SuperSpruce

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do “flagship” smartphone chips go out of fashion after just a year?⁩ ⁨⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Most OEMs like to say that they have the very best. And unfortunately, software just keeps bloating, making it more useful to have a higher end chip.

  However, this dynamic has changed somewhat in recent years as the price of flagship SoCs has skyrocketed by ~4x in 5 years. More high-end phones are releasing with not quite the best chip, like the base iPhone, the Pixel, and the Galaxy S25/S25+ (due to Exynos).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a few examples:

  • Flight Sim 2020
  • Windows Defender is the best antivirus, better than all those paid crapware antiviruses
  • An attempt at an independent browser engine that wasn’t the dated IE
  • This is a hot take but seamless integration of local file storage with OneDrive. Yes, they are way too heavy-handed about forcing this on you and it’s really stupid how it moves your files without telling you, but I’ve never seen a file manager that handles both local and cloud files faster than W10’s file manager (a big part of the reason why I was mad about W11, because that advantage disappeared)

  The only useful thing I can think of after the pandemic is the CPU scheduling updates for Alder Lake, but that was pretty much a necessity. Everything else is AI overhype, rewriting programs to make them slower, and/or yet another way to invade people’s privacy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks lol, I never use that word so I spelled it wrong

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.'⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Lately I’ve been really annoyed by Microsoft products. For a certain work-related thing we were using Microsoft word to collaborate and it randomly would stop letting some of us edit, throwing warnings like “Allow access to your Microsoft 365 account” even though I was already signed in, and clicking on allow access would just bring the warning back upon refreshing.

  Which would happen every 20 minutes because it gives me a pop-up to sign in, with three buttons on the pop-up. Two are cancel buttons, and the actual sign in button is invisible. I was already signed in, of course. I couldn’t continue working until a refresh.

  Moving pictures is the biggest pain for some reason (and it isn’t even better in LibreOffice Writer). It’s been like this for years.

  And then they have the gaul to start throwing AI everywhere when they can’t even make their basic systems usable. I’m starting to root for Microsoft’s failure these days, because they haven’t done anything useful or innovative since the pandemic.

  Disgruntled, I suggested that we switch to Google Docs (yes, I know it’s Google, but we all already have Google accounts and we needed this done in a few hours), and everyone instantly agreed because I had just said their frustrations out loud.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monster Hunter Wilds game reviews hit "Overwhelmingly Negative" on Steam — can Capcom turn it around?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
  • Can do stuff that isn’t just for gaming or content consumption
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Driver stops in the middle of a cross ride, and starts using her phone.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was riding my motorcycle today and was gonna park in a parking lot. Nearby there was a 1-lane 1-way road, and I witnessed some car park there even though the parking lot was visibly not full from that road. An hour later it was still parked there, blocking the road. Idiot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I feel attacked⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That was my quarter life crisis, I fear my midlife crisis

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Prices are out of control⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I do. I’ve had it on my bagels and it’s noticably tastier than with regular butter. I usually don’t get it because it’s like 4x the price.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would this list look like for your generation?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Any high level math or stats class using alpha, beta, or sigma as math variables: Guess I’ll die

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Stopped posting on Mastodon while continuing to post on X

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should we boycott games with loot boxes?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely boycott paying real money for lootboxes or games with real money lootboxes.

  If you’re not paying, then it’s just a factor to consider, the companies won’t care about you much

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is worried about men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you so much for your advice! With how little experience I have, it is really tough to not trigger a mine in the dating minefield.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is worried about men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is why if I had one moment to change my decision on, it would 100% be this. I f*cked up big-time, and it cost me my heart and lots of hot make out sessions for a stupid lesson.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is worried about men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, I’ll give more details.

  I matched with her on Tinder and waited a few hours and she messaged me first, and not something generic but something about my profile. We started chatting over text and I suggested a short first “piano practice” date in a few days (we both play piano).

  The next day we had a 2+ hour call where we played video games (Fortnite, don’t judge, I don’t play that unless I play with someone else) together and just chatted. Everything was going great.

  The following days she was sending me super flirty texts (“my skirt will distract you”, and suggestive stuff about touching each other all over). I’ve never gotten texts like this in my life so I was slightly reserved but still flirty.

  The date went well, we both got along with each other and we sat real close to each other. I even sent her a flower, and she told me that made her feel so special. There was one point where our faces were close to each other and she might have wanted a kiss, but I chickened our and just hugged her.

  We planned a 2nd date as a movie date at my place. All the while we were feverently texting each other lots of things, from platonic to romantic to sexually suggestive. We even had a call meant to be a half hour but it lasted 1.5 hours. It reached a boiling point where we agreed on an “inter-date” study session the day before Valentine’s Day.

