JackFrostNCola

@JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that in 16 States in the USA has banned Ranked-Choice voting, including 5 that has just banned it in 2025, and 6 of those bans happened in 2024.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the reality of the ‘both sides…’ arguments, yes both sides are guilty of doing despicable things but the scales are very heavily tipped in one direction.
  Unfortunately with how far americans have legislated and tightened the stranglehold on control of the ‘democratic’ process, i dont see this ever being undone… ‘willingly’…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This could be complete bullshit because im not an expert but i sometimes think that we could have a future where without testing and nurturing peoples critical thinking skills we end up with people who dont know how to create a rational argument or assess information they are given for its accuracy and authenticity, or to know when they are being deceived by malicious actors.

  English writing assignments as simple as a book report require you to take different views and angles on something to understand it better and the nuances of the whole, but tell a LLM to write it for you and you are not developing that part of your own mind where you may learn to do things like see the whole story above the individual events noise, see things from others perspective/feelings and understand alternate world views. These are critical for having empathy for others and understanding the world around you.
  And that is just one small example i came up with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would this list look like for your generation?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Late 90’s/early 2000’s Aus.
  Sick
  Mint
  Lame/Lamo
  Sych/sike
  Hella
  Rando
  Nang/nangkang
  Tuppi
  Pash
  Fail
  Wazzup
  Brb,lol,a/s/l

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨From $30 parmigianas to $15 pints, can Australia still afford the pub?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly.
  Break it down kids, its pronounced par-mi-gi-ana, and what does that sound like when you shorten it? Par-mi, Parmy.

  Where the fuck did the “a” come from in ‘parma’‽ Are we just going to start shortening down words and tacking the last letter on now, is that what we are doing?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨James Bond is responsible for many wasted vodka martinis⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Definately a wide variety with scotch, tastes and smells with anything from cigar ashtrays, fresh mowed lawn, salty toffee, woody, honey, apples & pears.

  Personally i love a sherry cask speyside. Something non-smokey with nice sweeter fruity notes, something to sip with a subtle warmth as it goes down the throat that makes you feel like you have just walked in from a cold evening and taken your coat off to sit in a nice comfy chair by the fire.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Enshittification of 3D Printers – Are We Losing What Made Them Great?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Not sure which 3D printer to buy? Get a Voron you Moron!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft's many Outlooks are confusing users and employees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  All signs point to yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bullshittery aside, “HP Inc.” Instead of just “HP” Is on the nose and has to be deliberate on the journalists behalf

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nearly half of U.S. adults believe LLMs are smarter than they are.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  "Half of LLM users " beleive this. Which is not to say that people who understand how flawed LLMs are, or what their actual function is, do not use LLMs and therefore arent i cluded in this statistic?
  This is kinda like saying ‘60% of people who pay for their daily horoscope beleive it is an accurate prediction’.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Commonly called called a ‘powder room’ in australia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I firmly believe all 3-4 letter acronyms will eventually be used for evil.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you remember the scene from “theres something about mary”?
  Zippers. Pure evil.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Harry and Ron were always bored in class because Rowling's magic system is boring as hell⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It would have been much better if she styled her spells like pokemon moves with accuracy % and the caster stats affecting speed, evasiveness, boosts, resistance, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there an Australian equivalent for boycotting american products ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Could be a good time to change from bourbon whiskey to scotch whisky?
  Im aware they are similar in name only but another advantage is scotch is delicious without mixers, so your also not buying coke/pepsi/other as mixer, more bang for your buck.

  I reccomend mokey shoulder or a ‘sherry cask’ blend for an easy going entry into scotch whisky if your new to it. Also avoid anything ‘peated’ at first, unless your a smoker.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah interesting find, and i agree plus you can always sic the ACCC onto them if they start being painful

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I imagine they have some stupid note or sticker somewhere saying “to avoid damaging your printer only use genuine Brother replacement cartridges”.
  Then all they have to say is “we patched a bug where unverified 3rd party ink cartriges could erroneously be used and cause malfunction or damage to the product.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or option 4) stay as you are and you will just acheive it in due time rather than in a 50% shorter timeframe?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When the fuck did maccas start doing a sandwich?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe if they reframe the headline: “Shock: One of the worlds richest companies chooses to make money rather than respec… Oh nevermind i see it now”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Aaaaaaah fuck!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Apparently the family name moving to America was “Trumpf”, so that fits well given its a fart with a little trailing ‘pfff’, likely caused from the subtle loosening of a well used asshole.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the site⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thing is, the drive data retention decreases over time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No rules!!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gotta search the whole map/story path for easter eggs and items

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not what you asked for but I assume you already listen to Stuff You Should Know? Thats a super easy listening general science & culture podcast for background listening while working or traffic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Quantum anxiety sees Australia ban some crypto tech by 2030⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Liberals: “You dont need fiber to the premises, OUR version will be cheaper and quicker.”
  Narrator: it was not cheaper, or completed earlier and the speeds are worse.

  Libs: “also we bought a shitload of fucked copper back off Telstra, who then laughed all the way to the bank”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨wrappers⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh cool, like a slap-braclet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Your body, my choice:" Hate and harassment towards women spreads online⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  last week he was posting things online being offensive towards women

  he wasn’t aware of any increased discrimination happening against women

  Umm…

  Perhaps he has always posted that much misogynistic stuff so technically it isn’t an increase?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Thread] Mental Math⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also that everyones brain has tuned this perception based on their own ear shape, and if you add prosthetic ridges to someones ear they become very bad at determining the noise source direction in blindfold tests.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zero to Hero⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Another option:
  Green cabbage, steamed with butter melted over the top while its hot.
  And cauliflower? Have you not heard the good word about cauliflower cheese bake?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🍃 🐑⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed, this feels like a water pokemon that can learn solar beam/solar blade, absorb, giga drain, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wednesday it is, my dudes.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly what i was thinking, it would be like asking people what a bird sounds like and getting completely different results from different locales.