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by lc9er 1y ago
These music/art AI threads are always gross. Make things for the joy of creating. Prompting some AI model doesn’t make you a musician - it actively robs you of the thing that’s rewarding about actually creating something.
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by lc9er 1y ago
Same. Running or walking. Sometimes I make a point of thinking/feeling through recent times and processing those thoughts and emotions. Other times, I treat it as a moving meditation, and try to clear my mind when thoughts enter. Eithe
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by lc9er 1y ago
I lasted a little bit longer, but it grew shocking to see how eager friends and family were to display how cruel and bigoted they can be. I sometimes wonder if it’s the addictive, attention seeking nature of social media that encouraged suc
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by lc9er 1y ago
I’m pretty sure Calvin created Fennel and Phil took up the reins when Calvin moved on from the project.
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by lc9er 2y ago
One of their guitarists came out of my local scene. I shared a stage with the guy a number of times. After a few years and albums, he left the band and became a teacher. It was one of the events that started taking the air out of the rockst
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by lc9er 2y ago
Wodehouse is a great comparison. I typically suggest people start with “Guards! Guards!”, but the Witches or Night Watch books are both great starting points - Granny Weatherwax and Sam Vimes are probably the most explored characters, follo
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by lc9er 2y ago
> I'm saying this with no ill feelings towards you or your work. I can. It’s predatory behavior, performed by people looking to steal and cash in on something they have neither the skill, understanding, or love to make on their own.
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by lc9er 2y ago
Do you work in higher ed? It’s ok to admit that you weighed in on a topic you don’t understand, then bow out gracefully, since you’ve repeatedly been given accurate responses to your assertions.
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by lc9er 2y ago
This is exactly it. A modern university has needs that are far greater and demanding than one of 50+ years ago. And generally, the people doing the ground-level work are underpaid and overworked. If anything, there may be a glut of VP and C
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by lc9er 2y ago
The idea that government isn’t filled with tons of smart, hard working people is infuriating. Not every smart and ambitious person wants to spend their life in a rent-seeking job, building the next subscription-based app. There’s thousands
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by lc9er 2y ago
> Sabine Hossenfelder Why would a physicist's opinion on mental health carry any weight?
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by lc9er 2y ago
I love Pink Floyd and The Wall, though I think it works better with visuals than a standalone album. It's a shame they were unhappy with their own footage of the few stage shows they performed of The Wall. My dad saw the New York show,
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by lc9er 2y ago
So anyway, did you see Sony may buy the parent company of FromSoftware? That could be a real bummer if they interfere with game design.
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by lc9er 2y ago
I'm old enough to remember a time when people in tech were called 'wizards' and there was an air of mystery that surrounded the industry. A large subset of this group really seems to have bought into the idea that working in
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by lc9er 2y ago
Most of the anti-union tech workers I've encountered over my career have vastly overestimated their abilities and value to the workforce. Their willingness to suffer abuse from employers (while taking pride in their refusal to establ
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by lc9er 2y ago
I’ll never understand the people that want their offense at being labeled a “Typhoid Mary” to be taken as seriously as their anti-social, Typhoid Mary behavior.
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by lc9er 2y ago
One of my old bands is listed in here.
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by lc9er 2y ago
I love this and Pratchett’s “Samuel Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness”. Imagine the cost to the poor if we discovered immortality before we eliminated poverty.
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by lc9er 2y ago
I really like this series, too. If you haven't tried them, I'd suggest Glen Cook's "Garrett, P.I." series. He's a PI in a fantasy world. It's lighter in tone than his "Black Company" books. Kind
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by lc9er 2y ago
He and Dr Oz are both cruel hucksters launched into the public eye and given credibility thanks to their association with Oprah.
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by lc9er 2y ago
Yeah - and a number of Azure/O365 Powershell modules have long been deprecated. The promise of 1:1 Graph API replacements has failed to materialize for years now.
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by lc9er 2y ago
I’ve quit caffeine for 3-4 months. Aside from a rough few days from quitting cold-turkey, there was zero discernible difference in my day to day life. I enjoy black coffee, and the drawbacks, compared to say, soda or alcohol consumption are
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by lc9er 2y ago
Thanks for mentioning this doc. Just watched - it was fascinating and bittersweet.
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by lc9er 3y ago
Seriously. The number of people here saying, essentially, "These artists are beneath my tastes" so none are deserving of reward or protections, is ridiculous.
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by lc9er 3y ago
I, too, have made albums (at my expense) and also believe the best art is coming from names most people have never heard. But that doesn't mean other artists don't deserve protection from exploitative streaming services and music
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by lc9er 3y ago
Ah gotcha. I understand what you mean. Though I don't know that I share your optimism. I fear the wealthy class will just squeeze and squeeze all the money and resources from everyone else, and make moving to a post-money system as pai
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by lc9er 3y ago
And that's just the problems you can control. If you are poor and live in a bad neighborhood, you're probably worried about getting to/from work without getting jumped. Everything is filthy. There's trash everywhere. You
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by lc9er 3y ago
I grew up in that poor white demo. My experience is that there's the idea of individualism - ie. "I won't ask for someone to solve my problems" - vs the practice of constantly trading off skills with your network of fa
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by lc9er 3y ago
Not sure if this is sarcasm and I just need another coffee. Almost everyone works for money, short of a privileged few that are lucky enough to work purely for the satisfaction of the work itself.
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by lc9er 3y ago
I agree with you on Team Ninja vs FromSoft. I tried Nioh 2 after hearing praise and comparisons to FromSoft games. But I found the controls comparatively complex compared to Souls/Sekiro and it made the game really unplayable for me.

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