habanhero
@habanhero@lemmy.ca
- Comment on It's basic science 4 months ago:
Fact: 100% of all people who consume the chemical compound Dihydrogen Monoxide eventually die. #HydrationHalt #DitchTheDrink #StayDryDontDie #MADH2O
- Comment on The fine art of negotiation 4 months ago:
So… I guess she is a smart woman after all?
OTOH I hope OP is at least pretty.
- Comment on The fine art of negotiation 4 months ago:
And who was paying her 24 hr / day before Richard Gere’s character came along?
- Comment on Expertise 8 months ago:
Simple solution, spend 1 second and decide to consciously ignore guy on internet for the rest of your life.
Works wonders for mental and physical health, zero downsides!
- Comment on Noooooo 9 months ago:
Now you have my attention. For 3 seconds.
- Comment on What are some of the best mini-games youve played? (games inside games) 9 months ago:
Dead Space (2008) ADS Cannon Puzzle. Epitome of game making. Guarantees 5 hours of your time whether you like it or not.
- Comment on This iPhone fell out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 10 months ago:
Flight mode has been enabled.
YHOJ…
- Comment on Does technology actually add value to the world? 10 months ago:
What I want to understand is whether or not that technology is creating more value.
I think the question to ask is value created for whom. Based on my personal and probably biased opinion, value is not created for the greater good but for the capital owners and shareholders.
And if so than more technology means more value which means we can eventually get to a place of so much societal surplus that we can reorchestrate soceity to enjoy the benefits of it.
Again, my opinion, but it’s not in the DNA of a capitalistic society to have surpluses so someone will capture it and try to squeeze out more. So in the event of a seismic technology advancement, my dystopian view is that the poor will not reap much benefits, and instead of billionaires, we will have trillionaires.
So that’s where my question is. If a company experiences a +30% efficiency boost due to technology, does soceity benefit from it?
I think if there is a counterbalance to capitalism and corporate greed then yes, some of that value will come back to society. Perhaps an improved medication at cost, better transit, emergency response technology… But if we leave it in the hands of capitalists they will enrich themselves very quickly.
- Comment on Does technology actually add value to the world? 10 months ago:
There is a lot to unpack from your post. First of all, there is no doubt that technology in general adds value for the human race - like the another commenter said, foundational things like fire, tools all the way to the zipper and buttons you have on clothings, umbrellas you bring into the rain, the video chats you have with loved ones during COVID - those are all the fruits of technology.
But if you get down to the particulars, value can be very subjective. Some people value fancy new tech sneakers, primate NFTs whereas others value new computer vision technology or a new programming language. So are certain technologies adding value? Depends on who you ask.
As for who is capturing value in a capitalistic society, I think you already have the answer. Simply put, if your company operates at a 50% efficiency and you bump it up to 70% with tech and automation, be assurance you are going to see job cuts and increased targets to produce more - you are not going to get more leisure time but instead be asked to push ahead until you hit the physical limit and break.
- Comment on How I cannot be worry?? 10 months ago:
Do you have a problem?
Yes
Can you do something about it?
I DONT KNOW
P A N I K
- Comment on Help him... 10 months ago:
I bet you the son doesnt even lift.
- Comment on R.I.P. 10 months ago:
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- Comment on ...So I Finally Quit Spotify 10 months ago:
I don’t really think piracy is the single most significant thing impacting musicians, my main point to the “Honorable” pirates is just to cut the shit and admit you rip people off because you want to, not because you are some incarnation of Captain Jack Sparrow out to serve justice while you loot and plunder.
- Comment on ...So I Finally Quit Spotify 10 months ago:
No, while I do still pirate, I am slowly buying all the music I can buy in form of vynils records and CDs, other than digital downloads from bandacamp.
Good on you, the act of buying is what makes the difference.
Watching for free on YouTube is not piracy, and laughably, I’d say it is better than using Spotify that quite literally exploits artists for cents.
My comment is in the wrong thread as the other commentor pointed out, it was directed at the Robin Hood wannabes who thinks somehow ripping off artists and creators is okay, because they have a shitty deal with distributors / media companies.
- Comment on ...So I Finally Quit Spotify 10 months ago:
Fai point, but regardless it seems to have struck a nerve with the piracy crowd.
I don’t have beef with piracy itself but I found it hilarious the number of pirates here standing on their soapboxes, pretending to be some kind of modern day Robin Hood and virtue signaling super hard.
Guys, you are still ripping off artists and content creators regardless of their deals with media company, just admit you want shit for free.
- Comment on ...So I Finally Quit Spotify 10 months ago:
The amazing mental gymnastics that these people go through to justify their piracy and inane behaviors.
