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yon

@yon@sakurajima.moe

I like anime and manga.

Gunpla is fun!

Computers are fun too, sometimes.

Video games can entertain…

I blog now!

I can code.

This should be updated further at some point really. Or should it?

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yon, to random
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Just had one of those low level aha moments. I don’t have a TikTok account, I don’t have the app nor do I go to the web site.

So now I’m sure that if anyone is reading this they are thinking: “Yon, that’s an awfully long winded way to say you don’t watch any TikTok videos!”

Well, not true:) A crazy amount of TikToks are reposted as YouTube shorts.

yon,
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@chikorita157 I’m curious of how much it would cost to run video services. Seems like a very difficult thing to do. Privately, as a community, or as an organization.

Ever looked into fedi video services? More as in “Yon is curious”, not saying you should run it :)

neatchee, to random
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Nooooooooooo I got jury duty summons for 3 days after I get back from Japan :spyfam_anya_panic:

Can I just, like, share my social media with them ahead of time so they know I'm horribly opinionated and a terrible juror?

yon,
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@neatchee Just wear a T shirt with Bernie and AoC on it and you won’t be chosen :)

I know the usual reaction is, no I don’t want to. Be it’s kinda scary that so much rides on juries.

Either way, good luck!

yon,
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@neatchee Thing is, they have to choose someone or there would be no trials. I’m quite intrigued by the selection and what kind of people it is.

Jury trials are kinda scary.

yon,
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@neatchee It’s kind of funny, I know more about the U.S. system than the Swedish one. But I was taught how the Swedish one works at school (no juries for instance), but virtually all my knowledge about how it works here comes from TV and movies.

I have a feeling that I don’t have a clear picture of the mundane reality. But as you say, at lot is low level stuff like tickets and such.

I must assume they want people that can sway. So I would probably be one of those people they chose, and one side heavily regrets it:)

I know that if I was a lawyer I’d ask “do you work with software, engineering, or science?” and chuck anyone that did :)

yon,
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@ami_angelwings @neatchee “My internal compass is all that matters”:)

It’s funny how there are so many stories on how to get out of jury duty in the US, and back home it was about how to get out of military service :)

(I was placed, so I didn’t pull anything. But I requested to push it into the future as I was in college, and then they just didn’t want me anymore :))

yon,
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@neatchee @ami_angelwings Probably best to not do anything stupid, jokes aside. I’m sure one could get into trouble.

yon,
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@ami_angelwings @neatchee Same here:)

It’s like the “get out of military service” stories. Some involved chocolate (I’ll stop there), others declaring your love for communism (I.e. the Soviets), and all sorts of stuff. Pretty sure it was mostly tales :)

That said one of my favorite punk bands disbanded because the bassist refused military service and got jail time. Worked out ok because they reformed into another band without him, and I honestly think he was just waaaaay too left for it to be a good thing.

yon,
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@neatchee @ami_angelwings Hehe. When I say too left I mean writing songs like “we will arm ourselves” (not a metaphor, it’s clearly weapons) or “shoot a cop” (much more direct than Cop Killer, which made people upset here).

Dude was a full blown revolution communist.

And they wrote (and covered) a bunch of songs that criticized the social democratic government. Yes a whole party that got something like 60-80% of the votes filled with Bernie Sanders and AoCs.

I miss when the left cared about worker rights and moving towards post scarcity. They have completely lost their ways and yeah. I’m sad.

But we could use some left here. It’s a dream but I’m hoping that R falls apart and D grows to the point it splits into progressives and conservatives and we can get some basic sanity.

anianimalsmoe, to random
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I've been wondering for a while now... What's with young Chinese guys wearing Chicago Bulls basketball attire?

It's a thing that I randomly spot. The Bulls haven't been relevant for quite some years now. Is it that they're wearing comfortable clothing from that era? That basketball pop-culture in China is still stuck there and that these clothes are still being mass produced?

I wouldn't be surprised if people wore Slam Dunk or Kuroko's Basketball cosplay, but the Chicago Bulls..? I know that Chinese tourists still like to take the iconic photo at the railway junction near Kamakurakoukoumae station but I've seen these dudes all over the place.

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe I can’t remember his name (don’t follow NBA, can’t name players in general), but maybe that famous Chinese player played in CB? Could explain it.

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe Probably some timing and marketing thing that caught on then. If you ever find out, post :)

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe Exactly. Some things just kinda sticks. Like Fist of the North Star in some places. Or how “Chinese food” is different depending on the country you are in, and often not similar to food in China.

Or how you’ll hear people wax on about Ingemar Bergman and all I can think of is the grumpiest most depressing director of all time:)

They probably pushed CB when they entered the market and had some big players at the time.

Or how Caramelldansen is a big internet meme and the Japanese thought it was cool. But it was a done a dozen in Sweden and nobody cared too much. The lyrics aren’t great :)

yon, to random
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@chikorita157 How’s this for crazy expansions?:)

https://youtu.be/92hyuICbLpE

yon,
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@chikorita157 I just randomly ran into it and it’s both crazy and fascinating. Don’t think I’d care to use it for anything, but still fun to see that it even exists :)

anianimalsmoe, to random
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Another new Xitter clone by an ex-Xitter exec, Maven, is basically using OpenAI to categorize posts, and using algorithms to generate a feed based on selected topics. So no 'following', just 100% topics based on algo...

