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Vanth

@ Vanth @reddthat.com

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  • No.

    Some of them do. See: Elon Musk

    Some of them don't. See: Albert Einstein, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Dickinson, Bobby Fischer, Bill Gates, Lionel Messi

  • Can an Australian on here give me an idea of what the election is about?

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    What are some obvious or not so obvious silver linings of Trump's disastrous policies? if any

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  • Canada was watching, pulled a 180 and didn't elect their own Trump Wannabee.

  • A cheat sheet for why using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment

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  • I'm curious if you can articulate the difference between being critical of how a particular technology is owned and managed versus being a Luddite?

  • A cheat sheet for why using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment

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  • Is environmental impact on the top of anyones list for why they don't like ChatGPT? It's not on mine nor on anyones I have talked to.

    The two most common reasons I hear are 1) no trust in the companies hosting the tools to protect consumers and 2) rampant theft of IP to train LLM models.

    The author moves away from strict environmental focus despite claims to the contrary in their intro,

    This post is not about the broader climate impacts of AI beyond chatbots, or about whether AI is bad for other reasons

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    Other Objections, This is all a gimmick anyway. Why not just use Google? ChatGPT doesn’t give better information

    ... yet doesn't address the most common criticisms.

    Worse, the author accuses anyone who pauses to think of the negatives of ChatGPT of being absurdly illogical.

    Being around a lot of adults freaking out over 3 Wh feels like I’m in a dream reality. It has the logic of a bad dream. Everyone is suddenly fixating on this absurd concept or rule that you can’t get a grasp of, and scolding you for not seeing the same thing. Posting long blog posts is my attempt to get out of the weird dream reality this discourse has created.

    IDK what logical fallacy this is but claiming people are "freaking out over 3Wh" is very disingenuous.

    Rating as basic content: 2/10, poor and disingenuous argument

    Rating as example of AI writing: 5/10, I've certainly seen worse AI slop

  • What is your favorite way to Jazz up cheap ramen?

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  • Jammy soy eggs

    Extra dehydrated veggies

    Dollop of gochujong or some other hot sauce

    Sprinkling if sesame seeds or crunches up nori

  • Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows"

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  • I'll wait to hear the opinions of James Corden, Ellen DeGeneres, Shia Labouf, JK Rowling, and Will Smith before selecting a new OS, thanks.

  • Pluralistic: The enshittification of tech jobs

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  • I'm not holding my breath. We have a Z that insists no one in her generation wants to put up with the 24/7 availability expected from those who want to advance in our industry. Yet I received emails from her over the weekend.

    They're human, same as the rest of us, and will justify all the bad labor hygiene that older generations have.

  • How are Americans preparing for the Trumpist supply shock?

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  • We'll see if they stay up or if it was a minor swing due to, I don't know, short term short supply. I was reading they are an interesting bellweather because of their very short shelf-life and west-to-east shipping path.

    They're one of my favorite lunches while hiking. Good fats. Easy. No refrigeration needed.

  • How are Americans preparing for the Trumpist supply shock?

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  • They doubled over the last ~week at my grocery store. Typically 88 cents to $1, today $1.99.

  • How are Americans preparing for the Trumpist supply shock?

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  • "May you have the day you voted for."

  • How are Americans preparing for the Trumpist supply shock?

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  • Not shortages yet, but steep price increases.

    I have dropped some items from my normal grocery list because of ramping prices. Eggs and avocados were first, but it's expanding to other things now.

    I have some hobby projects I want to do that would require buying new hardware; those prices are going up so that is on hold until further notice.

    I work from home 95% of the time and do much of my evening/weekend socializing and hobbies within walking distance of my home, so I could drop my driving and fuel consumption very low.

    I bought a $30 renter-friendly bidet kit so I am way less exposed to another toilet paper shortage.

    I was going to buy a new car, probably a RAV4 internal hybrid, within the next 1-2 years but that is completely up in the air now. My current car is functional, just old, and I would continue driving it rather than swap to an inferior and dangerous American car like Tesla.

    Buy less, budget conscientiously, wait to see what happens. Exactly what Trump doesn't want but which anyone with half a brain cell knew would happen.

  • Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over

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  • Meta displayed a chart showing that the “percent of time spent viewing content posted by ‘friends’ ” has declined in the past two years, from twenty-two per cent to seventeen per cent on Facebook, and from eleven per cent to seven per cent on Instagram.

    Yeah. By their design. If they would allow user control over what shows up in their feed, mine would prioritize friends' content. I'm not the one choosing to turn my feed jnto AI slop based on my alleged interest in the topic.

  • If the Guiness book of work records was started from scratch, what record do you think you could set?

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  • Knot tying. Most half-hitches tied in 60 seconds or fastest time to tie all six of the "scout knots".

    I assume 99% don't know them and I am reasonably quick at them, I could hold the record for at least a day or two.

  • What do you think of dome technology do you think it will be practical or feasible in future? especially because we are only 2 years away from artemis 3, do you see them being used on earth as well?

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  • Dude, one of the stated objectives of Artemis 3 is to be the first to land a woman and a person of color on the moon. That isn't happening with Trump in office. Mark me, he'll cancel it someday to make big headlines and to draw attention away from something even more insidious. Feckless career politicians and media personalities will give him a complete pass because the mission is behind schedule and over budget, without pressing on why that is or how Trump/DOGE have made it exponentially worse.

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  • Homework assignment for a film class: design this vignette in the style of various directors, from Cronenburg body horror to Wes Anderson grief-filled comedy and color palette.

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  • Pretty sure it was millipedes. Lots of little legs that go down below the body, versus fewer legs that stick out to the side. And they smelled when squished.

  • What ya nerds set your thermostats to?

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  • I acclimate to to the heat. I've lived in the South with no AC at all; 80F with humidity control is cushy by comparison.

    Summer: open windows until heat and/or humidity causes concern for my electronics.

    Winter Day: 68F Winter Night: 58F

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  • Why, thank you. Your comment is worth more than all the upvotes.