deathgrindfreak

joined 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Been a touch typist for a while now, but I prefer my IBM Model M as a daily driver. I have a new modern take on the IBM Model F coming in in a few weeks that I'm very stoked about. Buckling spring switches are the best keyboard types ever made.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Where'd you end up? Jealous btw, trying to get out myself.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

For instance, in 2013, there were a lot of complaints about Amazon avoiding sales taxes and engaging in predatory behavior around book pricing. How did Jeff Bezos answer this charge? “Amazon is not happening to book selling,” he said, “the future is happening to book selling.” I see a lot of similarities between that political language and the AI discourse.

This is the reason I like Matt's blog, since I think one of the big things about AI isn't just the technology (though I have tons of complaints there), it's also about the politics around this tech. We just have a bunch of monopolists running around saying "you're not ready for the future" as a way to just enforce existing power structures.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

The number of people basically advocating for this in the comments is honestly depressing

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No child deserves to die that way. What a horrible take.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What rail? We have Amtrak but it's laughable even compared to the poorest European countries. It's cars or nothing baby.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm basically 40 and deadlift in the 700s pretty frequently. You can bulletproof your back if you have the will

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Dark Souls 2

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah and the only way I've been able to make it work is with the steam deck since it allows me to hang out in the TV room with everyone. Sequestering myself away in a dedicated room is over I'm afraid lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm interested in jetting out as well. Did you get a job first? Or did you do something similar to Germany's "Opportunity Visa"?