I also think that even if you were a “filthy both-siding liberal nazi-enabler” the only way to convince anyone of anything is to convince them. Violence and hateful rhetoric has never convinced a single human, except by coercion and fear. And a Nazi living in fear is still a Nazi.

I want to rid the world of extremist and hateful views by convincing them that their viewpoints are incorrect, not stifling them into hibernation.

I’ve found it’s less toxic if you agree with everyone

But if you were to log into Lemmy as a conservative or pro capitalist I think the toxicity would ratchet up instantly, even if you tried to discuss in “good faith”

I don’t know much about the fellow, I haven’t seen many videos of his, but I did see a clip of him interviewing PirateSoftware when the internet was slamming him and the way Dr. K talked to the “patient” was super inflammatory and extremely unhelpful. I found it really off putting and made me look at Dr. K as more of a showman than a legitimate therapist.

Finding out that he’s allegedly done much worse is just awful

I think we should promote and encourage therapy but not as performative art

I think you’ve got a bit of a strawman going here

Those who complain about the environmental impacts of AI almost invariably complain about flights and beef as well

Maybe an outside one here, but when Dragon Age: Origins was still new, I was much younger and hadn’t had a serious girlfriend yet. And in general, I got quite a bit more attached to characters in games, including the romantic interests especially.

Spoilers ahead if you haven’t beaten the game

Now a days I struggle to connect with characters in games. They will never be as real as my friends or my partner, so it’s hard to form such an emotional connection as I did when I was a teenager.

I think the voting ratio pretty well demonstrates one obvious hurdle: people don’t like it.

Even people who are happy with AI seem repulsed by the idea of it replacing human intimacy. So unless you have some real ride or die friend and family, you’ll have to risk judgment from them or keep it a secret

There’s also the fact that right now most AI bots are toadies by nature - meaning they will rarely disagree with you and will generally capitulate to your will. That would be off-putting for some, including myself.

They also (currently) don’t have great memory and will not always recall things that are important to you. No matter hpw any times you tell them.

Obviously, there are larger issues to consider, but if you’re already considering the leap then you may not necessarily be convinced by arguments about humanity and what’s natural.

The hard part is the skill gap - it’s not like the pros are a little better than you and you can maybe eke out win. They absolutely dominate you.

I describe them as gusts of wind because they blow in so fast and aggressively we’re dead before we can react

If Apex could stop that experience from happening I’d honestly still play it

Research paper here: https://metr.org/Early_2025_AI_Experienced_OS_Devs_Study.pdf

I think these are interesting findings, they definitely conform to my experience, but I’d want to always have more data and larger sample sizes.

One point in particular stood out to me - the lack of LLM context. I have a new person on my team (junior level) that uses AI for everything, and it’s so obvious that the LLM is getting tripped up with the lack of context. Not all the required information is in a single repository, and it needs additional info like the documentation and spoken architectures that aren’t explicitly documented, historical choices as to why we make decisions in a certain way, or even just style guides. The LLM context window just isn’t large enough right now to be a truly effective programmer for large, complex projects

As a (begrudging) customer this sounds good on paper. But I’m suspicious as hell

While insulation helps, it’s fundamentally less efficient because the heat sync is inside the building and insulation isn’t foolproof. And often these units are made of plastic, so they leak more heat into the house from the chassis than you’d expect. Even the best hose is less efficient than a window unit where the entire heat sync is outside the building

So while $20 and some duct tape helps a great deal, it definitely won’t be as efficient as a window unit

All I can really say is to avoid the floor models, since they put the hot part of the conditioner inside your home, thus have to work a lot harder

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We get a meal delivery service each week and they use the giant ice packs. So I’ve taken to just keeping two or three in my freezer and then sleeping with a pack at my feet each night or carrying it in the car while I do errands. And I get fresh ones delivered each week. A nice way to recycle the packs

I’ve always disliked plastic surgery, botox and heavy makeup. But that’s normal enough

My real hot take is I am disgusted by long, fake nails. They make my skin crawl. They’re so cumbersome, I truly don’t understand how people love with them

My dad did so much right, but his one failing was financial. He was an insurance salesman and had plenty of money when I was very young, but at some point it all dried up and he seemed unable to make more. He didn’t starve or anything, but at a certain point my brother had to step in and buy his house or he was going to lose it.

So now, I’m very cognizant of my spending and always having a good cash reserve.

But, he was also extremely generous when he did have money. His favorite way to spend money was on the people he loved and to make them happy.

So now, I also give freely. If it makes someone I love happy, and I can afford it, I’ll give them whatever I think might make them smile, if even for a day

I tag mostly for humor, things I think are funny, unique traits about a person that I’ve noticed are a pattern. Some examples

• thinks the moon landing is fake
• documents tankies
• LOVES Taylor Swift

Depends on your charisma stat…

This some 18INT nerd shit

In my mind, charisma is easily the hardest one to improve. The rest you can grind out or get better with age but Charisma is tough

I think mine would be around average in most:

• 7 Strength
• 9 Dexterity
• 8 Constitution
• 12 Intelligence
• 11 Wisdom
• 8 Charisma

I would probably focus on Intelligence and Wisdom, but I think having a higher charisma would be also be very nice

I think the “high-speed” is the important part there. You have reduced speeds after the first 30Gb