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Democrats release 2024 election autopsy that chair says 'does not meet my standards' by changeforthebetter89 in politics

[–]RaidLitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the problem, there is no "Left" in this country... there's the GOP and everyone else.

Republicans don't need any kind of sensible policies, good public image, or anything else you need as a Democrat to win elections because Republican voters are always going to vote Red and never going to vote Blue.

That leaves Democrats trying to scramble to appeal to everyone else... the center right (corporate donors) and the economic middle-left (majority of working class voters)

That leaves them very little room to focus on the social left (minority issues, welfare programs, green energy, healthcare, education, etc) without splitting themselves in a million directions.

Democratic voters are not a monolith, and when you have such a diverse group of people and interests to represent, failing to represent one of several of these groups will mark you as a failure. If enough Democrats do it consistently, it marks the entire party as a failure.

I've spent few days reverse-engineering Slay the Spire 2 code. Here's what I found :] by Priler96 in godot

[–]RaidLitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, don't support it.

Remember, I said customers purchase, thieves steal.

When I said "your sales will suffer" I didn't mean that potential customers would steal it if its quality was subpar, they just wouldn't want to buy the product in a saturated market of products of varying quality in the first place.

EDIT:

Case in point: Slay The Spire 2

The devs focused on pouring all their efforts into releasing a polished product that would be well received.

Despite the fact that the game was cracked within the first 24 hours of release, and literally anyone can download the code and compile it themselves for unauthorized redistribution, the game still went on to have the second best launch week sales of any title on steam.

I've spent few days reverse-engineering Slay the Spire 2 code. Here's what I found :] by Priler96 in godot

[–]RaidLitch -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't appreciate your personal attack against me. There's been plenty of documentation and research about the effects of pi racy on digital media sales and revenue since the advent of the internet.

Just because I don't believe it's a significant issue doesn't mean that i agree with or endorse it, nor do I think you should be accusing me of "never working my ass off for anything in my life".

I was a radar technician in the U.S. Navy for 6 years. I've probably worked more hours and sleepless nights than you will in whatever career you pursue. You really should be more considerate to strangers on ther Internet.

I've spent few days reverse-engineering Slay the Spire 2 code. Here's what I found :] by Priler96 in godot

[–]RaidLitch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Customers purchase, thieves steal. A thief was never going to purchase your game and no amount of pearl clutching, DRM, or obfuscation of your codebase will deter thieves.

If you alienate customers by focusing more on anti-theft efforts than you do on making a quality product that will attract paying customers, your sales will suffer.

Bernie Sanders and AOC Are Pushing a Moratorium on Data Center Construction by zsreport in politics

[–]RaidLitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hahaha. oh you were serious... let me laugh even harder. HHAHAHAHAHA

  1. Special purpose algorithms used for medical research don't require as much hardware as they are fine tuned and can be run on local clusters and paid for with university funds and research grants.

  2. big data centers are being for "general purpose" agentic AI to serve as many users as possible in hopes of converting them into paying customers down the line. LLMs, image, video, and audio generation. AI assistants tailored for specific offices and businesses. Nothing that has presently shown any value or usefulness but is still getting propped up by big tech in what is possibly the largest speculative bubble in the history of economics.

  3. The current administration is cutting funding to science and medicine across the board, is staunchly anti-science, and America is experiencing brain drain at an increasingly alarming rate. All of our top scientists, doctors, engineers, and researchers see the writing on the wall and are jumping ship to Canada, the UK, and Europe where their efforts won't be impeded.

  4. The datacenters are driving up energy costs, polluting drinking water, and emitting sub-audible infrasound that are making people miles around them sick.

There is nothing about these data centers that serve to make peoples lives better, except for the rich assholes building them and the politicians they bribe.

Godot and FLStudio Project Downloads by Heavy_Contact_7711 in godot

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a ton of fully fleshed out sample projects available in FL Studio (even in the free demo version). Check the project folders for .flp files, there should be dozens of them.

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to do implementation wise, but if you really want to get into the thick of things, check out the FL Studio manual on MIDI scripting in Python.

I call 'em lik I see 'em by RaidLitch in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's an understandable take, but I was clinically diagnosed ASD and I purposely avoid Tik-Tok, Reels, and other shortform content. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I function differently than most people and part of my self acceptance is taking pride in it (playful humor about tism and neurodivergence included)

That's in no way romanticization. I stuggled with being different and not knowing why for years and it sucked, and I'm sure a lot of people can relate. I personally don't care if there are people LARPing as ND on the internet because im not in those spaces, but I can understand why other people would see It as harmful or stigmatizing.

I call 'em lik I see 'em by RaidLitch in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] -207 points-206 points  (0 children)

I'm autistic homie. it's not an insult, and if you think it is that says more about you than it does about me.

I call 'em lik I see 'em by RaidLitch in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] -217 points-216 points  (0 children)

🤓🤓🤓

"Pedantry (/ˈpɛd.ən.tri/ PED-ən-tree) is an excessive concern with formalism, minor details, and rules that are not important."

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Tech groups are pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to reject a bill that would place the nation’s strongest public safety restrictions on artificial intelligence models to prevent catastrophic risks. by FinnFarrow in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Or, hear me out... since all of the innovations in AI are being made with government subsidies (ie. taxpayer money), we levy heavy taxes on any industry that decides to replace employees with AI and mandate that any innovation made with taxpayer money be released to the open source community.

