TootSweet

@TootSweet@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forever exists ♥️⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  …asks a user whose username makes it seem that they pretty certainly know exactly what’s wrong with that website.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This really isn’t the right community for this post.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Other than a faulty charging port, is there any reason to use a wireless phone charger over wired?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably if you’re too lazy to grab a cord, line it up with the plug, and press gently but firmly. With wireless, you can just lob it vaguely in the right vicinity and not overstrain your fine motor skills.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  AI can’t do that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wonder what it tastes like⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably goes well with mushrooms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Erasable pen. Just because I’m contrary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They are lying to us⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Please tell me “rectify” does not mean “insert into a rectum.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this true? Software companies had diversity quotas to meet, and realized it was easier to turn autistic men into women than it was to turn women into software engineers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  OP is like the new Don_Dickle, only more so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this true? Software companies had diversity quotas to meet, and realized it was easier to turn autistic men into women than it was to turn women into software engineers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  /thread

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what is psychological definition of an ideal or good family?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  what if you don’t have kids?

  That’s why I said “at least a little bit related to what you’re looking for” rather than “exactly what you want.” The “Good Enough Parenting” thing is more focused on raising kids. Beyond that, I’m not sure I can help.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what is psychological definition of an ideal or good family?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Winnocott’s term “Good Enough Parenting” may be at least a little bit related to what you’re looking for.

  I suppose other options could be along the lines of “read these 30 dense psychology books or get a degree in psychology.”

  Unfortunately, I don’t think I have much better answers for you, but I’d be interested to hear a succinct answer to this too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where to find help for a game name⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lessee. Username’s a reference to Snow Crash, which is a cyberpunk book. Played the game “years ago”. The game must have a name not so connected to the content that OP would have already remembered the name before posting.

  I’m going to guess Shadowrun for the SNES.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any counter AI bots in the fediverse⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What would the “bot that finds bots larping as people” do exactly? Ban them? Block or mute them? File reports? DM an admin about them?

  If it’s just for pointing out suspected LLM-generated material, I think humans would be better at that than bots would be, and could block, mute, or file reports as necessary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which shows are worth watching?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Whoever gave you that advice has sound judgement and good taste.

  I’d say start with TNG. DS9 is probably objectively “the best”, but I think TNG is a better “entry point” if that makes sense? I think if I’d started with DS9 before watching TNG, I’d start wishing not too far into DS9 that I’d seen TNG already. Voyager gets some flack, but it’s what I have the most nostalgia for.

  After Voyager, I think most of the shows are either “for the fans” (and contain tons of references that only established “fans” are going to get) or… kindof a pale imitation. If you really into Star Trek and run out of TNG, DS9, and Voyager to watch, by all means go on. (I’d probably do TOS next, honestly.) Discovery and Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks are great! But a lot of their charm (Discovery’s yet-another-fuck-up-of-Klingons notwithstanding) is about how they tie in to and reference the other shows more so than how they stand on their own.

  Enterprise was… not my favorite. It was nice that it answered some questions other series left open, but they spent a lot of the show trying their hardest not to be Star Trek in ways that I say detracted from the experience. I’d say watch it before you watch Lower Decks, but aside from that, I don’t think it’s really worth watching unless you’re that level of fan already.

  Oh, and the movies are amazing. Honestly, it might be good to watch the TOS cast movies before moving on from TNG to DS9. My favorite of all the Star Trek movies (and it’s not an TOS cast movie) is First Contact.

  So, I guess if I were to recommend an order:

  • TNG
  • All the movies in release order, though the Chris Pine movies are optional at this point. I’d also skip Section 31 until later.
  • DS9
  • Voyager
  • TOS
  • Discovery
  • Section 31
  • Brave New Worlds
  • Enterprise
  • Lower Decks
  • The Chris Pine movies if you’re still in the mood
  • The Animated Series
  • Then start watching non-official/non-canon stuff like Star Trek Renegades and Star Trek Continues

  Anywhere in that progression that you decide to stop, I’d say you’ll have gotten the most impact you could have gotten from the portion you’ve already watched.

