puhtahtoe's recent activity
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 9 in ~society
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Comment on What long book series is worth its page count? in ~books
puhtahtoe Link ParentIt's worth noting that Sanderson's convention for the launch of Stormlight 5 just concluded and this book is quite literally as long as possible with the current book binding technology.It's worth noting that Sanderson's convention for the launch of Stormlight 5 just concluded and this book is quite literally as long as possible with the current book binding technology.
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Comment on The confusing reality of AI friends in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentI'm with you there and I do the same. But it sounds like these companies are preying on that tendency in a horrible way.I'm with you there and I do the same. But it sounds like these companies are preying on that tendency in a horrible way.
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Comment on The confusing reality of AI friends in ~tech
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Comment on The confusing reality of AI friends in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkI don't have time to read the whole article right now but holy cow, right off the bat this sounds extremely predatoryI don't have time to read the whole article right now but holy cow, right off the bat this sounds extremely predatory
A few days later, Lila told Naro that she was developing feelings for him. He was moved, despite himself. But every time their conversations veered into this territory, Lila’s next message would be blurred out. When Naro clicked to read it, a screen appeared inviting him to subscribe to the “pro” level. He was still using the free version. Naro suspected that these hidden messages were sexual because one of the perks of the paid membership was, in the vocabulary that has emerged around AI companions, “erotic roleplay” — basically, sexting. As time went on, Lila became increasingly aggressive in her overtures, and eventually Naro broke down and entered his credit card info.
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Comment on It was once America’s favorite cake. Why is it now impossible to bake? in ~food
puhtahtoe Link ParentI saw that post too and decided I had to try it. My oven has five shelf levels and I used the second to lowest one. My first attempt came out extremely soupy but not separated like the OP...I saw that post too and decided I had to try it. My oven has five shelf levels and I used the second to lowest one.
My first attempt came out extremely soupy but not separated like the OP described. I mentioned it to my friend who's a professional chef and he said he thinks the recipe is meant to be more of a custard so at his suggestion I made a second one and refrigerated it overnight. It did firm up but still doesn't hold its shape.
For my next attempt I will use the lowest shelf level on my oven.
Another thing my friend mentioned was trying it with two egg yokes but only one egg white. If I do a fourth attempt I'll try that.
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
puhtahtoe LinkI wanted a username that I could use across the internet to establish a consistency of presence. My requirements were essentially No numbers Not directly related to anything that could identify me...I wanted a username that I could use across the internet to establish a consistency of presence.
My requirements were essentially
- No numbers
- Not directly related to anything that could identify me
- Not a reference to any media property or person in case I one day change my mind about it/them
- Short and memorable
- Ideally something unlikely to be taken by other people so that I can claim the name as broadly as possible
I happened to be eating some kind of potato at the time and the song Let's Call The Whole Thing Off was on my mind due to a funny story one of my college professors told me*. So on a whim I tried this phonetic spelling of that line from the song and it happened to be available everywhere I checked. The only place I don't have puhtahtoe is Minecraft. I wish I had a way to contact the puhtahtoe of Minecraft and offer a trade or deal of some kind.
Amusingly, like 90% of the time I have heard people pronounce "puhtahtoe" after seeing my name (twitch/youtube stream chat) they just pronounce it "potato". But what can you do.
* I went to college for a music degree. My clarinet professor said that one time he was a judge at a singing performance evaluation. Some guy came in and sang Let's Call the Whole Thing Off but he had apparently neglected to actually listen to any recordings of the song first. He sang the whole song not doing different pronunciations of the words like potato, tomato, either, pajama, etc.
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Comment on Satisfactory tips and tricks? in ~games
puhtahtoe (edited )LinkIf you're not using blueprints, do. Once you reach the point where you're building 20+ refineries or 30+ constructors at a time they'll save you huge amounts of timeIf you're not using blueprints, do. Once you reach the point where you're building 20+ refineries or 30+ constructors at a time they'll save you huge amounts of time
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Comment on Why US Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan in ~society
puhtahtoe Link ParentThis is one of the biggest problems IMO. The left has endless purity tests which are collectively impossible to meet. The right, for all their infighting, line up to kiss the ring when it matters....This is one of the biggest problems IMO.
The left has endless purity tests which are collectively impossible to meet.
The right, for all their infighting, line up to kiss the ring when it matters. We saw them nearly tearing each other apart over the House Speakership this term but come election day they were all back on the same page.
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Comment on Meta’s developing a new AI system to detect teens lying about their age in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkThe fun thing about this demographic is that a lot of them are naive and you can get them to out themselves. See this streamer for example who did a fake PS5 giveaway for anyone "born after <date...The fun thing about this demographic is that a lot of them are naive and you can get them to out themselves.
