themeatbridge

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was hoping for a decentralized version of discord ever since they started requiring phone numbers.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

It would be less expensive to simply trust everyone. Administering a numbering system and trying to prevent fraud costs more than the actual fraud it prevents, and does nothing to prevent the larger frauds.

It's like having a chain on the pen at the bank, with a security guard watching the chain, and three managers making aure the secuirty guard is watching the chain all day, but the cash drawers are open and the three managers simply help themselves to as much cash as they like.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago (9 children)

There are lots of reasons not to use ChatGPT (or any AI) but it's silly to think the consumer subscribers cancelling their subscriptions will make a dent. The real money is in the enterprise contracts. They only have a paywall to set limits on the overhead.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Combat always ages poorly, because anything happening in real time requires muscle memory. As developers develop new combat mechanisms, it is constantly getting incrementally better. It's like trying to compare a modern performance car to a Model T, or an '89 honda accord. The 65 Shelby Cobra doesn't have bluetooth or antilock brakes or passenger airbags, but there are many enthusiastic fans of the car today. The modern Shelby Mustang is essentially a remake with modern tech trying to capture the spirit of the original.

That's what we want. We want Morrowind, but better. The classic is still the classic, so we don't need that again. Modders can reskin the game with better graphics.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's always the balance between time, quality, and cost. Fast and good js expensive, cheap and fast is crap, cheap and good requires time.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

The first Shazam was the best movie of that continuity. The second one should have featured Black Adam, instead of giving him his own movie.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I see. And that's a fair observation. Especially online, it's become edgy and cool to take the side of a CEO assassin, while it's still touchy to vocally defend the Castro regime. But you will find people, notably Cubans who fled to America, who were directly affected by Castro and the Cuban government. I don't know any health insurance CEOs, so that might be a factor in the discourse you hear.

But again, it's not like these are the same people. Support for the Cuban government isn't a cause celebre because Fidel Castro has been dead for almost a decade, and few Americans could even tell you who the current President is. Luigi is a source of engagement, the currency of social media. Some Americans only recently learned about Venezuela because we're about to invade their country.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Support them? Like how, with money? Votes? Attending rallies? Because no, I don't actively support any of those countries. I do think each country has the sovereign right of self-determination, and I oppose my country's efforts to overthrow or undermine those governments.

I also oppose authoritarian dictatorships like the DPRK and the Trump administration.

As far as Luigi is concerned, I do not condone murder, but I also don't think he's guilty of murder. I think the oligarchy needed to find the killer, even if they didn't find the actual killer, and planted all the evidence against Luigi.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I'm a Western leftist, and neither of these positions represent me. I do know people who are represented by one or the other, but I don't know anyone who is both. Are you sure you're not just conflating the loudest voices as being from the same people?

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Based on what? Twitter? Polling? And what do you mean "support Luigi"? Because while I don't condone murder, I am not convinced he murdered anyone. I think the oligarchy is trying to make an example of him and unintentionally made him a martyr.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (13 children)

I'm not sure why you'd assume that these are the same person.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right? Like, figure out how to sort and fold laundry.

 

I heard someone say this in a video recipe, followed by way more cheese than you should eat at once. It occurred to me that the phrase means ample, not nutritious.

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