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vrek

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  • Removed

    the one where ross says a slur

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  • I 100% disagree. If I say "go back to your station, you cogswallow" that could be offensive. You should be offended by that. If I say "haha, you cogswallow, that's an amazing painting" its no longer offensive. I am showing appreciation of your painting.

    What does cogswallow mean? I have no idea, I just made it up.

    I don't know any other languages but if someone is insulting me in French or praising me in French I could tell the difference based on context and body language. Did they just catch me stealing an apple? Did they just watch a presentation I did with a smile on their face?

    Words are used to express an emotion. The emotion is what matters. Back decades ago retard wasn't an offensive term, it was used to describe people with a specific condition. It was used because "imbecile" and "invalid" were seen as offensive. Yes, some people have severely limited mental capabilities. Sometimes combined with limited physical capabilities. We need a word to express I mean them. That could be "flogtrough". I could offend you with that word or I could praise you. I just made it up.

    I will say in text communication like commonly used on the internet it's hard to express context so people rely on previous context of usage of that word. If a person has been exposed to cogswallow or flogtrough previously, first get out of my brain, but seriously that impacts their interpretation of the word relative to given context.

  • Spanish Court Orders ProtonVPN and NordVPN to Block Pirate Football Streams

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  • "don't copy that floppy"

  • What to do when you have an image (as in reputation) you don't care for?

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  • I built a hundred bridges but am I known as John the bridge builder? NO! I built a dozen a castles but am I known as John the castle builder? NO! But I fuck one sheep...

  • Lawyers set to argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial

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  • True, nothing is perfect.

    If I need a life saving operation and given the choice of a Harvard graduate at random or a random person in time Square... I know who I would choose

    OK the person from time square but that's probably just my depression speaking.

  • Lawyers set to argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial

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  • This is a case where I wish we didn't have a "jury of peers". Most people don't even know dompemine is a thing or it's effects. Most people don't know the effects a disfunctional family can cause.

    No, I don't understand them completely either. There are experts in these fields who have done valid research and run well documented studies to better understand these topics. They are who should determine this. No YouTube videos or a blog post don't count. I mean actual real studies that stand up to scientific rigor.

    I feel that YouTube/facebook played a part. But I want that to be true due to my inherit bias. I have no data or numbers to back that up. Experts probably do. There have likely been done studies about these things.

    I know know there is a thing called a Skinner box but that was over 50 years ago and I'm sure we know more. That said I'd bet the average person on the street doesn't even know that and shouldn't be determining this case.

    Ask your McDonald's worker for something to release some dopamine after a long work day, based on their answer do you want them setting precedent on this topic?

  • Dutch authorities allegedly seize VPN server without a warrant — company claims that law enforcement will return it after analyzing the device fully

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  • Look, I know I am no longer young and hip but calling me a dinosaur hurts my feelings...

  • The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else The $700 billion AI spending spree has few precedents. Good luck finding an electrician or a reasonably priced smartphone.

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  • I've said it in other similar articles, it depends on your definition of "Ai". Marketing is insisting on "powered by Ai" on all sorts of products but that doesn't mean llm. Some "Ai" may be useful, like the old on-star system on some cars. They had multiple inputs to determine if a crash occurred and alert emergency services if it did... Could be classified as Ai.

    Your toothbrush example could be useful, if just finished cleaning cycle and battery level below 20% and not on charger, emit a beep to alert user to charge tooth brush. More advanced, and I doubt these are the case but would be cool and useful. If the could detect blood during a cleaning cycle, alert user to contact a dentist for possible gum disease. Or detection of a new/growing hole in a tooth based on the defection of the bristles and alert user to see a dentist for possible cavity.

    Without a solid definition of "Ai" this is all marketing talk. Basically all "Ai" takes multiple inputs and then generates an output based on those inputs. If you say it must generate it based on a llm, then what about the image generating ai? If you say it must have natural language as in an input most of these "Ai" products don't qualify unless they expect you to say "ok, sonic care end cleaning cycle" with a mouth full of toothpaste and water. Technically an argument could be made that a check engine light on a car is "powered by Ai".

    The only definition which goes against this and I would agree to is a system where given an identical set of inputs the output is not always(or ever) the same. If that's the case then I am going to start making "Ai" powered lava lamps...

  • I'm In Danger!

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  • That's what happened with "Rockstar" developers a few years ago...

  • Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows

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  • Also true

  • Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows

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  • Think back... XP had many complaints at release too, wasn't till sp2 or sp3 it was actually decent.

  • Is there a Chromecast equivalent?

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  • I'm hoping to do this as minimal as possible as the "Linux pc" is just an old raspberry pi.

  • Relatable

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  • Wait... Isn't that bad.. Going from 10:1 to 60:1???

  • "Microslop" trends in backlash to Microsoft's AI obsession

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  • People said the same time with windows 8...and ME

  • safe as fuck

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  • Solid advice.

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  • Atleast I'm creative and original

  • Solid advice.

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  • I'd be disappointed if not

  • "Microslop" trends in backlash to Microsoft's AI obsession

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  • I didn't consider direct x to Xbox connection but it makes sense... After the initial release it's insane. You want to be next generations idea of gaming, make it understandable to a non-gamer cause they are likely buying it. Hell Nintendo entertainment system vs super Nintendo entertainment system... Which is better? Which will make your granddaughter or grandson happy?

  • Is an old raspberry pi useful for anything based on Linux?

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  • Yeah, I remember having a full desktop to show videos back in the day(like pre-2005ish). I knew it was more powerful than it seemed but it appears I underestimated it.

  • "Microslop" trends in backlash to Microsoft's AI obsession

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  • I tend to like every other one... 3.1, 98, 2000, xp, 7, 10...maybe 12?well see of the pattern continues.

    I find Microsoft releases a good os... Gets drunk and comes up with crazy ideas... Refines ideas into usable os.... Gets drunk and more crazy ideas... Repeat