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DangitBobby

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DangitBobby··on Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half
Why? I didn't start using more energy elsewhere when I switched to an EV or electric lawn maintenance tools. You think companies and people are using exactly as much power as available (or they can afford)?
DangitBobby··on UK Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power
That's what batteries are for
DangitBobby··on Zero click, silent, remote Android DoS
My experience with DnD has been that it pretty much just works how I want it to. DnD from 10 PM to 8 AM, only certain people can reach me via call or text, alarms break through it. Never had any buggy behior setting, editing, or deleting alarms.
DangitBobby··on Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI
The only spam that still manages to consistently burden me is delivered to my real mailbox by USPS!
DangitBobby··on America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?
You Can See Everything is definitely worth watching.
DangitBobby··on DeepSeek banned from U.S. federal civilian agencies under new DHS order
It's time to retire TDS. Either you've been paying attention and you understand there are no unfathomable lows for him, or you haven't and you look naive. Either way, put it up.
DangitBobby··on The reverts will continue until morale improves
There isn't really any similarity. Like I said, people use it or make a play on it for dramatic effect when something bad happens.
DangitBobby··on The reverts will continue until morale improves
It's a play on "the beatings will continue until morale improves". You obviously can't just beat morale into people, and, knowing that, the audience should understand improvements to a bad situation will not be forthcoming. It's often used for dramatic effect as dark/silly humor when something bad happens.
DangitBobby··on Florida's HOAs and condo associations are making the housing crisis worse
As freely as you accept the terms of employment when you decide you need money to buy the food you eat.
DangitBobby··on Florida's HOAs and condo associations are making the housing crisis worse
How do you propose someone should vet a neighborhood, even allowing unlimited choices for housing availability? What universe do you even live in?
DangitBobby··on Florida's HOAs and condo associations are making the housing crisis worse
I'm sure there will be things citizens ought to be doing all the way to the collapse of the empire.
DangitBobby··on An ESPN producer who quit because of sports gambling
It does do that, but it doesn't just do that. People will avoid illegal activity just because its illegal, especially if it exposes them to personal physical risk.
DangitBobby··on 90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not covered well by AI benchmarks
It's an easy job. Should be less than $1k but not that much less.
DangitBobby··on Steam Client is now faster than Epic's new vibe coded launcher
Whew. The delusions on this site are getting out of hand.
DangitBobby··on Do dentists know what they're doing?
For a while, until your reputation precludes word of mouth recommendations and you've exhausted your pool of would-be repeat customers.
DangitBobby··on The evolution of effective altruism
Bazinga! Do you make a habit of making judgements about people you've never met or do you just reserve that for discussions where you claim moral superiority?
DangitBobby··on A city-building game in which the city would prefer you didn't
Faster does seem to be preferable for a line that runs over a hundred miles, I have to agree.
DangitBobby··on The evolution of effective altruism
Time for society to grow the fuck up.
DangitBobby··on Why don't more developers “use the platform”?
They are notoriously difficult to get right. That makes it especially disappointing that the native one doesn't meet the needs of practically any use case I have for them.
DangitBobby··on We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything
Presumably you'd have to back pay the 90 days but it's your life
DangitBobby··on Why don't more developers “use the platform”?
I was excited about the native date picker and tried to use it once, only to discover that you couldn't (can't still, I assume) disable dates other than by setting min and max. Every native browser widget I've tried to use doesn't implement the features my clients expect, so I don't use them. People want a better web platform and the only way to get it is JavaScript.
DangitBobby··on Emails to and from Elon Musk that have been made public
FYI in case the person who made this is reading, for longer emails the bulk of the text is cut off at the bottom when you press "show another" on mobile.
DangitBobby··on The AI Race Just Got Awkward
I find that quite hard to believe. I don't work for a big business and we are selecting models based on security and IP protection requirements.
DangitBobby··on The AI Race Just Got Awkward
Only if your competitors offer their product at a lower price. And why would they? It's a race to the bottom.
DangitBobby··on The AI Race Just Got Awkward
The thing about "collusion" is that all you have to do is not lower your prices, and raise prices when your competitors do. It's not actually collusion unless you coordinate.
DangitBobby··on The AI Race Just Got Awkward
I don't see why revenue has to fall even if marginal costs drop off a cliff. As long as they have the best models (perceived or otherwise) and can make security and IP guarantees that satisfy enterprise, and no firm with similar guarantees undercuts them on price (why would they want a race to the bottom?) they can have high revenue and high margin.
DangitBobby··on Sustainable energy without the hot air (2008)
Not for trucks but probably ships and planes.
DangitBobby··on We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
Who is forgetting that? Complaining that I can't see the fucking stars doesn't mean I don't understand that having lights let's me see in the dark.
DangitBobby··on Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over
This is it for me too. Having to plan everything days or weeks in advance means you can just decide to hang out because you feel like it, and you have to commit to the date you set no matter how much that day sucks when it arrives. And having to clean and do all this bullshit before you can have company over doesn't help.
DangitBobby··on Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented
Someone is aware this is necessary because they are carrying it out.
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