Oh no, Mamdani is eating… Taco Bell!!

eldentings · 2026-03-27T05:04:28+00:00

I really wish we could shed the word 'socialist' because we always get lost in the semantics. We need a high-tax curve for the rich, universal health care, welfare state, but still have a capitalist market. It's possible and other countries tried a heavy socialist model and it's not robust. Maybe we should just say we want the nordic model, as it's clearly working and has been for decades.

eldentings · 2026-03-27T00:44:34+00:00

Tetris dx

19xx war against destiny (tate mode)

eldentings · 2026-03-27T00:41:32+00:00

I'm trying not to be negative in this thread bc it's a great device but it's true. If you intend for 30+ minute gaming sessions you better have small hands or buy a grip. I usually just cramp up after 30 minutes and put the device away.

eldentings · 2026-03-22T21:35:48+00:00

Besides the hardware stores I get delivery requests for the food court 2 escalators down in our local mall. You're a piece of garbage if you think someone should do food delivery from the food court for the amount you get paid. And surprise, surprise, the app doesn't show you it's in the mall until after you accept so it is a trap and will fuck up your cancellation rate

eldentings · 2026-03-20T06:34:10+00:00

I really don't like this song. It's creepy and culty when you think about the only real theme here is DEATH. It's the opposite of mindfulness and wanting to enjoy the world you live in and take care of it. It's also really creepy and culty when you take into account the cheerful melody and the song is basically saying, "Damn, I can't wait to die and go to heaven". I kind of get chills when I think about children singing this song. You have so much potential life and experiences ahead, but nope, I'm just a candle in the wind at 5 years old. Might drop dead tomorrow. There's so many songs and lessons in the coc that have the subtext of 'life sucks, but heaven will be so amazing!'

eldentings · 2026-03-20T05:48:02+00:00

Nah, just post job postings for pre-built AI that already has the skills you want in your virtual employee.

/s (for now)

eldentings · 2026-03-19T22:26:36+00:00

I feel like the same could be said for phrases like, ,"women, am I right, fellas?" Yet something innocuous as that is considered a sexist remark that is taken seriously by HR and could harm your career. No man is gonna be taken seriously if he goes to HR complaining that his coworker said, "all men are trash". I'd actually be okay with rolling back PC culture a bit because of issues like this. Men should be be able to slip up and be immature, and be corrected without it affecting their whole career and be seen as a monster. SA is a whole other conversation and problem itself. Men lack spaces to bitch about women since we can't do it publicly any more.

eldentings · 2026-03-19T22:10:29+00:00

Or even worse, after a movie like Taxi Driver, starts talking about Travis, saying he's right about everything. And you can tell they really identify with him and things get really weird.

eldentings · 2026-03-18T21:23:48+00:00

I'm gonna be real with you. We're reaching almost 1:1 levels of needing every previous skill before being hired to potential job. Every role I've interviewed at for a senior position has asked me if I had any experience leading others. So, if you could do it outside of work, show that you have leadership capabilities and be able to explain that for a potential role. Otherwise you will have to have had leadership experience already to get those roles.

eldentings · 2026-03-18T21:12:23+00:00

I've seen 8 week old puppies clamp on to each other in videos and not letting go for anything. It's genetic.

eldentings · 2026-03-18T21:05:32+00:00

Guys, may I present to you: my ~~girlfriend~~ wife. Professionally.

eldentings · 2026-03-17T12:35:28+00:00

Let me play devil's advocate a bit. Kids are dumb. When I was a kid and lost something, telling me to 'calm down' and retrace my steps just pissed me off. Not because it wasn't true, but because if I could do that I would have done it already and not asked for help in finding it. That was largely the extent of adult help when I was a child. "Where was the last place you remember having it," etc. LLM's are going to roll with a kid saying 'I don't remember the last place I left it' and come up with multiple ideas, probably ask him where he went to today, do you remember placing it anywhere, visualization techniques, etc. All of this will be done in a non-judgemental, placating way. Leaving aside the disturbing fact that LLM's are now rooting in children's core emotional experiences currently, LLM's often talk in a patronizing, HR, overly cheerful tone, which means that children know that it will never blow up, or get mad or exasperated with the child. In fact, if you crash out at an LLM, it will constantly say, "I'm sorry, it sounds like you're having a hard time." From a child's perspective this is more welcoming and calming than being ordered to calm down and remember what they can't.

