CaptPretentious

@CaptPretentious@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 months⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This thread shows that a whole bunch of people need to start taking online education courses. Getting back your algebra skills, some science perhaps, communication, history, etc.

  I don’t know where you can get a proper education for that after grade school, but I see Brilliant.org advertised a lot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't Look Up⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I lot of people are like this. They don’t conceive a world outside their own. When I was in grade school, so many people in my hometown thought that… we were going to be the next Columbine (not like there were any kids actively acting odd, just the feeling that we were somehow important enough to have such a tragedy). They also thought several big companies were going to open up shop (like Best Buy, Red Lobster, etc… it was the 90s). Currently, some people still live there who think they have the highest number of Somalians living there (they don’t), the largest amount of Muslims (they don’t), and they’re like the drug central for the state (they’re not).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Low quality cropping will officially launch on Lemmy in 2025⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The next step is to add a treadmill under everyone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will exist ‘because you still need childcare’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You can trust when I say, if it wasn’t so well known that educators get the raw deal right now, there would be way more teachers. I for one, thought about being a teacher and still do. But the terrible pay, the lack of funding… really detured me and I’m sure a bunch of folks away. I know people who actively suggest people away from going into teaching, because they don’t want to see the person just struggle and watch their passion die.

  It’s not a problem of finding the supply (teachers), it’s about creating the demand (way better pay and working conditions)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Dragon Age writer says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Baldur's Gate 3 prove 'what's possible when a game is given time to cook'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I originally wasn’t going to get it. I saw the Persona style combat menu and RPG… I have limited time to play games so I have to be picky.

  I caught someone playing it… oh yeah, bought the game right away. The writing is amazing, and there’s no “grind” you often find with many of the JRPG-style games

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will exist ‘because you still need childcare’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem, though, is a lack of prioritization in education, especially in the US. It’s a constant: more kids, fewer teachers. Teachers also get paid very little for what they deal with. Many teachers end up having to spend their own money to buy supplies the kids need. Meanwhile, my hometown has had 2 multi-million dollar embezzlement scandals that I know of. There was a news story a few years ago where the education board was making boatloads of cash, and teachers got jack (I can’t find the article, but I think it was during the pandemic).

  Most schools when I was a teenager, would gladly buy up new football gear, a new coach bus (because the one from a couple years ago is just, not flashy anymore) but other departments can’t get new books (I remember using books from the late 80s… and it wasn’t the 80s), supplies, equipment, larger school buildings, more teachers, etc.

  A teacher having even 20 kids is too many. We need more teachers, we need to prioritize education funding and standards. We don’t need AI.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stack overflow is almost dead⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve lost count the number of times where I try to find something in SO, and it’s just someone posting the exact same example code as the answer. Or someone suggesting you just google it. Then I ask ChatGPT… and I get an answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Love this⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ DRM Is Locking Out Linux Users Who Bought the Game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same, I’m happy to wait for Denuvo to be removed, for the game patches to come out, and Nvidia to fucking fix their god damn drivers. Plus side, I’ll pay a reasonable price for the game when I buy it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Circle of iLife⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Apple has gone out of their way to make it near impossible or impractical to repair their phones. I’m not spending my time making a list you’re not going to read. If you’re actually interested in learning, seek out Louis Rossmann on YouTube. Here’s just videos JUST Apple www.youtube.com/@rossmanngroup/search?query=Apple

  You know how many people I know that have a cheap phone. One. Do you think my nieces and nephew would “settle” for cheap phones in grade school… LOL no. And if you’re like “Well it’s the parents…blah blah blah” then you’ve completely clocked out on the 8 hour bully sessions kids can receive, so don’t start.

  You vastly underestimate Apples marketing and influence. I’ve argued with so many people that “well I like my AirPods” despite the fact phones UNTIL Apple killed the 3.5mm jack, had Bluetooth audio. The entire reason to remove the jack was to push sales of over priced e-waste.

  Don’t @ me with this “you do realize” BS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palworld confirms ‘disappointing’ game changes forced by Pokémon lawsuit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s hoping Pokemon and Nintendo see disappointing sales. Everytime someone brings up Pokemon, bring up Palworld and how massive of a dick the Pokemon Company/Nintendo was. When people talk about the Switch 2, they bring up all the lawsuits Nintendo brought up on fans, all the YouTubers that dealt with issues because suing people, I’d assume, is Nintendo’s main income source at this point…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The ones and zeros and tens⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I also, unironically, couldn’t tell. That’s not a great sign, when you look at gibberish like that and your first thought is “that… genuinely could be him…”. Then you come to the comment section, and you’re still not sure, because everyone else was unsure too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite indie game?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Dota.

  Ok, I know what you’re saying, “But Valve makes Dota2” which, yes, this is true. But the OG game came about from gamers just loving games and making a custom game. I think it’s peak “indie” in it’s origin. Which went off to spawn several clones (League of Legends, Heroes Of Newerth, Heroes Of The Storm, Smite, Pokemon Unite, Paladins, etc.). Dota2 by far has the most hours played of any game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Liquid Trees⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  ITT: People who looked at some random headline, didn’t bother looking further and assumed they knew everything.

  It’s a stupid headline. These tanks, are to directly affect air polution/quality in urban areas. Trees are terrible at that. The microalgae is 10-50x more effective in cleaning the air.

