jubilationtcornpone
@jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Hell nah brah 1 week ago:
Interesting. I guess I must not talk to people on the phone a lot because I hadn’t really experienced that much before.
- Comment on Hell nah brah 1 week ago:
One of the strangest things, to me anyway, that came out of the pandemic is this habit of texting/messaging people to ask if you can call them. I’m not saying it’s right or wrong. It’s just an interesting change in communication dynamics.
It sort of makes sense for Teams, Slack, etc. where even if the person is available, they may not be prepared to receive a call for technical reasons. But a lot of people do the same thing for phone calls.
- Comment on Microsoft hypes another generative AI model but doesn't really explain how it'll help [game] developers 1 week ago:
Something that would actually help you? Lol. No. We can’t afford that.
- Comment on Self-hosted Personal Finance Suggestions 1 week ago:
Some of the features you’re looking for led me to switch to Quicken a few years ago. It’s a legacy desktop app (Quicken Online sucks) and it’s not very fast but it is still the gold standard for personal accounting software. I’ve honestly been happier with it than I was with anything else I’ve tried.
Thankfully Intuit sold it off so they can’t enshitify it anymore.
- Comment on New Junior Developers Can’t Actually Code 1 week ago:
No. Junior Devs usually can’t code. Anyone who lacks experience in a given field usually is not proficient in that field. That’s not specific to software engineering.
The fix for this is pretty simple. It’s just one that not every senior dev is going to want to hear. You have to do the one thing that a lot of us don’t want to do: talk to people. You’ll find that if you make an effort to build rapport with the juniors and be at least as quick to point out their successes as you are to point out their failures, more often than not they will learn to trust you and come to you for guidance.
- Comment on The Human Condition 1 week ago:
Look at me. I’m a human. I pay taxes, I have depression.
Ha! So relatable.
I’m behind on chores.
Ok, why did you have to bring that up? I said I would get to it. Stop reminding me already!
- Comment on Should I DIY this? (Electrical) 2 weeks ago:
Even if your BIL lives a long way away, you can always call him for advice. I’m pretty good with doing most of my own electrical work but if I have a question I just call my dad since he’s a retired master electrician. He can usually tell me what I need to know without even looking at the job.
- Comment on In psychotherapists vs. ChatGPT showdown, the latter wins, new study finds 2 weeks ago:
Exactly. AI chatbot’s also cannot empathize since they have no self awareness.
- Comment on In psychotherapists vs. ChatGPT showdown, the latter wins, new study finds 2 weeks ago:
That is one bullshit headline.
TLDR: People correctly discerned that written responses were from an “AI” chatbot slightly less often than they correctly discerned that responses were from a psychotherapist.
“AI” cannot replace a therapist and hasn’t “won” squat.
- Comment on Congrats you're famous, now my work proxy is blocking sh.itjust.works :) 2 weeks ago:
VPN’s can further limit your bandwidth. Encryption and decryption require a lot of processing overhead. Something to be mindful of if you’re self hosting a VPN. I think my Mikrotik (dual core ARM) maxes out around 250 Mbps.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Oof. That hits in the feels a little. I’ve told my wife that I hope she outlives me. Maybe it’s a little selfish in a way but I honestly think she could handle being alone better than I could. She’s like my center of gravity. The person who keeps me grounded. I’m not sure what I would do without her.
- Comment on Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study 2 weeks ago:
Hell, even the police state won’t want to use Oracle.
- Comment on Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Changes For Not Hitting User Growth. 2 weeks ago:
Ah. So they do recognize the problem and are going with the worst possible strategy.
Trying to compete in the field of “digital landfills”, which is already completely saturated, seems like an incredibly stupid idea but what do I know.
- Comment on Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Changes For Not Hitting User Growth. 2 weeks ago:
Huffman and Co. are apparently oblivious to the fact that Reddit is and has always been a niche “social media” platform. They’re more closely related to forums than mainstream social media.
I’m just making wild assertions here but somehow I think that the thing I liked about Reddit is also the thing the average TikTok/Insta/Snapchat/Facebook user does not like. That being that Reddit is mostly text based and requires lots of reading and writing (if you want to interact on any meaningful way). The only other thing they offer is meme scrolling and that can be done pretty much anywhere.
