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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why is everything in new trek always exploding

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 67 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

As soon as your engineering company starts taking advice from business instead of engineers, you've lost. See also - Boeing.

If you vibe coded it, 300/hr

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup, exactly what happens. Thinking that a smart classy woman could be successful breaks their world view. It literally breaks their personality, they cannot resolve it in their head they are so solidified. So it is literally more acceptable that they must be men. If not, it would force them into a confrontation with themselves that would seriously break them.

My dad did it with Michelle Obama. Couldn't handle a strong elegant black woman with so much respect.

It's a big thing with why they latch onto conspiracy theories, they give their brains an exit. It doesn't matter that it's complete hogwash, it allows them to keep their beliefs.

15 minute cities were a good example, that changing our cities to be more walkable and bikeable (which is proven to make a city healthier both physically and economically at the expense that you might have to park a block away from your destination) actually was a conspiracy to trap people inside their neighborhoods who are not allowed to leave. It's absolute insanity to think that way, but to think anything else would mean they have to actually confront their own beliefs

To be clear this is mostly subconscious, they aren't actively doing it, but usually more it's a built in defense mechanism.

What, you mean like a game you only buy once and just play online for free after that? Why would anyone want that?

That honestly looks pretty good, I'll have to check it out

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is the standard AI hate, my comment isn't about that.

I think AI has an actual place in weather - but in the prediction of weather. AI models using info and patterns we can't see on top of modern meteorology is amazing and I'm happy to see that happening.

This, this is just idiotic corporate pushes of "Put more AI in things". I don't need it to drain my battery to summarize the weather. I can see a forecast for the day and know what it means, I've been doing that for decades now. It's more performative for investors than useful for me.

I'm sorry this is unpopular opinions

HIMYM was a show that gave me comfort as an awkward kid in a tiny rural hateful town. No it wasn't the best, but you're spot on about the city. It was the last member of the gang. Now I moved to a city and love it, in no small part to the show

Don't forget they have (for sure) spent millions on marketing firms to tell them that this was the best option

Seriously, I try to excuse people, maybe they are having intense diarrhea and are running home to not shit themselves - but even then you can use a turn signal. It doesn't slow you down

 
 

From Friday, sorry falling behind in posting these :/

 

Honestly these don't look bad...

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18786196

Private and public investment in clean energy rose to a total of $147B in the first half of this year — a record-setting figure.

Exactly two years ago today, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, establishing a wide array of clean energy programs meant to supercharge spending on climate solutions.

Investment in clean energy projects — from solar manufacturing facilities to home batteries to hydrogen hubs — has taken off ever since, rising to record heights in the first half of this year.

Across the first six months of 2024, U.S. cleantech investment hit $147 billion, per new data from the Clean Investment Monitor, a joint project from Rhodium Group and the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. That’s a more than 30 percent jump from the first half of 2023. The report measures actual investment — not announcements or plans — from both public and private sources.

 

Hey folks! Not sure where to put this, but since I'm doing this to install Bazzite soon, why not.

I have a HTPC that currently has an NVidia card in it. Since Gamescope doesn't play nice with nvidia, I'm going to upgrade the GPU. I have a 6900XT in my primary rig, love the thing. here's the thing though, I was going to put it into my original HTPC, but it was too long by about 0.5 inches.

Does anyone have either A) a recommendation on a GPU that can drive a 4K tv that is shorter than 12" or B) Know of any good sites that have a filter?

It's a pretty intense machine, since the whole family uses it. I'm planning on about a grand for the new GPU, if it works like my 6900XT. Less is of course better, but I don't want this one struggling personally.

Thanks for any rec's!

 

If anyone has videos before they're taken down, please share links!

 

Every day, we work to make our platform the best it can be, which includes regularly revisiting our terms and policies (also known as our House Rules) to make sure they meet the needs of our growing community and allow us to continue to support you. Today, we’re sharing a few updates that go into effect on September 15, 2024.

We’ve made some changes to our dispute resolution clause (section 11) for users in North and South America, with updates to our arbitration procedures for smaller matters and for coordinated or “mass” arbitrations (with 25 or more claimants). We have also updated the choice of law that’s applicable to the Terms. As before, the arbitration agreement includes a class action and jury waiver, which means we’ll be resolving most disputes in private, individual arbitration, and not in court. Please read this section carefully. We’ve added which entity acts as the merchant of record, depending on a buyer’s currency and location of your payment instrument.

So, if you're upset at all you can't sue, you can't go to the courts, you have to sit in a an arbitration with someone we choose who (trust us) won't be biased.

To add in, an annoyance for sure:

Effective July 29, our Adult Nudity and Sexual Content Policy introduces more rigorous guidelines regarding our prohibitions of nude or sexual content, as well as how to appropriately list certain mature content.

 

I think this was here a while ago, but I lost the post. If I remember, there was an extension where someone had built up a repository of poses, and then in the UI you could go through them and pick out the one you wanted for your image. Does anyone remember that? I have controlnet and can do poses, but finding them is a bear right now.

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