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rasterweb, to MountainBiking
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I felt pretty good this morning so got the bike out for a ride and managed to get 5 miles in under 30 minutes, which has been a goal for a while! Finally got my average speed over 10mph. Whew!

Map of a bike ride

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb I got 16.23 in today, good weather for riding. Will go for 20+ this weekend.

rasterweb, to random
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Why do we have so many programming languages!?

fistfulofdave,
@fistfulofdave@mastodon.social avatar

@rasterweb job security?

rasterweb, to random
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For the past few days I’ve just felt exhausted every morning… besides my bike ride and short walk over the weekend I haven’t had any energy to got out and do anything. I did yard work Sunday and that exhausted me. Maybe I should see my doctor…

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb just got back to working out, bike ride tomorrow. Had a headache for a few days , realized it was my neck and shoulder muscles. I’ve been treating that with the massage gun and some icy hot, success.

rasterweb, to random
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Someone said they hated how search bars are now becoming "AI" bars in so many places...

I'm guessing it's being forced upon users because they need people to do the training (for free) so they can create more profits for shareholders.

Some of us just want to search for something, not get some bullshit (probably wrong) answer from AI.

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb How many search bars already use AI but just call it out for marketing? My guess is many, and if you want to call it Machine Learning go ahead. Apple has had ML for years.

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb There’s always has been something determining what you get with what you search for. So this has long been a problem.

rasterweb, to random
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Hardware companies love AI because it means more sales of "faster and more powerful" hardware, which means more money for them.

Software companies love AI because it means you'll buy the new version, or re-up your subscription...

1/2

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb I was contemplating the idea of a technology freeze on computers. What if we had to use what was available right now for say 10 years.

rasterweb, to random
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Someone told me that Chat-GPT saved them hours of work...

My response: If Chat-GPT is saving you hours, are you now able to work less hours and instead spend that time doing other things? That should be the primary goal of AI... Give humans more time to do as they please, not just cram even more work into the same amount of hours.

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb There’s an unsettling number of people I work with that do this.

rasterweb, to MountainBiking
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Bike ride today, just a big old loop... 5 miles in 31 minutes. Still haven't cracked that 30 minute mark!

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb I’ve been too sick to ride the last few days. Really want to get back out hopefully tomorrow.

jake4480, to random
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One time I asked a guy working in the produce section of a supermarket what his favorite apples were, and he said 'Pink Lady'. After buying some that day, I have to admit he was right. They're the best damn apples I've ever tasted and I've been hooked ever since 🍎

fistfulofdave,
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@jake4480 just finished one. Also my favorite.

rasterweb, to random
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The Doctor goes up against The Maestro and it’s not Adam Horovitz?

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb or Bob Cobb (Seinfeld)

fistfulofdave, to random
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Every time I am at the grocery store or Target, I find shopping carts in disarray. I mutter to myself every time “what the hell is wrong with people” as I put away the stray or disorganized carts.

https://bigthink.com/thinking/everyday-philosophy-heres-the-quickest-test-of-your-moral-character/

rasterweb, to random
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@fistfulofdave Those mini reviews (Hate Your Friends) are great! Keep doing them please.

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb I will give it a try. I really need to expand my “friends” on Apple Music as it tries to match my library with what “friends” are playing.

rasterweb, to random
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These notes from Steve Albini are pretty cool...

➡️ https://www.brianbeattie.com/#/steve-albini-is-a-menace-to-society/

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb I remember photocopies of these floating around wish I would have grabbed one.

jake4480, to 80s
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As I work today I'm listening to the soundtrack from the 1982 Conan the Barbarian film that was composed by Basil Poledouris. Things are feeling fairly barbaric at the moment here in the Arizona desert

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL-ujMw7lx3b9OI-dN0Rhxpk7L_4yKaQi&si=F3r7F8AMSzQdkPqK

#Conan #ConanTheBarbarian #80sMovies #80s #1980s #film #films #movies #80sFilms #soundtracks #SwordAndSorcery

fistfulofdave,
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@jake4480 Anvil of Crom!

rasterweb, to Milwaukee
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I did 7 miles this morning and the hills were killing me!

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb are you paying attention to wind direction? I base my route around wind direction and hills.

jake4480, to random
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Fairly sad Chicago removed the Rat Hole and I never got to see it in person https://mymodernmet.com/chicago-removes-rat-hole-from-its-sidewalk

fistfulofdave,
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@jake4480 I listen to Chicago radio every once in a while and apparently it’s a squirrel hole.

rasterweb, to random
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I just commented on something by saying “Well, American isn’t really into progress anymore” and goddamn that applies in so many ways it hurts.

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb fictional nostalgia seems to be the disease.

wendigo, to random
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@jake4480 Watching 'Deadpool' for the first time. I have to say, this is by far my favorite Marvel flick.

💩 I thought it was chocolate yogurt for so long... 🤣

fistfulofdave,
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@wendigo @jake4480 crazy I just watched it for the first time last Saturday. I liked it, not as much as you do. I think Gunn’s Suicide Squad does it better and Peacemaker too.

fistfulofdave,
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@jake4480 @wendigo peacemaker is great. I am a superhero guy but a critical one.

rasterweb, to random
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I’m not even sure how to respond to an old (punk) friend saying “Extremes on both sides are destroying this country.”

fistfulofdave, (edited )
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@rasterweb yeah, I’ve had this happen too. I call it out but that’s me. Well “call out” is wrong, I ask for definition regarding the left and try to discuss from there.

jake4480, to history
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Should've posted about this piece on the second generation of video game consoles by @siliconundergro before the one on the third generation I linked the other day. This one's super cool too. Colecovision, Intellivision, Vectrex, Atari consoles, etc https://dfarq.homeip.net/second-generation-video-game-consoles

#history #Atari2600 #Colecovision #Intellivision #Atari5200 #Vectrex #blogs #gaming #OldComputers #RetroGaming

fistfulofdave,
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@jake4480 Intellivision sucked due to the controllers.

eniko, to random
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so who's idea was it exactly to make a US-based mastodon non-profit and bring in a bunch of vulture capitalists and "AI" tech bros to "help" grow the ecosystem

fistfulofdave,
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@oblomov @eniko enshitification is the process to profit!

fistfulofdave, to random
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What is the obsession with flying cars? People can’t navigate 4 way stops or roundabouts much less adding another dimension to figure out. If this comes to pass there will be a lot of carnage. Can I get a nice train system?

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb there are companies actively making them.

fistfulofdave,
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@rasterweb yeah, I should have linked the article I was reading.

lapis, to random
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I am begging people to stop blogging with substack (email bookclubs aside).

every time I click a link it bothers me TWICE to sign in. TWO different pop-ups. I am not accessing these illicitly (well maybe thinks so) these are not subscriber only articles. I just want to read the article you are sharing that proves your point.

Get a blog (not wordpress though) with an RSS feed. Or at least use a less obnoxious service. No, medium is NOT less obnoxious.
I beg you.

fistfulofdave,
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@lapis Suggestions of what to use instead of what not to use? I’m on self hosted Wordpress and have been for a long time. What’s my alternative that’s as easy to set up and use?

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