owenfromcanada
@owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Don't fall into the anti-AI hype 6 days ago:
Replace “AI” with “blockchain” and it’s almost copy-paste from a few years ago.
Many people rightfully recognize that LLMs can be a useful tool in certain situations. But just like every other over-hyped tech buzzthing from the last two decades, it’s overblown. And given the side-effects (like the environmental and social impacts) it’s perfectly reasonable people would want to reject it outright.
- Comment on Good cooking is a form of alchemy with equivalent exchange 6 days ago:
This tracks. Some people only have a basic proficiency, following simple combinations and predictable transmutations, while experts create delicious substances otherwise unknown to man.
Combining plants, flesh, and various precious minerals into something edible is magic.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
How far apart are the TVs?
If it’s cheaper and/or easier to run ethernet between the TVs, you can use HDMI-over-ethernet extenders (like this one). Fewer PCs/SBCs to manage that way.
- Comment on Just realized the whole species is after Boobs :) dating, mating, feeding 1 week ago:
I know it’s impolite to stare, but damn
- Comment on Even if you're living in a hot country, cold showers are disagreeable. 1 week ago:
Depends on how cold.
When I visited Haiti, a moderately cool shower at the end of the day was heavenly.
- Comment on Choosing to not to help your friends dying child doesn't make you an asshole 1 week ago:
Most of your posts belong in c/UnapologeticNarcissists so you should make that and go there.
- Comment on People with no friends needs to get the fuck up over it 1 week ago:
##People with shit opinions need to shut the fuck up over it
I have seen lots of posts, one where a GROWN MAN is WHINING like a little bitch because he saw a couple of youtube videos with people crying in them. Like, ok, this is so pathetic. Who cares what random people on youtube are doing? That’s not something to create a bitchertation about; it would be equivalent of me watching a youtube video that doesn’t interest me and whining to a bunch of strangers about it. Please grow the fuck up, leave people alone and do your own thing.
One song lyric I like is “You’re a loser, baby, a loser, goddamn baby, you’re a fucked-up little whiny bitch (hey).”
Youtube videos are not important, and not liking one is not something to bitch or whine about.
If you don’t like random youtube videos and you want to whine like a little bitch over it, please get the fuck over it.
- Comment on It is theoretically possible to constantly travel so that it is perpetually daytime wherever you are 2 weeks ago:
My dad once had a flight west that took off just before sunset. Apparently took well over an hour for the sun to fully set. Not quite perpetual, but the stretching of dusk was apparently pretty weird.
- Comment on Linux Slicer 2 weeks ago:
Orca slicer works okay, but I have the newer Kobra 3 Max and it doesn’t come with the printer profile as of yet. And I still have to use the AnycubicSlicer Next suite to do any remote control. And trying to run it under CachyOS had a lot of visual problems (the Workbench tab shows nothing at all). The command line output is line after line of GTK errors.
By the license, I think they should be obligated to release the source, so if they do that maybe I can help make it less terrible (or at least reverse engineer the remote control protocol).
- Comment on Linux Slicer 2 weeks ago:
It depends on your distro. I have an AnyCubic printer and have to use their derivative of Orca. It only supports Ubuntu 24.04, so I run it in a VM when I need it. There are some weird GTK things with it too. But still functional.
- Comment on Smarties are like the chocolate version of jellybeans 2 weeks ago:
Compared to M&Ms, Smarties have a thicker candy layer. The chocolate is a bit better, but personally I prefer the candy/chocolate ratio in M&Ms.
- Comment on Smarties are like the chocolate version of jellybeans 2 weeks ago:
The chalky things are called “Rockets” in Canada.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 weeks ago:
I picked up an odroid HC4 a while ago, and it’s been great. Only has two slots, though. I have it set up to do periodic backups to a cloud storage service, so I feel pretty good about it overall.
- Comment on Avocado toast time 2 weeks ago:
“In that case, can I come over to your place? I’ve got some homemade bread.”
- Comment on Content: horse 3 weeks ago:
Comment: heckling
- Comment on 🫘🫘🫘 3 weeks ago:
Classic
- Comment on Looking for 3D Platformer recommendations on sale on Steam 4 weeks ago:
It’s not strictly a platformer, but if you’re also into puzzle games, check out Islands of Insight. It’s super chill, and some of the challenges are platforming/timing based.
- Comment on Attitudes 4 weeks ago:
Sounds like someone has shit expectations.
- Comment on everyone warning!! 4 weeks ago:
No need, I get secure passwords by emailing
secure@paswd.ruwith my login info and SSN. - Comment on everyone warning!! 4 weeks ago:
Shit, do I check separately for each account, or should I change all of them just to be safe?
- Comment on No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog 4 weeks ago:
The main use for AI that I’ve seen in my circles is a search engine replacement. Not because AI is a good search engine, but because search engines have largely become useless.
If Mozilla wants to cement their place, create a better search engine. It’s how Google came to control a huge portion of the internet, and there’s now a huge vacuum waiting for someone to replace what we lost.
- Comment on It's finally here! 5 weeks ago:
OW! My stomach lining!
- Comment on It's finally here! 5 weeks ago:
IN 24 GREAT SMELLING COLORS!
- Comment on It's finally here! 5 weeks ago:
OW! my skin!
- Comment on It's finally here! 5 weeks ago:
Bonus:
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- Comment on 4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced 5 weeks ago:
laughs in Jellyfin
- Comment on Make me feel like a man 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on Would a cheap, used raspberry pi 3 make for a good test server for following random self hosted tutorials? 1 month ago:
As long as you don’t use a DE on it, a pi3 is great for experimenting with server software. I still use my 3b for plenty of things.
- Comment on Ya yeet! 1 month ago:
Assume spherical child
