FigMcLargeHuge

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I purchased a new monitor and video card right before rockstar pull their stunt with gta v. They arrived the day after I was locked out of gta online. So I feel your pain.

Even Arbys has shrunk things down. And don't get me started on them removing potato cakes!!!

If anyone needs to know the state of AI transcription, just turn on closed captioning for your local tv channel. It's atrocious and I am sorry that people who need closed captioning are subjected to that.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Was riding my motorcycle up to the races at Laguna Seca in Monterey. As a photographer I had all my gear on the bike. Everything, it was packed. It is a sportbike so I didn't have a lot of luggage. Just a tankbag that was filled to the top, and a backpack I had strapped to the rear seat, which is pretty tiny. Anyway on the way up the 101 I come across another motorcycle who pulls onto the interstate and up next to me. We ride for a while, and then as we get to an exit he motions for me to pull off and points to his tank. I decided that was a good time to get gas myself so I peeled in behind him. We get to the station and he takes off his helmet and he's definitely in his 70's or 80's. I was in my mid 30's at the time so it was cool to see an older rider. We were filling up our bikes and he asked if I wanted to grab a cup of coffee and I said sure. So we went inside and started talking, and he too was heading up to Laguna Seca for the races. He asked if I had ridden the 1 up to Monterey and I said that I hadn't. He insisted that it was something you don't want to miss. I explained that I had to pick up my press pass and was on a little bit of a schedule. We finished our cups (I had oj) and walked back out to the bikes. He said if I wanted to ride with him it was cool and that he was taking the cutoff over to the 1 and would be taking that exit. We hit the road and miles passed. I saw him point to the exit over to the 1, and move over. I waved to him and pointed straight ahead. I was just going to 'get there'. He nodded his head and headed off the exit. As I was right at the end of the exit something in my head said 'screw it', and I jammed on the brakes and whipped over. When I got to the stop at the end of the exit he looked over and pulled up his visor and yelled "you changed your mind?" I nodded and away we went.

It was a beautiful ride, and we stopped again to get gas and were chatting again. We decided that we would stop up the road at a place he knew to eat. We then commented about each other's bikes and for some reason we decided to swap bikes. I get on his bike, and he hops on mine, and away we go. About 2 miles down the road I am sitting there following him and had a realization... Everything I have is on my bike. Wallet, phone, camera equipment, clothes, etc. I started thinking, my bike is a lot faster than his bike and if he were to take off, I wouldn't have any way of catching him. Then it occurred to me that I don't even know his name. I could just imagine getting pulled over on his bike and trying to explain to the cops that this old guy let me borrow it, and then not being able to even tell them his name. I calmed back down and just got back into the ride and we swapped who led a couple of times. The view was/is absolutely spectacular so that kept my mind from going into overdrive. We got to the place to have lunch and pulled over. We both talked about the nice parts about each other's bikes and we went in and he bought me lunch. We also exchanged names. I explained that when we got into Monterey I had to go over to a certain hotel to pick up my credentials. He was heading over to his hotel and then going to the track. We both hopped back on our own bikes and took off. When we got into Monterey we came to an intersection and I had to go one way and he went the other. We waved to each other and that was it. I really wish I could remember his name, but over time it has been lost in my mind. I think about him every once in a while and wonder things like what ever happened to him. I would guess he has passed by now, but think it would be cool to have one more chat and a quick ride on each other's bikes if he was still around and riding. I just hope that one day some young kid remembers me as that old guy on the motorcycle.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yup. I probably shouldn't ramble as much, but my point was that I am sure all of the "opposite viewpoint than you" people are off in their walled garden asking the same questions. Where that is located, well, you have got me. I wasn't questioning the legitimacy of his question.

What this person said... I keep telling my dad over and over that I can literally send him an email and say I am anyone and it will show up in his email box. I feel like the urge to make everything "user friendly" has put us in this situation. The mail headers are so hidden now, it's almost a chore to find them in most email programs, which is unfortunate.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

No kidding. Don't forget the part they aren't saying out loud, where they harvest all of your behaviour in car and then sell it to advertisers or other companies. Squirming around in your seat too much, prepare for a targeted ad for Preparation H.

I don't want an in-car assistant. "Bensaid also said he’s a big believer in the ability of AI-powered voice controls to handle complex requests. For instance, he said if a driver says “I’m hungry” the in-car assistant should be able to quickly direct them to a nearby restaurant that they might prefer. " It's like these people saw Wall-E and took it as an example of a desired future.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works -3 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I am not taking sides with this comment, but you could literally swap names of everything you just posted with (the opposite candidate) and there is someone saying this exact same thing somewhere on the internet. They are most likely sitting there posting about where all the Harris people went and how they moved to a saner platform to avoid toxic people.... Everyone needs to remember that there is someone out there with a polar opposite viewpoint as you and it's just as strong as yours. The internet and social media has made it much easier for everyone to wall themselves off into groups containing people with only their viewpoint. And now all of that has been fed to LLMs. This is going to be an interesting future we are walking into.

I just want to say to everyone that posted how amazed I am by your work!! Absolutely fantastic, and I am jealous of every single one of you.

I bet they would be willing to do it right while you are in the middle of something important if you paid them an extra $30 on top of that.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This breaks my onion loving heart. These are dark times.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This person is an idiot and can only think of one possibility. They are ignoring the fact that fucking around on the job can have implications like increasing skills. I made the mistake of replying to this person with an anecdote of mine which I am sure will be deconstructed by them like they were there. Point is, boss allowed us to goof off with pet programming projects and that resulted in me experimenting with code I wouldn't have had the chance to otherwise and making a breakthrough, which I then realized how to implement for the benefit of said company. So I wasn't fucking around to make money, but the fucking around gave me the knowledge and skills to them apply that indirectly. But hey this person is determined to infect the thread with their single minded theory that doesn't make a shit to the actual conversation.

 

This is a crazy good deal, and according to people on their discord, you can transfer the standard license to someone if you already have a licensed copy. You will also get the pdf copies from Paizo on their website.

 

So I grepped out all of the nodes from the log files. Here's every node that participated. Just thought it makes a cool list.

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mtgzone.com
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pornlemmy.com
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programming.dev
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sh.itjust.works
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