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  1. Comment on Kendrick Lamar - Meet the Grahams (2024) in ~music

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    It'll be interesting to see if legal action is going to be taken. There's a couple of ways in which doing so would be completely justified at this point. The downside is however, that that would...

    he reminded listeners via the "Not Like Us" cover art that Drake's address is easy to look up.

    It'll be interesting to see if legal action is going to be taken. There's a couple of ways in which doing so would be completely justified at this point.

    The downside is however, that that would mean the truth has to come out, which, I wonder how that would turn out for Drake..

  2. Comment on Faulty valve scuttles Starliner’s first crew launch in ~space

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    That thing looks more Kerbal than my rockets

    That thing looks more Kerbal than my rockets

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Stack Overflow and OpenAI partner to strengthen the world’s most popular large language models in ~tech

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    As if they hadn't already scraped that before people starting caring what was in the dataset lol

    As if they hadn't already scraped that before people starting caring what was in the dataset lol

    15 votes

  4. Comment on F1 drivers surprised by China track that’s been ‘repainted, not resurfaced’ in ~sports.motorsports

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    Well, no, it's a sentiment shared by top drivers mentioned in the article. My takeaway is that while it might be common to treat roads with bitumen, it's a different story for race tracks. Either...

    The headline here is just some driver musing

    Well, no, it's a sentiment shared by top drivers mentioned in the article. My takeaway is that while it might be common to treat roads with bitumen, it's a different story for race tracks.

    Either way it's sub optimal to have what's a potentially slippery coating on the track, especially when it's already worn and inconsistently coated.

    I.e. this is a racist article

    This is an overreaction, considering whatever it is they did to the track, doesn't seem to be very common. They're all caught off guard by this process.

    9 votes

  5. Comment on Steam refund policy update - "Advanced Access" now counts towards refund window in ~games

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    Yeah, seems a bit weird if preordering meant playing a game for free for multiple days only to refund it on release.

    Yeah, seems a bit weird if preordering meant playing a game for free for multiple days only to refund it on release.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on New evidence found for Planet 9 in ~space

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    It's definitely a large alien ship with a cloaking device, inhabited by owl people with antlers.

    It's definitely a large alien ship with a cloaking device, inhabited by owl people with antlers.

    15 votes

  7. Comment on Instagram's Nudify [non-consensual fake nude photo generator] ads in ~tech

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    I'm wondering how an app designed to generate non consensual imagery on their cloud can even be in business in any western jurisdiction.

    I'm wondering how an app designed to generate non consensual imagery on their cloud can even be in business in any western jurisdiction.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Man sets himself on fire near courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial (gifted link) in ~news

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    He died hours later according to the article, I assume It's been edited since you posted.

    I hope he recovers.

    He died hours later according to the article, I assume It's been edited since you posted.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on When provided with CVE descriptions of 15 different vulnerabilities and a set of tools useful for exploitation, GPT-4 was capable of autonomously exploiting 13 of which, yielding an 87% success rate in ~comp

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    Yeah basically, it might've gotten that description, but it probably knew much more about prior to being given the description.

    Yeah basically, it might've gotten that description, but it probably knew much more about prior to being given the description.

  10. Comment on What makes someone a "decent" person to you? in ~talk

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    You make it seem there is no reason to attempt to realign yourself instead.

    You make it seem there is no reason to attempt to realign yourself instead.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Applejuicification: why the fruit is found in so many mixed juices in ~food

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    Having an allergy to apples must suck. Edit; maybe those proteins are broken down?

    Having an allergy to apples must suck.

    Edit; maybe those proteins are broken down?

  12. Comment on How to succeed in a cramming-based academic system? in ~science

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    I think you're gonna find out you're got to put in the effort... This is how I got into software engineering, but I put a lot of time into it as a hobby. People who didn't, had to do a lot more...

    I will kill my curiousity, which I don't want to do because it's the thing that's allowed me to get this far with practically no effort

    I think you're gonna find out you're got to put in the effort...

    Alternatively, what kind of professions seek my method of inquisitively deep-diving into stuff, as I described?

    This is how I got into software engineering, but I put a lot of time into it as a hobby. People who didn't, had to do a lot more cramming.

    What you're describing is learning by doing, but studying is also a form of doing..

    13 votes

  13. Comment on [help] Tips on resolving git conflicts, for the faint hearted in ~comp

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    I usually git pull --rebase and solve any conflicts that come along. Keeping both your developments in sync regularly also prevents a lot of hassle.

    I usually git pull --rebase and solve any conflicts that come along.

    Keeping both your developments in sync regularly also prevents a lot of hassle.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I haven't enjoyed TM2020 as much anymore even though I think it's a killer game. Mostly because of the focus on new vehicles which are not targeted at keyboard players in the slightest, making...

    I haven't enjoyed TM2020 as much anymore even though I think it's a killer game.

    Mostly because of the focus on new vehicles which are not targeted at keyboard players in the slightest, making getting ATs pretty finicky.

  15. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    For an entry level Linux distribution I recommend Pop!_OS. For anything else NixOS ;)

    For an entry level Linux distribution I recommend Pop!_OS.

    For anything else NixOS ;)

    12 votes

  16. Comment on Why do negative topics dominate social media sites, even here? in ~tech

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    We reflect only what is posted here, not the internet as a whole. But I have to admit we're a fairly balanced bunch. We usually leave large comments in comparison to other sites. These comments...

    You are right that Tildes doesn't exist in a bubble

    We reflect only what is posted here, not the internet as a whole. But I have to admit we're a fairly balanced bunch.

    while original content is also part of the site, majority of content is posted from external sources.

    We usually leave large comments in comparison to other sites.

    These comments (preferably) add additional nuance. I think that sort of 'original content' outweighs the reposted link here.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice in ~tech

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    Exactly, there's no competitive European software to Office 365. But why does that have to be the case? Additionally, I personally find it hard to believe 30,000 employees just switched to Libre...

    I can't really picture an alternative.

    Exactly, there's no competitive European software to Office 365. But why does that have to be the case?

    Additionally, I personally find it hard to believe 30,000 employees just switched to Libre without issue. MS Office is quite an expansive collection of software, all integrated together.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice in ~tech

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    As another European, I think this is rather petty. If they really want digital sovereignty, how about actually competing with the rest of the world? It's a similar story in A.I., making up rules...

    As another European, I think this is rather petty.

    If they really want digital sovereignty, how about actually competing with the rest of the world? It's a similar story in A.I., making up rules rather than ruling..

    Don't get me wrong, I think these are good decisions and things that need to be thought about, but it's blatantly obvious that if Europe was in US's shoes, they wouldn't be talking like this.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes

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    Especially because replying to discussions, at least at this stage, usually bumps posts up the feed dramatically. Which isn't ideal when you haven't got a lot to say.

    quite possibly leaving discussions unfinished and ultimately forgotten.

    Especially because replying to discussions, at least at this stage, usually bumps posts up the feed dramatically. Which isn't ideal when you haven't got a lot to say.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes

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    Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?

    Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?

    9 votes