This is getting silly. Every time you bring this up, I’m going to bring up the fact that the only other person who was involved in that little spat was you. And now, you’re the only one, because the other guy got on with his life, but you can’t.

This was such a small event, but it seems to fucking define you to this day.

Beats the alternative.

Remember when a computer could make you cry?

So, name one thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selection_bias

It could go either way. Probably not the way we’d like it to go. Name one time broad adoption hasn’t ruined something cool you loved.

I am thinking of doing an estate sale on myself. :-/

That’s a lot to cover… I’ve learned so far that Russia is responsible for 4% of the world’s CO_2 emissions, and that emissions in Russia and Ukraine have decreased fastest of all countries since 1990. That the USA is responsible for 28% of all emissions that have accumulated since the Industrial revolution, and that Russia has emitted 11%. Is there something specific you would like me to learn about?

In large part, it’s simply a matter of scale and wealth concentration. If Canada was as large and wealthy as the USA, we’d probably all be cooked by now.

Russia invading is a statistical risk. The USA (as the leading avatar of capital) exploiting, degrading, and destroying the commons we need to survive is an unavoidable certainty. Russia and Sweden are also doing those things, but on a significantly lesser scale.

The advantage of a neural AI, in my mind, isn’t that it is better. It is that it is worse in a way that is fun.

Which one is killing us faster? I’m pretty sure it’s the USA. Nice that you get to live in a democracy I guess but that doesn’t mean a damn thing to someone living outside the USA and being exploited and abused by it.

yeeeeuuuup. Pretty accurate. Easy choice, but it’s going to suuuuuuuuuck.

I can do anything.

Clearly you don’t eat babies! The whole point of eating babies is the skull comes apart.

Replying because I need to think about how I’m going to vote for this comment and plan to come back later.

switch to my feet

It is important that we understand these people, who are our family and neighbours. This isn’t a person who is seeking a “platform”. Labeling them “jerkoff whackjobs” is emotionally gratifying, but it doesn’t give you useful insight. Indeed, it’s a way of turning off your brain and not thinking deeply about it. It’s a defense mechanism against things that are disturbing and difficult to understand and process.

Of course it ignores that, that was not the subject of discussion. You’ve just moved the goal post. I’m sure that was unintentional. Perhaps review the thread.

You’re not the boss of me. And in no moral position to criticize.

He does, and gaming on linux is an excellent resource we are fortunate to have. OTOH, GFY has now borne a grudge over this for months and makes a point of posting about it at every opportunity.

This link does not even generate any ad revenue (unless I cannot figure out how to turn off my ad blocking). It’s so petty.

“Calling out the asshole,” is a self-righteous way of saying, “flipping the bozo bit.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozo_bit#Dismissing_a_person_as_not_worth_listening_to

It does not add anything to be uncivil when calling out someone who might be a problem. That person is not the only audience. It still reflects poorly on one to act poorly, even if one convinces oneself that they have a “really good reason” to be an asshole to an asshole. And it assumes one’s own infallibility.

Some people might like to see it and upvote it, but that isn’t helping the interlocutor’s implied intention of improving discourse. It’s just creating a dunk culture.

When you see someone acting poorly, it’s not at all clear calling them an asshole is a better strategy (even for one’s own wellness, let alone that of the community) than assuming, hey, this person is in a shitty mood, and probably having a bad day; a compassionate person would offer them some help or at least attempt to be understanding.

It’s hard, I know.