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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No one knows what the hell an AI agent is | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not buying their shit, hopefully.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No one knows what the hell an AI agent is | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So by agent, they mean the same AI but they’re doing all the things you shouldn’t with it? Great…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This fucking bot is still out there messaging⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Has anybody actually followed the links? I’m mildly curious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This fucking bot is still out there messaging⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Amazing. I’ve lost count.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨German thermostat company Tado locks previously free app behind fake paywall, claiming it's "marketing tests"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And they experiment was to figure out if they can actually do it without getting sued?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, yes. In reality it might well be that there’s not many good black CEO candidates because they’re still stuck in poverty somewhere. Really, DEI would have to start in early childhood education if you want to keep it fair at every stage.

  There’s no way I’m diving immediately into nuance with a guy like we’re talking about, though. Lol!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Either OOP has somehow missed all the statistics about non-white people being underrepresented (media bubble?), or they think all white people are naturally more qualified.

  I will relish the day someone like this gives me the opportunity to point that out to them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So did I, haha. This was a “yay new friends”-type comment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You folks ready for the next Rexodus?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oxford scientists achieve teleportation with quantum supercomputer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Clickbait and a borderline-lie.

  Quantum teleportation is a very technical thing you can do with qubits, no actual matter is moved. If you can’t describe a qubit you shouldn’t care about this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism [404 Media]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Donations are usually welcome, if you’re serious about helping.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My YouTube homepage after I watch one balatro video⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty much what I do with Lemmy, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah. Okay.

  If you go back a bit, I did try to point out it’s different here when I figured out that’s what you meant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who's going to watch departure times on the departure board? Let's use it for ads!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  “Please purchase a premium subscription to skip sudden interruptions”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who's going to watch departure times on the departure board? Let's use it for ads!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think this kind of shit flies because people honestly assume anything their electronics does is technically necessary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Again, I’m not in America, and that’s not even what I meant. There is no exception to minimum wage for tipped workers here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, the answer to that question would just be no. Like I said, it’s the law, and things can be sketchy here but not like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, that is a very incomplete summery of my own statements.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To whomever invented LED bus advertisements: I despise you.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Really? Count the things you’re not allowed to show in public. It’s almost like you can’t go through life with your eyes literally closed so the world doesn’t bother you.

  You have to know that, though, so you must be trolling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To whomever invented LED bus advertisements: I despise you.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I always keep an eye out for the comments that would be the most incomprehensible in the last century. This is a great example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To whomever invented LED bus advertisements: I despise you.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t had the displeasure yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And why would they tell me, a relative stranger who, while actually local, seems kinda like a dirty city liberal? Or worse, they know who I am and that I’m weird.

  You seem to be making a ton of assumptions about what my local environment is like, how much time I have, how good my Lemming social skills are, and how much importance I would place on this one particular aspect of our society, versus all the others I could be thinking about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no special knowledge of the working conditions of local restaurants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Romance scammers are now in the fediverse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Heh. Jokes on her, I’m a terrible, poor mark. If she needs 10 grand for bail she’s just stuck in a Singaporean prison.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Romance scammers are now in the fediverse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, got it. Twice, actually, somebody’s finger must have slipped.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Like, most people. Unless they offer, it’s not culturally expected to be a gift. “No, I won’t discuss this over coffee”/“no, we can’t have the meeting at a restaurant” would go over like a wet fart, and explaining that it’s because of minimum wage workers wouldn’t make it much better. (FWIW I’m also poor enough that’s a pretty big expense, but middle and upper class people hate being reminded people like me exist)

  Congratulations on getting out. Best of luck wherever you are now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, where are you? I thought I recognised you from .ca, but it sounds like you might be thinking of the US system where they can pay nothing except tips. In my province you earn at least minimum wage as a waiter, and tips.

  If I were to just straight up refuse to eat from restaurants under any circumstance, I’d be heavily incurring those intangible costs I mentioned, because it’s an expected social thing. That being said, I might consider it if I was in the US, but I’m not.

  Also, tips have expanded well beyond servers, but that’s kind of beside the point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I suppose, but it’s really hard to separate. You have to pick a cutoff, which in the face of a world full of intangible wealth is hard, and then if you come out with a number that’s too high you basically have nowhere you can shop.

  There’s select industries that are super shitty, and I avoid those, but paying minimum wage for unskilled labour is a normal industry. (And, ironically, a lot of the fair-ethical-organic type businesses are super shitty themselves, because everyone wants to get paid extra, and will do horrible things to make that happen)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I absolutely will pick the no-tips place given a choice, but I take issue with that wording. Basically every business pays as little as possible, by design.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Select a tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They know there’s soft, weak people like me that find it painful because the guy in front of you can see it. I mean, I’m a good principled person and I’ve still done it, but I felt like trash in the process.

  I guess it was just a matter of time before other classes than the bottom one figured out aggressive panhandling.