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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Atlassian terminates 150 staff with pre-recorded video, AI customer contact solutions rolled out⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  So, I agree with you, and I am the same way. But you and me, we represent like a fifth of support callers. AI could deflect an alarming number of daily support cases. Just finding information in the documentation often requires a deep and thorough understanding of the product, and it’s really difficult in documentation to separate “this is a common problem everyone has” from “this weird thing has never happened before and you need to talk to the dev who coded the fucker.” AI is fairly good at that level of pattern recognition.

  The problem is that you still need the people to take the hand off, and deflection doesn’t mean they got the right answer, it just means they left.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oxygen⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The one that gets out of bed last.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has learned enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Statistically, the most popular restaurant in America is Wendy’s (excluding dessert and donut shops). Wendy’s is pretty good for fast food, but it’s objectively not high quality food. That’s not to say people shouldn’t enjoy it, but if you’re learning to be a chef, you’re probably not aspiring to mass produce baconators.

  I’ve read two Dan Brown books (Angels and Demons and DaVinci Code). I’ve read 8 Rowling books.

  My criticism of Dan Brown would be that he wrote one book and then wrote it again. It’s not great literature, but it’s easy to read and doesn’t strain the mind with complexity. I understand that he’s written four more novels, but I haven’t read them. I have heard people say that it’s the same formula, and if you enjoy it, there’s no judgement here. Reading should be fun and exactly as challenging as you want it to be.

  Dan Brown also made absurd amounts of money. Do you know what he thinks about trans rights? No, you don’t, because he doesn’t use his position of relative privilege to be a shitbag to minorities. Maybe he’s a bigot, but I wouldn’t assume that of anyone without evidence. Dan Brown created a series of popular books and then fucked off to cheat on his wife. That’s all we know about him.

  Rowling, by contrast, is a garbage human being. She’s actively awful, and goes out of her way to stir shit up and make life miserable for people she doesn’t know and will never meet. She is a bigot, and isn’t shy about spreading hateful propaganda or punching down. Being a bad writer is the very least of her flaws, but it is among her flaws. When people compare her to other artists who have created masterpieces but had “problematic” personal lives, the comparison is distorted by both the lack of quality to her art and the magnitude of her shittiness as a human.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has learned enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  She’s a terrible writer. She has no original or clever ideas, her imagery is boring and vague, and her characters are one dimensional at most. The Robert Galbraith book that I read was really bad, too, and the television offer came after she revealed that it was hers. Fucking Cormoran Strike? What the fuck kind of hacky bullshit name is that? She’s a dipshit, which is nothing compared to the fact that she’s a hateful bigot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has learned enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I never read Divergent, but I’m sure there are worse books. And I enjoy plenty of books that aren’t well written. I enjoyed reading the Harry Potter series, the same way I enjoy a fast food burger and milkshake. It always bugged me that everyone kept praising Rowling for what an amazing writer she was, but I never cared to criticize her because kids were reading and she seemed to be a genuinely decent person.

  Now we know she’s a hateful bigot, and her shitty writing is providing the funding for her to attempt to oppress people and generally be horrible. So no reason to keep pretending she’s not a hack writer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has learned enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My general complaint is that there really isn’t any nuance to any of the characters in the books. If you’re thinking of complexity, you’re probably thinking about the performances created by various excellent actors in the movies.

  Also, none of the twists are executed well, as they are either deus ex rectum or they are telegraphed to the point where you don’t even realize they were supposed to be twists.

  There’s no internal consistency within or between books. Macguffins come and go to serve the story, and every story is just repackaged public domain mythology.

  Actually, the fan theory that all of it is the delusion of a mistreated orphan boy does tie several things together. The entire arc reads like the fantasies of a sad, lonely kid playing with a stick in his room by himself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has learned enough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I always like to include the addendum that she’s also a bad writer. It’s great when people are excited to read, but success is not an indicator of quality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elder Scrolls Online devs detail “inhumane” Microsoft layoffs as Xbox expects the “carcass of workers” to “keep shipping award-winning games”⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real milk proteins, no cows: Engineered bacteria pave the way for vegan cheese and yogurt⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Casein is the primary protein in milk, and it has a ton of uses. Humans have been consuming animal milks for a very long time, and milk is a key ingredient in a lot of food. Baking, emulsifying, cooking, fermenting, it’s the casein that makes the milk magic.

  Some people can be allergic to casein, but far more lack the digestive enzyme to break down lactose. Lactose is what the yeast and bacteria ferment with in cheese and yogurt, but casein is the protein that holds it all together. Conceivably, you could use a different sugar and still get something that sort of resembles cheese and yogurt, but you have a much harder time replacing the casein.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Delta Air Lines is using AI to set the maximum price you’re willing to pay⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They used to pay someone to do it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gen Z's 'overemployed' solution for a broken economy: 5 jobs and $3K per day. It's totally legal⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why would my job see my taxes?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deserved? Poll inside⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry, I’ve forgotten who you are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deserved? Poll inside⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  She was lounging in his coffee cup like it was a hot tub.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deserved? Poll inside⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can discuss the events of a story, and the relative morality and social etiquette of the characters in it, even if the whole thing is entirely fiction. Functionally, it makes no difference if it really happened or it didn’t. Sometimes that matters, but here is doesn’t. You don’t know these people, you’ll never meet these people, and there’s no real-world effect of discussing this story (except maybe someone learns not to touch somebody else’s food?).