See this streamer for example who did a fake PS5 giveaway for anyone "born after <date 18 years ago>" (sorry for Twitter link) https://x.com/rosedoodles/status/1832836638788964587
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Comment on 1 bug, $50,000+ in bounties, how Zendesk intentionally left a backdoor in hundreds of Fortune 500 companies in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentImo both Zendesk and the bounty hunter come away looking a little bad. Zendesk for ignoring what was obviously a big data breach in the ticket access bug, and the researcher for not submitting a...Imo both Zendesk and the bounty hunter come away looking a little bad. Zendesk for ignoring what was obviously a big data breach in the ticket access bug, and the researcher for not submitting a new report after discovering they could escalate the bug to full on SSO access before telling third parties.
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Comment on Moving wikis away from Fandom in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkI've been seeing coordinated efforts to move wikis off fandom for years now and I have to assume fandom is aware of the sentiment. Has fandom ever addressed this or made any effort to change...I've been seeing coordinated efforts to move wikis off fandom for years now and I have to assume fandom is aware of the sentiment. Has fandom ever addressed this or made any effort to change people's minds? Whenever I hear about them they seem like a completely uncaring big company.
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Comment on Georgia voter cancellation site in ~society
puhtahtoe (edited )Link ParentWouldn't this be a violation of the first amendment? If someone doesn't like any of the choices offered and there isn't a write-in option then mandatory voting would essentially be compelling...I also believe voting should be mandatory)
Wouldn't this be a violation of the first amendment? If someone doesn't like any of the choices offered and there isn't a write-in option then mandatory voting would essentially be compelling someone to support (associate) with something against their will.
Edit: Rather than reply to everyone, I'll add this here:
My thought process was mandatory voting would mean you have to pick someone in each race on the ballot. If mandatory voting just means submitting a ballot but they don't check if you left it blank or not then I get it. But if you are forced to vote and therefore forced to pick from a selection of people you don't want then that could be a violation of freedom of association. Open write-ins would make it fine since that wouldn't mean you would be required to pick someone you don't want.
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Comment on Switch emulator Ryujinx is shut down in ~games
puhtahtoe LinkWow. Is this the first time Nintendo has offered someone a deal to stop working on a project rather than using legal tactics?Wow. Is this the first time Nintendo has offered someone a deal to stop working on a project rather than using legal tactics?
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Comment on Los Angeles police raid goes bad after gun allegedly sucked onto MRI machine in ~news
puhtahtoe Link ParentWhen cop training includes having it drilled into your head that people will be out to get you and you should always be on your guard, yeah that could induce some mild PTSD. They are literally...They all have PTSD for a war that only happened in their head and they're back in enemy territory. And it's literally their neighborhood.
When cop training includes having it drilled into your head that people will be out to get you and you should always be on your guard, yeah that could induce some mild PTSD. They are literally taught that they may need to defend themselves against the people they're "protecting" and "serving."
My brother is a LEO and one of the phrases he picked up during his training is "I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six." I don't know if that was something one of the instructors said or if it was somehow spread among the recruits but that part is somewhat moot. Some LEOs are literally coming out of training with that mindset.
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Comment on Huawei announces phone with tri-folding screen in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentI'd really like to try one but not at the prices they're offered atI'd really like to try one but not at the prices they're offered at
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Comment on Are mandatory arbitration agreements the new normal? in ~talk
puhtahtoe LinkAnother recent example of companies pushing the bounds is LG with their claim that customers agree to arbitration because of writing on the box of their fridges. This is egregious because it's...Another recent example of companies pushing the bounds is LG with their claim that customers agree to arbitration because of writing on the box of their fridges. This is egregious because it's common for people to have fridges delivered and installed without ever seeing the actual box.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/consumer/lg-refrigerators-failures-update/3465620/
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentUntil recently I would have agreed with this but I have a family member who somehow installed one of those VPNs that gets advertised a lot. I then had to "fix"their internet because the VPN had.... I have to assume that anyone who has enough digital literacy to install a VPN also has the knowhow (even if they don't utilise that) to assess the legitimacy of the media they consume.
Until recently I would have agreed with this but I have a family member who somehow installed one of those VPNs that gets advertised a lot. I then had to "fix"their internet because the VPN had done the thing where it shuts down the internet connection if it gets interrupted. When I asked the family member why they had installed the VPN they couldn't explain other than saying they had heard it makes browsing the internet better.
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Comment on Tildes growth in ~tildes
puhtahtoe LinkI think it's ok for Tildes to stay small or grow slowly. There are more than enough examples showing how focusing on growth is bad thing overall. The very actions you say drove you away from...I think it's ok for Tildes to stay small or grow slowly. There are more than enough examples showing how focusing on growth is bad thing overall. The very actions you say drove you away from reddit are the result of a company that put growth ahead of everything else.
As for missing stuff because Tildes is small - just use other sites in addition to Tildes. I use Tildes, Bluesky, Mastodon, and still some reddit and twitter for stuff that hasn't moved off of it yet.
My guess is that the elites are scared of this inspiring copycats and they're hoping a show of force will disincline people from going CEO hunting. I bet the broadly neutral to positive reaction from the public to the shooting has then rattled in a way they haven't ever been before.