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- Comment on Anon hates smartphones 2 days ago:
And we’ve got generations of people who think that’s what music is supposed to sound like.
There was an article on Hacker News a little ways back, about this very phenomenon in China. Basically there’s now a generation that has profound nostalgia for the absolutely awful and dirt-cheap playback tech available over a generation ago. To the point that “music doesn’t sound right” on newer tech, and may well be outright un-listenable without crappy hardware in play. By this, I think we can predict that “Bluetooth audio emulation” on newer and better devices, is absolutely going to be a thing eventually.
- Comment on Anon hates smartphones 2 days ago:
The end result is that I don’t feel like I truly own my phone
You kinda/sorta don’t. Manufacturers saw an opportunity to create a closed environment around the tech, not unlike gaming consoles, and made sure it happened that way. It may also be a side-effect of smartphones emerging from the same manufacturers that made far less capable and less open devices in generations prior (think old flip phones and 1st gen cell phones). Just like with game consoles, DRM (coupled with DMCA advantages) and the attached walled-garden retail environment are the prime motivators there. Marketing and financing help make sure it stays this way.
At the same time, providing a watered down platform for the masses did accelerate all the things OP is talking about. Phone/tablet apps make user interaction insanely^1 easy to do without any understanding of the platform its on. In contrast, PC’s do a great job of requiring some amount of tech literacy before you start. So most people that would be stymied by the complexities^2 in a Windows system or Mac can easily do all kinds of internet-enabled things, for cheaper, on their phone. It’s not a root cause by any measure, but I really do think that the commodification of software services in this way, has thrown gasoline on whatever fires were already burning.
- Note: not “insanely great”.
- I know what you’re thinking, dear reader. You would be surprised.
- Comment on Like Elon Musk, 1 in 3 bosses admit they are pushing RTO because they're so upset about wasting money on all those empty desks 2 days ago:
In my experience CXX folks were all about being seen and having something tangible to show off to potential partners and customers. It’s one thing to give people a tour of your facility. It’s another to meet up at a co-working space and settle in for a PowerPoint presentation full of abstract numbers and graphs about your "virtual "company. I’m not saying that’s right, and I’m certainly not arguing for RTO, but it helps explain that motivation and total lack of confidence in WFH.
It’s still a “primitive ape-brain” thing to do though.
- Comment on Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions' 3 days ago:
We’re going back
Awesome. Another high-quality graphical Rogue spinoff? I’m there.
In the meantime, check out Torchlight 1&2 if you need something to tide you over. They’re on the old side, but IMO scratch that itch.
- Comment on Seems legit. 6 days ago:
Honestly, I’m not sure if that’s any worse than the oft-abused
FARM USEtags.I’ve also seen a few people just say fuck it, and have any tags at all.
- Comment on Seems legit. 6 days ago:
The downside is that the lack of sovcit “plate” might make you more likely to get pulled over. Word is those guys are a huge PITA for cops.
- Comment on Happy birthday, peon 1 week ago:
There’s some wonkyness here, that’s for sure. The major thing that makes this look legit is that the mirror is dirty and it has a correct reflection for the person’s arm and the trashcan.
- Comment on Happy birthday, peon 1 week ago:
IMO, it’s not even good phrasing and sounds hollow somehow.
- Comment on where's my damn plume 1 week ago:
While we’re on the topic, we all have very slightly webbed digits, multiple involuntary reflexes for when we get wet, and a nasal/respiratory system that is (partially) adapted to swimming. I wonder how far our DNA could be pushed to pad out what was started here?
- Comment on Good morning I choose violence. 1 week ago:
Okay, the penciled-in numbers (but only for non-military time because who uses that?) just sent me. Easily one of the best “job’s done boss” images I have ever seen.
Sorry to hear about your dog.
- Comment on Good morning I choose violence. 1 week ago:
- Comment on Good morning I choose violence. 1 week ago:
I think I’m rehabilitated Doc. I can go home now.
Maybe. Please go into the next room and stare at the floor for five minutes. I’ll be here.
- Comment on If we're living in a simulation, why would the simulation creators allow the sims to ponder and speculate whether or not they live in a simulation? 1 week ago:
Because that’s what people outside of a simulation would do.
- Comment on marketing 1 week ago:
Not going to disagree with your cross-comparison here, but have you tried Korean-style fried chicken yet?
- Comment on As a human, here is my human take on unions 1 week ago:
THIS right here. Mondragon is exactly what GP Is asking about.
