mirshafie
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- Comment on How customer service jobs be 1 week ago:
If it makes you feel any better, McDonald’s genuinely feels like the safest space when you’re rock bottom. It’s safer than church.
- Comment on How do you sleep at night? Please respond with a number 1 week ago:
We’re polar opposites. I’m in northern Europe and sleep with an open window, thin blanket, and rocking 20.
- Comment on Karl Bushby: Made a bet in 1998 that he could walk from Chile to England. 27 Years later, Still walking. Survived Darién Gap, 57 days in a Russian prison, Traversing the Bering Strait on shifting ice 1 week ago:
That’s on him. He’s not the first person to walk or bicycle across West Asia, Iran included.
- Comment on Trump wants the NFL to change its name so that soccer is the only sport called football: ‘We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff’ 1 week ago:
It would be so fucking funny if this is the last straw for Americans and they finally rise up.
- Comment on Lemmy users who say that Lemmy users are smarter than Reddit users 2 weeks ago:
I’m new here but this reminds me a lot of what reddit was like around 2008. I and lots of people came from slashdot, to be able to talk about things other than computers. So everyone is a nerd that cares about data and wants to have a genuine conversation, and I think that makes my experience more intelligent because it becomes less about winning by drowning interesting topics with the same rehashed jokes or tropes, and more about formulating your own thoughts as best you can.
- Comment on Valve dev counters calls to scrap Steam AI disclosures, says it's a "technology relying on cultural laundering, IP infringement, and slopification" 2 weeks ago:
I’mnot even opposed to AI in games. I’d love to see more granulated disclosures, but Steam-style disclosure should be the bare minimum.
- Comment on FACTS 3 weeks ago:
Are we positive this isn’t satire? Like this dude might just be a real life Borat and we’re to dumb to stop giving him attention so he just keeps raising the bar?
- Comment on Insulin 3 weeks ago:
Nils Bejerot was a total hack. He tried to ban comic books, and later transcribed that same energy in a war on drugs that has resulted in some of the worst health outcomes for drug users in Europe. Unfortunately his ability to be confidently incorrect swayed a lot of gullible rubes, and his legacy still casts a shadow over Sweden to this day.
- Comment on Brazil President Bolsonaro has been arrested. Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting 11 years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷 3 weeks ago:
I don’t want to insult you. You’re verry
prettypetty. - Comment on Another angle of this modern art installation 3 weeks ago:
This can be fixed by the drivers paying extra attention in front of them when entering a roundabout.
When you enter a roundabout you need to be clear from the left, that’s normally all you need to worry about. In this case because the buses are so long, the bus that locks them is in front of them when they enter, and there’s another bus to the right. This should be clearly visible.
- Comment on Another angle of this modern art installation 3 weeks ago:
Honestly I’ve never heard about a roundabout traffic jam before seeing the picture of the Norwegian four-way bus lock a couple of days ago, followed by this example right here.
I think Cities Skylines is either badly programmed or propaganda for Big Intersection.
- Comment on After Today's meeting where Trump fell in love with Mamdani, this is MAGA tomorrow morning. 3 weeks ago:
I think what Trump loves the most is to hold power over people. In a weird turn of events, protecting Mamdani really put his circle of sycophants in their place.
- Comment on Uh oh: Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading 4 weeks ago:
The Sands of Time series and Beyond Good and Evil are incredible, and they’re on gog. I’m thinking of getting them, but I have no desire whatsoever for anything that Ubisoft, EA or Activision makes.
- Comment on Truth is way more fucked up than fiction 4 weeks ago:
That’s not nearly enough skin, I think we may need to ready the machetes.
- Comment on Truth is way more fucked up than fiction 4 weeks ago:
It’s wild the things they accuse Russia of. My favorite is when everyone was convinced that Putin blew up Nord Stream 2, and now everyone thinks it was genius statecraft from Ukraine.
- Comment on Valves first title with a 3 in it 5 weeks ago:
Please no I’m trying to live a normal, happy life.
- Comment on The Answer May Surprise You 5 weeks ago:
I was under the impression that the real costs are associated with training the models, in the belief that they’ll arrive at a self-improving AI that will explode in functionality and basically become the most valuable asset on the planet, especially for governments and armies. In the meantime, you offer services to users at a loss, in order to gather unique data that isn’t open to your competitors.
That’s what excuses this level of investment.
- Comment on How do you beat post-work floppiness? 5 weeks ago:
This is pretty much always the case when you start a new job. It takes time adjusting to the environment, the people and everything else. It’s going to get better, it always does.
However, skipping proper food and exercise is counter-productive, so do make an effort to cover those needs.