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Comment on Ryan Gosling movie 'Project Hail Mary' set for Spring 2026 in ~movies
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of April 14 in ~games
sunshine_radio LinkOuter Wilds is 40% off right now -> $14.99 US on Steam, so I picked it up - I had bought it apparently about four years ago and decided it wasn't my vibe, but super glad that I got a little bit...Outer Wilds is 40% off right now -> $14.99 US on Steam, so I picked it up - I had bought it apparently about four years ago and decided it wasn't my vibe, but super glad that I got a little bit deeper into it this time; it's outrageously exciting and fun.
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Comment on Twitter replaces twitter.com with x.com without user consent. Bad implementation invites an influx of Phishing attacks. (german source) in ~comp
sunshine_radio Link ParentI think it's been fixed by now.I think it's been fixed by now.
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Comment on Book recommendations, specifically in ~books
sunshine_radio Link ParentI've only read the first one but it absolutely has space combat.I've only read the first one but it absolutely has space combat.
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Comment on Book recommendations, specifically in ~books
sunshine_radio Link Parent"We Are Legion (We Are Bob)," which is the first book in a series, has some good space combat that your post reminded me of, and is an overall enjoyable book (although space combat is probably..."We Are Legion (We Are Bob)," which is the first book in a series, has some good space combat that your post reminded me of, and is an overall enjoyable book (although space combat is probably only 10% of it or so).
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
sunshine_radio LinkSpoilers for Ted Lasso through s02e07 "Headspace" I just got through "Headspace", the one where Roy is smothering Keeley by spending all his time with her, and he screams at Jamie for not running...Spoilers for Ted Lasso through s02e07 "Headspace"
I just got through "Headspace", the one where Roy is smothering Keeley by spending all his time with her, and he screams at Jamie for not running up to his teammate to support him, and all the players agree that no, Jamie was right to trust the player and give him space- that episode was so well written and funny. It's an amazing show so far, in a "Scrubs" kind of way.
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Comment on The real danger to civilisation isn't runaway AI it's runaway capitalism (2017) in ~misc
sunshine_radio Link ParentThree Panel Soul also put it very poignantly the other day: http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/paperclip-maximizerThree Panel Soul also put it very poignantly the other day: http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/paperclip-maximizer
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Comment on CMV: Once civilization is fully developed, life will be unfulfilling and boring. Humanity is also doomed to go extinct. These two reasons make life not worth living. in ~talk
sunshine_radio Link ParentIf your line of reasoning only lets you be satisfied if you personally become relevant and useful on a cosmic scale, the word for that is "godhood"; your philosophy is demanding your apotheosis. I...If your line of reasoning only lets you be satisfied if you personally become relevant and useful on a cosmic scale, the word for that is "godhood"; your philosophy is demanding your apotheosis. I think that philosophy is a little suspect. I spent a couple of hours at work last week teaching someone to program - a waste of time, since he eventually is going to die? It was an enjoyable interaction for me either way. Moreover, you never know what he will do with the small knowledge I was able to impart. He might program something that gets used by many humans over the years; he might teach someone else that ends up making a huge difference. Our interactions can ripple out from us, having downstream effects years or centuries down the line that are probably not for us ever to know about, but that can be pretty extravagant, considering how cosmically small a human is.
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Comment on Bespoke Synth - a highly modular DAW in ~music
sunshine_radio LinkI have a Korg Volca FM (and a lot of guitar pedals) but I've never really hooked anything straight up to my computer yet before. I guess I should get one of those amp pedals and get cracking. This...I have a Korg Volca FM (and a lot of guitar pedals) but I've never really hooked anything straight up to my computer yet before. I guess I should get one of those amp pedals and get cracking. This is one of the most inviting software projects I've ever seen.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
sunshine_radio LinkI've been catching up on Better Call Saul, finished up the second-to-last season last night. Insane, wonderful, electrifying performances from Jonathan Banks as Mike and Tony Dalton as Lalo. I...I've been catching up on Better Call Saul, finished up the second-to-last season last night. Insane, wonderful, electrifying performances from Jonathan Banks as Mike and Tony Dalton as Lalo. I can't stop watching it or thinking about it which is a huge problem because I'm supposed to be working on programmer stuff...
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Comment on How social justice activists lost the plot in ~books
sunshine_radio Link ParentIs his name Almost Every Human Being Ever?I've got a coworker who will believe just about anything when given a sufficiently tasty anecdote
Is his name Almost Every Human Being Ever?
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What are your favorite folk songbooks for guitar?
