Cevilia
@Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
38 she/her or they/them or any pronoun. Cis woman… I think. I pretend to be an elf on the Internet. I’m mostly attracted to femininity.
I use tone indicators.
“Stay woke. Keep your eyes open.”
/srs
- Comment on Would you want to be Michael Jackson-level famous? Why or why not? 1 week ago:
I’d love to have the money, but the notoriety? Hell no. The amount of money I’d have to waste on my personal security would be infuriating. I could use that money to actually do something useful, like making the kind of donation that lets a hospital charity make sensible medium-term plans.
- Comment on Should street racers who accidentally kill people really go to prison? 1 week ago:
It wasn’t a mistake. There was a deliberate choice to do street racing. Frankly, 7 and 12 years for a murder are disgustingly short punishments.
- Comment on Why is AI dialogue so fucking bad? 1 week ago:
It doesn’t sound like real actual people talking because it’s not real actual people talking.
Try something for me. Type a sentence, any sentence, on your phone. Then mash the middle suggested next word button about fifty times.
Congratulations, you’re an AI! Well, that’s a very simplified version of what generative AI does, it takes your text and then predicts the likely “next” text again and again until it either runs out of room or predicts “text ends here”. Yes there’s some preamble, and it’s not using the same dictionary, and it’s not predicting word-by-word but token-by-token, and there’s some randomness thrown in for spite, but that’s about the size of it.
- Comment on Should hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws? 2 weeks ago:
I don’t understand what you’re trying to ask, sorry.
- Comment on Should hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws? 2 weeks ago:
Yes.
They should be encouraged to say whatever they want to say.
What they really want isn’t freedom of speech but freedom from consequence. And that’s something they shouldn’t have.
- Comment on How do you pronounce 'Niche'? 2 weeks ago:
Neesh.
I’ve never heard “Nitch”, I assume it’s a very niche pronunciation.
- Comment on The half-assed implementations of battery charge limits... 3 weeks ago:
To save money on electricity bill, reduce wear on the components, refresh the contents of ram… why would you just leave it on if you’re not using it?
- Comment on New York real estate titan likens the phrase ‘tax the rich’ to racial slurs 3 weeks ago:
If billionaires are people too, why don’t they act like it? 🤔
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Anyone can spin up their own Lemmy instance and discuss whatever the hell they want, it’s a free Fediverse. There’s bound to be a few AI bros hanging out somewhere.
- Comment on Reddit Reposting 3 weeks ago:
As long as I can see the entire content of the post without having to go to any other website, I don’t particularly care where it came from.
- Comment on Does this count as 1 stop or 2? 3 weeks ago:
People here are well-trained enough to make a hole.
- Comment on Would it be unnecessary or annoying if I put "boycott israel" post it note on a sodastream at Lidl? 5 weeks ago:
Do you have a source for that claim? Because it seems counter-intuitive to me.
- Comment on Would it be unnecessary or annoying if I put "boycott israel" post it note on a sodastream at Lidl? 5 weeks ago:
It can be very hit and miss. They might not care if a dozen people complain. Or they might make drastic, systemic changes based on a single complaint. That’s certainly how it goes in the supermarket I work in.
No reason not to give it a try, only costs a stamp.
- Comment on Is Framework an ethical company? 5 weeks ago:
I got the hell away from Proton when they started leaning heavily into AI and shitcoins. I don’t believe they’ve changed course since?
- Comment on Would it be unnecessary or annoying if I put "boycott israel" post it note on a sodastream at Lidl? 5 weeks ago:
Not to dissuade you, but a complaint to head office might yield better results.
Best case with your plan: you put one post-it note on one sodastream, and you cost sodastream one sale.
A complaint to Lidl’s head office that them selling this kind of product makes you uncomfortable shopping there, and why, might make Lidl decide not to buy their products again. Which would cost them many more sales.
- Comment on When will gas stations start selling rotisserie chicken? 5 weeks ago:
Electrification’s pretty much a must given the state of the world, but veganism? You really think it’s gonna take off?
- Comment on When will gas stations start selling rotisserie chicken? 5 weeks ago:
To be fair, the supermarket I work at sells rotisserie chicken and probably wouldn’t exist in its current location if not for the people who stop for fuel.
- Comment on How do I drink more water? 5 weeks ago:
I have a filtered water bottle that I keep full. I just keep it handy. If I’m thirsty, it’s less hassle to take a drink from my bottle than to go to the kitchen/break room/café and get a different drink. When it’s empty, I’ll let myself grab a different drink IF I fill the bottle up too.
- Comment on Was discussing about Ubisoft and eventually made this 5 weeks ago:
What’s the centre square? I don’t recognise that one.
- Comment on I would write something extensive, but I don't wanna end up writing incoherent stuff, especially since I sometimes rely on AI to write stories for me. What should I do? 1 month ago:
The only way to be creative is to create. You simply cannot do that if you have an idiot box ghostwrite for you.
You will start out writing bad stories. That’s not only OK, it’s a vital part of the learning process. So, write bad stories, joyfully! Then ones that aren’t quite so bad!
- Comment on should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season 1 month ago:
…who’s cleaning the grill before it’s dried out?
- Comment on Amazon started hiding ratings for some products 1 month ago:
Here in the UK they’ll sometimes remove negative reviews as “off topic” anyway.
Reviews? Can’t trust 'em.
- Comment on should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season 1 month ago:
Especially if you live in a desert, unless you like sand-flavoured steaks!
- Comment on should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season 1 month ago:
After every use, as quickly as possible after cleaning, to protect it from the elements.
- Comment on Three years after its release, Star Trek: Resurgence is about to be delisted for good 1 month ago:
This is how I found out the game even existed.
Welp, yo ho yo ho.
- Comment on How do I actually find a job that isn't retail? 1 month ago:
mmmkay
- Comment on Why is Fallout New Vegas considered a very transy game? 1 month ago:
I think it’s a smidge more than liking, it’s more “claiming” or some such.
Me no word good on Wemsday.
- Comment on Why is Fallout New Vegas considered a very transy game? 1 month ago:
Just from my feed today
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- Comment on How do I actually find a job that isn't retail? 1 month ago:
Another thing to consider: learning a trade.
I don’t know what the trades are like in the USA but here in the UK, once you have a tradesperson you like and who does an above-average job, you go back to that same person until they retire.
It could be anything people need. Electrics or plumbing are high-skill trades and really well paid. Cleaning is a good low-skill trade, it’s hard work but it’s a job for life. Buy some tools, get good at it. Start with windows, they’re easy and basically everyone needs it, and all you need is a squeegee, a clean towel, and a bucket. Get a dedicated business phone number and email address. Print up some flyers with fixed prices (find out what other local businesses are charging and undercut them slightly until you get on your feet) and your business phone number on, and distribute them as far as your legs will carry you.