Jack_Burton

@Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Having grown up on sci-fi I always knew there would be people who reject robots and AI on a visceral level, I just thought it wouldn't be me.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I keep thinking about the first ep of Battlestar Galactica (2004) where everything in the ship is hard wired and closed-circuit and realizing that that’s more like what my personal sci-fi future is going to look like.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Know what’s better than learning something? Learning a second way to do it. Learning cursive has more benefits than simply being able to read/write it.

  Kid’s brains are sponges and multiple studies over the years all show a direct correlation with learning more/varied things at an early age drastically increases the ability to keep learning later in life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  He also recently mentioned about his new Netflix movie that Netflix said “it wouldn’t be terrible if you reiterated the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So it’s more of a circle jerk for people who can’t provide anything useful and have to pretend they have value. Seems like it’s just putting more effort into not working than just doing the work itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha yep, my exact train of thought while typing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So it’s just a grift. Makes sense, they always use grift-style buzzwords. I was about to comment on the ridiculousness of building a business solely on manipulation, but then I thought about it a bit more haha. Thanks for the explanation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t understand the point of this. Like, you figure out how to increase traffic on certain posts/comments and there’s somehow a push for this? Do they get money somehow? These people always use terminology and ceo buzzwords as if it’s some big business level that people are aspiring to reach, but what’s the actual point? Why would I care if my post/comment exploded? Was I just using Reddit wrong?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “If I had taken the GPUs that just came online in Q1 and Q2 in terms of GPUs and allocated them all to Azure, the KPI would have been over 40,” she said.

  “If I had bet on black instead of red I would have won”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla profit tanked 46% in 2025 | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Profits”. It’s all just Three-card Monte but “legal” since the laws don’t apply to the rich.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s always LineageOS for now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ICE arrested a Navajo man and dismissed all the proof he presented of his identity, claiming he faked it and that they'd "get his family next".⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Miller wasn’t only talking about Greenland when he said “To control a territory, you have to be able to defend a territory".

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ICE arrested a Navajo man and dismissed all the proof he presented of his identity, claiming he faked it and that they'd "get his family next".⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And that’s why Trump is pushing for civil unrest/war to use the insurrection act. He desperately needs the military. Not only is ICE not big enough, but it’s full of untrained cowards. As soon as the first bullet flies, some will fight, but the vast majority will either go flight or fawn. This existence is so stupid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Not A Single Pixel" Of The New Ecco Game Will Be Generated By AI, Insists Series Creator⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Comix Zone

  Memory unlocked haha. I could literally smell the static on my old crt monitor when I read that!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google offers bargain: Sell your soul to Gemini, and it'll give you smarter answers⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sure that’ll be a tiered pay option soon enough. $10 a month gets you an ai that’s just an acquaintance. Doesn’t “care”, forgets your name sometimes, doesn’t remember that thing you talked about last week. $50 a month gets you your ai best friend. It “cares”, remembers everything about you, makes suggestions based on what it knows about you, even goes out of it’s way to prompt you first and ask you how your dentist appt went.

  In my opinion ai is in the “drug dealer wandering around the club giving a free bump” phase. Once people get addicted and sew it into the fabric of every day life, thes3 companies will up the price, make the cheaper tiers too frustrating to use, and charge up the ass. “Oh, you’ve got an ai boyfriend? Let’s see how much you’ll pay to keep it or have it lobotomized.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn. It’s American. I’ll be keeping an eye on how well it does though, it’s a great idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that a thing? I’m in Canada and I’ve never seen a duplex sell as a single house. If you could find it that would be a pretty sweet deal

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or buying a duplex and renting half of it

  That’s just buying two houses to rent one though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Big Short Guy Just Bet $1 Billion That the AI Bubble Pops⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It blew my mind when he announced it. Brand recognition is one of the most important things companies hope for, and Twitter was in it’s own, very select brand recognition club at the top. Tweeting became part of everyday vernacular, in the same way that googling something became synonomous with searching online. It’s a company’s wet dream. No one says “gramming”, “threading”, “facebooking”, etc. Maybe Snapchat has snapping, I’m out of the loop but even I’ve used tweeting/ed in every day conversations.

  That recognition is the stupidest thing to just throw away, especially to replace it with something that can’t replace it from a language perspective. Xing makes no sense in context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This entire conversation is based on what the op asked. Would the 99% take what the 1% has. You suggested they couldn’t take it, I suggested they wouldn’t have to they could just cut them off. The entire premise is based on the 99% standing up and uniting. It was an interesting question dude, no need to be insulting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wen you’re accustomed to privilege equality feels like oppression. And that’s just for us regular folk. These people love a life of luxury we’ll never understand, and they never get told ‘no’. So yeah, as dumb as it sounds, when you’ve lived a life getting everything you ever want finding out you can’t have that smoothie can have an effect.

