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Iconoclast

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Refusing to reduce complex reality into slogans and clichés since 19XX

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  • I consider myself quite active on Lemmy yet I still only average 12 comments and half a post per day. For all I know, Lemmy could have these same limits and I'd never even find out about it.

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  • Multiple reasons, but I'd be lying if I claimed it's not partly out of spite for all the people who get hilariously angry about it. I'm also subscribed to SuperGrok.

    Imagine getting angry because other people do things you don't like, even though it doesn't affect you in any way whatsoever. Stop hitting yourself.

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  • Are trolls not real people?

  • US stocks fall further from their records after bond markets crank up the pressure

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  • Most people are financially illiterate, so this kind of article works well when there's nothing else worth reporting on (as if that's the case now). When the markets are up we can shame wealthy investors for "profiting on a crisis," and when they're down we can bask in the schadenfreude of them "losing millions" - even though in both cases we're talking about unrealized gains and the whole article is irrelevant a month later.

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    What is the aim of all the AI investment?

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  • Are you refering to the companies adopting AI into the workflow or the AI companies themselves investing billions into developing these models?

    In the latter case they're trying to rush towards AGI because who ever gets there first will have their investments paid back millionfold and the one placing second gets nothing.

  • What are some solid European products of any sort?

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  • Savotta / Varusteleka camping gear and clothes.

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    Ive been an escapist since i can remember

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  • I never really fit in with other people. I'm not interested in the things they are, and they're not interested in the things I am. So I just learned to play alone from a young age, and that continues to this day.

    I like myself and enjoy my own company, so for the most part it's fine. I do feel lonely and melancholy about it from time to time, but I've felt that way while in a relationship too. It has less to do with being alone and more with how hard it is to find anyone similar who really "gets me."

    Yeah, I very much resonate with what you said there. I live life on my own terms and generally follow trends 5 to 15 years behind.

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    Side note I have always preferred basements and I love caves. Not sure why.

    Surrounded by impenetrable ground with one known entrance. Sense of safety?

  • How do you live knowing that there is no meaning in life?

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  • There not being a meaning to life doesn't imply that it can't be meaningful.

    Life is an open world sandbox multiplayer game with very little absolute rules on how it should be played.

  • How do you live knowing that there is no meaning in life?

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  • I lost my belief in free will around 7 years ago, and it's been an entirely positive experience for me. It has clarified so much about life and completely rid me of hate and anger.

    I keep hearing about people having the opposite experience, and I have no theory of mind for that.

  • I really don't understand how people have 200+ guests at their weddings.

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  • Speak for yourself I guess. Most people would tell you that the amount of friends negatively correlates with age.

    I've made one or two "friends" during my 30's and both are my customers. I barely stay in contact with any of the people I was friends with in my 20's as they've all moved elsewhere and I'm the only one who never left my hometown.

  • The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing

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  • AlphaFold, developed by DeepMind, solved the 50-year-old "protein folding problem" by accurately predicting the three-dimensional structure of nearly any protein from its amino acid sequence.

    Today it's widely used to speed up drug discovery, vaccine development, and disease research by cutting out a major bottleneck.

    But sure, let's throw all the nuance out the window and just generalize that AI sucks.

  • my shoes are cleaner than my snelky, sweaty feet which is why I wear shoes in the house

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  • It's your house - you're welcome to do as you please.

  • People overestimate how confident AI systems are in their responses, experiments reveal

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  • Well that explains it!

  • If only the person who did this ceiling had their tools even half as well calibrated as mine are

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  • There's some cheap LED lights installed under the cabinets, but they're wired from above. There's a hole on top of the cabinet that the wires run through, and they're plugged into an outlet inside it. If I permanently enclose it, those lights become impossible to replace without destroying the caulking when they inevitably fail in a year or so. My reasoning with stuff like this is that it's just a matter of time until someone needs to get behind there, and when that day comes they'll be thankful it's only held on by screws.

    I work as a handyman and have to deal with so much inconsiderate craftsmanship from other people that I don't want to add to it myself.

  • If only the person who did this ceiling had their tools even half as well calibrated as mine are

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  • Yeah I'll do something like that. I'm doing the baseboards here aswell so already have my mitre saw and finishing nailer at hand.

  • People overestimate how confident AI systems are in their responses, experiments reveal

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  • Weird title. They're obviously extremely confident - that just doesn't correlate at all with how likely it's to be true.

  • What do you love about your job and what do you hate about your job.

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  • I'm self-employed and doing the kind of work I'd pick if I could freely choose anything, so I can't really say there's much about my job I don't like. After all, I have the luxury to refuse any job I don't feel like doing. Like I did with applying wallpaper - fuck that.

    I love that I can set my own working hours. I can take a day - or a whole month - off whenever I want. My running costs are so low that not working doesn't bankrupt me. I get genuine gratitude for what I do. I manipulate the physical world, so at the end of the day I can see and touch what I've produced. I love that my customers are unreasonably reasonable. I love constantly learning new things and sharpening my existing skills. I love that no two days are the same. I get to work both outdoors and indoors. I love that I don't have to touch a computer. I love that I get to do things the way I think they should be done instead of how someone tells me.

    Yeah, I could go on forever.

  • If only the person who did this ceiling had their tools even half as well calibrated as mine are

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  • Are the cabinets level?

    Nothing here is level. The cabinets are hung from the top to a board that's attached to the wall but there's nothing to compensate on the bottom so they all lean forward. If it wasn't for the modern hinges all the doors would swing open due to gravity. There's no storing bowling balls in these cabinets.

    It's an IKEA kitchen that the previous owner probably installed by themselves.

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  • Anything is removable with the right tools and know-how, but I know for certain the electrician isn't going to redo the caulking here. So I build it so it can be removed non-destructively.

    I could just caulk it and call it a day, but I wouldn't do it like that in my own home, so I'm not doing it for a customer either. If the ceiling guy had also taken the next guy who's working here into consideration, I wouldn't be in this situation to begin with.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Your display contains no yellow pixels - yet it displays the color yellow just fine

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    Customer brings me a fancy coffee each morning that's completely wasted on an uncivilized caveman like myself, but I appreciate the gesture

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    Refueled my truck from a canister using a battery powered pump

  • pics @lemmy.world
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    I started a logpile to reward the poor fucker who decides to hike the miserable trail to my secret camp spot

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Thinking one is of above-average intelligence is highly frowned upon, despite there being a 50% chance of it being true.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Are you a principled person?

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    Brought home two perfectly good laundry baskets from the landfill

  • pics @lemmy.world
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    Freaked me out for a second, not going to lie

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    I almost got to try out my new quick clamp

  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    This hardware store has padded cart for pets

  • DIY @slrpnk.net
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    In theory vs. in practice

  • Linux @lemmy.world
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    Latest Ubuntu update broke everything

  • DIY @slrpnk.net
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    I made a replacement for my broken fridge handle

  • Bicycles @lemmy.ca
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    I extended the fenders on my adventure rig

  • Bicycles @lemmy.ca
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    I made a duct tape tire insert

  • ADHD @lemmy.world
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    I went out to work on a new lid for my compost - now all my screws are organized and my bike's brakes are cleaned and serviced

  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    This bridge in Finland has hooks to hang explosives from in case it needs to be collapsed to stop Russian advance

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    One good thing about getting into a new relationship is that you get to re-tell all your best jokes and stories

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What is a relatively inexpensive item that offers entertainment beyond it's intented usecase?

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    I bought my first ever butane torch and there's so much to roast all over my yard and nobody to stop me