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Weanerdog

@Weanerdog@c.im

Seeker of the truth. Amateur philosopher. Play games do stuff.

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GIbiz, to random
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Lawsuit claims Uvalde school shooting gunman bought a gun after using it in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/victims-and-parents-of-uvalde-school-shooting-sue-activision

Weanerdog,
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@kennergf @GIbiz

You would think that the ability to buy a weapon of war is actually the problem, not that they played a video game.

I've been trained to use an actual assault rifle in both convention and counter-operations. I have been taught to kill people. Luckily I never saw an active theatre. But I never felt the need to ever buy such a weapon, although that is very difficult in South Africa. I have also never had the inclination to want to go on a killing spree. I too play video games.

The US's right to bear arms made sense when the second amendment was written. Because the new democracy was susceptible to be corrupted or taken over by a foreign colonial power. Many farmers and persons living far from major towns would need to hunt to supplement their food. And well, as the settlers were taking first persons land there was always the probability of retaliation. So a civilian militia made sense. None of those reasons hold water today and the only reason that assault rifles are available is because people want them to be. And they have established a "club" that has enough money to pay politicians or fund their campaigns so that it's members can be like spoilt children and get what they want and fuck the consequences of idiots, crazy people, evil arseholes also having access.

Imagine if you could do a medical care club that worked like the NRA.

AlarminglyBad, to Funny
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COMIC: Neptune

All I'm saying is if I ever got genie wishes, things would get weird

Weanerdog,
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@AlarminglyBad Damn that's funny.

Weanerdog, to random
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A Lilac to you Sir Terry.

You Had to be there.

kevsherrystuff, to art
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Day 4: Learning to draw. Via the magic of the book, I can now apparently draw my own hand with varying levels of proficiency. I’m amazed at how good this book is. You should all try it (unless you can already draw - in which case, ignore me)
#art #drawing #sketch #dailydrawing

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Weanerdog,
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@kevsherrystuff

I'm just replying so I can get the name of the book if you are inclined to divulge said information.

Weanerdog,
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@kevsherrystuff

Thanks. Also your drawings are really great by the way.

FiStitchWitch, to random
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How to tell I'm coming out of this latest suicidal state -

I'm chatty.
I have 101 ideas bouncing around my head.
I'm chatty.
I want to be around people.
I'm chatty.
I want to organise a craft group so I can stitch and be with people.
I'm chatty.

Omfg shut the fk up Fi.

Sorry!

Weanerdog,
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@FiStitchWitch

I'm glad you're chatty. Don't say sorry It's a good state for you to be in.

Also I like chatty people, because I'm really quiet.

Fury, to DuckDuckGo
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Is DuckDuckGo search down for anyone else? #searchEngine #DuckDuckGo

Weanerdog,
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@Fury

Down in South Africa as well.

static, to random
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Password complexity has increased in the last decade or so and so has support for managing and entering them. A lot of websites have an "unhide" button, for instance, and some sort of complexity meter.

But not everything.

I just changed one of my corporate passwords on a browser-hosted RDP screen. So, Windows, basically. The passwords are now so long and complex the lack of an unhide button was a real problem! Took me 4 tries to change it (it was a few days from expiring, so I had to).

Weanerdog,
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@static

Copy it straight from your password manager. Not sure if that floating around in ram is a security concern though.

Hopefully the password manager has a password Unhide function that you can use.

KathyReid, to microsoft
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Why does want to implement ? It's not about images. It's about modelling what workers do on Windows, and then replacing them.

The most expensive part of a computer is the fallible feelings-filled unpredictable meat sack that operates it.

Google has YouTube, Google Photos, Maps, and a bucket load of search data, Google Analytics, advertising, as well as it's data (e.g. transcriptions). And a bunch of data from Android services. From this data they can model speech, model videos and model advertising systems, and how humans respond to them.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Amazon has Prime data, and a bucket load of compute. But no operating system data. They can build models based around e-commerce and advertising systems.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Meta has waves hands enough analytics to model human behaviour in the Metaverse.

But they can't model what people do on computers.

Microsoft has GitHub.
Microsoft has LinkedIn.
Microsoft has SharePoint.
Microsoft has Teams.
Microsoft has Dynamics.
Microsoft has O365.
Microsoft has Windows telemetry data.

Microsoft can model what people do on (Windows) computers. Like fill out spreadsheets.Write emails. Synthesize web pages of research. Interact with colleagues on Teams. Create and edit documents.

Microsoft wants data so they can model what people do with operating systems.

Then replace them.

Imagine a CoPilot that doesn't just write buggy code. Imagine one that also does spreadsheets. That creates documents on SharePoint. That communicates with colleages on Teams. That has a customer pipeline on Dynamics.

That's what Recall is about - 360 degree surveillance of the worker, to model their functions, make them fungible, replicable - and replaceable.

Weanerdog,
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@KathyReid

AI training on porn, so much porn.

Prepare for some delightful AI PowerPoint presentations.

Tattooed_Mummy, to microsoft
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Dear #Microsoft. Maybe sort out how Word handles formatting changes before launching into a Clippy upgrade. Thanks

Clippy by Microsoft the worlds most annoying personal pc assistant GIF

Weanerdog,
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@Tattooed_Mummy

Personally I think Libre office does word processing better than MS Word.

