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Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life
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Comment on Unfuck Google Drive (It's Gemini garbage, of course) in ~comp
goose LinkI moved off Google Drive for OneDrive some years ago, well before Gemini (or even Bard) existed, so I can't comment on the slow down you've experienced, but: I've been told first hand from a...I moved off Google Drive for OneDrive some years ago, well before Gemini (or even Bard) existed, so I can't comment on the slow down you've experienced, but:
Presumably they're doing some dumb shit and having Gemini scan the contents of your entire drive, constantly.
I've been told first hand from a friend who's an employee at Google that they've been scanning Drive contents since it was launched. Namely using constant algorithm searches for:
- DMCA violation content (He specifically said DMCA files that have been "Shared")
- Grossly illegal content (He specifically said "CP")
Not to excuse Gemini, it sounds like there's an additional layer of scanning that perhaps Gemini is doing. But wanted to dispel the idea that they might not have been invasively scanning before Gemini.
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Comment on A recommendation: Code 3 (2025) in ~movies
goose Link ParentYeah, the interaction with the physician was the only part I didn't connect with. I've had my fair share of run ins with charge nurses, but I can only think of one time in ten years that a...Yeah, the interaction with the physician was the only part I didn't connect with. I've had my fair share of run ins with charge nurses, but I can only think of one time in ten years that a physician acted that way.
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A recommendation: Code 3 (2025)
In a landscape of so many quality things to watch, I wanted to take a minute to recommend Code 3, which came out earlier this year. It stars Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery, and Aimee Carrero, among...
In a landscape of so many quality things to watch, I wanted to take a minute to recommend Code 3, which came out earlier this year. It stars Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery, and Aimee Carrero, among a few other known actors and actresses. It follows Wilson's character, a paramedic working for Los Angeles 911, through a period of a couple of days. The comedy is pretty funny, although I should mention it does have a couple of dark moments as well, in case anyone would rather shy away from that. But I recommend it specifically because, having lived that life, it's the most accurate depiction of life on a 911 truck I've seen from Hollywood. The ups, the downs, the laughs, the tears. I watch a fair amount of things that I feel like weren't worth my time in hindsight, but this is the first movie in a while where I enjoyed the entirety of it. Hopefully some of y'all do as well :)
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Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life
goose LinkHave you brought up (and would you be open to) couples counseling? Having a mediator to help facilitate conversation may be helpful, perhaps there are some things your partner doesn't know how to...Have you brought up (and would you be open to) couples counseling? Having a mediator to help facilitate conversation may be helpful, perhaps there are some things your partner doesn't know how to say, but would be beneficial to (both of) your understanding(s) of the situation. It seems that the solutions you're trying are the solutions you've already tried, and sadly, repeating them isn't changing the outcome.
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Comment on What diagramming tools do folks use? in ~comp
goose LinkI've used draw.io for a whole, it's been solid, but I can't compare it to any of the other tools listed in this thread.I've used draw.io for a whole, it's been solid, but I can't compare it to any of the other tools listed in this thread.
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Comment on Is there a service that a regular joe can use to provide subs or dubbing for a movie? in ~movies
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Comment on How can I combine several ranked lists into one mega list? in ~comp
goose LinkWhat's your use case/what's the end result you're going for? While I'm not at all trying to discourage you from learning, this may be a task that the LLM of your choice could tackle with relative...What's your use case/what's the end result you're going for? While I'm not at all trying to discourage you from learning, this may be a task that the LLM of your choice could tackle with relative ease. Assuming you just want a one off, you could feed it the input data and tell it out to structure your output.
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Comment on What are some interesting landmarks in your neck of the woods? in ~talk
goose Link ParentI meant the school, not the church 😂 But yes, me as well! If you find yourself traveling to Atlanta again let me buy you a beer! Have a good week as well!I meant the school, not the church 😂 But yes, me as well! If you find yourself traveling to Atlanta again let me buy you a beer! Have a good week as well!
