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  1. Comment on Plants really do 'scream'. We've simply never heard them until now. in ~science

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    Now I don't feel like as much of a nut for talking to some old plants I had.

    Now I don't feel like as much of a nut for talking to some old plants I had.

    9 votes

  3. Comment on Using AI generated code will make you a bad programmer in ~tech

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    Am interested to hear what their opinions are on it as a learning tool. I reach for it sometimes for this reason because it can suggest the correct keywords for me to look up (e.g., in docs or...

    I'm not addressing the use of AI as a learning tool to gain better insight into programming languages and libraries in order to improve the code that you write yourself. (I have opinions on that too.)

    Am interested to hear what their opinions are on it as a learning tool.

    I reach for it sometimes for this reason because it can suggest the correct keywords for me to look up (e.g., in docs or what have you) without me having to uncover them manually. But I'm wondering if there's unforeseen drawbacks using it in this way too.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Why surgeons are wearing the Apple Vision Pro in operating rooms in ~health

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    Pretty cool. I actually thought surgeons were using this kind of tech already for laparoscopic stuff. If not full-blown VR, then some kind of special optics at least. Saw this line though and...

    Pretty cool. I actually thought surgeons were using this kind of tech already for laparoscopic stuff. If not full-blown VR, then some kind of special optics at least.

    “So $3,500 for a headset is like budget dust in the healthcare setting.”

    Saw this line though and immediately thought, oh, don'tchu worry. If Apple sees this as a cash cow, they gon' release a Medical-Edition Vision that's $10k.

    21 votes

  5. Comment on Switching to Linux, looking for distro recommendations in ~tech

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    Counterpoint: I'm assuming Tumbleweed, in which case OP would get YaST that lets you do a lot of system stuff via a GUI tool. Also, OpenSUSE gives you Snapper pre-configured (OP will need to use...

    OpenSUSE is a great distro if you already have Linux familiarity, don't want to futz on the CLI too much, but don't mind doing so if you hit a wall in the GUI.

    Counterpoint: I'm assuming Tumbleweed, in which case OP would get YaST that lets you do a lot of system stuff via a GUI tool. Also, OpenSUSE gives you Snapper pre-configured (OP will need to use the terminal a bit for that, but it wouldn't be an everyday thing—just for those occasional bad dups with a regression or something). Snapper was super-nice when I switched from Windows for the long-haul.

    I think Tumbleweed would be a nice choice for OP, except it goes against their preference for Debian though.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Community Check-In: How is everyone doing? in ~life

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    Comforting to see other unemployed, almost-40s here. 😏 I haven't applied to anything in months. I will start thinking I should apply to something, but then that gives way to ruminating on...

    Comforting to see other unemployed, almost-40s here. 😏

    I haven't applied to anything in months.
    I will start thinking I should apply to something, but then that gives way to ruminating on frustrations in past jobs, or how applications are insta-rejected these days.
    (And yes, I've reworked my resume and even used AI to facilitate creating application materials like cover letters).

    So I go back to studying, which is my only solace and enjoyment lately because it feels productive.
    If I was smart, I would be studying something other than programming though, considering the overabundance of SWEs looking for work right now.

    But at the same time, it is subject matter of personal interest—not for the purpose of finding work. And anyway, I am one of those types who, if I have to learn something for work, will lose all genuine interest and motivation.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Paralyzed man unable to walk after maker of his powered exoskeleton tells him it's now obsolete in ~health

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    Sad, man. He needs it to walk, it's not something minor like a wristwatch or something like this. Reminded me of Gunther Hermann in Deus Ex—the first one. I suppose because Straight's exoskeleton...

    Sad, man. He needs it to walk, it's not something minor like a wristwatch or something like this.

    Reminded me of Gunther Hermann in Deus Ex—the first one. I suppose because Straight's exoskeleton is like a mech' aug.

    There was this email of Gunther's you could find on the UNATCO computers (if you went around hacking them like a snooping colleague) about being abandoned by (prosthetics) progress:

    "well be sld at flee markets... old gray golems for scareing the children".

    2 votes

  8. Comment on "A total of 203,946 employees have been laid off across more than 165 tech companies worldwide since the start of 2024, with firms such as Dell, Intel, and Tesla leading the cuts" in ~tech

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    Quickly approaching two years here. I wasn't fired though. I quit. So I put myself in this mess! The really maddening thing this time around is it feels like I can't talk to anyone about it. I.e.,...

