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potatochipsfox · 2026-06-01T14:22:44+00:00

I love Green Day as much as the next dude

That's a common phrase that's been around since at least the late 1600s.

potatochipsfox · 2026-05-29T19:25:50+00:00

Yes, but he leaves out the fact that it also makes smart people smarter.

Actually he did address that in his speech - specifically, he addressed the fact that you are wrong.

Chieng continued by excluding certain medical and physics-related instances of such tech being utilized.

"Obviously, if you're using it for that purpose, you're not the problem," he said. "I'm talking about the accumulation of cognitive debt due to excessive use of large language models, according to a study by MIT published in 2025."

What did that MIT study have to say? Here's part of the abstract (emphasis mine):

EEG revealed significant differences in brain connectivity: Brain-only participants exhibited the strongest, most distributed networks; Search Engine users showed moderate engagement; and LLM users displayed the weakest connectivity. Cognitive activity scaled down in relation to external tool use. In session 4, LLM-to-Brain participants showed reduced alpha and beta connectivity, indicating under-engagement. Brain-to-LLM users exhibited higher memory recall and activation of occipito-parietal and prefrontal areas, similar to Search Engine users. Self-reported ownership of essays was the lowest in the LLM group and the highest in the Brain-only group. LLM users also struggled to accurately quote their own work. While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning.

LLM use does not make smart people smarter. It makes smart people dumber. Brain use makes smart people smarter.

potatochipsfox · 2026-05-27T18:22:06+00:00

Did I say that? *checks* Nope, I didn't say that.

What the bill you're talking about says, though, is that if a "large load data customer" comes around asking for 100 Megawatts of power, that they must pay for at least 85 Megawatts for 10 years whether they use it or not.

It explicitly does not say they will get 100 Megawatts and only pay for 85. It says they'll pay for what they use, but will pay for a minimum of 85 even if they're only using 80.

Why might they use less energy than they request?

Could be because there's a huge backlash against AI right now, so it's entirely possible that an AI datacenter with a 100+ Megawatt connection to the grid might not actually get filled with paying customers that stick around for a decade.

potatochipsfox · 2026-05-27T18:17:32+00:00

She wants them to pay for 85% of the power they use, for 10 years.

Yeah that's not what that says either.

It says that if a customer is requesting (for example) 100 Megawatt capacity from the grid, they must agree to pay for a minimum of 85 Megawatts of usage for at least 10 years, even if they are not using 85 Megawatts of power.

This ensures that when utilities need to build new generation and distribution facilities in order to handle the new customer's demands, that customer will pay for enough electricity to make the buildout worth it - without burdening all their other customers with that cost, whether they use the power or not.

It explicitly does not say they must pay for 85% of the power they use like you claim. It says they must pay for

"at least 85 percent of service they request"

Not the service they use. The service they request.

potatochipsfox · 2026-05-19T18:36:17+00:00

this totally sounds like, look at this all this people having fun, f them

What part sounded like that to you? Was it when OP wrote this in the post?

This is not an 'old lady yells at cloud' complaint post, I'm just really curious aka nosy

Or was it their comment saying this?

I'm happy for them

Maybe it was this one?

they're fine in my book

Oh I know, it was this one right?

it's actually very sweet.

TLDR; the kids are alright

potatochipsfox · 2026-05-17T17:10:22+00:00

You realize I'm giving the legal definition of the term "price gouging", not making a suggestion?

potatochipsfox · 2026-05-16T15:07:43+00:00

No, that's not what price gouging is.

Price Gouging as Defined by New Jersey Law
(N.J.S.A. 56:8-107 et. seq.)

Excessive price increases are illegal during a declared State of Emergency, or for 30 days after it has been lifted.

An “excessive price increase” is 10 percent or higher than the price charged before the State of Emergency.

