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WagesOf

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#Denver server admin clinging to life after COVID, trying to beat AI to making the penultimate novel about our times. Looking to stop doing piecemeal consulting work in IT infrastructure and go W2 again.

#ROGAlly is my daily driver, #SteamDeck is also damn good but I just can't do 800p.

#homelab #android #writing #mastoart #rogally #pcvr #videogames #retrogaming

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WagesOf, to random
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After a month delay and a unilateral conversion from "purchase" to "prepurchase" in the initial transaction and a second copy paste of the initial purchase invoice when I asked "when will they ship" rather than an actual answer. I've told to give me a full refund on my Moondrop Dusk .

Maybe I'll get a MIAD01 as a backup phone.

Naw, I'm done dealing with these guys. They have no idea how to interact with customers.

WagesOf, to random
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I'm looking back on the face on Mars silliness fondly with Art Bell.

Man, I miss the harmless conspiracy theories that weren't designed in a lab to divide and destroy our cultural unity in the USA.

https://pca.st/episode/58a48962-53ac-49cb-9daf-e9492c60fe5f

CultureDesk, (edited ) to television
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Amazon Prime Video subscribers are about to see even more ads. In January, viewers who didn't pay an additional $3 a month started to see commercials. Now, Amazon has announced that it's adding what it describes as shoppable carousel ads, interactive pause ads and interactive brand trivia ads. Here's more from Ars Technica. We want to know, have you, or will you ditch streaming services as they start to add commercials?

https://flip.it/1.wzac

WagesOf,
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@CultureDesk I dropped prime completely. Between this travesty and their "two day shipping" actually being four day shipping it's not worth it.

TechDesk, to ai
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A new study from Microsoft and LinkedIn has found that AI usage in the workplace has doubled in the last six months.

The data comes from a survey completed by 31,000 people across 31 countries, which found that 75% of workers are now using AI as part of their jobs. Over half are using it for their most important tasks, but don't want to admit it out of fear it makes them look replaceable. Here’s more from CNBC.

https://flip.it/A-Y94_

WagesOf,
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@TechDesk remind me in six months as businesses report massive losses and retooling due to basing decisions on AI hallucinations secretly injected into processes by workers because they're stupid and/or lazy.

RickiTarr, to random
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Halp!!! I got deodorant in my mouth!

WagesOf,
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@RickiTarr cromes up for the final push... WITNESS ME!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2CeDY9Ywhs

GottaLaff, to tesla
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U.S. prosecutors are examining whether committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-autopilot-probe-us-prosecutors-focus-securities-wire-fraud-2024-05-08/

WagesOf,
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@GottaLaff US prosecutors again manufacture a way to ignore their duty to hold the ultra wealthy responsible for their open and fully documented fraud and crime to allow them to keep their ill gotten gains.

WagesOf, to random
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When you look at your extremities and see scars that you have no memory of at all.

Like, big scars.

Am I Jason Bourne?

arstechnica, to random
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Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed

FAA: Boeing apparently didn't confirm bonding "where the wings join the fuselage."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/boeing-says-workers-skipped-required-tests-on-787-but-recorded-work-as-completed/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

WagesOf,
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@arstechnica so the whole fleet is grounded for complete recertification now?

The FAA becomes responsible for any accidents at this point if they don't take action.

WagesOf, to random
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it's time to dig in and catch up on .

Scifi time!

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9174724/

farah, to random
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Why is it the after effects of post nasal drip so uncomfortable?? It’s like the worst “t-shirt tag on my skin” that I can’t get hold of. What does the medical science side of mastodon say?

WagesOf,
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@farah cepacol spray is your friend.

kevinhearne, to random
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This is the 12th anniversary of the release of HOUNDED, which is probably not a thing anyone cares about except me, but let me say thanks to y’all who have read it & told your friends about it, because it still keeps going back for reprints & I am turbo grateful. May harmony (and sausage) find you.

WagesOf,
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@kevinhearne it's all gravy!

thegamerstavern, to 3DPrinting
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I need to 3D print a VR rifle, "because".

#3DPrinting #VR #Gaming #Videogames #OculusQuest2

WagesOf,
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@thegamerstavern the best ones are based on metal tubes.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5476216

VagabondTabby, to random
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This might be a bit hyperbolic, but also, it might not be.

How Dune Solves the Problem of AI - Reactor https://reactormag.com/how-dune-solves-the-problem-of-ai/

WagesOf,
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@VagabondTabby the idea that an LLM or anything we have mislabeled AI recently is in any way related to "a machine made in the image of mind" is more ludicrous than banning it.

oh_that_courtney, to Texas
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A reminder that if Nancy Pelosi and the DCCC would have stayed the fuck out of the way, Jessica Cisneros (a bad ass Justice Democrat) might be representing the Rio Grande instead of this pro-gun, anti-abortion, corrupt jerkwad..

https://wapo.st/3WwmKM9

WagesOf,
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@oh_that_courtney the DCCC is primarily concerned with blocking access to anyone with anticapitalism views getting any traction.

