marzhall

@marzhall@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh to go back...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh that was just FSN, an actual filesystem browser for IRIX back in the day. You can install the port FSN if you want to browse your files as if they’re 3D objects on Linux today

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 years later, no one has replicated Rocket League's mojo⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  In case you didn’t see the trick further down the thread - you have to make sure to install the windows version of the game that runs with proton. Then you can connect to online matches. Installing the linux version is a trap; frankly, they should just delist it at this point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  From the first episode of The Boondocks, the pivotal moment for main character Huey when he realizes dropping inconvenient truths on the rich won’t upset them in the slightest:

  Huey: “Ruin the party? They love me. These people aren’t worried about us. They’re not worried about anything. They’re rich. No matter what happens, these people just keep applauding.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  After having watched it (it was good), if you found it a real struggle, definitely don’t read this article about a real company that made a brain implant for epileptics and went under of which the episode heavily reminded me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Difference⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The hell kind of sick joke is this?

  The conquistadors literally drug women out into the valleys underneath where the Inca were barricaded up and raped them as a way of taunting the besieged, who they later either slaughtered or enslaved, and beheaded the rulers after forcibly converting them to Catholicism and hid their remains so they couldn’t be worshipped in Inca tradition. Is that what you consider “just fucking”?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's a good question⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Y’ever think about how if Jesus died by a guillotine there’d be guillotines everywhere

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol, I want to believe it was someone who wanted to slow the spread of this concept in the world, lashing out against it the only way they could.

  That said I’ve def bookmarked that episode for watching. I lost track of Black MIrror, it’s a bit tough in that it’s so grim that each episode doesn’t really leave you wanting to watch the next one in my experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh wild, good call

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Buddy had the nightmarish idea a while back with all the new generative ai stuff for video chat services injecting ads using the faces/voices of the participants in lieu of payment. Just, regularly-schedule ad breaks in your call where “your friend” suddenly starts talking about how excited they are about Raid: Shadow Legends

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WaaaaAAALLLEEEeee⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ayy, recently rewatched that too. Personal headcannon: a better ending would have been a montage of Eva teaching an amnesiac Wall-E all the things he taught her and have him fall in love with those things and her again in the process. Probably more drawn out than “random electric spark magically resets memory” though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally a map to show me⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Lmao, I love the idea of adjusting the chart for obesity by subtracting men’s breast sizes from women’s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's only fair⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. It’s a play on two meanings of “cut off”:

  “If you cut off my reproductive choice” == “prevent my choice to get an abortion.” “can I cut off yours” == “can I physically cut off your dick.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨List of Alternatives to Adobe Programs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh jeeze, that’s been around as a plugin in inkscape since at least 2011, I remember vectorizing an episode poster from Adventure Time using it. But I’d believe it wasn’t quite as good as whatever photoshop had. I used the “never learn photoshop” trick to be happy with what I’ve got, but then I only edit images for fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If all the people throughout history would have said to themselves: "It is what it is", then we 'd all still be living in grass huts and caves.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  …on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.

  • Douglas Adams
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Every Time We Touch In My Ass

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World • Arafou Otoko no Isekai Tsuuhan Seikatsu - Episode 8 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Their target audience personified

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HELP! How do I help educate my son about his body when I know nothing about boys??⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If he suddenly really wants to do his laundry one morning, don’t ask questions. (Wet dreams and embarassment being the context here.)

  That’s about all I can think of that’s gendered, really.

  I was ~9 when I got the talk from my Dad, and it was basic stuff about just the mechanics. It set things up so that, around 13, I went to him with questions about how I was feeling re: puberty. So even now it’ll be helpful to do the talk and show that you’re available as a resource.

  In your case, your son likely has some idea from internet pornography and whatever he got in school, but it would still be helpful to go through the basics with him. I’d frame it as “I’m sure you know most of this, but i just want to make sure you know what’s important.” It might also be helpful to make clear that pornography is as much acting as TV is - don’t set his expectations on it, it’s people faking things for money.

  Going over the importance of condom use also helpful at his age. Keep in mind, it’s not necessarily about what he’s going to use right away, but making sure he knows when he does need to know.

  Then, I’d just be there for him and ask if he has any questions, and answer them frankly. Tell him he can come back later if he’s unsure.

  It’s awkward and tough I’m sure, but it’ll be a help not just now, but going forward. Good luck!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linus Torvalds reckons AI is ‘90% marketing and 10% reality’⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a name for it the phenomenon: the AI effect.