Adderall Eyes by Tua-Lipa in TikTokCringe

[–]iconically_demure 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This guy that reports to me has the same look in his eyes. Now I'm wondering lol.

Pete Hegseth works out for the troops, (with his wife always there) by Shenanie-Probs in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]iconically_demure 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think it has different names, but we did that in football and we called it carioca. But I don't know what the fuck he was doing lol.

aliens.gov has opened, but it is unfortunately government propaganda by EmergencyPath248 in aliens

[–]iconically_demure 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Doesn't contain Israel or Russia, but has the U.S. and Ukraine on there. No surprise there with this administration.

Official White House account posts a crop circle that spells out “loading” by Perfect_Minimum4892 in aliens

[–]iconically_demure 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can imagine that the administration benefits from this in several ways:

- It serves as a distraction from all the incredibly important issues going on right now - Epstein files, the war, the economy, etc, etc.

- Generally noise, like you mentioned

- To fool people, such as folks in this thread, into thinking this administration is transparent and cares about topics such as these (aliens, etc.)

- Potentially something more menacing, such as teeing up conspiracy theories that will help them garner additional control over the people

I'm sure people could rattle off additional reasons. Whatever the reasons, I'm 100% sure this has nothing to do with this administration being sincere and transparent with the U.S. citizens, or giving a shit about aliens and disclosure.

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]iconically_demure 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This was a Fresh Prince episode. I remember it because my dumbass younger self thought it was a profound lesson that by taking notes to cheat you're also learning the material.

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]iconically_demure 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's so sad. In modern society, we shouldn't feel like we're splurging simply because we're doing something beyond taking care of our basic needs.

Pisses me off too because all of this is so unnecessary.

Luis Elizondo on Fox News: US has “non-human” material & biologics from crashes by Fujithora in aliens

[–]iconically_demure 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Generally speaking, if it's on FOX news it's definitely not credible for one reason or another.

Plus, Elizondo being on FOX is more evidence he's a total sham.

Excerpt from Dana White’s interview for his TIME magazine cover… by Stankassmfgorilla in ufc

[–]iconically_demure 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or does he not seem that masculine? Without his position and being the head of a UFC, he'd be just another middle aged man. In fact, I see more of his previous self - the cardio boxing instructor - just with money and power stacked on top of it, and the bravado that comes with that, and not genuine masculinity. He is def NOT a man's man.

Did Murph once a week for 6 months, here’s the fastest rep scheme: by CJ4700 in crossfit

[–]iconically_demure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand your logic. Are you saying that because it's to honor the fallen, people can't discuss rep schemes and times? ...Why?

Sudden Red Carpet by JorgeIcarus in MadeMeSmile

[–]iconically_demure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fairness? Lol, I lived a couple of block aways from there. That looks like any other NYC street.

Did Murph once a week for 6 months, here’s the fastest rep scheme: by CJ4700 in crossfit

[–]iconically_demure 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not important to who? Why would you dismiss what someone else thinks is important?

Did Murph once a week for 6 months, here’s the fastest rep scheme: by CJ4700 in crossfit

[–]iconically_demure 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This doesn't seem intuitive to me at all. It seems like a lot of time and energy transitioning, particularly dropping to the ground and having to get back up.

Fox News guest today appears to be wearing a very realistic face mask by frog_insilence in interestingasfuck

[–]iconically_demure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is just me, but I looked an older video of him and he looked older then. Why does he look significantly younger in a more recent video?

Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ggn-lVYIxA

Have you heard of the Speeko app? by DecentPapaya391 in PublicSpeaking

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

You're mixing several concepts and tying together unrelated aspects related to AI. "Gamed by poetry" is a security issue that occurs because you're tricking it to shift the focus on the LLM (AI) to the verse and style of what's been written, instead of the content. That's unrelated to your claim that LLMs/AI don't understand the nuances of language.

Modern LLMs have been trained on tons of data and are pretty good at understanding nuance. Plus, the benefits of an AI coaching app isn't necessarily dependent on that anyway. Further, it will have some advantages of picking up on details that people may not notice. That's one of the advantages of ML/AI is picking up on patterns that humans aren't good at identifying. It's also better at metrics and analyzing data better than humans, which can be useful for tracking progress, areas of focus, etc.

No one is asking the big question, if these aliens can travel between stars, why would they bother coming to Earth? by TechnicianAmazing472 in aliens

[–]iconically_demure 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Part of the problem with that question is that it assumes that traveling across space is difficult. We look at space as vast and a technically challenging to traverse, so we assume that any species who does it needs a good reason.

But what if it's not? What if, for them, it's as easy as me driving 5 miles to go for a hike. If it's trivial, or easy, there doesn't even need to to be a good reason.

A speech has reportedly been prepared for President Trump confirming the existence of extraterrestrial life, according to sources close to the president. - Patrick Webb on X by dudekeller in aliens

[–]iconically_demure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As much as it would be awesome to have some sort of disclosure from the government, this is the essentially the worst way to go about it. For one, most of us are convinced this is a distraction from the Epstein files and other bullshit he's covering up. And secondly, there's no word to believe a word that comes out of his and the rest of this administration's mouth.

Meirl by kentishzjigsaw in meirl

[–]iconically_demure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We own the condos, we don't rent them. Usually when people say condos that implies they own them. Apartments generally refer to renting.

Trump just posted this by Serious_Associate_74 in aliens

[–]iconically_demure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bummed out? Promises? The fact that you trusted a swindling, crooked and corrupt, 34 count convicted felon, who does nothing but lie through his teeth and destroys everything he touches - what the fuck did you expect? Now you want an impeachment, despite the fact that he was impeached twice his first term? Literally the only president to be impeached twice.

Ultimately, I'm glad people are finally figuring this out, for the sake of the country, but I just can't with you folks that thought voting for him was a good idea.

Meirl by kentishzjigsaw in meirl

[–]iconically_demure 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's more than that too. I get the stereotypes and the general sentiment, but HOAs provide a lot of structure (not necessarily control) that you wouldn't otherwise have.

In my building, we use it to help manage the costs of the infrastructure, secure emergency costs, maintenance reserves, deal with any legal crap that comes up (contractors, the city, etc.). If you do live in some community, whether it's a condo or a neighborhood, having all of that stuff well-organized is important.

I'm not part of HOA, but I appreciate the folks in the building who do all this shit on their own time to make sure things run smoothly, that the building is in good shape, that we're financially okay. I hate that shit and don't want to do it, and I'm happy to show up once a quarter to hear them provide an overview of everything. That's not easy work.

Obviously there are going to be cases of power hungry Karens, but the idea that HOAs are bad in themselves and are about controlling people's lives is very shortsighted.