  But of course, that’s just my take! The other opinions in this thread are all valid as well!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There Is No AI Revolution⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s almost as if the “aRtIfiCiAl iNtElLiGenCe” is as big a cult as blockchain is, isn’t it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A bit of a warning about the Einstar VEGA 3D-Scanner⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, that’s fucked. With some serious reverse engineering and reimplementing, it sounds like it could be a pretty great product, but even if something like a FOSS implementation of the protocol StarVision uses or something like Valetudo but for the Vega existed, I wouldn’t feel right about patronizing a company that does that kind of shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how could i talk to someone about them being aggressive without invalidating them but also without enabling/downplaying it?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  First off, be careful. Make sure you aren’t putting yourself in danger. Don’t talk to them. Talk to someone who can do something to protect you. HR if it’s a work thing or the police if it rises to that level. If in doubt, err on the side of caution. If something like HR or police aren’t an option, ghost them.

  I hesitate to even go on. So let me reiterate. Aggressiveness is the kind of red flag you don’t want to take lightly.

  All that said, if none of the above helps; if you’re talking about something other than fear for your personal safety (and again, please don’t let denial blind you here), then: don’t talk about their behavior. Talk about how you feel. Say that you feel nervous/on edge/scared when they behave in whatever way you’re alluding to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why We Love to Get Lost in Games: The Enduring Appeal of Metroidvanias⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Blaster Master was an underrated metroidvania. I’m a little bummed they didn’t mention that in the article.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people say more people didnt vote for trump than did?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why do people say more people didn’t vote for Trump than did?

  Because more people didn’t vote for Trump than did.

  Trump got more of the popular vote in the U.S. in 2024 than any other candidate did, but he still didn’t get 50% of the vote. He got like 49.80% of the popular vote. And that isn’t even considering those who didn’t vote.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suffering is Real. AI Consciousness is Not.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  > yes ow
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  ...
  

  I’m a monster.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Isn't it possible to frame almost any opinion as a question?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t you agree that the statement this “question” is rhetorically making is false?

  “Is a question?” is a question?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨USA | Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My initial gut reaction was that I hoped the fired workers would invite Trump and his (re-)recruiters in no uncertain terms to kiss their entire asshole.

  But these are nuclear weapons. And I can’t say I’m thrilled about the prospect of anybody with less experience than these fired workers taking over their jobs.

  So I guess I hope they get ridiculous raises and an in-person, heartfelt groveling from Trump and Musk.

  Not a realistic hope, but it is what it is.

• Personality Disorders
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Everybody brace for a new influx.

  Do we have the welcoming committee all ready to explain poop-holding and beans stroganoff?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

  • Stephen Colbert
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Legally, at least in the U.S. (though I hear not in Japan?), if you’re sued on a defamation case (slander or libel), if you can prove that what you said was true, that’s an ironclad defense.

  I think it’s fair to say that you can’t necessarily know if something you’ve said about something was ethically acceptable until it’s certain whether what you said was true or not. If you say something about someone that you aren’t 100% sure is true, then whether it’s ok for you to have said that can’t really be known until the truth or falsehood of the assertion is certain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Gen Iseksai Title⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m looking forward to “That Time I Got Reincarnated In The Backrooms.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Donald Trump's next target could be NOAA: former director⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Revenge for not sending Hurricane Dorian where he and his sharpie said it would go.

  Picture of Trump next to a map of the projected path of Hurricane Dorian that he’d altered with a sharpie marker.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are mods usually confusing as hell or am I just an idiot?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Most games were never made to be modded. The communities are hacking mods into these games, many of which were even designed to make modding harder. (Because mods compete against sequels or something? I dunno. Intellectual property is a mental illness.) It’s not terribly surprising that games that weren’t meant to be modded have confusingly inconsistent methods for loading mods. Because those mods work fundamentally differently from game to game. If a mod happens to be easy-ish to install, chances are it’s either quite a simple mod (a model/texture replacement or some such, or just something that’s not terribly hard to mod) or a lot of work has been put into naking it easier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In 2020 I couldn't swing a stick without finding independent livestreamer links for protests. In 2024, I am having a very hard time finding livestreamers. Help?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe left-wingers are too demoralized right now because of Trump to even protest and protests will ramp back up once they’ve had a chance to grieve?

  I’m not familiar enough with the scene you’re asking about to speak, though.