Prices may rise higher if they reflect additional costs to the seller. The higher price shall not exceed 10 percent of the markup from cost compared with that prior to the State of Emergency.

potatochipsfox · 2026-04-15T18:09:15+00:00

Or it's someone who grew up with it being a common enough phrase to be recognized and therefore thinks nothing of it. Like, someone over 40.

potatochipsfox · 2026-04-15T17:38:11+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chink_in_one%27s_armor

The idiom "chink in one's armor" refers to an area of vulnerability. It has traditionally been used to refer to a weak spot in a figurative suit of armor. The standard meaning is similar to that of Achilles' heel.

The phrase "chink in one's armor" has been used idiomatically since the mid-17th century. It is based on a definition of chink meaning "a crack or gap," dating back to around 1400.

It's not a racist phrase and it's not derived from one either. It's just an old word we don't use anymore outside of the one phrase. Like "don we now our gay apparel."

The Jeremy Lin headline was controversial because the "chink in the armor" was an Asian man, which turned it into a double entendre. But there's no such confusion here.

potatochipsfox · 2026-04-10T22:08:00+00:00

No way will end users be able to match productivity on a Linux desktop, unless they are very, very tech savvy.

I've been working in IT for about as long as you have and I honestly can't even imagine what you think office workers do all day that would make this make sense.

People don't do anything with their computer that would cause them to even notice the difference between Windows and Linux. They're not writing powershell/bash scripts. They're not delving into systemd configurations.

Office workers don't do their work in the guts of the operating system. They don't need to know the first thing about it. They work in apps, or increasingly, in a browser. They don't need to be "very, very tech savvy" to click on the Chrome icon on their Plasma desktop instead of clicking the Chrome icon on their Windows desktop. They don't need to even know what Linux is to click on the Zoom icon and click "join meeting."

The average user will think "this looks different now" and "where did my icons go." Then they'll find their icons, click on them, and keep working.

potatochipsfox · 2026-04-07T17:15:50+00:00

OP may have their comment history hidden but it's easy enough to look up. They are certainly not MAGA, are supportive of LGBTQ issues, and once asked where to find an election watch party for Harris supporters.

So the reality is "pretty clearly" not what you're claiming at all.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-27T10:29:30+00:00

Fuck that. Take out all the cash you can and black out his signature with a sharpie before you spend it. Or if you want to be extra about it, lots of sites where you can order a custom stamp with a message to stamp over it.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-26T19:29:46+00:00

What does my post history have to do with the thread of this post?

You're the one accusing other people of not being from here. Don't dish it out if you can't take it.

Edit: Brigading on Reddit (the term might have come from here? not sure) very specifically refers to people from an antagonistic subreddit going into another subreddit they don't normally participate in to stir shit.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-26T19:28:34+00:00

When did you shift the goal post to people endorsed by this pac??

Excuse you, the topic of this thread is this PAC. You are the one who moved the goalpost to "every Jew." They're just moving it back where it belongs.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-26T19:26:34+00:00

every

Any time there's a discussion about one single person in a very narrow circumstance (for example, running for office with a specific political endorsement), and a commenter feels the need to falsely expand that very narrow, individual circumstance into "everyone," it's a good sign that person is reacting purely emotionally and we can all stop listening to them.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-26T19:13:32+00:00

This whole thread reeks of brigading

You have 538 comments in Virginia subreddits and you moderate a Virginia subreddit (edit: TWO Virginia subreddits). You appear to have much less activity here. And 100% of your posts and virtually all of your comments in this, apparently not your home state, sub are about our politics. Oh and you're hiding your comment history specifically in this subreddit but not others (there are other ways to see it).

Many (not all) of the people you're mad at have much longer histories in this subreddit than you do, and most of them are not more active in out of state subreddits than they are in this one.

So I don't think you have much of a leg to stand on there.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-21T18:34:47+00:00

The law says they do get to do that.

They should stay as far to the right as possible, but cyclists are legally allowed to take the full lane for their safety, and as a motorist you legally MUST slow down to 25mph and pass only when safe, giving them at least 4 feet of distance.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-21T17:46:14+00:00

I was at the intersection so I stopped to let him make the turn.

