TommySoda

@TommySoda@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X updates block feature, letting blocked users see your public posts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Why does anybody still even use Twitter outside of business related reasons? What if you get a stalker? If you block them it literally doesn’t do anything to stop them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta says it's making its Llama models available for US national security applications⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Did we learn nothing from Skynet?

  For real though, with the amount of mistakes AI makes I wouldn’t trust it with anything concerning life and death. Best case it will decide to do something shady and worst case they can use it as an excuse to do something shady and blame it on AI to avoid liability.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like they’re doing this because they are going so hard with steam deck. Regardless, good on Valve for doing this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google plans AI browser assistant "Jarvis" to automate web tasks.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m starting to feel like this whole AI craze that big tech companies are forcing onto others is just a dick measuring contest that none of them have the balls to back out of even though they all know it’s a stalemate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No Google Cloud for 12 hours due to power outage.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If only there was a way to keep files on a device you can keep in your home. Maybe even set up a closed system that you can access from everywhere without having to rely on Google’s servers 24/7.

  Oh wait, there is. Nevermind.

  As much as I’m talking shit, I get it. At the end of the day convenience is a hell of a drug.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pee posting?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I like how they censor the “C” in dick so it’s just “DIK”

  I found that funnier than the whole rest of it lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can U.S. Tech Giants Deliver on the Promise of Nuclear Power?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  With how they treat the things they are supposedly good at, I can only imagine how catastrophic this could be. I don’t think you’d want the people working at a nuclear power plant to be so overwhelmed with work they need to piss in bottles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Stop all time wasting’: Woolworths workers tracked and timed under new efficiency crackdown⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As a long time worker of many different jobs, slacking off is the most important part of the job. Even if you like the job. All this will do is burn out all their employees faster than normal and make productivity suffer for the whole company. I’ve worked for a lot of small companies and penny pinching is the easiest way to lose a lot of money in the long run.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Garbage in, garbage out': AI fails to debunk disinformation, study finds.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Five flavors 🤤⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Five Finger Death Punch is as close as you can possibly get to pop music without leaving the genre of metal completely. I don’t judge people if it’s their jam, I just think they are extremely mediocre at best. It’s no coincidence that the majority of their most popular songs are covers.

  But hey, people like what they like.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google tests showing full recipes right in search results⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, whenever I use Google these days I just scroll down all the way and work my way up. It’s basically subconscious at this point and it’s surprisingly helpful. Makes Google actually useful again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cheeto liquor, so many regrets⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I respect your ingenuity and creativity. Also, I hate you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starfield's first DLC is one of the worst Bethesda and DLCs of all time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Same with No Man’s Sky. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but they buckled down and delivered on almost every promise that they failed on back at release. Not only that but every update since the game came out has been for free. Both No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk are fantastic games, and they were garbage on release. Bethesda has been doing the opposite approach and avoiding feedback from fans since Skyrim came out the first time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US couple blocked from suing Uber after crash say daughter agreed to Uber Eats terms⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And they’ll keep getting away with it as long as corporations are treated better than actual people. And you know they put shit like this in the agreements because they know nobody reads them. And every time we get complacent or blame someone else, it only gets worse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s more about accessibility. It’s not like they make the games anymore and the emulators they have on the Switch are lackluster. You could buy shit on eBay but if it’s a super niche game it’d probably cost a lot of money. Money that doesn’t go back to Nintendo. It’s not like they’re going to lose money for someone playing a super rare game on an emulator.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So… Almost every single video pre switch besides speed running videos? Where the fuck else are they supposed to play them? By the time “let’s plays” we’re popular on YouTube we were in the time of the Wii or even passed it. And even if they didn’t emulate, they’d have to have bought the console off eBay where Nintendo makes zero money from the discontinued consoles. This is literally just control for the sake of control and it’s why I hate Nintendo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Major outage: Verizon confirms it’s working to restore service after widespread complaints⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My brother was having the same issue. He could call people just fine while his girlfriend couldn’t. He discovered that he can’t call anyone that has an iPhone and they can’t call anyone else.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Major outage: Verizon confirms it’s working to restore service after widespread complaints⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey, I just got a phone call from my brother because he couldn’t call anyone. I have T-Mobile and he has Verizon. Funnily enough our call worked just fine but he couldn’t call his girlfriend. Apparently he has no problems calling people that are using Android but can’t call anyone using an iPhone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Multiplayer shooters should get "pure" healers that can't shoot⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That would just make them even bigger targets than they already are. And now they won’t have a way to defend themselves? That sounds like a nightmare. I used to play Overwatch and would always play support. There’s no way in hell i’d trust my team to help me if I’m being attacked. They’re probably just gonna jump ahead and say “I need healing!” fifteen times and call me a trash healer as I get the shit beaten out of me with no way to fight back. If this is how support roles worked nobody would play them. I already get left to my own devices as the rest of the team ignores me getting attacked in the back line. It’s already a thankless and painful role to play and this would make it unbearable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI bots now beat 100% of those traffic-image CAPTCHAs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, we literally train them by completing the CAPTCHAs. Why do you think you were picking things like bikes, traffic lights, cars, and busses? The only question now is what’s next…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨London Newspaper Plans to Revive Dead Art Critic With AI, Lays Off Real Writers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, but I don’t really give a shit about what an AI thinks about art. If I wanted a second opinion on something I’d probably ask something that can actually have an opinion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube Premium subscribers are reporting price hikes around the globe⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Do creators make money from people that watch that have premium? That’s the only way I’d consider it.

