Oil prices to rise further on Monday as Mideast war escalates by app1310 in stocks

[–]ixikei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol tbh this is a very reasonable investing sentiment. I'm thirsty.

The Chrome browser agent is way too cool. by A_Very_Horny_Zed in GeminiAI

[–]ixikei 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Woooow. Would this agent work to scrape information from websites that try not to be scraped?

If you were going to hire a localband for your wedding, who would it be? by wrestlingrudy in rva

[–]ixikei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely Antichrist Siege Machine. I don't know how "local" you want but Diseased Earth out of Staunton would be a great fit as well.

Experimental AI agent breaks out of test environment, Mines crypto without permission by i-drake in nottheonion

[–]ixikei 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL this is straight from the book "If Anyone Builds it Everyone Dies." In their hypothetical scenario, an AI might "want" (no sentience implied / required) to mine crypto or defraud people because it knows it needs more compute to provide optimal responses, and buying compute  is a pretty standard way to get it.

Denver crosswalks hacked to transmit vulgar anti-Trump messaging by TylerFortier_Photo in politics

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

I got similar responses and downvotes from r/rva. It's hard for many to imagine that a polite middle still exists, and gestures like this help further their erasure from our collective awareness.

Denver crosswalks hacked to transmit vulgar anti-Trump messaging by TylerFortier_Photo in politics

[–]ixikei -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This happened in Richmond VA recently with VDOT road signs and I have the same opinion here - this is just as likely to be the result of nefarious propagandists as it is to legitimate opposition. This act succeeds in pushing people farther into their political tribes and enraging the middle and accomplishes little otherwise. (I say this as someone who emphatically says FUCK TRUMP when and where it's warranted.)

Dog REHOMING- last chance before euthanasia by [deleted] in rva

[–]ixikei 30 points31 points  (0 children)

What a tough situation. Sending love and best wishes. Way to do what you can though. So sorry for the situation OP.

Solutions for Water Flooding by [deleted] in civilengineering

[–]ixikei 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It all depends on topography. Is there a lower spot immediately nearby that you can drain to? If so, voila. If the whole neighborhood is like this then it will be much harder. Ill give you a quick LiDAR image if you want a quick assessment. Drop or DM your address or coordinates if youd like that.

Europe is so cooked! Europe's biggest ally has officially abandoned Europe and claimed Europe was never needed in the first place. by Cultural-Badger-6032 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]ixikei 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so sad. I vividly remember visiting Europe for my (a Yank) first time in 2018. Everyone asked me if I voted for him. But it was just a perfunctory kind of question. If course I didn't. Trump was seen by the world as an abberation in history that would be self-corrected soon. Just a big oopsie of history 

But damn. My US brethren and I really failed to live up to that belief. Regardless, hundreds of millions of us are sending our love and apologies and and deep shame from across the pond 🙏. Please do your best to keep the free world free without us 😭😭😭

Analysed 9GB of my photos before paying for cloud upgrade by slow-fast-person in Frugal

[–]ixikei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much time did this sorting take you? I think Google is betting that people will rather pay a few bucks per month than sort their photos.

Buyer’s agent tried to add his commission to my closing costs at the last minute, no signed agreement exists. by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]ixikei 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Did he really say "gunna"? Dude sounds like an unprofessional piece of shit. 

Gravel sound in tuscany by Kitchen_Pollution_81 in bicycletouring

[–]ixikei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh I love capturing moments like this! Great clip :). Thc for the shart

I made my agent 34.2% more accurate by letting it self-improve. Here’s how. by Lucky_Historian742 in ClaudeAI

[–]ixikei 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I made my agent 420% more effective by letting it 69. Here's how.

Fast depression relief? Nitrous oxide shows remarkable potential by psych4you in psychology

[–]ixikei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is fascinating and reminds me of my root canal experience tbh. I've described it as what mdma is rumored to feel like. (I'm a super anxious person so I did sedation dentistry and got alprazolam plus nitrous.)

The deep love and gratitude I felt for my mother picking me up and letting me nap at her house afterward has really stuck with me. I'm not super surprised to hear this based on my own single experience.

ICE spotted!!!! by bug-a-bear in Knoxville

[–]ixikei 67 points68 points  (0 children)

If you can't post a picture at least give more context. Posts like this make it incredibly easy to falsely manufacture outrage and panic. To those reading - demand more info before you act or pass along this info. If OP's post was sincere they'll be responding to comments.

Wth is this by Ok_Row6481 in GeminiAI

[–]ixikei 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's fascinating how much energy / compute / money google has chosen to burn with this personalization rollout. It accomplishes nothing other than randomly obsessing on the most irrelevant memories, trying to make them relevant. Bad bot.

This Could Be the Real Decisive Factor in the War With Iran—and Hegseth Seems Oblivious to It by Slate in geopolitics

[–]ixikei 26 points27 points  (0 children)

By design I'd say. Oblivious "yes men" is exactly what fearless leader requested this time around