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  • Lack of familiarity with AI PCs leads to what the study describes as "misconceptions," which include the following: 44 percent of respondents believe AI PCs are a gimmick or futuristic; 53 percent believe AI PCs are only for creative or technical professionals; 86 percent are concerned about the privacy and security of their data when using an AI PC; and 17 percent believe AI PCs are not secure or regulated.

    I guess we don't have to worry about our data because the people selling us the machines tell us that our concerns are a misconception.

    Also kind of the manufacturer to tell us that their gimmick is not, in fact, a gimmick

  • The most attractive part about blockchain is the decentralized ledger showing each transaction made.

    I feel like greater minds than mine could come up with a way to use that to fight government corruption. Every transaction is a matter of public record.

    I doubt it's really a practical solution though. Each transaction makes each subsequent transaction more computationally expensive. Plus all these vendors and contractors and everything are accustomed to fiat currency. Likely, they'd just immediately exchange it for cash.

    This of course doesn't tackle the issue of under-the-table corruption where you invite a senator out for lunch and kickbacks. I'm also sure that the government would want to maintain their own ledger, or that conniving people will find a way to cook the books anyway.

  • Sadly, I've had to take a break from gamedev for a while to develop some more employable skills. That's not to say you can't get a job in gamedev, but if I don't do the indie thing then I'm sure I'll lose my passion for games.

    I try to get away from the grind for a bit with a game jam here and there though. Those end up on my Itch page (link in my bio if you're curious)

    My most recent foray was a deck builder where you play as a witch running a potion shop. Your cards controlled what ingredients you had and did things to your cauldrons or customers. The scope got out of control and we missed the deadline for the jam with no end in sight. A tale as old as time 😅

    Lately I've been thinking that something I'd like to do is a Vampire Survivors-esque cooking game. Roguelike, monsters, and snacks, what's not to like?

  • I don't really disagree with your opinion, but I don't think it's all a one-size-fits-all solution for everyone.

    If it was easy for people to change, they would. Like honestly, nobody wants a hard life. But there's lots of reasons why people don't, and you can't always tell what they are as an outsider looking in

  • I love Godot for making video games.

    Simple enough for a hobbyist, powerful enough for a developer. Free and open source

  • I don't think anyone is actually against having an easier life, but that it's a problem of not being able to see the forest for the trees.

    Making the plan in the first place is difficult for a lot of people. Following the plan can be orders of magnitude more difficult, particularly if someone is entrenched in a routine.

    My view is that the perceived difficulty of changing your life is greater than the perceived simpleness of the current process.

    Maybe there is some brilliant way to automate my most tedious chores. But then I've got to spend cognitive power directed at a task I find tedious. It might be easier to do things the way they've always been done rather than to think and try out new processes which don't always work.

    Life is pretty hard though, and you can't change everything. I don't know if that means you shouldn't try, but I understand someone's desire to keep their head down

  • Often times, people learn that the stove is hot by touching it.

    It's easier to blame the stove than the person who touched it. But if you laugh when you watch it happen, you're probably not laughing at the stove.

  • Oh hey, that's awesome! I'm glad someone found something I said helpful 😃

    I don't ever want to oversell a self-help book because their usefulness really depends on the person reading it, but honestly this one has been life changing for me too.

  • Sure, but underestimating the scope is how you wind up with a Scunthorpe problem

  • Pepe has been sensationalized for a while now in the media as being a hate symbol. I think it's because you see it largely on 4chan which traditional media demonizes.

    I'm not on 4chan, but it seems like it has similar problems to Steam: a large userbase and poor content moderation gives insufferable people a platform to spread hate from. These problems aren't unique to either platform, but the news likes to latch on to them.

    I hate that some people consider Pepe to be a hate symbol. He's just an expressive frog, dang it

  • I don't disagree, but it is a challenging problem. If you're filtering for "die" then you're going to find diet, indie, diesel, remedied, and just a whole mess of other words.

    I'm in the camp where I believe they really should be reading all their inputs. You'll never know what you're feeding the machine otherwise.

    However I have no illusions that they're not cutting corners to save money

  • I would rather be misinformed than disinformed. Either way you have a chance to learn and grow, but at least with misinformation you can come by it honestly. Disinformation is far more grave of an issue

    They say ignorance is bliss, so I'd probably be happier to know a little. Unfortunately, I already know more than a little and it's not easy to unlearn, so I guess I'm cursed with awareness now

    However, if you only know a little then you're more susceptible to (dis/mis)information. That can have a tremendously negative impact on your quality of life - although I suppose you might not be aware of it

    The world would be a better place if we all knew more about it. The only reason why knowledge is cursed is because with knowledge we see how unfairly a few humans treat each other

  • With the sheer volume of training data required, I have a hard time believing that the data sanitation is high quality.

    If I had to guess, it's largely filtered through scripts, and not thoroughly vetted by humans. So data sanitation might look for the removal of slurs and profanity, but wouldn't have a way to find misinformation or a request that the reader stops existing.

  • The Wikipedia article on Typhon contains 22 references to the word "fire" and following them suggests that Typhon has fire breath, vision, and will one day re-emerge to destroy the world in fire

    As a general rule you should be skeptical of AI. But in this case it seems to check out

  • Well, I guess it it can be disproportionate at times

    But if you're a teenager with no money then the system doesn't care as long as it can extract value from you

  • Oh my gosh, I was not prepared for that.
    As if CSS didn't give me enough reasons to cry.

  • But it's still got to be responsive for all devices, although flexbox is disabled

  • When I get to hell they're going to make me work on the front end.

    It's all going to be inline HTML and Inspect Element isn't available in their browser

  • I'd like to be able to agree that nobody enjoys having their words twisted to suit others' agendas. There seems to be plenty of that going around from both parties, and if you feel I've done that to you then I apologize.

    Mostly I'm frustrated here because I'm advocating for the victim. I hope she gets justice and this doesn't happen again - whatever it is that indeed happened. It's equally tragic no matter who it was or where they were from, but 19 is just too young to no longer be here.

    Perhaps I'm showing my biases here, but I don't trust institutional monoliths like the police or Walmart. Once bitten, twice shy. The truth is we'll never know what happened because none of us were there.

    I've left this discussion with the feeling that you're calling me racist and am out here trying to cause distress for the family. It's just so far off that mark that it goes beyond the pale.

    I hope your day gets better.

  • Mother-in Law's tongue looks like a plant that I know of as Snake Grass

    They must have named it after my MIL