Right. We survived the ice age with stone age tech.
Not saying that this makes any of this OK but resilience is absolutely one of humanities highest spec traits.
Imagine getting downvoted because it was fine for you. Completely stupid.
It was fine for me as well, bring on the downvotes!
Show me the demand for my body parts on only fans and I'll give up my minimum wage job.
Why should they work menial labour if they can make much easier money?
I get the feeling that if I fucked a a thirteen year old girl that "I thought she was 18" isn't really going to cut it in court.
I would think that the identity of the sex workers is unknown and that's how they'll be avoiding prosecution.
I can't see how shade is being cast upon the sex industry, if I could make a mint selling nudes, I'd be signing up to only fans tonight!
Hard disagree. I think we're born stupid, that's very different.
Honestly, your comment sounds a lot like the "original sin" shit that the Christian church tries to push.
That's not the point. The point is that the music industry doesn't pay artists a fair share.
I used to be against losing the headphone jack, but now I'm without one, I honestly don't miss it.
No more wires getting caught, tangled or damaged and the sound quality is just as good unless you're an audio engineer.
You make a very good point.
However, some people would say despite the great suffering that some of us go through that ultimately, nothing matters. No matter the triumphs of humanity, a meteor could wipe it all out tomorrow and there would be but a trace that we ever even existed.
Your point also implies that we have freewill, whereas others would suggest that we only have what appears to be freewill. Whether you help those in need or you don't, your path is set.
Reddit is a lot of things, but to call it Nazi devalues the word. Shame on you.
I agree that power zealous mods are shit, but it's also poor when well written comments and posts, made in good faith, are heavily downvoted for no other reason than not conforming to the consensus of the hive mind, which definitely happens here.
We should be encouraging discussion, not discouraging wrong think.
This is the most pedantic reply so far.
Is the insinuation here that the AI industry is unregulated? Because I'm not against regulations that would drive these improvements.
I think it's exactly what I'm thinking about, unless I'm missing something specific that you'd like to put forward?
If I own a bottled drinks company and the energy cost is 10p a bottle but a new, more efficient process is invented that would lower my energy cost to 5p a bottle, that's going to be looking like a wise investment to make. A few pence over several thousand products adds up pretty quickly.
I could either pocket the difference as extra profit, lower my unit price to the consumer to make my product more competitive in the market, or a bit of both.
I think it's fair to say that pretty much every industry is more efficient and cleaner than it used to be and I don't see why AI would be an exception to that.
I don't understand the hate for AI. It's a new technology that has some teething issues, but it's only going to get better and more efficient.
Every community is an echo chamber except for mine!
The worlds a magical place when things just work and stuff just happens. Never study engineering lol.
If it makes you feel any better, on a universal scale we're as insignificant as bugs and I'm sure quite nearly as ignorant.
In the late 1800's someone said that we nearly know all that there is to know, look at what's happened since and I wouldn't be surprised at all if knowledge continued to increase a such a rate.
The first thought that comes to my mind is that the people in Twitter are just going to migrate to another social network. It won't be problem solved, it'll be problem moved.
The second thought I have is the amount of hate and comments full of misinformation on sites like Facebook. Should we ban Facebook too? And if so, where does it stop and who is it that gets to decide that a site is getting banned for "wrong think".
Personally, I believe this isn't so much a petition against X, but a petition against Musk, who I think wouldn't be absolutely gutted even if X went out of business. I think he bought it with the aim of derailing anyway.
What's a good joke present to get your SO for Christmas?
My dad always likes to tell us about the Christmas when my uncle bought my aunt a tin opener (a good one!) for Christmas, she was apparently rather unimpressed but the story has given years worth of good laughs.
I also remember when my dad bought a holiday in New York for my mum and himself for Christmas, but the tickets were in a small envelope right at the bottom of a HUGE box filled with packing peanuts.
What terrible/joke presents can you think of that would be a good laugh on Christmas day?
Elon Musk is not an idiot
I understand why he is unpopular with many people and to be frank I have quite the distaste for all billionaires, but he is not stupid which is something that is often claimed.
No-one becomes a multi-billionaire due to a lack of intelligence or common sense.
Musk knows exactly what he is doing, he didn't buy Twitter to make a quick buck, he bought it derail it and he's done that quite thoroughly. $35bn to Musk is pocket change.
I mean I get it, if I was a big Twitter user and a new CEO made it something that I now hated, I'd think the bloke was an idiot, but that is actually just a difference of opinion and has nothing to do with intelligence.
In short, whilst Musk is clearly very unpopular with some people and I can understand why, the man clearly is not an idiot. Some people really don't like it when you tell them that.
Edit: 14 downvotes in 30 minutes lol, I can't say I wasn't expecting this but judging by the replies so far, I think it just proves that it's an unpopular opinion!
What are you getting your significant other for Christmas?
I'm looking for inspiration! She wants to go on a holiday at some point during the year as a gift, but I really want to give her something on Christmas day.
The UK's biggest utility company agrees a lifeline to help it last until next October.
Foreign Office says review found ‘clear risk’ that UK arms may be used in violation of humanitarian law
How to catch houseflies?
The weather has finally warmed up here and now there plenty of super annoying houseflies. They're way to fast to swat and have an annoying habit of landing on you.