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Comment on What are some interesting landmarks in your neck of the woods? in ~talk
goose Link ParentNice! I moved to EC I think in 1994? I was technically born in Texas (In 1989), but I claim to be from Atlanta, I started kindergarten at Mount Bethel and spent all my developing years here....Nice! I moved to EC I think in 1994? I was technically born in Texas (In 1989), but I claim to be from Atlanta, I started kindergarten at Mount Bethel and spent all my developing years here. Congratulations on your life in NZ! I have a friend who moved out there after college to get into the film industry and she hasn't looked back. It looks like a nice life!
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Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech
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Comment on What are some interesting landmarks in your neck of the woods? in ~talk
goose Link ParentNice, when did you grow up there? I'm still in the area, live in Roswell currently.Nice, when did you grow up there? I'm still in the area, live in Roswell currently.
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Comment on What are some interesting landmarks in your neck of the woods? in ~talk
goose LinkI grew up regularly hiking the trail to visit the ruins of an old, civil war era paper mill north of Atlanta. It's one of many monuments and historical remains from that time period around...I grew up regularly hiking the trail to visit the ruins of an old, civil war era paper mill north of Atlanta. It's one of many monuments and historical remains from that time period around Georgia, but probably the one I'm most familiar with, from how often we hiked down there as kids.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
goose Link ParentFun fact, that's where my nickname comes from! Many years ago before they went bankrupt, I got an after school job at RadioShack. I'm a taller guy, and wear aviator style sunglasses. My boss met...Fun fact, that's where my nickname comes from! Many years ago before they went bankrupt, I got an after school job at RadioShack. I'm a taller guy, and wear aviator style sunglasses. My boss met me for the first time while the movie Top Gun was playing on the in store TV's. He took one look at me, and says "I'm gonna call you goose". He even got me a name tag I still have to this day.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
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Comment on Who deserves an organ? The dilemma of severe mental illness. (gifted link) in ~health.mental
goose Link ParentThank you for registering to be an organ donor ❤️ You've given yourself the potential to change someone else's life in an immeasurable way, one dayThank you for registering to be an organ donor ❤️ You've given yourself the potential to change someone else's life in an immeasurable way, one day
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Comment on Who deserves an organ? The dilemma of severe mental illness. (gifted link) in ~health.mental
goose Link ParentYeah, it can be a controversial opinion, that families should not have the ultimate decision to proceed or withhold resuscitative efforts of their loved ones. My point of view has been shaped not...Yeah, it can be a controversial opinion, that families should not have the ultimate decision to proceed or withhold resuscitative efforts of their loved ones. My point of view has been shaped not only by my experiences with my dad, but from the decade I spent in the field as a firefighter/paramedic, and my now six plus years in a hospital. There's a reason we trust experts to do expert things, and healthcare is no different. The stress and emotion in a spur of the moment emergency can bring out the worst in anyone, but often not in those who live in that space every day they go to work. As you point out, the survivors guilty of "Did I make the right decision" is also (in my opinion) greatly mitigated when the decision is being made by someone who had good education and understanding of things like rates of survival, recovery, and quality of life. Of course I don't want my dad to die, but he also never wants to live a life where he can't be himself and do the things he does. To condemn him to a sedentary life in a home hospital bed being fed by a G tube and breathing via ventilator would have been the worst possible outcome for him (in his own words).
More than anything, I think it's important for people to have a plan. Talk to loved ones about what kind of care and decisions you would want if you're unable to make them for yourself. Even better, put those talks into words with legally actionable documents describing one's specific wishes, such as a "Living Will" or "Do Not Resuscitate" order. And that way, should it ever come down to it, it can help guide those ethical calls and hopefully alleviate any guilt that may stem from wondering "Was it the right call?"
And above all, as it relates to this article: Please consider agreeing to be an organ donor. The biggest counter argument I've heard is people who say "If you're an organ donor, they won't try as hard to save your life". I'd like to clarify from a background of expertise that this argument is USDA prime Grade A 100% all natural organic farm raised bullshit. In the field, if someone is critically ill or injured, I'm not looking at their ID until after I've already dropped them off at a hospital and I'm beginning to write my after-the-incident patient care report. And even then, all I care about is the name/address/DOB, there is nowhere in an EMS report to denote if a patient is an organ donor or not, we don't care, it makes no difference in our actions. And in the hospital, no physician is making decisions about their patient's well being based on their status as an organ donor or not -- We often have no idea if a patient is an organ donor or not, because if they are that badly ill or injured, the priority is to do our best to treat and stabilize, not ask questions to see if we could try less hard to treat and stabilize. What a litigious nightmare that would be, let alone ethical nightmare. In an emergency, the only thing your team is worried about is providing the best care possible.
