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Comment on PC upgrade vs replacement in ~tech
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Pepetto Link ParentI’m sorry that landed as patronizing. That wasn’t my intent, but intent doesn’t change how it reads. I do appreciate the links and the labor you put in.I’m sorry that landed as patronizing.
That wasn’t my intent, but intent doesn’t change how it reads.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Pepetto Link ParentYou're not doing this for the ones who don't care, you're doing it for those who do (or will, once they see it laid out one more time). Shifting mainstream opinion is hard and slow. sometimes so...I'm going to do all that labor for someone who probably won't read this or care. [...] We're tired. And it feels like we're trapped in an absurdist play.
You're not doing this for the ones who don't care, you're doing it for those who do (or will, once they see it laid out one more time).
Shifting mainstream opinion is hard and slow. sometimes so slow that it feels like nothing changes at all. but just a few years back: car crash dummies now include female bodies, research now includes more and more female subject, "shrink it and pink it" is at least getting called out.
it's not enough or fast, but the direction is correct.
As unfair as it is, it is unrealistic to expect people to change their minds spontaneously. most humans don't work this way. contradictions have to stare us in the face before we'll consider updating our beliefs.
So, just repeat and explains, ad nauseam.Universal design should make things more accessible for everyone, not for the "average man."
I wholeheartedly agree.
But here are a bunch of things people can read. I've even summarized and pulled links out of it to click more easily than having to click into two articles.
Thank you, I'll personally read all of them over next week, so at least one person will and it wasn't completely for nothing.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentIs this really the purpose of tags? I always though they were just there to categorise the topic and filter (edit: also mods sometime change the tags after creation), not to create some kind of...Is this really the purpose of tags? I always though they were just there to categorise the topic and filter (edit: also mods sometime change the tags after creation), not to create some kind of safe space free from any conflicting views, or reserved for some demographics...
It's not like a subreddit with dedicated mods and everything.
I don't see many people restraining from posting strong anti AI sentiment in ~tech. -
Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Pepetto Link ParentShould he just keep his objection to himself because he's a man? As tired as you may be, I'd wager a substantial portion of other people share his objections, and you may be better served by...Should he just keep his objection to himself because he's a man?
As tired as you may be, I'd wager a substantial portion of other people share his objections, and you may be better served by adressing why you think those objection don't track (which is the point if having a conversation on tildes) rather than trying to bully him into silence. -
Comment on There is no reason to buy another PlayStation or Xbox in ~games
Pepetto Link ParentThose hundreds of thousands of professional hours spent designing the game should be divided by the number of people playing the game. You can't copy paste a burger thousands of times, you have to...I find it personally offensive that people would value a luxury good that represents the work of hundreds or thousands of professionals over a multiple year period as less than a dinner.
Those hundreds of thousands of professional hours spent designing the game should be divided by the number of people playing the game. You can't copy paste a burger thousands of times, you have to start again from scratch every time.
Per consumer hours of enjoyment, a dinner is much more work intensive than video games, and much more of a luxury item.Bargain bin mentality does real harm to the industry, which is already among the poorest paying and layoff-prone in the software field.
You have my sympathies, I love video games and usually think they are worth every penny, but I'm reticent to just send more money to the game industry indiscriminately... that rarely improves working condition in any industries, it just provides more return for investors.
Wouldn't you say condition are bad because a lot of people enter into the industry by passion, regardless of work condition, providing a large pool of expandable labor surplus. That and also the winner-takes-all unpredictability of game development.
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Comment on Could I travel back in time? How physics tackles the paradoxes – with Jim Al-Khalili in ~science
Pepetto Link ParentWelp, you sound much smarter than me and clearly more knowledgable on physics and stuff, I'll see myself out.Welp, you sound much smarter than me and clearly more knowledgable on physics and stuff, I'll see myself out.
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Comment on Could I travel back in time? How physics tackles the paradoxes – with Jim Al-Khalili in ~science
Pepetto Link ParentSince FTL means time travel is possible, I'd assume teleportation to be a prerequisite for time travel... Also, plenty of science fiction solve this by traveling in time by going in or through a... -
Comment on Giving Green in ~enviro
Pepetto LinkMhmm, A cursory glance picks up lots of technosolutionist talking point. In eco friendly circles, technosolutionisme is considered not great because it usually focuses on unprooven hypothetical...Mhmm, A cursory glance picks up lots of technosolutionist talking point. In eco friendly circles, technosolutionisme is considered not great because it usually focuses on unprooven hypothetical tech and ignores curent tech actual solution (but which would require adapting our lifestyle). It usually feels like an excuse to not make any sacrifice to our way of life.
