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Comment on What radicalized you? in ~talk
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Comment on What radicalized you? in ~talk
snake_case LinkThe AI boom. When Chatgpt launched in 2022 it was immediately obvious to me that the covid economy would never recover and the best was behind us. I was always a little bit of a doomer/prepper but...The AI boom. When Chatgpt launched in 2022 it was immediately obvious to me that the covid economy would never recover and the best was behind us.
I was always a little bit of a doomer/prepper but thats the moment that radicalized me and I leaned all in. I’m glad I did, because my spouse got laid off of their six figure job last year and has been out of work for 8 months now and we woulda been screwed if we didnt already have a bit of a prepper attitude.
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Comment on AI was eroding trust in my classroom — so I got rid of typed papers and bought my students notebooks instead in ~life
snake_case Link ParentI was a CS major and the classes which required a computer typically took place in the lab, where there were desktop computers available for everyone. Towards the end of my degree (2018) there...I was a CS major and the classes which required a computer typically took place in the lab, where there were desktop computers available for everyone.
Towards the end of my degree (2018) there were maybe 1-2 times that we ended up in a lab without computers because of some kinda scheduling mistake.
Its actually kinda weird to me that students these days almost always have their personal laptops in the lecture hall. Thinking about it now, I have tons of hand written notes from my CS major, I didn’t use my laptop during lectures often. I relied on my laptop mostly for homework, because although I could use the lab computers for my assignments, I liked my programming setup better and doing homework in my apartment beats having to stay on campus.
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Comment on Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was 'strategic mistake', EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says in ~society
snake_case Link ParentIsn’t there a law about that like whenever we make something more efficient we just end up using more of it? Like when we came up with better irrigation techniques in the US Midwest we ended up...Isn’t there a law about that like whenever we make something more efficient we just end up using more of it?
Like when we came up with better irrigation techniques in the US Midwest we ended up using more water.
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Comment on Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was 'strategic mistake', EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says in ~society
snake_case Link ParentNo nuclear disaster has even come close to the amount of devastation burning coal has done to this planet, its absolutely better than coal. Wind and solar are better than nuclear, though. They...No nuclear disaster has even come close to the amount of devastation burning coal has done to this planet, its absolutely better than coal.
Wind and solar are better than nuclear, though. They have a smaller footprint all around.
I think what European leaders thought they could do is dump money into wind and solar and have that tech improve as quickly as nuclear improved when they dumped money into that. This is apparently false, and the consequences are dire.
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Comment on Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was 'strategic mistake', EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says in ~society
snake_case Link ParentThey had to develop danger markings that we hope any humanoid would understand hundreds of thousands of years after our civilization has gone because thats how long those spicy light bulbs will...They had to develop danger markings that we hope any humanoid would understand hundreds of thousands of years after our civilization has gone because thats how long those spicy light bulbs will stay spicy.
Its a big deal. Not as big of a deal as coal power plants, but definitely a big deal
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Comment on Pace of global warming has doubled since 2015 in ~enviro
snake_case Link ParentTheres so much broken shit we cant fix cause our government doesn’t do anything lolTheres so much broken shit we cant fix cause our government doesn’t do anything lol
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Comment on Pace of global warming has doubled since 2015 in ~enviro
snake_case Link ParentOh no our winter was awful. It was a good 20 degrees colder than usual for just weeks and weeks. Felt like Id moved to Ohio or something.Oh no our winter was awful. It was a good 20 degrees colder than usual for just weeks and weeks. Felt like Id moved to Ohio or something.
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Comment on Pace of global warming has doubled since 2015 in ~enviro
snake_case LinkWe’re really feeling it in the SE United States. This past winter was very rough and the summer before that was unbearable. We get a severe weather alert for just about every single storm now and...We’re really feeling it in the SE United States. This past winter was very rough and the summer before that was unbearable.
We get a severe weather alert for just about every single storm now and multiple tornadoes a year when we used to have one maybe every few years.
Hurricanes have also gotten worse, seems like every one people are saying we need to define a cat 6 and 7. Yet people are still building new houses on the beach for some reason. Insurance fraud maybe.
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Comment on Iran war spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets in ~finance
snake_case Link ParentIt happened quick from my perspective, I had been waiting for the other shoe to drop since 2016 and covid happened and I was like ah, here it is. The instability we’ve been expecting.It happened quick from my perspective, I had been waiting for the other shoe to drop since 2016 and covid happened and I was like ah, here it is. The instability we’ve been expecting.
