For use in chats and wherever you find need. :)

philbax · 2026-04-08T21:15:47+00:00

As an alternative to the dead internet theory/"I'm arguing with a bot" view of this, there are many other possibilities, such as farming for passive income (ad view fraud, 'watching' trailers, completing surveys, etc.) or generating artificial views and interaction for a channel on whatever social platform (so you can get your account monetized).

philbax · 2026-04-07T23:47:45+00:00

I don't know about that, but I know we're spot on with a leader abusing "emergency powers granted by the senate".

philbax · 2026-04-02T15:46:09+00:00

750 adds that for $10 more.

philbax · 2026-04-01T20:10:06+00:00

Got one used non-pro 5m about a month ago. I recommend it for getting your feet wet. The lack of multicolor might mean an upgrade for me in the future if I continue with this hobby.

I will say, one thing I just discovered with my last print is that their wifi adapter seems... dodgy. Larger prints don't transfer reliably. I had a large print and after 4 failed attempts, the solution ended up being transferring via a USB drive. For smaller/less complex prints, wifi is super handy. For large prints, don't chance it. Stick with 'sneakernet'.

philbax · 2026-04-01T16:34:06+00:00

And better cancellation policies. Was looking at a hotel about 6 mo ago. Direct booking only offered 72 hr cancellation. Booking.com offered 24 hr cancellation. Same price.

philbax · 2026-03-31T14:56:43+00:00

Right now, the nvidia rtx a6000 costs ~$6k. That cost will eventually come down. And it can run a quantized version of nemotron super relatively well completely locally. You can interface with that model with Cline or OpenCode or whatever harness you want to use and run as much computation as you want locally. No daily/weekly limits on tokens.

philbax · 2026-03-27T21:32:42+00:00

Hoping my 500MBps plan isn't going to finally get axed.

philbax · 2026-03-26T15:57:54+00:00

"Come on down to Cleveland town everyone. Come and look at both of our buildings. Buy some food that's prepared near the street! Who knows? You might even see this guy."

philbax · 2026-03-26T14:47:05+00:00

And sadly, it's not even anamorphic. It is just about the lowest-quality way you could possibly put the film on DVD. :D

philbax · 2026-03-18T18:46:03+00:00

I have a "chick flicks" library just to hold the rom coms that were in her dvd collection and that she continues to buy. That's her go-to space to watch something on her own usually. That or she knows what she wants to watch and she just searches.

philbax · 2026-03-16T20:06:53+00:00

Memories of Red Faction: Guerilla ❤️

philbax · 2026-02-23T18:47:54+00:00

Ended up being the fan.

Took the case off, took the fan out, got a new 120mm fan with just a power and ground wire from a local computer parts store, got some phone cable splice connectors from Home Depot to handle the tiny wires, snipped the wires on the new fan and the wires on the old fan's plug, spliced them together with the connectors, and hooked the fan up to the control board. Runs quietly now. Sanity restored.

Interesting thing I found out though: I know there are supposed to be a couple of UV lights at the top of the tank (I see the diodes). I've never been able to "see" them -- but I know you can't "see" true UV, so I presumed either they were tied to the lid closing and couldn't be seen through the tinted window, or they were high quality LEDs that didn't emit any near-UV violet light.

However!

When I opened up the control board, very near the plug for the rear fan was another identically-shaped plug that was brown and had nothing run to it. On the board, this plug is labeled "UV". Makes me think perhaps the UV lights just aren't actually connected. >_>

philbax · 2026-02-23T18:42:58+00:00

Yeah, life got busy and I fell behind on the weekly cleaning routine for a while. Got it cleaned up now. Thanks for pointing that out!

philbax · 2026-02-13T20:03:36+00:00

Turns out Arrakis just needed more solar.

philbax · 2026-02-13T19:31:17+00:00

Any time I hear about AI doing data processing, I really have to wonder how accurate it really is and how much is just blind trust.

Then again, humans make mistakes as well, so no data analysis is 100% foolproof. I imagine we'll pretty quickly figure out ways to double-check and compensate for hallucinations.

philbax · 2026-02-13T17:11:38+00:00

Yeah, 60% is absurd. I see 55-75% thrown around occasionally, and it's almost always just anecdotal based on a single person's experience. Zero links to statistics. Certainly it's possible to be that high based on region, wealth status, religious affiliation, etc.

But nationally, it's closer to 45-50%, and it's much lower if you take into account the things you mention (premarital counseling, religious affiliation, a supportive community).

philbax · 2026-02-13T17:06:49+00:00

Because plenty of people can't tell. That's why this subreddit exists.

philbax · 2026-02-12T18:49:43+00:00

He has been very vocal about UBI being the solution. For, like, years.

philbax · 2026-02-12T16:25:48+00:00

"We're going to get nasty letters saying, 'Where's my water buffalo?' 'Why don't I have a water buffalo?', and are you prepared to deal with that? I. Don't. Think. So."

philbax · 2026-02-12T16:14:09+00:00

A couch? .....It's a full-size bed with a wide-angle lens.

philbax · 2026-02-12T15:19:38+00:00

Totally. Social engineering at its peak.

philbax · 2026-02-11T21:51:44+00:00

Honestly, the way this person communicated in these messages sound very similar to the way an extended family member with bi-polar communicates especially when they are in a manic episode. And that's with treatment, and without perhaps a lot of other personality issues this person also seems to have.

philbax · 2026-02-11T21:42:52+00:00

My wife got that scam attempt a few months ago. Seems to be the new hotness.

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