phughes

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[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

I was thinking about this movie just the other day. I had no idea that was Jack Black.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This thread is full of people comparing OPs hypothetical about 10 years from now with last year's capability.

Will AI progress that fast? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It probably won't get that good, but it doesn't matter. If it gets as good as your average junior that's going to mean something like 100% increase in productivity, which means 50% as many jobs and that's going to be a BIG FUCKING DEAL.

Especially when it's going to be replacing a lot of other types of office workers. What kind of job is your average software dev going to transition to? Tech support? Not anymore. UI Designer? LOL. Manager? And who are you going to be managing?

If the US doesn't hit 15-20% unemployment in the next 10 years I'll eat my hat. I'll be eating it either way because I'll be starving to death.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

No, clearly Apple is spying on OP and sending all that valuable tracking data into the Fediverse because they're secretly communists. Or something.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

People who were 10 when Self Esteem came out probably think that, yeah.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

My dude. Things cost money. That's a basic fact of life. A rec league needs to rent space to play in. You need gear to play. If those facts taint the activity for you I'm not sure how you can even handle the horrific crassness of paying for a place to live. You should probably live in a hovel the woods. One that you didn't pay for.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I have to say that, in spite of surely well earned the reputation furries have for being nice people, that is one of the weirdest suggestions I've ever heard.

Substitute furries for any other sexual endeavor.

Look up BDSM groups around you. No, you don’t have to be a dom/sub to go to one.

Look up gender transition groups around you. No, you don’t have to be trans to go to one.

YES, YOU FUCKING DO!

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago

I don’t even know if I’m being sarcastic

Compare it to some other public space and see how ludicrous it sounds:

You’d go to the bar to see friends? I don’t even know if I’m being sarcastic.

You’d go to the coffee shop to see friends? I don’t even know if I’m being sarcastic.

See? You're used to people doing those things so it sounds normal, but exercising with your friends is just as normal as drinking with your friends.

People do all sorts of things with their friends, but the reasons they do them invariably include "I like spending time with my friends." Hell, I help my friends do home improvement projects because it's just nice to do something productive with my friends. I'm certainly not going to install a new door on a friend's house if they're going to be away at work, so clearly the real reason is that I like spending time with my friends.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 35 points 4 weeks ago

It sounds like what your friend is attracted to is attention.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure what your point is. Union leaders are elected by union members to represent them as… a union. Of course press releases are written by the leaders. They're the leaders. That's part of the job. The fact that not everyone in the union agrees with the path the leaders have decided to take is neither surprising nor an invalidation of their leadership.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

I started watching Scavengers Reign recently on a suggestion from a friend. I normally don't go for animated shows, but this one is really enjoyable for me. Calm & explorative.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago

Trump: Ok, how about Ukraine declares unconditional surrender and Zelensky is hung in Red Square.
Putin: No, not got good enough.

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

Biden left the three people Trump wanted to pardon on the list so he could be the good guy for all the Nazis out there. It’s a Christmas gift in the spirit of bipartisanship

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