It was a stupid impulse buy, yes…

Aw, that’s the best part. I love paying with my ridiculous smart watch that I didn’t need.

Most self checkouts use cameras and AI where I am.

That last point is really interesting. Conservatives and right-wingers can’t grasp that other people don’t think like they do. I remember during the January 6th insurrection how all the people doing it really seemed to believe they would be seen as heroes. It’s like they had no idea over half of the US didn’t agree with them.

Meh, if it drops it drops. I’ll never have the relationship to social media I used to, because I don’t want it anymore. If Lemmy can give me a few posts a day of things I might not normally see, that’s enough for me. It doesn’t need to be the next Reddit or whatever. After quitting Reddit I’m getting back into things I haven’t done in years. I don’t need that again.

Leonardo.ai is Handsome Jack?!

Petulant is such a great word for all these people.

I dunno, this seems good for Putin to me. But I’m not an expert in geopolitics and war…

I can touch type at about 70 wpm. Why? Typing practice looks remarkably productive to anyone who doesn’t know what I’m actually doing. I also find doing math puzzles helpful. Making little calculations and drawing diagrams looks super impressive to clueless managers. Of course, such strategies depend on apathetic managers.

Success is mainly about sucking up to the right people. No matter how good you are at your job, you have to know how to play work politics. Most bosses don’t know how to evaluate actual ability, and they’re much less objective than they think. Usually they favor more likeable employees over capable ones if forced to choose. Human life is a popularity contest, always has been, always will be. That’s the side effect of being a highly social species…

I have never wroged anyone. But seriously, I was a real jerk to a coworker a long time ago. Like, for quite a while, not just once. Just didn’t like him for some reason. One day, I’m not sure what happened, but I realized that I was being a big jerk and told him I was really sorry. Ever since then I always try to remember that experience and be as kind as possible to others. Like I said, I really don’t know what caused the change, but I’m glad it happened.

I thought the point of Lemmy was that people could make their own instance if they don’t like what’s on offer. It can be whatever people want it to be, and none of those are mutually exclusive.

I would like to request a patch to the patch request. The submitter describes the dashes as equal signs and it’s really bugging me.

Spoiler, they’re going to use it to sell people stuff.

Yes, they specifically have said they don’t want AI companies to get their user data for free. What’s interesting is that we as a culture have internalized and accepted the idea that our user-made content is something only tech companies have the right to profit from and fight over.

Ice Cube stole the show as Superfly. I was really impressed. Such a fun movie. I absolutely loved the whole sequence when the turtles are shaking down all the local crime bosses. Beautifully composed. Splinter’s fight scene, perfectly emulating Jackie Chan, was glorious. Kudos to them for giving the master his full due. Of course the old-school hip-hop tracks are awesome, but the original compositions are off-the-charts better than they had a right to be. I understood why when I saw Trent Reznor’s name in the credits.

Easily the best big screen rendition.

Mutant Mayhem, an animated film, in theaters now. Quite fun.

I was sceptical, but it is starting to look like it…