spongebue
@spongebue@lemmy.world
- Comment on Microsoft Bing is trying to spoof Google UI when people search Google.com 3 weeks ago:
Lycos.
- Comment on What Are People Using LLMs For, Over Other Tools? 3 weeks ago:
We live in a world that sometimes needs a lot of “fluff” in its content for one reason other another. One easy example is search engine optimization. Sure, you could put a recipe and little more on your webpage, but then it wouldn’t be picked up by most search engines as prominently. So you need to bulk that page with fluff like “what is a cookie?” and “my husband normally hates cookies but he ate two of these when he thought I wasn’t looking!”
Writing that stupid fluff takes work. LLMs can do it with a lot less work. So there’s that.
It would be nice to live in a world where we could just, you know, not need that stupid fluff but if you’re dealt the hand that needs it, it is something that can’t be served by other tools.
- Comment on Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old 3 weeks ago:
I mean, it’s not like people would check that dedicated webpage on their own, and they are less likely to click on that webpage to get the additional details. Just put it on the platform most people are using and don’t add extra steps to see what’s needed.
- Comment on Not to get into a whole DEI debate. But my brother and I wanted to troll a little bit Elon Musk. We found a job opening we both applied for it I got the job. Because I said I was from africa can i sue 4 weeks ago:
It’s not exactly difficult to fire employees who are citizens either
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 4 weeks ago:
Or you can tell me why my examples are different than yours, or that they really are all the same.
- Comment on what floor lamp would you recommend to play a grand piano? 4 weeks ago:
Wouldn’t a desk lamp make more sense?
For things that could use some decorative flair, I love looking at Facebook Marketplace and such to see what you can find used. There’s probably plenty of “not made like they used to” stuff around you, but honestly a lamp is just a bulb socket, connected to a cord, held in place by a body. The “reliable” stuff can be replaced with parts from Home Depot. Heck, I did that with a lamp I bought in Turkey (I’m in US) that had a European plug/socket on it just for compatibility reasons. Easy peasy.
- Comment on Do people still call each other at midnight on NYE? 4 weeks ago:
Does 5G handle regular voice calls, or are you talking about calling over a data line with an app?
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 4 weeks ago:
So would you say the same thing about an usher at a movie theater telling you to shut up or get kicked out? How about a boss telling their employee to take out the trash? A parent telling their kid not to hit their sibling? That’s all the same, right, because they’re all making a demand that someone conducts themself in a certain way?
- Comment on Not to get into a whole DEI debate. But my brother and I wanted to troll a little bit Elon Musk. We found a job opening we both applied for it I got the job. Because I said I was from africa can i sue 4 weeks ago:
In order to successfully sue for something, you need to show the court that you, the person suing, was wronged. You would have a hard time showing that getting the job you voluntarily applied for caused you harm.
In theory, someone who wasn’t selected could have damages, but they would also have to prove that it was due to racial discrimination. Being siblings does not mean you have the same qualifications they may be looking for. What’s more, employers are generally not required to verify self-identified race.
I can understand your background isn’t in law, but holy crap I hope you have a much better understanding of nursing than basic law because this comes across as “fourth grader who just learned the meaning of suing someone” level of understanding.
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 4 weeks ago:
“respect who I am or I’ll be upset”
“This is who you need to be or I’ll be upset”
Nope, not seeing it.
- Comment on Not to get into a whole DEI debate. But my brother and I wanted to troll a little bit Elon Musk. We found a job opening we both applied for it I got the job. Because I said I was from africa can i sue 4 weeks ago:
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Wat?
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You got the job. What are your damages you would sue for?
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- Comment on People have no idea how understatimate is the New Year Eve celebration in Iceland! This is pure madness! People are just for the fun over here! Fireworks for hours and people plastered and happy 4 weeks ago:
That would explain why you posted this on ShowerThoughts of all places.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
I would bet a small amount of money that’s related to the mounting of a heavy piece of equipment halfway outside creating a potential hazard.
It also contributes to my original point that regulations are not just for contractors. I get that not everything is followed to the letter (kinda like my speed limit analogy) but to imply that homeowners can do anything they want with their property and supporting that claim with benign things that don’t have safety requirements is laughably wrong (in most civilized areas of the US at least - admittedly there will be exceptions when this is generally handled at the municipal/county level)
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
Yes, walls (including non-load bearing) still need to be checked for safety. While not as critical as load-bearing, they still need checks for things like proper materials, stud spacing, and that a hallway is wide enough for firefighters to get in with their equipment. Speaking of firefighters, fire blocking is also required.
I dunno what else to say here. I’ve done plenty of home improvement projects and have had many inspections by my city, including a basement finish (which takes framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC…). My city even has a workshop to teach homeowners what’s needed per code (at a high level) and emphasizes pulling a permit. My dad did plenty of projects in another state growing up, and all that took permits as well. So it’s not like my court is just being weird.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
Plugging a device into an outlet (be it a refrigerator, phone charger, or even an EV charge cord) does not require a permit. That’s normal expected use. Counters are not regulated by code. There is nothing to get a permit for in your example, and not because of the dollar amount.
