PoorlyWrittenPapyrus

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[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 116 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

It could not be simpler.

My grandfather in law kept getting scammed and installing viruses while on Windows. I installed Linux Mint on his desktop last year, setup automatic updates, created a non admin account for him, changed a few easy configurations to hide the technical stuff that appears when you turn the computer on, and he fucking loves it.

Keep in mind getting this man to login to Netflix on his TV is a minimum 30 minute long phone call. One time, we had to send people to check on him because his phone was off for 3 days straight; he put it on airplane mode and couldn’t figure out how to turn it off.

He has had 0, yes, exactly 0, problems with his computer since I installed Linux Mint. It’s faster, to point where he noticed and commented on it, and he finds it easier to use than Windows, which has been on every computer he has ever owned.

He brags to anyone who will give him the time of day how much he loves it.

I promise you, it’s really that easy.

[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 105 points 10 months ago (2 children)

These are the same people who think deregulating everything will make us safer

[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems

That’s exactly why he’s saying it. It’s an international race to the bottom.

ChatGPT/GPT-4/BingChat and Claude 2 are so much better I feel Bard is comparatively unusable.

Even if that happened they still wouldn’t learn or they’d just lie and then do it anyway.

[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I get how this happens on fake painkillers, heroin, and maybe even fake xanax. But there’s no logical explanation I can come up with to explain why it’s in cocaine, MDMA, fake adderall, and meth short of trying to kill someone.

[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 64 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

This is incredible news if you are a mouse.

Let’s hope it translates to humans without also causing cancer or some other horrible condition as all of these miracle drugs seem to.

[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Free as in freedom malware

I think they’re gambling that either the legal precedent will end up in favor of generative AI being exempt from copyright, or that they can out spent anyone who would want to take them on.

[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

sexual activity

What the fuck?

[–] PoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Running in the cloud is another reason to keep paying them every month in perpetuity, rather than just once. Helps keep revenues stable and indefinite.

NVIDIA rep created an account to make this post

AMD rep was already an active member of the community

Unsurprising, yet it still speaks volumes.

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