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Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
kari Link ParentI've had two similar stories to that. Once, in college, my roommates were moving in with other people so I figured I'd try finding apartments by myself. I found one for a good price and basically...I've had two similar stories to that.
Once, in college, my roommates were moving in with other people so I figured I'd try finding apartments by myself. I found one for a good price and basically applied and signed the lease within 24 hours of touring it, but once I moved in I realized it was dark and cramped. I got used to it, at least, and it was nice living alone (except the roaches in that apartment because I guess that's how I could get cheap enough rent next to a major university to live alone lol).
After college, my girlfriend and I lived in a relatively large, but old, apartment. When our lease renewal came up we looked around for a new apartment and there was one that was recently renovated and a lot nicer. We liked it and ended up moving, but somehow didn't realize we weren't getting the 2-bathroom apartment, and we didn't think about the 8-ft ceilings making it feel a lot more cramped. We ended up liking the location so much that we stayed for nearly 3 years before moving again last year, but sometimes the ceilings/darkness were a bummer.
I'm kind of digressing but my point is that I hope you find something that ticks all of your boxes, but sometimes you have to cherish the ones that are ticked. Our new apartment is actually really nice and large, but is across the street from a shopping center that has garbage trucks come around 2 am every night and frequently wake us up, so the grass is always greener type of thing.
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
kari Link Parent+1 for mailbox, I've been with them for a few years and really like the service for the cost.+1 for mailbox, I've been with them for a few years and really like the service for the cost.
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Comment on US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers, citing security concerns in ~tech
kari LinkThis seems pretty scary, honestly, at least to my understanding of it.This seems pretty scary, honestly, at least to my understanding of it.
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Comment on According to a poll, Finns now trust the US as little as Russia and China and overall social trust is on the decline in ~society
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Comment on Why we're going to Cuba in ~society
kari Link ParentHey, some of them probably genuinely like that he's so dumb he keeps helping them (or so corrupt that he knowingly does it quid pro quo).Hey, some of them probably genuinely like that he's so dumb he keeps helping them (or so corrupt that he knowingly does it quid pro quo).
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Comment on Why we're going to Cuba in ~society
kari Link ParentTrump clearly doesn't care given the literal hundreds of thousands of deaths that he's responsible for due to the shuttering of USAID.If the blackouts continue, they will kill people; it’s possible they already have.
Trump clearly doesn't care given the literal hundreds of thousands of deaths that he's responsible for due to the shuttering of USAID.
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
kari (edited )Link ParentOr apartments even in newer car-centric cities with big lots. I've never had to park* in the street but I've never had a place to charge at home until I started paying for a garage last month (I...Or apartments even in newer car-centric cities with big lots. I've never had to park* in the street but I've never had a place to charge at home until I started paying for a garage last month (I don't even have an EV, but just pointing it out).
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Comment on Your daily coffee may be protecting your brain, 43-year study finds in ~health.mental
kari LinkGreat! I was going to keep drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day regardless because it's delicious, but glad it's good.Great! I was going to keep drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day regardless because it's delicious, but glad it's good.
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Separating the Wayland Compositor and Window Manager
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
kari Link ParentWell, I specifically mean something like the Intel A380 or A310. Both have a 75W TDP and run off PCIe slot power without a connector from the GPU, but yeah, that'd still be spending money on a...Well, I specifically mean something like the Intel A380 or A310. Both have a 75W TDP and run off PCIe slot power without a connector from the GPU, but yeah, that'd still be spending money on a fairly low power GPU ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
kari Link ParentI’ve heard (at least like two years ago which is forever in computing, I guess) that the lowest tier Intel GPUs are really good if you just need a low TDP GPU for transcoding videoI’ve heard (at least like two years ago which is forever in computing, I guess) that the lowest tier Intel GPUs are really good if you just need a low TDP GPU for transcoding video
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Comment on Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair | Official trailer in ~tv
kari Link ParentAs someone born in 1999, something I never really thought about until reading the Wikipedia page for format wars (I think that was it, at least), was that before VHS, there wasn't really a way to...As someone born in 1999, something I never really thought about until reading the Wikipedia page for format wars (I think that was it, at least), was that before VHS, there wasn't really a way to watch movies at home at all. That's crazy to me now as someone with a home server with dozens of *cough cough* Linux ISOs *cough cough*.
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Comment on ‘I took two bites and had to spit it out’: US candy makers are phasing out real cocoa in chocolate in some products in ~food
kari Link ParentNot just profiting from slavery, but child slavery. They're both abhorrent but I feel like the optics of child slavery have to be even worse.Not just profiting from slavery, but child slavery. They're both abhorrent but I feel like the optics of child slavery have to be even worse.
