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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI to cut paperwork to free up doctors’ time for patients⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
I’m a medical professional and I use it in my work. It’s good at remembering the details that might otherwise be forgotten. However everything still needs to be manually checked.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Yes, I find with any remake or reboot, you have to be ready to abandon preconceptions of what you wanted or expected. Fan service is good and bad. There is no point in a remake where it is all the same. Generally, of it’s a ground breaking classic, the remake is bound to disappoint. It can never be as groundbreaking or original, by definition. Subverting expectations can be good but it requires reference to the original, that the original can stand on its own without
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
For me, I found the bits that were most a copy of the anime to be most disconcerting and disappointing. What they did differently was more interesting.

I did like Major, I didn’t like Dr ouelet but I like Juliette binoche. It was a bit stilted. Michael Pitt was a bit one note and underwhelming but it might also be the concept has dated since the original.

The actor for Major is currently in foundation, of that’s your jam.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Haha, yes I did. It got criticism for whitewashing. That’s not on Herz that’s in the producers. She did as fine a job as of expect anyone to do, but it’s a pretty robotic role.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
But was still a fun character and it was a ludicrous but fun movie. At that time, they were leaning into the cheesez rather than trying for gritty, in the Daniel Craig era.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Independence day was great when it was released. Men in black, too.

Lucy was interesting. Ghost in the machine wasnt as good as the (amazing) original, but was still good.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Techcrunch reports that AI coding tools have "very negative" gross margins. They're losing money on every user.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Yes, but requires decent hardware and energy to do so. If the cost to host keeps dropping, people will self host and the ai companies won’t make money. If the cost remains high, the subscriptions won’t provide value and they won’t make money.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Techcrunch reports that AI coding tools have "very negative" gross margins. They're losing money on every user.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Do any of them like it enough to pay for it? The figures say no.

I use it daily but I won’t subscribe. It’s like news. Why pay when you can get it for free. (I do subscribe to news outlets, though, but like ai subscriptions, I know I’m in the minority).

There is a specialised ai tool that is useful at my work. It’s got a free tier which does most of the functions and the next tier up is crazy expensive on a per user basis for the amount of time it saves. If there was a reasonable subscription, perhaps I’d subscribe but I assume that a reasonable subscription doesn’t cover costs, so they’d rather a free user to pump their numbers than lose a subscriber. That yells me it will enshottify over time or they hope that the cost will drop. The problem is that if the cost to host drops a lot, people will self host instead. It’s a rock and a hard place, without a sustainable business model.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
There are degrees of collapse too. I don’t mind if all the billionaires and corporations are left holding the bag. I am concerned that we have a collapse of the stock market and lost jobs and recession globally.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
True, but I still don’t hope for a collapse. A soft landing is better, if unlikely.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
A collapse will lead to job losses in the short term.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
No, the general economy is pretty poor right now, the AI collapse will cost lots of jobs, incomes and lives. A collapse doesn’t just affect that industry. It spreads and affects finance and lending globally.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Techcrunch reports that AI coding tools have "very negative" gross margins. They're losing money on every user.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Yes, it does, but at the price needed to make it profitable, it’s not desirable.

LLMs are not useless; they serve a purpose. They just are nowhere near as clever as we expect them to be based on calling them AI. However, body is investing billions for an email writing assistant.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Techcrunch reports that AI coding tools have "very negative" gross margins. They're losing money on every user.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Yes, but that’s not taking over jobs. It’s a minor convenience occasionally. That won’t justify monthly.pricing they need to turn profitable, not will it have the wide range of applications for.every industry that they hoped for.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Techcrunch reports that AI coding tools have "very negative" gross margins. They're losing money on every user.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
That’s the usual business plan. However, people don’t really like ai. The results aren’t great, so, if they jack up the price, people will likely cancel. The lock in is poor as the product and convenience is poor. It doesn’t really save money as promised.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit pauses its paywall plans⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Oh, I know the mods of larger mods tried to monetise but I thought that was more in allowing posts from advertisers to appear as grass roots and to silence other voices. I didn’t realize they were being baited along with promises of payment.

