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Comment on Robot dexterity still doesn't come close to matching human capability in ~engineering
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Comment on Insane and crazy recipe substitutions? in ~food
slade Link ParentI do that, too. It's great for grilled cheese. I think my pan heat was what did it.I do that, too. It's great for grilled cheese. I think my pan heat was what did it.
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Comment on What's your quirk? in ~talk
slade Link ParentI discovered that when my kids were infants and I used that method to listen to their monitor and give myself white noise at the same time. Makes me wonder if there is a product out there for this.I discovered that when my kids were infants and I used that method to listen to their monitor and give myself white noise at the same time.
Makes me wonder if there is a product out there for this.
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Comment on Insane and crazy recipe substitutions? in ~food
slade Link ParentI could really go for a wet plate of cheesy salmon after that story. 🤮 My slightly less audacious version was a trying to make fried rice with mayonnaise. I got it into my head that fried rice was...I could really go for a wet plate of cheesy salmon after that story. 🤮
My slightly less audacious version was a trying to make fried rice with mayonnaise. I got it into my head that fried rice was rice + oil + eggs, and mayo is oil + eggs, so.....
I also had awful technique - I essentially dumped mayonnaise into a cold pan with rice and turned up the heat.
The result was unpleasant.
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Comment on Pedro Pascal slams J.K. Rowling’s celebration of anti-trans bill: ‘Heinous loser behavior’ in ~lgbt
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Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech
slade Link ParentYou're right. It's the thing that pushed me over, but also pretty much ubiquitous experiences from the major streaming services. I have some spare hardware needing a purpose so here we go!You're right. It's the thing that pushed me over, but also pretty much ubiquitous experiences from the major streaming services. I have some spare hardware needing a purpose so here we go!
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Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech
slade LinkFunny timing - I was just telling the wife that it's time to go back to piracy. I very much want to pay a fair price for content, as evidenced by the many streaming services I use, but I won't pay...Funny timing - I was just telling the wife that it's time to go back to piracy. I very much want to pay a fair price for content, as evidenced by the many streaming services I use, but I won't pay for ads.
In addition to simply not wanting to see ads unless I'm being compensated for the displeasure, I have kids. Roku showed my four year old ads for dramatic adult content that I don't want to explain to him on our way to watch bluey.
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Comment on What's a game that you feel like you missed out on? in ~games
slade Link ParentI would love to. I lurk the threads often. I just moved to a new home and need to set up my gaming PC for couch gaming. I think you'll see me around in the next month or two!I would love to. I lurk the threads often. I just moved to a new home and need to set up my gaming PC for couch gaming. I think you'll see me around in the next month or two!
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Comment on What's a game that you feel like you missed out on? in ~games
slade Link ParentWow, that was interesting to read. It sounds like I wouldn't have enjoyed it but would've thought I did and slogged through it. Maybe it's best that I missed it.Wow, that was interesting to read. It sounds like I wouldn't have enjoyed it but would've thought I did and slogged through it. Maybe it's best that I missed it.
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Comment on What's a game that you feel like you missed out on? in ~games
slade LinkUltima Online. Ultima 7 was my coming of age game. It's a part of my coding. But for whatever reason I never once tried playing Ultima Online. I was too busy playing MUDs. Although I also don't...Ultima Online.
Ultima 7 was my coming of age game. It's a part of my coding. But for whatever reason I never once tried playing Ultima Online. I was too busy playing MUDs. Although I also don't have any sense for how similar it felt to the single player franchise, so for all I know I didn't miss anything.
Minecraft, big time. I bounced around gaming circles but none of my friends have ever been Minecraft players, so I never really got to make a living breathing world with someone. Nowadays I don't really have the time.
Dwarf Fortress. It's just something I read about and it seems like a game I'd love, but I guess I get intimidated because again, time.
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Comment on Are there any good online CS degrees? Is it advisable to enroll into an online CS degree? in ~comp
slade Link ParentWhat field? I'm asking for selfish reasons. I'm scared that I'll be job hunting soon.What field? I'm asking for selfish reasons. I'm scared that I'll be job hunting soon.
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Comment on Texas measles outbreak grows; Michigan, Pennsylvania report new outbreaks in ~health
slade Link ParentI'm sorry you went through all of that. It sounds awful. But glad you're nearly through the end of it. And as a bonus, you can go get clawed up by cats for the next two years risk-free!I'm sorry you went through all of that. It sounds awful. But glad you're nearly through the end of it.
