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Comment on Something big is happening in ~tech
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Comment on Something big is happening in ~tech
zenen LinkThere was a time around the end of the year in... 2022, I think? I was at a Christmas party and telling everybody about two headlines that I had read in the news recently. One was the release of...There was a time around the end of the year in... 2022, I think?
I was at a Christmas party and telling everybody about two headlines that I had read in the news recently. One was the release of GPT3, which could produce convincing text in response to a prompt. The other one was fusion energy reaching a Q-value above 1. I'm not sure if people really understood what I was on about, but now at least one of those things is at the forefront of people's minds - would be great if we were paying more attention to fusion power though.
Anyways, friendly reminder to touch grass (once it's not covered by the snow anymore). You are valuable because you're a human being that can be present in other people's lives, and AI cannot replicate that. People need connection and community, and that's not going out of style any time soon.
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Comment on I'm back in ~talk
zenen LinkGreetings! I think it's an alright place to be. There's a few cases where I find myself in the minority opinion, but I think that can be a positive when it comes to avoiding echo chambers. I have...Greetings!
I think it's an alright place to be. There's a few cases where I find myself in the minority opinion, but I think that can be a positive when it comes to avoiding echo chambers.
I have generally become less enthused with the internet as a social space, though. I do my best to get my interpersonal needs met in the real world, occasionally stopping in here or on a private forum when I feel like it. The signal-to-noise ratio is generally one of the better aspects of this site, so I think you're in the right place.
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Comment on Advice/Suggestions on headphones or earbuds while listening to voices in the same room in ~tech
zenen LinkYou might be interested in trying out some open-back over-ears? I figure that would take care of the hearing component, and surely there are some custom pads that accommodate for glasses.You might be interested in trying out some open-back over-ears? I figure that would take care of the hearing component, and surely there are some custom pads that accommodate for glasses.
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Comment on Poets are now cybersecurity threats: Researchers used 'adversarial poetry' to trick AI into ignoring its safety guard rails and it frequently worked in ~tech
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Comment on V for Vendetta - 20th anniversary | Announcement trailer in ~movies
zenen LinkRewatched this on the 5th. Would be really cool to see it in theatres, because yea the message is more important than ever that governments exist to serve the population and not the other way aroundRewatched this on the 5th. Would be really cool to see it in theatres, because yea the message is more important than ever that governments exist to serve the population and not the other way around
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Comment on Is 67 just brain rot? in ~humanities.languages
zenen LinkA neat video from a linguistics prof on what "6-7" is all about, where it came from and how it functions in a social context.A neat video from a linguistics prof on what "6-7" is all about, where it came from and how it functions in a social context.
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Is 67 just brain rot?
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Comment on SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink terminals allegedly used by Asian scam centers in ~tech
zenen Link ParentYea, what I'm looking for in "the internet" doesn't actually exist right now. Not worth much of a conversation, really. I want a network that connects me to the people in my city without it being...Yea, what I'm looking for in "the internet" doesn't actually exist right now. Not worth much of a conversation, really. I want a network that connects me to the people in my city without it being owned by a massive corporation.
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Comment on SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink terminals allegedly used by Asian scam centers in ~tech
zenen Link ParentWas just saying that a global network that can arbitrarily disable nodes based on "criminal activity" can easily be co-opted into a global censorship network. The competition is welcome...Was just saying that a global network that can arbitrarily disable nodes based on "criminal activity" can easily be co-opted into a global censorship network. The competition is welcome (especially in Canada) but - as much as I love the idea of satellite internet - I would not buy into it as a long-term solution.
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Comment on SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink terminals allegedly used by Asian scam centers in ~tech
zenen Linkaaaand this is exactly why starlink isn't a solutionaaaand this is exactly why starlink isn't a solution
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Comment on In Neovim, C-a and C-x increment or decrement a number under the cursor in Normal mode in ~comp
zenen Linkfunky interactions when you've got stuff like classname-section-1 because it reads -1 as a negative. generally one of my more frequently used vim commands thofunky interactions when you've got stuff like classname-section-1 because it reads -1 as a negative. generally one of my more frequently used vim commands tho
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Comment on Porter Robinson's angelangelangelangelangel.com (seizure warning) in ~design
zenen LinkI think I cycled through most or all of the views, but didn't seem to open up any deeper levels of the siteI think I cycled through most or all of the views, but didn't seem to open up any deeper levels of the site
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Comment on I'm Not a Robot in ~games
zenen LinkI did it. I got my certificate, but at what cost? I had to take orders from a chess bot. I had to look up the schematics for the Empire State Building. I had to engage in good faith conversation...I did it. I got my certificate, but at what cost?
I had to take orders from a chess bot. I had to look up the schematics for the Empire State Building. I had to engage in good faith conversation with a Language Learning Model
I feel gross, I'm gonna go participate in the living world now
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
zenen Link Parentwell, my daily driver for about two years has been a flip phone so... I also have a Huawei for when I need a standard Android ecosystem, but it doesn't have an aux port and I have wired headphones.well, my daily driver for about two years has been a flip phone so...
I also have a Huawei for when I need a standard Android ecosystem, but it doesn't have an aux port and I have wired headphones.
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
zenen LinkI use mine as an mp3 player pretty much. I bought a license for Poweramp years ago and it's been my go-to music app ever since.I use mine as an mp3 player pretty much. I bought a license for Poweramp years ago and it's been my go-to music app ever since.
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Comment on Aesop Rock - Checkers (2025) in ~music
zenen LinkFinally gave Black Hole Superette a listen. This is one of the first tracks on the album and my goodness... this guy seems to be a bottomless well of poetry and wordplayFinally gave Black Hole Superette a listen. This is one of the first tracks on the album and my goodness... this guy seems to be a bottomless well of poetry and wordplay
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Aesop Rock - Checkers (2025)
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Comment on Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University in ~health.mental
zenen Link ParentI was suggesting that your presence as a socially conscious person is a gift to service workers - so long as you don't call them "fleshy" to their face, that one might not go over so smoothly :)I was suggesting that your presence as a socially conscious person is a gift to service workers - so long as you don't call them "fleshy" to their face, that one might not go over so smoothly :)
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Sliding scale payment systems
Wanted to start a conversation to see how this idea lands among the folks of this online community. I am a university-educated, full-stack web developer by vocation. I've put years into building...
Wanted to start a conversation to see how this idea lands among the folks of this online community.
I am a university-educated, full-stack web developer by vocation. I've put years into building an integrated understanding of the systems I use and I always opt to use the simplest tool for the job. As far as I know, my skillset is worth a lot of money.
Part of my trouble is that having a set price for my work means that I would be biasing my services towards people who can afford them. I would much rather work for the type of person who can't afford to pay me - this is why I quit my job at a consulting firm.
The best answer I've found is to ask for payment on a sliding scale. I think I would be comfortable asking for up to $100/hour, and going as low as $20 (approximate living wage where I am) unless someone legitimately cannot afford what I offer, in which case I can do the work for free if I feel like it.
I would like to organize payment around various checkpoints & deliverables. That way, my client can choose how much to pay for a given task and then revisit payment based on performance and efficiency.
What do you think, Tildeans? I bet y'all think I'm crazy and you're right. But would you hire me, if I was a real-life person in your community?
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We haven't been ready for the world to change this quickly since... the internet, realistically. Maybe the television, or even the printing press. Information acceleration is something to behold, for sure.
Anyways, I spend a decent chunk of time writing code. Even if I can feed my codebase into a LLM and get it to tell me what to do next, I don't actually want to do that. I like using my rational faculties, and programming feels a lot more rewarding than doing sudoku.