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by platevoltage 5d ago
It keeps putting my left mounted dock on the wrong monitor for some reason. never happened before.
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by platevoltage 9d 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 11d ago
I don't think we read the same reply you did.
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by platevoltage 11d 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 11d ago
Its not the 90s anymore. China can make stuff, and they make most of your stuff.
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by platevoltage 11d ago
On the other hand, Silksong.
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by platevoltage 11d 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 11d ago
He's got shovels to sell.
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by platevoltage 11d ago
Or just not.
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by platevoltage 12d 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 16d 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 24d ago
Saying someone is the opposite of Jim Cramer is basically saying they’re right.
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by platevoltage 25d 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 1mo ago
That's a sad thing to have to say, but yeah.
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by platevoltage 1mo 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 1mo 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 1mo ago
This would be quite the zinger if this wasn't actually true.
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by platevoltage 1mo ago
I've never met a "vibe coder" who has had a software engineering job.
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by platevoltage 1mo 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 1mo 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 1mo 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 1mo ago
I don't know why you thought this was a clever thing to say.
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by platevoltage 1mo ago
SO you have an issue with prison labor? As an American?
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by platevoltage 1mo ago
Oh give me a break dude.
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by platevoltage 1mo ago
Why believe historical data? Just go outside and find your own anecdotes.
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by platevoltage 1mo ago
What time period are you using as an example?
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by platevoltage 1mo ago
That sounds like more of an argument to build green space, not data centers.
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by platevoltage 1mo ago
So the solution is get rid of private healthcare. I agree.
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by platevoltage 1mo 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 1mo ago
By getting more, you just mean getting the value of their labor.

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