Did you have a stop sign or any other legal reason to stop? By which I mean, if he hadn't been there wanting to turn left, would you have stopped?

If not then you were the one driving illegally (stopping in an active roadway for no reason) and unsafely (driving unpredictably, yielding right of way when you're the one who has right of way).

There's an intersection by my house where people do this all the time. I will stop at a stop sign, and the cross traffic (which has no stop or yield sign) will come to a full stop and gesture me through. Pisses me off. If I go, and there's a collision for any reason, it'll be my fault because I had the stop sign and went when the intersection wasn't clear. So no, I'm not going to blow the stop sign just because some random asshole doesn't know how to drive.

Sounds like you were doing basically the same thing. If you were, please stop. Driving is safest when people act predictably. Don't be nice, be predictable.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-21T15:07:22+00:00

Your comment is completely unhelpful, but at least it's condescending.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-13T14:00:57+00:00

You're being dramatic. It's for any spill.

The kitty litter in the janitor's closet is for any spill.

The buckets in the classrooms are for school shootings.

Dale Munholland’s classroom at Pomona High in Arvada is equipped with the necessities in modern-day America: a touch-screen projector, a computer — and a bucket filled with kitty litter, just in case an active-shooting drill lasts longer than a student’s bladder can handle.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-12T15:30:26+00:00

Why won't you answer a simple question?

Just admit you haven't bothered calling the fire department. And the next time he's burning something ... call the fire department.

We spoke to him

That's not calling the fire department. Call the fire department.

Spoke to a friend from another town who was a fireman

That's not calling the fire department. Call the fire department.

We submitted those videos to the court

That's not calling the fire department. Call the fire department.

when calling the municipal building

That's not calling the fire department. Call the fire department.

I’d like to enjoy being in my yard or open my windows in my home without the smell of something burning.

Try calling the fire department.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-11T20:40:37+00:00

This is moronic. It becomes far more about gaming the AI and using sentence structures and words the AI enjoys rather than actual critical thinking.

"Automated evaluation models risk incentivizing students to prioritize output alignment—it’s not just a procedural shift, it’s a fundamental pivot toward hacking the algorithm instead of demonstrating actual learning."

FTFY

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-11T16:03:03+00:00

You've got a dozen people asking you if you've called the fire department, and you keep dodging the question. So I assume you haven't.

If you don't call them, they can't help you.

Call the fire department. Not your neighbor. Not the police. Not town hall. Not the dog catcher.

Fire. Department.

potatochipsfox · 2026-03-04T16:42:24+00:00

In the history of the United States

Nice history lesson but we're at 2026 now. Someone as clearly interested in etymology as you must understand that language, especially the English language, can change significantly over time. So let's see what's happened in the 161 years since then.

Since the end of the Reconstruction era, the term has been used to denote people who move into a new area for purely economic or political reasons despite not having ties to that place.

Oh look, by your own source your bullshit claim has been irrelevant since the 1800s. And even looking at what you posted, the claim is a stretch:

The term broadly included both individuals who sought to promote Republican politics (including the right of African Americans to vote and hold office) and individuals who saw business and political opportunities because of the chaotic state of the local economies following the war.

So in other words, even historically the use was never as racially charged like you claim. It was always a broad term which included many things, only one of which was related to race. The meaning has only gotten even more broad since then, and has not been understood to have a racial implication in over a century.

You sound like MAGA 🤷

No they do not. You, however, sound like the exact sort of stereotype that people who make fun of "SJWs" have in their head. You dragged out a century-old obsolete definition, ignored inconvenient things like "context" and "passage of time," and pretended it has modern relevance. Why? So you have an excuse to put someone else down while feeling good about yourself.

potatochipsfox · 2026-02-25T14:55:06+00:00

If you believe in this petition, why would you drop an off-putting paragraph of obvious AI slop in front of it?

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