ApatheticCactus

@ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everything is a problem⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Mine is LG. I really really hate the privacy invasion software, but no internet for the tv and it shuts up. No ‘no internet’ popups at least.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everything is a problem⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I recently got really tired of my TV constantly nagging me to update the firmware for all the newest features. I just disconnected it from wifi instead. I do not use my TV for smart features, I use it as a display. I update the things plugged into it, because that’s their job. If i need to stream something, I will use a box. A box that can be replaced or easily updated or changed out.

  A display has one job, to display whatever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does AI use so much power?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Would AI inferencing, or training be better suited to a quantum computer? I recall thouse not being great at conventional math, but massively accelerates computations that sounded similar to machine learning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Founder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts sales⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I worked at BlockBuster back when Netflix came out. It was legit a great contender, and an awesome service. BB had their own mail service, but it was just seen as a copycat. Also the franchise had a LOT of bad blood, and sometimes rightfully so. Depended on local management how much leeway you could have. The most lax stores that were lenient did the best.

  The reason it worked was because physical media is protected by the first sale doctrine. So if you could buy a disc, it could be under one roof as rentable inventory.

  Streaming and licenses is what fragmented everything and greed gave the appropriate incentive.

  It also somewhat killed direct competition. When everything was physical on a shelf in front of you, all for the same price, you had direct comparison and competition. You could have any show or movie from any studio all side by side. That $2-5 could get you anything, across the board.

  I saw this all coming from miles away. I don’t blame anyone, every step sounded like a great deal. I see a lot of the same things with Gamepass. It’s a great deal, and I don’t blame anyone for using it… But I don’t see it as being a long term net positive for the industry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only smart thing I’d want an oven to do would be to turn itself off. That’s it, really. Did I leave the oven on after I left the house? Easy fix. Otherwise everything else is pretty much useless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Casual wear⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What about the god of stepping in spaghetti? Maybe fapping to that is like, prayer or something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Salt Lake City, plans to implement AI-assisted 911 call triaging to handle ~30% of about 450K non-emergency calls per year⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh you want to talk directly to a person? You need to subscribe to 911+. For only $4.99 a month, you get the following perks…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's a good question⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You think if he was shot the gun manufacturer would use that in their advertising?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump signs orders to bolster US drone defenses, boost supersonic flight⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, yeah- but what if they could sell the problem AND the solution?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Do I want my face in ads? No. Not at all.

  Would I want this same tech used to character swap myself into movies, or just swap actors in whatever? …okay yeah that might be kinda fun novelty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New 3D printing method enables complex designs and creates less waste⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m dubious of the recycling claim. The partially cured resin is dissolved in some secret solvent. Usually when you dissolve something in a solvent, the intention isn’t to recover the dissolved resin. They didn’t really discuss the recovery process, leading me to think it’s theoretically possible, but nobody will practically do it.

  Still, dissolveable supports with a single resin mix is pretty cool.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The PS3's comeback was insane⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have two working PS3s and one broken 360.

  One of the PS3s is a launch unit. Impressive machine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve tried one that works surprisingly well. Each sentence had great pacing, cadence, and correct enunciation- even had tone right when someone was shouting or angry or sad.

  I wouldn’t really recommend it, though. While I couldn’t pick any single thing out that was wrong, overall it just didn’t quite flow. It’s like watching someone try to act that is technically doing everything right, but it just isn’t good. It basically didn’t understand the greater context of the story and was saying lines.

  It was uncanny valley, but exclusively with voice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨great shoe idea⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So the dog prints are 3-4 prints relatively closely spaced, then a 2-3 foot gap and then 3-4 prints slightly offset from the first set.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Regulations don't exist because governments like them...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Market self regulation assumes informed consumers that are smart enough to know what things mean. Also it assumes healthy competition and companies that are competing to make the best product at the chrapest price. It ALSO assumes brand lotalty isn’t a thing, and consumers are judging things purely objectively.

  Like, i understand the idea, but in practice there are a ton of caveats.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is why we have a defense budget⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no idea who most of those characters are- which gives me an idea.

  What if I just made a bunch of AI generic anime characters and symbols and put those stickers on my car? The hardcore anime guys would be like, “Wait, what show is THAT from!? That looks awesome… What’s it from?” Just to passively drive a very specific type of person crazy trying to look it up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I always do. Feels wrong not to. Just get in the habit of ALWAYS using them and it becomes a no-brainer. It’s just a good habit to have.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In person socialization? Is that like VR chat?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s a legal issue, honestly. When printers first came out there was a fear that people would just print money and other illegal things, so printer firmware had to print out security identifiers on everything in yellow ink so it can be traceable. That’s also why yellow ink always goes out first, and why it complains about yellow ink when trying to only print black and white.

  If that’s law, then it could be illegal to use firmware that does not have these features, and anyone making fimware that ‘just prints’ may be held liable.

  Thus is all just an educated guess though, but seems plausible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There should be a term for people who never really returned from the pandemic's social isolation⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was never really social to begin with, so I just resumed being my normal introverted self.