Adderbox76

@Adderbox76@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who say 'the rich get richer, the lazy live for free, and the middle class pays for it all' don't realize how expensive it is to be rich and how close middle class is to being below the poverty line.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool story, bro.

  It has literally nothing to do with the topic. But hey, good rant there, bud.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who say 'the rich get richer, the lazy live for free, and the middle class pays for it all' don't realize how expensive it is to be rich and how close middle class is to being below the poverty line.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That guy earning twice as much as you is still far closer to you than to the guy above him. He may make twice the amount as you, but the guy above both of you makes literally 400 times as much (per day sometimes). It’s like you said, we’re all on the same team.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If every video game was to be destroyed but you had the chance to save five games, what would you choose to save?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  FF7 (original) FF8 Fallout NV Crusader Kings 2 (with dlc and mods) Rimworld (with mods)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who say 'the rich get richer, the lazy live for free, and the middle class pays for it all' don't realize how expensive it is to be rich and how close middle class is to being below the poverty line.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Middle class IS below the poverty line.

  The poverty line is a number made up by the wealthy to keep the “less poors” at odds with the “more poors” So that we don’t join forces and guillotine the motherfuckers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal to see this static when you close your eyes?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, I guess that’s true in a peculirar sort of way in which nothing really exists outside of our perception of it.

  What I mean by that is that whatever we see, hear, taste, etc… is merely neurons firing in our brain, processing a signal that it receives. So if we’re looking at a tree for example; that tree is just light/energy waves vibrating on a specific frequency. It’s only when it hits our optic nerve and travels to our brain that it’s translating into something that we call a “tree”.

  So when the eyes are closed, the random interference pattern could indeed be interpreted as you say. Goog catch. Kind of makes you wonder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do languages sometimes have letters which don't have consistent pronunciations?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Simple answer without typing a textbook is simply that the longer a language exists, the more individual “quirks” it picks up.

  Words or idioms from a different language, regional differences in pronunciation that become common, changes in preferred spelling, etc…

  Language is protean and ever evolving, which means that no (natural) language is ever going to be without it’s own unique weirdness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal to see this static when you close your eyes?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What you’re seeing is the inner workings of the holographic universe we inhabit. Your brain interprets the signal as static.

  /Obviously I’m not serious…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Respect. He built something bigger than him and then knew that it was time to transition.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is capitalism or consumerism at fault?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  IMO, consumers aren’t necessarily stupid as much as corporations have very expertly learned to weaponize FOMO through advertising; allowing companies like apple to inflate their profit margin from something reasonable to “whatever the consumer is willing to pay.”

  Is that “capitalism”? Yes…technically. But to me, it goes against the spirit of capitalism, which at its heart sums up as “Farmer has a cow that produces milk. Farmer sells the chicken farmer down the road his extra milk and charges enough to be reasonable but doesn’t get greedy because he needs eggs.”

  Corporations don’t need our eggs. They don’t believe they need anything from us and so don’t care about being reasonable about profit.

  Its “capitalism”, but in my opinion, a perverse, stilted form that should have been kicked to the curb the moment Reaganomics started making it popular.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Refrigerator ads are finally here!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m ready to move to a commune. But like… not a hippie Luddite commune that shirks all technology. Just one that isn’t fucking insane about the tech in their lives. basically one that rewinds a bit back towards maybe the early to mid 2000s. Where we had a of the tech in a still mostly uncorrupted form.

  Its like “the village” for people who are utterly exhausted by corporate greed. Someone get M. Night Shammalamma or whatever on the phone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Doubt I would ever do the VR headset. I simply don’t play the kind of games that work well with (or even need) VR. Although come to think of it, a VR Civilization VI game would be wild.

  But the Steam Machine would be interesting to replace the old laptop I currently have running as my multimedia box on my television (streaming, retro gaming, steam mirroring, etc…) It would be more powerful than the well worn old dude I’m currently using.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Long-time iOS user considering switch to Android - Need advice on $1000 flagships⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to throw in a sleeper pick and recommend the Motorola Edge 2025.

  I’m still running the 2023 version and I dare anyone to tell me the difference between that series at 700 or so versus a 1000 dollar Samsung.

  The reality is that once you pass the 600 dollar mark, your primary difference is whether the phone uses Snapdragon or Mediatek chipsets. And the people who tell you that make any kind of regular use difference outside of heavy gaming are flat out lying to you.

  Save your money. Motorola is the last company that is seemingly still trying to price their products sanely rather than chasing Apples policy of “charge as much as we can until people say no”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We're The Only Ones With Chins - And We Don't Know Why | PBS Eons [13:46]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s really because as soon as we evolved the ability to think abstract thoughts, we needed something to stroke knowingly while ruminating. Obviously.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Last relationship ended in 2016. Been single since then.

  A few different reasons. The two most important being that being in a relationship requires going out and actually socializing with the public, which is usually something i tend to avoid. And secondly being that I don’t think I’m in any position emotionally, financially or psychologically to be of any use to a woman.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨World would be a better place⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I prefer Mormons. They have better porn

  Five little mormons jumping on a bed?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨World would be a better place⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d be dead. A serial killer would use it as an excuse to come inside and I’d immediately be an idiot and say “absolutely come on in. I love Venus.”

