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  1. Comment on Olympic committee announces a broad ban on transgender athletes and athletes with differences in sex development in Women’s events (gifted link) in ~lgbt

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    Well that fucking sucks. What’s next, banning people who are too tall from playing basketball? Oh no that’s nonsensical because it wouldn’t target a minority conservatives hate (yet). I’m so tired...

    Well that fucking sucks. What’s next, banning people who are too tall from playing basketball? Oh no that’s nonsensical because it wouldn’t target a minority conservatives hate (yet). I’m so tired of the bullshit, man.

    28 votes
  2. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    Fair enough, it looks like shit. I don’t think watching or not watching pirated Harry Potter is going to make a difference. Keeping the next generation of kids from watching it feels like a more...

    Fair enough, it looks like shit. I don’t think watching or not watching pirated Harry Potter is going to make a difference. Keeping the next generation of kids from watching it feels like a more tangible impact.

    3 votes
  3. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    Piracy is easier than ever too. Just steal it.

    Piracy is easier than ever too. Just steal it.

    24 votes
  4. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    It feels weird seeing an adaptation so similar to the original movies, like it’s intentionally trying not to have its own identity. I guess that makes sense when the wizard world is a billion...

    It feels weird seeing an adaptation so similar to the original movies, like it’s intentionally trying not to have its own identity. I guess that makes sense when the wizard world is a billion dollar industry.

    22 votes
  5. Comment on What non-software jobs exist for a newly graduated CS major? in ~life

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    I think your best bet is to turn up the heat at this internship. Do what you need to do to make people feel like pieces of shit for not helping you out. They want to be comfortable with letting...

    I think your best bet is to turn up the heat at this internship. Do what you need to do to make people feel like pieces of shit for not helping you out. They want to be comfortable with letting you handle real work for an intern salary; don’t let them have that. I’m not saying be an asshole or make enemies, just that it literally pays to be manipulative.

    3 votes
  6. Comment on Job hunting absolutely sucks right now in ~life

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    I believe a huge part of why I got my current job was because of a dinky incomplete vue + go web app. I’m not part of the resume screening process (yet) but I would be biased towards people who...

    I believe a huge part of why I got my current job was because of a dinky incomplete vue + go web app. I’m not part of the resume screening process (yet) but I would be biased towards people who have side projects. It’s like a take home interview you started before even applying.

    3 votes
  7. Comment on Ageless Linux emerges to protest OS-level age verification laws in ~tech

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    The article’s frequent line breaks and bolded phrases reek of AI. I wouldn’t bet my life on it though. Like you said, human slop existed way before AI.

    The article’s frequent line breaks and bolded phrases reek of AI. I wouldn’t bet my life on it though. Like you said, human slop existed way before AI.

    3 votes
  8. Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk

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    Some more light speculation: I was also a serial night owl before I received treatment for ADHD. I’m talking active until 5-6AM every night.

    Some more light speculation: I was also a serial night owl before I received treatment for ADHD. I’m talking active until 5-6AM every night.

    3 votes
  9. Comment on Digg has shutdown (again) in ~tech

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    Anyone who participated in the beta: how bad was the bot problem? I’m wondering if the blame is being shifted towards bots so they can relaunch as a “human-verified” platform when their actual...

    Anyone who participated in the beta: how bad was the bot problem? I’m wondering if the blame is being shifted towards bots so they can relaunch as a “human-verified” platform when their actual problem was not enough people cared.

    15 votes
  10. Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp

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    Very happy with flow as my daily driver (outside of work), especially since the 0.7 release.

    Very happy with flow as my daily driver (outside of work), especially since the 0.7 release.

    2 votes
  11. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Ahaha furry-adjacent cracked me up. This project is awesome! Can you share pictures when you’ve completed it?? Not just of the cool furry part but also of your VR frankenstein components. And I...

    Ahaha furry-adjacent cracked me up.