Excel and PowerPoint are better than the Libre office versions. I haven't really gone into the relational databases.

So unless you are using VBA in word there is no reason to use it. Just my opinion.

Weanerdog,
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@Tattooed_Mummy

:bd236: yeah employees love MS.

vagina_museum, to random
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More and more at-home microbiome testing kits are popping up on the market, sold directly to consumers. There hasn't been much peer-reviewed research into them yet, so let's take a look at a recent paper by Diane E. Hoffman and colleagues to find out what's known... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk4271

Weanerdog,
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@vagina_museum A question. I'm from South Africa so young ladies get German measel booster shots around 15 or 16 at school. So I was wondering and discussing with my wife why boys and girls don't get HPV shots at school at that age? Seeing as vaccinations have a precedent.

I was wondering if HPV vaccines were available in schools in first world countries? I am assuming you're in England.

arstechnica, to random
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Daily Telescope: The oldest merger of two black holes to date

Webb wows us again.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/daily-telescope-the-oldest-merger-of-two-black-holes-to-date/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Weanerdog,
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@arstechnica

So does the mass of the black hole increase to the sum of the individual blackholes? What about the surface area of the event horizon what happens to that area, as that is where the information is supposedly held?

BenjaminHCCarr, to Dogs
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found in every in study
say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in counts in men around the world
Scientists tested 23 human and 47 from . They found microplastic in every sample. The human testicles had been preserved and so their sperm count could not be measured. However, the sperm count in the dogs' testes could be assessed and was lower in samples with higher contamination with PVC
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/microplastics-human-testicles-study-sperm-counts

Weanerdog,
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@BenjaminHCCarr

I seriously need to consider reducing my microplastic intake. Any missions to Mars looking for a crewmate.

tristanls, to random
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I'm starting to think there will be business opportunities that are branded as "AI-free" much like food is branded Organic.

I'm already starting to look for products like that.

It's the same rationale for why my refrigerator doesn't need to be connected to the internet. Or why my hammer doesn't need to ask me about my day when I take ot out of the toolbox.

Only Machine Inside™️

Weanerdog,
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@tristanls

Me a psychopath torturing someone with my hammer.

My hammer: Err. ... I don't think you should be doing this.

Me: Just shut up already.

My hammer: I think I should phone the police.

Me: How about I strap you too the bench and get the saw.

The Saw: whoa dude chill I'm a pacifist.

The angle grinder: Hey you want to go out for dinner sometime. Hehe.

Weanerdog,
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@tristanls I don't recognise the name but my memory is a little shot at the moment. So it's completely possible. :bd06:

Weanerdog, to random
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I was going to do a but actually post on a thread and then remembered that I wasn't an arsehole and the details were really not that important.

lanartri, (edited ) to random
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Weanerdog,
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@lanartri such a powerful picture

Weanerdog,
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@lanartri I can only admire the woman of Iran and how they are fighting for their personal freedom.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I’d like to see a show that takes place in a library.

Weanerdog,
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@StillIRise1963 If memory serves Community takes place mainly in a room within a library.

I know that's not what you mean but yes a show showing off the actual awesomeness of a library in a cool, funny way would be awesome.

Weanerdog, to random
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Does anyone know of an NGO that collects physical porn for poor people who don't have data? Um... Asking for a friend.

RickiTarr, to random
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Y'all I just made myself feel so old, hubs looked up top 100 music from 2001, 2011, 2021, and today and the amount of music I could recognize decreased by significantly. I recognized probably 70% of 2001 and decreasing as I went on. BUT I blame the internet, I can listen to exactly the kind of music I want with no dependence on the radio, but also I'm old!

Weanerdog,
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@not2b @mentallyalex @RickiTarr

Classic is fine. Oldie is just mean :bd19:

RickiTarr, to random
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People with Anxiety: No worries.

Also People with Anxiety: Imagining every scenario where they need to worry.

Weanerdog,
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@RickiTarr

No, no, no. We imagine way more scenarios than only the ones we need to worry about.

Hell, I worry about shit I've done in alternative realities.

Or about paranormal things.

Actually that's one of the reasons that I very seldom post something and only do replies.

RickiTarr, to random
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What is the thing(s) that attracts you to a person romantically or otherwise?

Weanerdog,
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@RickiTarr

Emotional connection. I suppose I consider myself Demisexual.

Boobs are also nice.

DharmaDog, to Neuroscience
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"Scientists have made 'significant' strides in the field of reading people's minds."

NDTV:
Scientists Create New Tech That Can Read People's Mind With Shocking Accuracy

"The region of the brain that Caltech team used was supramarginal gyrus - a crucial component for the understanding and processing of language."
https://www.ndtv.com/science/scientists-create-new-tech-that-can-read-peoples-mind-with-shocking-accuracy-5661141

Weanerdog,
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@DharmaDog

Well mathematically I'm just a conscience formed by stray atoms and none of this has ever existed.

So good luck reading that.

Also I don't language so good.

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