l_one's recent activity
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Comment on I survived the certificate expiration of October 19th 2026 and all I got was to make a silly shitpost in ~tildes
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Comment on Donald Trump strikes deal with Vladimir Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms in ~society
l_one (edited )Link ParentThank you kindly. This entire diesel deal is such a leadership failure, but then (in my view at least) that isn't really saying anything surprising or controversial. Putin is certainly quite happy...Or, in fewer words: @l_one made a post that's facetious in nature but on the money really. Theirs focuses on the support to Ukraine, mine on NATO but there's little difference.
Thank you kindly.
This entire diesel deal is such a leadership failure, but then (in my view at least) that isn't really saying anything surprising or controversial.
Putin is certainly quite happy to make this deal, whether or not any actual product gets sent out and/or actually received by the US. Even if he has no intention from the start to send Diesel, just publicly agreeing to this deal is a propaganda win and a useful component in the informational and political domains of his war against Ukraine and goals of weakening NATO bonds.
Your point alluding to the possibility of a Russian tanker (shadow fleet or officially recognized) headed towards the US and being interdicted/fired upon/otherwise acted against by Ukrainian or European or NATO-state forces, thus serving as a wedge between Ukraine/EU/NATO and the US is just icing on the cake for Putin. Honestly that specific scenario is likely much better in his view than tankers actually delivering. Practically every outcome from the deal either going through OR failing is a positive for him.
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Comment on Donald Trump strikes deal with Vladimir Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms in ~society
l_one LinkShortly before scheduled 1st delivery of Diesel: Putin: oh dear, the Ukrainians have struck our oil infrastructure. If only they stopped that we could have shipped you that diesel. How...Shortly before scheduled 1st delivery of Diesel:
Putin: oh dear, the Ukrainians have struck our oil infrastructure. If only they stopped that we could have shipped you that diesel. How unfortunate.
trump: blah blah blah dementia-stream-of-consciousness 'Ukraine's fault' blah 'sanction and threaten Ukraine' blah...
Putin: dear god this is so easy.
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Comment on re: serial experiments [lain] | Reveal trailer in ~games
l_one LinkHello... Navi. Serial Experiments Lain was the first anime I ever watched, and what a mind-fuck. It very much holds a special place in my heart.Hello... Navi.
Serial Experiments Lain was the first anime I ever watched, and what a mind-fuck. It very much holds a special place in my heart.
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Comment on Anyone else have Inattentive ADHD? in ~health.mental
l_one LinkRaises hand. Yep, me too. Formally diagnosed ADD as a child, back when it was called ADD and not ADHD. Self-diagnosed inattentive-type much more recently in life when doing research. All together...Raises hand.
Yep, me too. Formally diagnosed ADD as a child, back when it was called ADD and not ADHD. Self-diagnosed inattentive-type much more recently in life when doing research. All together AuDHD as I'm on the Autistic spectrum as well.
Primary issues experienced: highly limited executive function / 'will/drive to do stuff' - highly exacerbated since burning out on a job that demanded 80-100 hours a week / 7 days a week. Limited / broken attention span for things I don't find interesting. High ability to do stuff that is interesting to me. Very high intelligence related to logic/STEM/objective data, very low emotional and social intelligence - pretty sure that last one is more from the Autism spectrum.
As of... maybe a year ago? As of recently I had access to health insurance for a while through my girlfriend's job and availed myself of mental health services, got on Vyvanse and Welbutrin. That has helped somewhat - my general strategy to get anything done was to use large amounts of caffeine.
I've transitioned to working mostly from home, refurbishing and selling lab electronics on eBay/FB Marketplace/Craigslist (I've been an electronics nerd since I was a kid) and that works reasonably well for me so long as I can put in at least minimal hours a month. Can't imagine going back to 'normal' 9-5 type work.
