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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
They learned it by watching Amazon.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
The number of adults I know who ask ChatGPT for recipes is non-zero.

Teenagers use it like it’s a search engine. They don’t understand the difference.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
AI is the only “product” that I’ve ever seen where the sales pitch is, “We made it and now you should want it, but you have to figure out why you want it.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you people all bots?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you people all bots?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Anyone who thinks I’m a bot can bite my shiny metal ass.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dating⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
An empty bio and one-word replies sounds like someone who’s not worth talking to. I don’t think that’s your failure.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dating⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
In my experience with three different UU congregations, they can be pretty varied.

My former city had one that was Protestant-lite, one that was nearly neopagan, and one that was so insular that I felt unwelcome as a visitor.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dating⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
An unsolicited photo of something random might not be something everyone responds to. I wouldn’t necessarily send a response.

So if she doesn’t respond, it doesn’t definitively mean she doesn’t want to talk to you. Maybe try again with something that actually indicates that you’re looking for a response. Like … ask a question about something you know you have in common.

Did you finish the reading for class? I think the part about ABC could be interpreted to apply to XYZ. What do you think?

You said you like comedians. Have you seen the new Marcello Hernandez special on Netflix?

Make it something that could turn into an actual conversation if she answers you.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
This was my position when my husband and I moved in together, but I could not convince him.

Then we got a kitten who loved to drink from the faucet. After the second time she fell into the open toilet on her way to the bathroom sink, he got on board with keeping the toilet closed.

19 years later, we no longer have that sweet baby, but it’s still a habit.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do not recommend.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Apparently not.

I had some friends in undergrad who tried several of the recipes, and they said it was a huge waste of time. (These guys were honors students in science majors, so I wouldn’t chalk it up to user error in all cases.)
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why isint lemmy more popular?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Lemmy currently feels a lot like reddit used to in the beginning, when posts came from real people who just wanted to share ideas about things they cared about. I’d rather keep it as is than see it grow into the bloated bot farm of garbage and advertising that reddit has become.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Insulin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t think I ever had insurance in the US where checking into the hospital for any amount of time would cost less than $800 out of pocket.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Let’s be real; C-suite positions are rarely filled by anyone who brings actual value to the company. They’re figureheads, but they’re also largely interchangeable.

And with so many CEOs, CTOs, etc., doing so much of their jobs with LLMs, that basically proves that you don’t need actual intelligence in those positions.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOX BREAKING NEWS ALERT!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Sad, but true.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breakthrough gel can regenerate tooth enamel within weeks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Playing hockey?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Edible Wood⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Be careful with that advice. Yew is highly toxic.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3-bean soup⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't fix the problem just change the parameters⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Not currently teaching in a “US hole.” I’ve been teaching in South America for 5 years and I have never noticed an analog clock in a public place here.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't fix the problem just change the parameters⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I’m from the US, but I’m currently a teacher in South America. Kids here are even worse at reading analog clocks than my students in the US were.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't fix the problem just change the parameters⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Teacher here.

I’m pretty certain that the only place where my students ever encounter an analog clock is at school. But teaching how to read analog clocks is required in our math education standards, so I have one and I use it, even though I think there are other, more relevant places to put our academic focus.

I’m 45 years old. I’m pretty sure we only ever had one analog clock in our house when I was growing up in the '80s, and that was my grandpa’s alarm clock. The only places I’ve been where only analog clocks were available have been schools. Even our local bank in my small town changed to a digital clock on its sign outside.

Unfortunately, education systems are dictated by legislators, who are often old and out-of-touch. So I doubt we’ll see a change in the education requirements any time soon. But, just like how keyboarding has replaced cursive in the classrooms, it will eventually come.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
My uncle was a factory worker and a daily regular at his favorite local bar for more than 30 years.

My mom wouldn’t allow me to go inside the bar (because drinking alcohol is a sin, you know). But in the '80s and '90s, before cell phones, I knew exactly where to find him after school if I needed anything.

Unfortunately, 30+ years of excessive drinking caused a lot of really serious health problems that caught up to him when he was in his 50s. The owners and staff sent a huge flower arrangement and all came to his funeral.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I also always access .world through my VPN.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I’m still here at .world because every time I think I’ve identified a better instance to go to where people seem to like it, I see someone else who recommends blocking it.

I definitely see the appeal of (and need for) blocking individuals, but I think that instances are too big and varied to neatly paint everyone with the same brush.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Republican? Democrat? There is a third option:⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
This is the most reasonable course of action. Some things can’t be unseen.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Autism has been announced!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
If MAGA is going to insist that late-night comedy hosts be 100% factually accurate, then I think the least the next Democratic government should do is require partisan propaganda to be labeled as such.

This goes for both sides. MSNBC, NewsMax, HuffPost, Fox News, all need disclaimers for opinion and partisan content.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dinner is ready! ⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Mine, too! (Also Korean and Lebanese.) What an excellent range of options.

I would miss Mexican food, but I’d make do.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I remember having to steal magic spells from enemies. It really turned me off from the game.

I was glad to see FFIX go back to a more traditional system.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Practical Magic⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I have to assume that any witch selling curses on Etsy doesn’t believe in the Rule of Three.

I wonder how many really identify as witches and actually cast the spells people pay them for.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨don't trust cowboys or people doing cowboy voices⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
You’ll have to add a couple of instances of “dang ol’” on your own to make that work.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
This. Times 1000.

Kids aren’t born with internet-connected devices in their hands. Adults give devices to them and then walk out of the room.

Would you let the average internet poster or YouTuber babysit your kid? Because that’s literally what you’re doing.

I grew up in the '80s and '90s. My mom did her best to pay attention to the shows/movies I was watching, the books I was reading, the music I was listening to. And up until I was about 13, it was all very tightly controlled. It’s still possible to have that kind of oversight, but it’s more work than a lot of parents are willing to do.

I live outside the US now, and most of my elementary-school students have parents who very tightly control their screen time and actively monitor their usage. The kids have sports training, dance classes, and other activities that get them out in the world. It’s very, very different from the kids I used to teach in the US.