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zalasur

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I play strategy games, write software, and stream on Peertube (not necessarily in that order). Also, sock monkeys! Preferred pronouns: he/him/his.

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renwillis, to ChatGPT
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"Consumer AI is just the new search" anecdote: [1/3]

Casual non-techy coworkers yesterday were talking about using excel reports to analyze data & turns out two of the people use to know how to do something in excel.

So, before this stuff, if you were like, "how do I do X in Excel" in google, you'd get a bunch of hits and then have to wade through the results to see which link was actually what you were looking for, then test out if their solution works.

zalasur,
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@renwillis @tess Yeah they've been demonstrably degrading search results since at least 2015, probably earlier. The AI "boom" is just accelerating that trend.

zalasur, to random
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I'd be excited about the Aurora Borealis tonight but Minnesota has this amazing knack for being cloudy every time we're supposed to get them*

  • Also true for eclipses
zalasur, to random
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The electricians are here and they are going to replace the base board heaters upstairs. After they are done I'll move my desk back and get my computer up and running again. We might have a stream tonight yet, if I feel up for it.

zalasur,
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And they are done! My desk is back where it was but I still have to plug in my computer. I think that will take half an hour since I also have a bunch of cables that need "managing". I'll do that after work and see if I am up for an afternoon stream. ♥️

zalasur,
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The computer is hooked back up but I am hot and tired, so nap time ♥️

bagder, to random
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It has been a long time coming, but I've made it official:

"Daniel no longer answers questions on stackoverflow. Use a dedicated public curl forum for accurate and timely answers about anything . "

(yes, speaking about myself in 3rd person)

https://stackoverflow.com/users/93747/daniel-stenberg

zalasur,
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@Merovius @bagder @LangerJan Well, that part is true. You could definitely use curl for reading the forums. However, a web browser is much more convenient. 😉

zalasur, to random
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So I saw that Apple "Crush" ad and... I don't really get the controversy? Definitely clumsy and a bit weird, but I'm not really sure what the big deal is.

zalasur, to random
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Welp, my upstairs computer is unplugged and my desk moved to the corner. I am on my regular laptop now. I has a sad.

zalasur,
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I will have to dust before I put everything back. 😅

zalasur, to DwarfFortress
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Today we are striking the Earth. With our embark preparations completed in our sinister biome, we begin the search for iron and the magma we will use to power our forges! What threats do we face in the wilderness? We don't know yet, but I'm sure we will find out.

https://video.surazal.net/w/9HhmDj1WqnkgTzvXKsVKka

#DwarfFortress #Stream #Streaming #PeerTube

zalasur, to random
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Gonna eat lunch. Finish up work. Then, Dwarf Fortress time!

zalasur, to random
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You know I think I will squeeze in a stream this afternoon. Tonight I have to disassemble my desk upstairs which means I if I am going to play some Dwarf Fortress, my window of opportunity is between 3 and 7 PM tonight.

DeliaChristina, to random
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6 am is really the most productive hour of the day.

zalasur,
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@DeliaChristina Yuuuup

Juju, to random
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With everything going on I feel like I should be boycotting Eurovision?
Unfortunately, I feel very conflicted.

zalasur,
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@Juju Wait... what's going on with Eurovision?

zalasur,
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@Juju boooooo 😤

NanoRaptor, to random
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That's a win for team bears.

zalasur,
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@NanoRaptor No one is going to question where that cheese came from.

zalasur, to DwarfFortress
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Tonight on Dwarf Fortress, The Plane of Myth: a new world with some tweaked parameters. I'll be settling on an embark site and choosing a Dwarven civilization to help me take over the region. Will it work? Hard to tell, but it's worth a shot.

https://video.surazal.net/w/9HhmDj1WqnkgTzvXKsVKka

#DwarfFortress #PeerTube #Stream #Streaming

zalasur, to random
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One thing they don't tell you about getting older is that all your friends that are "aging well" are the ones who looked like they were already in their forties back when they were twenty.

zalasur, to random
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My observations of a certain segment of IT:

Infosec Professional, 2023: I am an expert with years of experience who understands best security practices and the most urgent vulnerabilities plaguing the Internet in the modern day and age

Infosec Professional, 2024: This is my farm. I grow potato. I do not live within a five mile radius of a power line or any other functioning electronics.

zalasur,
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@ai6yr A little of column A, a little of column B 😉

zalasur, to random
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It's impossible to sing along to a Pearl Jam song without sounding like Adam Sandler impersonating Eddie Vedder on SNL. This is known fact.

HCBunny, to random
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Posting to the wind

zalasur,
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@HCBunny Remember to post downwind, not upwind, or else you'll get post blown back into your face.

RickiTarr, to random
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What cracks me up is when you go to a restaurant, and they ask if you've been there before, and then they say, "Well, we do things a little different here", and then it's exactly like every other restaurant, but more expensive.

zalasur,
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@RickiTarr "Our chefs do this amazing thing where they make the portions smaller!"

"Does this save us money?"

"Oh, no. No, no. Not even close."

zalasur, to random
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So did the brain worm starve to death? HEY-OOOOOOO

batkaren, to random
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Great day for an old-timey comeback of mercury poisoning and brain worms!

zalasur,
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@batkaren I read that and you'd think I'd be shocked. Shocked, I tell you!

Ok not all that shocked.

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