Allero
@Allero@lemmy.today
- Comment on Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally 5 hours ago:
Yes, it works perfectly well without Internet. Tried it both on physically disconnected PC and laptop in airplane mode.
- Comment on Captcha 9 hours ago:
Are they all inhumane, or are the commanders and some of the most brutal soldiers?
A lot of people got into the battlefield against their will, and among those who signed the contract, most did it for the money and not out of bloodlust.
Dehumanizing the enemy is leaving them little room to defect or change their views.
- Comment on Bee Aware! 16 hours ago:
Will you keep us updated?
We want to know whatcoms next
- Comment on [deleted] 21 hours ago:
It kinda exists, but I feel it is drowned in the era of outrage-based media.
And yes, it is often appropriated by various actors, even though the premise couldn’t be clearer.
- Comment on [deleted] 21 hours ago:
It’s…in the name?
But also sure, here’s the Cambridge Dictionary: dictionary.cambridge.org/us/…/anti-sexist
- Comment on [deleted] 22 hours ago:
I support feminist ideas, but don’t find them fitting to look at mens’ problems.
You randomly slap misogynist labels left and right because you got so rigid you cannot even start to comprehend any alternative view.
Nothing wrong with feminism when it comes to women and their issues.
- Comment on [deleted] 22 hours ago:
The problem is in your first remake of the quote.
I don’t like being associated with anti-racism…
I support antisexism. You just equated feminism and antisexism, and the latter is a bigger category than the former.
Nothing wrong with feminism as a fight for women’s rights, but looking at mens’ problems through the prism of feminism is the same as looking at racism against whites through the prism of BLM, or apples through bananas. That’s simply the wrong tool.
There is feminism - about women. There is masculism (which is currently heavily discredited by patriarchal shitheads, but originally comes from the same place of equality as feminism) - about men. There are also nonbinaries fighting for their place in the world. And there is antisexism combining them all.
- Comment on [deleted] 23 hours ago:
In principle, I do agree; but sometimes we have to explicitly highlight that men (or any other group) are included, because it’s often implied that some group is not.
It could be helpful to look into stereotypes people of both genders face that stop them, in this case, from seeking therapy. One can call out issues women AND men (and nonbinary folks) face on the topic, thereby both being very explicit that everyone’s involved, but maintaining a balanced message.
Something like “Men, you deserve support. You don’t have to be tough”, and then “Women, you don’t have to be a neverending source of care. You might need help too” etc.
- Comment on [deleted] 23 hours ago:
I don’t like being associated with feminism for a single reason - not everyone agrees that both women and men suffer, and the blame is often shifted on men. Besides, it is originally about women fighting for their rights, not men, and at any point in time women can note that it’s for the women and about women, effectively shaking off the very men who promoted it.
We can do better by building a wider antisexist community. At the end of the day, all we want, as long as we act in good faith, is for everyone to be equal in their rights and opportunities. Women face sexism. Men face sexism. Some of it stems from patriarchy, some of it might come from other angles. We should come together not under the banner of feminism, not under the banner of masculism, but from the neutral ground if we ever hope to achieve a society that treats men and women as equals.
- Comment on [deleted] 23 hours ago:
I’m happy you’re in a better place mentally!
Toxic masculinity is a bitch.
- Comment on New fuel cell could enable electric aviation 1 day ago:
Alright, that’s fair on your part.
- Comment on New fuel cell could enable electric aviation 1 day ago:
It takes energy to produce fuel. So what?
The point is, the efficiency of the entire process is much smaller compared to battery. Some estimates say that between electrolysis, transportation and fuel cell conversion it’s almost twice as bad in terms of energy efficiency, so you ultimately need double the energy for the same thing.
Sure, the math on planes is somewhat different as you need to account for battery weight. But really, it might still be more efficient to cram those batteries in. And as we know, it is still too bad to be usable.
- Comment on Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally 1 day ago:
There is already GPT4All.
Convenient graphical interface, any model you like, fully local, easy to opt in or out of data collection, and no fuss to install - it’s just a Linux/Windows/MacOS app.
For Linux folks, it is also available as flatpak for your convenience.