I've tried Google's suggestion of water/vinegar and a bit of dish soap in a bottle, but they don't seem to go for it at all.
I'm up for trying anything, please make suggestions!
Edit: Thank you to all for your suggestions. So far I've tried the idea of spraying them with surface cleaner which appears to work well
Imane Khelif reaches the quarter-finals of the women's 66kg at the Olympics as Angela Carini abandons their bout after 46 seconds.
Carlo Acutis, who was born in London, is set to become the first millennial to be canonised.
A colleague sent a video of a murder at work today and I'm still seething. What rights do I have? (UK)
It's already well known at work that I don't just not like gore videos but that I hate them and actively avoid them.
A colleague sent me a video of a man being murdered by axe via WhatsApp to my personal phone on my lunch break. Before I opened it I asked if it was a video that I would want to see (because I know what sort of character he is), he implied it was fine.
Despite my suspicion I took his word and watched it. I immediately scolded him, he then made light of the situation, I told him that it wasn't funny and that if it ever happened again I would be making a formal complaint immediately.
A couple of minutes later, another colleague came in to the mess room, the guy that sent the video made fun of me for not liking the video in front of them. I told him that he was making fun of me and that I wasn't ok with that.
Do I have the right to not be sent murder videos? What would an employer do if I made a complaint?
System Of A Down - Boom!
Watching this video (probably 15 years ago) was the moment I realised I was left wing.
Heavy rain likely to cause low yields in Britain and other parts of Europe, with drought in Morocco hitting imports
Achievement unlocked!
It wasn't a very long game but I had 0 inaccuracies, 0 mistakes and 0 blunders!
The London is the first opening I've learnt, I've been practicing it for a while now and I'm feeling like I'm getting good at it.
Maybe it's time to learn another opening. Any suggestions?
The Other One free CD album
Hi All,
I accidentally ordered a double of this album, I'll send it to to one of you guys free of charge if you're willing to DM me your address (only willing to post to UK addresses).
First come first serve!
Car Mechanics of Lemmy - Do you have a puncture repair kit that you would recommend?
Hi,
I already have a good tool kit, drill, needle files etc, so I'm mainly looking for a kit that doesn't needlessly double up on tools that I already have but I'm here for your advice so I'll look at anything you recommend.
Ideally the kit would have enough bits and pieces that I could store it and keep it for future punctures also, but I could just order a multiple of single use kits if that is what you'd recommend.
Please let me know! Thanks.
AMITA I did not disclose how much I have in a savings account to my girlfriend
Hi All,
I have a savings account for purpose of which is to save up for "new teeth". My own teeth are all rammed full of fillings, the bottom row are not straight to say the least and two on the top row have irremovable stains and one needs a root canal. I hate my teeth so I would like a much more permanent solution to all my problems, I've also always had confidence issues about my smile. (I didn't look after my teeth well when I was young, but that's another story)
My aim is to save for all on four or all on six permanent dentures type thing. As a route to get decent looking teeth with no pain or infection problems. I have a savings account which I put in to every month to save for this and I think it will take another three or four years until I can afford them.
Last night, my girlfriend of about two years who is currently moving in asked how much I had saved in it. We are a little tight on money right now, I work full-time but she has been struggling to get more than 9 hours a week that she has to travel quite far for. I took her question as a bit of a threat quite frankly, that if she knew that I had a fair amount saved, then I might seem like a tight arse for not being more generous with money situations. She does know that I hate my teeth and that I want to save to get them fixed.
I said "none of your business" and I do now regret the tone that I used.
The next morning she was in tears saying things like she couldn't understand why I would keep a secret like that.
I have expressed to her that I regret seeming quite abrasive about what was possibly a fully innocent question on her part and explained that I thought personal savings were a private matter. I wouldn't ask her how much her savings were for example.
I now understand that some couples have full financial transparency with eachother. But I for some reason feel quite uncomfortable about that right now. I currently pay all the bills which is fine, I've been paying for everything myself for the last eight years or so and she does want to start contributing a bit which is great. I don't have any secret debts or anything like that to hide.
I know I could have handled the situation better but I'm wondering if I'm an arsehole for not telling her how much savings I have for a purpose of which I'm already considering as spent money?
Advice wanted. Why does my cat jump out of his skin?
Hi all,
I've recently adopted an 8 year old ginger tom from the rescue centre. We don't know much of his history except for that his old owner passed away and no one else in the family was willing to take him.
We've have had him about 8 weeks and he does have some strange behaviour issues like being a little bit scratchy and bitey, but this mostly seems to be misdirected play and he has been improving whilst we try to be understanding and accommodating. Apart from that he's a lovely cat. He's quite clingy and always wants to know what you're up to!
Anyways, on to the question. Every know and then, when he is relaxing, not even asleep sometimes. He will launch him self out of his skin! It's obviously a fear reaction but I have no idea what sets him off. He recovers from this almost immediately and usually just starts relaxing again.
I wondered if anyone had any experience or advice of a cat that does this? I've had cats my whole life but I have never seen one do this before.
Quiet PC build
My first PC build in ten years, my current PC hardware is incompatible with the latest windows release. I'm aiming for quietness and reliability over power.
I'm quite excited to get my hands on some parts again. Let me know what you think! :D