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Comment on The plunging price of AI in ~tech
l_one Link ParentWe can already build or buy old rackmount servers with a cluster of old Tesla V100 cards for around that price... ish. Craft Computing - Is the Nvidia Tesla V100 still good for AI? - Inspur DGX...We can already build or buy old rackmount servers with a cluster of old Tesla V100 cards for around that price... ish.
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Is the Nvidia Tesla V100 still good for AI? - Inspur DGX V100 vs RTX 5090Seems this is enough to run some of the lighter footprint models.
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Comment on The plunging price of AI in ~tech
l_one Link ParentWow. Nice gift! As a happy contrast to the whole 'giant companies holding the economy hostage and growing a huge bubble' downside (to put it mildly) the increasing capability and availability of...I was gifted a couple of old workstation cards (Turing generation RTX 6000s)
Wow. Nice gift!
As a happy contrast to the whole 'giant companies holding the economy hostage and growing a huge bubble' downside (to put it mildly) the increasing capability and availability of locally hosted AI on, admittedly expensive (but not unreachably fiscally inaccessible) hardware, is very nice and puts tools and capabilities in the hands of the individual instead of megacorps looking to go further down the 'you'll own nothing, pay a subscription for everything, and thank us for it' path.
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Comment on European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban in ~enviro
l_one Link ParentLooks like u/286437714 answered that way better than I could, and many thanks to them! I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more...Looks like u/286437714 answered that way better than I could, and many thanks to them!
I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more than I had thought.
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Comment on European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban in ~enviro
l_one Link ParentThank you, that was highly educational. I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more than I had thought.Thank you, that was highly educational. I was not aware of the number of years for build-out of that oil infrastructure. 10 to 20 years is... more than I had thought.
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Comment on European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban in ~enviro
l_one LinkIn the long term, we need to source our energy from sources that don't rely on burning chemical fuel. In the short term? Especially with the Iran conflict causing a significant constriction on...In the long term, we need to source our energy from sources that don't rely on burning chemical fuel.
In the short term? Especially with the Iran conflict causing a significant constriction on global oil and LNG supply? Europe really needs to take advantage of its native oil resources.
You don't achieve mass electrification overnight. It takes decades of consistent investment, and you have to have a path to get there from where you are now.
It would also help to reduce Russian leverage against Europe.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
l_one LinkBooter Radio. One of my fellow electronics YouTubers (Computer Booter - he runs a game console repair shop in California) ended up with one of the people who watch his streams making a bunch of...One of my fellow electronics YouTubers (Computer Booter - he runs a game console repair shop in California) ended up with one of the people who watch his streams making a bunch of custom music (disclaimer: AI music) that was all about stuff that has happened with Booter and his shop.
It is kind of hilarious and relaxing to listen to music about repairing electronics while I repair electronics.
His YouTube page and his business website.
Recommendations to give a listen to: at the top where it says 'song collections' click on Booter, then give a listen to, say, 'Give Me Back My Fucking Key' (he had an employee quit and had a hard time getting the key to his shop back) and 'You're a Little Bitch' (about a customer PS5 that they opened up and had a colony of roaches skitter out of it).
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Comment on Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+. in ~tech
l_one LinkI've been wanting one of their products to be my next phone. I like what they are doing.I've been wanting one of their products to be my next phone. I like what they are doing.
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Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life
l_one Link ParentI like your view better than I like my view. Seems happier.I like your view better than I like my view. Seems happier.
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Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life
l_one LinkOof. This is not going to be a lighthearted happy topic, at least regarding my involvement. DISCLAIMER: I have a not-very-hopeful outlook on things and have at least mild depression. I am not an...Oof. This is not going to be a lighthearted happy topic, at least regarding my involvement.
DISCLAIMER: I have a not-very-hopeful outlook on things and have at least mild depression. I am not an impartial view here.
While some ills are more localized / nation specific, the majority of my reasoning is climate change. The effects from this will be massive, with harm piling atop harm, hardship, and suffering. And while there's tons of stuff we could and should be doing to not make it worse, we are not avoiding the consequences of the effects already baked into the system. That bill is due. We are beginning to feel the cost of paying it.
