owenfromcanada
@owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
- Comment on I missed the Pedo/Nazi extravaganza last night because I was busy expressing my dog's anal glands. Cliff notes? 1 day ago:
Your experience was likely less miserable.
- Comment on Galinda and elphaba's names both start with the same letter as gratitude and envy. The opposing virtue and sin. And Elphie is "green with envy". 2 days ago:
Galinda and Elphaba’s names both start with the same letter as gullible and enlightened. The opposing sin and virtue. And Elphie is green like a growing plant.
And this actually relates to the story. More relevant than ever for those of us in countries with rising fascist movements.
- Comment on Forget fireball. I cast: 1 week ago:
I cast “Conjure Awkward Spoon”
- Comment on Bean thinking of you, Lemmy 1 week ago:
Aww, you shouldn’t have
- Comment on irony of house of cards 2 weeks ago:
It’s the bad kind of method acting
- Comment on What is up with the trend of naming pets after food? 2 weeks ago:
To be fair, food is their #1 priority for most of their life. Also, Potato is a great name for a dog (especially a rotund one).
- Comment on Sending someone LLM output in response to a question they ask is the intellectual equivalent of sending an unsolicited dick pic. 2 weeks ago:
They’re both garbage, sure, but I wouldn’t call it an equivalent. Especially in severity–one is insulting, the other is sexual harassment.
The key word is “unsolicited.” An LLM response to a question you ask is garbage, but it’s solicited garbage. Like asking someone in Home Depot where the hammers are, and having them take 10 minutes for them to look it up on their phone. It’s a stupid response, but it was solicited. It’s at least a lazy attempt to respond relevantly, however insulting.
- Comment on 'Fake it till you make it' insinuates fakers stop being fake, once they make it; reality seems to suggest otherwise 2 weeks ago:
Ah, but that is the great reality–those who “male it” are themselves still faking it, and the question is: are they really faking anymore, or is this who they really are?
- Comment on Sending someone LLM output in response to a question they ask is the intellectual equivalent of sending an unsolicited dick pic. 2 weeks ago:
I don’t quite get the equivalence there. I’d say an LLM response is more on par with responding with a link to lmgtfy.com or something.
The intellectual equivalent of sending someone a dick pic would be a cold contact with LLM-generated text promoting or pushing something that you didn’t otherwise show interest in. Or like, that friend from highschool who messages you out of the blue and you realize after a few messages that they’re trying to sell you their MLM garbage.
- Comment on The obvious criticism of Newton that everyone avoids 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Why is Minecraft able to be forced to put restrictions on online servers, but web browsers aren't held accountable for providing access to the web? 3 weeks ago:
In reality, it’s likely that it’s because Minecraft is largely targeted to kids. The primary presented idea of Minecraft is a game that is appropriate for kids. Web browsers don’t make the same kind of presentation–their purpose is to render websites, but don’t otherwise promise anything regarding the content viewed.
It would be a bit similar to a department store that stocked knives in the kids’ toy section. Selling knives isn’t really problematic, it’s where they’re located and the implied intent of that section.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 3 weeks ago:
Galdur’s Bate 3rd
- Comment on Just say the word 3 weeks ago:
There are some aspects that aren’t skill-based though. Anyone can do it, but some people thrive in that environment, while others have a more difficult time, just like any other job.
- Comment on What's up with "Plex Servers"? 3 weeks ago:
Oh, I also have some commands documented for normalizing audio and removing unneeded audio/subtitle tracks.
- Comment on What's up with "Plex Servers"? 3 weeks ago:
The Jellyfin Documentation has info on setting it up and installing it. I have it running on an odroid hc4, but pretty much anything with enough storage will be fine (an old laptop laying around is a great way to experiment with server stuff).
I don’t have much in terms of automation–I have a script that syncs local files with my server. What else did you have in mind?
- Comment on Just say the word 3 weeks ago:
To be fair, some people aren’t great at being a homemaker–it’s a particular passion and skill set and it’s not for everyone. But blindly drawing that distinction on gender lines is definitely a boomer thing.
Had an older guy at work who had four kids, and when it came up in conversation, he proudly noted that he had never changed a diaper. Told him that I’d be mortified to admit I was such a useless dad.
- Comment on What's up with "Plex Servers"? 3 weeks ago:
I can’t say how many people are trying to make money on it, but there are plenty of folks running Plex or Jellyfin servers that they’ll allow friends and family to access. And I would estimate that a fairly low percentage of those have no pirated content on them. So even for the small-group servers, discussions of piracy are often relevant.
I do run a Jellyfin server, but only locally on my own network.
- Comment on The more revealing of the 2 is OK and the less revealing is bad? 3 weeks ago:
Tell me you don’t understand consent without telling me you don’t understand consent
- Comment on Chinese man dies after intensive work week, receives office text 8 hours posthumously 3 weeks ago:
“This is his mother. He died from being overworked.”
“I don’t think you’re considering how this affects the team. I’ll see you in an hour.”
- Comment on Strawberry should be spelled with an H 3 weeks ago:
Hmmm… nope.
- Comment on Is it hot in here or what? 🥵 4 weeks ago:
Ham and Chussy
- Comment on I'm not so sure those are "foot" steps 4 weeks ago:
Icicussy
- Comment on I'm not so sure those are "foot" steps 4 weeks ago:
“Vajankle” is not a word I needed to learn ever.
- Comment on Bet that hurts 5 weeks ago:
I’m not certain that fish is licensed to perform bottom surgery
- Comment on Yeah it was a ritual 5 weeks ago:
Ah, the old rituals. I remember summoning the powers of the dark gods Napster and Limewire as part of the rites.
Though I am old enough to remember the more ancient cassette magics. Those required precise mixing rather than burning, and were much more archaic, sometimes involving transcribing messages from the very ether.
- Comment on Although they have a collar adding a necktie doesn't really dress up pajamas 5 weeks ago:
Only if you combine them with shorts
- Comment on Does anyone else feel like "analog" stuff is more "tangible"? 5 weeks ago:
Haven’t used Windows for anything at home for years now. Even convinced my wife to switch her laptop to Mint when she got fed up. It’s been nice.
- Comment on How far do you wear your daily shoes out before bothering to replace them? 5 weeks ago:
If I can’t see the floor through them, I’ll keep wearing them.
- Comment on Does anyone else feel like "analog" stuff is more "tangible"? 5 weeks ago:
To be fair, using OneDrive is like using paper that can spontaneously combust at any moment.
- Comment on Every golf course should have this rule 5 weeks ago:
That’s usually all it takes.
