owenfromcanada
@owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
- Comment on AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak 1 day ago:
Space for juniors has been disappearing for the last decade (see years of memes about entry-level positions requiring 2 to 3 years of experience). AI just gives corporations reason to continue the trend.
- Comment on AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak 1 day ago:
Corporate greed is leading to fewer jobs for young people. AI is their scapegoat.
- Comment on When did Saturday Night Live get so cringe? 1 week ago:
Yeah, amd what’s with these kids on my lawn with their loud music and unfamiliar slang? And why does my back hurt? Amd where did this sudden craving for Werther’s Originals come from?
- Comment on Why your NEW computer is SLOWER than your OLD computer! By a Retired Microsoft Engineer. 1 week ago:
Sorry, is this a joke that I’m too Linux to understand?
- Comment on You have all been outstanding shitposters this weekend and you deserve a treat. Have a Beankie. 2 weeks ago:
You’re doing it wrong. Replace the cake with beans and keep the filling, and we’ll talk.
- Comment on Why do some people with college degrees and an education, still act so fucking stupid? 2 weeks ago:
There are some aspects of the discipline that are hard to grasp–in my experience, it was differential equations and advanced control systems. But those are a pretty small part of the curriculum. The number of people who graduated without demonstrating even basic understanding of rudimentary concepts is alarming, but it explains a large amount of the shitty engineering that exists in the world.
- Comment on Why do some people with college degrees and an education, still act so fucking stupid? 2 weeks ago:
Depends on the place, I guess. In the US and Canada, it’s pretty common. I’ve attended four different institutions and taught at one, and they’ve all been pretty money-focused.
- Comment on Why do some people with college degrees and an education, still act so fucking stupid? 2 weeks ago:
It’s worth noting that college degrees are often not hard to get, assuming you have ample finances. Colleges are businesses, and they care more about cashflow than education.
I have a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. Of my graduating class, probably only about a quarter of us actually understood anything. And now working in the industry, it seems like that’s a pretty reasonable average for other institutions in my field (there are exceptions, a few colleges have higher standards).
- Comment on Ups and downs 2 weeks ago:
Look, if you want to get into a gluten foot kink, just go for it. You don’t need to justify it to us.
- Comment on It's totally healthy and safe 3 weeks ago:
“No, like, you literally won’t believe it. Your kids will have access to most of the breadth of human knowledge, and you’re still gonna remain convinced that chemtrails are turning the frogs gay.”
- Comment on Day 621 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 3 weeks ago:
I enjoyed it most playing the first time, blind. Now that I know about achievements and the different milestones, it’s harder not to try to do everything in year one.
I end up choosing to focus on one thing at a time, and it becomes more chill again. Usually year one is focused on setting up a good farm and making it easy to care for. Then I might focus on the mines, or fishing.
- Comment on Horn posting 4 weeks ago:
No
- Comment on Feeling blessed wanted a sprite even though the machine didnt advertise it 4 weeks ago:
Vernor’s is its own class, and I prefer it to drink on its own. But Canada Dry is better for mixed drinks. Excellent with scotch, and a way better mixer for rum than coke (fight me on it).
- Comment on Feeling blessed wanted a sprite even though the machine didnt advertise it 4 weeks ago:
I think they’re the same, just different pictures. There are other variants of Canada Dry, but they typically incorporate other colors to distinguish themselves.
I’m guessing this machine is in a high ginger ale demand area.
Source: am Canadian
- Comment on What are your hallmark games? What games have shaped how you view games? 4 weeks ago:
No problem! Unfortunately I haven’t tried their DIY kits, but I’ve bought several things from them and they’ve all been solid, so I imagine they’d be good.
- Comment on What are your hallmark games? What games have shaped how you view games? 4 weeks ago:
Some that I don’t think I saw mentioned, roughly in the chronological order I played them in:
- Mario 3
- Kirby Superstar
- Super Mario RPG
- Baldur’s Gate
- Lords of the Realm 2
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Tales of Symphonia
- Undertale
- Comment on What are your hallmark games? What games have shaped how you view games? 4 weeks ago:
In case you’re not aware, check out Ship of Harkinian, an updated PC engine for OoT. Grab a proper controller if you have the cash.
OoT in 2K at 200fps is wild.
- Comment on "It's-a been a long day." 4 weeks ago:
Gimme 20 minutes and I’ll be ready for more
- Comment on I would like to solve the puzzle 4 weeks ago:
BUZZ
“Sorry, that’s incorrect. owenfromcanada?”
“I’d like to solve the puzzle. BROILING. UP. WEINERS. AND. DURIAN.”
- Comment on Normal 5 weeks ago:
“Yeah, but what if we sexualized a hotdog the other way?”
- Comment on Is this accurate, Canadians? 1 month ago:
Try not to judge us too hard for this. We kicked Kate out for a reason (lighting up a fat joint in an elementary school classroom isn’t cool here). She’s got the rest right on, though.
- Comment on Finally, an optimal monitor configuration! 1 month ago:
29º represent!
- Comment on Finally, an optimal monitor configuration! 1 month ago:
Why have many monitor when few monitor do trick?
- Comment on I missed the Pedo/Nazi extravaganza last night because I was busy expressing my dog's anal glands. Cliff notes? 1 month ago:
Your experience was likely less miserable.
- Comment on Forget fireball. I cast: 2 months ago:
I cast “Conjure Awkward Spoon”
- Comment on Bean thinking of you, Lemmy 2 months ago:
Aww, you shouldn’t have
- Comment on What is up with the trend of naming pets after food? 2 months ago:
To be fair, food is their #1 priority for most of their life. Also, Potato is a great name for a dog (especially a rotund one).
- Comment on The obvious criticism of Newton that everyone avoids 2 months ago:
- Comment on Why is Minecraft able to be forced to put restrictions on online servers, but web browsers aren't held accountable for providing access to the web? 2 months ago:
In reality, it’s likely that it’s because Minecraft is largely targeted to kids. The primary presented idea of Minecraft is a game that is appropriate for kids. Web browsers don’t make the same kind of presentation–their purpose is to render websites, but don’t otherwise promise anything regarding the content viewed.
It would be a bit similar to a department store that stocked knives in the kids’ toy section. Selling knives isn’t really problematic, it’s where they’re located and the implied intent of that section.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 2 months ago:
Galdur’s Bate 3rd
