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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK about the French Republican Calendar⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve seen people object to a 13 month calendar based solely on the idea that you can’t divide the year into quarters. But it’s actually really easy to remember. A quarter is 13 weeks, or 3 months and 1 week. So Q1 ends a week after month three, Q2 ends 2 weeks after month six, Q3 ends 3 weeks after month nine, and q4 ends after month 13 aka the end of the year. And since the calendar doesn’t change, you don’t even need to remember it, just mark the quarter ends once and you’re done forever.

  Just compare that to the unnecessary complexity of the Gregorian calendar and the effort it takes to remember basically anything that changes from year to year, or what day of the week any given date or holiday falls on, or even just which months have 30 days and which have 31.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Subnautica 2 and InZoi publishers announce voluntary layoff program "amid the era of AI transformation"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  All they had to do was not fuck it up. Just sit back, let the developers work, and collect the money. But apparently they thought they could make slightly more by ruining everything. Fucking morons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I will never not be angry they we are made to believe these types of comments are genuine discourse. Why is it defeatism is always the top comment even when your talking about a pedophile president?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In this case, the post was asking for people’s expectations regarding this story specifically, and the response is entirely valid. It’s very reasonable to think that this one news story isn’t likely to be the tipping point.

  It’s different when people reply to every story that is in any way bad for Trump with a comment about how none of it matters, nothing will change, and no one cares. As though anything that doesn’t result in Trump being immediately impeached, incarcerated, or inhumed is completely worthless. Much like how sit ups are useless because no matter how many I do today, I still won’t have a six pack when I’m done.

  All those comments do is demoralize people and discourage them from trying to support opposition to Trump in any way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bank Workers, Rejoice!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Average age of a first time homebuyer is now over 40. Even at a reasonable interest rate, most buyers would die before they actually own the house.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nvidia's Jensen Huang: 'China is going to win the AI race,'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What, do you expect him to settle for having a company that’s only worth 5 trillion dollars?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Godfather of AI' says tech giants can't profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Assuming they actually believe their technology is capable of replacing the majority of human labor in the not so distant future, they ought to be pushing for UBI. Having everyone get a guaranteed income would help ensure that there is still consumer demand capable of supporting their businesses. And it would help fend off the backlash that would come from taking jobs from a massive portion of the population.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best wishes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wasn’t expecting to plug the Children of Time series again this week, but here we are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would dinosaur meat taste more like frog or chicken?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Chicken is dinosaur meat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Electricity is basically magic. It only seems mundane because we take it for granted. If sorcery, the force, investiture, or any other fictional magic system you could think of were real, we’d harness it, get used to it, and stop thinking of them as magic too.

  Dont let familiarity diminish the sense of wonder. Understanding doesn’t make electricity less magical, it just makes you a wizard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am not saying that we will necessarily go down the road to fully automated luxury, or that if we do that the journey there would go smoothly. The current “AI” bubble is an unsustainable mess which is causing a lot more problems than it solves. In the long term, we are looking at the development of incredibly powerful and dangerous technologies that can potentially reshape society.

  I mainly just wanted to highlight the weird, shortsighted reasoning behind this post. The argument that we need to keep cashiers so that we have a human connection feels a lot like arguments for going back to an agrarian lifestyle. It’s a losing argument that requires glossing over a lot of downsides and ignoring much better alternatives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People should have to work shitty service sector jobs so that I have someone to talk to. Because obviously I will never encounter other humans if they aren’t being forced to trade half their waking hours for money. What am I supposed to do, talk to people who aren’t being forced to put up with me if they don’t want to lose their income?

  The “AI” being pushed on us now is trash, but if we do eventually get to the point of being able to automate away the vast majority of jobs, we ought to use that to free people from the need to work. Give us UBI, make robots do the shit that you wouldn’t do for free, and let us all have free time to do the things we actually want to do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to mention that the bullshit in AI videos made by the left would absolutely get called out in every propaganda outfit on the right. It would just give them more ammo (without the usual lies).