Everyone dies, eventually. But if you're an organ donor, it could mean that you save a life on the way out. I'll never know the person who lost their life in northern France that summer of 2022, but I'll forever be grateful that they were willing to give me many more good years with my dad, that he gets to see and spend time with my kids, and the memories that person allowed us to have will have me honor their life and memory for the rest of mine.
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Comment on Who deserves an organ? The dilemma of severe mental illness. (gifted link) in ~health.mental
goose LinkI'm a child of a parent who received a major organ transplant back in 2022, making this a subject near and dear to me. Ethics in healthcare are something that are very difficult to pin down well....I'm a child of a parent who received a major organ transplant back in 2022, making this a subject near and dear to me. Ethics in healthcare are something that are very difficult to pin down well.
To draw a parallel example: In the United States, if a patient has suffered a major emergency and has a very poor prognosis, the decision is often put on the family at bedside to make the call as to if resuscitation should continue or not. This hinges entirely on what the family says the patient would want, or more often, what they think the patient would want. But this can often be clouded by that conversation never having happened, or by personal desire to overrule the patient's wishes (An elderly parent who feels they have lived a full life wishes to not receive CPR, but in the heat of the moment, the child "is not ready for [them] to die").
In contrast, in much of Europe, the decision is put on the physician. If the physician determines that the patient is unlikely to survive, or unlikely to have any quality of life, they often make the decision to withdraw care with or without the approval of the family. In contrast to the way this is handled in the US, it takes the emotion of someone who knows the patient personally out of the equation, and inserts the weight of someone with walking around knowledge of survival and outcome rates of the problem in question. In theory, the ethics here come across as "more sound", to me at least. But in practice, I wonder if the outcomes are as reliable as the system is designed to try and be.
Ultimately, I think the best solution we have right now are multi-member boards with subject matter expertise in the circumstances and technicalities surrounding such decisions. As it relates to the article, I can only hope that those subject matter experts continue to grow and refine their knowledge of the pathology of mental illnesses and outcomes they could have on organ transplanted patients. Thanks to organ donation, I still get to talk to my dad regularly, and there are no words for how grateful I am for that. It would be very sad for someone else who feels the same way to lose that loved one in their life, because of poor application of ethics due to stigma around mental health.
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Comment on UPS is ‘disposing of' US-bound packages over customs paperwork problems in ~finance
goose Link ParentTwo weeks ago I bought a shirt on eBay because it was $10 there, and $25 on Amazon. Turns out the seller was in Canada, and 3 days before it was slated to arrive, I get an email from UPS that I...Two weeks ago I bought a shirt on eBay because it was $10 there, and $25 on Amazon. Turns out the seller was in Canada, and 3 days before it was slated to arrive, I get an email from UPS that I owe $27. I assumed it was all tariffs, but on further inspection, it looks like it was a fee charged by either UPS or a brokerage of theirs to "ensure proper customs handling". No issues with the timely delivery, but I was fuming about spending $37 on a shirt. I could have just gotten off Amazon for $25 (But I also wouldn't have, because even $25 is much more than I would spend on a Star Wars graphic shirt)
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Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech
Well that's a rough response. Ultimately it's a problem that needs a two sided solution -- If you're presenting a solution and your partner isn't buying in, they (ideally) should have some alteration or alternative to your solution, something that builds towards addressing/solving the conflict.
In my experience, a two person problem with only one working to solve it, does not get solved. But I'm also generalizing to non-relationship problems. While my wife and I do occasionally have disagreement or conflict, I've been very lucky that we both are committed to each other, and solving those pop up issues. Not at all to try and say "hey look at how great I have it", just illustrating that my viewpoint comes from generalization and not first hand experience, take it with a grain and/or bucket load of salt.
In any case, best of luck. I hope no matter the route taken, you look back on this in a year and think "that was a turning point for the better".