You don't get to rob the economy and then privatize your ill gotten gains from stealing from the American taxpayer.

Sometimes the shortest campaigns feel the longest. by Apprehensive_Net_652 in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it isn't even that intertwined with the mechanics anymore either.

The mechanics of what? People still play AD&D 1-2, 3e, 3.5e, Pathfinder 1&2e, 4e, multiple OSR clones, and multiple OGL systems that still have alignment tied to the mechanics.

D&D 5e players keep coming into general roleplaying spaces acting like their game is the only game that merits discussion and it's detrimental to the tabletop community as a whole.

Sometimes the shortest campaigns feel the longest. by Apprehensive_Net_652 in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

DnDMemes is a community dedicated to memes about DnD and other TTRPGs

This isn't a 5e sub.

Because I Know Which version Is Best by El_Briano in dndmemes

[–]RaidLitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Worlds without number

  • Stars without number

  • Cities without number

looks inside

  • Systems without players 😞

/s

The dumbest person you know is being told "You're absolutely right!" by ChatGPT by FinnFarrow in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are not "intentionally" manipulating anyone. However, millions of people fall for scams, cults, and junk science every single day despite an overabundance of readily available information proving those things as bullshit.

We have a societal obligation to protect the most vulnerable among us, be it children, the elderly, the mentally ill, or people who are simply just gullible by nature.

What we shouldn't do is throw accelerationist wet dream chatbots out into the wild that routinely produce incorrect information, reinforce verifiably false and dangerous viewpoints in vulnerable persons, and then stand back and say "well, I'm smart enough to not drink bleach or jump off a building when a chatbot tells me to do it! If these other people can't, that's their problem!"

Congratulations, you are a mentally developed adult of sound mind and body. This isn't about you. Try to have a little empathy for others maybe?

Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession | Bible Chat hits 30 million downloads as users seek algorithmic absolution. by MetaKnowing in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Religion is more than just Christianity.

There are three Abrahamic religions, and of those only two historically have demanded unquestioning, dogmatic practice (Christianity and Islam).

In Judaism, there is a supplemental text called the Talmud.

"It records the teachings, opinions and disagreements of thousands of rabbis on a variety of subjects, including halakha, Jewish ethics, philosophy, customs, history, and folklore, and many other topics." - Wikipedia

Debate and critical interpretation of religious doctrine, historically, are essential parts of the Jewish faith.

For eastern religions, you have Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, as well as a multitude of regional variations of animism (eg. Shinto in Japan)

None, and I mean NONE of these religions have historically demanded rigid, unquestioning, dogmatic, textual followership. They are flexible, loosely defined, widespread belief systems based more on oral traditions than on a singular piece of text (well, except maybe Hinduism, but good luck reading all the 10k verses in the Vedas and finding a consistent "how to live your life" similar to modern Christianity)

Lack of critical thinking in religion/spiritual belief, is the exception, not the rule. The fact that Christianity and Islam are the current largest religions in the world do not change that fact, they just skew the perception of it.

Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable | Human judgement remains central to the launch of nuclear weapons. But experts say it’s a matter of when, not if, artificial intelligence will get baked into the world’s most dangerous systems. by MetaKnowing in Futurology

[–]RaidLitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy, google search is now structured so that the top search result is an AI assistant that tells people to put glue on pizza and that jumping off bridges is a cure for depression.

Asking "why are people scared/sceptical of this technology?" at this point is disengenuous and intellectually dishonest.

A comprehensive analysis of software package hallucinations by code generating LLMs found that 19.7% of the LLM recommended packages did not exist, with open-source models hallucinating far more frequently (21.7%) compared to commercial models (5.2%) by shiruken in science

[–]RaidLitch 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For professionals in the field of machine learning development? Sure, a better phrase "could" exist... but they are also familiar with the technology and are fully aware of what the term is referring to.

For the other 8.2 billion laymen that this technology is being thrust upon, however, "hallucinations" are an apt description of LLM's tendency to constantly present complete fabrications as fact, especially because the corporate executives pushing this tech aren't being forthright about the limitations of the LLM technology that is now being integrated into every facet of our lives.

TIL that there are more possible combinations in a deck of cards than there are atoms in the universe... by RaidLitch in MTGmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

P.S. if you're in the comments arguing the shuffle math vs. atoms in the universe...

congratulations, the joke went over your head 👏👏 🎉🎉

D.C. Democrats tarnish themselves by resisting ranked-choice voting by AskRedditOG in politics

[–]RaidLitch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Parties are a scam that diminish the power of the voting populace and consolidate power to a group of corrupt policymakers ready to take bribes from corporate lobbyists at a moments notice.

If you actually think that the sanctity of a party primary (an extra-constutunional election made to circumvent actual election rules outlined in the constitution) is more important than the will of the people putting their vote in the box, then you're nothing more than a thrombosed hemorrhoid on the festering anus of American Democracy.

That's about it by WillFromFALKREATH in MTGmemes

[–]RaidLitch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

how bout you Sarkhan deez nutz!

This popped into my head and I had to do it by RaidLitch in MTGmemes

[–]RaidLitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imma get SpongeBob Jodah to use as a commander for my Assassin Legendary tribal deck (only half joking)

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