And as a bonus, you can go get clawed up by cats for the next two years risk-free!
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Comment on Texas measles outbreak grows; Michigan, Pennsylvania report new outbreaks in ~health
slade Link ParentThat matches my dad's experience after getting bit by a (later confirmed rabid) fox. The night of the ER visit he said they injected stuff directly into the wound until it was flowing out. That...That matches my dad's experience after getting bit by a (later confirmed rabid) fox. The night of the ER visit he said they injected stuff directly into the wound until it was flowing out. That was the day that I decided I would not like to get bit by a rabid animal.
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Comment on Russia seeds chatbots with lies. Any bad actor could game AI the same way. in ~tech
slade Link ParentI think we'll find (have found?) that AI can only serve mankind if it's socialized in some way. What I mean is, per your observations, things that are good for mankind are not rewarded by...I think we'll find (have found?) that AI can only serve mankind if it's socialized in some way. What I mean is, per your observations, things that are good for mankind are not rewarded by capitalism. If AI is curated and socialized responsibly, it could reshape society and economics across the globe for good (source: my armchair). It would be optimized for the good of earth. But if we rely on capitalism to steward healthy AI, we know exactly what we'll get: AI that is optimized to sell for the good of investors. It will be guaranteed effective (not accurate) on topics that help sell.
It's up there with healthcare as something that should be shared economically.
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Comment on PanGui - A cross-platform UI library with a razor sharp focus on performance, simplicity and expressive power in ~comp
slade LinkI scrolled quickly and was getting skeptical about the lack of sample code, but they're demo sound app is pretty darned impressive for ~1,500 of code and comments. I'll have to look into this more...I scrolled quickly and was getting skeptical about the lack of sample code, but they're demo sound app is pretty darned impressive for ~1,500 of code and comments. I'll have to look into this more closely.
One immediate thought is that the more concise and expensive the language is, the better it will be adapted for AI assisted development.
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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
slade Link ParentThat last paragraph made me chuckle. I, too, had children because nobody would play Minecraft with me. My oldest is four so it should start paying off any minute.That last paragraph made me chuckle. I, too, had children because nobody would play Minecraft with me. My oldest is four so it should start paying off any minute.
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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
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Comment on Ultra-processed diets cause weight gain compared to unprocessed diets of similar energy density and macronutrients, possibly due to overeating in ~health
slade Link ParentAs anyone who's regretted eating a can of peanuts can tell you.As anyone who's regretted eating a can of peanuts can tell you.
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Comment on Notorious image board 4chan hacked and internal data leaked in ~tech
slade Link ParentWhat does it say about society that unmoderated communities seem to result in this? I'm not asking rhetorically, but because I don't know. On one hand it makes me feel like this is who we are as a...What does it say about society that unmoderated communities seem to result in this? I'm not asking rhetorically, but because I don't know.
On one hand it makes me feel like this is who we are as a people, deep down inside. I lost a lot of sleep to that thought.
On the other hand, I could see it being that unmoderated communities are the only safe space for bad ideas, so they will always end up with a mess of cross-infected bad ideas. That feels nicer on my brain, but something about it nags at me. Unmoderated communities are more likely to be where ideas go that are illegal or bad PR. So this take still leaves me questioning whether these are ideas we as a people agree are generally bad, and so have chased them into unmoderated corners, or if they're actually things that we want but aren't allowed to talk about in public.
And to be clear, I'm using "we" to mean the entirety of my country's (USA's) citizens. I know that I don't want the things I see in these communities.
I don't really know what I'm saying so I apologize for the rambling and welcome some perspective.
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Comment on MITRE support for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program will expire tomorrow in ~comp
slade Link ParentI believe this is where we wax optimistic about the free market saving the day. I'm certain somebody is already positioning themselves to get individually wealthy by selling us something we need...will have to go to other sources to keep up to date on newly discovered and disclosed vulnerabilities
I believe this is where we wax optimistic about the free market saving the day. I'm certain somebody is already positioning themselves to get individually wealthy by selling us something we need as an entire society and used to get through tax funding.
I know you know this, so I'm commenting rhetorically, but
The "they" making the choice are never the ones who suffer the consequences, but are always the ones who reap the reward under capitalism.
If our economic system doesn't reward high value jobs, and for many jobs it doesn't (educators), they will get replaced by a minimally marketable version. And the difference in value between the original and the replacement will go into the bank accounts of business owners, benefitting fewer people. In the case of fully consolidated industries, the number of people benefitting is even tinier.