Musician’s pay is just the excuse of the day for them to feel okay about what they’re doing. Honestly, if you are gonna pirate then just pirate, stop pretending that it’s for a good cause or higher purpose, other than to keep your own wallets stacked.
- Comment on I'll try to follow my very emotionally healthy idols better 10 months ago:
Ryan Gosling the Sigma Male poster boy of the decade.
- Comment on Twitter Moment 10 months ago:
OR this is a Lemmyshitpost moment because we are all taking part in making this guy and his well-timed tweet go viral.
- Comment on It's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholic 10 months ago:
In both cases I think they would deny it.
I don’t have a solution for the 2nd situation (and I don’t think anyone really does), this is more of a social problem. The point I’m making is that in the first scenario there is a clear pattern of denial for those who need help.
In terms of how you differeniate it, my understanding is if the behavior is impacting your life negatively then you would seek help. But I’m not an expert and that’s not a problem we are solving here.
- Comment on A scandal about Bill Gates would be called Bill Gates-gate. 10 months ago:
Up next after Elongate
- Comment on It's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholic 10 months ago:
You can freely think that I am one, and I genuinely think I’m not. If you think that I am one, that’s your problem, not mine.
I mean that’s exactly the issue lol. You might not be an alcoholic, but if you were there’s a solid chance you’d deny that fact.There is a good reason why parts of the 12 step program involve admitting and recognizing that there is a problem, and it’s not limited to alcohol but substance abuse in general.
- Comment on It's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholic 10 months ago:
It’s because denial is part of being an alcoholic. The same goes with being called a liar.
- Comment on [deleted] 10 months ago:
I mean, yeah, the author of the DBZ series Akira Toriyama was the core designer on the game, so it’s bound to have heavy DBZ vibes.
- Comment on Elon Musk’s Grok Twitter AI Is Actually ‘Woke,’ Hilarity Ensues 11 months ago:
It is not anti-woke, which by anti-woke logic means it’s woke.
- Comment on Squidward 11 months ago:
Speak for yourself. I regularly go out to help old folks buy groceries, volunteer at soup kitchens, and get shitface drunk. Not necessarily in that order.
- Comment on There is no way Bing is really powered by gpt-4 11 months ago:
it’ll go along and do it for a second, but then it’ll quickly wipe its message. That’s interesting because it suggests that the underlying model isn’t the same as OpenAI’s
Obviously I can’t speak to Bing’s claim on GPT4, but the behavior you saw does not necessarily have to do with the model. There are many ways the “chatbots” on the same model could behave differently, either by defining those behaviors programmatically or via context and prompts.
- Comment on Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ 11 months ago:
If it’s not an issue for you, good for you. But then why do you care so much to tell others it’s not an issue just because you can’t see it?
I’m sharing the international perspective. Like I said, it only really matters to people in the US, not much of an issue for the rest of the world. People have iPhones outside of the US and still use third party apps to chat away, life goes on.
It’s really funny hearing you be dismissive of these issues yet ignoring there are at least 3 organizations working on interop, and lots of people signing up to use them.
Dismissive of what? All I talked about was SMS support, I didn’t mention anything about Interop, which I think is a great thing by the way, thank you very much for asking.
As I see it, why are you using garbage like WhatsApp or FB junk?
Again, what? You are setting up a straw man. Signal is my actual daily driver and I fortunately have been able to convert most family over. Of course, I still have to juggle multiple apps to talk to everyone else. But I’m not losing any sleep over it, and personally I think neither should you.
- Comment on Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ 11 months ago:
SMS support isn’t really as big of a deal as the Internet blows it up to be. It’s a usage pattern primarily in the US where the most of the world had comfortably adapted to other messaging options (WhatsApp reins king in Latin America, LINE in SE Asia, WeChat in China…)
The whole iMessage / blue bubble envy is real but it’s totally overhyped.
- Comment on Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ 11 months ago:
I’m not sure why so many are rooting for Beeper. Apple’s response is 100% reasonable - you have a 3rd party service that’s making money by impersonating iOS devices in order to access Apple services. Apple has no way of controlling how many devices will use Beeper and if their system can maintain a good level of service, how these Beeper devices are interacting with iMessage, and whether Beeper is actually keeping iMessage metadata private or just giving lip service.
An analogy would be like Apple is throwing this awesome concert event and Beeper found out a convincing way to fake the tickets, and are actually actively promoting, registering people and profiting off of it. In any reasonable world outfits like this would be shut down immediately and rightfully so.
- Comment on OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has become invisible at the company, with his future uncertain, insiders say 11 months ago:
Short version: yes, Sutskever was a part of the coup to kick Altman and Brockman out. What happened next was Brockman’s wife pleaded to him, then he changed his tune afterwards.