Adding an outlet to support that device would to ensure proper wire gauge, space covered by the breaker, GFCI protection, and stuff like that is done correctly.
But to say that regulations don’t apply to homeowners is wrong. You likely don’t need to be a licensed electrician or plumber or whatever to work on your own home, but the regulations of what you do/how you do it almost certainly apply.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
Erm, no? Most municipalities require building permits, even for homeowners to do work on their own home, and those permits require work be done to code.
Does that always happen? Of course not. I also went 5-10 over the speed limit on the freeway yesterday, but that doesn’t mean regulations are for commercial vehicles only.
- Comment on Microsoft’s Copilot can browse the web with you using AI “Vision” 1 month ago:
Remember when technology was exciting and everyone wanted what it had to offer us? I miss those days.
- Comment on AI Summary 2 months ago:
It’s a solution in search of a problem. And boy are they searching.
- Comment on Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers 3 months ago:
Yesterday I accidentally commented in .ml and mentioned that voting third party in our current voting system is playing with fire to get a worse candidate in office. I was told I must therefore start a grassroots movement for ranked choice voting, because apparently I can’t have an opinion without a movement.
Normally I let a few downvotes get under my skin more than I care to admit, but in this setting it was kind of a badge of honor. Honestly it was kind of “fun” to see what people were saying.
- Comment on Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera 3 months ago:
In theory a decent QA team will catch things being done by shitty developers. If your dev and QA is shit, management is shit for letting it happen.
- Comment on AI coding assistants do not boost productivity or prevent burnout, study finds 3 months ago:
It’s working in this area for me
I’ve said this in other comments, but it’s easier to change your audience than your content.
What you said is the important bit: at the end of the day, you’ve got a computer working as a tool for a human. That’s what it should be all about. Instead we have so much AI slop that’s hardly trying to do anything for people, but rather trying to get another algorithm’s attention so it can be shown more - whether a person actually wants to see it or not.
If AI is a tool to create a thing, under the close supervision of a human, for other humans, I’m a lot more open to it. Just don’t let it get carried away and forget about the humanity of it all.
- Comment on ChatGPT is changing the way we write. Here’s how – and why it’s a problem. 4 months ago:
Ask anyone who works support how fucking stupid the general population
They’re going to have a huge selection bias though - much of the “general population” will start elsewhere with things like documentation or brains.
- Comment on Marques Brownlee says ‘I hear you’ after fans criticize his new wallpaper app 4 months ago:
I forgot about that! And most songs sound like ass when you hear it over a phone, especially before whatever they did in the last decade to make voice calls more clear
- Comment on Marques Brownlee says ‘I hear you’ after fans criticize his new wallpaper app 4 months ago:
I don’t think that’s going to be an unpopular opinion around here. Maybe a little tricky in the logistics of distinguishing between an artist and influencer and finding an artist who you like and can pay for a phone background, but other than that you’re not going to find many Lemmings saying “no, pay an influencer!”
- Comment on Marques Brownlee says ‘I hear you’ after fans criticize his new wallpaper app 4 months ago:
Remember when people paid for ringtones? Doesn’t mean it isn’t stupid, especially as a subscription, but people do stupid things and other people take advantage.
- Comment on Why is Facebook filled with so much random junk now? 4 months ago:
Not really. There were plenty of random pages, but you really had to seek it out to see it. Now an overwhelming majority of non-ad posts are stuff like this (and I wouldn’t be surprised if they pay to have this stuff seen, basically making it an ad)
- Comment on What's going on in Colorado? 4 months ago:
I live near Aurora. One of those city councilperson’s background is in owning a restaurant of all things. Totes an expert in international gang activity.
- Comment on US: Alaska man busted with 10,000+ child sex abuse images despite his many encrypted apps 4 months ago:
I’m not sure that’s necessarily true. There are plenty of military contractors out there, and a driver is the kind of position you would expect to be likely contracted out. That in no way makes one a soldier.
- Comment on Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app 5 months ago:
Part of the problem comes when companies go out of their way to provide a service on their end that could be covered reasonably easily on the consumer’s side of things. Why put a few cents worth of storage in a device and make it locally accessible when you can make it cloud-connected and hosted to turn it into a revenue stream?
Another example, GM has had OnStar for ages. It does the same things your cell phone does, so it’s hard to justify the subscription. Plus Android Auto/Car Play works really well and relies on something you update more often. So naturally, GM revamped their infotainment to do the things you’d have your phone do and got rid of Android Auto/Car Play.
- Comment on X ordered to pay $600K to fired employee who didn’t click 'yes' on email ultimatum 5 months ago:
I’m not a fan of the company, but at least this one has a handful of different platforms underneath it - Oculus, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Having Facebook the product and Facebook the overarching company kind of ads a little complication.
I don’t quite feel the same way about Alphabet/Google, but at least that’s more subtle.
X can fuck the duck right off.