For exemple, we see funding for decarbonizing air travel (it's a very long shot, for something hardly vital, i wouldn't call this a data driven good target for our limited dollars), or develloping tastier "alternative proteins" so plant based meat substitute (we allready have tasty and balanced vegetarian diets, it's called indian cuisine).
Now that was just failing the vibe check for me, but probably not so bad as to be disqualified (no large org is 100% aligned with everyone's preference, and purity competition suck)... I'd have to do more research.
Did anybody allready do the homework of looking into the guys behind this, what they did before, ect?
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Comment on Power consumption of LLM's in ~tech
Pepetto LinkI've attempted to calculate the energy cost of LLM last year. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I ended up with about 2 to 8 kWh per user per year (about the same as running an oven to cook...I've attempted to calculate the energy cost of LLM last year.
I don't remember the exact numbers, but I ended up with about 2 to 8 kWh per user per year (about the same as running an oven to cook 5 cakes). I used to think that's not so bad, but it's likely underestimated, and seems like it's going to grow a lot more before it stops.
I calculated that by calculating how much electricity is consummed by all AI specialised GPU (since barely anyone else than AI datacentre buy significant amount, and I assume they run them close to 24/7 either for inference or for training) and ignored the consumption of other datacenter's component (I probably shouldn't).
and then divided that by the number of ChatGPT user (since I expect all user of AI to have had a chatGPT account at one point). I'd like to have a better metrics because I expect a lot of those chatGPT account are just people trying it out as a one of for fun, so not real regular users.
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Comment on Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more in ~tech
Pepetto Link ParentOh yeah. M1 MBA is also expected to be my forever laptop. I got a 16gb one second hand and it does absolutely everything I could hope for (and more), and it does it in style (and quiet)! And I...Oh yeah.
M1 MBA is also expected to be my forever laptop. I got a 16gb one second hand and it does absolutely everything I could hope for (and more), and it does it in style (and quiet)!
And I find the wedge design looks thinner than the redesign (even if it isn't). This is going to be a classic!I've got this >10 year plan for it, where I get a new batterie installed right before they stop providing that service for this model, and I allready donate monthly to the Asahi linux project for when mac drops support.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentACs pacify the masses and lowers the urgency of climate action. Funny, barely relevant comic Also, an AC makes some home design choice acceptable (floor to ceiling windows, ignoring sun...ACs pacify the masses and lowers the urgency of climate action. Funny, barely relevant comic
Also, an AC makes some home design choice acceptable (floor to ceiling windows, ignoring sun orientation, bad natural ventilation) which then get used as a justification to use AC.Rereading my post, I did mention consumption which is a mistake on my part, as i agree it's not a very strong argument. Even decarbonated energy has an environmental cost, but ACs in a single room are well worth the cost for the comfort provided... A small AC's energy consumption over the summer is only x2-x4 times more than heavy AI use.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentThis type of comment is genuinely useful to me to gauge how things can be perceived and eventually adapt. That said, what are you suggesting? I should just agree with everyone else's preference,...your comments and responses are coming off as judgmental and almost snobbish
This type of comment is genuinely useful to me to gauge how things can be perceived and eventually adapt.
That said, what are you suggesting?
I should just agree with everyone else's preference, even when my own experience contradicts it?
It's acceptable to thrust externalities on others so long as you can frame yourself as part of some struggling underclass?
Some people haven't even tried using a fan and I should just go "you know what, you're right, you've clearly tried everything, go AC"!I prefer the path that has less people potentially die from heatstroke
Good, I'm also opposed to people dying. Put ACs in retirement homes, libraries and hospitals. But regular people can tank the heat (I'm not some mutant heat survivor... If anything I'm below average). ACs are yet another tool that allow people to ignore the climate problem, i don't think it's vertuous to let those tools become mainstream.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentThat's royally fucked up! do you truly not want to talk about it or may I ask for more? Could you cover up the panel to produce less?I'm going to have to pay the utilities for the privilege of overproducing (long story, don't get me started, they fucked up by not strengthening our grid)
That's royally fucked up! do you truly not want to talk about it or may I ask for more?
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentHey, I have the same temp you do. You really owe it to yourself to try a strong fan, they actually are almost magical... (similar to how a hair dryer can feel cold on a wet head even when blasting...Hey, I have the same temp you do.
