Wirlocke

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

My brother honestly wants to get rid of divorce so that people will "take the commitment more seriously".

He said this after his fiancee left for another guy. Hilarious at first glance, mortifying when you realize what he actually wanted to happen based on what he said.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What resonated with me is people calling LLMs and Stable Diffusion "copyright laundering". If copyright ever swung in AI's favor it would be super easy to train an AI on stuff you want to steal, add in some generic training, and now you have a "new" piece of art.

LLMs and Stable Diffusion are just compression algorithms for abstract patterns, only one level above data.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Huh, very valid points. I guess I was assuming casual racism that would come from only appearances and assumptions. But you are right that economic class heavily impacts the discrimination a person faces and that's specifically where african americans have been hit the hardest historically.

Thanks for providing more context.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Here's what I don't get, regardless of if your black or indian, if you grew up in america with dark skin you likely have faced all the same struggles that any black voter would care about.

Edit: Assumptions got challenged, read replies.

So even if he was right (he's not, he's what physicists would call "not even wrong"), so what? Are racists any less racist to indians than african americans?

I don't get the playbook here, non-racists would just be confused and racists would still be racists.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Huh, didn't know that! I mainly mentioned it for the fact that it was crammed into products that didn't need it, like fridges and toasters where it's usually seen as superfluous, much like AI.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (11 children)

I wonder if we'll start seeing these tech investor pump n' dump patterns faster collectively, given how many has happened in such a short amount of time already.

Crypto, Internet of Things, Self Driving Cars, NFTs, now AI.

It feels like the futurism sheen has started to waver. When everything's a major revolution inserted into every product, then isn't, it gets exhausting.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Tip if you care about it, Steam Deck has Bluetooth and can connect to Bluetooth devices like any computer. You should be able to get a small Bluetooth keyboard (without a dongle!) and use it for anything on the deck.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I think the worst thing about a Mary Sue is when their success comes trivially or randomly.

What usually helps me is making the obstacle more specific and diving into those specifics when they're problem solving. You'll find most things we broadly group into large lumps, like martial arts, swordfighting, researching, medicine, ect. often have an overwhelming amount of details that not only separates good from bad, but also have specific dynamics that change depending on circumstances.

If you want to make the successes feel earned, include enough detail about the problem that you can tell a story with the challenges involved. If your focus is swordfighting convey the kinds of techniques your protagonist know then put them up against opponents that can counter those techniques so they have to learn. If you focus is a doctor then instead of seeking out the Medicine Flower™, try conveying the roadmap to making medicine to the audience then make a story out of the process.

I feel like Breaking Bad is a good example of this. It depends a lot on actual chemistry and every chemistry advancement is a plot point. Mainly it's figuring out how to procure the ingredients and equipment without leaving evidence to get caught from.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

As an aside, I've often wondered what would happen if everything was automatically adjusted for inflation.

So like cost of living inflates, but then income is adjusted and bank accounts are modified to be their true value before inflation.

Would this patch things up to be effectively 0 inflation? or (more likely) would this cause an absurd runaway effect?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Case in point, I had rarely heard of any of the good things Biden did during his presidency, even though he's had some good policies. It really felt like radio silence from him except when Trump was involved. It was so frustrating that our country's in decline and it just felt like getting stonewalled by the guy supposed to fix it.

Meanwhile it feels like Kamala's actually trying. I'm hearing good things about her left and right. She's only mentioning Trump when it's a direct attack to pressure him for all his evil actions.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I would accept Mind Control in any scenario except if they realize they were mind controlled (damn D&D).

If it's short range I'd finally get a decent job and would never have to worry about being attacked in public.

If it can be used over camera, become an influencer, "hey guys if all of you that are within your means could donate 1 dollar to my GoFundMe I'd greatly appreciate it". Instant semi ethical riches.

If I could use it on the mirror, "Wirlocke you're going to feel well rested and do x task".

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

I feel like they're desperately trying to replicate the Dean Scream to invalidate her.

Problem is, I feel like condensing a quirk into a memeable video nowadays would only accelerate a campaign. Memes are so good at marketing that brands have been trying to harness them for a while.

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