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MylesRyden

@MylesRyden@vivaldi.net

An old techie who occasionally uses new tech. Teacher by trade. Psychology and Critical Thinking are my subjects, YMMV.

I don't give a flying fig who you have relationships with, what you do in your bedroom or what you do in your church, as long as you don't expect me or anyone else to think, do or believe as you do.

I used to say that all my cultural references are 20+ years old, but that is now out of date. All my cultural references are from the previous century.

Addicted to #MST3K

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MylesRyden, to random
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Ambrose Bierce nailing it over a century ago in the Devil's Dictionary:

CORPORATION, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.

baldur, to random
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“AI engineers face burnout in 'rat race' to stay competitive hits tech”

https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/05/03/ai-engineers-face-burnout-as-rat-race-to-stay-competitive-hits-tech.html

> He said he often has to put together demos of AI products for the company's board of directors on three-week timelines, even though the products are "a big pile of nonsense."

MylesRyden,
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@baldur

Jeez, if they just faked the demos they would probably actually work better than the actual "AI"

ronanmcd, to cooking
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Well son, back in my day, we used to call that 30 mins. Yessir, 10 minutes followed by another 20 was what we called 30 minutes. But, I guess it's all different with you youngsters nowadays. Maths just ain't what it used to be #cooking

MylesRyden,
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@ronanmcd

Wow! Lentils are "suitable for vegetarians!" Whoda thunk it!

StillIRise1963, to random
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With the 2024 election, Black people are not the people anyone needs to worry about. We’re not the idiots, we’re not the nazis. It’s white people. FOCUS.

MylesRyden,
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@StillIRise1963

Agree with you 100%

If TFG is elected again it will be because suburban white women are more afraid of "crime" and "immigrants" more than they are afraid of losing their rights in society. They figure their money and privilege will get them around abortion and contraception bans anyway. I am speaking demographically here, individual exceptions always apply.

White men, of course, are a lost cause. They WANT a fascist dictatorship because they assume they will be in charge. The above disclaimer, of course, applies.

MylesRyden, to ChatGPT
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These two posts showed up one after another on my timeline. 🤣

MylesRyden, to internet
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Possible interesting trend...

I am subbing in a high school class that, since it is the last day of school for seniors, has nothing to do. Everyone is on their phones, of course.

But the guys in the class are using their phones to interact...they are showing each other stuff and laughing, etc. The girls are intently staring at their screens thumbing alone.

Not sure what to make of this, but I don't think it can be good.

StillIRise1963, to random
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We’re going to find out if white women value contraception in November.

MylesRyden,
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@StillIRise1963

They will be more afraid of "crime" and "immigrants." Just you wait and see.

They will assume that their whiteness and money can get around the abortion and contraception laws.

purplepadma, to random
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Tell me you hate neurodivergent people without telling me you hate neurodivergent people… https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/19/haircut-without-talking-salon-session-stylist

MylesRyden,
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@purplepadma

I just told my partner about this "no chat salon," I hadn't gotten much further than those words when she blurted out, "I bet people love that!"

She is not an introvert by any means. No chat salons might actually be a majority position.

ascentale, to random
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@MartyCormack asks:

Q4. Most cyclists drive motor vehicles at least sometimes, and some more frequently.

How has your cycling affected the way you drive? Are you slower and more careful? Do you do anything differently when encountering cyclists on the streets?

MylesRyden,
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@ai6yr @ascentale @MartyCormack

I have many people very close to me that are convinced of such things as "bicycles have to be able to keep up with traffic to be on the roads." I have no idea where such things come from and even when I explain things from a cyclist's (and the actual law) point of view, they still think I am wrong.

Car-centric view is very strong.

limebar, to random
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Used to be billions would search Google, link off to sites. Sites get billions of hits.

Now Google scrapes each site once. Searchers now get an AI summary/regurgitation. Google captures all of the traffic.

Sites will see dramatic drop in traffic.

So what is the use in putting your... partners?... out of business Google?

