Dyskolos
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- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 19 minutes ago:
I questioned the USE of it, not the basic mechanics of what it does or how it works. I can build an incredibly complicated machine to turn on my light-switches (ok, bad example as i actually do that in a smart-home) but turning it on by hand is quicker and simpler. Noone would want such a machine for that. Same why no one (except maybe disabled people or totally technically clueless ones) would need an LLM to toggle HDR or adjust brightness/volume/whatever.
- Comment on China bans influencers from speaking on ‘serious’ topics like finance or health without university degree 22 minutes ago:
Of course there might be shining exceptions on YT, not arguing here. But a platform where people post content simply to get money (or fame or both, why else use youtube at all?) is maybe not the best start to get good info. Or weed the crap out to find actual good content. I gave that up a long time ago.
It’s just tiresome to seek for pearls in a vast ocean of dullness. Especially if it’s a topic i don’t know much about but WANT to. On those topics where i’m already expert at, it’s easy to separate, but there i don’t need it :)
- Comment on Internal Report Shows the Military Always Wanted to Join the Drug War 2 hours ago:
“I’m sure the terrorists will get the message soon and we will see a huge decrease in poison in our communities,” he wrote on X.
Oh yes, of course. It’s all about the “poison in our communities”. If that’s gone, drug fiends will no longer emerge, the problem is finally solved at the basis. Drug-free USA! How about trying to change people’s life so they don’t even get kicked into the downwards-spiral that ends in drugabuse?
Weird, the same argument they won’t accept for guns seems to be valid for drugs 😁
- Comment on China bans influencers from speaking on ‘serious’ topics like finance or health without university degree 2 hours ago:
Yeah sure, that’s the kind of idiot doc I thought of. But dumdums seeking confirmation for their beliefs, not the truth, will always find a way.
- Comment on China bans influencers from speaking on ‘serious’ topics like finance or health without university degree 2 hours ago:
True. Confirmation bias is a thing. But at least it could help the few who still seek meaningful advice. Then again, why would they be on social media in the first place.
Sadly I have no better idea to tackle that problem. You can’t cure Idiocracy-is-live-now
- Comment on China bans influencers from speaking on ‘serious’ topics like finance or health without university degree 2 hours ago:
Oh I do too.
- Comment on US says 4 killed in new strike on alleged Pacific drug boat 5 hours ago:
And if I did that to my neighbors they’d call it murder. Should join the military, at least I could legally murder people someone else doesn’t like.
- Comment on China bans influencers from speaking on ‘serious’ topics like finance or health without university degree 5 hours ago:
It will probably be executed badly, but the underlying idea is, as often, ahead of the western world. The sheer amount of stupidity that even earns money from being the village-idiot with a megaphone is mind staggering and saddening.
E.g. if only doctors if medicine (or equivalents) would be allowed to talk about vaccination, instead of every assclown with an “opinion”…that’d be societal progress and a tiny leash on social
cancermedia.Sure, a well paid doc telling vaccination is bad would inflict equal harm, but at least he’d be one out of 50.
Also sure, who gets to set the rules, who gets to judge and enforce? Can’t even be half-assed fair.
- Comment on [Video] "I Tried the First Humanoid Home Robot. It Got Weird." 7 hours ago:
I’ll buy the first one without US-involvement. Can’t await.
- Comment on Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers 8 hours ago:
I would not touch a combination of meta and luxottica with a 10m-pole. And I love gadgets.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 1 day ago:
I didn’t pretend. I questioned the use of baked-in “ai”. And if you believe in your total control, you might just be the perfect customer for it.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 2 days ago:
I know what it means, but toggling HDR isn’t really the thing that makes the total surveillance worth it. Not even for people who are ignorant to privacy.
