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- Comment on Teddybears - Punkrocker 1 hour ago:
I’m not talking about name-calling. Go hog wild with that, it seems fairly effective.
I’m talking about dehumanizing them. Deciding that any means that will end them is justified. Treating them like feral animals. Harvesting their organs for profit, like outhouseperilous suggested further up. That’s what I’m pushing back on.
- Comment on Teddybears - Punkrocker 9 hours ago:
Right - fight them! Resist them! But do not let them push you into being inhuman yourself.
- Comment on Teddybears - Punkrocker 1 day ago:
At this point, my best guess is these guys just don’t actually read any Punisher material.
- Comment on Teddybears - Punkrocker 1 day ago:
Man, bit of a tangent, but even as a fast thought experiment, Thanos’s idea was bad. Just his motivation was (debatably) good.
The problem is, the vast majority of species populations can easily double in a generation, given plentiful resources - and plentiful resources was what he was aiming for! Even if everything went exactly as he thought it would, he’s just kicked the can down the road for one generation.
- Comment on Teddybears - Punkrocker 1 day ago:
Whether they deserve it or not, I won’t dehumanize them; because I don’t want to become someone who dehumanizes others.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Pretty sure this was just a play on the similar pronunciations between “Epstein files” and “Israeli pedophile”. It didn’t read to me as outrage bait, but a joke that keeps the Epstein file conversation alive as a side effect.
- Comment on This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again 3 days ago:
AI will now supplement all interactions with the genius businessma
- Comment on How often do you take him for a walk? 6 days ago:
Raised properly… to not go exploring every nook and cranny? Personally, I’d rather let them be curious, and take steps to be sure they can explore safely.
Rather than thinking of it as a person on a leash, compare them to strollers. You see kids in strollers all the time; they’re strapped in, don’t really have any control over what’s happening, and kinda have to be passive. And they’re generally pretty happy like that for a while. But, not every kid is alike, and not every parent has the resources and help they should have. A leash lets a kid run around without the stroller, without getting into trouble where their parent can’t immediately see what they’re doing. It’s a step between being strapped into something, and running around freely.
- Comment on Incident 1 week ago:
You don’t usually feel better a few seconds after a concussion, do you? Even with lots of hugs and kisses?
- Comment on Incident 1 week ago:
I’m not sure I agree. 10 or so kids lets them get a lot of practice socializing, with 3-4 caretakers. Without a tool like this, it’s really easy to miss that nobody’s needed to change little Mikey’s diaper today - but that’s information that can be important for them and the parents to know.
- Comment on Schools are using AI to spy on students and some are getting arrested for misinterpreted jokes and private conversations 1 week ago:
Teachers are generally awesome. But school boards and superintendents are almost stereotypically control freaks; and that’s who sets this stuff up. There are plenty of good ones too, but it’s not nearly as selfless a group as teachers.
- Comment on One Angry Man 1 week ago:
According to www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/…/faq0058.html, they can be - if you write that piece as a decimal rather than a fraction of one whole!
- Comment on [Update: Valve Responds] Mastercard Denies Pressuring Steam To Censor 'NSFW' Games 2 weeks ago:
It seems like, if they’re publicly denying responsibility, Steam and Itch now have legal cover to restore everything.
I’m not a lawyer, etc. etc., but don’t public statements from these kinds of entities inform how these clauses are enforced?
- Comment on [Update: Valve Responds] Mastercard Denies Pressuring Steam To Censor 'NSFW' Games 2 weeks ago:
Which sounds to me like Steam and Itch could restore everything. Unless someone wants to publicly say they can’t?
- Comment on [Update: Valve Responds] Mastercard Denies Pressuring Steam To Censor 'NSFW' Games 2 weeks ago:
That’s not censorship. That’s just social consequences.
- Comment on mensa 3 weeks ago:
Mesa is a flat hill.
Mensa describes itself as a “High IQ Society”. Essentially, anyone who scores well on an IQ test can join, and they have plaques, membership cards, and such they give out. As far as I know, the whole point of Mensa is to say you’re smart enough to be in Mensa.
- Comment on mensa 3 weeks ago:
At a guess? Smart people like validation too; and are just as vulnerable to manipulation that uses it. Potentially even more vulnerable, in fact.
- Comment on Everything is a problem 4 weeks ago:
Steam works fine for me offline, though I can’t speak to all the games - what are you running into with it?
I hear you on Minecraft, though…
- Comment on Everything is a problem 4 weeks ago:
On Java edition at least, it wants you to be signed in with a Microsoft account. I haven’t dug too far into it, but I know our custom launchers break without a network connection. Once launched they work fine.
Had many a car trip trying to get the kids’ Minecraft session restarted off of a gas station’s WiFi connection…
- Comment on He suffered so we could learn from his mistakes 4 weeks ago:
Android 18’s baby daddy
- Comment on AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds 5 weeks ago:
You’re not wrong, and I feel like it was a developing problem even before AI - everybody wanted someone with experience, even if the technology was brand new.
That said, even if you and I will be fine, it’s still bad for the industry. And even if we weren’t the ones pulling up the ladder behind us, I’d still like to find a way to start throwing ropes back down for the newbies…
- Comment on AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds 5 weeks ago:
No, but that’s the only way you get senior engineers!
- Comment on AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds 5 weeks ago:
My fear for the software industry is that we’ll end up replacing junior devs with AI assistance, and then in a decade or two, we’ll see a lack of mid-level and senior devs, because they never had a chance to enter the industry.
- Comment on AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds 5 weeks ago:
The difference being junior engineers eventually grow up into senior engineers.
- Comment on What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol 1 month ago:
Okay, I’m not a huge griller, but wouldn’t it be better just to build in a thermostat? Let it maintain its own temperature?
- Comment on It's a tragedeigh 1 month ago:
I rarely have sound in my dreams. I hear fine (when awake), just… don’t bother rendering that part when I’m asleep!
I talk with people in dreams, sure; but there’s no dialogue - I just kind of know what’s been said.
- Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed 2 months ago:
The police running into the crowd are violent, certainly; as is the white mob. The response to a movement being violent doesn’t make the movement violent, any more than getting mugged makes the victim violent.
- Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed 2 months ago:
I understood US Civil Rights movement to be peaceful, as in the people in the movement did not instigate violence. Calling a protest violent because those in power struck back violently seems nonsensical to me.
- Comment on How often do you take him for a walk? 2 months ago:
It’s usually for the kid’s safety. Little kids especially run off sometimes; and while it’d be nice to be able to be a continuously attentive parent, sometimes you need to get shit done out and about while they’re with you. Sometimes they’re fine with just being carried or sitting in a shopping cart, but if not, a leash & harness (usually just integrated into a backpack) lets them wander safely while you take care of what you’re there to do.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a kid older than 4 or so in one.
- Comment on Amazon is reportedly training humanoid robots to deliver packages 2 months ago:
Nice, thanks!