    This project is awesome! Can you share pictures when you’ve completed it?? Not just of the cool furry part but also of your VR frankenstein components. And I wish you the best of luck trying to use blender for modeling. It sounds harder but I respect/admire your refusal to use proprietary solutions.

    3 votes
  12. Comment on LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy in ~tech

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    Oh lmao that’s a great pseudonym. I agree though I wouldn’t want anyone trying to track me down even as an exercise.

    Oh lmao that’s a great pseudonym. I agree though I wouldn’t want anyone trying to track me down even as an exercise.

    3 votes
  13. Comment on LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy in ~tech

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    Judging from the several comments claiming to have deanonymized you with ease, I’d say @goose is cooked 🥁

    Judging from the several comments claiming to have deanonymized you with ease, I’d say @goose is cooked 🥁

    5 votes
  14. Comment on Netflix ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount’s offer is deemed superior in ~movies

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    The best thing you can do for your community is educate them on pirating media

    The best thing you can do for your community is educate them on pirating media

    9 votes
  15. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    I personally haven’t experienced any cheaters on Arc, so not much to say about that. The last two games I did have problems with cheaters were CSGO (PC) and Halo 4 (Xbox). The latter having an...

    I personally haven’t experienced any cheaters on Arc, so not much to say about that.

    The last two games I did have problems with cheaters were CSGO (PC) and Halo 4 (Xbox). The latter having an aimbot problem was always wild to me.

  16. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    Yes, although I view anticheat as more of a problem for the game instead of for the steam machine. Arc Raiders just had the biggest multiplayer launch of the year and runs perfectly fine on linux....

    Yes, although I view anticheat as more of a problem for the game instead of for the steam machine. Arc Raiders just had the biggest multiplayer launch of the year and runs perfectly fine on linux.

    I don’t think anticheat is the future of multiplayer games, except for competitive games. I don’t play competitive multiplayer so it’s not a problem for me.

    6 votes
  17. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    It’s long been rumored the next Xbox will be a small form factor PC running windows. I’m wondering if the steam machine announcement hurt Xbox’s plans because they won’t be able to compete with...

    It’s long been rumored the next Xbox will be a small form factor PC running windows.

    I’m wondering if the steam machine announcement hurt Xbox’s plans because they won’t be able to compete with the (expected) price or performance of the steam machine. With the steam deck showing gaming on Linux works, and Windows’ reputation in decline, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re considering scrubbing a (theoretical) windows-xbox console.

    3 votes
  18. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    From Sharma’s message: I just don’t believe this message at all. To me this situation reads like Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond getting fired for fumbling game pass, cloud gaming, Xbox in general,...

    From Sharma’s message:

    As monetization and AI evolve and influence this future, we will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop. Games are and always will be art, crafted by humans, and created with the most innovative technology provided by us.

    I just don’t believe this message at all. To me this situation reads like Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond getting fired for fumbling game pass, cloud gaming, Xbox in general, and an AI-pilled CEO taking their place.

    44 votes
  19. Comment on Any software engineers considering a career switch due to AI? in ~comp

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    I found them on linkedin and messaged a manager directly asking for an interview. I didn’t know it was going to be a great job, I was just desperate for work.

    I found them on linkedin and messaged a manager directly asking for an interview. I didn’t know it was going to be a great job, I was just desperate for work.

    1 vote
  20. Comment on Any software engineers considering a career switch due to AI? in ~comp

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    I work at a consulting company right now. Our deal is building high quality replacements for low quality software, and sometimes modernizing existing codebases that aren’t too far gone. The...

    I work at a consulting company right now. Our deal is building high quality replacements for low quality software, and sometimes modernizing existing codebases that aren’t too far gone. The precious thing I love about this job is we’re given time to develop a deep understanding of the domain and design a system that works elegantly.

    Right now we have more businesses requesting our services than we have man power to actually do the work. I can only imagine this market will grow as the effects of LLM code ripple throughout the industry.

    6 votes