Sneptaur
@Sneptaur@pawb.social
27F, she/her - Seattle - Drive stick, use Linux, do praxis. Plurality was foisted upon me at a young age
- Comment on 5 days with new phone number - 84 spam calls 1 month ago:
Your cell phone carrier is legally obligated to give you another number if you are being harassed, which this is definitely beyond any doubt harassment. Call them and be sure to use the words “I am being called constantly and harassed at my new number at all hours of the day. I am requesting a new phone number for free.” They will absolutely give you a new number based on that, free of charge.
- Comment on How do I avoid enshitification of my keyboard and mouse 2 months ago:
Use Keychron
- Comment on State of Lemmy comments right now 3 months ago:
Lmao is that what the argument is about? My cat eats organic ethically sourced fish because I’m bougie like that
- Comment on State of Lemmy comments right now 3 months ago:
I want in on these cat food arguments
- Comment on Share your favourite memes 3 months ago:
- Comment on Words truly matter 3 months ago:
It’s really funny how the “bad” rice is photoshopped
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 11th 4 months ago:
I’m still hanging out enjoying Balatro and WoW: Cataclysm Classic this week, but I’ve also decided to take gran turismo 5 for a spin. Genuinely great game, I’m glad I was able to find a copy.
- Comment on Helth 4 months ago:
I like to think of highly processed foods as “partially pre-digested”. It’s too easy for your body to absorb which is why it leaves you feeling dissatisfied and hungry shortly after, and it still makes you fat.
- Comment on Game developers are still feeling the pull of last-generation consoles 4 months ago:
I think it has more to do with the 117 million units the ps4 has sold, making the console more accessible
- Comment on Game developers are still feeling the pull of last-generation consoles 4 months ago:
The PS4 and Xbox One came out a decade ago. The PS5 and Xbox Series X came out 4 years ago. What are you talking about?
- Comment on Is this normal for girls or just a extreme edge case? (Serious question) 4 months ago:
I have never met a woman who told me she did this, and I’ve certainly never done this. Toys exist for a reason.
- Comment on New tech discovered 4 months ago:
I work in the tech industry so I am forced to understand new technologies. This one is unique in that it plays on the human brain’s innate tendency to anthropomorphize things.
It also does a great job of presenting information
- Comment on New tech discovered 4 months ago:
Are you implying that dream is an AI? Or do people like, upload AI copies of him?
If it’s the former, that’s absurd. If it’s the latter, that doesn’t prove consciousness. AI voice replication is done by text to speech. A conscious human would type out what the voice should say.
- Comment on New tech discovered 4 months ago:
The LLMs of today are a useful tool, but they are far from conscious.
- Comment on New tech discovered 4 months ago:
Not in my opinion. I would say “AI people” are those who believe in it too much or evangelize it
- Comment on The moviegoer experience these days 4 months ago:
I think the streaming industry is dying. This is a bit of a darker era in movie history, especially with the strikes and exploitation, but it will pass.
- Comment on The moviegoer experience these days 4 months ago:
This is true as well. I won’t disagree that there’s nuance here. But still, I think most people have cognitive distortions around the state of every media industry. With the huge rise of Disney and Netflix running the industry, we now see more independent films and new studios taking up the slack. Just like how we’ve had great indie games lately but the mainstream AAA stuff just isn’t impressing the same way. Think of the original couple of assassins creed games and compare them to the new ones. Sure there’s more content, but there’s not as much innovation going on.
- Comment on The moviegoer experience these days 4 months ago:
I hope you find joy in your life. Maybe collecting old movies? :D
- Comment on The moviegoer experience these days 4 months ago:
Go watch better movies then
- Comment on The moviegoer experience these days 4 months ago:
Okayyy you have a point; I’m just referring to the general public.
- Comment on Proton Now Has a Bitcoin Wallet 4 months ago:
I’m upvoting because this is good relevant information, but man I wanted to downvote. How awful.
- Comment on Google's reCAPTCHAv2 is just labor exploitation, boffins say • The Register 4 months ago:
For getting free labor, of course.
- Comment on The moviegoer experience these days 4 months ago:
This is just survivorship bias. Nobody remembers the bad movies from the 80s but there sure were a lot of them. Think of all the movies you pass by in the thrift store. They’re trash. We still get good movies today. Think of Everything Everywhere All At Once, or Oppenheimer, as examples that will define this era in film.
- Comment on Are cars with AWD worth it compared to FWD. 5 months ago:
Usually not worth it. AWD only matters if you’re trying to push a lot of power to go fast.
If you need snow safety, snow tires are going to do way more for you than some gigantic gas guzzling brick. Buy a vehicle that meets your needs and use snow tires in winter and you’ll be fine.
SUVs are a huge racket. Don’t waste your money and contribute further to climate change by buying inefficient garbage.
- Comment on The internet connects people 5 months ago:
Ok
- Comment on The internet connects people 5 months ago:
These people are documenting the history of an important part of our infrastructure. One video from a channel in this community documented a 1970s home security system as he was contracted to remove it. It’s super fascinating learning how these things function and watching them be tested. Such content can also help a person get over fear of alarms!
The video: youtu.be/mwAFN1aSFjY
- Comment on Me too 7 months ago:
GOOD post
- Comment on ASUS breaks your ROG Ally if you don't pay $200 for warranty repairs: SCAMMING COMPANY! 7 months ago:
Because some gamers think windows would be better for this. And maybe a little bit of gamer brand loyalty
- Comment on Russia-linked network uses AI to mass-produce misinformation, modifying content from legitimate sources and tailoring political messages with specific biases, security researchers say 7 months ago:
This isn’t a surprise but it’s good to see light shed on it
- Comment on Am I the only person that feels that retro games are better? 7 months ago:
Honestly, my argument that new and old games are both good would be to point straight at the Ratchet & Clank series.
In my opinion, it’s only gotten better with time, and the latest entry in the Series from 2021 is genuinely one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. It’s modern, cutting-edge, requiring a PCIe Gen4 SSD and a DualSense controller for the best experience. It’s just fantastic. New games, even AAA games, can be great so long as the project is being led by people who know how to make good games.
