underwire212
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- Comment on Beer, I summon thee 3 days ago:
A whole new meaning to the is your fridge running joke
- Comment on Google creating an AI agent to use your PC on your behalf, says report | Same PR nightmare as Windows Recall 3 weeks ago:
Can’t wait till AI can just learn and utilize my consciousness on my behalf. That way I don’t need to exist.
- Comment on Clever, clever 3 weeks ago:
I mean it’s possible yeah. But the point is that the professor should know this and, hopefully, modify the instructions for those with this specific accommodation.
- Comment on ... 3 weeks ago:
Ideally, absolutely. That’s what makes the hallmarks of a great scientist.
In practice, institutionalized science can be just as dogmatic and closed-minded as some of the worst religions.
I have had advisors/coworkers/management straight up ignore certain evidence because it didn’t fit their preconceived views of what the results “should be”. This doesn’t make the process of science objective anymore when people are crafting experiments in ways to fit their views, or cherry picking data that conforms to their views.
And you would be surprised at how often this happens in very high-stakes science industries (people’s lives are at stake). It’s fucking disgusting, and extremely dangerous.
- Comment on AI-powered weapons scanners used in NYC subway found zero guns in one month test 3 weeks ago:
He works at the knife factory
- Comment on 2 in 3 People Often Encounter Hate Speech Online. 4 weeks ago:
WhatsApp? Isn’t that just like, a messenger? Would think you’d want better friends if you’re encountering hate speech in your group chats haha
- Comment on New largest prime number discovered by former Nvidia software engineer 4 weeks ago:
We define people by their labor value in capitalist societies. It only makes sense headlines would refer to people thru the lens of their previous employer.
- Comment on Do you have what it takes to become a geologist? 5 weeks ago:
ITT: people who have clearly never done acid pretending they’ve done acid.
- Comment on Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it 1 month ago:
Video killed the radio star
- Comment on Nature is blunt. 2 months ago:
“Have a cup of coffee every morning? Maybe switch to every other day to offset the costs!”
- Comment on Facial Recognition 2 months ago:
Not sure
- Comment on Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” 2 months ago:
Anti-shit underwear? Sign me up!
- Comment on Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” 2 months ago:
The “signing up for Planet Fitness membership but not actually using the gym” is the real idiot tax. Well, yeah, I guess this one is too.
- Comment on Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” 2 months ago:
I mean you’re not wrong in a sense. Their marketing campaign centered around targeting a specific demographic (high income insecure millennials)…those that would spend a lot of money to their own exercise equipment than go to the gym with other people around.
Now there’s nothing wrong with that (with wanting your own exercise equipment, at least). I just wish people realized other gym goers don’t give a shit about you. I literally don’t remember anything about anyone after the gym (like “wow that dude was so fat”).
But alas, here we have our lovely corporate propagan-….I mean “Public Relations”…manufacturing insecurity in the mind of the consumer.
As much as I dislike Planet Fitness’s predatory business model, I do gotta say they used this “gym insecurity” manufacturing from other PR firms to their advantage. “We know you’re insecure about going to the gym. Here’s a gym for the regular joe. Super cheap and the gym won’t have those judgmental gym goes (who never existed in the first place) that other gyms have. It’s only $10 a month! Yeah, we make it so you literally need to give us your left kidney in order to cancel your subscription, and yeah 90% of our revenue comes from people who never actually use the gyms, but hey, if you’re one of the 10%, then that’s even better since the 90% basically pay for your membership, new equipment, clean gym, amenities, AND the gyms won’t be crowded!”
So yeah…predatory as fuck…but at least their PR campaign centered around taking advantage of a manufactured insecurity rather than adding to it? Or maybe by perpetuating the idea that there really do exist a bunch of toxic gym goers isn’t helping really…I’m not so sure now haha.
- Comment on Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” 2 months ago:
They hired some PR firm that did a really good job of marketing the enshitification to a specific demographic (high income millennials)
- Comment on it's just that simple. Don't forget to exercise out of depression... 2 months ago:
Also, exercise has been shown to help with mild to moderate depression symptoms. It is not a cure as some would make you believe. But it certainly does help, and help quite a bit it can.
- Comment on The age of wood 3 months ago:
If X, then X
- Comment on perspective 3 months ago:
Bigger thing even bigger than very big thing
- Comment on I love antique books. 3 months ago:
Yeah I figured lol. Was just goofin around
- Comment on Tawny Frogmouth 3 months ago:
The meth of the skies
- Comment on I love antique books. 3 months ago:
That’s actually a really good book. It’s a sci fi novel about children from another planet who can fly.
- Comment on JustPlumberThings 3 months ago:
Mmmmmm microplastics 🥰
- Comment on Chicken vs Egg 5 months ago:
When genetic mutation happened between non-chicken and its egg to create real chicken
- Comment on *Creeper sounds* 5 months ago:
Tsssssssssss
- Comment on Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda experience internet outages 6 months ago:
Conspiracy: world powers and governments are testing out their “emergency shutdown of internet” technologies on these countries with the pretext of the solar flares happening.
- Comment on Ok, $23. Final offer. 6 months ago:
The haggling boosts my ego and makes me feel POWERFUL
- Comment on Many universities calling in police today also celebrate campus protests of the past 6 months ago:
Well of course. The past isn’t challenging their ruling and authority.
- Comment on Either that, or how this would present investment opportunity for the savvy 6 months ago:
Why skipping work during the rapture is actually bad for your mental health.
- Comment on Blud really thought 💀 7 months ago:
Thank you. I am enlightened now
- Comment on Blud really thought 💀 7 months ago:
Peeetah. Explain plz