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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not really sure why it was such a small sample size. It definitely casts doubt on some of their conclusions. I also have issues with some methodology used. I think a better study that came out a week or two ago was the one that showed visible neurological decline from AI use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think you’ve got a point. My initial thought was that because this platform is decentralized and there’s no Elon or Zuck at the helm, this isn’t applicable. But as you pointed out, the vast majority of users don’t interact or post anything, so that naturally amplifies the users who do, particularly if they have an agenda to push.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨came across some family heirlooms today, hahaha!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I guess if they would have framed it as one month free it wouldn’t sound as good. I remember using it and completely ignoring everything but the actual Internet. Trolling on AIM back in the day was pretty fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨came across some family heirlooms today, hahaha!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So they were just giving away America Online by the 700 hour quantity? I now blame AOL for more than I had previously considered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hop to it.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Chaotic neutral

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The System Wayfinder - (looking for feedback)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey, cool idea! I’ve also got a bunch of dockers and services running on a swarm on multiple devices. Like any good project, it’s on it’s like 3rd or 4th iteration now, having run into some roadblock each time. I structure most of my services into stacks. For example, I have a stack for proxy, www, monitoring, and of course the 'ol arr stack. Anyways, I keep all my notes on the stack compose yaml files that seems to work for me. I only interact with docker on the cli because portainer wants me to pay to use docker swarm. But because I’m so adept at docker on the cli, I have recently stumbled across gemini-cli. Dude, having that to help trouble shoot docker stuff is amazing. It’s really good, but I’d keep it on a short leash.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Costco changed the bag to plastic!!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Might be my imagination but I think Kirkland stuff has been declining in quality lately. The paper towels seem worse now, but I’m not sure how.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We did it everyone, the future is here!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh look it’s only $47,000 and not a monthly subscription, that’s quaint.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a separate IoT network. It’s basically just a guest wifi for IoT. Anything coming in on that network gets a VLAN tag and only previous & established connections can get out. Honestly, it’s kinda a pain in the ass with homeassistant because I keep HA on the other network so I have to manually find devices. It might be easier to just block it at the ip level or blacklist outgoing ip ranges to Tuya or whatever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sad way to go out⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can think of worst last meals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A sovereign Microsoft 365 alternative: Nextcloud and IONOS join forces - Nextcloud⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure how long ago you tried it. But my first attempt at an install back in 2021 was so much more complicated than when I did it again in 2024. It’s been rock solid ever since. I use the docker all-in-one method, it’s pretty straightforward. When I went back to college, I decided to use it to organize all my classwork, and it’s perfect for that. I still prefer LibreOffice to author papers though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just trying to escape the present⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I hear if your the 10,000 caller to 1-800-IDGAMES you get Carmack on the phone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t realize how temporary and disposable Starlink’s satellites were. They incinerate 4 or 5 a day by de-orbiting them into the ozone. Here’s a pretty good CNET article that talks about how they “dispose” of them. IDK, doesn’t seem sustainable. They also mention the bandwidth gains are being diminished with the influx of new users, so their solution is more temporary satellites.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re just following in the footsteps of Comcast. The FCC gave SpaceX/Starlink $885.5 million to provide rural broadband after they gave Comcast over $1 billion less than 5 years ago to do the same thing. Starlink actually works out there from what I understand, so I guess that’s something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit sues Anthropic, alleging its bots accessed Reddit more than 100,000 times since last July⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope they both choke on their own bots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Self-hosting is having a moment. Ethan Sholly knows why.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dude Navidrome is so great. I hooked my my decades worth of music collection up to it and now I can stream b-side tracks and indie bands that weren’t on Spotify. Plus when I hit random I know it’s actually random and not some algo to sell the newest slop that Spotify is pushing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tattoos⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think comic sans would do a lot for their brand image, honestly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft hypes another generative AI model but doesn't really explain how it'll help [game] developers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A stable diffusion plug-in or something to export 3d models for blender would be awesome. I’ve been waiting for something like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It’s the right color⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol, it’s like one’s face is too small for his head and the other’s too big for his.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It'll happen to you!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, ARC is pretty convenient, I use it as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It'll happen to you!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember finding 10 foot combo Toslink S-video cables at Radio Shack for like $5. I bought 3 of them and ripped the S-Video off because the Toslink cable was all I was after. I still think it’s better than most other cables for audio.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What job do you need this hard hat for?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hear the cartels are big on OSHA

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh wow, this is really informative. Thanks for the link friend

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Amazon, Meta, Uber, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Coinbase, Toyota, Ford, GM, AT&T, Black & Decker, and Charter Communications are also making donations to Trump’s inauguration fund.

  I guess I never really paid attention before but is it normal for companies to donate to an inauguration fund? It sure seems like a government sanctioned protection racket.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bombs Awat⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure I can let you get awat with that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop Wasting Pumpkins!⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, why would it become an emergency room curiosity? Ohhhhh, missed that last part. Gourds really are nature’s dildo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Balatro gets a second set of free card cosmetics inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, Stardew Valley and others⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This game is insanely addictive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lexar doubles up the NM790 series SSDs max capacity to 8TB — new drives spotted at retail for approx $1,000⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  8tb on one chip? As Bill Gates once said “Damn, that’s a shit load of ram.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wednesday it is, my dudes.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Got take, English got it wrong. I’ve never heard a frog make a sound like"ribbit". German out Turkish seems like a sensible sounds a frog would make.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not allowed to work from home⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The policy is you can only work from home when it benefits the company, not you.