Even from a selfish point of view, it’s not a good call for orgs to systematically shun the newcomers. The kind of candidate that has a homelab will train proactively and bring in state of the art practice in the process. It’s their loss.
Middle Earth: Shadow of War: Good old open world action fun. Kill countless mobs, gather countless collectables. A bit annoyed that subtitles are only implemented on some voice acting. Slightly indisposed that the protagonist (Talion) looks too much like an unkempt Ron Desantis.
For anyone wondering about how they'll eventually address financial sustainability if Stract takes off:
Stract is currently not monetized in any way, but its website says it will eventually have contextual ads tied to specific search terms but that it will not track its users, which is similar to the system DuckDuckGo uses. Stract also plans on offering ad-free searches to paying subscribers.
I'd pay for independent, non meta, ad-free search. I bet a more straightforward approach is more energy efficient as well. In the meanwhile the big tech are running a gazillion processes on our data to suck every bit of wealth they can out of our existence through their free (in it's littlest sense) products.
Personally I find the "there is no such thing as a real picture" argument facetious and dangerous. Filters, optimizing zoom and autofocus is not the same as convincingly taking someone out of a scene they were in or putting them in a scene they never were in. One is a purely aesthetic adjustment while they other purports false information. Samsung Generative Edit further trivializes the latter and leaves no indication of the manipulation.
There are many forces at play fostering this kind of polarization. Social medias cultivate it to generate reactions. State controlled troll farms are being used as a tool of social disruption against enemy countries. Various unscrupulous attention seekers surf on that wave. Many people get caught and amplify it further. I feel this goes a long way into explaining these poll results.
I had a colleague perform a similar experiment on ChatGPT 3. He's ecoanxious and was noticing how the model was getting gloomier and gloomier in accordance with him, so he tried something. Basically he asked something like "Why is (overpopulated specie) going instinct in (location)?" The model went on to list existential threats to a specie that is everything but endangered. Basically it naively gobbled the loaded question.
The weekly "How's it going" thread is always sweet; I understand what you mean. I wonder if a platform built roughly like Reddit can properly support sharing on a more personal level though. The tools are never neutral.
The actual paper is short and easy to read. It’s based on photos posted online, so it says little on the pervasiveness of the behaviour. As the research puts it:
due to the often-contrasting colour of plastic relative to other anthropogenic or natural materials, plastic may be easier to spot for people, thereby influencing the incidence of reporting. Additionally, data collected through iEcology may be affected by potential biases arising from various factors that influence data collection among observers. These factors include individual and cultural subjectivity, such as the likelihood of posting unusual behaviour online.
The reasons for choosing artificial shells haven’t been tested either. The paper proposes some hypotheses (reduced weight, plastic emitting odours akin to actual seashells, lookin' sexy), but ultimately more research is needed to be able to affirm anything.
Yeah. As a small child I was quite outgoing and confident, but I was also super nerdy and as far as being boyish as a boy can be. School happened and I quickly became an introvert and stayed one. It’s complicated to consult those memories: it’s all jumbled, mixed with harsh internal discourse and emotional fog. It left me with a negative charge. Even though I was always unable to violence, I could understand victims lashing out destructively. I’m glad my kid’s school takes bullying way more seriously than in my time. I think rampant bullying can leave reservoirs of darkness all over a community.
Ink jet cartridges dry up when they’re not used often enough though, which screws people who don’t print much as well. HP just screws everyone equally.
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Is everyone living a life of sin()?