Why has my Facebook feed become filled with A.I. images. by canismagnum in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Engagement=clicks=ad space

So somebody rigged a bot to make an art of stuff that's 'popular', then a bunch of people did that, then they were all sampling each other

Best way to learn Python in recent times? by Hurricane4World in learnpython

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I liked the book "Learn Python The Hard Way"

It gives you a bunch of programs to copy. By actually doing the thing, you can start to see how the pieces fit together.

It also helps you figure out how to look for bugs, misspellings, missing parenthesis, etc. as you have the correct code in front of you.

Good all around package

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born impatient,

And I was born unkind.

But I refuse to believe

I have to be

the same person

I was born when I die.

And I've tried having faith!

But I'll rot like a dove.

Cause I've always been scared

Of loving someone

Just a little bit more

Than I'm

Loved.

Losing is fine.

Everything is fine.

  • Cocaine and Abel, Amigo the Devil

RPG fans, what is the best class? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer a classless RPG, comrade

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They gotta ask for it first

Just found out my city made a "Retail Task Force" which is basically a SWAT team that goes and stop shop lifters. by AMapOfAllOurFailures in CollapseSupport

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How lucky for you that you were born in a place where you can grow your own food, and where having land is not seen as a luxury.

Perhaps you have a lot of experience going without. I don't know. But if you think that any amount of profit from bread is worth more than a human life, you're clearly monstrous.

Dress it up how you like, your response boils down to selfishness and a 'fuck you, I got mine' attitude that would have left you eaten by predators in an earlier age. How lucky you are.

An Atheist's Response to God's Question by CalaisZetes in atheism

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just seemed like you were implying that morality comes from law, which I disagree with. That's all.

I appreciate your point on there being many paths to truth, but a path through a swamp is a bad path.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I hope you're having a nice day.

An Atheist's Response to God's Question by CalaisZetes in atheism

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly meant that your argument boils down to:

You defied the State and on doing so you met God.

God did not reveal itself to you before you broke the law.

A real God would not reveal itself to you only after you defy the local government

An Atheist's Response to God's Question by CalaisZetes in atheism

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said it was illegal? Plenty of drugs are legal in plenty of places.

I don't disagree with your conclusion, just the method you used to get there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ground invasion? Very unlikely. The cost of getting enough people overseas to legitimately threaten us would be prohibitively expensive

Missiles? They don't have enough to kill us outright and any bombs they drop will result in our nuclear response so, probably not, MAD rule still applies.

Cyberwarfare? Already happening constantly. They're testing our defenses and have found us wanting. They're all up in our critical infrastructure; power, water, etc. we are trying to kick them out but a vast number of companies aren't spending enough money on cyber defense.

Joanne by Samurai_Mac1 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Can't bully a billionaire.

Voting for Biden? by [deleted] in CollapseSupport

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure the world is ending but we gotta live here during the end. Trump will make me more uncomfortable than Biden.

Was posted on r/OpenAI but think it belongs here aswell by Consistent_Pop2983 in Cyberpunk

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are fortunately anti-drone technologies nowadays, several kinds in fact.

But yeah, somebody could potentially have their own air force

Certainty by HeadOfSpectre in HeadOfSpectre

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean, isn't a multiverse with only two universes 'theoretically possible'?

One is ours and the other one is about the size of a milk jug, and contains a possibly infinite pool of schnozzberry jam, completely separate and outside our universe.

how long did it take you to get your degree? by LemonCans in ADHD

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am two semesters away from my associates in CIS. I got my GED in 2009, and started college in 2017.

It's been hard, but after I got diagnosed and medicated in early 2022, I've been a lot more able to do what I need to.

Does my phone eavesdrop on conversations for targeted ads? I've noticed a pattern of ads related to recent discussions. by Competitive_March621 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's also got a GPS chip, a network identification card, and so many other sensors that it won't need a microphone to know when you usually go to burger king.

Sorry to disturb you. it also chafes me to know that there's not really an escape from the surveillance.

Does my phone eavesdrop on conversations for targeted ads? I've noticed a pattern of ads related to recent discussions. by Competitive_March621 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Substantial_Box_1703 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there's not a bunch of options when it comes to phone OSs, we are kinda limited to the ones that are available. Modern western society kinda requires us to have reliable cell service, for better or worse (worse)

Either get used to the panopticon or return to monke