There are other factors: the global rise of authoritarianism, the ongoing collapse of the American Empire, the gradual approach of the next world war, the global dependence on oil as economic lifeblood (which we have had so many years to work on... and haven't much) and the consequences of that energy getting (partially) cut off... and so many other factors.
But you know what? ALL of those 'other factors' list are in the 'we can technically do something to fix this' category. But not the climate bill. We can only stop making it worse and try to endure better as we absorb the incoming blows. The ripple effects from climate change alone will... too much.
I will not have children. My father, a professor of history and humanities, has told me he thinks that is the right decision. With a heavy heart, it is my advice. And feel sorry for giving it.
Wow this is a depressing topic for me.
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Comment on My son pooped in the toilet in ~life
l_one Link ParentI reluctantly, bemusedly, slow clap for you good sir or madam or nonbinary gentlebeing.I reluctantly, bemusedly, slow clap for you good sir or madam or nonbinary gentlebeing.
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Comment on LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices in ~tech
l_one Link ParentIf you are in an area with Xfinity you are in an area with open hotspots. I just looked on my wifi and found one after watching part of the Gamers Nexus video on this issue. On that note, link to...If you are in an area with Xfinity you are in an area with open hotspots. I just looked on my wifi and found one after watching part of the Gamers Nexus video on this issue.
On that note, link to that GN video - I know it's in the article but I figure mentioning / linking it directly here would be a bit more accessible for those not reading through the article and just here for the forum discussion.
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Comment on What's your line? in ~life
l_one Link ParentThank you for being willing to talk about this. While I tend to not see it so much on Tildes, such 'sharing of sins past' so to speak can come with the risk of ridicule. It can be quite easy to...Thank you for being willing to talk about this. While I tend to not see it so much on Tildes, such 'sharing of sins past' so to speak can come with the risk of ridicule. It can be quite easy to sit in judgement of such things, especially if the person doing the judging isn't in a position of worrying about their next rent payment or what they can afford for groceries.
I appreciate you for being willing to speak to this subject. Life often throws us into shitty situations where there is no clean 'right option' if we want to have a roof and certainty of our next meal.
Glad for you getting out of that situation in a way that kept you out of dire financial insecurity. The medical/genetics job sounds cool!
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Comment on Are there any witches on Tildes? in ~hobbies
l_one Link ParentThank you! I felt sure there was a proper term and I just couldn't think of it.Thank you! I felt sure there was a proper term and I just couldn't think of it.
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Comment on Are there any witches on Tildes? in ~hobbies
l_one LinkNot me personally, but back before I moved to the city I'm in now I knew a poly group of 3 (triple? as in a couple but with 3) who were/are Wiccan. A male welder/fabricator, a female adjunct...Not me personally, but back before I moved to the city I'm in now I knew a poly group of 3 (triple? as in a couple but with 3) who were/are Wiccan. A male welder/fabricator, a female adjunct professor, and another girl (can't remember what she did professionally).
Awesome friends and (for a time) casual partners. They made wonderful food and I got to enjoy some very unique and fulfilling experiences with them. We had access to a public-use space in the old/retired jail building and did 'dance church' on Sundays - we would go, put on music, and just dance as a group for around an hour or so. They also invited me to a fireside bellydancing / drum music performance they put on in their backyard once. Another time they got me an invite to a larger group meeting at this couple's farmhouse in the country (also Wiccans) for some fun - they had a section of forest that, not sure if it was naturally like that or if they cultivated it as such, but the ground was this huge carpet of moss - walking on that barefoot and lying down on it was so soft.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Hunting for a movie in ~movies
l_one Link ParentI see some people just want to sow chaos. Being a Lapbunny is a devious and evil disguise, cloaking your appearance as something so adorable.I see some people just want to sow chaos. Being a Lapbunny is a devious and evil disguise, cloaking your appearance as something so adorable.
cfabbro... what have you done?