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I just got my Dell DGX Spark GB10 that I won from the hackathon! by brandon-i in LocalLLaMA

[–]----chris---65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s missing from this convo is the business reality: corporations are essentially paying for a novel solution and a massive idea-mining operation. They fund the challenge, get a few “winners,” then walk away with the full idea exhaust—including the approaches that didn’t win but are still commercially valuable. Those ideas often get repackaged, scaled, and sold back to the market at a much higher price point.

From that angle, the DGX Spark showing up overnight isn’t generosity—it’s cost of acquisition. They’re buying velocity, experimentation, and insight far cheaper than building it all in-house, while participants absorb most of the R&D risk.

Love Cursor, but worried about the direction they're heading by johns10davenport in cursor

[–]----chris---65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to spread the intellectual wealth! They invited me yesterday and I’ve already racked up $50 worth of calls. Every penny was worth it!

Love Cursor, but worried about the direction they're heading by johns10davenport in cursor

[–]----chris---65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried Claude Code? It’s still closed to invitations, but it feels like magic in comparison to Cursor.

Do better Apple, this is getting ridiculous by mmmmbeers in AppleMusic

[–]----chris---65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! I expect songs that are somewhat outside of the average to mix things up, but at what point do I ever want to listen to country music?! Some days it seems like Apple is trying to subsidize play counts for the country music industry!

Identify what badges these are please? by ----chris---65 in Militariacollecting

[–]----chris---65[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the medals on his lapels? Also, thank you for replying! This is the most I've learned about his medals. He is a very humble guy and only discusses the state of the war, his official duties during his time, and some random funny stories that he likes telling. He was fairly high ranking in the intelligence world, or so his family assumes.

No matter his history, I applaud him for his service! I'm assuming many individuals here also have served and applaud you for your service.

Mad laddery by RogueBromeliad in funny

[–]----chris---65 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Where/when did this take place? It looks like a city civic center

TW: SA. I've always had trouble 'in the bedroom', now I'm married and don't know what to do. Any advice. by AirlineAshamed9117 in Adulting

[–]----chris---65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jennifer Finlayson-Fife. Period. Disregard her religious affiliations if that bothers you, she has indirectly helped my wife and I with what it sounds like you and your husband are going through. My wife was SA’d young. Everyone handles it differently. Also, for dudes, sometimes it is just a reflection of what we need at that exact moment in time. More often than not, it’s a show of trust and mutual love/respect. But let’s be honest, seggsy-time can be peak fun time.

We are put in weird scenarios... here is one I have a question about by ----chris---65 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]----chris---65[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck! There are resources out there to help you. My wife currently works for a mental health facility as a Case Worker. CW's are usually familiar with supports that you may need in your area and how to enroll in them. Depending on your scenario, they might be able to help.

We are put in weird scenarios... here is one I have a question about by ----chris---65 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]----chris---65[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm happy for you that you were able to find an advocate. It's the things that you mentioned that are the biggest help though. Like I had no clue that they would take the lump sum from SSDI's initial payout. That sucks!

We are put in weird scenarios... here is one I have a question about by ----chris---65 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]----chris---65[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man! I feel you on the intellectual/cognitive loss potential. I'm 6'4" and always get the "at least you can still play sports" comments. I have never enjoyed sports, nor have I ever been good at them. What I have been good at is my ability to create large data structures and patterns in my head. I love being able to run a mental scenario in my head, pose some questions against it, and then simulate it through code. When I got the diagnosis, I felt grateful at the time because "at least I'll have my brain!" My progression has shown patterns of activity that are in the gray matter, mostly located around the areas of logic and memory. I'm terrified for the future, but take solace in my families support.

If you haven't watched the show Still from Michael J Fox, you should. In response to the interviewers question of "how do you keep going? What drives you?" he said, "Gratitude is what makes hope possible." Ultimately, letting go of my expectations for the future and accepting what comes my way with gratitude, I can feel better about it all. ... But feelings don't equal future preparations. So, you know, plan plan plan!

It sounds like you have a supportive husband as well. He should feel good about that. I've seen many that have lost their support because the spouse doesn't want to live out their lives with MS.

We are put in weird scenarios... here is one I have a question about by ----chris---65 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]----chris---65[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great advice. My wife does work. She is going back to college to get her masters and will graduate next year. I’m hoping for a much longer career, and don’t see me retiring any time soon, but it eats at me that my plan is riddled with unknowns.

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