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- Comment on YSK Your smoke detectors should be replaced every 7-10 years 2 days ago:
You’re supposed to test them fairly regularly.
I get that monthly might be a pain, but once or twice a year is probably smart, for safety equipment.
- Comment on Oh no, Intel is moving customer support to AI 2 days ago:
It’s really shit for the customer, AND it’s cheap?
Double win!
- Intel
- Comment on Amazon's Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash 1 week ago:
“Here are 4000 images we took of quadrupeds within 5 miles of your house.”
- Comment on TikTok Refuses to Confirm or Deny That It's Providing User Data to ICE 2 weeks ago:
“Hey officer. This guy understands videos in Spanish and seems really interested in Latina content creators. Go grab him”
- Comment on 32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital 2 weeks ago:
I don’t know about fastest. Don’t Japan hold that title?
I’m just talking about the scale of them, and the average speed that they can manage (very important when looking at the scale of distances to travel).
- Comment on 32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital 2 weeks ago:
Super weird. I didn’t know about that.
Probably the state invested so heavily in the sector that they created a bit of a bubble. Then to have them slow down suddenly would pop it.
I think it’s wasteful but not as bad as having not enough houses for everyone and a housing market that’s sucking most of the populace dry.
With a bit of innovation, maybe the market will find a use for all the apartments.
- Comment on Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder 2 weeks ago:
Honestly, if people successfully using adblockers were a worthwhile market, we’d have seen laws against adblockers years ago.
- Comment on 32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital 2 weeks ago:
Do you have a source for the housing thing?
In terms of the rail having air resistance that feels a bit of a Fox News point. It’s not perfect so why bother with anything but loads of big cars?
The sheer amount of rail rolled out in the last 10 years dwarfs anything any other country is doing.
- Comment on A new quest appears... 2 weeks ago:
I have two switches. One on the wall by the door, and one on the floor side table.
Because of the exact same situation.
- Comment on Your teenager AND your husband 2 weeks ago:
Kellogg’s theory was that bland foods that were full of fiber would stop people from masturbating.
Because he didn’t approve of that kind of icky nonsense.
So I think the sugar came later.
I think Graham of Graham crackers was working with a similar concept.
- Comment on 32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital 3 weeks ago:
I think the influence of their billionaires is strongly curtailed.
There’s no powerful car lobby blocking train production for example.
When it comes down to it, the state can slap down any corporation or private citizen trying to strongarm it.
This has its own set of problems, for sure though.
- Comment on 32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital 3 weeks ago:
The housing situation is notably better though. They’ve got some good ideas (also the high speed rail).
All (or a lot of) the apartments in cities are leased from the government for 99 years.
And so the prices are incredibly reasonable for an average living space. No greedy layers of middlemen trying to suck passive income out of you.
I’m sure there’s examples of where it’s bad, but from what I’ve seen, their housing situation is pretty enviable.
- Comment on AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns 5 weeks ago:
If people aren’t adopting it, it’s not a boom.
It’s an investment boom.
- Comment on groceries 5 weeks ago:
Speed-running digestive health
- Comment on After RAM and SSDs, PSUs and CPU coolers are next in line for price hikes 1 month ago:
Bezos was talking about computer rental being the future of the market.
Presumably with him reaping the rewards.
- Comment on Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases 2 months ago:
Oh wow Satisfactory is from last year??!
Time flies when you’re building manifolds, I guess.
- Comment on Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases 2 months ago:
Literally just had that same thing with Icarus while I was looking at the winter sale. I went to reviews to find the catch for the game and people were saying the base game is pretty just a big demo.
- Comment on What did I forget? 2 months ago:
Please don’t shout. I’m very sensitive to noise and I left my loops at home.
- Comment on The British Empire 2 months ago:
They’re really upset we keep organising protests about things they don’t want protests about.
Like climate or g-cide.
Much better to sabotage or intimidate them in the organisation phase.
Silly plebs should trust in Keir.
- Comment on After Today's meeting where Trump fell in love with Mamdani, this is MAGA tomorrow morning. 2 months ago:
There’s some absolute charmers on there.
me too! i actually sold my maga hat and bought a soviet flag and gave away my belongings to a homeless man who needed it more than i do. i cant way to see all the wonderful things socialism will do for NYC!
- Comment on Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me" 3 months ago:
“Fake it till you make it” is a time-tested business strategy.
Especially when you’re considered too big to fail.
And also when you don’t consider survivor bias when trying to “learn” from the success stories of the past.
- Comment on Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me" 3 months ago:
They’ve all got so much invested in AI that they’re not going to back off.
Any kind of acknowledgement of failure might pop the bubble.
- Comment on Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search 3 months ago:
I wasn’t talking about kagi, I was saying staying “off google” doesn’t mean you aren’t being tracked.
- Comment on Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search 3 months ago:
Its a good start but you’re probably being tracked by your credit card, supermarket loyalty card, TV, operating systems and any ring camera you happen to walk past.
Also I think a lot of supermarkets are trying out facial recognition for “security” reasons. But probably they’re watching how you walk and shop etc.
Thinking you can avoid it completely is bold. Data data poisoning is (maybe) the only way to break even with the data companies.
- Comment on Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search 3 months ago:
I’ve got a bit of cash for services I want to support, and I only use it as a good search engine. None of the customisation stuff. No AI.
And I find it worth it.
- Comment on (Pseudo) Science 3 months ago:
I can only imagine the enormous defamation lawsuit the manufacturers are preparing behind the scenes.
I imagine that it’s possible they’re waiting for either RFK or Trump to not be in power any more, as that inproves the chances of a success (and also not getting the “woke beer” trestment).
The loss of earnings portion of the lawsuit could end up in the billions.
- Comment on Trump's Big Beautiful Bill 3 months ago:
Trump’s been spending a lot of time and effort to have us not look at these files.
At the very least when gifted the files he’s been trying to distract us from, we should take a look.
And then perhaps take some time to revel in their contents ;)
- Comment on They Wylin' 3 months ago:
Some people find power in performing a “submissive” act.
Other just find it nice to SCHLORP GHHLOORP GUUUGK SCHLORP.
Different uh… strokes for different folks.
- Comment on Pedobear Approved 3 months ago:
Some of his original victims have actually got old enough to vote for him!
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 3 months ago:
Don’t forget about paying back triple what you borrowed!