  It was just about half an hour and we were both trying to get work done in a very public place so I wasn’t touchy at all. She also brought up more somber topics like politics (we have the same political views for the most part). At the end, because Valentine’s Day was near, I asked her to be my Valentine (as per the suggestion of a female friend) and got an unenthusiastic “sure.”

  10 minutes later she texted that we’d be better off as friends because there was “no romantic physical chemistry” and cancelled the 2nd date.

  I really wanted to explain that I had little experience and that the 2nd date was where the “action” would truly begin. By this point I had developed a huge crush on her and my heart was broken. Heck, I’m crying as I write this right now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is worried about men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  $200 for 1 night out is crazy. Can’t you just pregame a bit (courtesy of public transit), then go to some bars and get some cheap drinks for $5 or less each?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is worried about men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  $50 or less in 2019? I live in a more urban area of the US than this and if you pregame and go with friends, you can get the equivalent of 5 drinks at 3 bars for well under $20. In 2025.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is worried about men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There aren’t even speed dating events for people under 25 in my area.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is worried about men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve tried and I’m still trying. As someone who is a bit shorter than average and is socially awkward, it’s tough. Recently I’ve been able to get dates with 3 girls from dating apps (due to me being better at flirting and getting a few more matches than before), but they all went nowhere.

  1 girl didn’t seem to want any touching or flirty things on the first date and the conversation wasn’t smooth, so I friendzoned her.

  The other 2 girls immediately started with a flirty text conversation.

  I hit it off with first one over text, we were having long phone calls and sending raunchy stuff over text. I had one short date with and was planning a spicier 2nd date with but she cancelled because I asked her to be my Valentine on Valentine’s Day.

  The 2nd one wanted to take things slower, and friendzoned me after 2 longer dates. She also wasn’t that into touching.

  I never kissed any of these girls. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, especially with the first flirty girl.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Motorcycle knowledge⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the clutch lever I think? I’ve been riding for 20 months so it would be embarrassing to get this wrong

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I wonder if the "money can't buy you happiness" people ever lived in a car.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I do have some friends but no relationship. I don’t just want a relationship because others have one, I want one because I have an innate desire for a relationship. I want to love and be loved, and make love too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I wonder if the "money can't buy you happiness" people ever lived in a car.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is off topic of the main thread but the chart was eye-opening to me about the order of love/belonging and esteem. Much of my insecurity drives from not having a girlfriend or any intimacy, but the only way to get that is be socially adept, but I’m not because being socially adept is a lower priority on the hierarchy of needs than intimacy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's discuss: Pokémon⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh boy. I got into Pokémon when I was 8 and I still love the format. It has a great progression system (at least in my mind) and can be used in easy and super challenging ways, like Nuzlockes. I have way too much nostalgia for the series and I like the music way too much.

  My short opinions of the each game:

  R/B/Y: Unbalanced, seriously exploitable glitchy games. At least there’s no cutscenes.

  G/S/C: Terrible level curve, ruins the games.

  R/S/E: The first games to really nail the format.

  FR/LG: What R/B/Y should’ve been.

  D/P: Great potential but please play on emulator because they’re so slow. Play platinum instead and don’t bother with the remakes.

  HG/SS: Best for a grand Pokémon Game, but still retains some of the bad progression from G/S/C. Still a great game overall

  B/W: I have way too much nostalgia for these games but they’re some of the best.

  B2W2: Less nostalgia but objectively better than even B/W in multiple ways.

  XY: Mediocre

  OR/AS: Good remake on a great base.

  S/M/US/UM: If you like playing Pokemon instead of watching cutscenes, don’t play these games. Seriously, don’t.

  LGPE: Gimmicky games. FR/LG is better unless you really enjoy the Let’s Go gimmicks.

  SwSh: Mediocre I believe

  BDSP: See D/P

  PLA: I still need to get around to playing it, gah the backlog is too long

  S/V: Actually really great games if you hate how linear other Pokemon games are like I do, and you can look past the performance issues

  If you have any questions or comments please reply lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mr. Grey, can I go to the bathroom?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Ooh I love a good sub! My favorite part is when I get to eat the insides”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What can I actually do with 64 GB or RAM?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Keep it and wait for the applications to bloat up. You won’t feel like you have an excessive amount of RAM in a few years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think it was the thrill, I think it was the lack thereof. She told me that there wasn’t a physical romantic chemistry between us in person. On my short morning date we touched a lot but never kissed, better than my other dates which had basically zero touching.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the worst Valentine’s Day in my life. I just got brutally friend zoned from a cute Tinder match yesterday after going on the best date of my life and having so much in common.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New social experiment⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  google-chrome-installer.exe

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New social experiment⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  /Spreadsheets

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not enough people buying Premium, eh?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  More like $126, if you know what I mean

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not enough people buying Premium, eh?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t care that enhanced Bitrate is premium only. I do care that you still need to click “advanced resolution settings” to access this even for premium users on mobile.