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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • IT guy here, I am not that worried about AI

    That’s pretty much because you’re an IT guy. You’re in an industry that AI won’t replace any time soon.

    If you were a cashier, or a stock clerk, or a busboy, you should be terrified by AI. The speed at which those jobs are already vanishing is astounding. The other day I was at a restaurant, and I never interacted with a human. The ordering was done by touch panel at my table, the food was delivered to the table by a robot and I paid at an automated terminal. I don’t know how many staff were on duty but it had to be a fraction of what it would have been a decade ago. I bought clothes last week and there was one employee in the store, overseeing the self-checkout lanes (but really just sitting idly by in case anyone had issues). I read an article yesterday about how robots are now being distributed to convenience stores that can clean, stock, and reorder items, so these shops will pretty soon have only one employee in them.

    The gimmicky shit that your browser AI and chatbots can do is nothing compared to how this is already revolutionizing the world.




  • It’s not a dick DM move as much as a lazy move. But it might feel like a dick DM move to some of them.

    If the idea is to make them weaker, give them a long-lasting debuff rather than removing levels. 50% HP, -4 to attack rolls, etc. Removing levels requires a lot of work on the player’s part, and feels like it takes the game backwards rather than forwards. Giving them a debuff that they have to work to restore, on the other hand, feels like there’s a path forward to advance towards.





  • These people are harassing children and spewing hate messages. No they’re not violent terrorists, but they’re closer to that than they are to debaters.

    both sides allowed to voice their positions in neutral language

    Neutral language? Are you kidding me??

    This is not a debate. One side’s position is “we want an after school club where we can learn about science and feel accepted.” The other side’s position is “you are evil and deserve to die.” If you give those two positions equal time, you are not being neutral. And there is no “neutral language” for hate speech.


  • And you’re trying to argue that “New club starts after school, kids have fun” Is some gross misrepresentation of what you said?

    Yes. Because that’s not what I said at all. Go read what I actually fucking said.

    It was a completely inoffensive article

    It wasn’t.

    that you blatantly misrepresented so you could offended. Sorry, but you clearly tried hard to do so.

    I didn’t.

    And I notice that you didn’t actually challenge any of my claims.

    Because it was a dishonest troll comment that misrepresented what I said. Just like this one is too. There’s nothing to challenge when all that you wrote was dishonest. And there’s no reason to treat you seriously when you’re just trolling.





  • I get where you’re going with this, but I’m not following along.

    Pointing out that there were protesters and explaining what they were doing there/why they were there is one thing. And that’s important news. But this article went way way beyond that. They interviewed the protestors, put their names in the paper, and published their bigoted message along with it. They gave them fame and a platform, and helped them spout their hatred.

    When there’s a terrorist attack, responsible news agencies are careful to avoid giving unnecessary publicity to the terrorists, such as publishing their name and manifesto, and instead they focus on the victims. That’s the attitude that should have been taken here. Mention the protestors, but don’t platform them. Focus on the kids who are being harassed by these bigots, and show them in the positive light they deserve.