My friends and I are decent intermediate players but we don't have enough songs in common, and we'd love a book that can teach us a thing or two.
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
sunshine_radio Link ParentI liked World of Goo so much I bought a twelve-pack of gift codes like 10 years ago, of which I still have like 4 unredeemed, so LMK if you'd like to check it out.I liked World of Goo so much I bought a twelve-pack of gift codes like 10 years ago, of which I still have like 4 unredeemed, so LMK if you'd like to check it out.
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Comment on 70% of US workers lie on resumes, new study shows in ~life
sunshine_radio Link ParentSaying things like "This is the highest we can go" is not a lie in the context of a negotiation. For Pete's sake. All that's required for it to be truthful is for the person speaking to be...Proven to be a lie (ended up getting more than this)
Saying things like "This is the highest we can go" is not a lie in the context of a negotiation. For Pete's sake. All that's required for it to be truthful is for the person speaking to be understood to mean, "based on my current understanding of your value and our budget," and all that's required for that number to change is for the other party's understanding of your value and their budget to change.
"This is just our standard offer" Proven to be a lie (the person in the same role just before me was offered more)
Did they ever claim that they extend their "standard" offer to every single candidate?
Don't take it personally when "the facts of the matter" that people present during negotiation turn out to be a little flexible / the subject of spin. That's just how it always is. You're right that outright lying is not even unheard of, and also the examples that you gave aren't even examples of that.
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Comment on The people who ruined the internet in ~tech
sunshine_radio LinkProps to the author for having the ability to bang out her damn essay without getting bogged down in every little rabbit hole. If she were prone to compulsively editing-instead-of-writing she...Maybe an SEO professional would get attacked by a gigantic, prehistoric-looking reptile right there in front of me.
Props to the author for having the ability to bang out her damn essay without getting bogged down in every little rabbit hole. If she were prone to compulsively editing-instead-of-writing she probably would have found out that alligators are not just prehistoric-looking; they're prehistoric itself. They appeared "94 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous" (wiki) and in fact their clade, Crocodilia, is only surviving sibling clade of Dinosauria, and so crocodiles & alligators are the closest living relatives of birds.
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Comment on If you use ChatGPT or other LLM, how do you use it? in ~tech
sunshine_radio Link ParentAt first I thought you were expressing a cruder version of "ChatGPT is my work wife" but now I get it.ChatGPT is my work bitch! I'm a Cognitive Data Scientist by trade.
At first I thought you were expressing a cruder version of "ChatGPT is my work wife" but now I get it.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
sunshine_radio LinkEver since I read There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm I've hardly read anything except SCP fiction. The top by year section of that site is an absolute gold mine, and I also have a lot of...Ever since I read There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm I've hardly read anything except SCP fiction. The top by year section of that site is an absolute gold mine, and I also have a lot of .epubs on my kindle that have been scraped from the same wiki.
Does anyone have a recommendation for me? I had just sat down to read "The Antarctic Exchange" series from that site and was excited for some "project hail mary" but in set on an lonely Antarctic research station and featuring horrible visitors from beyond the void and attempts to contain them. But that's not really what The Antarctic Exchange is like so far. Any suggestions?
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Comment on Megathread - Update on state court cases challenging legality of Donald Trump candidacy under the 14th amendment section 3 of the US constitution in ~misc
sunshine_radio Link ParentThat's a good point; being left off the ballot in even one swing state is a big deal.That's a good point; being left off the ballot in even one swing state is a big deal.
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Comment on Software development jobs for people that want to have a life outside of work in ~tech
sunshine_radio Link ParentI still do, but I used to, toopast cannabis use
I still do, but I used to, too
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Comment on At least sixteen dead in Maine shooting as police hunt for ‘person of interest’ and residents shelter in ~news
sunshine_radio Link ParentI don't know that it helps anything when one argues in such extreme terms. ref The shooter was using an AR-15 and managed to kill about 22 and injure 50 to 60. There are lot of gun bans that don't...I don't know that it helps anything when one argues in such extreme terms. ref The shooter was using an AR-15 and managed to kill about 22 and injure 50 to 60. There are lot of gun bans that don't get in the way of hunting rifles or self-defense pistols, that would still have prevented this tragedy (and do, everywhere else in the modern world except the USA); but "Nobody needs to own a gun" is, for me and I think a lot of Americans, well outside the bounds of what's reasonable or feasible.
I hope not, I loved the language learning subplot. Although as a programmer, it was pretty risible to get to the part where Ryland was like "I literally barely know anything about how computers work, so it was slow going to convert my ad hoc database of Rocky's sounds to a real-time sound translation engine"