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Comment on 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup groups are set in ~sports.football
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Comment on Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion in ~movies
TheD00d Link ParentJeez. I forgot just how prolific WB was for Cartoons! Some of my favorites might now be on Netflix. I really and I mean really hope Netflix does the good thing and actually give some of these...Jeez. I forgot just how prolific WB was for Cartoons! Some of my favorites might now be on Netflix.
I really and I mean really hope Netflix does the good thing and actually give some of these properties time and space to breath. It could really help their catalog.
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Comment on Sailing skill is live on Oldschool Runescape as of two weeks ago in ~games
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Comment on The NFL's concussion crisis in ~sports.american_football
TheD00d LinkAppreciate Wendover covering this. CTE is, in my opinion a big problem for a large number of football players. Not just the pros. Considering more people play in college and high school than the...Appreciate Wendover covering this. CTE is, in my opinion a big problem for a large number of football players. Not just the pros. Considering more people play in college and high school than the NFL I think those players often go un-diagnosed. Anecdotal evidence, for sure, but I have a lingering feeling based on my experience. Pretty sad but expected how the NFL hasn't done much, materially, to change the potential impact of this condition for its players. Surprised the NFL players union has pushed for more to be done. Then again, as stated in the video - that runs counter the entire purpose and fundamental mechanics to the game. This is part of the reason why I stopped supporting my team. Well, and shitty billionaire owners.
I'm a pretty large man. Much larger in the past. I tried playing D1 college ball as a lineman and decided it was not for me. I could have walked on, but no scholarship, all of the work of being on the team and school was not worth it. If I have kids, they will not be playing football. The toll it takes on your body is awful and I really don't want that for my kids.
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Comment on The day my smart vacuum turned against me in ~tech
TheD00d LinkGod. This is why I fucking hate IoT devices. Double plug for the wonderful work from the team at Valetudo. If you are a tinkerer this might be a better option. Support the project if you can. I...God. This is why I fucking hate IoT devices.
Double plug for the wonderful work from the team at Valetudo. If you are a tinkerer this might be a better option. Support the project if you can.
I currently have a Roomba and the second it completely shits the bed, I'm buying a Valetudo compliant machine and never looking back.
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Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech
TheD00d Link ParentSure do! LevelOne on YouTube has a bunch of videos related to selfhosting and is, in general, geared more towards enterprise IT admins. They have a couple videos!...Sure do! LevelOne on YouTube has a bunch of videos related to selfhosting and is, in general, geared more towards enterprise IT admins. They have a couple videos!
https://youtu.be/rPf5GCQBNn4?si=vJrZww8g6zpIRkDx
As a lot of others have said, basically installing O-llama on your machine and just trying it out. It won't run great if your expecting Claude levels of performance but that's kind of the point. It local and doesn't go anywhere. It's a CLI interface but you can run some docker containers for making the UI more akin to ChatGPT.
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Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech
TheD00d Link ParentBig risks? Hard to say, but better safe than sorry. Basically providing sensitive data to a company. I've already read some stories about LEO using LLM prompts as evidence in a crime and with the...Big risks? Hard to say, but better safe than sorry. Basically providing sensitive data to a company. I've already read some stories about LEO using LLM prompts as evidence in a crime and with the way tech companies are cooperating with our shitty government I would not put it past LEO from requesting all kinds of data from LLMs and the like.
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Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech
TheD00d Link ParentYeah, I had doubts about the story itself but I was more concerned with getting the point across this is a bad idea lol I'd also venture, most folks don't know they should report stuff to HHS....Yeah, I had doubts about the story itself but I was more concerned with getting the point across this is a bad idea lol
I'd also venture, most folks don't know they should report stuff to HHS. Coding and billing is like Greek to most people. Thanks for adding the additional context!
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Comment on Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — US family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations in ~tech
TheD00d LinkAs someone who has worked in healthcare IT for awhile now - anytime you get a hospital bill always always always ask for it to be itemized. Review it. Even if you don't understand it, call and ask...As someone who has worked in healthcare IT for awhile now - anytime you get a hospital bill always always always ask for it to be itemized. Review it. Even if you don't understand it, call and ask them questions. Make them explain it to you. More times than not, they will find some issues that need reviewed. Coding and billing is always a shit show. Different hospitals and insurance companies code procedures and productss differently. That's not an excuse just a reality unfortunately.
Please for the love of God. Be careful submitting your ePHI into LLMs and other "AI" tools. If you are going to do so, please remove all of your identifying information. Use a locally hosted option if possible. Run it from a browser in private mode and try to avoid using your personal account. These models do share data and you might accidentally share sensitive information. Plus in this day in age, I would not put it past LE from subpoenaing LLMs for your data.
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Comment on The same-name club made up entirely of Shirleys is dying out in ~life
TheD00d LinkGrandma's name is Shirley. She also hated(hates) that name. She's about 95 years old and still doing her thing. I'm going to send this to her and hope she gets some enjoyment out of it. I'd like...Grandma's name is Shirley. She also hated(hates) that name. She's about 95 years old and still doing her thing. I'm going to send this to her and hope she gets some enjoyment out of it.
I'd like to think she'd join the club if she was in Australia.
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Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech
TheD00d Link ParentOh my god. I did not even realize that might be misconstrued. I swear I'm not a racist just a weird Linux zealot lolOh my god. I did not even realize that might be misconstrued. I swear I'm not a racist just a weird Linux zealot lol
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Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech
TheD00d Link ParentForget the "smart" and "power user" Nix shite. You are already miles ahead of the average PC user just by switching to *Nix. Good on you.Forget the "smart" and "power user" Nix shite. You are already miles ahead of the average PC user just by switching to *Nix. Good on you.