  Fuck it, you could be a bot programmed to complain about people taking shitposts seriously. I could be an AI created to respond to your prompts to try to convince you not to complain about fabricated stories. This entire interaction could be four bots engaged in a learning exercise in a simulated online forum. Or maybe it was all a dream the whole time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why doesn't the Trump administration simply edit the Epstein files and release them?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They did that, too. They released redacted flight logs and documents that were heavily edited, but it was impossible to remove all references to Trump and various oligarchs they’d like to protect, so they stopped.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This new SSD will literally self destruct if you push the big red button it comes with — Team Group posts video of data destruction in action⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I always wanted a novelty 5 inch bay device that was release a small wisp of smoke from the front of the pc case. It could be a command, or randomized and it would councide with a BSOD or just a power-off command.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another bad ending for the Road Runner⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Meep meep?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just what my relaxing escapist hobby needed, debt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Someday, that old planter will become a fountain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a good idea even if you don’t think they will do it. When they don’t do it, you can negotiate money back from the purchase to cover the cost of hiring a junk removal team. Then you can pocket the cash and do it yourself or you can pay someone else to do it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Every Senator Voted on the G.O.P. Megabill⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Three Republicans voted “No.” Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, and Rand Paul. All 47 Dems voted no, and the rest of the GOP voted yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you saying those things don’t exist? I’m a white male, and I can acknowledge the privileges I have experienced without feeling responsibility for the injustice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Bullshit. I am privileged in many ways. It isn’t an insult to acknowledge that I don’t and haven’t faced the same challenges as other people. I can recognize that society hasn’t been fair to others without ignoring the obstacles and challenges I’ve faced.

  Are you saying we’re not privileged?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This comes up a lot, and I really don’t know where it comes from. Who is telling you that you’re responsible for the misdeeds of others? Seriously, point that out, because I’m in my mid forties, I’m a white cishet American man, and I’ve never felt like I was being blamed for the sins of people who look and fuck like me. Really, it just sounds like a conservative strawman talking point, because nobody does this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Frankly, I was going to say almost the opposite. Conservatives are appealing to young men by decrying the “woke” process of breaking down those stereotypes. It’s a reaction to those “traditional” masculine traits being challenged by a more enlightened society.

  The key is not breaking down those gender norms, but rechanneling that masculine energy and “gender pride” into something healthy and beneficial. We need to reframe the conversation, because when you attack, people instinctively defend. Instead, we should model the new masculinity, one where being tough means being confident enough to stand out or be yourself. Where being a bro means being a friend, not a douchebag. Real men have the strength to admit their faults and ask for help. Real power is punching up, not down, and real bravery is accepting people for who they are.

  Contrast someone like Joe Rogan with Pedro Pascal. Which one is a “Real Man™”? Which one should we celebrate and focus on? Boys need role models, because we don’t know how to handle our hormones at an age when everything is confusing. If you tell them their instincts are wrong, they will retreat to a safe space where someone else will tell them that society is wrong and they should be as gross and misogynistic as they can be.

  Real men are creative. Real men are kind. Real men are curious. Real men are sincere. Real men admit mistakes and accept consequences. Real men lift others up. Real men are able to ask for help. Real men are comfortable with their sexuality, and are not afraid of exploring their preferences.

  All children are born selfish and frightened. We have to learn to be better through empathy. Without positive role models, we cannot learn to overcome those selfish impulses, and we cannot stand up to the bullies that will try to sell the red pill.

  Because no matter what we do, there will always be conservative dipshits talking about how oppressed they are because they can’t insult people by calling them “girly” or “gay” or “retarded” anymore. There will always be angry gym rats who think big biceps and a fast car will fix their insecurities. There will always be bullies, and we should always stand up to them.

  Also, every boy should watch Ted Lasso. Seriously, there has never been a better breakdown of male stereotypes than that show.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Customs isn’t the organization that does that. If you’re a target for espionage, someone at the NSA or CIA or somesuch organization will find ways to tap your devices, but they don’t do this to every phone imported to the country. Just consider the sheer volume of data that would produce, and the number of analysts who would need to review it. I wouldn’t assume privacy, though. Act like they are watching everything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads to 6 Minutes Per Hour⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d rather spend 10 minutes avoiding 4 minutes of advertising on a streaming service I pay for. Luckily, it doesn’t take nearly that long.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How bad is it that Israel has attacked Iran? ⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, it could be really bad, or it might only be a little bit bad.

  Israel has nuclear weapons, Iran has been trying to develop nuclear weapons and probably has them, and both sides believe God is on their side.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The one that sticks out in my mind is the original BioShock. Spoilers if you haven’t played it.

  Bioshock

  The first thing that happens is a voice over the intercom asks, “Would you kindly pick up that weapon.” And of course you do it, or the game does not progress. The voice is very polite and resonable, helping you navigate this dank maze of horrors. “Would you kindly open that door?” “Would you kindly kill that monster?” The calm manners contrast starkly against the modern horrors you’re experiencing in the game. Of course every request seems like a great idea at the time, and of course the game ends if you fail.
  Then halfway into the game, you finally meet the man behind the voice and he explains that you are a mind-controlled slave, conditions to obey any command that begins with “would you kindly…” He’s trying to destroy the tyranny of the system and commands you to kill him, sacrificing himself to free you from the control phrase. The “tutorial” seemed like it was just helpful instructions, but you didn’t really have a choice, did you? The majority of players just followed those instructions without question, never considering whether they were good choices or moral actions. And could you say no? Without the wrench, you can’t survive the first attack. Without opening the door, you remain in the first room forever. Your world is pre-ordained and tightly controlled. How much free will do you have in the game and outside of it? At what point do you stop making decisions and start following orders? And when can you stop again?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protests⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s weird anyone is acting like this wasn’t intentional. It’s on film.