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I want a patch. Heck, I’d settle for a sticker.

The only reason why memory might get repurposed is because the demand for AI has collapsed. The bubble that’s most likely to burst is a financial bubble, and is unlikely to reduce the demand for AI from users… So I wouldn’t count on it.

It’s also gonna confuse people worried about AI slop…

Yeah! Those poors shouldn’t enjoy partaking in a uniquely American holiday custom with an enormous outpouring of charity! /s

My family was intermittently on food stamps when I was growing up, and during those years my parents always found a free (or steeply discounted) turkey, and food banks always had enough fresh potatoes, onions, etc. to feed everybody. We barely spent any money, and it was an occasion to bond as a family as we all chipped in to prepare for the big meal. There’s really only so much poultry, potato, and reconstituted stale bread that you can eat in one sitting. The rest fed our family for weeks on leftovers.

If you want to target a holiday for “wasteful consumerism” maybe try American Christmas. But, even then, I’ve got a story for you…

True, but there’s gotta be a line between “controversially unpopular” and “truly deranged (and therefore also unpopular).”

(not so) fun fact: tinnitus can cause chronic depression and anxiety! Ask me how I know …

As others have already said: take breaks. It’s really easy (speaking from experience) to “get used” to a volume level that’s way too loud, ESPECIALLY if using isolating or noise-cancelling headphones.

Part of how your brain determines if something is too loud is its contrast with the environment. Yelling at the top of your lungs sounds a lot louder in a quiet library than it does in the middle of a live concert. Taking a break both recalibrates your sense of loudness and gives your ears a rest.

If you can afford decent “reference” or “studio” headphones, you’ll enjoy the same music at MUCH quieter levels than cheaper or lower-quality headphones. They are designed to be used for long periods of time by professional audio engineers and musicians, who are notoriously protective of their hearing and perfectionistic about even the most subtle of sounds.

Although I was a broke college student and couldn’t afford hardly anything they talked about, I learned a ton scrolling through audiophile forums like Head-Fi ( https://www.head-fi.org/forums/ ). Now I’m less broke, but somehow equipment envy and window-shopping just feels more right than spending way too much money on something I probably don’t have the time to enjoy anymore… Such is life.

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Or the courts will find some way to single out CA’s map; like the fact that they even had a public referendum makes it illegal … Maybe that’s a bit cynical, but that’s where I’m at these days.

Boosting morale and rallying people around common values is absolutely capital-L leadership. A good leader strives towards greatness. A poor leader merely avoids ruin (only to run into it anyways).

I’m accused of being a witch

Witch? Nah. Sealion? Yah.

lol this thread is off the rails and should probably get modded

My summary of the conversation so far: @PugJesus@piefed.social offered evidence of some (supposedly controversial) event. @Objection@lemmy.ml rejected it outright without offering any competing evidence. Both are, according to the other, somehow a variety of fascist bootlicker. The shitposting aura is weak; too serious.

If you want to skip the editorial fluff and just skip to Paul Krugman’s post: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/too-cruel-too-soon

Because we voted a criminal into office and let him take control like a king. Laws, like the Hatch Act, are optional.

It’s also what happens when the entire world outsources manufacturing to one county: that country gets really really good at making stuff better than anybody else in the world.

But that would be slow, hard, and expensive. Just murdering them is quick, cheap, and easy!

The Rs are using every resource they have right now to make the public think this shutdown is the Dems fault

illegally, to boot. MAGA and the GOP are massively overplaying their hand. The only way we get out of this ahead is by forcing them to apply all that pain they promised the American people.

Great! Have you learned how to give cyclists the right of way yet?

More people need to leave the culture of consumerism behind in order for any meaningful change to happen.

Probably true. I’m not going to argue; I also feel that consumerism is generally harmful to society.

Cyclists are putting themselves and everyone else at a greater risk when they decide to try and share the road with motor vehicles. [citation needed]

I, too, once thought being forced to slow down and pay attention to my surroundings would put people in danger, but I have since grown into an adult with children and neighbors I care about. Why do you think roundabouts are safer and less congested than traffic signals? I’d be extremely unsurprised if road sharing actually made them safer overall.

Cyclists are putting themselves and everyone else at a greater risk when they decide to try and share the road with motor vehicles. [citation needed]

Keep telling yourself that if it helps you sleep at night. I, too, once thought being forced to slow down and pay attention to my surroundings would put people in danger, but I have since grown into an adult. Why do you think roundabouts are safer and less congested than traffic signals? I’d be extremely unsurprised if road sharing actually made them safer overall.

You make it sound like the people behind the wheels of said cars have no choice. They do: slow down and vote for non-car-centric infrastructure. Motor vehicles are in the top ten causes of death, ahead of kidney disease, AIDS, and homicide. We should probably stop forcing ourselves to engage in such an extremely risky activity.