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Comment on Twenty-one facts about throwing good parties in ~life
TheD00d Link ParentCompetition party games + booze is a great social lubricant.Competition party games + booze is a great social lubricant.
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Comment on Twenty-one facts about throwing good parties in ~life
TheD00d LinkGreat list! A bunch of things I try to do already when we have our annual party. Some other good things from my experience hosting a regular "large" social gathering. Keep the date as consistent...Great list! A bunch of things I try to do already when we have our annual party. Some other good things from my experience hosting a regular "large" social gathering.
Keep the date as consistent as possible, if you are going for something annual. Makes it easy for people to remember.
If you have a bunch of friends who are from out of town, try and schedule around a big event that would already bring them into town. A great example is university homecoming. People are in town and it's a good excuse to see everyone again.
A simple themed website can integrate you RSVP, FAQ and other information in a simple to reference spot. Plus it's a fun thing to design every year. Host it on GitHug pages or Cloud flare pages for the cheap.
Think big tent. Do you have friend with kids? INVITE them. Even if they don't come. Make the people with kids feel invited and welcome. Hell invite your neighbors. Can't stand the ones immediately next to me, but I always invite. Let's them know we have something going on so they can be on good behavior and it helps build your "village". Did they come? Great! Make a point of taking the kids from the parents for a bit. Introduce your friends to neighbors and vice versa.
Keep the area of the party contained. Think small but intimate if you can. Spread your furniture out so people can still congregate of they want, but still leaves it open for others to join. Outside is best weather permitting.
A variety of bev's is critical. We always have kegs - everyone who partakes loves free beer. Seltzers for my health conscious and sober friends. Pop for the kiddos and one fun "themed" cocktail. Simple recipe, looooowwwww stress.
The day of the party? Clear your schedule. Prep as much as you can the day/night before but you'll still be running around like crazy trying to get stuff setup day off so make sure you don't have much going on.
Low-stakes games. Sure Cornhole and shit is fun, but I've never not seen people smile for a good old fashioned marble run (gambling optional), stein holding contest or trying to eat a donut from a string. Games should try to stay on theme IF you feel like having them.
Lastly, simple hearty apps/food. A bunch of easy to batch cook bites and one fun "statement" snack.
Or you know what? Do whatever the hell you want. You'll still have a good time. And throw a damn party. Our society needs more goddamn parties.
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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel to return to ABC on Tuesday after show’s controversial suspension in ~tv
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Comment on Looking for a better tomato in ~hobbies
TheD00d Link ParentThat's adorable. Dogs are great. Unfortunately, I don't, I purchased them from my local greenhouse and it was labeled a generic Cherokee Purple.That's adorable. Dogs are great. Unfortunately, I don't, I purchased them from my local greenhouse and it was labeled a generic Cherokee Purple.
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Comment on Looking for a better tomato in ~hobbies
TheD00d LinkI had a lot of "success" this year with my Cherokee Purple variety. Granted, I'm far from an experienced tomato grower and I feel if I used larger planters I would have gotten more fruit. That...I had a lot of "success" this year with my Cherokee Purple variety. Granted, I'm far from an experienced tomato grower and I feel if I used larger planters I would have gotten more fruit. That being said, I was able to enjoy a few salads/tomato sandwiches this summer. In SW Ohio and the summer here was pretty brutal in the back-half but my plants are still producing. I did not get to enjoy them much since squirrels and a wiener dog with an appreciation for the finer varieties of tomato ate most of them. I bought some netting and it has certainly helped.
I also tried growing some beefmaster variety, but they did not do as well as my Cherokee Purples. But again, I feel like bigger pots, more fertilizer and netting would have helped.
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Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp
TheD00d Link ParentI'm in the minority too. I've been running DD-WRT for almost a decade now. Very happy with it. Also like you, I enjoy repurposing older hardware. I like SOHO products but some of the price...I'm in the minority too. I've been running DD-WRT for almost a decade now. Very happy with it. Also like you, I enjoy repurposing older hardware. I like SOHO products but some of the price premiums are a bit much for me. Plus, I like have control over my hardware and the software I run on it.
The community is...well not so great.
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Comment on How are Framework Laptops? in ~tech
TheD00d Link ParentOh, I see, another NixOS chad on Tildes. Glad to know I'm not alone. Jokes aside, I'm glade NixOS performance on the framework laptops is nice. I run it on my old Asus Exepert book and the battery...I run nixos w hyprland on
Oh, I see, another NixOS chad on Tildes. Glad to know I'm not alone.
Jokes aside, I'm glade NixOS performance on the framework laptops is nice. I run it on my old Asus Exepert book and the battery life is pretty bad. I'm chalking that up to it being an old machine and not so much NixOS's fault.
I'm more of a used laptop guy, but if I ever bought new. I'd do a Framework.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
TheD00d LinkThe Gorillaz new track dropped paired with a rehash of their old Kong Studios website. Its good fun. The track itself, its not half bad. Not my favorite track of theirs by a long shot. For reasons...The Gorillaz new track dropped paired with a rehash of their old Kong Studios website. Its good fun. The track itself, its not half bad. Not my favorite track of theirs by a long shot.
For reasons that are probably obvious, I suddenly find myself listening to a lot more punk. Dead Kennedy's to be more specific (some Clash as well). I forgot how good they are. Also, with all of the talk of AI and jobs, Soup is Good Food is more relevant now than ever.
Biggest shock of this entire event is Donny Boy getting the FIFA Peace Prize LMAO