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Comment on How's everyone doing? in ~talk
snake_case Link ParentOh shes a giant ball of crazy but it comes and goesOh shes a giant ball of crazy but it comes and goes
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Comment on How's everyone doing? in ~talk
snake_case LinkMy cousin wont make plans with me because shes too upset at the state of the world. She lives a plane ride away and we usually see each other once a yearMy cousin wont make plans with me because shes too upset at the state of the world.
She lives a plane ride away and we usually see each other once a year
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Comment on Iran war spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets in ~finance
snake_case Link ParentEven if he was a controlled asset it wouldn’t matter at this point. He could invite Putin over for Mcdonalds burgers every day and nothing would change. I’m kinda over it you know? All my friends...Even if he was a controlled asset it wouldn’t matter at this point. He could invite Putin over for Mcdonalds burgers every day and nothing would change.
I’m kinda over it you know? All my friends are having trouble planning anything this year cause like what if we’re not a country any more but like how am I gonna run my life around what ifs, might as well just carry on like normal and if it happens I’ll deal with it then
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
snake_case Link ParentYeah I'm just wired different I've always been obsessed with the outdoors, in fact my only ever autism meltdowns as a kid were when I was unable to go outside. I'd exist entirely outside if I...Yeah I'm just wired different I've always been obsessed with the outdoors, in fact my only ever autism meltdowns as a kid were when I was unable to go outside. I'd exist entirely outside if I could set up a desk in my back yard and not have it immediately covered in dusty dirt.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
snake_case Link ParentYeah this is what I do too haha my face is like I dare you to keep going My intuition is that everyone has that sixth sense they’re being watched, so even if I cant see them see me, they know I’m...Yeah this is what I do too haha my face is like I dare you to keep going
My intuition is that everyone has that sixth sense they’re being watched, so even if I cant see them see me, they know I’m staring at them cause everyone knows when they’re being stared at.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
snake_case Link ParentThats really interesting, I go on walks with the purpose of not looking at a screen, diverting my full attention to things like a colony of ants eating a dead bug or something. Maybe the...Thats really interesting, I go on walks with the purpose of not looking at a screen, diverting my full attention to things like a colony of ants eating a dead bug or something.
Maybe the difference is I don’t HAVE to go on these walks, I don’t have a dog that needs to be walked, and so for me if I had my book out while walking, well I shoulda just stayed home.
Phones are a great distraction away from doing things we don’t want to be doing, I think, and maybe the problem is that our entire day is full of things we don’t want to be doing
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Comment on US Pentagon leverages AI in Iran strikes amid feud with Anthropic in ~society
snake_case LinkI work for an analytics company on a project that combines Claude and whatever set of unstructured data documents you have. We’re in the process of selling it to the DoD and they’ve been stalling...I work for an analytics company on a project that combines Claude and whatever set of unstructured data documents you have.
We’re in the process of selling it to the DoD and they’ve been stalling it for months. I’ll bet this is why.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
snake_case Link ParentYeah some I can go back to and some I cant. I used to love Taking Back Sunday but literally all of their songs are about failed early 20s relationships and I just cant get on that level any moreYeah some I can go back to and some I cant. I used to love Taking Back Sunday but literally all of their songs are about failed early 20s relationships and I just cant get on that level any more
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
snake_case Link ParentI feel like this about a lot of the music I listened to in high school. Its because I’m still listening to it from the perspective of my 16 year old self and I cant listen to it without that bias....I feel like this about a lot of the music I listened to in high school. Its because I’m still listening to it from the perspective of my 16 year old self and I cant listen to it without that bias. Who I was back then was shallow and undeveloped so I hear the song with that lens.
Money hits different for me as an adult, once I get past my young selfs anti capitalist interpretation of it and come at it as a part of the machine myself. Now I’m in the machine, playing the game, and Ive made it just like they did. Money.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
snake_case Link ParentI’m not really a star wars fan but I watched Andor and then re-watched it because some of the scenes just hit me really hard in the context of the united states going through what its going...I’m not really a star wars fan but I watched Andor and then re-watched it because some of the scenes just hit me really hard in the context of the united states going through what its going through and the idea of having to fuel a rebellion when it seems like theres nothing left to save
I have also had to get comfortable with the fact that my personal wellbeing is dependent on a system that strips entire populations of their personal wellbeing.
My journey only really started with Trump, though, before that it was easy to pretend that I too was a victim affected by the 2008 financial crisis.