  I’m not saying that first smoothie would be the trigger point, but the idea is lack of access. Cut off the new sewage drainage from billionaire island. Cut off deliveries of any kind. They’re used to lobster and caviar at the snap of a finger. Kraft Dinner will be unacceptable. Lock them in their utopias and see how long they last.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it possible to be a leftist, but still really enjoy capitalism?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know where you got your definition of capitalism “results in economic singularities and infinite wealth for everyone”, but it’s wrong. The West is currently in late-stage capitalism, which is always the outcome of a capitalist system: wealth and power gets consolidated into the hands of the few, while the many suffer.

  The term “leftist” can best be described politically, as supporting the political left. The problem with that term currently is that it’s used to define non-political ideology as well, like social aspects such as empathy/sympathy. I’m unsure where you stand when you call yourself “leftist” so it’s hard to say if your definition can mix with capitalism.

  Fundamentally, in my opinion no, enjoying capitalsim is supporting a system that inherently causes inequality, wealth gaps, and the concept of profits over people, which are the opposite of a standard definition of “leftist” beliefs no matter how you define it.

  My question to you is, would you still blindly support capitalism if you were one of the many who didn’t benefit from it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When you have 10000 people to 1, a lot can be accomplished with some organization. You don’t have to get to them on their islands if you take nack the mainland. Cut them off. Eventually they’ll run out of supplies, and since they’re used to getting whatever they want whenever they want, they’ll run out of something they’re accustomed to getting within days.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think Ubuntu Touch gets decent reviews

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[USA] Is "there are ICE agents roaming the streets" a good reason/excuse to avoid going outside? Or is it just a part of reality that you have to learn to accept?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  ICE has already detained and assaulted over 170 citizens, let alone all the people in the US who are there legally. You’re a fool if you still believe the US gov’t is only going after “the bad ones and the criminals”. This is systematic escalation and normalization of detainment. I mean, even Joe fucking Rogan sees it for what it is, and that’s really saying something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was falling down that hole about 2 years ago. I’ve always been a tech nerd, big scifi fan, etc so the tech advancements lately were really cool to me. Integration was such a cool concept. A fridge that could see inside itself, track what was in it, and suggest when it’s time to get more of something just seemed so futuristic. Screens everywhere with weather and useful info really played into my childhood dreams watching scifi movies and tv. I’ve since done a complete 180 and as of 2 months ago finally completely cut out all big tech, but there’s a big push for people like me to fall into the trap of “I don’t need it, but it’s so cool”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Feeder on android from fdroid. It was like a breath of fresh air going through a list of things I’m interested in, reading articles, and not getting sucked into the comments because there just aren’t any.

  Added bonus, its very limited so there’s no doom scrolling, and refreshing the feed only updates with something new like every few hours. Spend a lot less time on my phone now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Head of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europe⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re confusing privacy with anonymity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is anyone NOT steaming their Music?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just gonna paste a response I had to another similar post a while back:

  Not who you asked, but I can tell you where I’m at with that. My primary listening is on an mp3 player, and I also use a home server for listening on speakers/tv. Switching to a separate device used only for music has made my listening far more deliberate. When I pick up the player, I’m making a point to listen to music, not just have it on in the background like I used to. It’s also a pain in the ass (comparitively) to make playlists on it (I purposely chose a scroll-wheel style and no touch screen) so I’m listening to a lot of full albums now, which I never really did before, exposing me to a lot more than I used to since I don’t just throw the song or two I like on a playlist and leave the rest.

  There’s been an interesting side effect that I didn’t expect: Being more deliberate with my listening has sharpened my ear to music, I hear music in movies and shows in a way I never used to, I’m beginning to recognize voices and band styles by ear, I actually focus on music now instead of it just being part of the background. As such, I find a lot of new music these days by looking up songs from movies and tv. For example, the most recent:

  • I completely devoured the Sinners soundtrack. (Ludwig Göransson is a fave and I’ve always been a fan of Buddy Guy)

  • Watching Dope Thief, I realized I never skipped the intro. Got me hooked on Little Simz

  • James Gunn has some great taste. Beyond season 1 of Peacemaker, Season 2 has already got me absolutely loving Foxy Shazam, and after the latest ep I’ve been getting into Hardcore Superstar.

  • Strangely enough, Rick and Morty has some bangers in the later seasons, and got me listening to stuff I never would have like Kishi Bashi.

  Additionally, there’s the news. I’ve been listening to Bob Vylan and Kneecap, and only heard of them because they stood up to support Palestinians.

  Not only has my listening become more deliberate, but my sourcing of new music has as well. No longer relying on an algorithm to do the work for me has allowed me to hone a new skill and learn how to find new music myself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure you understand what it means to “lean left”. The left tends to focus more on compassion, sympathy, and empathy. Regardless of their management position, you were in the wrong, so yes, you owe them an apology.

  Take responsibility for your actions, apologize when you’re in the wrong, treat people with respect. This is what it means to lean left.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zuckerberg hailed AI ‘superintelligence’. Then his smart glasses failed on stage | Matthew Cantor⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hence the Buddy Holly part. Glasses like Buddy Holly with HUD like the Terminator.