Fyrnyx
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- Comment on For a while Microsoft was the King of PC stuff. How come they didn't just cozy up to the PC but had to do the XBOX and pretty much lose their ass with all the cash grabs? 2 weeks ago:
They did the XBox because they simply just wanted to. I don't really understand the second half of your question and would prefer it if you expanded on that.
- Comment on VPN Comparison 2.0 2 weeks ago:
Um, WireGuard and Port-Forwarding are needed and is important.
WireGuard uses cryptography to establish secure connection, both routed or bridged.
Port-Forwarding is needed to let others connect with you, but that varies on purpose. Either way, they're needed tools at times when it comes to VPN.
If neither is available, your VPN is just as good as ban-evading from social media sites.
- Comment on AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline 2 weeks ago:
I would much rather prefer remakes than remasters in this case.
- Comment on Elon Musk’s xAI joins race to build ‘world models’ to power video games 2 weeks ago:
Nobody asked for Mark to join the video game industry and nobody asked kiddie-diddling Musk either.
- Comment on VPN Comparison 2.0 2 weeks ago:
ExpressVPN and CyberGhost are a couple.
- Comment on VPN Comparison 2.0 2 weeks ago:
https://thatoneprivacysite.xyz/
This is a better one.
- Comment on VPN Comparison 2.0 2 weeks ago:
Lithuania is Anti-Pirate.
No WireGuard
No Port-Forwarding
Proprietary LicenseI mean, did you look at the image?
- Comment on VPN Comparison 2.0 2 weeks ago:
It needs a section about which of them abide by government regulations like fourteen eyes or something.
Also, nord sucks. I use Proton.
- Comment on People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads 2 weeks ago:
Voice technology is niche and just dumb. People think it's easier to have voice-everything. I've found that it is actually a pain in the ass. I've got some voice assistance in my vehicle, through Android Auto via Google. The fucking thing keeps saying "oops, there's a problem" even though I have a network, I'm connected and everything. It sucks shit.
And everything that is voice-reliant, there's always a few second delay and you're chancing on the thing even properly hearing you. How is this technology anyway easier than if you just simply had buttons that can be pressed in seconds without having to be prompted?
- Comment on People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads 2 weeks ago:
Additionally, Echo Shows may play audio ads when users listen to Amazon Music on Alexa.
Idiots. It's called - get a media player and a bluetooth speaker of which the media player can connect to. Both of which don't contain ads.
How inconvenienced are we that simply having a basic alarm clock - which has no ads, a dumb tv - that gives you no ads and among other stupidly simple but workable technology is just not enough?
They're just glorified tablets slapped onto the Echo speakers. Fucking morons.
- Comment on People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads 2 weeks ago:
They're a redditor and redditors aren't exactly smart.
- Comment on Why does the GOP think “ANTIFA” is bad? 2 weeks ago:
Because the GOP knows what they've become. Which are Fascists, pretending to have morals.
For everytime they allow Trump to do whatever he wants, they are fully in complicit.
- Comment on How the hell are there already shirts, hats and even jerseys made for the winning teams of some championships? 2 weeks ago:
“What I can say is they end up in countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America.”
Lol, okay. Let's fuck with their timeline of history by giving them merchandise of a team that lost the big one when it says on a shirt that they did.
Only America.
- Comment on How the hell are there already shirts, hats and even jerseys made for the winning teams of some championships? 2 weeks ago:
That's actually amusing.
I'm imagining someone over on the other side of the world, wearing a 2004 St.Louis Cardinals WS Champions hat or someone wearing a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII Champs shirt as well.
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- Comment on Can a person who is a convicted felon/ rapist even get nominated for the Nobel Peace Price? Extra points if you can ELI5 that. 2 weeks ago:
Once Trump learns that Obama got one, he's going to want one too. I thought for a moment that he was going to get it for getting involved between North and South Korea, trying to unify them and take credit for all of it.
- Comment on Can a person who is a convicted felon/ rapist even get nominated for the Nobel Peace Price? Extra points if you can ELI5 that. 2 weeks ago:
I think the Nobel Peace prize has lost a lot of merit over the years. It still finds a way to go to those who're deserving. But then we have people like Obama, Kissinger, Yasser Arafat and the EU in 2012 that wound up with that has put a dent in its legitimacy and legacy.
