AstralPath
@AstralPath@lemmy.ca
- Comment on De-Escalating Social Media 2 days ago:
Huh, that’s an interesting one. I’m glad I’m not the only one hearing something weird.
- Comment on De-Escalating Social Media 2 days ago:
Haha! I’m so sorry. Plz don’t hurt me lol Also, you gotta let me know what you hear when you get around to it! I’m very curious.
- Comment on De-Escalating Social Media 2 days ago:
I have tried to hear that instead of “Hot pickle!” for years and I just can’t. This feels like another of of those blue dress/yanni things to me.
- Comment on De-Escalating Social Media 2 days ago:
I heard “Hot pickle!” in a completely unrecognizable accent and have been confused ever since. Was it Mario that said that? Lakitu? Whose voice is that if not Mario’s and if it is Mario… What the hell? Lol
He says it when you select a level to play.
- Comment on Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge 1 week ago:
A summary of what you need to know about the state of “business” in 2026.
- Comment on Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge 1 week ago:
Its not like there are zero uses for AI, its that the use cases they’re trying to shove down our throats are the worst ones.
I’m a certified AI hater, but I still use it on occasion to help with spreadsheet formulas.
- Comment on Do these murderers or mass shooters or hostage takers do they actually commit suicide more often than not? Or does a cop take a good shot and blame the offender as suicide? I would do the latter 1 week ago:
I think the police would LOVE to take the credit…
Are you sure? They didn’t seem interested at all when that fuckface chose Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas as an ideal target for his rage.
They had all the opportunity in the world to make a name for themselves and let a bunch of kids die instead.
- Comment on Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform 2 weeks ago:
Prohibition of AI does indeed prevent Bandcamp’s servers from being overwhelmed by the storage needs of slop “artists” and the gruel they call their “music”.
I’ve been re-reading LOTR lately and I like to put on Middle-Earth ambience in the background. Do you have any idea how much LOTR themed ambient slop is on YouTube? There are channels with over 100 videos, each exactly a 3-hour slopfest of sounds with HD/4k resolution slop art playing on screen.
Considering the vast majority of real artists might put out 5 hours of music in their entire careers, why the hell would bandcamp want to host hundreds of hours of fake music from a single source and pay for all that storage?
AI is a plague upon humanity. Bandcamp is on the right side of history and I’m happy to have my music on their platform.
- Comment on Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform 2 weeks ago:
Major labels have a presence on there too though.
- Comment on "Not A Single Pixel" Of The New Ecco Game Will Be Generated By AI, Insists Series Creator 2 weeks ago:
This actually made me laugh out loud. 😆
- Comment on I have seen a lot of movies where the Catholic School Nuns smack a students hand for being disruptive or something is this a trope or a real something? Like most notable in Blues Brothers 3 weeks ago:
Dude, the nuns at my dad’s elementary school beat him and traumatized him so much that he has PTSD.
Its pure evil to abuse a child. No surprise that agents of the church took no issue with such evil behaviour.
- Comment on Dell says the quiet part out loud: Consumers don't actually care about AI PCs — "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them" 3 weeks ago:
They want their greasy tendrils all up in your PC’s guts. Every bit of info flowing in your system can be monetized. All they care about is money and dominance and their “AI” in everyone’s devices is their wet dream.
Cancer is preferable to tech bros as cancer doesn’t know its killing the host. Tech bros know full well their actions are killing the planet and its inhabitants. Their actions are willfully vile and toxic; completely at odds with the needs of humanity.
Don’t expect them to ever do the right thing for anyone but themselves.
- Comment on Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal 5 weeks ago:
Mainly just the satisfaction of supporting a project we like. IIRC, my Mom’s PC is on the version they’re sunsetting too. Pretty sure we’re gonna need to update it anyway.
- Comment on Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal 5 weeks ago:
My mom loves Zorin OS! We’re strongly considering the pro version now.
- Comment on Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto? 5 weeks ago:
Rust is repairable unless the frame’s structural integrity has been compromised. That much rust is an oddity, even in the rust belt. Many owners undercoat their vehicles which significantly prolongs the life of the vehicle.