- Comment on save the planet 🌎 5 days ago:
I’m not that tolerant to half-assed :) If it wouldn’t net the wanted result, why even bother wasting precious time for something half-cooked? But probably depends on the what, where, when and why.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 5 days ago:
Name one really good application for baked-in? Nothing useful comes to my mind. And i’m not categorically against AI.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 6 days ago:
I said baked into the OS. Noone needs that. Everyone who needs ai can open a browser. That was the whole topic here, not usefulness of ai in general 😊
- Comment on grocery shopping 6 days ago:
Sounds annoying. But we just recently introduced those selfcheckouts. We’re probably still midage and changes like those will come.
- Comment on grocery shopping 6 days ago:
I’m no murican…
- Comment on grocery shopping 6 days ago:
How could one boycott food? Especially if literally everything went up? I can stop buying cars or whatever else, but not food.
Hence yes, it’s stealing. Not in a technical sense OFC. And it’s not because a good became more scarce or anything, but just greed. Plain and simple.
Also yes, it’s not the grocery’s fault. But as said, can’t rob a factory or a CEO. And as everyone is raking in record profits, it’s fine.
As a sided note: I didn’t raise prices of my stuff and I also didn’t raise rents of my apartments (I’m still just at covering costs, not earning). We’re doing good, employees happy, why should I? To expand? To have more stuff? Greed has no limit, and with things like rent or food, people have no choice to “vote with their wallet”.
- Comment on grocery shopping 6 days ago:
Interesting. Sounds pretty foolproof. Wonder why they don’t do such thing here. You just scan or you don’t.
- Comment on Sad but true 1 week ago:
True. But I’d argue having money is way worse. Doesn’t even matter if you’re ugly as shit, people will always try to rent an apt in your arse. At least when they know you’re loaded. Then it’s game over. Can’t trust anyone anymore. Ever.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 1 week ago:
Didn’t say that was a reason to gulp it down. Just that the use cases aren’t zero.
Knew a quadriplegic that gamed with her mouth on windows. A really well working, integrated “ai” would’ve dramatically improved her life and saved her hundreds of thousands for all the equipment and tech-guys. And yes, that’s a very limited use case, but would allow poorer disabled people to also use a computer better.
But that’s really all good reasons I can come up with. For all else noone needs the shit baked into the OS.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 1 week ago:
But d2, cod and others won’t. So already millions of gamers that couldn’t switch. Me included. Love d2.
And I didn’t say it’s good or that those root kits won’t suck. I just stated those players can’t switch. No matter how great all linuxes are (I run 20 Linux vs 5 win machines at home, so I do favor it).
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 1 week ago:
I’d say there would be a great benefit for a lot of e.g. disabled people who can’t use the traditional inputs. Not saying that as a pro-ai/pro-win argument. Just that there actually will be good use-cases.
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 1 week ago:
But nearly no multiplayer will work (due to stupid anti-cheat) Which is a very large base of the gamers who can never switch, even if they’d want to.
- Comment on grocery shopping 1 week ago:
Interesting. Where are the weighs? Do you HAVE to out your bag on a special place?
I wonder we don’t have that yet too. But then again, overworked and understaffed. Noone cares if anything beeps or not. Even if the door-alarms go off, nothing happens. In no store, ever. It’s just that the vast majority of Germans are so obedient, they instantly stop, go to the next employee and explain themselves.
- Comment on grocery shopping 1 week ago:
might work, but that’s a bit of overkill. I prefer sleigh-of-hand or simply not scanning many things. People are already overworked and understaffed, noone’s gonna check anyway. The cameras are just scare-tactics too.
- Comment on grocery shopping 1 week ago:
Monopolize? Great. Should I ever visit the US (no I would not), I’d go there and steal a lot :)
- Comment on grocery shopping 1 week ago:
lol. Well I’m not old enough to go for the “confused”-route :)
- Comment on grocery shopping 1 week ago:
Whatever a “Kroger” might be, but luckily the world has morally intact people like you! And I’m not frustrated, it’s not about the money, it’s the principle. Someone in the chain did raise prices for items I can’t boycott, I don’t care who. Also I don’t need justification. To whom should I justity? to you? lol.
- Comment on AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable | Van Badham 1 week ago:
Actually. You’re right. I kinda retract my previous statement. With a heavy heart, I might add.