Adding any substantial user growth would require basically abandoning their entire format and would have a minimal chance of success at best.
- Comment on Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there. 2 weeks ago:
Turns out unfettered greed turns everything it touches to shit.
- Comment on Should have been born a Limited Liability Corporation 2 weeks ago:
- Build an “AI” platform (by stealing work from basically everyone).
- Lie your ass off about its capabilities.
- Stage an IPO.
- Profit.
- Comment on Seagate's fraudulent hard drives scandal deepens as clues point at Chinese Chia mining farms 2 weeks ago:
About 12 years ago, I promised an agent at Safeco (AKA Liberty Mutual) that they would never get another penny from me because they wouldn’t honor the terms of my policy, refusing to pay the full amount on a vehicle collision claim. They’re just another business that doesn’t keep their word. But I absolutely plan to keep mine.
- Comment on Spicy Candy 2 weeks ago:
It’s fiberglass. I expect it to go everywhere.
- Comment on Spicy Candy 2 weeks ago:
My colon itches.
- Comment on Virtualizing my router - any experience to share? Pos/cons? 3 weeks ago:
I would advise against it. Separation of concerns isn’t important until it is. If your host server is unavailable for any reason, now EVERYTHING is unavailable. Having your server go down is bad. Being unable to browse the internet when your host is down and you’re trying to figure out why is worse.
There are also risks involved in running your firewall on the same host as all your other VM’s without adding a lot of complex network configurations.
- Comment on Back by popular demand: 3 weeks ago:
Top heavy. Constantly has front end alignment issues. “Flintstone” style brakes. Zero safety features.
- Comment on I got a big head start early in life in not giving a shit about what other people thought. 3 weeks ago:
She said she made Instagram, tiktok accounts and whatever for all of them as soon as possible so they have the “good” usernames and it’s their birthday present when they turn 12.
Geez. No better birthday present than an impending mental health crisis. My wife and I watched, with regret, what early access to smart phones and social media did to our oldest and decided that her younger siblings can buy their own smart phones when they’re adults. Not going to repeat that mistake.
- Comment on Eat that ramen 3 weeks ago:
Well at least you get to retire eventually.
Lol. JK. You’re going to be a wage slave until you die, probably during the climate change induced famine.
- Comment on I got a big head start early in life in not giving a shit about what other people thought. 3 weeks ago:
“He LeFt My SnAp UnOpEnEd.” “DiD yOu SeE tHaT TiKtOk ViDeO?”
Words only uttered by a bunch of losers.
/s
- Comment on Sinners!!! 3 weeks ago:
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the Trigonometry is not in us.”
- Comment on The 2025 SJW Update: Donations, costs and other points 4 weeks ago:
Thanks for all the work you and the rest of the mod team do to keep this instance great. I appreciate the transparency on the operating costs and the opportunity for the rest of us to contribute.
What, if anything are you doing to help shield yourself against any personal liability? I’ll admit I have exactly zero knowledge of Canadian law on the subject so I have no idea what what the implications are. I’m mostly just curious.
- Comment on It shows you love them 1 month ago:
The man is literally a walking national security threat who has no problem blabbing state secrets for free because in his mind, it’s a way of showing how important he is.
- Comment on Me when my parents told me they first met in the summer of 1999 & started dating the following year and I did the math (dad - 1959, mom - 1984) 1 month ago:
I know a few couples like that. I also have a 16 year old daughter with plenty of 16(ish) year old friends. For the life of me, I cannot fathom what a 30+ year old man could see in a 16/17 year old girl, other than maybe being easily manipulated. That may be enough. Cause it’s definitely not their personal hygiene, conversation abilities, or depth of experience in any given area.
- Comment on What are your Homelab goals for 2025? 1 month ago:
At some point I need to migrate off Hyper-V. Probably to Proxmox.
Ugh. I don’t wanna.
- Comment on BACK IT UP 2 months ago:
Ask and you shall receive.