figjam

@figjam@midwest.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Big Brother just got an upgrade. Starting December, Amazon’s Ring cameras will scan and recognize faces. Don’t want to be in their database? Too bad — walk past a Ring and your face can be stored...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  There has to be a way to make one that is powerful enough to blind the cameras but not damage eyes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  his new game is failing. He must keep it in the zeitgeist for as long as possible. This is just some guy trying to be relevant

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Learn to keep secrets better. China isn’t exactly a vigorous enforcer of us patents anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft still can't convince folks to upgrade to Windows 11⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been trying to get my MIL’s printer working forever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Understanding the bounds of tech makes it easier for people to gage its utility. The only people who desire ignorance are those that profit from it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too soon?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  sic semper tyrannis

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good news. :)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  still 3+ months of surprise left. So tired, so very tired

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good news. :)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, civil wars (or really any war) usually involves that sort of struggle. And also yes, vaccines save lives and are settled science.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good news. :)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I did not have “Civil War over vaccines” on my apocalypse bingo card.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube is now flagging accounts on Premium family plans that aren't in the same household⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How? All the tools I looked up don’t work anymore

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you a lung doctor or are you someone who vapes and wants to be able to maintain the illusion that it isn’t harmful?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  pulmonologists hate vapes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  and anything vaugly shaped like a butt plug but is not a butt plug.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Infinite Backlog | A Video Game Collection Tracker⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no desire to catalog all of the games I don’t play. “Here is my pile of shame”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it has to do with the death of 3rd spaces which used to be an outlet for socialization. But as a man, I’m also not lonely. I have friends and acquaintances and I get to go outside sometimes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Got it do there is nothing resembling context. Thx.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Wouldn’t it make sense for an ai to provide a confidence level though?

  I’ve got 3 million bits of info on this topic but only 4 of them lead to this solution. Confidence level =1.5%

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't these AI data centers build by the ocean?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No. Nononononononono.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Florida ounces⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Libs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  get that AI bubble a-poppin

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Three questions about superpowers, which is the best, and which is the worst?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  you are arrested and spend the rest of your life as a guinea pig in some lab.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Three questions about superpowers, which is the best, and which is the worst?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The power auto compensates for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If CEOs think they can replace everyone with AI, why do they think Wall St. will need CEOs?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  who cares! Take the profits and retire!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anal probing doesn't seem that bad⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe the anal probing stories of the 50s-70s were excuses made up by queer men to rationalize their late night encounters.

  Alien in a wig = cute twink?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can I start getting familiar with the plants, trees and animals around where I live?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Go out and talk to them. Ask about their xylem and barks. Dig up some grubs and ask them about their cars extended warranty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The worst part of getting old is that you get less and less "first experiences" and are always comparing current with previous ones⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The worst part of getting old is forgetting experiences that you had.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking the generational barriers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Its fine to remind the self centered that the world doesn’t revolve around them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I switched Gemini language to an unsupported language.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can it take months to get over being laid off?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. You are valid and your experience is within the realm of norman

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I worked at an escort agency. This is how it changed my attitude to sex⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you are young and attractive and the only other context you have for sex is porn the belief is understandable. Its emotionally immature view that I’m glad she grew out of AND decided to write an article about to help others.