ProllyInfamous

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   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   Even though we were literally young children (running competing technical repair guides online), Motorola didn't know this and had cited his very unique name and URL in their official product documentation (this was mid 90s, for a be
2. 92.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   I did most of my IBEW apprenticeship in Texas datacenters (including our top agency's). This was between two and a decade ago, but I'm imagining that not much has changed in regards to "regulations." Texas will allow b
3. 93.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   This one goes in your mouth. This one goes in your butt. Or was it the other way around?
4. 94.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   I was a K6-12 science teacher since back before youtubes existed and it's so great to see educators whom genuinely enjoy sharing their passions with others. Keep it up! I know from experience (nowhere even near yours [†]) that thes
5. 95.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   I looked this up – less than ten dollars, shipped – thanks for the recommendation, but I consider the lack of ringer a perk =D
6. 96.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   >optional for utilities but is an additional $10/month Our local utility offers a one-time $10 credit for opting-out of paperbilling... most similar signups do/will require in-person verification – which I consider a 'perk
7. 97.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   My biggest complaint as a user of an old analogue touchtone (the classic AT&T wallmount you're thinking of right now , in red) is: fiberoptic VOIP "telephone lines" don't have the wattage to ring a classic brass bel
8. 98.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   Also seen on my end (US-east).
9. 99.▲
   by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

   I almost bought the 5070 (12GB), but got the 5070Ti (16GB), instead. It is MUCH FASTER than the non-Ti [1], and can run a multitude-more local LLMs: < https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-5070-ti.c4...
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    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    Yes, conceptually I understand this is silly . However, what I meant was: whatever the default programming language used when running Arduino Software Suite. Which is "essentially C++" according to my LLM query.
11. 101.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    As a hobbyist exploring LLMs since Summer 2022 (electrician by trade)... I've been as blown away by generative AI results/output as I've been left laughing at its hallucinations . My first forays were via CrAIyon & ThisW
12. 102.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    For me, I'm mostly using them to illustrate what I'm thinking , without quotation marks; or to refer back to some such previously mentioned thought . Or to not use a comma, to cram two incomplete sentences together whatever #F
13. 103.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    DSL v. CableModel crew, checking in. Also got online in early 90s, first with a 14.4k via several janky adapters (none intended for interwebs). Also first with cable internet , circa 1998, in my redneck part of the world (Texas) – Dad got
14. 104.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    This is true, but I feel like it accomplishes the same spirit/thing .
15. 105.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    From a fellow Tennessean, thank you . I know this is a high paying job for somebody brilliant – lots of respect in and of itself. But this one is literally for the children . Again, thank you to poster, co-workers, and future applicants.
16. 106.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    I don't personally feel the inevitable UBI/subsistance will make intellectual property much of a patentable/profitable field (...for too much longer), thanks to generative AIs' massive transformations (entrylevel &+)
17. 107.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    Yes, that is correct: >>"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." –Upton Sinclair
18. 108.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    For context, I purchased physical PS4 copies of: RDR2, GTA5, Fortnight, and 2077 – for about Steam's online price for just RDR2 – all "used," from Game$top . They play perfectly, hopefully forever ... Steam is the entire
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    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    >where stocks are an esoteric hobby for rich people Isn't it something when here in the USA : •Top 10% own 90% of stock marketcap •Top 1% own 50% " " ---- You were saying? ---- I am healthily "median," which is
20. 110.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    I dream of a future Sony crack, where some ingenious youth has modded a future PS6 to use physical media, offline. As a gesture of kindness, this hypothetical hack could require an already-purchased/licensed copy in order to perform.
21. 111.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    Thank you for sharing your perspective. I'll continue to digest it as my workingclass place_in_this_world continues to shrink. Honestly, both capital gains and waged income taxes are too low. During the most-prosperous times of this Se
22. 112.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    My goodoleboi 1080Ti (equivalent) just gave up the goose ... so I did the only honorable thing and futureproofed myself into a 5070Ti. Godspeed, good generatively-transformed futures - may you forever remain pretrained...
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    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    >I find the concept of taxing stock trades in general interesting, but I believe it could have a bunch of undesirable side-effects. My most-desired effect would be to reduce stocks that are traded (roundtrip: bought and sold) within MIC
24. 114.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    I have neither hands nor webcam nor phone. Whatdo? ---- This post is hypothetical sarcasm... only two of the above are truthful.
25. 115.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    This is an order of magnitude less than Bernie's 50% per-tech-trade tax (obviously impossible & bad), which he suggested as a means to fund the inevitable UBI [turns out former presidentical candiate Michael Yang wasn't wro
26. 116.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    >*"You cannot explain something to somebody whose livelihood depends upon [others] not understanding..." Something. $omething. something. $teinbeck?
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    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    I know OpenAI has delayed their IPO by a year (i.e. not publicly traded, yet; so: no dividends), but wouldn't it be better for the Government/bottom 95% if instead of taking ownership, they taxed all tech-related stocks 5% ever
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    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    >Why I don't Believe in Mr.Lanier's Consciousness - ProllyInfamous See how easy that was? ---- For further reading, consider the excellent < https://www.amazon.com/World-Appears-Journey-into-Consciousn... &g
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    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    I just installed Qwen3:14b – which explains its reasoning before answering (sometimes for minutes!) – you need to hold its hand, but it would probably make a good member of an LLM-triumvirate to eventually replace the Quinns of this world
30. 120.▲
    by ProllyInfamous 3mo ago

    I have a PS4pro; technically I also already own a PS5 (kid-brother arrangement; not currently in my possession). When he gets his PS6, I'll get my PS5 back... then still keep the PS4 (always been offline: RDR2; GTA5; &c). If Sony d