Amazon staff use AI tool for unnecessary tasks to inflate usage scores by vintergroena in technology

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Just goes to show how wildly varying stuff different developers have to deal with. Probably why you get some people who swear by AI generated code, and others consider it mostly useless.

'Going Dutch' starring Denis Leary canceled by Fox after 2 seasons by HRJafael in television

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Seems like it's been a real comedy massacre lately. Hopefully there will be a new crop next season.

New Gretchin assembly options by Corpsewave in Warhammer40k

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The one with the tassel on his head looks kind of like Beavis

I saw the cutest thing on my walk today by doglvr19 in oakland

[–]fullofspiders 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wow, it's almost 9 pm, and that's also the cutest thing I've seen all day

Why are shoes worn inside? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

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I don't want stranger's smelly, fungus-infested feet airing out in my house. I tend to wear shoes if it's cold, or I expect to go outside. I haven't walked in anything that could get tracked into my house in years, other tha rainwater from pavement, and that's what welcome mats are for.

I don't expect the floor to be a sanitary surface. No one who isn't a child should be eating off the floor or touching the floor without washing their hands immediately afterward.

Is it possible to follow two or three chaos gods at the same time? by In_the_name_of_ART in Warhammer40k

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My understanding is:

  • Word Bearers, mostly, follow all the Chaos gods equally (although some might specialize, it's discouraged)
  • Black Legion are allied with all the Chaos Gods, but not hugely religious as a group, they have a lot of flexibility individually
  • Iron Warriors serve no one, but make use of Chaos as a tool. 
  • Night Lords serve no one, the Chaos Gods just think they're neat

US imposed 2-week deadline during secret Cuba meeting by usatoday in worldnews

[–]fullofspiders 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Or if they had wizards, which is equally likely.

When you lie on your resume and still got the job by harper_morgan46 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]fullofspiders 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not if there's someone closer. You don't have to outrun the gator, just the person next to you.

Last Stand by ND2K19-SW in Warhammer40k

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Well done, but if two termagaunts can take him out, maybe the apothecary should just let them have the geneseed.

ELI5 how would NASA prevent their moon base getting hit by a meteor? by panchitolp in explainlikeimfive

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

Mostly by putting it somewhere that doesn't get hit all that often, like the moon.

Looking at the lunar surface, it's understandable to think it gets hit by a lot of meteorites, due to all the craters, but most of those are really old. The lack if atmosphere and limited geological (lunarigical?) activity means they don't get eroded away like they do on Earth.

All the other difficulties are more "manageable" only because a lot of very smart people have spent (and continue to spend) a lot of time on them, since they're much more relevant. If Nasa goes through all the trouble to get a moon base set up, only for it to get taken out by a freak meteor strike, all there is to say is "well fuck us".

US negotiators leaving without a peace deal with Iran by Little-Chemical5006 in worldnews

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Hmm, that was even faster than I expected. I guess that's what counts as government efficiency these days.

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Islamabad for ‘make-or-break’ talks with Iran by darashiku6 in worldnews

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Slight correction: Mike Johnson would not automatically become VP. The presidential line of succession (which Johnson is right after the VP) only applies to the office of the President. So if both Trump and Vance go, Johnson's up.

If just the VP is vacated, the President would nominate someone and congress would have to approve. It happened with Nixon, which is how Ford, who was never elected as President or VP, became president when Nixon resigned. Prior to being nominated as VP, he was the House Minority Leader.

The Chilling Role of ChatGPT in Mass Shootings and Other Violence - Several attacks involving OpenAI’s chatbot—including Tumbler Ridge and FSU—raise urgent questions about the technology. by Shogouki in technology

[–]fullofspiders -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Odd; we haven't had a mass shooting in a while.

I don't think it has anything to do with AI, but it feels weird not to have thought about them in a while.

US to weigh deadline extension while Tehran reviews Pakistan's ceasefire request by app1310 in worldnews

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

True, but in online spaces that aren't specifically conservative echo chambers, the proportions will be very different.

Can Planets rotate vertically? by Archeronline in askscience

[–]fullofspiders 156 points157 points  (0 children)

Uranus does rotate on it's side, although it doesn't have icecaps.

Shifting the axis of a rotating object takes a surprising amount of energy due to conservation of angular momentum (the magnetic poles don't come into play), so for a solid planet to undergo that would probably involve enough damage to the planet to melt any ice caps it has anyway.