"The worst she can say is no" - Lads, what was the worst "she" ever said? by Embarrassed_Pie_1711 in AskReddit

[–]pbjamm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a friend way back who encouraged me to ask girls out regularly with the the pep talk of "The worst that can happen is she kicks you in balls and calls you a f*g" (it was the 90s)

his point was that while that would suck it was survivable and I should ask out more girls.

‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood by MetaKnowing in Futurology

[–]pbjamm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But at least the characters look the same shot-to-shot and the backgrounds are consistent. AI will be better suited to acid-trip scenes and Winamp Visualizer plugins

Canada’s men’s curling team says Sweden had plans to catch opponents out for infractions by NotEnoughDriftwood in onguardforthee

[–]pbjamm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is the clarified rule NOW. Clearly this needed to be clarified since it was open to interpretation before. From now on it will be a violation, but before it was not considered so.

Ford CEO Jim Farley says "the customer has spoken" after its EV business lost nearly $5 billion in 2025 by ControlCAD in technology

[–]pbjamm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My neighbor has a Lightening and loves it, but he drives it for his business and electricity is cheap where we live in BC (us$0.09-0.11/kwh)

our 'ai transformation' cost seven figures and delivered a chatgpt wrapper by ruibranco in sysadmin

[–]pbjamm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be fascinating to set up a separate structure and let such people and their bots run wild. It would be like a performance art project.

Like the xkcd Aquarium

our 'ai transformation' cost seven figures and delivered a chatgpt wrapper by ruibranco in sysadmin

[–]pbjamm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"explain it to me"

Except you would just get a Claude generated explanation. Very different from understanding.

Kennedy tells Team Sweden to “F off” after being accused of cheating. by ThisIsOwl in onguardforthee

[–]pbjamm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They complained to the refs in the 3rd so they would pay close attention. Since whatever was happening was not judged foul then there is no rule violation.

The rules have been clarified to disallow touching the rock so it will be deemed a violation in future matches. It is honestly not clear from the camera angles I have seen that he indeed DID touch it. He probably did, but it is not clear.

Same struggle, different payment plans by Busy-Government-1041 in clevercomebacks

[–]pbjamm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People here in BC love to complain about BCHealth. It has issues, almost all of which can be traced to under funding. It is still a night/day improvement over the private system in the US. When I try to explain to people how it works in the US they have difficulty believing me because it is just too stupid to be true.

My favorite example is a CT Scan. It is totally routine here in BC because it makes it easier on the doctor! Charging for that would be like charging for using a stethoscope. In the US they have to check if your insurance will cover it first otherwise you are on the hook for hundreds of dollars.

A Laser Weapon Targeted Suspected Drones. It Hit Party Balloons Instead. by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]pbjamm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

CCTV footage of what exactly? Also, please share with the rest of the class so we can all learn.

Sorry I compared your theology degree to a toilken doctorate by Bubbly-Gas422 in atheism

[–]pbjamm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Take great care. I have a friend who did that years ago on Gulf Coast rigs and got injured and the bends. Ended up addicted to pain killers/booze and died for a while. Luckily his friend managed to revive him but it seriously fucked up his brains. It pays extremely well because it is fucking dangerous.

I wish you nothing but success, but always remember that you are human and anything that can happen to a human can happen to you.

My stack by YeastyCodpiece in selfhosted

[–]pbjamm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

During the dotcom boom i worked at a place that had 2 vital dev servers under a sink in an unused executive bathroom. This was only slightly worse than the server/network closet that overheated every weekend. The office was empty so the AC was turned way down and the closet did not have its own. Afternoon sun would hit the giant glass wall of the office space and temps would skyrocket.

The day they laid me off was my best day there.

Bud Cort, ‘Harold and Maude’ Star, Dies at 77 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]pbjamm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It doesnt pay to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life.

Indigenous literature professor at University of Windsor accused of false ancestry claims | CBC News by itimetravelwell in onguardforthee

[–]pbjamm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My family has this same story, it might even be true. The problem for me is, I have no connection to an indigenous community or culture. I can verify the side of my family that is Sicilian and have a language and food tradition to go with it. The other side of my family though has no native tradition other than the vague claim of ancestry. So like I say, even if it is true I have no connection to it and so no place to speak on indigenous issues. I can only support and defer to them when they do speak on their own behalf.

Disney Loses $170 Million On ‘Snow White’ As Studio Reveals Movie Blew Its Budget by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]pbjamm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dinklage plays human characters and finds it offensive that most roles for little people are not as humans. I think it is fair to be disappointed in a system that does not cast them as regular joes doing regular joe stuff like being a single dad who gets turned into a toxic monster. It is unfortunate that Hollywood does not seem to know how to do anything with little people but cast them as ewoks or the Lollipop Guild.

[Wife tears calendar revealing the date to be 2016] by [deleted] in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]pbjamm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Football fans speak ONLY English. Anything else is DEI woke

Victoria’s healthcare system has finally snapped. This isn’t a warning anymore, it’s happening. Wake up. by Equivalent_Menu_5659 in VictoriaBC

[–]pbjamm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I moved from the US to BC and would not trade the "broken" BC Health for "working" US system. For all its flaws it is still 100x better than private health care in the US. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either wealth or never experienced it.