- Comment on Companies are using Ribbon AI, an AI interviewer to screen candidates. 1 day ago:
How long before AI interviewer accepts AI employee?
- Comment on Captcha 1 day ago:
During the Soviet invasion of Finland, snipers paid a crucial role in fending off the attack. Knowing the terrain and unique geographic features, Finnish soldiers were much more effective in battle, and snipers even more so.
For this reason, the invasion didn’t reach its ultimate goal despite Soviet Union having massive military advantage. Still, some territories went incorporated into the USSR.
- Comment on Captcha 1 day ago:
Calling Russian troops “orcs” is already quite dehumanizing, which is a source of conflicts as it is.
But really, Finnish army was well-suited as is to resist Russian invasion by intimate knowledge of the location and a mighty network of civil and military defenses, but now with NATO support it’s like a Viet Cong on steroids.
- Comment on New fuel cell could enable electric aviation 1 day ago:
I fancy you don’t have to release it in the air and can land with it.
And then you get free soda!
- Comment on New fuel cell could enable electric aviation 1 day ago:
Is it really cheaper and more practical to produce sodium vs hydrogen?
The typical issue with fuel cells is not energy density, it is the fact that you need to waste a lot of energy to regenerate and transport the fuel. For example, if you take a classic hydrogen option, you can either get it from natural gas (which is not sustainable/eco-friendly) or from water (which is fully sustainable as you get a closed cycle, but comes with additional energy losses on electrolysis, transportation and usage).
So, overall, you’ll need to spend much more energy (= both recurring and upfront costs) compared to running battery-powered transportation if you want to make it a close cycle similar to batteries.
- Comment on Hit it and quit it 1 day ago:
On a serious note, female reproductive system is extremely fucked and overcomplicated and a great example of how evolution makes something that works, not something that is perfect.
- Comment on MEN. 1 day ago:
I bet it was alcohol-based
- Comment on Which is more likely in the future: Smartphones eventually becoming more "open" OR Computers eventually becoming more "locked-down"? 2 days ago:
Technically, a developer can contact vendors to include their keys to Secure Boot, but that would require asking all of them and them responding positively. So, in practice, it is commonly Microsoft that controls it since obviously just about any vendor will support their signatures.
- Comment on Definitions 2 days ago:
Circumcized?
- Comment on Which is more likely in the future: Smartphones eventually becoming more "open" OR Computers eventually becoming more "locked-down"? 2 days ago:
Secure Boot does allow for Linux installation, just not any Linux installation. Some distros support it (like Fedora), some don’t (like Manjaro).
- Comment on There's a noticable influx of trans kids in my job. Are there any topics I should avoid or considerations I should take into account when training them? 3 days ago:
I do not agree with an angry mob downvoting you, but I’ll notice this is probably not the context to put this in.
This looks more like a parent figuring out about their kids being trans. In the OP’s context, everyone is on an even ground.
Here, it is mostly important to use their preferred names/pronouns and consult on the terms as necessary.
- Comment on I'm something of an expert myself 4 days ago:
My fear every time
Never actually happened, but still
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 4 days ago:
Honestly, many of them you know full well, but that’s because yes, they are that good:
- Minecraft
- TES III Morrowind and TES V Skyrim
- The Witcher 1 and 3
- Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Divided
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Dishonored 1 and 2
- Warcraft III and World of Warcraft
Completely deserve their legendary status
- Comment on Why do people care so much that their friend or family member’s partner is attractive and not just loving? 5 days ago:
Nope, just not true.
Sexuality is heavily tied to aesthetic attraction, in most men too.
- Comment on No looky for you! 5 days ago:
You don’t want to see it.
For the purposes of saving water, your dishes are repeatedly washed in dirty greasy brown water before rinsing. This does not look good, but in fact it is alright.
- Comment on Geologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire world 5 days ago:
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We do have enough copper
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Copper can be replaced with other materials in many applications
While we should always be careful about how we expend natural resources, we should not fall into sensationalism.
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- Comment on I'd choose 4 tbh 6 days ago:
Fats are a normal component of any cell membrane, and if we’re talking no fats whatsoever, there would be no membrane to speak of.