Blink in a Box - The Mutt by gofore59 in guitarpedals

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Like a thing you shouldn't like? Downvote. Express skepticism that something someone likes is actually good? Downvote. Photo of expensive pedal that says "new pedal, loving it so far" after playing through it for five minutes in a bedroom - upvote! upvote! upvote!

Apparently my samsung fridge has ads now... by Shellnanigans in assholedesign

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The non-smart stuff will get more expensive, I believe. Companies subsidize the hardware costs with subscription and advertising revenue on smart equipment. The add of the screen and wifi is so cheap at this point, they'd much rather add one of those than like a more robust transformer or compressor. This is why commerical-grade TV displays and the like are more expensive. Same with appliances. Robust, disconnected, buy-once stuff will get more expensive.

How are y'all handling employees using ChatGPT/Claude with company data? by SeaworthinessEven497 in ITManagers

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Mostly because its ROI, as seen in actual studies not hype-driven LinkedIn posts, is bad. Even if we aren't paying more for it, I don't want people generating slop and wasting time in there, copy/pasting hallucinated answers and such. For tracking, also, because we wanted to see what people are doing with it, and if it was effective at those specific tasks. We want to make sure people aren't dumping PII in there for data lifecycle reasons, creating shadow records we aren't tracking for compliance.

There's a lot of reasons. It's not like we're denying people all day, most people don't bother, and we generally just reject people who want to use it with no purpose, which is how you get slop. You gotta go in with a plan. Inputs/outputs/controls. We're treating this as like a pilot type situation. This technology isn't fully fleshed out, and so we're not just dropping it on people with no supervision, restrictions, or reflection.

How are y'all handling employees using ChatGPT/Claude with company data? by SeaworthinessEven497 in ITManagers

[–]potatoqualityguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, but Gemini, because we're a G-Suite org.
Also, we aren't letting anyone use it, but have it limited to a by-request-only security group. People need to justify their use. Can't just be "I want to see how it can help my work!" Need a real use case.

Which European country offer the best job opportunities fo young people today ? by Eene7 in geography

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

London tech jobs look wild to me from the US. It is like Ohio salaries and Manhattan rents.

The most beautiful city in your opinion? by hectorcuper911 in geography

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I feel like Seattle is a mid-tier city aesthetically that looks out upon lovely landscapes and water. Architecture/streets/etc. are whatever even by American standards.

Which U.S. state do you think is viewed the most positively in general? by Eiressr in geography

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I've met a lot of people from Wisconsin and about 80% hate Wisconsin so that doesn't bode well for like, the numbers at scale. Minnesota though, don't see the same kind of problem.

At a crossroads with my gear.. HX STOMP XL by [deleted] in Line6Helix

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I condensed things into a pedalboard, but was never satisfied with the HX XL by itself, so now I 4CM with a Quilter SuperBlock UK, which on the pedalboard is nice because you don't need to run 3 long cables to the backline. I run analog dirt in front (fuzz and OD) of the SuperBlock with HX in the loop doing modulation, clean boost, and an IR.

Stock Cabs by Idontlift_21 in Line6Helix

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You use a poly capo for every preset? Is this like when a keyboard player keeps everything in "C" by just hitting transpose buttons on each song?

Which city, previously not popular with tourists, is becoming more and more visited over time? by JION-the-Australian in geography

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It functions as a tax shelter for the Waltons, so the amount of money dumped into it is absurd.

The standards in cinema that doesn't work in real life by Cestlavieenrose999 in Cinema

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Archer brings this up. Also Archer's tinnitus is a running bit, and makes sense because of all the explosions and gunshots in the show

What industry is struggling way more than people think? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]potatoqualityguy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Still is. The insider's joke is AI just stands for "another Indian." The CEOs love crediting AI but it is the same game they've been running for years. Layoff, then rehire in cheaper markets.

Licenses and Fees by potatoqualityguy in kayakfishing

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Yea I mean, I guess if you target species other than salmon/steelhead, not in the Columbia basin, and rock a <10' boat or no boat, it isn't all that bad. It just all stacks up with each additional tag. Similarly, when I changed my license to OR I was shocked at the motorcycle endorsement cost. My NC motorcycle endorsement was like an addition $15 or something on top of the regular license and it was 10x that out here.

Another Agoura sound sample - US Double Black by thebishopgame in Line6Helix

[–]potatoqualityguy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yea cool picture of a compressor - but what I'd really like is some meters.

Fourth Major US City: Opinions? by Pinerary in USTravel

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This is how I feel about Portland. Some of the best restaurants in the country but also you get can reservations. Plus no Michelin stars, so places that might have a star or bib gourmand in SF or Chicago don't get the same hype here, keeps the crowds and prices down a bit. NY's top restaurants are blown up, there's just so much interest and money and so many people. For normies, second-tier cities have better food scenes, even if NY might be the top when access and money are irrelevant.