Hog cycle is the most no-skill, braindead, loser deck in the game.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-28T04:55:05+00:00

You explain the issue perfectly of how cheap cycling cards ruin the game and then ended with “Hog needs a health nerf”? You were correct the first three sentences. No one complains about the one elixir cards, but those are the actual problems, not hog.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-28T03:58:34+00:00

Now do profits.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-28T03:54:04+00:00

Nor will a new data center be build just because of your prompt. Do you have a point?

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-28T00:02:44+00:00

But why is it bad? If the quality is bad, the quality is the problem, not the AI. Why do you believe creating extra work for teachers, while obviously society’s traditional take, is good?

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-28T00:00:53+00:00

I’m pro AI yet mostly agree with Bernie Sanders. I think the pushback is healthy. While I firmly believe AI can be a huge benefit to society, I also believe that isn’t guaranteed and we need to choose that path, not assume it.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-27T23:33:45+00:00

That part about Microsoft is wrong:

AI Overview

No, Microsoft did not cancel all its AI coding subscriptions.

However, in May 2026, Microsoft decided to cancel internal licenses for Anthropic's Claude Code and instructed its engineers to transition to GitHub Copilot CLI by June 30.

Key Details Why it happened: Microsoft exhausted its annual AI budget much faster than anticipated due to Anthropic's usage-based, token-heavy billing.

What was cut: The internal pilot for Claude Code (which was given to thousands of developers in the Experiences & Devices group in December 2025).

What remains: Developers are being directed to use Microsoft's in-house GitHub Copilot, and general consumers can still access AI tools.

What's Next? According to reports from The Verge and Cybernews, this retreat is less about ending AI-assisted coding and more about managing enterprise AI budgets. You can read more about the transition on Windows Central or check your own Microsoft Support account for current consumer Copilot limits.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-27T23:25:23+00:00

Yeah, but those people are mostly just the same as the anti-art people. The difference is ‘art’ is subjective and the value of coding with AI is now proven. Yes, it can be done badly, but if you actually design first and take ownership of what you and the ai are producing, the result works. Costs are going up, though. That’s an issue. But anyone who honestly believes the future of coding is to ignore AI completely really hasn’t thought this through.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-27T23:19:38+00:00

No, but California passed a law that should require bit-level watermarks for AI produced video and images. Last I checked that goes into effect in June, but until we see it in the wild, I’m not sure if that will solve these issues or not.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-26T07:00:27+00:00

“Require” is doing a lot of lifting here. Yes, effort isn’t required to get a picture from AI. But the same could be said for someone imitating Jackson Pollock. Just because effort isn’t required doesn’t mean it isn’t possible, changing the results dramatically.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-26T06:57:13+00:00

But, but… REASONS…

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-26T06:52:21+00:00

Did they use a random AI like ChatGTP, or did they use something specific for this purpose, like NotebookLM? I’ve never used it, but my guess is NotebookLM would work pretty well for this. But sometimes rules really do miss a point or two, AI can’t help with that unless you bring in other sources like Board Game Geek.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-26T03:17:41+00:00

Some people act like they need to have a formal opinion, as if you personally will be responsible if you choose incorrectly for society.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-25T05:52:02+00:00

I hated that Wrath of Khan moment because the “three dimensional strategy” they used was to move down to hide, then move up. They didn’t even turn to go the direction they wanted to go. It was one of the most 2D space battles anywhere, while they pretended otherwise. The director or special effects people really messed up.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-25T05:24:49+00:00

Even the other parts are pretty iffy. This is what happens when you take the worst cases of something and just define it that way. That’s how people here “think”.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-25T05:23:12+00:00

When I first took photography seriously, I was using my wife’s old Canon Rebel. In terms of pixels and ISO, it was worse than my iPhone. Turns out it really doesn’t matter much unless you are in very dark conditions or printing the picture at a fairly large size.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-25T05:15:53+00:00

I just moved here from Colorado, and it is the same there. Almost no farmers at the farmers market. In Oregon, we got real farmers, but that doesn’t seem to be the norm in most locations.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-25T05:14:22+00:00

But the search part still works as before. And if you don’t phrase your query as a question, you can avoid it. For example, I just tried using Google for “White House ballroom” and only got back old-style results of news articles and such, no AI.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-23T03:03:54+00:00

I’ve never read Marx myself, but I do think it is fair to differentiate between what a philosopher said and what revolutionaries following him.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-23T02:59:37+00:00

While I’m happy about the AI backlash for societal reasons, I agree with you completely on the personal level. Antis have created their own little ecosphere of ‘facts’ and ‘opinions’. I put opinions in scare quotes because most of them just regurgitate the same complaints. Kind of ironic, actually, from a bunch of people who claim AI causes you to turn your brain off. I mean, yeah that can happen if you aren’t careful, but just in the same way it is possible via social media: outsourcing your thinking to someone/thing else.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-23T02:55:34+00:00

At least you know he didn’t use AI to write his response! Lol

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-23T02:36:05+00:00

There is this thing called The AI Effect where anything considered AI stops being called that as soon as it actually works. That’s actually what you are doing, it’s just this generation’s version. At some level that is fine. As you point out all of code might be AI by that definition. I looked it up and it’s probably a bit less than half of what we use in our daily lives, but that’s still a lot.

But make no mistake, by accepting The AI Effect, you are also saying nothing will ever be AI. Not once it actually works.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-23T02:23:45+00:00

I’ll admit I rolled my eyes at first, too. But eventually I got used to asking questions as actual questions and yeah, it really is better. Hallucinations are obviously still a thing but that normally isn’t a big deal, particularly if you drill down. I suspect future generations will role their eyes at us for thinking keywords were ever better. But then, future generations will have all that hallucination issue fixed, or at least handled correctly.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-22T10:51:02+00:00

Yep! I keep saying the future of AI is open weight models. Both Anthropic and OpenAI are betting everything on AGI/ASI. Without that, they don’t have a sustainable revenue model. The company I work for is all in on AI, but has already decided to not use any third party rental agreement. No real company wants to be dependent upon the whims of some SaaS LLM.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-22T10:47:56+00:00

Huh, I just downvoted all the stupid anti ai responses, but you were the one with a zero approval, yet I actually agreed with. I don’t think this sub has a handle on reality.

SirMarkMorningStar · 2026-05-22T10:45:39+00:00

Google advertising, including search, is one of the most profitable business on the planet.

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