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Sludgehammer

@ Sludgehammer @lemmy.world

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  • DO NOT talk about the goblins

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  • Reminds me of the time I got Gemini to spit out part of it's initial prompt and a good part of it was talking about when and when not to display LaTeX code:

    Style and formatting LaTeX formatting You can use LaTeX formatting mathematical and scientific notations whenever appropriate. Enclose all LaTeX using '$' or '$$' delimiters. NEVER generate LaTeX code in a 'latex block' unless the user explicitly asks for it. DO NOT use LaTeX for regular prose (e.g., resumes, letters, essays, CVs, etc.).

  • [PlayStation] [DRM] Licenses now requires an online check-in every 30 days.

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  • That's the fun part, you never "bought" anything! In this bold new era of technofudalism you don't own anything, you merely bought a license temporarily allowing you to use it, and that license can expire or be revoked at any time, for any reason!

  • ‘Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor’ to win $34,000 bet

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  • You'd think so, but this is also the dark universe where Donald Trump got a second term.

  • Poor ninjas

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  • US Troops Given Nearly Empty Trays On Warships Deployed Near Iran: Report

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  • The thing in the lower right is a overcooked hamburger patty. But the grey thing... that's what's stumping me.

    I thought it was fish at first, but it's the wrong texture for that. Then maybe re-fried beans... but why/how would they be shaped like that? About the only thing I can think of given the shape/texture is some sort of polenta?

  • A handy reference guide for you

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  • Honey Bee

    is the bee that needs help the most

    I'd argue the opposite. There are thousands species of solitary native bees in small niches that need help way more. By contrast honey bees are either livestock or feral livestock that are competing with the native bees.

  • Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability

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  • April fools!

  • How do you feel about a 25 year old dating a 46 year old?

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  • TIL that I've been using "star crossed lovers" wrong my entire life. I thought it meant fated lovers.

  • How do you feel about a 25 year old dating a 46 year old?

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  • It's not so much "Yucking someones yum" so much as "I think such a large age gap is going to be a big strain on this relationship. But if you wanna... fine." Like, one of these people was born around when 9-11 occurred and the other was born around the time when Pac-Man was the new hot game in arcades and these "CD" things were starting to catch on for music storage. That's quite a generational gap.

    However, they're both old enough to both know the what they're doing... and maybe it will all work out. Thus my "They’re both old enough to know better" comment. Maybe they're star crossed lovers and it will all work out... but in the end, it's a case of "Not my circus, not my monkeys".

  • How do you feel about a 25 year old dating a 46 year old?

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  • Whatever. They're both old enough to know better.

  • Mission to the Cloud Server

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  • There's something to be said for a computer that's as dumb as a calculator.

  • Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran "back to stone ages" over next 2-3 weeks

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  • Man, it sure didn't take long to pivot from "We need to invade Iran to protect those poor protestors from their evil government" to "Bomb 'em back to the stone age".

    How strange. It's almost like Trump didn't have the best intentions of the Iranian people at heart from the get go.

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    The UK Now Arrests More People for Online Speech Than Russia and China

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  • Okay, concerning article, but the "Scribbled on and blood spattered" aesthetic of the graphics is super annoying and distracting.

    Maybe it's just that it reminds me of the spider bomb proposal from this Onion article.

  • Europe seeks to increase deportations as some warn of Trump-like tactics

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  • As always, the United States' number one export is rightwing crazy.

  • Data Finds Republicans are Obsessed with Searching for Transgender Porn

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  • I mean we've seen Alex Jones with a "Naughty tbabe" tab open on his phone.

  • Donald Trump cheers former special counsel Robert Mueller’s death

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  • I betcha you could find some quotes from Charlie talking shit about Trump from back before the Republicans bent knee to him.

  • It's not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

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  • I'd argue it comes down to three factors:

    One, the rejection of modernism. People will argue that things were great in the past and now we are a fallen people (thus the popularity of the MAGA rallying cry). Obviously then, everything modern is suspect as it may be part what robbed us of our 'greatness'.

    Two, machismo. Among many illness is seen as punishment for some nebulous moral failing. You're sick? Oh, you must not of eaten right, or you didn't work out enough, or god is punishing you, etc. As such protecting yourself from disease is un-manly. You saw this a lot during COVID, masks were "face diapers" and Covid was "just the flu" and only the "libtards" were getting the vaccine (which via point one was was branded the "clot-shot"). Covid was seen kind of like a "Snake handling" ritual, proof that you are "moral" enough to live through it as well as proof you don't fear death.

    Three contrarianism. We all know this one. "If it's popular it must be bad!" is a creed has holds a deep grasp in the psyche of many. Usually it's pretty trivial, it doesn't really matter if you liked

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    but hated them when they hit the mainstream. However when contrarianism starts getting applied to lifesaving medical procedures you start having problems.

  • Lebanon: Missile lands next to presenter during live report

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  • Ohh.... it's a bridge! I was wondering what they had against that one particular patch of road.

  • We Spoke To Game Devs And All Of Them Hate DLSS 5: 'What The F***, Nvidia?'

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  • Basically Nvidia put out this video with much fanfare about DLSS 5 being the future . Pretty much everyone has been mocking how it changes lighting, artstyle, character facial features, and introduces that weird AI blurriness in every instance shown.

  • Jet fuel prices are rising. That could make summer flights more expensive

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  • Oh no, my jet setting lifestyle is in peril! How ever shall I cope? /s