The fish tank removal's reason makes a ton of sense. I was so confused at first though, because I didn't even remember a fish tank until I saw the little coral in one of the backgrounds of the scenes they featured. I guess I registered it as some coral-like statue or plant in my mind.
Same. Started using it two years ago when it was recommended by a programming professor and my only device was a shitty craptop that could barely start VScode. Was all I wanted from a simple IDE, and on top of that managed libraries and build tools automatically so all I had to do was code.
Used it again a couple of months ago when I needed to use an IDE but the class PCs didn't have one installed yet. All I have available is my generic Java playground I made, rest of my projects locked...
I didn't mind the AI auto complete or the chat section, but I could tell already it was shitting the bed. Such a shame.
As “someone who gets distracted very easily,” he made the change to reclaim his attention span. Ditching his laptop gave him an environment where “YouTube isn’t around the corner” and he can focus on his reading.
This is just avoiding the issue of having a short attention span.
Reminds me a lot of fellow classmates at my college who I discovered hate online classes because they say they can't stay focused. So I don't know how these "luddite" students plan to not get distracted when their job will most likely involve sitting in front of a computer.
I don't think the commenter wanted drivers to let people squeeze their wheelchairs into their tiny cars, rather that taxis are convenient because they can probably specifically request one that accommodates them. I'm guessing Uber doesn't let you do that, but I somewhat certain Lyft let's you notify potential drivers that you are wheelchair-bound in case their car cannot fit you.
That's really nice then. I'm wondering if that's why I rarely see any regular taxis. 90% of the ones I spot are the ones that are in between an SUV and minivan.
Wow, I've only been using Lyft for a good while now and I just assumed Uber took disabled riders as serious as they do.
I'm not disabled or have a service animal, but Lyft makes it very visible on the app that if you are one/have one, the drivers MUST be accommodating. They make it easy to report as well if they are not.
It sucks so much that if the US kept up with green energy infrastructure (or nuclear power) all these datacenters (not just AI) could be running on abudant and cheap power without killing our environment.
xAI running off of fucking diesel generators should be a crime but environmental and human health issues get less attention than "look everyone it called itself Hitler, so crazy!!!!"
Copilot in VScode is something you'd have to tear out of my cold, dead hands. Pressing Tab to auto complete is so useful. I use the GPT 4.1 model or whatever it is called. I tried Gemini but for some reason it's complete ass when doing code. Android Studio Gemini is worse than the free tier on the website.
However, I've found the Gemini Pro model on the website is incredibly good for information assistance. To give an idea of my current uses, I have two chats pinned on it: fact checking and programming advice. I use the former for general research that would take more than a few minutes of Googling but need an answer now, and the latter for brainstorming code design or technical tutorials (recently had it help me set up a VM in WSL).
One tool I wish I could use is ElevenLabs. Had a friend on the free tier of it make some really cool and convincing voice lines (I forgot what character it was) a long time ago. Looks easy to use too. I can't justify spending money just to play with it but if I had a purpose for it, I would.
I mean I couldn't handle horror games even if I was just watching! The hardware stuff is valid though. I used to watch videos of this family play APB wayyy long ago since it was on PC only I think (or paid). Watching others play in a livestream just feels like blue balling yourself though.
I've been watching countless PirateSoftware drama videos since it's the clown that keeps on giving. I never bothered with drama channels on YouTube, so I never realized how much of an industry these people made out of it now that I keep getting recommend them. It's sickening.
I don't care who the government sends, I will not waste my time with radio talk shows rebranded as podcasts.
I am guilty of chucking Second Wind and Friends Per Second on the TV when there's nothing good on since they talk about good topics and bother with presentation for a viewing audience, though.
I didn't get it either until one class in high school (graphic design) had second monitors installed for all work stations halfway through the year. It's super useful being able to have reading material open on a vertical monitor! Only reason I don't have one still is because of very limited space (can't even fit a normal PC).
I did start using my TV as a second monitor recently though for putting Zoom meetings on it. I got tired of having to alt tab back to it every once in a while when doing stuff. TV sits behind my laptop so only like half the screen is visible but it's good enough!
Scarier when you realize there's more like him.