wizardbeard

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

They'd probably be worried that I had gotten sucked into the interminable rat race, and wouldn't believe me when I said I had found a way to be comfortable with it. I used to have panic attacks about the idea of entering the normal workforce and ending up in a job situation like my father did. Love the man, but he prioritized "providing" for the family over being present, and burned himself out doing it. I can see the nuanced differences between that and my situation now, but I never would have back then.

They wouldn't believe that a relatively modest life could cost so damn much of what I take home. I make money that would make my 19yo head spin, and it's still not enough to be as comfortable as I would like.

They'd be furious that I let my strong friendships of the time slip for over a decade.

They'd be worried about my weight and how far my general health has tanked. Walking everywhere and doing manual labor jobs had made it easier than I realized to stay healthy back then.

They'd be confused that I'm a decade into a different romantic relationship. That might cause them to more carefully examine the one they were in at the time. I'm not sure if cutting it early would have been better for me though. I learned and grew by years in the span of a few months when that relationship was dying.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

I think the functionality was added in the most recent update.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What games are you playing where it's showing its age? I'm using a 2070 super personally. With a variable refresh rate monitor I hardly notice slowdown unless it's below 30fps, or if it's spiking.

I also play old games. My recent ones (past year) have been Fallout New Vegas, Stardew Valley, Watch Dogs, Watch Dogs 2, Sonic Unleashed Recompiled, and Cyberpunk 2077.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Doing trade routes in solo mode is considerably less engaging, but is still a great zen thing for me while I listen to podcasts or half watch something.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What can you give me for a duckroll? Good condition, lightly used. Guy who owned it only used it for grocery shopping once a week.

I might know a guy who knows a guy that can hook you up with some well aged ytmnd, if you're in the market.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

The composer for the OST recently did studio quality remasters of a good chunk of the Ape Escape soundtrack (split across two separare albums iirc) based off the original "before compression" demos, and he also has a big discography of music in the same style.

Soichi Terada is love. Soichi Terada is life.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can always try 4chan's /r/ board. It's specifically for requesting shit, usually links to pirated content.

Haven't teied using it in almost a decade though, so can't vouch too well for it.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

He's comin' out again with a good one. Place your bets now ladies and gentleman.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I swear the over use of the term nazi is what got us to this place where people don't believe Musk is one after doing two sieg heils during the inauguration.

Criticizing the term's over use is not the same as denying their existence or horribleness.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't need an algorithm at all. Just needs what is effectively a lampshade cut to direct the light at the sidewalk and street instead of the houses.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 3 months ago

For AI? Corporations. No question.

Microsoft has to bundle its consumer AI products in with other licenses in order to achieve their frankly abysmal adoption rates. They also have recently significantly reduceded plans for further spending on datacenters, indicating that they might already see the writing on the wall.

OpenAI, the most successful AI "corp", hemorages money to a mind boggling degree and actually loses money per query.

It's not profitable or sustainable. The market forces, if left alone, would not provide enough demand to cover the astronimical costs. Companies with more money than god like Microsoft and now Softbank (although they are having to take out massive loans now) are burning astronomical piles of cash to prop it up.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unless this community has a rule about editorializing titles, you're not required to use the video title as the post title and can enter your own. You should also be able to add your own body text to the post separate from the automatically pulled video description.

Alternatively, you can always make your own comment on this post that summarizes away the clickbait.

It's kind of hilarious to me that for all the words in your comment, you still didn't mention what the actual topic of the video is.

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