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Comment on ChatGPT is blowing up marriages as spouses use AI to attack their partners in ~tech
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Comment on The vast majority ~90% of us only consume, never post and never comment. So come on in, leave a tildes-worthy comment, and join the 10% my dear lurker in ~talk
llehsadam Link ParentOn a side note, the goal is for as many users as possible to post one or two interesting things. If you post many links to things that interest you, people don’t like that and communities label...On a side note, the goal is for as many users as possible to post one or two interesting things. If you post many links to things that interest you, people don’t like that and communities label you as a spammer. If you don’t post at all, you’re not helping provide new topics.
Some power users manage to provide great topics constantly, but they also tend to be very engaging in the comments.
There’s probably some sort of post to comment ratio that is the best balance to strive for.
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Comment on What is your criteria for what counts as a "retro" video game? in ~games
llehsadam Link ParentMy Supernintendo is over 30 years old, but it’s hard to call it an antique since it is still fairly easy to use it. In the 2000s, electronics from the 70s weren’t antiques. My Game Boy Advance is...My Supernintendo is over 30 years old, but it’s hard to call it an antique since it is still fairly easy to use it. In the 2000s, electronics from the 70s weren’t antiques.
My Game Boy Advance is over 20 years old and is also easily maintained. I don’t see a demarcation line between the two consoles.
I think I would set the antique label at around 50 years for electronics. Something from the 70s is not easy to integrate into modern electronics. Of course this is all subjective. The Magnavox Odyssey is an antique.
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Comment on Goodbye, old friend in ~life.men
llehsadam (edited )LinkI had good friends that were only good friends when there was circumstance. Going to the same high school, college, language course - I have friends from each stage of my life that trickled away...I had good friends that were only good friends when there was circumstance. Going to the same high school, college, language course - I have friends from each stage of my life that trickled away but a few stayed the way you hoped your friend would.
Maybe you put in too much effort, I hope you don’t feel resentment.
For the friends that metaphorically stayed but physically moved away, meeting up is always as if we never parted.
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Comment on Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests in ~humanities.languages
llehsadam LinkLook at some of you putting a semicolon in your comments; we do our part to keep it alive, even if it's just on a lesser-known internet forum.Look at some of you putting a semicolon in your comments; we do our part to keep it alive, even if it's just on a lesser-known internet forum.
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Comment on Pope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo announces in ~humanities
llehsadam LinkHe installed the majority of the cardinals that will elect the next pope, so he could be just as “progressive“ as Francis. Maybe an African pope?He installed the majority of the cardinals that will elect the next pope, so he could be just as “progressive“ as Francis. Maybe an African pope?
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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
llehsadam Link ParentRight, 8:1. I remember the roof thing, but on my server there were raiders up there in maxed out diamond armor. This was around 2012 I think, I used to be on a little server called MinerApocalypse...Right, 8:1. I remember the roof thing, but on my server there were raiders up there in maxed out diamond armor. This was around 2012 I think, I used to be on a little server called MinerApocalypse r/minerapocalypse. Fun times.
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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
llehsadam Link ParentYou have to use Nethertravel! The travel ratio is like 16:1 so you calculate portal placement in the Nether and build highways down there to run from portal to portal. I also played Minecraft...You have to use Nethertravel! The travel ratio is like 16:1 so you calculate portal placement in the Nether and build highways down there to run from portal to portal.
I also played Minecraft mostly in 2011, coming up with contraptions like double dungeon xp farms and things like Netherhighways was a big part of the fun.
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Comment on Explaining the Donald Trump tariff in the US in ~finance
llehsadam (edited )LinkOn a grammatical side-note: the quick mod title edit to replace „Trump“ does add a few general details, but it’s slightly more annoying to read since „US President Donald Trump“ acts as an...On a grammatical side-note: the quick mod title edit to replace „Trump“ does add a few general details, but it’s slightly more annoying to read since „US President Donald Trump“ acts as an adjective now. I think Trump Tariff is actually a proper noun in this case.
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Comment on Explaining the Donald Trump tariff in the US in ~finance
llehsadam LinkThis is the most educational explanation I saw of that unique equation. He goes into a deep-dive with the sources for the data and points out the irregularities and problems with the...This is the most educational explanation I saw of that unique equation.
He goes into a deep-dive with the sources for the data and points out the irregularities and problems with the simplifications and shortcuts that were made.
TL;DR: The equation is a superficially fancy way of hiding a bunch of bullshit.