- Comment on When did Cash for Chritianity become a thing? When even Jesus the son of god wouldn't stand for it in a church? If they preach why don't they practice from the bible? 2 weeks ago:
Because religion, particularly Catholicism/Christianity, are giant grifting operations who promise you better positions in heaven by giving money.
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- Comment on Is it me or does it seem like review bombing on Steam has become so much worse recently? 2 weeks ago:
Review bombing is so stupid. Steam reviews have been garbage for a long time, you'll barely find any useful reviews but they are diamonds in the rough. A lot of reviews are just people who shit all over things, try to be witty and whatever else. Then they'll come over to your reviews and mark them 'funny'.
- Comment on AI may soon make Nobel-level discovery, scientists predict 2 weeks ago:
You're just mad because you suck at posting.
- Comment on A cartoonist's review of AI art, by Matthew Inman 2 weeks ago:
One part that gets me is when they stated that they took art classes. Just, what is the point of taking art classes today? There have been artists whose stories I've read about and heard of, who spent years practicing their craft to get to where they are. The idea of taking an art class for an otherwise approachable hobby just always feels odd to me and always will. There are countless ways to improve one's art and craft, not by AI though.
And then right after, they mention about practicing. So again - what's the point of taking art classes?
I stopped reading about half way through, because my mind went "yeah yeah yeah..." since nothing this comic artist was saying anything new that I hadn't heard of in regards to anti-AI.
Here's my stance on AI Art and it's going to rub people the wrong way but I don't care. I was told by an artist friend whom I've known and has done pictures for me before. They started raising their prices a smidge for their commissions and this artist was and is on their way of being recognized as a good artist in their community (they're furry). We got into a conversation about how I brought up that prices could be hard to achieve because of the economy and blah blah.
They told me in response that 'Art is a luxury'. And you know what? It kinda is. It is a luxury and sets a baseline as to what one can and can't afford. If someone is frustrated enough that they can't afford some $300 commission piece (yes those people do exist), they're going to go to AI because they know they can do it at home. Now it doesn't excuse the fact that they could've just picked up art as a hobby and actually practice, there is that argument. However, not everyone is an artist and not everyone is going to practice it.
And if someone isn't going to practice art and isn't able to afford high prices asked of the artists who have open commissions - what do you honestly expect them to do?
As far as things regarding like studios function and how this all relates to them, that's a whole can of worms of its own. How many times have we heard animation studios or other studios get shut down because the funding dried up? "Oh we planned 2 seasons in advance - oh wait - we can only do one season now" and then that's a wrap of that series.
I don't know where I want to go with that and this has been lengthy anyways so I'll just summarize it as this. I don't have a big problem with AI Art because Art and Creativity in of itself, is a luxury. It's an expensive luxury at that, that has its limits. That is why people have turned to AI in droves. I don't agree with a lot of the reasons behind what people do with AI Art and proclaiming themselves as 'artists' when they're not (I prefer to call them envisonists because you are still inputting and projecting the imaginations of your mind into an input that can visualize it for you).
- Comment on Texas National Guard arriving in Chicago 2 weeks ago:
God just from hopping out of the truck, they're hungry already.
- Comment on Do boycotts work? 2 weeks ago:
They work if they're organized, well-informed and well-planned.
They don't work if they're reliant on petitions, mixed messages and no structure.
- Comment on AI may soon make Nobel-level discovery, scientists predict 2 weeks ago:
After it does the other two things, yes.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
People aren't that smart.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
It mostly helps that TOR is majorly funded by the government. So of course they'd know about it more than anyone else.
- Comment on How Long is Too Long for a Reply? 2 weeks ago:
None as long as the answers are insightful or helpful.
Maybe a consideration if the answers are just bullshit.
- Comment on Qualcomm to Acquire Arduino—Accelerating Developers’ Access to its Leading Edge Computing and AI 2 weeks ago:
The real translation: "You all will be streamlined in our roadmap to ensure that your solutions guarantees us profits. PROFITS!"
- Comment on AI may soon make Nobel-level discovery, scientists predict 2 weeks ago:
Well, until AI finds a cure for cancer, solves climate issues and fixes the economy for everyone, it is still shit.