GoofSchmoofer

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[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

taxes the government steals from us

No it's not the government that is stealing from us its the Uber wealthy that use our tax money (that should be going to the greater good of the citizens of the country) for their own gain.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

this actually terrifies me.

School isn't supposed to be "won" it's supposed to teach you shit you'll need later in life. Getting stuff wrong is part of the learning process. If all students do anymore is type LLM prompts they are fucking themselves up in the future. And they are fucking up other people's future as well.

But honestly I could be completely wrong - LLM prompt writers may become a big salary job and actually knowing anything will be passe and not necessary. I just don't want to live in that world.

Sincerely

Grumpy old fuck

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That is great to hear and I am happy that the post is doing good .

though the props should go to @Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world for doing the work

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've noticed that as well, most cities in the States are all different shades of brown and grey. It's kinda sad to see.

I always assumed that bland colors were easier to maintain and appealed to more people. But by God let's not have any color in the world because of resale value...

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

remember until it affects them personally in a negative way they don't care about what this administration does. This is what make it so difficult to change a large population of trump supporter's minds, because they seem to not have much empathy for anyone but themselves.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

That is exactly what I did. I'm not a maths person. So maybe me trying to do math in a internet comment section wasn't the best decision.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Honestly I get paid once a month but I know some of my friends have 2 paydays a month so it's still out there in the wild

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 71 points 1 month ago (45 children)

I love breaking down these huge salaries into 2 week chunks because I think it brings the disparity into perspective more for people since most of us get paid 2x a month.

For $75 million that is a twice a week paycheck (I know CEOs don't get paid this way) of $3,125,000!

That's the total of 1000 employees 2 week paychecks if they all made ~ $40 an hour

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Just to put $10 million a year into better perspective: that is ~ $833,000 per month or ~$208,000 each Week! for one year

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (11 children)

GODDAMN IT. Every fucking thing that happens in this world has to be some kind of fucking conspiracy to these people. Nothing can just be what it is.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're right - giving people the option to bounce questions off others or AI can be helpful. But I don't think that is the same as asking someone (or some thing) to do the work for you and then you edit it.

The creative process is about the results it produces, not how long one spent in frustration

This I disagree on. A process is not a result. You get a result from the process and sometimes it's what you want and often times it isn't what you want. This is especially true for beginners. And to get the results you want from a process you have to work through all parts of it including the frustrating parts. Actually getting through the frustrating parts makes you a better creator and I would argue makes the final result more satisfying because you worked hard to get it right.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

When I did essays and the like in school, I didn’t have AI to lean on, and the hardest part of doing any essay was… How the fuck do I start this thing?

I think that this is a big part of education and learning though. When you have to stare at a blank screen (or paper) and wonder "How the fuck do I start?" Having to brainstorm write shit down 50 times, edit, delete, start over. I think that process alone makes you appreciate good writing and how difficult it can be.

My opinion is that when you skip that step you skip a big part of the creative process.

 

Two years on a can of fucking beans is still the most upvoted post.

 
 
 

How did this western societal idea of how a man should act, and what emotions are appropriate to show come about? How far back in western history does this idea of limiting men’s ability to emote honestly go? And how did these ideas change over time?

It’s interesting to me because I feel like these traditional and limited roles that western society puts on men (and women) are just that traditions. That it’s just something “that we do because past generations did them.” So my curiosity is why did past generations have these societal rules in place? was there a legitimate reason for it, did having men be almost robotic even in the privacy of his home and around his family have some necessary and important reason? If so is that still necessary today?

Edit: had this posted on c/asklemmy but it was suggested this was a better place for this question.

 

One study by the First Street Foundation, a research firm that studies climate threats to housing, found that roughly 3.2 million Americans have already migrated, many over short distances, out of flood zones, such as low-lying parts of Staten Island, Miami and Galveston, Texas. Over the next 30 years, 7.5 million more are projected to leave those perennially flooded zones, according to the study.

All of this suggests a possible boom for inland and Northern cities. But it also will leave behind large swaths of coastal and other vulnerable land where seniors and the poor are very likely to disproportionately remain.

 

What's your go to for music while you workout?

 

This question has been around for a while but I'm curious as to your answer

 

Sometimes you just want to brag about something you excel at but never get the chance or you're just to modest. Now is your chance to tell a bunch of internet strangers about your amazing talent.

 

When I tell people I've never seen the Lion King they are really baffled by that.

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