  But even more important, it will grant legitimacy to everyone who responds to damning video evidence by claiming it was AI. We don’t need to make shit up, the reality is already horrifying. All AI will do is make it harder for people to believe their own eyes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"fridging" is honestly the only good motivation to become a superhero or good person⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So if your character is from Alabama it could still work then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Opinions on Jurassic Park as a Zoo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, the book makes it clear that Nedry isn’t just some greedy asshole, he’s someone getting screwed over and financially ruined. Hammond hired him as the lowest bid for the job of setting up the systems, with a contract that explicitly stated that support was not included, only for Hammond to threaten to sue him until he goes broke and ruin his reputation so no one else will hire him unless he provides free support. He’s being dragged to the island and working around the clock and he’s not even getting paid for it. Of course he’s going to take the opportunity to get paid for screwing over Hammond.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I stop sleeping through everything?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Things that have helped me include:

  • an alarm across the room that I have to get up to turn off.
  • a light that turns on before that alarm
  • an alarm app on my phone that can only be turned off by solving puzzles.
  • having an engaging activity that I want to do ready for me and fit into my schedule
  • getting up a little earlier so I have time to make a decent breakfast instead of grabbing some trash or just not eating.
  • a TV set to turn itself on and set to a channel that shows stuff you can’t easily get used to (the history channel used to show random documentaries in the morning, no idea what it’s like now)
  • strict discipline about never sleeping in even when I can.
  • avoiding spending time in my bedroom when I’m not trying to sleep.
  • setting a reminder to start getting ready for bed
  • popping melatonin when that reminder goes off if I’m not already tired.
  • drink water before drinking caffeine.
  • stop caffeine at least 6 hours before bedtime.
  • prescription medication in the morning. Not enough to replace all the other stuff, but definitely something that makes a huge difference with my sleeping disorder.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just a little bit more⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Had a coworker who was riding a motorcycle on the highway by a semi when the tire next to her blew out. She ended up dropping the bike and sliding along the road. Fortunately she was covered head to toe in protective gear, but it’s still amazing that she wasn’t seriously injured.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨best episodes for people who've never seen star trek?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The context is important, but all that needs to be said is that she is a main character that died in the first season. It’s actually the firsted episode with Tasha that I saw when Istarted TNG and how I’ve introduced others to the show. There’s no details needed, no history, just the knowledge that she is dead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨best episodes for people who've never seen star trek?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on what you are looking for. Trek does a lot of different things and can appeal to people in different ways.

  I like measure of a man and yesterday’s enterprise for TNG. Both work as examples of a lot of the best aspects of star trek, and come early enough to jump into the series while skipping the crap in season 1, at least until they know they like the show.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is real⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Part of how you know that no one they send there is going to actually be a gang member or terrorist or anything like that. Those guys wouldn’t be going without a fight. And with no due process and no chance of ever getting out, it’s not like they have anything to lose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump pardons crypto exchange for money laundering, possibly preventing them from even being investigated again⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  On the other hand, if a future administration wants to get around that pardon, they can just snatch these people off the street and throw them on a plane to another country to be locked up in a hellish concentration camp. Then when lawyers point out that they were pardoned the government can just say “whoopsie” and ignore them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump says 'very angry' with Putin over Ukraine: NBC⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But… but… he has the cards!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Parasites successfully deliver drugs to the brain.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice try RFK Jr, but you’re not gonna assimilate me that easily.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I love the future.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Being a criminal is practically a requirement for a post in this administration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If they actually do this, then every country that still supports Ukraine should ban Starlink, Twitter, Tesla, etc. Musk and Trump want to aid Russia militarily, they can get sections like any other Russian Oligarch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europe will not be part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, US envoy says⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or peace for that matter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Germany | US Vice President Vance shuns Scholz and meets AfD party leader instead⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  American fascist meets with German fascists, warns mainstream German parties that they shouldn’t do a bunch of shit his party does every day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨my version is better⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s to you Mrs. Robinson; She’s a slutty moron you should know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TFW you think you got away with it for 137 years but then the cops come knockin⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  God I love that episode. Just a fantastic performance and great writing. There’s so many layers to it, and in particular I just love how ominous and terrifying the vorlons become the more you think about what they’re doing here.

  On the other hand, Star Trek made Piglet Jack the Ripper, and the thought of him in a top hat and mutton chops running around the hundred acre woods stabbing hookers is also quite enjoyable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the council⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Huddlefish

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BioWare knew the deepest secrets of Dragon Age lore 20 years ago, and locked it away in an uber-plot doc⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re trying to portray it as something that was done from the very beginning, as opposed to something they only pinned down in preparation for the 3rd game in the series. Nothing wrong with them getting through two games before writing out their bible, but that doesn’t make for a very compelling article.