GreyEyedGhost

joined 2 years ago
[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

It is because of people like you that marketing has to use clickbaity titles, because you refuse to believe that technically difficult tasks take decades to achieve. Here you are, whining about clickbait, when they have pictures of a production plant they spent millions to build. The absolute scammers!

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

These are the people who think weather forecasters are just guessing right now. Why would they need access to satellites to guess?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I absolutely think that privacy within your own mind should be inviolable (trusting corporations and even government to agree is laughable). Iain Banks' Culture series explores some of these implications, as well as who should be in control of your mental state. It's messy and hard, and is one of the reasons I currently wouldn't get a brain implant. I might change my mind if I had ALS, for instance.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh, and how do rechargeable batteries stack up to those from 3 decades ago? Care to guess?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I likely had undiagnosed depression for decades before I got treatment, from a GP, no less, after being dismissed by a psychiatrist. If you have concerns about your health, keep trying to get help, as long as you're able.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"What am I without my legs?" "What am I without my eyes?" "What am I without my arms?"

What counts as "the real me" has been evolving for decades, if not centuries. I'm not volunteering for brain implants, but I'm not writing off the idea sometime in the future. As for AI, this is going to be more of the ML variety, not the LLM variety. Think more of "neurochemical levels have been trending in a certain direction for too long, release opposing neurochemicals to halt the spiral" and less of a little voice inside your head giving quite possibly incorrect answers to whatever you're thinking of.

This is absolutely risky stuff, but less risky than recurring electroshock therapy? Hard for me to say. Note that the article is from nearly 2 decades ago, but there are articles in the news from just the last couple weeks.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Pretty much where I'm at. We absolutely should do everything we can to minimize the impact of American volatility to our economy, but damaging our economy more than necessary to do so is counterproductive. Stringing on the bullshit until we have a clear exit plan is the smart move, distasteful as that may be.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I have one of the models affected by this recall. My serial number indicates it isn't affected. It's been working fine for years. I have other products of theirs and my biggest complaint is that my earbuds didn't work after being lost in the snow and found months later in the spring.

Does my anecdote beat yours?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Don't you hate how you will relive those minor mess-ups that barely matter for years after? Most people probably don't care if they can even remember it.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

I'm absolutely not going to buy a mapping robot vacuum unless it keeps that info local, or on a server I can host. I have one right now with cloud controls, but it's only for the schedule.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

I think truck nuts are tacky and stupid, but if you want them, I don't see why my opinion should matter. Now, if they were big enough that they were dragging down the street and making sparks, maybe they should be banned. I'd find that funnier than the normal style, too.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I've never been diagnosed with tinnitus, but I've been living with it for decades. I mostly have a low-level, staticky whine, but sometimes I'll have attacks that are high-pitched, loud, and painful. I will also rarely have bouts where my hearing is muffled and definitely feels like someone is behind you blocking ambient sounds. The in front of you part is probably blocked out by our eyes showing nothing there.

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