  As I was writing the above sentence, I suddenly had an idea for a story about a Vampire who tries to use religion as a way of being invited over the threshold of strangers homes, and get increasingly frustrated when people tell him to fuck off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I see no legitimate reason to let ANY AI have full access to my computer. It’s just unnecessary.

  If I need to ask an AI to proofread something, or I need help sorting through a programming error. I’ll go to its website and ask it.

  There is no reason (for me) to let it sit there chilling on my computer 24-7 doing good knows what.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The world is kind of a shitty place right now. And to be honest, I’d be surprised if it wasn’t, at least to some degree, affecting everyone’s calm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Was the fall of Rome this stupid?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The fall of which Rome?

  I still contend that this isn’t equivalent to the fall of the Empire. It’s equivalent to the fall of the republic and the rise of the empire.

  The US isn’t dealing with Astragoths and Huns pillaging their cites. They’re dealing with an exceptionally stupid version of Caesar trying to usurp power and proclaim an empire.

  Buckle up, America. If you don’t take care of this now, your in for about 437 more years of this shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (NYCC 2025)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I get it. Younger demographic, new audience. Star Trek is no longer made for me. I understand that, and I get it.

  But…

  Regardless of who it’s made for, regardless of who the target audience is, there came a point in Star Trek history (ahem…2009) when they stopped making somthing designed to be “Star Trek” and starting making “X…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top”.

  • “Star Wars…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top”
  • “James Bond…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top”
  • “Futurama…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top”
  • “Battlestar Galactica…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top”.
  • and now introducting, “My So-Called Life…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top”.

  That’s why SNW was (at least until the latest season), a breath of fresh air; because it dared to be a “Star Trek…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top.”

  Hell…Discovery tried to be “EVERYTHING ABOVE…with a Star Trek Theme applied on top” depending on the season.

  I get it. Chase the audience. But it’s maddening.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  they are usually always the enemy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Birds are a class of dinosaurs, biologically speaking. That means, Dino nuggets are legitimately made from dinosaur meat.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why did someone create a “shit on everybody’s fun” lemmybot?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are fruits and berries healthy, even though they are mostly just sugar?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If I remember my highschool biology correctly (which I probably don’t, so take this with all the grains of salt), natural sources like berries, fruits, etc… create natural glucose which is what every living organism (including us…use for energy). Meaning when we eat berries and fruit, that natural glucose doesn’t need to be converted or processed in order for our body to make use of it. That also gives it a more stable effect in our system.

  Refined sugars, on the other hand, need to be processed into glucose before it can bind to (oxygen? I think?) and pass into our bloodstream. That process leaves a lot of junk leftover which can have detrimental effects.

  Again…I’m trying to remember a 35 year old highschool biology course, so correct me if I’m wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That can happen when they leave the microchip a little too close to the surface and it causes skin irritation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Whoa! Windows 7's market share surged, tripling in users last month⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not that I’m disagreeing with you. I’m just not agreeing with you.

  I personally think that (as unpopular an opinion as it may be) Flatpak’s largely make the choice of first distro irrelevant. The weakness in Manjaro is that you either risk using the AUR or stay on old versions of the software. Or with Mint/Ubuntu/etc… you either risk adding random repos to your sources list or you use older versions of the software.

  Either way, you run the risk of a new person mucking up their system with a bad repo or a bad aur package.

  The alternative, using flatpaks, largely solves both issues for when you need newer versions of a certain software, and are dead simple to install/remove/update, etc…

  And I say this as someone who was super skeptical of flatpak’s for a very very long time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit stock falls for second day as references to its content in ChatGPT responses plummet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly that.

  If I were to google how to get gum out of my child’s hair and then be directed to that same reddit post. I’d read through it and be pretty sure which were jokes and which were serious; we make such distinctions, as you say, every day without much effort.

  LLMs simply don’t have that ability. And the number of average people who just don’t get that is mind-boggling to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ich bin ein berliner

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit stock falls for second day as references to its content in ChatGPT responses plummet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The fact that any AI company thought to train their LLM on the answers of Reddit users speaks to a fundamental misunderstanding of their own product (IMO)

  LLMs aren’t programmed to give you the correct answer. They’re programmed to give you the most pervasive/popular answer on the assumption that most of the time that will also happen to be the right one.

  So when you’re getting your knowledge base from random jackasses on Reddit, where a good faith question like “What’s the best way to get get gum out of my childs hair” get’s two two good faith answers, and then a few dozen smart-ass answers that gets lots of replies and upvotes because they’re funny. Guess which one your LLM is going to use.

  People (and apparently even the creators themselves) think that an LLM is actually cognizent enough to be able to weed this out logically. But it can’t. It’s not an intelligence…it’s a knowlege agreggator. And as with any aggregator, the same rule applies

  garbage in, garbage out

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former BioWare lead writer reads the runes on EA-Saudi deal and speculates that 'guns and football' are in, 'gay stuff' is out, and the venerable RPG studio may be for the chop⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  InXile was most famously the Wasteland series, the spiritual successors to the original fallout designs (1 and 2). But they also did Tides of Numeria and Bards Tale (I think, but don’t quote me)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No. And to be honest, it’s kind of stretching the limit of the title of the community.