ApatheticCactus

@ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everything is a problem⁩ ⁨⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I recently got really tired of my TV constantly nagging me to update the firmware for all the newest features. I just disconnected it from wifi instead. I do not use my TV for smart features, I use it as a display. I update the things plugged into it, because that’s their job. If i need to stream something, I will use a box. A box that can be replaced or easily updated or changed out.

  A display has one job, to display whatever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does AI use so much power?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Would AI inferencing, or training be better suited to a quantum computer? I recall thouse not being great at conventional math, but massively accelerates computations that sounded similar to machine learning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Founder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts sales⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I worked at BlockBuster back when Netflix came out. It was legit a great contender, and an awesome service. BB had their own mail service, but it was just seen as a copycat. Also the franchise had a LOT of bad blood, and sometimes rightfully so. Depended on local management how much leeway you could have. The most lax stores that were lenient did the best.

  The reason it worked was because physical media is protected by the first sale doctrine. So if you could buy a disc, it could be under one roof as rentable inventory.

  Streaming and licenses is what fragmented everything and greed gave the appropriate incentive.

  It also somewhat killed direct competition. When everything was physical on a shelf in front of you, all for the same price, you had direct comparison and competition. You could have any show or movie from any studio all side by side. That $2-5 could get you anything, across the board.

  I saw this all coming from miles away. I don’t blame anyone, every step sounded like a great deal. I see a lot of the same things with Gamepass. It’s a great deal, and I don’t blame anyone for using it… But I don’t see it as being a long term net positive for the industry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Casual wear⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What about the god of stepping in spaghetti? Maybe fapping to that is like, prayer or something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's a good question⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You think if he was shot the gun manufacturer would use that in their advertising?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The PS3's comeback was insane⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have two working PS3s and one broken 360.

  One of the PS3s is a launch unit. Impressive machine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨great shoe idea⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So the dog prints are 3-4 prints relatively closely spaced, then a 2-3 foot gap and then 3-4 prints slightly offset from the first set.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is why we have a defense budget⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no idea who most of those characters are- which gives me an idea.

  What if I just made a bunch of AI generic anime characters and symbols and put those stickers on my car? The hardcore anime guys would be like, “Wait, what show is THAT from!? That looks awesome… What’s it from?” Just to passively drive a very specific type of person crazy trying to look it up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I always do. Feels wrong not to. Just get in the habit of ALWAYS using them and it becomes a no-brainer. It’s just a good habit to have.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did Apple kill iTunes for windows?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I had an iPad tell me I didn’t have permission to delete a photo that I took with the iPad. Somehow I didn’t own the picture I took of my own dog.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mobile drive-in cinema⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Imagine he’s playing Eurotruck simulator.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You best start believing in a cyberpunk dystopia⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ugh, I hate those missions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's right!⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same. I know my red flags, you don’t. If I were a used car I’d strongly recommend against getting it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody said Firewatch yet?

  I’ll also add To The Moon as well. I could list more, but almost any game where narrative is the main focus and gameplay is secondary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To the Moon - Console Announcement Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I still get hit hard from just the trailer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real Facebook ad that doubles as a god-tier shitpost⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also funny because most of my heavy conservative coworkers all have beards, trucks, and country stuff because that’s the image.

  Now that I think about it, quite a few are bald and shave their heads, sooo… Maybe that’s an angle they could shoot for? Those could be some wild ads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨She did her best ok?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “I contributed a bag of quickrete!”

  Yeah that wouldn’t work here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, sort of. Thing is time flows at different rates for different things. There is a lot of relativity shenanigans that kinda breaks the idea of a universal clock.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨stupid smart TVs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You would think that with all that demographic data and spying on everything they’d have a clue, but it’s like they’ve not been using it to make products better at all. It’s like they’re finding out just exactly how awful something has to be until we complain.