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Explaining the Donald Trump tariff in the US
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Comment on Important 2025 Plex updates in ~tv
llehsadam (edited )LinkI think you can run plex through tailscale? I haven’t tried it, but that will probably be good enough for me. EDIT: After setting it up (which was very easy), Plex through Tailscale works very well.I think you can run plex through tailscale? I haven’t tried it, but that will probably be good enough for me.
EDIT: After setting it up (which was very easy), Plex through Tailscale works very well.
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Comment on Long-term experiences with Google search alternatives? in ~tech
llehsadam LinkI’ve been using SearXNG for a while, currently just public instances to get used to it, but eventually I will host my own, since the public ones tend to be overused. It’s a free and open source...I’ve been using SearXNG for a while, currently just public instances to get used to it, but eventually I will host my own, since the public ones tend to be overused.
It’s a free and open source anonymous metasearch engine with a lot of customization.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
llehsadam Link ParentI may be in the minority here, but I don’t find the new wording so concerning. I’m fine with them removing the statement they won’t sell my data, because that seems to be the way to fund things in...I may be in the minority here, but I don’t find the new wording so concerning. I’m fine with them removing the statement they won’t sell my data, because that seems to be the way to fund things in our world.
I would love it if they came up with a subscription model for Mozilla products that opts you out of the data selling market.
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Comment on Is there a consumer level alternative to Starlink in Canada? in ~tech
llehsadam LinkAs a side note, it’s pretty shitty that one guy can ruin satellite internet. I wish he stepped away from SpaceX.As a side note, it’s pretty shitty that one guy can ruin satellite internet. I wish he stepped away from SpaceX.
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
llehsadam LinkSkype had a pretty cheap way to maintain a virtual number for private use. I hope Teams offers the same… For anyone curious, if you travel a lot or are an immigrant, very often services from back...Skype had a pretty cheap way to maintain a virtual number for private use. I hope Teams offers the same…
For anyone curious, if you travel a lot or are an immigrant, very often services from back home ignore international numbers. With Skype I have a local number in my home state for that.
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Comment on How do you go about learning a new language? in ~humanities.languages
llehsadam Link ParentI started learning Bulgarian with LingQ and have the same problem, but since I speak Polish, there is a bridge already there for vocab and some grammar and since I learned Cyrillic on my own,...I tried doing LingQ way too early and I ended up dropping it for about six months because I wasn't ready for it. It wasn't until I had a good foundation of vocab that I could get something out of it.
I started learning Bulgarian with LingQ and have the same problem, but since I speak Polish, there is a bridge already there for vocab and some grammar and since I learned Cyrillic on my own, reading was easier.
Still, I think LingQ has that months-long “learning curve“ since you’re sort of brute forcing the language at first. I think the speed they advertise comes later when you actually learn how to learn languages.
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Comment on The 88x31 GIF Collection in ~tech
llehsadam LinkI think I recognize CoLOR, some of the shockwave ones and FONTS. Nice little collection, very nostalgic.I think I recognize CoLOR, some of the shockwave ones and FONTS.
Nice little collection, very nostalgic.
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Comment on Grammar errors that actually matter, or: the thread where we all become prescriptivists in ~humanities.languages
llehsadam Link ParentI hate the Oxford comma. It doesn’t exist in any other language I write in. Those languages are doing just fine. Huh, I’m also fine with ending sentences on a preposition, I guess!I hate the Oxford comma. It doesn’t exist in any other language I write in. Those languages are doing just fine.
Huh, I’m also fine with ending sentences on a preposition, I guess!
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Comment on Steam Brick: No screen, no controller, and absolutely no sense, just a power button and a USB port in ~tech
llehsadam Link ParentI guess it wouldn’t be the OS, but my dream would be some sort of combination of managing installation like what Epic managed with their app on iOS plus what Steam on Mac manages with playability....I guess it wouldn’t be the OS, but my dream would be some sort of combination of managing installation like what Epic managed with their app on iOS plus what Steam on Mac manages with playability. Or maybe it would be the OS, why shouldn’t we be able to sideload another OS?
I hope Apple is forced to open up a little and Steam notices that the iPhone is incredible hardware for them to build an OS for. Right now that’s not possible legally I suppose.
I basically meant what you said! It’s just hopes and dreams.
Llms are replacing reasoning and critical thinking in the times you need them most because those are the hardest moments for us to get through. It’s a shortcut, but the problem is that in a relationship it’s the journey that matters (including inevitable arguments).