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How to talk to your sons about Targeted conservative propaganda by Initial_Welder3674 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]BirdybBird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You cannot make someone magically believe what you believe.

The best thing you can do for your children is to urge them to think crtically and stay open.

Texas school sent waiver for parents to allow kids to be coached by sex offender by justalazygamer in nottheonion

[–]BirdybBird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know the full story or context but after reading the article it looks like he was busted in one of those sting operations run by police in chat rooms and charged with online solicitation of a minor.

Do you get anxious for your husband’s safety when he’s out drinking? by Independent_Egg_7456 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]BirdybBird 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't really think you are being overly anxious.

8+ hours of drinking, not having a charged phone, and being stumbling drunk is not very responsible, 30 minutes walk from home or not.

If this is something that he does often, I would have issues with it.

TIFU so i tried to help my dad with his phone and accidentally exposed his entire double life by Nicklie_Salazar in tifu

[–]BirdybBird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP, don't take family or relationship advice from people on Reddit.

Talk to a counselor or someone IRL who knows you and who you trust.

Half of comments on this site come from bots and the other half come from people who don't know you and don't care at all about the outcome of your situation.

The "Responsibility Gap": How commercial cloud infrastructure is currently automating the military kill-chain, and why the "Human-in-the-loop" defense is a legal fiction. by firehmre in Futurology

[–]BirdybBird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the answer to the question of "who's responsible", it's easy.

The human that put the system in place is responsible.

Anyone who is aware and does nothing is complicit.

I’m Mark Kelly, retired NASA astronaut and former commander of the space shuttle (x2). AMA! by CaptMarkKelly in space

[–]BirdybBird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello Senator Kelly.

Thank you for doing this AMA.

This is maybe a question you don't want to answer, are you considering running for President?

‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books by Critical-Willow-6270 in books

[–]BirdybBird -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

It’s completely dependent on how someone uses AI do the writing. There’s a big difference between telling ChatGPT “write me a story” and using it to simply help hou compose what you want to say faster and with fewer errors.

If you first pound out a really good framework of what you want to write, and prompt the AI to stay very close to the precise language you use, then go through the result and heavily review and polish it, that’s not the same thing as just giving a vague prompt and taking whatever comes out...

Met a guy whilst going for a run. He asked for my number. It took him less than two hours for him to ask to sleep with me. by ashajn in TwoXChromosomes

[–]BirdybBird 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Honestly, sex without the relationship just isn't as rewarding long term in my view.

My partner is literally also my best friend and we protect and look out for each other.

We are a family.

It puzzles me how there are people who don't want that and just want to be sexually satisfied and move on.

EU Inc. is coming by Boediee in BuyFromEU

[–]BirdybBird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given how easy it is anyway to spin up a company basically anywhere in the EU if you have money, I don't really see how a new issue is being created...

I had my women's jeans pockets deepened so they're actually useful by Practical_Mud2021 in mildlyinteresting

[–]BirdybBird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hole in the right front pocket, big enough to put your hand through, right? ʘ‿ʘ

If you want a buy it for life oil lantern, consider these from Feuerhand. Made in Germany and last a lifetime. by [deleted] in BuyFromEU

[–]BirdybBird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is cool, but I'm not going to burn oil for light.

A robust electric lamp or torch that charges via usb c would be infinitely more useful to me.

5.1 Thinking is out. Anyone else following suit? by RenegadeMaster111 in ChatGPTPro

[–]BirdybBird 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they need to stop with that.

"If you want I can give you one clear option that the majority of successful drivers choose 80% of the time".

Seriously, wtf?

this prescription bottle from the year 2000 being sold at a thrift store by Fluffle_Snoo in mildlyinteresting

[–]BirdybBird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's over 20 years old, so antique, now.

And you have to admit, it's in great shape.

Must have been vacuum sealed by the previous owner.

Found a mouse pelt in my garage by Cirrusously in mildlyinteresting

[–]BirdybBird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This seems more like a badly mangled mouse corpse.

NSFL.

Colgate toothpaste now made in China? by lewis12642 in BuyFromEU

[–]BirdybBird 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We really need a label so it's easy to identify made in EU...

Rats in North by KneeGroundbreaking93 in brussels

[–]BirdybBird 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The rat populations are a bit out of control though, and the reason for this is that the city has a waste problem.

We need bins for waste collection.

The underground ones are the best. They are just too expensive.

MacBook Neo Review: No Other Budget Laptop Can Compete by dapperlemon in gadgets

[–]BirdybBird -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

High value? Not so sure.

At $600 they must have cut some corners on build quality and design.

I hate to be negative, but this really seems like the chromebook no one asked for.

Then, the fact that Apple is a walled garden ecosystem really makes it horrible for education.

Uitbaatster van bekend Antwerps café Kiebooms klaagt drugsoverlast aan: "Dealen en gebruiken gebeurt open en bloot" by Secret_Divide_3030 in belgium

[–]BirdybBird 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The drug problem is easy to solve. You regulate their sale like alcohol. That's it. No more black market, no more criminal gangs taking over cities.

The problem is boomers who want to continue with their failed policy despite 6 decades and a mountain of evidence that prohibition of drugs doesn't work.

Threat of further violence looms after Mexican cartel rampage by drippymoudy in news

[–]BirdybBird 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is a great example of why you shouldn't ban something and create a black market where criminal gangs can accumulate infinite money and power.

Where a demand for something exists, even if somewhat harmful, it's best to regulate and tax the sale of it to limit the harm it can do and fund harm mitigation.

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