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by platevoltage 2mo ago
It keeps putting my left mounted dock on the wrong monitor for some reason. never happened before.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
This is a thing? So have software engineers been relegated to being the employee at Whole Foods that babysits the self checkout kiosks?
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
I don't think we read the same reply you did.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
I remember when "Made in Taiwan" was a punchline. Now you buy a fancy motherboard it says "designed in Taipei, Manufactured in China"
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
Its not the 90s anymore. China can make stuff, and they make most of your stuff.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
On the other hand, Silksong.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
> That we're facing a mass extinction event at the hands of software is, just so we're clear, a completely unsubstantiated claim being made by people without the experience, wisdom, or credentials to actually make it. We are al
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
He's got shovels to sell.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
Or just not.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
I'm working on an arcade joystick with full analog capability using a Hall effect sensor. It's along the lines of the Ultimarc Ultrastik, which I'm currently using, but it has so many shortcomings that I decided to build my o
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
Oh never. I have 2 giant boxes of them. The absolute worst thing ever is when you need something like a USB or HDMI cable, and you're forced to spend like 40 bucks at Best Buy because you're in a pinch.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
Saying someone is the opposite of Jim Cramer is basically saying they’re right.
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by platevoltage 2mo ago
It would be nice if I could upgrade my 16GB M2 MacBook Pro some time in this lifetime. This AI bullshit is getting annoying.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
That's a sad thing to have to say, but yeah.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
The wrong 80 year olds are dying right now. The grim reaper needs to work on his aim.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
Conservative media even barely talks about DOGE because of how bad the optics are, and how much of an utter failure it was.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
This would be quite the zinger if this wasn't actually true.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
I've never met a "vibe coder" who has had a software engineering job.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
I've gotten immense benefit from "guided coding". I've learned a lot, and it's saved me a lot of time digging through documentation. I also don't have anyone dictating to me how many tokens I should be burning,
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
They literally made a cut out in the 13th amendment for incarcerated people. Even they knew it was slavery. It's no secret why the USA is number 1 in incarceration.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
I can totally see where that could be the case. I'm sure there have been breakthroughs already, but it's not mainstream news. The mountain of AI slop is all over the mainstream though. You have to wonder why.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
I don't know why you thought this was a clever thing to say.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
SO you have an issue with prison labor? As an American?
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
Oh give me a break dude.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
Why believe historical data? Just go outside and find your own anecdotes.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
What time period are you using as an example?
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
That sounds like more of an argument to build green space, not data centers.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
So the solution is get rid of private healthcare. I agree.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
Is the argument here that social media wasn't designed to be addictive? And no, cigarettes were not designed to cause cancer. It makes no sense to design a product that kills the customer.
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by platevoltage 3mo ago
By getting more, you just mean getting the value of their labor.

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