Fuck these guys.

It’s also a really nice feeling to help someone jump a car, or help push a disabled car off the road. It’s this short(ish) and well defined opportunity to do good, without much gray area of “is this the best course of action” or “am I making an impact” you get with longer and more complex activism.

If it’s really easy then why isn’t it the case?

I can relate to being intimidated by any instructions that mention the terminal. When I first started with Linux I would prefer doing stuff using a GUI over command line.

I started getting into hobbyist coding stuff, and fifteen years later I’m much more comfortable with the terminal.

Even so, I think trying to make Linux more palatable for the average person is going to be tough. It’s very difficult to make something that’s powerful and extensible while also being easy to use.

I wasn’t aware of LibreOffice online. Interesting message about how you can use it but there’s a built in disclaimer that appears when you try to have more than 20 users that says “this isn’t good for that” https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-online/

That sounds exciting! Couple catty comments in here but I think you’re doing good work.

I think chairs and tables are insufficiently different - people would end up using one as a substitute for the other. I think a more interesting question would be what if you were required to magically eliminate all perfectly level planes (tables, chairs, beds), or eliminate all slanted planes (ramps, screws, lazy boys)

I’m an atheist, but if you read about Jesus specifically you won’t find a lot of hate.

Well, if you really wanted perfect intonation the best way would be to completely preprogram all the notes using software and remove the live performance by a human part.

Not saying I have a lot of everyday need for a theremin but I think it’s a pretty cool instrument.

Because the only way Marvel movies know how to ratchet up the stakes is having more and more people die.

Holy shit

I really want this to move the needle, please!

Can you share the source link?

Also is that net liberated or “liberated x land” but doesn’t account for “lost y land”

To be clear I support Ukraine and want them to win. Just I find it hard to get a sense of how things are going big picture.

Sorry friend, but if someone is asking a question, telling them to read about it rather than provide the meat of the answer doesn’t seem too helpful.

You’re under no obligation to explain anything to anyone, but if you’re going to take the time to respond why not elaborate?

I don’t get my hair cut that frequently, but to each their own. This was downvoted to zero when I found it, I like to imagine one of the “six months” or “never” guys were responsible.

Yeah, I used to go to a place where they’d schedule me out based on three weeks, which I liked better, but now this new place leaves it to me to remember and schedule myself. I don’t remember, so it’s closer to 4-5 weeks.

Unclear why that article ended with a couple paragraphs about Putin’s bodyguards collecting his feces

I think the main thing is even if they were using the same underlying model (like chatgpt or Claude), they give them different prompts. For example, the one you linked seems more clearly prompted to give you a humorous roast style summary. Just from the screenshot from Reddit I get the impression they gave it a prompt about “you are an assistant for community moderators who are evaluating what course to take with a user” or something like that.

To be clear, the link you’re sharing is not what reddit is using

Besides what the other commenter replied, with Trump there’s a special value in controlling his agenda because often the last person he talks to will have the most sway. There have been stories about his appointees taking advantage of a rival appointee being away or in a meeting, and getting Trump to issue an order or even just tweet a position on something so it’s harder to walk back when someone else gets his ear.

Besides the other commenter highlighting the specific nature of the linked study, I will say I’m generally doing technical queries where if the answer is wrong, it’s apparent because the AI suggestion doesn’t work. Think “how do I change this setting” or “what’s wrong with the syntax in this line of code”. If I try the AI’s advice and it doesn’t work, then I ask again or try something else.

I would be more concerned about subjects where I don’t have any domain knowledge whatsoever, and not working on a specific application of knowledge, because then it could be a long while before I realize the response was wrong.