globalnode

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by globalnode 6d ago
Nice hopeful commentary there, I do appreciate it but... > You work less than your counterparts centuries ago... do I? I'm not against the tech, I love the tech, I'm just not buying the marketing this time around.
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by globalnode 8d ago
In the 50's there were predictions that in 10 years no-one will have to work again because of the advances made in automation, like the washing machine for example. Any predictions of less work this time around are a complete joke.
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by globalnode 10d ago
Yeah don't steal my stolen stuff.
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by globalnode 11d ago
Games I cant play on Linux are kernel level anti-cheat shooters. Anti cheat should be handled on the server anyway, no one should be installing that on their machines. Everything else works great!
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by globalnode 13d ago
Math is not dead, it (and i guess programming to a lesser degree?) is something people do to better themselves, akin to meditation. Just because AI can meditate (it cant) doesnt mean humans will stop meditating. We may become irrelevant in
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by globalnode 15d ago
> The USA can use the money saved for its own citizens (possibly even lowering their taxes!) I was feeling miserable reading this thread until I saw this, thanks for cheering me up.
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by globalnode 15d ago
Yes ofc its a world problem, and guess who the world is not going to be happy with?
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by globalnode 15d ago
Yet another good reason for me to steer clear of the language.
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by globalnode 16d ago
define livelihood, it involves a standard and cost of living that is different for different people
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by globalnode 16d ago
in australia workers seem to have more rights. they have industry awards that specify minimum wage and safety conditions etc, they have the legal right to strike and the legal right for union/collective bargaining if they choose it, ak
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by globalnode 17d ago
im pretty impressed with the reasoning abilities of even the cheapest free models so im inclined to believe in 10 years we're going to have something pretty phenomenal BUT it wont be AGI in the sense that it has a personality and thoug
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by globalnode 18d ago
lets call it A, then in 5 years A++
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by globalnode 20d ago
hehe, yes but if it wasnt for german rocket scientists the americans and russians would not have had space agencies (at least not that early)
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by globalnode 21d ago
its like a retail store where they force you to walk through the chips and chocolates to get to the fruit and veg... just in case you didnt know how yummy chips and chocolates are...
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by globalnode 22d ago
The cynic in me wants to agree with this but im not so sure, ive seen all sorts of behaviour from all sorts of people.
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by globalnode 22d ago
Has anyone considered they may be doing this intentionally as marketing? "look how uber our models are, they escape all our best efforts to contain them".
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by globalnode 22d ago
because of my privacy settings google search outright blocks me as a bot. the only way to search is through an intermediary like startpage. related because if it does give me the time of day i tend to then get endless captchas.
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by globalnode 23d ago
different cultures are what makes the world an interesting place. if all i saw was one homogeneous slab of culture i think id go mental(er than i already am)
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by globalnode 24d ago
In australia we have housing as an investment that pays off big. The more homes you own the richer youll be. Theres not much else here that pays off that well.
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by globalnode 24d ago
Which part is untrue? That theyre simple applications or that syntax highlighting and code completion are difficult?
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by globalnode 24d ago
The problem with writing an editor if you intend to use it for coding, is not the text editor itself, that's rather simple. The problem is code completion and syntax highlighting. Then whatever system you try to implement becomes just
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by globalnode 24d ago
better off taxing people that own more than 1 property and leave people just trying to live alone.
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by globalnode 25d ago
> Comparison is the thief of joy, and I don’t lock my doors There we have it, one of the many secrets to happiness.
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by globalnode 25d ago
oh hah! that one got my attention.
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by globalnode 28d ago
ive got my own pwd file using a short shell script in bashrc that uses nano, gpg and /dev/shm to keep things in memory (hopefully). works great, is minimalist and there are no hidden surprises.
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by globalnode 1mo ago
Good points, i like them, but i fear you were sucked in by low effort trolling. Your original point was clear, that fiddling with a broken system is a distraction from a better more workable system. If you try to begin to articulate a more
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by globalnode 1mo ago
I think op's argument was that the humans are in control already, giving them capricious instructions, and then that is being attributed to them being "capricious genies" as you say.
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by globalnode 1mo ago
the way the us govt has behaved internationally i wouldnt be surprised if countries/people actively boycott made in america.. the market for us goods and services would definitely have shrunk.
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by globalnode 1mo ago
its just ppl trying to be different from their boring parents. wish i had enough karma to flag them too but i keep getting downvoted into oblivion for making fun of written in rust posts
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by globalnode 1mo ago
the other week i wrote a program in python, and ive been thinking of upgrading my cpp knowledge from v11, wish me luck

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