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Comment on How's everyone doing? in ~talk
kari Link ParentI hope you feel better soon! A was sick ~3 weeks ago and it was brutal for a week and then just pretty bad for another week before I really felt better. One thing I miss about the peak Covid years...I hope you feel better soon! A was sick ~3 weeks ago and it was brutal for a week and then just pretty bad for another week before I really felt better. One thing I miss about the peak Covid years was everybody actually masking and I didn’t get sick for like 3 years straight.
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Comment on How's everyone doing? in ~talk
kari (edited )LinkI'm going, I guess. This *gestures around wildly at the state of the world* isn't looking so hot and I'm not really sure where my career will be in a few years because of AI, but I guess I'm...I'm going, I guess. This *gestures around wildly at the state of the world* isn't looking so hot and I'm not really sure where my career will be in a few years because of AI, but I guess I'm going. Hopefully getting a job offer later today at a new company but I looked on glassdoor and the reviews mentioned a bunch of layoffs last year that I didn't know about so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ My company laid a decent amount of people off in December so I guess it's not too different anyways, but I hope I like it (if they give me an offer and I accept it). I've never changed jobs before (well, since high school working retail), so it's kinda scary.
E: I got the job! A massive pay increase and it's fully remote, which I've really been looking for (I loved it during Covid and felt way more productive, or, I at least forced myself to be more productive at home than now when I'm hybrid). I'm still kind of scared and maybe I messed up because the recruiter said "so what do you think, are you in?" and I was prepared to definitively say yes or no during that call so I said "I think so, yeah" and then she basically asked again and I was like "well it sounds great". Anyways, I'm probably over thinking most of this and the team/manager seemed great during interviews, it's just scary leaving a job you know to one you don't!
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Comment on US trade court takes first steps toward ordering tariff refunds in ~society
kari Linklol of course businesses will get refunds but what about people who paid tariffs themselves?lol of course businesses will get refunds but what about people who paid tariffs themselves?
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Comment on Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband in ~life.men
kari Link ParentYeah, I fully agree with you. Like, shit sucks for people right now and the wealth gap is growing and social media makes it easy for these alt-right grifters to make money off young men by blaming...Yeah, I fully agree with you. Like, shit sucks for people right now and the wealth gap is growing and social media makes it easy for these alt-right grifters to make money off young men by blaming every problem on women/"liberalism". I mean, I guess that's honestly kind of the same reason that Bernie has a bunch of fans, he addresses the issues and puts the blame on the wealthy (which, I mean, is the real cause but anyways).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
kari LinkI've been continuing working on my window manager, beansprout, for the river Wayland compositor that I mentioned back on January 28th. Since then, a lot has changed! I moved the project to its own...I've been continuing working on my window manager,
beansprout, for theriverWayland compositor that I mentioned back on January 28th.Since then, a lot has changed! I moved the project to its own "organization" on Codeberg, for one, but I've also started using it as my daily-driven window manager, which is pretty exciting.
I've also added a basic bar and wallpaper support directly into the WM (with the option to turn off both) and a clone of river-tag-overlay for when switching tags. I've honestly added most of the main features I want/need but there's still a decent list of TODOs that I may or may not get to.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
kari Link ParentDo you have a PCIe slot available? I'm not sure if maybe that CPU just isn't strong enough to even handle the streaming in general, but if you're just worried about transcoding, I've heard the...Do you have a PCIe slot available? I'm not sure if maybe that CPU just isn't strong enough to even handle the streaming in general, but if you're just worried about transcoding, I've heard the cheapest Intel ARC GPUs can handle that really well.
I feel the opposite. I’ve slowly grown less outrightly anti-AI, but as it’s been forced on my team at work, I feel like I spend more and more time either waiting for the LLM to do something or reviewing code… so the two worst parts of software development. Beforehand, I would spend time thinking about design decisions or how to implement something, but now I’m expected to tell the LLM what I want and let it guide that process with me just making the highest level of decisions.
E: and regardless of its productivity impacts, it still looks like a bubble to me. These companies are spending ungodly amounts of money and going into debt to build these models, data centers, etc., and one day they'll have to turn it around. The difference from Uber et al. is that those companies never spent anywhere near this much. We've already seen tools like Claude repeatedly restricting usage. What happens when everyone has to pay much more for the same tools they're using now?
Finally besides that, I still think there are moral, ethical, and environmental concerns that I'm not really sure there is a way to address.