Protecting the elites and corporatism is the unifying philosophy of all US politicians, right or left.

overholt, to random
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Am I so out of touch? No, it’s the ethics that are wrong. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/05/did-student-or-chatgpt-write-that-paper-does-it-matter/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020240503%20(1

WagesOf,
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@overholt what if what I want to do is mass theft but also makes me billions of dollars?

What if what I want to do leads to genocide but also makes me billions of dollars?

"rethink" means we need to add a "but it's super profitable for a few people" to the new ethics.

notthatdelta, to gaming
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After nearly 20 years of playing the majority of my games with xbox 360 controllers (first on the 360, now on PC) I'm finally forced to admit I need an upgrade. I've had some of these controllers for so long the housings have actually worn down. They're all on their second or third set of joystick sensors too. And it's annoying keeping up with rechargable AA batteries.

So, I'm looking for recommendations! I'd prefer:

Offset joysticks (eg, xbox) over symmetrical (eg, playstation)
Good, crisp input
Wireless, good range, either bluetooth or dongle (dongle slightly preferred)
Rechargable
Large-ish (I have fairly big hands)
Must work in Linux (primarily Pop_OS)
Extra back buttons are a plus!

I do have an 8bitdo Pro 2 controller, but I find it uncomfortable, undersized, and the d-pad is spongy. Cost isn't an issue within reason; I'd rather spend $75 on a really good controller than waste a bunch of time buying/returning junk.

Thanks for any suggestions!

WagesOf,
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@notthatdelta the ps5 controller is really hard to beat these days. The haptics are way out in front of the competition, it has gyroscope and a touchpad too.

Software support isn't plug and play tho. If you're not down for a little hacking then I'd hold off until the new Xbox controller with upgraded haptics and gyro drops this year.

https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-leak-reveals-new-xbox-controller-with-an-accelerometer-and-dualsense-style-haptics/

abetterjulie, to random
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It's a very special feeling when you make a movie ref in a chat and you are SO OLD that no one gets the reference. special like grave dust.

WagesOf,
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@abetterjulie oh come now, everyone has watched ladyhawke!

That_One_Guy, to animals
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My day off so far has been doing nothing and playing Xbox with the dogs.

WagesOf,
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@That_One_Guy the dogs are winning...

WagesOf, to random
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Started with my breakfast cheat code of doing my eggs poached in spicy ramen noodles.

Things are looking good!

SecularJeffrey, to random
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My Galaxy S22 got run over by a car.

I'm taking the opportunity to switch to iPhone

I'm currently at the store Getting a package deal on phone, watch, tablet and ear pods

WagesOf,
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@SnotFlickerman @SecularJeffrey he's locked in a walled garden and is too broke to afford to escape because they up sold him into the poor house.

reay, to random
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I totally get that online services need to sell ads and subscriptions to make money. No problem with that business model.

But on the flipside, it’s particularly irritating when the ads are by the same service you’re currently using, entirely to disrupt your experience, doing a song and dance about how, ‘Hey, if you want to avoid ads for ourself like this, just subscribe!’

WagesOf,
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@reay you know what would be a great alternative? Giving you the same deal that the advertisers get.

It costs the advertiser one tenth of a cent to show you the ad. I'd be happy to send the website up to triple that for the service.

Unfortunately they offer subscriptions at 1000x the rate they get for your eyeballs.

The internet is broken, and ad supported websites broke it.

TechDesk, to apple
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Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad event is just over a week away, and the rumors are hotting up on what we can expect from the new announcements.

The latest is that the much-anticipated OLED iPad Pro will launch with Apple’s next-gen M4 processor, and not the M3 chip that was originally expected. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says this suggests Apple will position the tablet as “its first truly AI-powered device — and that it will tout each new product from then on as an AI device.”

https://flip.it/2fvm_b [Subscription may be required]

WagesOf,
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@TechDesk how long before they charge extra to NOT have the device be stuffed with AI crap ware?

kimlockhartga, to random
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Y'all . . .

WagesOf,
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@kimlockhartga oh yes, all y'alls!

GottaLaff, to Israel
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Breaking News: Israeli and foreign officials believe the International Criminal Court is preparing arrest warrants for top and leaders related to the war in Gaza.— NYT

WagesOf,
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@VirginiaLady16 @GottaLaff so the recorded video and planning documents that we have where they directly target and kill people known to be civilians and aid workers won't be enough, because reasons eh?

WagesOf, to random
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OK , time for free pizza number 5 on this chain of "free pizza because we fucked up last time" pizzas.

Will you finally get it right for once?

WagesOf,
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Hahaha, nope! Free again.

Why do I even try?

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