Teal

joined 1 year ago
[–] Teal@lemm.ee 58 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Too much optimism and hype may lead to the premature use of technologies that are not ready for prime time.

— Daron Acemoglu, MIT

Preach!

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

I wasn’t aware of the jar monopoly situation. Maybe my old Balls will become collectible someday.

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

You get a gold star today. ⭐️

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

I think the closest thing Elon is to Star Trek would be a Romulan/Ferengi hybrid wannabe. Dreaming of having a star ship to manipulate, conquer and extort the galaxy.

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Understood and have seen the comments. I don’t blame you for being upset. It’s a crappy situation.

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 33 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Damnit! I still like and respect the Ars Technica staff but Condé Nast can piss off.

I feel for you KingThrillgore. I was thinking of supporting the site with a subscription but not after this. Still if enough people stop subscribing we may loose them altogether. This is a double edged shit sword.

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Teal@lemm.ee 21 points 4 weeks ago

This is atrocious. Coincidentally Disney is planing to open a park themed with villains. Seems like they can save time and money by renaming the whole place Villain's World.

I've been a few times in my younger years but have zero desire as an adult. Sure they have some nice rides and attractions but the Disney culture is a huge turnoff to me, as are the very high prices of everything there. If I were to take a vacation that costs similar I'm off to a national park or maybe international travel. I prefer real culture over fantasy land.

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago

The Lounge is where you were given access. That subreddit was ok on its own but really it was a good place to hang out, be friendly and helpful which sometimes resulted in being invited to other private sections of Reddit.

Some of those private subs have a true sense of community who are truly kind, respect each other and fun to interact with. Before the awards went away there were many games with prizes and multi-day parties with lots of engagement and fun. Not anything like the regular Reddit.

Those places still exist but activity has declined since most third party apps and the awards/coin system were taken away. That decision not only damaged the public Reddit subs but also the private ones.

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

"In the year two thouuusaaaaaannd, in the year two thouuusaaaaaannd"

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] Teal@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Scans are showing no signs of contamination, Hobbes. ❤️‍🩹

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