neidu3

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does it seem most people, mainly conservatives, against Trans people? Unless I am wrong I never heard of one shooting up a school church or whatever. The ones I have met have been pretty cool.⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I only know of one, and she’s an expert at everything related to fiber channel and tape drives. So I guess it might be that US conservatives are ideologically opposed to cheap long term offline storage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What options does one have when they reach the end of a car lease but cannot find a good deal at the time of it's end?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in the process of buying a new (to me), as my mid 90’s volvo simply isn’t big enough for the entire household (runs great though!).

  And after looking at various cars, their prices, and the market in general, I have to seriously question how worth it a factory-fresh car is. A couple of years, and you get the same car for half the price.

  Sure, there might be hidden faults, but with a reputable dealer this shouldn’t be a problem: One of my local dealers sell used cars with warranty as if it was new.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you create?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  My body is a machine that turns caffeine into uptime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If trump appointments someone that doesn't last as long as Anthony Scaramucci do we measure that in fractional moochies or do we abandon the mooch system because it failed us?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Millimooch has such a nice ring to it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a way to exclude topics from what I see on Lemmy?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Voyager too.
  In addition to blocking a few garbage instances and users, you can block posts that link to certain sites and posts that contain certain keywords.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How far away are we from someone using AI to create an animated TV show by themselves.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  As far as I know it is possible right now. There are some really impressive video generative AIs out there. Us regular people probably cannot do it, as nobody who runs such a model would let us use their resources to that extent.

  But if someone with such a model decides to go all in, they could probably do so now. However, “now” does not mean instant. They could push the button now, and then the computers start to churn, and considering the size and complexity of a full movie it’s going to take a while.

  And then you have the first pass done. The first of what will probably be many. I find it hard to believe that you’d create the entire movie in one go. Because if the AI fucks up just a few details, the entire movie will be garbage. It is better to do it scene by scene, and then stitch them together afterwards. So you run multiple passes for every scene until you have what you want, you stich them together, and then do whatever else you need to do to release this end result.

  I’m sure the NVIDIA and AMD CEOs are currently having wet dreams of someone deciding to do this, because it’s going to cause GPU prices to skyrocket.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is the word "expat" a thing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve always considered an expat to be different from immigrant in that it’s temporary.

  I lived abroad from 2009 to 2011, simply because I could, as my employer had to fly me in to work anyway. I was chatting with someone local, and when I told them about my situation they’re actually the ones who used the word expat. Personally I considered myself a long term tourist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨where the magic happens owo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In 5 years hardcore researchers will be modding their lab equipment and installing plexiglass glass sides. Just like I did to my PC in 1999-2000ish

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What should I bring to far-north Scandinavia?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In that case you can expect relatively little humidity. While the cold will feel biting on your skin, it won’t be that bad, provided you stay layered and dry. Avoid sweating, or this will change!

  If you’re shoveling snow, dress down once you get your blood pumping.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't get this post!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re stupid

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨where the magic happens owo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There definitely was. I’ve seen it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What should I bring to far-north Scandinavia?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Northern scandinavian, here.
  This depends on where specifically. Near the ocean it’s nit that cold at the moment (well, depends what you’re used to, I guess. I get around fine with t-shirt and a light jacket. Temp varies between 5C and 15C nowadays.

  But in general, I suggest you bring a sweater and some woollen socks, and a jacket that can handle rain/slush/snow. Staying dry means staying warm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When people say the AI bubble will burst, what exactly does that mean?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Somewhat relevant, I would like to recommend this one: thedailywtf.com/…/classif-wtf-the-virtudyne-saga

  It’s a fun story about a company that grew because of the 90’s IT bubble, and how it all came crashing down when the bubble burst and it was obvious that the investors would probably not get any return on their investment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨where the magic happens owo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I came here to air my hypothesis that lab hardware trends lag behind consumer computers by about 25-30 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But yes.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. Water + spicy rocks. Everything else is solar power, which is also nuclear power, but with the spiciness in the sky instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't get this post!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t accuse me of mansplaining if I just call you stupid and refuse to elaborate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What good thing just happened in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It was the equivalent of 8 dollars, so I think I’ll survive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What good thing just happened in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Apart from my mortgage, I’m finally debt free, and I’m running a surplus every month after all the bills are paid.

  Well, except what we jokingly refer to as my “cripling gambling-induced credit card debt”; I returned some bottles while at the store the other day. The payout wasn’t a lot, but enough to cover the mundane items I was buying. Instead of dealing with the bottle return receipt I pushed that button where it buys you a small lottery ticket instead and the money is donated to red cross. Not surprisingly, I didn’t win. When at the checkout counter I realized that my GF still had my usual card after borrowing it earlier, so I had to use my credit card to pay the laughably small sum.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At what point do you stop calling the years "two thousand and X" and start calling them "twenty X"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  2013+

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you scale down a firearm to make an identical looking firearm that fires a different round?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, square cube law applies here as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  RSR is the only Clancy book I’ve read. Is it comparable to his other books?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, the time period in which it was released definitely plays a part. I just find that anything in the book that isn’t geekery about army/navy to be tacked on. Such as the Iceland plot with that woman who’s name I cannot care enough about to remember. “Yes, a book probably needs a subplot like that.”

• Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yes, very much⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s my new username.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On a lighter note: Why do people still buy fast food?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Currently waiting for my order at burger King. I was headed out the door to pick up some plywood in the nearest town, just as two of my kids returned from school. They asked if they could come too. We’re currently about to head back, but wanted to pick up something for the one hour drive back.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this what every election is like?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Obama didn’t break the country” ???

  Did you not see his tan suit? The humanity…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft boss says it knows players think it has an 'inconsistency in quality,' so it delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows to flip that script⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never played the futuristic ones. What appealed to me with the anno games was the atmosphere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft boss says it knows players think it has an 'inconsistency in quality,' so it delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows to flip that script⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  1602 was the best Anno. Fight me.