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I hope her death is slow, agonizing, and humiliating.

Right, but the current colloquial usage of the word, especially in the context of digitally-manipulated images, is AI-centered. People aren’t using the word “slop” to describe bad photoshops, they’re using it to describe bad AI-gen.

And thus, the word “slop” begins losing meaning.

Sure. But this doesn’t look like AI in the first place. It looks more like a Maya render, if anything.

Rude thing to say about something somebody took the time and made, IMO. Especially considering that there’s literally nothing wrong with the images we’re even talking about. The pictures are just fine.

This is reminding me of people being critical of artists for using Photoshop.

This word is losing meaning the more it’s used for things that aren’t even AI.

Engagement bait. YouTube’s algorithm loves it when viewers do things like leave comments or likes. And responding to polls like this counts toward that engagement metric, no matter how shallow the content is.

The other party is nazis. Not metaphorical nazis, literal nazis. Sorry, but that’s where the bar is set right now.

Bristles can break off and get swallowed without ever being noticed. I’m sure that the average person consumes a non-zero amount of toothbrush throughout their lifetime. So yes, we’re eating toothbrushes.

Same dude who got temp-banned from Twitch for actively calling for the literal genocide of Palestinians. Asmon is a piece of shit.

I see nothing racist or xenophobic here.

Look at the examples he provides. Do Germans or Poles speak English moreso than Africans? Do Germans or Poles share foreign (American) values moreso than Africans? Why would Germans or Poles integrate into American culture moreso than Africans?

Listening to audio would be the least effective and most expensive method of data collection for advertisers. It’s not happening. They already have literally over a million data points on you, there’s nothing useful for them to glean from your audio that they don’t already have ad nauseum.

You see thousands of ads and recommendations every day. You finally found one that was relevant to you. It’s not that deep.

Watchdog groups have been monitoring these services for years now and have yet to find the “your phone is listening 24/7” smoking gun.

I am absolutely not advocating rudeness to the cashier.

IMO, lying to somebody, specifically with malicious intent (as opposed to a white lie to avoid hurting somebody) is rudeness. Just because they might not catch onto it doesn’t change anything; you’re being a bad actor in this scenario, and taking out your frustration on somebody who had nothing to do with your ire.

People do have that phone number, you know. It’s not reserved or blocked.

Except the person you just signed up for unwanted spam texts.

Yeah, that’ll teach a lesson the minimum wage employee who didn’t make the rules.

If you’re just looking for the out-of-the-box experience, I’d say a Pixel is probably your best bet. It’ll run stock Android, get updates the fastest, and generally perform very well. My Pixel 6 Pro is still running smoothly today. I’ve never dived too deeply into it, but I believe Pixels will also run GrapheneOS, if you’re looking to really lock your device down and de-Google it.

All the more reason it doesn’t need to be on the internet.

From my bedroom, right this moment, there are four unsecured networks I can connect to, which I do not own or control.

This is not an uncommon scenario.