MylesRyden,
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@limebar

The larger question from this, as well as the link farms at the bottom of most blog posts now is: "To what end."

What good does it do to get a bazillion impressions from people who no longer give a shit?

Perhaps after scraping the ads, AI will start buying the products?

MylesRyden,
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@imecth @cullmann @ohyran @UnityDevice @domi @boredsquirrel @Plopp @soupermkc @minecraftchest1

Of course you have that in KDE, just don't have a panel with a systray.

rolle, (edited ) to fediverse
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What would you do if the Fediverse/ActivityPub were to suddenly disappear?

MylesRyden,
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@bazkie @rolle

100% this.

I ditched Twitter and Facebook many years ago and only took up Mastodon in 2023, so I can survive with no social media at all.

br00t4c, to random
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Trump Baselessly Rants Judge Merchan is 'MAKING BIG MONEY OFF OF THIS SCAM AND ITS OUTCOME'

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-baselessly-rants-judge-merchan-is-making-big-money-off-of-this-scam-and-its-outcome/

MylesRyden,
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@br00t4c

Every single word TFG utters is projection pure and simple.

itsfoss, (edited ) to linux
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Well, don't hold back! 🐧

#linux #systemd

MylesRyden,
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@itsfoss

Apparently I use it. My computer runs fine.

I guess I don't care either way.

MylesRyden, to HashtagGames
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It's true that Dick is a hell of a sailor.

But's he's not the rigger Mort is.


MylesRyden, to HashtagGames
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Had 10 puns all ready for the contest.

I thought at least one would win.

But no pun in ten did.


Lana, to random
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Anyone arguing in favor of arming school teachers needs to first explain to me where in the budget you're going to find the money to buy 27 Glocks when you cheapskates won't even buy us printer toner.

MylesRyden,
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@Lana

The money will magically appear for the Glocks.

You still won't have any toner.

markrprior, to random
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Robbie on Twitter:
Are you in a territory that has lost cycling coverage after the demise of GCN+? Give this a go. https://app.staylive.io/cycling/login?back=/subscriberoadcycling

MylesRyden,
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@markrprior

I don't know. When I go to the link the only option I am given is login/create account. I couldn't find a way to get even the most basic information like what events they have access to and how much they might cost.

A hard pass for me.

MylesRyden,
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@markrprior

Not available in the US or UK. 😠

Rights to cycling broadcast is a mess, for the sport to actually grow it really has to be dealt with.

mcc, to random
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Hard to imagine a signal that a website is a rugpull more intense than banning users for trying to delete their own posts

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

Like just incredible "burning the future to power the present" energy here

MylesRyden,
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@mcc

I think this is going to turn out ironically (and bad) for StackOverFlow.

Initially they had a purpose providing the platform for a town square where humans could share questions and answers. Then they fed the human created information into the maw of the LLMs.

Soon there will be "no need" for StackOverFlow as you can just ask the LLMs directly for programming advice. It might not always work, but hey, whatever. And SOF will be out of business.

CoachMark, to random
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Because it doesn't serve Netenyahu's desires most likely

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-humanitarian-aid-8659eae6e0a7362504f0aa4aa4be53e0

Israel says it is looking at Gaza cease-fire proposal, but framework is not what it wants

MylesRyden,
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@CoachMark

Obviously the last think Bibi wants is a ceasefire. He wants to kill them all.

markrprior, to random
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@MylesRyden for tonight?

MylesRyden,
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@markrprior

I thought I was in time for yesterday 🙂

brewsterkahle, to random
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InterLibrary loan lives!

Record numbers are getting articles and chapters through this reliable free method from the Internet Archive.

The long tail holdings are needed!

384 libraries are now getting docs through one system.

Go @internetarchive go

MylesRyden,
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@brewsterkahle @internetarchive

The biggest thing I get from this graph is that people are too hung over on New Year's day to read. 😉

MylesRyden, to random
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POGAČAR Tadej

MylesRyden, to random
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Alexey Lutsenko, Kazakhstan
Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
Juan Pedro López, Spain
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Romain Bardet, France
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