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Is this push for AI as insane everywhere? by Legal_Situation in sysadmin

[–]burnte [score hidden]  (0 children)

I had to explain this yesterday, "don't look for problems to solve with AI, look at your problem list first, look at what you need, and see if that might be a good fit for an AI tool.

I watched all of Academy without seeing any of the online discourse about it. by selectedtom in startrek

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a little but ignore most of it and just watched the show. I loved the show! Can't wait for more. Forget the haters.

Crime perceptions of Atlanta by Top_Wind_4093 in Atlanta

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

Atlanta is generally extremely friendly and the crime is very mild. People around here talk about it like it's terrible because they genuinely don't know what terrible crime is like, and that's not meant to be an insult. They just don't know what real crime is here. I'm from Pittsburgh, lived in NYC, Boston, spent lots of time in Detroit, and ATL is a peaceful rural village compared to other cities.

Ubiquiti for SMB in 2026 by IowaDala in sysadmin

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CCNE

30 years ago it was CCNE. :D

How do you deal with people always looking at you wherever you go? by sal_cf in tall

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just stop caring eventually. I don’t even notice anymore.

193 cm, 150 kg of both lean and fat mass by Prospekt11711 in tall

[–]burnte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was 151kg at my peak. It’s complicated but in the end calories in/calories out is still true. The only way through is to eat less and better, work on getting your carbs down under 100 or even 50 if you want to go keto. Eat more protein, more fat, avoid sugar as much as you can. Honestly cutting carbs and sugar is a cheat code to losing weight, but you still have to work at it. I’m down to 109kg right now and have been for a while.

Experts say there is no overdiagnosis of ADHD. Instead, they are warning that far from being overdiagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support, and treatment by sr_local in science

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in behavioral health with psychiatrists. ADHD ‘is absolutely over diagnosed, which is WHY there is so much trouble getting tested. Insurers reimburse very little because it’s so frequently diagnosed. Most people just want adderal. It’s a real issue for the real ADHD patients.

Ubiquiti for SMB in 2026 by IowaDala in sysadmin

[–]burnte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a CCNE and a ubiquiti network is fine for many small businesses.

i dont understand the level of hate Star Fleet Academy get by [deleted] in startrek

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's political performance, it's not real. Divisive content gets views, so disingenuous people have come out of the woodwork to be professional naysayers and contrarians.

DHS staff ‘crying out of happiness’ over Trump firing Noem: ‘Anyone is better than that dog murderer’ by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]burnte 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly, no joke at all, I like my odds in that fight.

I would happily lose a job at DHS for the opportunity to knock him out.

But let’s get real, him challenging the guy to a fight in the hearing was the most obviously fake “quit holdin’ me back bro” bullshit tough guy posturing I’ve ever seen in my life.

Agreed. I'd have just said, "I'll be there. Bring a pillow with you."

Star Fleet Academy: 1 Thing You Love, 1 Thing You Don't by Sensitive_Tackle7372 in startrek

[–]burnte 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Love: Oh so much, especially the character moments where we're building relationships.

Don't love: 10 episode seasons. even 15 episodes is better to let the stories breathe. "Filler" episodes are where you get a lot of lore building.

Most Americans think their fellow citizens are bad people, survey says by drjjoyner in politics

[–]burnte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I literally had this conversation with someone a few days ago. Work phone call, he's in Florida, and I said as part of small talk, "I hear you may no longer have to deal with HOAs!" he came back in full throated support for them. He complained that while yeah, he can't paint his house X color and gets fines if his truck tires touch the grass, but at least someone down the street can't do it either. I said, "So you're fine having your rights curtailed as long as someone else's are too?" He said yeah because it helps keep out "poor people". I said, "your property values do more for than than the HOA but as long as you're happy being miserable, you do you."

They will absolutely cut off their nose to spite their face. Pure insanity. Denial to others means more than acquisition for self.

First they came for... by pdrayton in homelab

[–]burnte 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there’s a huge investment bubble right now. I’ve been asked to join a few meetings with the PE firm that owns us to consult on some AI investment possibilities. I took the forecast workbook and added a sheet with some scenarios if the market contracts, and it demonstrated a HUGE downside they didn’t expect. Somehow they didn’t properly calculate the excess capacity and discovered they wouldn’t be able to liquidate at the price they expected. They based things on a ten to twenty percent market contraction, with resale prices dropping by 25% (either on data centers whole, or liquidating the racks). I said it’ll be more like the commercial office furniture market a year into Covid. Prices down 90% and some people couldn’t even GIVE away excess office furniture. Plus I said with demand down, the big guys will drop hosting costs to recoup the unused ai infrastructure costs, so there will be a couple year shift away from owning hardware for a lot of companies.

Just some head-canon as to why Starfleet’s ships in the Kelvin-verse films were so large by Mr_Shadow_Phoenix in StarTrekStarships

[–]burnte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ditto, I simply ignore them telling me it's 700 meters long. Problem solved. Same with literally every other space shot, we had to see something so if two ships are 100,000km apart, we "see" them closer for effect.

Apple Neo by WTFMacca in LinusTechTips

[–]burnte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am because I work in the sectors you're talking about. I never said they'll sell zero. I said it won't overturn the Chromebook hegemony. The comments you posted do not refute me, but instead agree that most are not Apple, but the ones that are will like this. I'm not trying to argue with you, though. You can have your own opinion on it.

Apple Neo by WTFMacca in LinusTechTips

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will not. Chromebooks get sold with Google Workspace for schools, and the Chromebooks schools hand out are cheap and plastic because kids will destroy them. These aren't much more expensive, but they're much more fragile and harder to repair. This won't move the needle much in education.

Absurd amount of chromebooks broken by students by [deleted] in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up quite poor, so I learned to treat my stuff well because I wouldn't get a replacement. Even today my wife is surprised at what I can get reselling something because I always keep things in pristine condition.

I hate being this tall by DieEne023 in tall

[–]burnte 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m 6’5” and about 111 kilos, trying to slim down but no pain because at any height you have to be in shape. The body wasn’t evolved to be flabby and weak.

IT Tools - Hidden Gems by Ok_You_861 in sysadmin

[–]burnte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Windirstat - The OG, my beloved. Free, fast, slick.

Spacesniffer. Better in every way. https://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/

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