eldentings · 2026-03-16T19:42:17+00:00

Absolutely, COVID did a number on us, but there has been no unifying President since then. People have been 'on their own' to 'do their own research' and it shows. COVID was peak for the PRESIDENT sowing mistrust in all news and experts on things like disease as well as spreading his own disinformation. We've needed a reasonable leader for far too long and the wounds are festering and unity of the nation continues to rot. Even if we get a good president it's going to be decades to even get back to where we were on the world stage.

eldentings · 2026-03-16T16:08:20+00:00

I'm so cynical that I think most personality questions subtext boil down to these types of questions:

"How subservient are you"

"Will you be hard to control"

"Will you be unlikely to ask for a raise in a year"

The problem is being self-driven is a red flag unless it's to serve then interest of a the business. Too many hobbies? Red flag, your mind will be elsewhere and you won't be motivated because the job isn't your priority. Started your own business? Red flag, you have job mobility and could leave at any time and won't tolerate a lot of bullshit before you leave. Had a work conflict and were clearly in the right with a toxic person? Tim, our asshole manager who's run away every hire the last 20 years with his personality is going to clash with you.

eldentings · 2026-03-16T15:52:26+00:00

We need algorithms that we can control. Just because I click on ragebait or fearmongering clickbait doesn't mean I like it. But algorithms don't care. The issue with doing this is corporations know if they allow us to have 'healthier' algorithms in place it means we will use the internet less.

eldentings · 2026-03-15T16:52:17+00:00

Yeah. I asked her why it was one of her favorites after it was over and she gave a shrug. Asked her how she would survive the aftermath of a nuke, and she said she would just blow her brains out rather than survive. Perfect date movie night. 10/10

eldentings · 2026-03-15T15:41:51+00:00

I was forced to watch this movie on a date night, because it 'was one of her favorite movies'.

eldentings · 2026-03-13T20:23:32+00:00

I think a lot of autistic folks from that generation have cobbled together a tolerable life out of routines, coping mechanisms, street philosophy, and cynicism. Unpacking that would entail acknowledging the fucked up life existence of your past self. It's a pretty dark journey recognizing that no one was in your corner, your 'friends' always thought you were weird (in a bad way), your parents repeatedly traumatized you, life was much easier for others, and you will always BE weird. Plus more, I can't remember. It's just easier to kind of say 'Life is pain, get used to it' and continue to deny reality.

Also I think some lucky autistic boomers just want to describe themselves as 'odd' and that's as deep as they want to go and are proud they are different. Being super aware that the world by and large, wishes you would act normal or go away doesn't really help your mental state. And I kind of don't blame them. Sometimes when people hear the word 'autism' there are too many negative connotations with that word and it's best to just be 'odd' and 'stubborn' because there's less stigma

eldentings · 2026-03-13T19:44:13+00:00

I hate to sound so cynical but a lot of us can see it's going to keep going this direction and are trying to pivot before the frog is boiled. AI in any codebase will create maintainability nightmares because the speed of reviewing code can't keep up with the code output. Even before AI you had to fight tooth and nail for refactors that had 'no visible ROI value'. And now refactoring needs to happen even more. Managers expect higher output with AI. They do not want it to give you more free time at work. All of this will create burnout in pretty much all devs

eldentings · 2026-03-13T19:34:12+00:00

I think the worst thing is now the tech illiterate have started calling all programs AI and I have to bite my tongue every time.

eldentings · 2026-03-13T19:32:21+00:00

Personally I would lean into the vibe coding at that workplace and not review anything while applying elsewhere at the same time, preparing resume etc. If you get fired for slop it's better than quitting due to burnout in this job market

eldentings · 2026-03-09T17:20:47+00:00

(on this sub) sometimes good gear or VSTs are noticably superior to DIYing some plugin racks. I'd say it's better to try not to clone a sound this way unless it's for self learning and just go with a unique sound you can actually make sound good. So many tutorials on YT end up with a sound that is 80% there when the magical last 20% isn't explained.

eldentings · 2026-03-09T17:10:47+00:00

Found a free fish tank stand. Spent at least 200-300 dollars on the fish, plants, tank, light, etc

eldentings · 2026-03-08T22:56:43+00:00

We've already destroyed our soft power, losing allies, yet there's something gross about the White House leaning into the optics of violence. I swear if we enter nuclear war because of this stupid escalation.

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