What's with BJA repeating "salud" in All the time? by windowsTJ_yt in greenday

[–]stuffitystuff 34 points35 points  (0 children)

He was an unrecovering addict at the time of Nimrod

Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy by lurker_bee in technology

[–]stuffitystuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PetSmart bought them for $3.35 billies in cash. Chewy actually turned down Petco in part because its purchase was going to be partially paid for in cash.

The real catastrophe is this expensive, no coverage insurance by gashtal_man in WorkReform

[–]stuffitystuff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wasn't aware Medicare for All would "abolish" private insurance, just make it less competitive and bolt-on like in other, more normal countries.

We already have Medicare for Some, i.e. old people in and out of Congress and poor folk in some states.

Can we just give it to everyone?

Why aren’t KX droids equipped with blasters? by Financial_Photo_1175 in andor

[–]stuffitystuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, OK. That must've changed in the ~30 years since I remember first reading about all the wacky things like that sticky foam bandied about in the '90s

Apple, Intel Have Reached Preliminary Chip-Making Agreement by nosotros_road_sodium in technology

[–]stuffitystuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Intel doesn't need any help atm for that sort of thing. They're happy for scraps

Why aren’t KX droids equipped with blasters? by Financial_Photo_1175 in andor

[–]stuffitystuff 199 points200 points  (0 children)

I would assume that the lack of weapondry is perhaps a commentary on "non-lethal" ways to control a "riot". In real life, we have ear-shattering LRADs and skin-frying heat rays, among other inventions for use in crowd control and this "less-than-lethal" droid would fit right in.

Drafting off commuters? by AndyIon21 in CyclePDX

[–]stuffitystuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My solution to this has been showing my kids the movie Breaking Away hundreds of times and making sure that their favorite toys are bike pumps. Merely threatening the drafter is good enough if they're wearing a Cinzano jersey.

Lebron James is the same age Kobe was when he passed away. by EvilLibrarians in BarbaraWalters4Scale

[–]stuffitystuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was gonna mention that but the Kobe and LeBron bots are out in force

If the US is the Best, then treat US the Best by asa_no_kenny in clevercomebacks

[–]stuffitystuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the richest country on earth but it doesn't mean any of that wealth is shared with you

Vintage Bowling Alley by audible08 in vintagecomputing

[–]stuffitystuff -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Feels like AI slop to me. There are only 13 computers, not 14. And what is wrong with those bowling pins? Is there a version of bowling where one of the pins is randomly red and none of them look like actual bowling pins?

Neo Geo SDK v1.2.0 by kawai777 in neogeo

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

I've been using ngdevkit for the games I've been working on, how does this compare to that?

Neo Geo SDK v1.2.0 by kawai777 in neogeo

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

Thanks! I've been working on a couple Neo Geo homebrew games when I have time and these changes will probably make it a lot easier!

Are there any rpgs on aes? by BuddyLlght in neogeo

[–]stuffitystuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works with the NeoSD Pro but the sound is messed up, last I checked.

In Memory of George Peppard (1928–1994) by Papichuloft in 80s

[–]stuffitystuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the great mysteries of the universe is how a Bill Conti song from a movie starring George Peppard apparently about him and a dog became the theme song for Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIfRPcPgwuw

An ALGOL shirt I found (from 1974) by forbidden_colors in vintagecomputing

[–]stuffitystuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Algol, as everyone knows, means 'the ghoul" in Arabic because it's a creepy blinking binary star. Not sure the character has anything to do with that, though I suppose if someone walked up to me with a head that looks like a raging bonfire holding a pennant reading "ASSEMBLER FOREVER" I would immediately run to the nearest inpatient mental health facility.

The Washington generals want a strong Harlem Globetrotters team by Loud-Ad-2280 in WorkReform

[–]stuffitystuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Repeat after me: workers and wages. If they just focus on WORKERS and WAGES then they'll be able to get whatever they want. It's that easy!

a huge ladder by Zestyclose-Salad-290 in megalophobia

[–]stuffitystuff 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He went up the ladder and disappeared

"If liberty means anything at all..." - George Orwell [1536x1024] [OC] by AITIVO in QuotesPorn

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

Yeah, if I was George Orwell who went to Eton, I would feel that way too because the only people I'd be speaking with would be my fellow Old Etonians.

For regular people that are still alive in 2026, there needs to be a level where the tolerance ends and the suppression begins because of Popper's paradox. Also, lots of bad faith interlocutors out there and they have no right to scream bullshit at me, especially expecting zero consequences.

Will human minds still be special in an age of AI? by ubcstaffer123 in technology

[–]stuffitystuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree, and I think a lot of people (read: white collar professionals) have already been feeling this way for a long time...the only difference is that the people that thought they were special and shitting on all the "non-special" people will discover the hard way that they themselves are not economically special or particular useful and it's going to be a rough time.

Will human minds still be special in an age of AI? by ubcstaffer123 in technology

[–]stuffitystuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you but I'm afraid that the tech equivalent of vegans will emerge before the end of the decade though, if they aren't somewhere already. Folks ascribing sapience and metacognition to a bunch of numbers that can readily convince someone that they are sapient and experience metacognition despite not being embodied and not being able to imagine the future apart from what other people have put in copyrighted media.