jimmux
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- Comment on Posting for the "Now guys he was MURDERED! Don't celebrate!" Crowd 4 days ago:
Now that you mention it, this seems most likely.
- Comment on Posting for the "Now guys he was MURDERED! Don't celebrate!" Crowd 4 days ago:
I would actually like to know what he was leading to with that question. Is the implication that gangs have an overrepresentation of trans people? Or that gang violence doesn’t count for some reason?
I guess we’ll never know.
- Comment on Anyone else notice this?? 2 weeks ago:
My family insist on using the fireplace because they have some backward ideas about it being natural and cheaper because there’s so much wood around here. They use it way more than necessary, and use more wood than necessary, so a load runs out very fast and it often gets so hot they have to open the windows.
I like the aesthetic, but it’s a massive waste of time and money. Sourcing wood is expensive. Stacking it takes a lot of time, during which I could be doing productive work.
I’m sure the smoke is affecting our health, too. If I go for an early run on a cold morning the smoke hanging in the air makes it much harder to breath.
I might understand if there wasn’t a very good heat pump right there. The running costs of it are barely noticeable.
- Comment on Day 408 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 2 weeks ago:
I saw people asking for ships you can walk around in for a long time now, but I never saw the appeal. With this update, I get it. These ships really feel like our own, and they didn’t hold back the creative potential. I’m already building a flying restaurant.
- Comment on Jimmy Wales(Wikipedia's founder) Says Wikipedia Could Use AI. Editors Call It the 'Antithesis of Wikipedia' 3 weeks ago:
I’ve done fact checking on LLM models for work before, and it quickly becomes evident that many models rely on Wikipedia as a heavily weighted source of truth.
If LLMs have even a small role in producing Wikipedia content, the ouroborus of declining quality will accelerate.
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 3 weeks ago:
“I’m a charm in the streets, and a strange in the sheets.”
- Comment on Losing my resolve 3 weeks ago:
Soon we’ll have generative AI that extrapolates the rest of the meeting, and that skip key will work. Very poorly, but someone will do it.
Then everyone will log in to meetings, say hi, skip to the end, ask for a generated summary, log out. And nothing of value will be lost.
- Comment on Broccoli Blooms 4 weeks ago:
The broccoli and broccolini in my garden have grown so big it’s hard to keep up. This means I’ll sometimes eat bits that have begun flowering. I haven’t noticed much difference in the taste.
- Comment on One Angry Man 5 weeks ago:
Beat me to it. In the same spirit of collective animal nouns, then:
Married to the Kangaroo
Fish of Rock
- Comment on One Angry Man 5 weeks ago:
Ew.
- Comment on Secret of evermore has some gigeresque visuals. I should probably attempt to finish the game but here are some screenshots 5 weeks ago:
It was a very basic story with a self-insert character, probably intended for a younger audience. That worked very well for me at the time. I think it was my first RPG so I really enjoyed getting lost in those environments.
- Comment on Secret of evermore has some gigeresque visuals. I should probably attempt to finish the game but here are some screenshots 5 weeks ago:
I always wondered why Secret of Mana gets the attention, and Evermore is largely forgotten. It has a doggy companion!
- Comment on Why doesn't the US build a bridge here to connect Alaska to the mainland? Are they stupid? 5 weeks ago:
Now that you mention it, the projection is unusual. Is this the map they use in Texas to make it look bigger?
- Comment on Fears Vitamin B6 levels in energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster could contribute to rise in B6 toxicity cases 5 weeks ago:
My mum was having a bunch of weird nervous system issues. I saw an article about B6 toxicity so I checked the supplement she was taking. It had something like 20x the RDI.
- Comment on ChatGPT dissidents, the students who refuse to use AI: ‘I couldn’t remember the last time I had written something by myself’ 5 weeks ago:
My work right now is evaluating AI models, but outside work I don’t use them at all. I’m so conditioned to finding flaws that my trust level is rock bottom.
I’m also very aware of how easy it is to mentally disengage. When everything appears correct at a glance, your mind has no reason to question it.
- Comment on a horrid little graph 1 month ago:
Aussie fruit bats (or flying foxes) are huge. I’ve almost walked into one at night while it was hanging from a tree and monching on the flowers. It was just as startled as me, and when those wings unfurled it just about blocked the path.
- Comment on RPGs that are optionally pacifist? 1 month ago:
Hey, in a setting like Night City, beating people unconscious to spare their life practically makes you a saint.
If you really want to ease your conscience, I don’t think they ever explain how non-lethal weapon mods work. You can head-cannon that your assault rifle is loaded with nanites that safely shut down enemy cyberware if you want.
- Comment on RPGs that are optionally pacifist? 1 month ago:
I believe it’s possible in Cyberpunk 2077. Blunt weapons are non-fatal, other weapons can be modified to be non-fatal, stealth is usually an option, and you can even remotely disable enemies if your hacking skill is high enough.
There are sections you can’t do alone, so you might need to be proactive about neutralising enemies before your companion does.
- Comment on hoarding 1 month ago:
When I worked at petrol stations, two of the top dangers I had to watch out for were:
- Using plastic containers (some plastics will dissolve in contact with fuel).
- Filling containers in the boot (fumes accumulate in depressions).
This image has me reflexively looking for a big red Stop Pumps button.
- Comment on modern coding environment 1 month ago:
That… actually looks pretty good.
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 1 month ago:
But what if the kids who use jetpacks without helmets go on to cause more net harm? You know they would.
I was actually trying to improve the world by introducing some Darwinian efficiency. Honest.
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 1 month ago:
Jetpacks for everyone. Cheers.
- Comment on Happy noises* 1 month ago:
Front gate is visible from here
I think they added even more since the street view was captured. You have to go down the road a bit to see the doors.
- Comment on Happy noises* 1 month ago:
There’s a house near me that used dozens of doors to construct the perimeter fence. The sign on the front gate says “Mordor”. Still gets a smile from me every time I pass it.
- Comment on North Korea and South Korea isn't working. Let's try West Korea and East Korea instead. 1 month ago:
Can we get some enclaves in there to keep it spicy?
- Comment on (Laser) Printer go brrrr 1 month ago:
That’s my strategy. If I add up all the printing I’ve done at libraries, schools, work, etc. it would cost a fraction of buying my own.
They take up so much space that can be used for more useful things, too.
- Comment on (Laser) Printer go brrrr 1 month ago:
I’m unfortunately very sensitive to those particles from laser printers. They’re really good at triggering migraines, so I could never have a laser printer at home.
- Comment on Ok, I'll pay you the 1995 price 2 months ago:
I guess you had to be there.
And happy to not still be there.
- Comment on Ok, I'll pay you the 1995 price 2 months ago:
Gaaaaaay!
(Am I doing it right?)
- Comment on These 2 and their dysfunctional relationship, will it ever end? 2 months ago:
I think she’s just a bit cold, and wondering if she should put on a tshirt because he looks pretty comfortable.