rustydrd @ rustydrd @sh.itjust.works

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They have millions of posts, and this is the funniest they could find? Sheesh.

Researchers: We need rules for AI to ensure it doesn't become malicious and try to kill us.

Musk: We created an AI that thinks it's Hitler!

[Elon is typing...]

Brian?

And only 30 years after that, we're surfing the interwebz, sailing down the data highway at the speed of light. I'm running out of metaphors to chain together...

Just seems ridiculous that the message is "everyone should give up their creature comforts and live as simply and tediously as possible so that billionaires don't have to change".

I never said that. On the contrary: All of it will have to change if life on this planet is supposed to remain livable, and it's gonna involve quite a bit more than giving up red meat. I also think that having broad public support for that change, built on many individuals who choose to implement it, will make it easier to impose the same demands (e.g., through policy) on corporations and the wealthy. Given that billionaires are not exactly known for being selfless, waiting for them to do the right thing seems like a losing strategy to me.

I used "systemic" with regards to policy. I don't think corporations change much by themselves without a strong monetary incentive (e.g., shifts in customer preferences) or external pressure (e.g., policy). Changes in individuals are helpful for both of these.

I agree that systemic change is important, too, but 6% of global emissions attributable to a single factor is HUGE. Plus, it's not one or the other. Changes by individuals supports change at a systemic level.

People ITT comment like it was just feeding the kitten that caused the influx of marriage proposals, not the fact that this dude is one handsome MF.

Dude, for real. Half of what people call "efficiency" is just routine and winging stuff you know you don't really need to prepare.

For some reason, I'm reading this in John Oliver's voice.

"Quick, let me in, they're right on my tail!"

I have a tuxedo cat, but his diet seems to be mainly based on my ankles.

I have one of these apps, and they really helped. I taped a QR code to my bathroom door and set the alarm to give me 1min to scan it, which is about the time I need to get up and zombie-walk over there. I thought I would eventually just cheat my way around it, but there really aren't all that many QR codes laying around at my place, and force-killing the app is a bigger hassle than stopping the alarm the regular way. So it stuck, and I'm pretty happy with it.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and 30 Rock.

So inspiring

Guys, I'm a Linux user, too, but can we stop having these fake arguments, please?

Many such cases

I never met anyone in real life who said the stuff shown in this meme. The handful of comments here are few and far between.

Spent two weeks debloating

The folks who care enough to debloat are either already on Linux or would spend maybe 1-2h to make a few fixes, before they get something they are okay with.

Just install Linux

For those who stick with Windows, it's often more than "just switching". They may need certain software, they may not be tech-savvy, they may be insecure about whether they could handle the occasional hiccup on a system that is completely new to them. All valid reasons for hesitation, and "just switch" is about as helpful as "just cheer up".

Because learning Linux would take time.

I've used Linux for 15 years now, and I'm still constantly learning new things. Linux is so much more usable now than it ever was, and I also think more people should switch. But suggesting that you "learn Linux" in two weeks' time is just silly and dishonest IMO.

I wish we as a community could stop with this sense of superiority and actually acknowledge people's humane struggles to help them make the move.

Utucky

No u.

Baked beans slices?