sandflavoured
@sandflavoured@lemm.ee
- Comment on Press F to pay respects 2 weeks ago:
It’s been real.
- Comment on The audacity 3 weeks ago:
why they wearing crocs
- Comment on Why do so many people delete their posts? 3 weeks ago:
Perhaps Lemmy should offer an option to delete the OP and retain comments?
I would also like to see some of the comments even after the original post is deleted if the post author is ok with leaving them up.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 3 weeks ago:
Agreed! There is more to a good life than politics.
Keeping an ear out, talking to people when relevant, and remembering it when it comes time to vote is enough.
I suppose the USA is having a particularly rough time of it lately, it’s understandable that many American users might have their situation front of mind.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 3 weeks ago:
Hey there, I too lived in one of the poorest and most densely populated regions in the world for half of my life.
Politics is unfortunately not a topic like any other. Unlike other subjects, this one materially affects all people in the relevant country, and often other countries too.
Governments work all the time to keep systems running, whether people think about them or not. But it is only by being aware of what is going on that people can make better choices when the time comes to choose new leaders.
Without political awareness, a person gives up their right to a say in how their country should be.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 3 weeks ago:
It’s difficult to see how it would be jarring, the guy is the very vocal President of the United States, materially affects quite a few people.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Hey there, am an Australian from a Muslim family. I too have the same, yet opposite, relationship dynamic as you - though our families are both aware now.
Formally, it is considered forbidden for Muslim women to marry outside the faith; her family won’t take it lightly. Perhaps in ways you haven’t considered.
Talk to your girlfriend. Ask her what she is worried about, and she will tell you. That is the best thing you can do.
- Comment on Wikimedia Foundation's plans to introduce AI-generated summaries to Wikipedia 3 weeks ago:
My immediate thought is that the purpose of an encyclopaedia is to have a more-or-less comprehensive overview of some topic of interest. The reader should be able to look through the page index to find the section they care about and read that section.
Its purpose is not to rapidly teach anyone anything in full.
It seems like a poor fit as an application for LLMs
- Comment on The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread! 3 weeks ago:
I prefer the way Doom 2016 looks and sounds, but Eternal is the more fun game I think.
- Comment on The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread! 3 weeks ago:
I’m playing Sekiro too! Such a fun game, so satisfying. And also kinda terrifying.
- Comment on Kid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshit 3 weeks ago:
I suspect many commenters are missing the point, the student’s response can only be the correct and expected answer to this question. Teacher has it wrong.
- Comment on Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech 3 weeks ago:
Use at work is a secondary factor. If end stage customers refuse to use a service because of a certain trait, that trait becomes unprofitable.
As an example, my friends and I will never play Valorant because of the invasive anti-cheat system; most people don’t care.
We all have a choice, even if it means giving up some conveniences. It would seem that most people either don’t know or don’t now better.
- Comment on Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech 4 weeks ago:
Remember that you, the reader, don’t have to take part in this. If you don’t like it, don’t use it - tell your friends and family not to use it, and why.
The only way companies stop this trend is if they see it’s a losing bet.
- Comment on Choose a number, 1-5! 2 months ago:
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