It’s funny that the value in reddit over lemmy is the small communities. While they could certainly be monetise, doing so makes them lose their value. Lemmy has the same generic large communities but lacks the volume of users to have as many niche communities. hopefully that changes over time.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch Console & Accessory Prices Are Going Up In The US⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Lol, you think steam decks won’t go up in price too? Sanctions affect everything. If you already have a deck you’re unaffected but if you already have a switch you’re also unaffected, for now…

I have a PS5. I don’t intend to ever buy a console again. That era is dead.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I turned 30 yesterday but I look 18. Nobody believes me when I tell them my age. What do I do? Do I date a 20 year old guy or a 35 year old guy who looks twice my age?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Most 20 year olds are less mature than a 30 yo. What I mean is that some 20 yo are less mature than a typical 20 yo. Some are more mature.

Op could be predatory, but it’s not predatory by virtue of age alone. there is also a big difference with, say, an 18yo. Or conversely a 23 yo. After 20, a 10 year gap is no big deal.

There are predatory relationships at all ages. From OPs description, this is not the relationship type they are looking for, as they themselves feel less mature. I’d say 25 to 18 is worse than 30 to 20. It’s not the age gap that matters but the maturity difference and power imbalance.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I turned 30 yesterday but I look 18. Nobody believes me when I tell them my age. What do I do? Do I date a 20 year old guy or a 35 year old guy who looks twice my age?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Worry less about your age, their age and what people think. Focus more on what will make you happy. If you feel like dating someone in their early 20s is not predatory, then go for it. Remember, some 20 year olds will be less mature, too.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Russian lawmakers say 'security threat' WhatsApp should prepare to leave Russia⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You mean like TikTok?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The new star trek, strange new worlds is also good. Modernised but keeps the flavour of older ones.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It’s common to get caught. It’s less common to get gmcaight lots of times. Particularly for someone who doesn’t drive a lot. Like wealthy people with drivers. She should sloelw down. Matthew Broderick too
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China is still coercing Australia—with implicit threats⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It seems really silly to me…china was picking a fight with it’s one geographically close, trade neighbour that is considered western, while instead they could have shown they were easy to work with as a contrast to Trunos america.

From Australias.point of view, we trade with them a lotz but for us, there is nothing they provided that we can’t get elsewhere, but it would come at a cost. Howeverz for them, they don’t have alternative sources for some of our trade.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Lottery is state-sanctioned fraud.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Your lottery is like that. Many places, the winnings are tax free and not an annuity. Look at Euromillions in the eu, Australian litter and national lotteries in Europe.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Israel finds new ways to be a cartoon villains⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Likely multi purpose.

Stop fishing for food. Stop keeping cool in heat. Stop attempts to import food by sea. Assert control to grind down.

Next, they will shoot them for their own protection.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Germans must be pretty happy.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Unless it’s Israel. Then, they confuse antisemitism with valid criticism of genocide, due to guilt over the Holocaust.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What else should I self-host?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Haha, I don’t trust my own server either, but I don’t trust anyone elses even more.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What else should I self-host?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Vaultwarden
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI-Enabled Trash Trucks Will Scan Your Trash To Scold You About Recycling⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That’s step one. Step two is charging extra for disposal of recyclable stuff. Not a bad use of ai. Save the planet by destroying it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Federated Social Media with Topic-Based Following and Blocking?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
On Lemmy, you might find it overwhelming by looking at the all communities feed and then blocking those you don’t like. Instead subscribe to the ones you want and then just view the subscribe feed.

Personally, I use all to find more content and block communities I don’t want. I then just jumpnjnto subscribed occasionally of there is too much junk.

It’s a shame that there aren’t finer controls, like to ramp up and down communities rather than just block or subscribe. Some communities, I wouldn’t mind seeing their popular posts but I don’t want to say the hordes of junk posts. Only option is to block.