N0t_5ure
@N0t_5ure@lemmy.world
- Comment on Two Tesla Robotaxis Use Center of Four-Lane Road for Pickup and Dropoff… With One Getting Stuck for 4 Minutes 1 day ago:
Musk is now talking about having Tesla invest in his xAI company, which I find to be a transparent attempt to try to leverage the AI mania to prop up Tesla’s stock price. Eventually this will all come crashing down, but as the saying goes, markets can remain rational longer than you can remain solvent, so the collapse may take a while.
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 1 day ago:
I found it. The pic was taken in 1995. It was a film print and I don’t currently have access to a scanner, so I snapped a pic with my phone (sorry about the quality). I think I took the pic because the amusing words on the side struck me as very Australian, and I’m sure I was probably told of its significance.
- Comment on Banned Music in the Third Reich 1 day ago:
However by 1939 it ended up on the list of songs which were banned in the third reich. It suddenly was branded degenerate music along with music from Jewish composers and Jazz music. The reason why it fell out of favor was because it was seen as kitsch and it was also perceived as a satire on Hitler. It took them 6 years to figure that out.
Reminds me of right-wingers loving Rage Against the Machine and then turning on them as “woke” when they discover that they’re part of the machine being raged against.
- Comment on Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI 1 day ago:
What could possibly go wrong?
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 1 day ago:
I’ll see if I can dig it up.
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 1 day ago:
I don’t have much recollection of the pub, though I do have a picture of it. I was doing the “Oz Experience” bus tour, so naturally they hit all the tourist spots. It was a great trip.
- Comment on The original Ettamogah Pub in Albury, NSW 1 day ago:
I’ve been there, back in the mid 1990s.
- Comment on Trump threatens to escalate trade war amid confusion over new tariff rates 1 week ago:
Does anyone have any clue what the tariffs are these day? He’s changed things so many times it’s impossible to keep up.
- Comment on What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol 1 week ago:
I will never own a grill that has to connect to wifi. In fact, I actively avoid any appliance that adds unnecessary IOT functionality.
- Comment on Man, I hate it when this happens! 1 week ago:
I hate when cats do that to you.
- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 1 week ago:
- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 1 week ago:
My favorite are the old bathtubs stood up and half-buried with statues of the Virgin Mary or Jesus inside.
- Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 1 week ago:
My question is whether nuclear winter will mitigate the CO2 warming.
- Comment on This California community's water will be shut off if it doesn't approve a stunning 300% rate hike by Monday 2 weeks ago:
It was supposed to be a golfer’s paradise.
Cue music
As my water service collects a massive mountain of debt
I take a look at the golf course and realize there’s nothing left.
- Comment on Putin says recession in Russia 'must not be allowed to happen' 3 weeks ago:
It doesn’t matter how many people he throws out of windows, if the conditions favor economic contraction that’s what he’s going to get.
- Comment on What the fuck 3 weeks ago:
3.5 babies if you count the horizontal line.
- Comment on What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market? 3 weeks ago:
I have a Kobo Clara I’m super happy with. Way better than the buggy Kindle I had.
- Comment on ‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers 4 weeks ago:
Actual price they will charge: One Million Dollars
- Comment on Peak male form 4 weeks ago:
I wish more people would be open about it. Alan Ritchson is one of the few Hollywood celebrities that has candidly spoken about his use of exogenous testosterone to prepare for his role as Reacher, but clearly so many others are getting help. I’m in my late 50s trying to add muscle mass, and it’s a huge challenge. I’d say that I’m better off than all of the men in this 1919 photo, but not by that much.
- Comment on Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads 5 weeks ago:
It used to be that phone technology improved relatively quickly, and a 2 year old phone was significantly worse than the latest and greatest. Now, not so much. I use a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphene OS, and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the latest tech. The camera is great, certainly more than good enough for me, and the phone is responsive and does everything I need it to do, and it’s 3+ generations old. I see no need to spend $1000+ on a new phone.
- Comment on Tumult in U.S. Treasurys shows Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' might be disaster 1 month ago:
The meirdas touch.
- Comment on Markets sink as debt worries hammer U.S. bonds 1 month ago:
Conversely, gold, the “anti-dollar” is pumping. It’s the safest place to put your money these days.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
The Kobo Clara supports libby and also DRM free ebooks. Display is clear and battery life is good.
- Comment on US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens 3 months ago:
“Yer in a fascist techno-dystopia, Harry!”
- Comment on US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens 3 months ago:
How can this be constitutional? This is a huge governmental intrusion into the personal lives of these personnel. I understand what the concern is, but I’ve never seen such an attempt to rule over the personal lives of employees.