If you’re really against purchasing a modern car, as I am, you still have plenty of options.
A new car is going to cost you thousands anyway. Why not just invest that money in a car you already like?
- Comment on Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto? 5 weeks ago:
There’s plenty of older cars sitting in used lots. You can avoid newer cars if you buy one of those or simply keep up with the maintenance on your vehicle. Even if the engine dies, its replaceable.
- Comment on The Global Rise of Low-Quality AI Videos: new research shows that 21-33% of YouTube’s feed may consist of AI slop or brainrot videos 5 weeks ago:
I wish Youtube operated like a PiHole where you could upload a list of channels and block them all in one fell swoop.
- Comment on Is laying on your stomach every once in a while good for you? 1 month ago:
I’ve always wanted a massage table so I could lay flat on my stomach with my head in a neutral position and read by looking through the hole.
- Comment on Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean 2 months ago:
More like we juiced the bubble so good trying to make a trillion dollars that you (world governments) better not let it pop.
- Comment on Is it weird that i talk to my pets more articulately than i sometimes talk to actual people? 2 months ago:
You’re not alone. I have very detailed convos with my cats all the time. I think its easier because you can say whatever you want and they won’t judge.
It’s almost like its own little mini catharsis sometimes.
- Comment on How do you beat post-work floppiness? 2 months ago:
If I didn’t have blood pressure issues, there is no way in hell I would subject myself to that BS 5/7 days of the week
You shouldn’t necessarily ever expect to enjoy doing something that you’re essentially forced to do. The gym is kinda like work for you so its perfectly reasonable that you hate it.
I love playing guitar and working on music but if I was ever forced to do it daily I would start hating it real quick. This is why I avoid monetization routes for my music that would require adhering to a routine.
When it comes to the gym, I’ve certainly gotten well into it to the point that it feels weird not to go. Same with running, but even more potent. I’d actually be in a shit mood if I had to skip a scheduled run for some reason.
Its a real bummer that you’re struggling to enjoy the gym, but I totally understand where you’re coming from. Life is busy and sometimes all that I have the bandwidth for is a beer on the couch after work. We all have our limits and that’s OK.
Glad to hear you’re pushing through it for the sake of your health. There’s likely no better reason to hit the gym. 💪
- Comment on What are your favorite games from a worldbuilding standpoint? 2 months ago:
Hyper Light Drifter.
Not a word in the entire game. Still a masterpiece of storytelling.
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows 2 months ago:
“Perfect is the enemy of good.”
- Comment on Why are people using the "þ" character? 3 months ago:
Idiot is a very strong word to describe this. For a place so typically welcoming of neurodivergence this feels really dissonant in the grand scheme of things.
I get major ick vibes from this particular take on the situation.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 3 months ago:
That’s really strange. I have an M-Audio 60ish key and a smaller Novation Nocturn MIDI keyboard as well as a Roland electric drum kit and have no issues doing anything over MIDI with them on Linux.
Maybe its worth another try? I don’t need drivers for any of that stuff.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 3 months ago:
Really? I run my home studio in Nobara Linux without any latency issues. I use Reaper as my DAW. Are you using
yabridge? - Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 3 months ago:
Have Win 10 and was a Windows die hard since I was a kid.
Been running Linux on another drive as my default boot for a year and a half in anticipation of this horseshit and was only hesitant to delete Win because my Fanatec sim racing hardware wasn’t supported on Linux.
Welp, turns out hid-fanatecff is a thing. Installed the kernel driver and boom, working Fanatec peripherals. Even my Moza shifter is plug-and-play.
Bye bye Microsoft.
- Comment on Introverts of our era spend their time on their computers, but what did introverts do before? Like when literacy rates were lower (pre-1950s)? Or before the printing press? 3 months ago:
I wish that was my life.
- Comment on Breakthrough in Huntington’s disease treatment shows unprecedented results for patients 3 months ago:
Asking the real questions.
- Comment on 3 months ago:
What a huge disappointment after the masterpiece that was Hyper Light Drifter.
I’m genuinely sad about this one.