  Who am I kidding, even if they do it’s probably pennies. That’s why they all have a Patreon and a sponsorship on every video.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Modders negate God of War Ragnarök PSN requirement after a brief review bombing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well if you didn’t put PSN on a single player game you wouldn’t have this happen. I was gonna buy it day one until I heard. Instead, I’m just focusing on my backlog that’s been piling up and I’ll just get it when it’s on sale

  Also remember that PSN isn’t available in all countries. So if you’re in one of those 100+ countries you can’t even play it if you buy it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley 1.6 is Coming November 4th.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you like this genre this game is at the very top. I played Harvest Moon back in the day and this game surpasses it in almost every way. Plus, it’s $20 and goes on sale for less than that very frequently, sometimes as low as $5. It’s not like you’re losing much if you pick it up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley 1.6 is Coming November 4th.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know what game you’re playing because I’ve never run into this issue before. I’ve played through year 4 on several different farms and never encountered anything of this magnitude. I’ve been playing this game since day one and have had nothing but positive experiences and so has pretty much everyone else. If minor adjustments to gameplay are enough to classify a game as being in perpetual Early Access, then every single game that is being made today is in perpetual Early Access. In fact in most games you don’t even get the new content with the updates. Also, the game costs $20 it’s not like you’re spending over $100 for the Premium Deluxe Edition Game of the Year Season Pass Preorder Bundle. It’s $20 and goes on sale so frequently you could pick it up for $5 four or five times a year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley 1.6 is Coming November 4th.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Bro, the man’s basically releasing free dlc not updating an early access game. The game was never in early access and all your saves are compatible with the new expansions (I sometimes still play the same farm I’ve had since the game was first released). The game already has more content than any other game in the genre and ConcernedApe is still releasing all updates for free and promised to never charge for anything new added to the game. What is there to complain about when you’re getting free shit where in most games it costs $5 to $10?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OceanGate’s ill-fated Titan sub relied on a hand-typed Excel spreadsheet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Jesus Christ that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. The submarine in the game Iron Lung was safer to drive than this thing. Manual positional updates onto a spreadsheet and then literally drawn by hand on a map? I wouldn’t even trust this thing in a damn swimming pool.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨28 Years Later: Danny Boyle’s New Zombie Flick Was Shot on an iPhone 15⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  True. I was comparing it to the second for some reason. But still, only 22 years and I’m just dumb. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨28 Years Later: Danny Boyle’s New Zombie Flick Was Shot on an iPhone 15⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m glad they mentioned the release dates in the article because for a second there I was about to look up when “28 Weeks Later” came out to see if this mad lad waited 28 years to make the next movie. It came out in 2007 so it’s been 17 years. For some reason I felt like it was so much older than I remember, but it would have come out when I was a toddler if they did release it 28 years ago.

  … Anyway. I’m stoked to see the movie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starlink is increasingly interfering with astronomy, scientists say⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My favorite part is that bout 5 miles down the highway they have fibre optic. They’ve been “installing” it for about 4 or 5 years now. They’ve had the spool just sitting outside for half that time.