  They aren’t going to rip out trees for these. It would have taken you 10 seconds to find the source of the image and the article from 3 years ago to find out, the social media post was misleading. You spent more time making incorrect and wild accusations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thought provoking tee shirt⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Imagine gatekeeping humor

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Circle of iLife⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol, people downvoting you like they weren’t manipulated into spending 10x as much for a product that can’t be repaired, all in the name of profit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wait for it...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, who could have expected that outcome!? Idk, I thought it was hilarious. But comedy is subjective.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I use them 100% of the time. Which yes, includes my own driveway.

  You should train yourself to use them automatically instead of a manual step. Like a reflex.

  And if you’re at a light and you plan to turn, you have that blinker going. Even if it’s a long red light, even if you think no one is around.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Straight people, do you know what the Grindr notification sound is?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I now know it due to this post. 100% will never remember it. Sounds like a very generic notification.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best starter hands-down⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That bad boy never left my team.

  Squirtle isn’t as good as Squirtle Squad, which would be peak. But it’s not an option.

  And Charmander is just the basic pick. Picked by people who are 100% distracted by fire.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  IMO, maybe a jerk, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think more people need to hear news they don’t want to hear from someone they trust.

  What I’ve told most teens looking at the future post high school is, have more then one career/life goal. When I was in middle school, I thought I wanted to be a professional chef. Only to discover I like cooking. I love cooking for friends/family… I loathed the toxic “professional” setting (especially thanks to Gordan Ramsey, who 20 years ago glamorized being a right jackass in the kitchen, pretending that was acceptable). Now I’ve worked in IT for nearly 2 decades and what I’ve done in my field has changed a lot.

  I think lying to him and saying, “You can be anything, you can do anything, you’re amazing!!!” type of parenting is going to lead to problems if/when the plan doesn’t work out and they have no fallback. Personally, coddling your kid and lying to them just because it’s a short-term positive emotion (or you’re afraid of saying the truth), IMO is bad parenting. You’re not there to make sure they get the “right feels” or to be their best friend. You prepare them for the real world. Final note: you hear a lot of professional sports players say “I had a deal with my parents that if <sport> didn’t work out, I’d do <something else>.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dr Strange saw 4 billion possible futures and none of them had Thor lopping off Thanos' head on his first shot⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So, economical reasons couldn’t account for the slowdown. It’s 100% education and contraception…? Not the cost of living is so high and pay is so low that supporting another human is a risky venture. Or people are working so many hours to make ends meet.

  I’m saying most living things, real or fiction, are more likely to be selfish than listen to literally anyone telling them not too. And we see this in the MCU repeatedly, both on earth and in aliens. When you emphasis freedom of will and choice, you cannot be surprised when it’s exorcised.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dr Strange saw 4 billion possible futures and none of them had Thor lopping off Thanos' head on his first shot⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, that plan wouldn’t work. There are plenty of people today on earth, where we have endless access to education and contraception, who go out of their way to have like 12+ kids. They know what they’re doing and simply don’t care.

  Someone telling people “Hey, be real cool if you like, had fewer kids” just isn’t going to accomplish anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As a US citizen. YES. FFS, the point of sanctions is to compel a change or deter an action. Americans might pay way more attention when the rest of the world puts us in timeout because of the terrible leadership.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, yeah. That’s literally the point of sanctions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rocky rock rocking⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rock and stone!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baldur's Gate 3 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 show that the future of RPGs is in games way more ambitious, weird and unexpected than anything Bethesda and Bioware have to offer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I will always recommend the game. But holding to a budget is not important.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do tell!!!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, that method isn’t intended for enterprise work. But someone who isn’t technical can use it to help figure out what’s going on. Not a single person I’ve ever helped with wifi issues wants to map out things with a wifi analyzer. But ask them to use music and people are far more interested. Even as a thought process since (most) people understand how sound works, if they start thinking of wifi as “noise” they can better understand it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do tell!!!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wifi is just radio. So, having your access point or wifi enabled router surrounded by things is bad for your wifi experience.

  To a certain degree, you can do a “poor-mans” way of figuring out how good your wifi would be by just putting a speaker where the wifi should be coming from, then go someplace else in the building and ask yourself, “Can I hear the music still?”. You get an idea of how the wifi is moving about. (Keep in mind, it’s not perfect, but if you don’t want to use apps or specialized equipment and want to wing it… this will work in a pinch). Sound is better than light because wifi will penetrate walls/floors/etc, where light won’t, so you can listen against said surfaces and close doors, etc, to get a general idea of things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla sales crash continues in Europe, with Germany down 70%⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think he has to care, but I think he might. SpaceX and Tesla are the only 2 brands he regularly promotes as he hopes people forget about all the other stolen, idiotic ideas that have failed.

  He has mentioned many times in the past how “owning a Tesla is fiscally responsible”. Considering DOGE and falling Tesla sales… it’s only a matter of time until he sees if he can push Tesla as “The American Car” subsidised by tax payers and potentially cheaper then other brands (due to tariffs)… I don’t put it past him to try to take over all the transportation in the country. He’s stopped pretending he isn’t just a super villain a while ago, so going out of our way to ensure that the most “affordable” car is his and cripple the nation further by literally controlling the means of transportation.