Is it? That is, if i were to own a public company, the only way i would ever allow anyone else to own a part of it. It is my company, i don’t want fucking shareholders pressure me for more profits and shortsighted decisions. If the vultures want a share of the profits they get just that, not a voice at the table.

Hi sam 🥰

You buy some random external drive for 20 bucks (or use a USB medium)

Definitely good points you are making, but his art has also variously been described as soulless or things to that effect, because he can perfectly play a musical piece or make an almost photorealistic painting, but struggles to go beyond surface concepts (not to mention when he is asked to sculpt music).

Though ultimately i would agree that data is not the best example, because as you said he sometimes gets a taste of what he is lacking, and also, because he has an actual consciousness.

Not op, but mine is

• check protondb, try the last few recommended versions
• search web for “game name + linux” or your distro
• ask for help on relevant discords for either your game or your distro
• NEVER trust any ai answers.

So far that has covered the problems i ran into, but maybe someone has something to add?

This is a great and succinct summary of the core issue of “ai”. Without consciousness there can never be anything that makes art art.

Just Data algorithmically crafting poems about cat facts, if you excuse the trek reference.

When youtube had quality content

That is also a gesture of domination for them, as far as i know. They werent necessarily horny, just trying to put the other in their place

Poor eogunn, that is one cruel fate for him

Casper got legs for days lol

(In the best way of course)

Just enjoy your console (or something).

This had me thinking of why the english language uses cocoa. Obviously it is cacao, most other languages use the real name as well. One of those “too hard to pronounce” situations? Habit from referring to the beans? Though that second option doesnt really answer the question, why cocoa and not cacao 🫠

Eh, i kinda miss it. Of course its carefree living, but it also is a symptom of our individual detachment from society at large. We don’t relate to the people around us, we handpick those connections digitally for the most part, where shit is just as shallow as it supposedly was in reality before that.

Sure, you dont care what you look like in the street. But if you have mainstream social media as well i would bet you have made an effort for your profiles that other people can see. Good looking pics, possibly edited too, relatable posts and personal information.

We just shifted most of our presentation online.

My personal theory is that it is a symptom of societal decay. People would dress nicely and look good when going out, so others would see and be impressed or attracted.

Now i have literally not worn anything else but different sweatpants for the last year or so, because i could not care less what other random passerbys perceive me as, since i am decidedly not interested in them either.

Nobody cares about real life impressions any more because the people that matter to them are in their phone. Friends and family are not necessarily in the same location as you, and romantic options are for the most part also in your phone now. Why brother looking good when potential partners are expected to judge you by your social media presence anyway and i’m just here for groceries.

baby beaver article

looks inside

stock photos of people and one(1) beaver 🙁

Personally i avoid visible branding, and at that point you can just go with whatever frame you like. Investing in high quality lenses is much better spent money in my experience, lightweight+deglared+extra thin lenses make a world of difference for comfortable wearing over longer time for me.

I mean, yeah of course, but preparing camping supplies and going for groceries seems not quite the same thing.

As a European, being longer than maybe a weekend cut off from external help (or the general concept of a natural disaster as a possible occurence) is not really a thing. Worst that happens is some flooding near rivers and the coast on rare occasions.

Dubious water quality is also not a problem people have to deal with on a frequent basis, at least in germany. You can give your landlord major shit if you don’t have access to proper, clean water. (If you own your place it is your problem of course)

We use bottles… But yes, generally you can just drink your tap water.

Americans buy water in plastic jugs??

Vertical feels more right to me, because elevator go up and numbers too