Vanth

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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 32 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Ever seen Superman III where Richard Pryor's character realizes there's rounding in the numbers of his company's payroll, taxes, etc, so he writes a program to skim those partial cents into his account and he ends up shocked at the amount? And he knew it was illegal and everyone who learned of it knew it was illegal?

Companies profiting off AI trained on stolen material feels like that, but if the cops who discovered Pryor's crime were to say "eh, partial cents aren't a real thing anyway. No harm, no foul" and let Pryor keep skimming.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wouldn't. But you do you. It would be interesting to hear how well an IRL campaign would work to get users on the Fediverse.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Idk what the mod team's philosophy is on incorporating member feedback vs shaping it to mod teams vision, but fwiw, here's mine.

I don't want to see every other post being about Trump either. But I also want conversation to happen. The compromise solution seems to be a mega thread; conversations continue without flooding everyone's feed. For however this temp rule is in place, delete offending posts and redirect to the mega thread.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 14 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So 2015. What's next? Crossfitters are obnoxious?

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

I accept this new term and will utilize it in everyday conversation. Thank you.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago

A sheep, a drum, and a snake fall off a cliff.

Bah-dum-tsss.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I will probably personally benefit from a simple financial perspective. I'm a white collar worker in an industry that will grow under Trump and I have a healthy investment portfolio.

A lot of that gain is going to route to places like Planned Parenthood and to supporting a friend whose life has already been destroyed by reproductive rights rollbacks in her home state. I need to do my homework on supporting victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza; I want to put more towards that than I have been. I haven't even wrapped my head around what this is going to mean for Ukrainians. And immigrants to the US. And women in the US beyond just reproductive rights. And LGBT+ people in the US. It's a lot.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago

I certainly like it better, it's an improvement, but "game changer" is strong. I'm slowly replacing gadgets to USB C through attrition. The charge port has ceased to be the failure point for any of the gadgets I own. My pile of spare cables is still excessive, but moving further back in my storage closet because I need them less and less.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

I have a couple online stores I check, otherwise I just use the Google Shopping tab. Auto parts don't seem to be spammed up as much as other things yet. Heck, online Walmart often times has what I need.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago

No, totally separate times in my life. Though that would have been an interesting way to dispose of the cockroaches. Based on number of eggs, I probably would have needed another 20 scorpions.

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