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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
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Comment on Some people can't see mental images. The consequences are profound. in ~health.mental
Omnicrola Link Parent#offtopic The codeblock format you used creates a box that does not auto-wrap, so I have to scroll sideways to read each paragraph.#offtopic
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 24 in ~society
Omnicrola LinkU.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization Cool. I was not as politically/globally aware in 2002 when WMDs were used as justification for invading a country....U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization
Venezuelans began using the term Cartel de los Soles in the 1990s to refer to high-ranking military officers who had grown rich from drug-running. As corruption later expanded nationwide, first under the late President Hugo Chávez and then under Maduro, its use loosely expanded to police and government officials as well as activities like illegal mining and fuel trafficking.
"It is not a group," said Adam Isaacson, director for defense oversight at the Washington Office on Latin America organization. "It's not like a group that people would ever identify themselves as members. They don't have regular meetings. They don't have a hierarchy."
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that the upcoming designation of Cartel de los Soles will provide a "whole bunch of new options to the United States" for dealing with Maduro.
Cool. I was not as politically/globally aware in 2002 when WMDs were used as justification for invading a country. Looking looking back with 20/20 hindsight at Iraq, this feels like they're setting up even more thin and flimsy justifications to invade a country.
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Comment on The DoorDash problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentAgreed, I'm also uncomfortable granting the AI that level of autonomy. In my example I very explicitly asked the AI for a list of options, and then double checked it's work because I don't fully...Agreed, I'm also uncomfortable granting the AI that level of autonomy. In my example I very explicitly asked the AI for a list of options, and then double checked it's work because I don't fully trust it. Even if a fully automated option existed right now to go buy something I'm not sure what is going to take for me to trust that system.
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Comment on The DoorDash problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI actually did this last week. I need to transport some Cosplay to a convention, but need a container that fits within airline checked luggage restrictions. So I told Claude to go find a container...I actually did this last week. I need to transport some Cosplay to a convention, but need a container that fits within airline checked luggage restrictions. So I told Claude to go find a container that was lockable with the maximum possible volume that was below 62 linear inches.
I then verified it's suggestion, but it did save me searching through multiple websites and brands all with similar but crucially different specifications.
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Comment on US Senate suddenly passes the Jeffrey Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentI think Trump is currently some where between #2 and #3 ?The Narcissist's Prayer
That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.I think Trump is currently some where between #2 and #3 ?
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Comment on New ‘Stargate’ TV series ordered at Amazon from ‘Blindspot’ creator Martin Gero in ~tv
Omnicrola Link ParentWell??? Did you get to go inside the Cheyenne Mountain base and see the ring??Well??? Did you get to go inside the Cheyenne Mountain base and see the ring??
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Comment on US President Donald Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentIf reality and rational arguments were able to penetrate people's cognitive dissonance and collapse it, we wouldn't have most major religions.If reality and rational arguments were able to penetrate people's cognitive dissonance and collapse it, we wouldn't have most major religions.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 17 in ~society
Omnicrola LinkIn a shift, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files ... is the game here "pretend to be in favor of it for publicity sake while silently telling GoP allies to continue...In a shift, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Trump now says that House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files "because we have nothing to hide."
In a Truth Social post Sunday evening, he again called the issue a "Democrat Hoax" intended to "deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."
... is the game here "pretend to be in favor of it for publicity sake while silently telling GoP allies to continue blocking it in Congress" ?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 10 in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentConfirmed: 41.7 million in 2024, or 12.3% of Americans. With some rather large swings between individual states. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416 So...Confirmed: 41.7 million in 2024, or 12.3% of Americans. With some rather large swings between individual states.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416
So 186,000 is a 0.44% error rate. Which seems like a very reasonable for a system as huge as SNAP.
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Comment on Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease in ~health
Omnicrola Link ParentLayman question: since according to this article EBV integrates itself into DNA and B cells, what kind of vaccine would be helpful for someone who's already been infected? Wouldn't triggering a...Layman question: since according to this article EBV integrates itself into DNA and B cells, what kind of vaccine would be helpful for someone who's already been infected? Wouldn't triggering a strong immune response via vaccine likely cause the immune system to go haywire and attack itself, just like it's doing with someone who has lupus?
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Comment on The spy who came in from the WiFi: Beware of radio network surveillance! in ~comp
Omnicrola Link ParentI think you've answered your own question!foil this sort of thing.
