work on other more challenging stuff. It's almost like the "just do 5 minutes" theory. It...4 chord sing along jams!
Simple songs that you can sing along to always boost my stoke and make me want to work on other more challenging stuff.
It's almost like the "just do 5 minutes" theory. It just opens the door to practice and gets the momentum flowing. -
Comment on OpenAI's Altman launching a cryptocurrency with an eye-scanner gimmick. Does this impact how you feel about AI? in ~tech
Flapmeat LinkCrypto was the buzzword to attach to your products before to get eyeballs and funding. Now that buzzword is AI. This project just seems like it's double dipping in the hype hyperbole bucket. I am...Crypto was the buzzword to attach to your products before to get eyeballs and funding. Now that buzzword is AI. This project just seems like it's double dipping in the hype hyperbole bucket.
I am really beginning to believe that most of the befits of tech have been fleshed out to the point where there is just less new shit to come up with. People still expect big things every year from the tech world but the best they can come up with is rehashed older ideas with digital hypewords attached.
"Decentralized, paradigm,shifting, trustless, revolutionary digital AI currency solutions are here to.."
What, confuse the shit out of me ?
This all reminds me of back in the 90s when I had to buy all my music the was on cassettes, on CDs. Then, all my music on cd's needed to be mp3's. Then, I didn't even need to buy music I could just pay 10 bucks a month forever.
None of it has made my life listening to music much different. The only thing that really happened is the music container in my car has gotten smaller! Which, while nice to have the extras space is not really "paradigm shifting" enough for me anymore. -
Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
Flapmeat LinkI don't have a lot of experience but I do know two people who are life coaches and based on these two people, who I know pretty well, I always just assumed it was a borderline scam. They are nice...I don't have a lot of experience but I do know two people who are life coaches and based on these two people, who I know pretty well, I always just assumed it was a borderline scam.
They are nice people but there is definitely a, shall we say, over representation of qualifications. Knowing the intimate details of their lives makes me wonder what on earth they would have to offer people, other than an example of what not to do in life. I know that sounds harsh but believe me it is accurate.
Sometimes you just need an atta boy and and someone to commiserate with and I get that, but beyond being a paid friendly ear to call on, these people are not qualified academically or even aspirationally. -
Comment on Where are people finding good comedians and stand up specials in ~tv
Flapmeat LinkThere is a channel on YouTube called don't tell comedy It's got a whole slew of super funny people I've never heard of.There is a channel on YouTube called don't tell comedy It's got a whole slew of super funny people I've never heard of.
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Comment on Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month in ~tech
Flapmeat Link ParentEspecially after living a life without them for so long. Once you get used to no ads, there is no going backEspecially after living a life without them for so long.
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Comment on Iām excited to try podcasting! in ~hobbies
Flapmeat Link ParentYeah man , all good . No need to take it to heart. It was just an observation I had and I thought Id give you some feedback. I'm just a random dude on the internet. If I may be candid, I think you...Yeah man , all good . No need to take it to heart. It was just an observation I had and I thought Id give you some feedback. I'm just a random dude on the internet.
If I may be candid, I think you and I are around the same age and that story is one I would have definitely laughed a lot harder at 10/15 years ago. Maybe cause I was younger and a lot more on the "ho's be tripping, bro" part of my life. Having been through half a lifetime of experience now I tend to view things with a lot more nuance (hopefully) than when I was younger.
Anyway it definitely resonated with this fellow 40 year old.
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Comment on The dirty little secret that could bring down Big Tech in ~tech
Flapmeat LinkIt seems to me, at it's core, this strategy is basically a pump and dump. Early VCs invest money create a hype juggernaut claiming everything under the sun, with the intended dubious strategy of...It seems to me, at it's core, this strategy is basically a pump and dump.
Early VCs invest money create a hype juggernaut claiming everything under the sun, with the intended dubious strategy of "gaining market share" and cash out when these companies go public or achieve certain financial milestones.
Pump and dumps are illegal, these guys just hide under a few layers of obfuscation, plausible deniability, and pepper in some hyperbolic tech jargon.
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Comment on Iām excited to try podcasting! in ~hobbies
Flapmeat LinkI listened to the Hekate episode. I found it humourous. Not laugh out loud funny but it kept me engaged and I listened to the whole thing. It's a wierd topic. On the one hand, the way you tell the...I listened to the Hekate episode. I found it humourous. Not laugh out loud funny but it kept me engaged and I listened to the whole thing. It's a wierd topic. On the one hand, the way you tell the story is funny and an interesting take on a taboo subject. On the other hand at the end I felt kinda icky. like I was taking pleasure in someone else's damaged view of what a relationship should be.
Perhaps it just hit a little close to home for me.
This. I don't know what's up with all the people going to sleep without showering and bringing all that filth from their day into the bed with them. ... ick