I want to see if I can get a spark of the “old internet” back by making a starting page for myself with all kinds of cool websites. But not sure where to start because Google obviously will not work for this....
Futility Closet is a collection of entertaining curiosities in history, literature, language, art, philosophy, and mathematics, designed to help you waste time as enjoyably as possible.
I recently set up a LLM to run locally on my desktop. Now that the novelty of setting it up and playing with different settings has worn off, I’m struggling to come up with actual uses for it. What do you use it for when not doing work stuff?
Homework for my 7yo: Please, write a short story, around 300 words. I want a prince named Anna on it, and a unicorn, a castle and a treasure must be mentioned too. At the end, write for questions related to the tale.
On the internet, it is common to call a guy a misogynist, but what is the exact meaning of misogynist? Is it 1. A guy who hates women? Or 2. a guy who thinks men are superior. Or 3. A guy who believes in women should follow traditional norms like cooking.
There’s a sort of misogynistic that thinks women are superior to men (and I assume that’s the reason they “hate” women). Spanish director Luis Garcia Berlanga would an example.
A friend of mine told me a long time ago: “if a windows system is behaving funny, it has to do with virus. If a Linux system is behaving funny, it has to do with permissions”
Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police....
I know mastodon joked about not changing their name in their recent changelog but I wish they really did change it. It’s long, doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue and it’s difficult to pronounce in most languages....
At least 41 people have died in the Lone Star State’s unairconditioned prisons due to heat-related or unknown conditions this summer, according to the Texas Tribune....
Is it? Not being sarcastic. In my country that’s what prisons are supposed to be to. But does it say somewhere in the USA “law” (quotes because I’m not sure that’s the proper word to use here) that states that rehabilitation is the goal of prisons?
So I saw this video about possible responses to 1.d4 It’s an interesting overview to many possible responses, with general ideas and comments on whether they are worth to be played ant the like.
What are your favourite lesser known websites?
I want to see if I can get a spark of the “old internet” back by making a starting page for myself with all kinds of cool websites. But not sure where to start because Google obviously will not work for this....
You crazies actually trust the Sun to be there when you need it?! Ha! (i.postimg.cc)
What do you use AI/LLMs for in your personal life?
I recently set up a LLM to run locally on my desktop. Now that the novelty of setting it up and playing with different settings has worn off, I’m struggling to come up with actual uses for it. What do you use it for when not doing work stuff?
Who do you consider a Great Author of the last 50 years or so (first well-known work after 1970)? I'd like to get a feel for who's who in modern literature. Any language/culture. Fiction only.
Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please....
Stumbled upon this from another community, do you agree? (lemmy.world)
Source post: lemmy.world/post/13376939 !funny
Game: Name a fun fact about where you're from and others will try to guess where that is
What are some science fiction novels that are relatively easier for non-native English readers?
I am looking for scifi novels based on real scientific concepts, but with easy to follow plots and characters....
What is the exact meaning of a misogynist person?
On the internet, it is common to call a guy a misogynist, but what is the exact meaning of misogynist? Is it 1. A guy who hates women? Or 2. a guy who thinks men are superior. Or 3. A guy who believes in women should follow traditional norms like cooking.
You can't cd or ls in a folder if you have no +x permissions on it. That is all. I wasted 3 hours of my life.
Bodycam: Pregnant woman accused of shoplifting shot by police (www.cnn.com)
Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police....
Mastodon is a terrible name
I know mastodon joked about not changing their name in their recent changelog but I wish they really did change it. It’s long, doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue and it’s difficult to pronounce in most languages....
Texas inmates soaking bedsheets in toilet water to cool off in unairconditioned prisons (www.sacurrent.com)
At least 41 people have died in the Lone Star State’s unairconditioned prisons due to heat-related or unknown conditions this summer, according to the Texas Tribune....
Leaked Email Shows Elon Musk Demanding "Sub 10 Micron Accuracy” Cybertruck Parts (jalopnik.com)
Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks
Trump Promises to Present an ‘Irrefutable REPORT’ Within the Next Week That Will Exonerate Him and Prove 2020 Georgia Vote Was ‘Rigged’ [UPDATED] (www.mediaite.com)
Updating with Gov. Brian Kemp’s response:...
White chocolate is better than dark chocolate and i'm tired of pretending it's not
The flavor and the texture are so much better than those bitter dark chocolate bars.
Adonis being Adonis (lemmy.world)
Chess Openings TIER LIST Against 1.D4 | GM Moulthun Ly (youtu.be)
So I saw this video about possible responses to 1.d4 It’s an interesting overview to many possible responses, with general ideas and comments on whether they are worth to be played ant the like.
The main difference I've noted so far between lemming and Reddit is that in lemming people seem to know when to write it's or its.