I think you've answered your own question!
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Comment on Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentNo doubt state actors have or very soon will have built their own LLMs with comparable (or at least, sufficient) capabilities. I wonder if part of the reason for using Claude instead of an...No doubt state actors have or very soon will have built their own LLMs with comparable (or at least, sufficient) capabilities.
I wonder if part of the reason for using Claude instead of an internal LLM is that it is less likely raise red flags with US based companies? Assuming any agents/MCPs are also based inside the US network.
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Comment on James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers in ~science
Omnicrola Link Parent#offtopic Is this an actual reference? Because I find it a chuckle-worthy example but can't Google up a reference for either of them.#offtopic
This is how you get stuff like brain surgeons who can't change printer paper(Ben Carson/Dr Oz style),
Is this an actual reference? Because I find it a chuckle-worthy example but can't Google up a reference for either of them.
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Comment on Is 67 just brain rot? in ~humanities.languages
Omnicrola Link ParentIt is actually a lyric from the David Bowie song "Changes", which was also featured in the beginning of the film "The Breakfast Club".It is actually a lyric from the David Bowie song "Changes", which was also featured in the beginning of the film "The Breakfast Club".
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Comment on 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' movie review by Roger Ebert & Gene Siskel (1982) in ~movies
Omnicrola Link ParentBy this do you mean the introduction of the Queen as a concept? I agree, the very same narrative goal that I think she serves (personifying the Borg and making them more relatable for the...(first contact, among other sins, ruined the strongest original idea introduced in the next generation and on that basis doesn't deserve a place at the table)
By this do you mean the introduction of the Queen as a concept? I agree, the very same narrative goal that I think she serves (personifying the Borg and making them more relatable for the audience) also serves to dilute what fundamentally makes the Borg a scary enemy. They *aren't * relatable, you can't understand them.
First Contact is a great action movie. It's a mediocre Star Trek movie. I do love it though. But I will never forgive it for giving us the concept of the Queen, which Voyager then ran with, and made the most dangerous enemy the Federation had into an easily manipulatable egotistical enemy.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentWell fuck. Somehow, I'm still able to be shocked/horrified by what this deranged madman does. Time to go call some congressional offices and scream in terror.Well fuck. Somehow, I'm still able to be shocked/horrified by what this deranged madman does. Time to go call some congressional offices and scream in terror.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump has begun demolishing the east wing of the White House, without approval in ~society
Omnicrola LinkWho's approval does he need exactly? The title here does not match the article title (currently, I know this often changes after initial posting) and the article does not mention needing approval,...Who's approval does he need exactly? The title here does not match the article title (currently, I know this often changes after initial posting) and the article does not mention needing approval, or who would need to give it.
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto made him a legend. His latest game was a disaster. in ~games
Omnicrola Link Parent100% this. Others have mentioned the great man theory, but that isn't quite what is happening here. People like Benzies (who I did not know before... 10 min ago) are often legitimately great at...100% this. Others have mentioned the great man theory, but that isn't quite what is happening here.
People like Benzies (who I did not know before... 10 min ago) are often legitimately great at what they do, but only because of certain constraints. They were great because they were not in charge of certain decisions, other competent people formed guardrails that kept the team focused and reigned in the wilder ideas. Remove creative people from the constraints that helped make them successful, and it's little wonder they fail to produce the same level of quality.
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Comment on Lazy Sunday storytime - One for the Trekkies in ~tv
Omnicrola LinkI like this, I'd watch it. I think the only major quibble I have with it also appears to be your main thesis. This is also something I would like to believe, but current times have left me jaded...I like this, I'd watch it. I think the only major quibble I have with it also appears to be your main thesis.
I would like to hope that if a deep truth got sent out into the world it would mean something, so that's what's in what I wrote here.
This is also something I would like to believe, but current times have left me jaded and cynical for obvious reasons. I 100% agree that having Star Trek resolve a plot like this works though, it's the hopeful aspirational kind of thing that I deeply love about the franchise.
Along the same lines, if you choose to refine this at all and get more into character details, it would be very on theme to see main characters interact with people off-ship that they have close relationships with, gradually turn against them as misinformation spreads. Watching the crew discuss and deal with the emotional fallout of that would be very poignant.
I also hate that there isn't really a good way to tell how much I need for specific things. Instead my mantra has become "you cannot overdose on lactaid". So when having some pizza or whatever, every time I think of it, I just take another one.