AstralPath

@AstralPath@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there bots on mastodon that act like humans⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  What is the point? All this serves is to make any community you loose this on objectively worse.

  This kind of “project” directly contributes to the degeneration of the internet. Please don’t do that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA has open sourced Command & Conquer: Red Alert under GPLv3⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This is an opportunity where if you’d used your brain you’d have come to a different conclusion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Click to win a FREE LOBSTER Dinner 🦀🦞🦐

  Man I miss this era of the internet. It truly felt like a new frontier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ is for those that already have a music subscription⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Try Grayjay. It supports background playback.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nuked from orbit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yikes. Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suffering is Real. AI Consciousness is Not.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My experience of existence creates my reality. It stands to reason that its safe to assume that any other biological/living thing with a brain even remotely like mine should also be experiencing a similar form of reality. I’d define the shared experience of being a human on planet earth as a basis of reality. If I am in some sort of sandbox, it seems to me that would be unknowable to the same degree as being able to know what came before the big bang. Because I’m not a physicist, this question is meaningless to me.

  The evolutionary process that governs humanity would be my measurement yardstick. AI as we know it cannot spontaneously arise in the universe without humanity as a catalyst. Carbon does not self-assemble into ChatGPT if you know what I mean. Carbon self-assembled into humanity that then assembled ChatGPT through technological advancement.

  By that measure it is my opinion that ChatGPT cannot ever achieve consciousness as we know it as without humanity as a maintainer it collapses. Humanity is the consciousness and ChatGPT is a tool that it uses to perform tasks. Any semblance of consciousness is an illusion specifically designed to replicate the nuances of consciousness. Its meant to be human-like in its behaviour and as a result it easily blurs the line for some people.

  I’m not a philosopher but this is how I think of it. I can relate to another human’s experiences. I can’t relate to a computer’s experiences. As a result, I don’t accept any argument in favor of AI consciousness and wouldn’t have any qualms on pulling the plug on an AI. Pulling the plug on a human is a completely different story.

  No one is going to cry for ChatGPT if it ever dies and no one ever should. Its a tool and should be used as such. Trying to shoehorn consciousness into a computer is nothing but unfettered narcissistic ego-tripping if you ask me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are there so many graybeards in FOSS?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a looooot of assumptions and stale assumptions at that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why was there a pro-Hitler, Holocaust-denying ad on X?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s some free speech for you:

  Fuck you, Nazi-enabler.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, you’re 100% right. Not sure why I thought it was high friction. I feel like I confused trying to put an icon for an image on my home screen (gym app’s sign in QR code) with sending a web page to the home screen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If phone OSes made it so there’s less friction to save a web page as an icon on your desktop it would help to resolve that issue I think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  IIRC that era of iPods had issues with their preamps. I remember when I switched from a Nano to a classic that there was noticeable clipping and other distortion where there wasn’t before. I would have returned it but I had already sold my Nano…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d argue you’ve got that backwards; CD is to vinyl what lossless is to .mp3. That said, I know what you mean.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I lose a beer belly working out one day a week?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Personal anecdote here: I run 40km/week so that I don’t have to be so picky with my diet. I’m offsetting about 2,400cal from my weekly intake.

  That said, I need to be careful sometimes because my appetite can surge and I can easily break even and even surpass being in a deficit. Its just a matter of being aware of how much I’m eating in general and adapting to appetite changes.

  That said, when I want a pizza I’m gonna smash that pizza down my gullet lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a metaphor you like in your language?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Kill two birds with one stone. Get two birds stoned at once. 😎

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG and Samsung are adding Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant to their TVs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll never buy from them again. #fuckai

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Explicit deepfake scandal shuts down Pennsylvania school⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bruh how is creating and distributing a non-consensual nude-ified picture of a young girl not a cause for suffering for the victim? Please, explain that to the class.

  Did you just not go to school as a kid? If so, that would explain your absolute ineptitude on this topic. Your opinion is some real “your body, my choice” kind of energy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Fast Food Gotten Worse, or Am I Just Getting Old?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the story. That was a fun read.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Polish radio station abandons use of AI 'presenters' following outcry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Those are all jobs a human could have. That’s a reason to be upset if you ask me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Someone make an app⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is better than an app. It can’t violate your right to privacy by selling all your data to capitalists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do Counterstrike and the other top 10 games on Steam NEVER change?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d consider accounts with only a single game most likely to be bot or cheater accounts. I wonder what the percentage would be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do I feel sick every time I go out to eat with my gf?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What the fuck is up with this kind of behaviour on Lemmy tonight? So many people flying off the handle at the slightest hint of disagreement.

  You need to chill the fuck out. Also, if they’re a world-class projector they should open a drive-IN not a drive-thru. This is cringy ass behaviour. Smh

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do I throw up after smoking weed?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Your body and your wallet will thank you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bluetooth 6.0 adds centimeter-level accuracy for device tracking — upgraded version also improves device pairing⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you don’t mind trading sound quality for convenience, I suppose. Bose has been a snake oil provider for decades.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bluetooth 6.0 adds centimeter-level accuracy for device tracking — upgraded version also improves device pairing⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I see what you did there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linus Tech Tips uploaded a video showing how to block ads on Youtube. Which was removed by Youtube for community guidelines violations.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d argue this as well. I see it in a similar way. Linus is obviously not trying to sit on some high horse and condemn piracy, he’s just calling a spade a spade.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  New account = new TOS I imagine?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some video games that you would show up to a local tournament for?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sim Racing. (iRacing, Assetto Corsa, or Richard Burns Rally).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is bringing annoying Windows 11 Start menu ads to Windows 10⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you not heard of the Steam Deck? Steam’s own hardware is running Linux for gaming… SteamOS is Linux…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  KDE really is nice. It can be a little bit buggy when messing with themes and panels and stuff but overall its nice. I’ve got it looking like waybar and I’m really enjoying it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hyper Light Breaker has been delayed again⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hyper Light Drifter was so unbelievably excellent. I have very high hopes for Breaker. Let them cook.