    Quickly approaching two years here.
    I wasn't fired though. I quit. So I put myself in this mess!
    The really maddening thing this time around is it feels like I can't talk to anyone about it. I.e., when I talk to friends or people in my network—it feels like they just try to move me along as quickly as possible. "That sucks dude, hope you find something soon." It's like my network are using canned rejections the same as the companies.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Are you a hiring manager/recruiter in tech? In this Circus Funhouse Mirror tech economy, how do candidates even get an interview? in ~tech

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    Man, I knew this was the reality of the situation but it's still disheartening to actually read it. I worked in Canada for a few years. Left a year back for reasons. Now I'm trying to see about...

    Man, I knew this was the reality of the situation but it's still disheartening to actually read it.

    I worked in Canada for a few years. Left a year back for reasons. Now I'm trying to see about jerbs before going back, but I'm pretty sure all my applications are ignored because I'm applying from overseas.

    Similar experience reaching out to career resources too—they won't help you unless your boots are on the ground. Again though, I understand why this is the case.

    I have valid PR for a bit so I can re-enter unrestricted, but it still has an expiry date. At the same time, I don't want to return immediately without the certainty of a job because that would mean burning through my savings.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it in ~life

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    There's something very circle-of-life, hakuna matata and all, about the phone ending up back in China where it was probably made in the first place.

    There's something very circle-of-life, hakuna matata and all, about the phone ending up back in China where it was probably made in the first place.

    22 votes

  11. Comment on RIP to the greatest CEO you've never heard of (2022) in ~humanities.history

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    It's an inspirational piece, but I'm getting caught on how she kept being volunteered for things she didn't want to do. E.g., she refused that initial Girl Scouts position three times. I've just...

    It's an inspirational piece, but I'm getting caught on how she kept being volunteered for things she didn't want to do. E.g., she refused that initial Girl Scouts position three times.

    I've just got tunnel vision on how that sounds similar to being voluntold to take on additional responsibility at work, and it's causing me to experience some cognitive dissonance.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Toyota’s bet on hybrids was mocked, then vindicated. Now it’s trying to repeat the trick with an unlikely bet on the combustion engine. in ~transport

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    Close. It's because they keep having to divert power to Evangelions.

    It’s because Godzilla, ennit?

    Close. It's because they keep having to divert power to Evangelions.

    10 votes

  13. Comment on Chinese woman in Beijing goes on one hundred blind dates per year in ~life

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    😂 Hah! This got me by the bubu.

    just another of her many red flags and I'm not saying she's patriotic...

    😂

    Hah! This got me by the bubu.

    7 votes

  14. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    OpenSUSE's out-of-the-box Snapper has saved my butt several times. And YaST means you don't have to touch the terminal for a lot of things. Just install it with one of the lighter DEs, IMHO.

    OpenSUSE's out-of-the-box Snapper has saved my butt several times.
    And YaST means you don't have to touch the terminal for a lot of things.
    Just install it with one of the lighter DEs, IMHO.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on CEO of data privacy company Onerep.com (used by the Mozilla Monitor service), founded dozens of people-search firms in ~tech

  16. Comment on Anyone else who don't care much for their past? in ~health.mental

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    I think I have the same sentiment as you, OP. I'm also harsh on what I perceived as mistakes or missteps my past self made. It ends up being a pretty vicious cycle.

    I think I have the same sentiment as you, OP.
    I'm also harsh on what I perceived as mistakes or missteps my past self made. It ends up being a pretty vicious cycle.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on What precautions to take when someone is out to get you? in ~life

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    How do you know it's going to be something bad? What if they are planning to surprise you for your birthday or something like that?

    How do you know it's going to be something bad? What if they are planning to surprise you for your birthday or something like that?

  18. Comment on How do you journal? in ~talk

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    With btrfs. 😏

    With btrfs. 😏

    5 votes

  19. Comment on The myth of the unemployed US college grad in ~life

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    The only thing I took away from this is that the Post apparently should have interviewed me instead. Hahaha.

    The only thing I took away from this is that the Post apparently should have interviewed me instead. Hahaha.

    8 votes

  20. Comment on Honest question: Why does everyone seem so hopeless and negative about life these days? in ~talk

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    Ah okay, good to know. Played out closer to my contemporary expectations then.

    Ah okay, good to know.
    Played out closer to my contemporary expectations then.

    5 votes