I feel like I do this a lot with podcasts. I started watching the Gus and Eddy podcast and finished it about a month before the last episode was released for example....
I finally got a decent GPU in the beginning of 2022 and set up a basic rig. In September of that year Ethereum switched to the “proof of stake” model, rendering mining useless. I managed to maybe get a total of $200 worth of Eth in that time, and that was that. Taking into account the cost of electricity, my profit was around $100.
It seems that the motherboard is dead, and that it’s a common issue with the 5a and I “should’ve known better,” despite it being impossible to find decent information on phones these days....
I know managers love that term, but I think I’ve come to hear it as an insult… Sorta like being called an unprofessional “jack of all trades” budget handyman that does everything mediocre…
I think it was on Ben G Thomas on YT that I’ve seen academic references saying various ways dinosaurs likely sounded like birds in their vocalizations. Do you know of any scientifically grounded reconstructions of possible sounds?...
Porn piracy is absolutely huge. I think you’re just doing a bad job downloading it.
Unless you have a very particular kink or fetish, porn is the one thing that you can find for free all over the internet. You don’t even have to look that hard.
Piracy of movies, TV, music, & books is alive and well with no intention of slowing down. If anything, the advent of streaming helped get media in higher quality sooner than before. It’s even easier if you’re willing to pay a little for a private tracker membership, of a Newsgroups subscription.
Gaming is the most difficult part because cracking copy protections carry a very high risk of infecting your computer with a nasty virus. Even then, if you know where to look, there are trusted groups that value their reputation and pride themselves on releasing clean repacks.
Bottom line is, there’s not going to be a “post-piracy world” OP asks about. The game simply changed to paying for a single all-in-one subscription instead of being nickel-and-dimed to death by corporations. And it’s already here.
You don’t need AI to figure out why people go to a T-Mobile store.
Option A: your service sucks, and the hold time on the phone is over 2 hours.
Option B: the glass sandwitch that you sold me cracked because I looked at it funny, and the fucking manufacturer won’t honor the warranty because they didn’t get enough of my money.
Whilst this may seem out of the blue, it is something we have been considering for nearly a year - in order to future-proof, it is important that we disassociate ourselves from the “Plex” trademark.
Just the “Plex” trademark? They don’t have a problem with the “Meta” one?
They already shove ads down our throats, so it’s not a big stretch of imagination to say that yes, they would totally stick ads up our arse is they could.
What is the answer?
Share some objective or subjective wisdom you’ve learned recently.
Microsoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition (techcrunch.com)
The Xenomorph Isn’t the Scariest Monster in Alien (www.denofgeek.com)
The Xenomorph might be one of the best monsters in movie history but the real terror in Alien comes from the company Weyland-Yutani....
What did you get into as it was dying or otherwise on its way out?
I feel like I do this a lot with podcasts. I started watching the Gus and Eddy podcast and finished it about a month before the last episode was released for example....
Wil Wheaton Blames One Scene For Everyone Hating Wesley Crusher (www.giantfreakinrobot.com)
Wesley Crusher is right up there with Scrappy Doo and Poochie as far as hated fictional characters, and Wil Wheaton knows exactly why.
My Pixel 5a just died after 5 months of use. Looking for a new phone I can deGoogle.
It seems that the motherboard is dead, and that it’s a common issue with the 5a and I “should’ve known better,” despite it being impossible to find decent information on phones these days....
If someone were to call you a "full stack" developer, would that feel like a complement or an insult?
I know managers love that term, but I think I’ve come to hear it as an insult… Sorta like being called an unprofessional “jack of all trades” budget handyman that does everything mediocre…
Other than AI, what technology are you excited about?
For me it’s quantum computing - especially considering its impact on most current encryption methods
What's your fave movie of all time that you love to recommend to people?
For me it’s Interstellar, it never fails to make me ugly cry at least twice during each viewing
‘Moscow Marjorie’: U.S. Republican accuses Republican colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene of irresponsible Ukraine rhetoric (www.theguardian.com)
Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13049452...
Beeper is now available, no waitlist! (blog.beeper.com)
What do you think most dinosaurs sounded like?
I think it was on Ben G Thomas on YT that I’ve seen academic references saying various ways dinosaurs likely sounded like birds in their vocalizations. Do you know of any scientifically grounded reconstructions of possible sounds?...
Meta cancelled climate change ads, then cancelled a local newspaper that reported about the ads, then a blogger who reported on the paper's cancellation, and now has escalated to blocking all of LGF (littlegreenfootballs.com)
Astrophysicist believes he's cracked the code for time travel (www.earth.com)
After years of research, Professor Mallett claims to have finally developed the revolutionary equation for time travel.
What does a post-piracy world look like?
I believe we’re approaching the final 3-5 years of prevalent piracy for several reasons:...
T-Mobile's New AI "Profiling" Privacy Toggle Is On By Default (tmo.report)
What person can help me sort out the big picture of my life?
21M, my life right now is such a mess....
Plex Meta Manager is changing names/rebranding
Taken from the discord...
If companies could put ads inside our anuses do you think they would?
That’s crazy I don’t think they would
NYC’s AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law (themarkup.org)