You really owe it to yourself to try a strong fan, they actually are almost magical... (similar to how a hair dryer can feel cold on a wet head even when blasting very hot air).without being judged
empathy doesn't mean immunity from criticism , I agree with you that it's very hot right now, and getting an AC to make it an "other people's problem" is tempting.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentWhether or not you own the panels doesn't change much, those panels would be producing elsewhere if you hadn't bought them. or you'd be selling the electricity back to the grid, replacing fossil...Whether or not you own the panels doesn't change much, those panels would be producing elsewhere if you hadn't bought them. or you'd be selling the electricity back to the grid, replacing fossil sources, if you weren't using it on AC. and solar panels don't work at night.
I like solar panels, it's really cool that you have them, but we've got to stop using them as a "get out of jail" card for over consumption.Only upsides if you can resist the temptation of setting a lower temperature than strictly necessary.
how many people do you see setting their AC to 30 while using a fan? I haven't seen any: once they get an AC, people set it at 24 (when they are somewhat semi-eco-conscious) and stop thinking about opening windows at night, installing awnings, migrating activities to the coolest room in the house, using a fan, buying an actually well designed home, planting greenery in front of walls.If you take into account the full lifecycle of an AC, and the usual accompanying lowering of comfort tolerance (somewhat related to Jevons Paradox), I'm not so sure the overall environmental footprint would decrease much.
Absolute consumption is the real target, not efficiency.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link Parentthe cooling effect of airflow is much more relevant than the temperature gradient, especially for homes (which don't have very high ceilings). that's why fans have a winter mode where they spin in...the cooling effect of airflow is much more relevant than the temperature gradient, especially for homes (which don't have very high ceilings). that's why fans have a winter mode where they spin in the opposite direction, to mix the air while doing as little perceptible wind as possible.
Floor fans work fine, but will mess up the temp gradient just as much, and are less comfortable (more localised wind, more noise). they are more flexible thought! -
Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto (edited )Link ParentI do judge people who insist they have a god given right to a 22° C home in the winter and summer instead of just using one more blanket or using a fan. You're not sure ceiling fans will work, but...Do you also judge people who heat their home in the winter? I could just use more blankets.
I do judge people who insist they have a god given right to a 22° C home in the winter and summer instead of just using one more blanket or using a fan.
It was 31°C inside yesterday evening, I'm not sure a ceiling fan will make things more tolerable. Don't suggest cheap tips or tricks to cool my home, I know them all, and I'm already using them.
You're not sure ceiling fans will work, but you're allready using them? how does that work?
If 31°C inside in the evening is intolerable to you, maybe you don't actually know all the tips and tricks...by all means do get a good reversible AC (as you say, it could lower your overall fossil fuel dependency) but all the "cheap tricks" will still help lower your energy bills and AC wear, they shouldn't be dismissed.
And it's perfectly acceptable for people to butt in with opinions on what you do around your home. "My home, my rules" doesn't work in an interconnected world where your actions impact others (ACs in cities are estimated to increase local outside temperature 0,5 to 2° C from all the hot air they push out).
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link Parentwell yes, but people keep hiding behind the poor and old to justify loosening regulation, even though the vast majority of people installing an AC are neither poor nor old... The poor tend to rent...And not everyone has the option or means to tear down a house not built for heatwaves and build something better.
well yes, but people keep hiding behind the poor and old to justify loosening regulation, even though the vast majority of people installing an AC are neither poor nor old...
The poor tend to rent rather than own. Insulating the home is payed for by the landlord. The electric bill for the AC is paid for by the tenant. How is loosening regulation against AC better for the poor than mandating renovation of steamer-home?
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
Pepetto Link ParentWell, i did say it is technically true. Kudos to your coworker for the dedication. But the vast majority of people don't bike that much, when your commute is 20-30min each way, just do that...Well, i did say it is technically true.
Kudos to your coworker for the dedication.
But the vast majority of people don't bike that much, when your commute is 20-30min each way, just do that instead of going to the gym... Most people living in the western world don't need to up their calories intake, and would benefit from more regular exercise.
Whenever a friend comes to me about a slowing pc, I just upgrade them to a combo SSD + ram upgrade + lightweight linux distro (I really like bunsenlab, but linux mint xfce edition is easier for users intimidated by linux).
It has so far worked 100% of the time to make them happily keep their rig for at least 2 more years, which seams worth it for 60 bucks and 2 hours, and the rig ends up handed down later instead of trashed.