If you’re reading this and thinking about starting an LLC, non-profit, co-op, or union shop, please give this a look too.
- Comment on As a human, here is my human take on unions 1 week ago:
I don’t know enough to agree or disagree, but some citations would really help support your argument.
- Comment on As a human, here is my human take on unions 1 week ago:
That’s such a laughably bad “unions bad” take. If there was such a thing as a kind of insurance where they fight to keep you employed, people would probably sign up and pay the fees.
- Comment on Anon plays spin the bottle 2 weeks ago:
do people really get upset about this?
Yes. I’ll dive in, assuming that the greentext is real; the scenario that’s plausible enough.
Romantic rejection is painful, as it’s based on an instinctive to achieve a strong mutual bond with someone else. This may or may not be conflated with a drive to reproduce, depending on the level of sexual attraction involved. The sensation of loss here, can manifest in actual physical pain in one’s head and/or viscera, and is proportional to the level of “drive”. This also gets coupled with a sensation of loss as the reward for achieving that mutuality is a moment that is usually followed by intense pleasure (even without sex); suddenly realizing that reward isn’t coming, hurts.
The second part, where the group continues without Anon, is similar but a different phenomenon. It’s rejection from the entire social group. Our instincts to be social creatures causes us to feel this as a loss (painful), because we’re safer and stronger in groups. Instinctively, the sensation will subside once Anon figures out how be confident with being alone, or (more likely) finds a more compatible social group.
Attempting to introspect the above sensations without support can also go to bad places. Anon mentions his self-esteem - they are blaming themself since that’s a position of “control”, but ignoring the reality that this was all impossible to predict or avoid. In reality, the other partygoers are a bunch of insensitive assholes and carry 100% of the blame here. This person really needs to be around people with more empathy.
Combined, Anon is in a world of physical and psychological pain. They were denied a potential romantic and/or sexual reward, and were rejected by the entire social group. Both forms of rejection provoke instinct and our reward centers in ways that just make a person miserable.
- Comment on Anon is an engineer 2 weeks ago:
Depends on the person, depends on the University.
From what I’ve seen (very old anecdote here, take with salt) some engineering colleges will do everything within the ethics/honor code to obstruct your path to 2nd year. Then they do it again for 3rd. The result are brutally hard classes that are designed to weed students out more than teaching the subject at hand. Even on its best day, school doesn’t mirror the real world, but neither does semester after semester of arbitrary hurdles for a degree. The workplace simply has entirely different, but far more palatable, bullshit on offer. IMO, it’s completely valid to hate school but love your job afterwards.
- Comment on Carcinisation? 2 weeks ago:
Exactly. It’s a local minimum/maximum optimization problem as applied to genetics and evolution.
- Comment on Good to see AAFES looking out for my health 2 weeks ago:
When I worked in an office, I used to regularly take breaks with the smokers, even though I don’t smoke. Not unlike following a bird or deer through the woods to a source of food or fresh water, the smokers really do have a line on togetherness. That and getting up from your desk regularly to take a damn break.
- Comment on No need to boil the ocean 2 weeks ago:
Brilliant. Use your
pressure cookerInstaPot and save time! - Comment on 8 yr old me after my parents did my woodworking assignment 3 weeks ago:
Did… did he actually say this? I knew this guy was full of it, but that’s a whole other level.
- Comment on AND THEY DIDN'T STOP EATING 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on AND THEY DIDN'T STOP EATING 3 weeks ago:
I love that “Uh, guys?” is a real in-character reaction and moment in many episodes of SG1. This story easily could have been a plot in the show.
While Star Trek had these wonderful “this is why we explore the galaxy” moments, SG1 wasn’t afraid to place characters face-to-face with something or someone that would just erase existence or end humanity if the next moment wasn’t handled the right way.
- Comment on Anon tries programming in Java 5 weeks ago:
In my experience, this kind of sentiment is what marks someone as a seasoned professional. When you finally see that all tools are flawed and deserving of some negative remark for a bone-headed misfeature or three, you’ve arrived. Carry on.
- Comment on fuckery 5 weeks ago:
So, “what in the isomorphic fuck” covers all the bases?
- Comment on Anon falls through the cracks 5 weeks ago:
Or just get a second job and wait for the first one’s paychecks to stop rolling in.
- Comment on Anon falls through the cracks 5 weeks ago:
Don’t worry Anon, I’m sure it’ll work out.
- Comment on Withdrawal is going to make people go mad 5 weeks ago:
Maybe? We also import a shed-load of tobacco. Combined, that’s not gonna be pretty.