In theory it's good, but it'll eventually just feed you mostly ads, because that's the only way to profit off social media. No following means all conversations would be topical instead of community, which is kinda like Deaddit.

https://www.wired.com/story/maven-social-network-that-eliminates-followers-and-stress/

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe Isn’t there already a piece of software named Maven? Seems like poor naming, which isn’t a good start (always search any name you intend to use, even the big dogs fail at it. We almost got the Honda Fitta (that’s slang for female genitalia in Swedish and possibly more)).

I still think these kind of algorithms are neat, but only if I’m in charge of them myself. If AI can sort out ads, spam, abuse, fascism, etc I think it might just end up being good :)

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe Whenever I see someone today name a company or a product something very common I think they are either foolish or IKEA. But IKEA does it on purpose for a reason.

(It’s the name of places, given names, or basic verb/adjective/nouns in Swedish. No need to trademark it then. Very safe. Examples being Kivik, Billy, and Blåhaj.)

anianimalsmoe, to random
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So the latest 'woke' issue in gaming is that in Hades II, Hermes looks Asian. I'm guessing it was a choice by the American studio to include more racial diversity in their latest game. The Greek Gods in the first game were designed more generically white.

I mean, an 'Asian deliveryman' as the Herald of the gods sounds totally racist when placed a different context too.

Sigh, all these kinds of decisions are beyond me. It kinda breaks the immersion a bit, but it's a fantasy game in an 'alternate Greek world', why can't people have fun race bending characters? It's not like being white was critical to the plot or gameplay. It's all just flavor text to the game.

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe If it’s cool it’s ok with me. If it’s not cool I just play/watch something else.

yon, to random
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@chikorita157 Heard of XBox’s recent issues? That they will open up their exclusives (and I’m sitting here with an XBox thinking, not much to care about their exclusives), poor hardware and gamepass sales, etc.

But that’s not my point. I’m baffled that I can have an idea that apparently senior staff there don’t. Said it before, but I’ll bet you this would be a hit:

XBox “Deck/Switch”, the OS.

Installable on generic x86 hardware (and ARM if that happens). Basically the Windows version of the Steam Deck. Stay in XBox for gaming, and optionally “drop into” windows (if you install that part).

Instant Windows gaming library, Game Pass, and store.

Not that I’m advocating for it per se, just baffles me that they haven’t had the idea.

Or am I super off and nobody would want it? Feels better than “raw” Windows on a handheld gaming machine.

yon,
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@chikorita157 Forgot about that, it’s even more damaging to be honest.

I think they hitched their wagon to the cloud and it never made real progress, so they never had an answer for how to build things without it “winning”.

Lackluster exclusives, Sony/Nintendo not being dumb enough to allow Gamepass, and poor leadership and now they are boned.

Feel bad for the workers. The XBox isn’t actually bad, nor are their IPs (which mostly have been unused). Leadership just isn’t people who get it.

fujiwara, to random
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My new doctor sent my prescription in without an appointment thank God :ElainaHappyAnim:

yon,
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@fujiwara For what it’s worth, in my experience, the majority of doctors try to help and wants to help. But they are part of a system that’s just incredibly horrible with insurance being the peak Ponzi scheme BS:(

Best of luck! Hopefully they swap the meds for you.

yon,
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@fujiwara The whole system is awful, ineffective, inhuman, and wasteful:(

With how much tax money we use on it, we could have the best health care in the world
with nothing but simple co-pays ($20 and such). But no…

chikorita157, to random
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Reeks of desperation. I would never switch to Comcast, since they have data caps and worse internet service than Fios.

Also receive ads and even Comcast people wanting me to switch. I would never.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/comcast-hemorrhaging-subscribers-to-bundle-apple-tv-netflix-peacock-cable/

yon,
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@chikorita157 Welcome to regional monopolies. Make internet a utility (that can’t be run by corporations, no utility should be!).

anianimalsmoe, (edited ) to ai
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You know those scammy training schools that don't teach actual useful stuff? Like dropshipping and social media management classes? Just saw a gigantic wall advert for "Stay relevant! Learn like "... :neocat_facepalm:

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe “Learn to type a prompt and then explain why it didn’t quite work”:)

I mean, if they taught how LLMs work etc it be more worth it, but I’m pretty sure that one would have to know quite a bit to learn that. LLMs seems actually kinda hard from having read only a bit about them.

anianimalsmoe, to random
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So I checked in to this hotel, where I booked the cheapest room, and they initially double upgraded me (highest tier member), then later updated it to a 5x upgrade to a Junior Suite with a private pool. :ablobcatreachflip:

Also added a free bottle of sparkling wine and restaurant cocktail vouchers. :meow_wine:

So my working theory is that there's a few conferences and events going on that they overbooked, so they upgraded their members so they could have more of the cheaper rooms block booked for the event.

yon,
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@anianimalsmoe Looks like a video game that is heavily hinting that “here’s the exit!” while I will search around for the possibly hidden item (that I may or may not use) for five minutes :)

chikorita157, to VintageComputing
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Everything back together now with G3 goodness

I did discover that three clips that hold the front broke off already, need to glue them back at a later date, but the 8100 is mostly restored and quieter now as it only runs off the BlueSCSI, the HD is disconnected, but causes a slight about 10 sec delay when it cold boots.

yon,
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@chikorita157 I always liked SCSI for some odd reason. Can’t claim any kind of magical superiority in it, and it’s always been a bit fidgety. But sometimes we like imperfect things for some reason :)

Double irony is that I don’t own any SCSI machines :)

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