helloworld55

joined 2 years ago
[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

I agree with this sentiment but I don't see it actually convincing anyone of the dangers of AI. It reminds me a lot of how teachers said that calculators won't always be available and we need to learn how to do mental math. That didn't convince anyone then

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm eating and would rather keep my hands free. Or doing anything where'd I'd like to keep my hands free

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I'm one of those people ... I always thought, if it's reasonable to have a conversation with someone physically there, at a reasonable talking volume, why does it matter if I'm doing the same on my phone?

Obviously if it's obnoxiously loud that's a different story

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You can reinstall a driver without ever touching the command line on windows.

Can you do that with Linux? Idk maybe on some distros but the default would just be to uninstall the package from terminal.

Pretending these are equivalent is not cool and it just drives new users away for not understanding things the community takes for granted. It takes effort to learn the terminal if even tech-savvy windows users may not even use the command line

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Personally I believe that unless you're able to do a slackware or gentoo installation, you're not ready for Linux.

/s but only kinda

Linux users need to have a higher level of technical literacy than windows users. It just can't be avoided unless you're okay with potentially reinstalling your os at some point. The bar has been lowered a lot, but because other companies refuse to play nice with Linux, it'll always be there.

If you're okay with that tradeoff, then yeah Linux is great. But a lot of people aren't even aware of it and it causes a lot of pain

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 74 points 3 months ago (7 children)

This is absolutely absurd. People have a right to a lawful assembly.

Anyone supporting this guy is insane. Literally trying to become an emperor

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Zelda botw. Lots of piano mixes on youtube

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mustard on lasagna. Not even fancy mustard, just the yellow deli stuff.

It's been a staple in our family for about 10 years after my sister tried it as a joke

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just wondering, what qualifies as cheap for you?

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What does the conscription look like in daily life? Do people just naturally transition from military life to civilian life, same as going from school to working?

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

What kind of purpose does the military serve over there? Is seeing soldiers doing civilian stuff a common thing?

My perspective has always been that the military works overseas, completely seperate from most Americans daily life

 

This question was inspired by a post on lemmy.zip about lowering the minimum age to purchase firearms in the US, and a lot of commeters brought up military service and training as a benchmark to normal civilians, and how if guns would be prevalent, then firearm training should be more common.

For reference, I live in the USA, where the minimum age to join the military is 18, but joining is, for the most part, optional. I also know some friends that have gone through the military, mostly for college benefits, and it has really messed them up. However, I have also met some friends from south korea, where I understand military service is mandatory before starting a more normal career. From what I've heard, military service was treated more as a trade school, because they were never deployed, in comparison to American troops.

I just wanted to know what the broader Lemmy community thought about mandatory military service is, especially from viewpoints outside the US.

 

If Kamala and trump both tie the electoral college, which it is looking like a possibility, a new president would be chosen by the new Congress on Jan 6th. Scary to think about

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