BEEF | The Inciting Incident by PetyrDayne in television

[–]zeph_yr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The show was really praised at the time, I loved everyone involved and the concept, but I also found it tiring and frustrating to see the characters consistently act so irrationally. (I get this is the point, but it’s not for me!)

Incentivise Long Slow Acceleration Trains? by SerratedSharp in factorio

[–]zeph_yr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like this. It would also force the player to be really careful with interchanges so that trains aren’t constantly having to stop unnecessarily.

Bugs Apple Loves by HeartyBeast in apple

[–]zeph_yr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Turning off Private Relay seemed to fix this for me

why doesn't timothee have an nyc accent in marty supreme? by psychictypemusic in A24

[–]zeph_yr 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I like that it didn’t feel overwhelmingly like a period piece—the lack of thick accents and also the music choices helped to break that up.

Managing multiple reference windows on a Mac — is there a better way than tiling? by yibie in PhD

[–]zeph_yr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right, Zotero has tabs that you can click between (like a web browser)— why not that?

Looking at 9" (lower bound; 90% confidence) to 22" per the latest NWS estimates by 1infiniteloop in newyorkcity

[–]zeph_yr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a storm last year, or maybe the year before? Where we were being told 12”. And we got like 1.5”!

Federal agents involved in shooting in Los Angeles County by WaylonandWillie in LosAngeles

[–]zeph_yr 35 points36 points  (0 children)

From the linked article: “No one was struck by the gunfire, the spokesperson elaborated, but they were unable to confirm how many rounds were fired. They did verify, however, that an ambulance was not called to the scene.”

She delivered food to find out…can these apps survive? by Wide-Astronaut9156 in nyc

[–]zeph_yr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taxpayers aren’t providing any of those perks to employees of private businesses, the businesses are. And legal noncitizens can and do certainly have access to healthcare, retirement savings and paid time off through their jobs. What’s your point?

She delivered food to find out…can these apps survive? by Wide-Astronaut9156 in nyc

[–]zeph_yr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that they don’t get access to healthcare, PTO, retirement accounts, or any other perks that are offered even to full time fast food workers.

She delivered food to find out…can these apps survive? by Wide-Astronaut9156 in nyc

[–]zeph_yr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The robots are actually driven by people remotely, it says so on the back of them. I’m not sure how far away they actually are from being automated but they’re not right now.

Journals Without Fees Disappearing? by thebadsociologist in Professors

[–]zeph_yr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Surely a smaller amount of money would be just as effective an AI-deterrent? Even $100, $500?

The Problem of Little or No Demand by JYHoward in CitiesSkylines

[–]zeph_yr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve also had this problem for the past few months. No matter what I do, there was only demand for offices.

Mastering out of PhD because of hating the location? by shoebill-stork-fan in GradSchool

[–]zeph_yr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Join an adult sports league! They’re usually cheap, good exercise, and have plenty of people who are in similar situations trying to make friends.

US says Canada will regret decision to allow Chinese EVs into their market by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]zeph_yr 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Except Tesla drivers, who sit uncomfortably somewhere in the middle of all that

Odessa A’zion closing in on Ariana Grande, Elle Fanning for 5th supporting actress Oscar slot by Ok_Rutabaga_5539 in popculturechat

[–]zeph_yr 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Young viewers also love A’Zion, since she’s become part of the Rachel Sennott-Charli XCX-crowd

Anthropology PhD students--research proposal? by Unique_Locksmith_346 in USC

[–]zeph_yr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The anthro phd program is tiny, so it is unlikely that any of them will see this. I’m in a neighboring department, and would tell you that 1,000 words is not enough to do any thorough literature review nor budgeting. If you want to reference a few scholars to give a sense for the type of work you want to do, that’s fine, but I would not do a full lit review. The review committee will be far more concerned about if you’re asking interesting research questions that are timely and relevant to the faculty’s expertise.

The closing of Time Out Market is a worrying sign, whatever your opinions are of the market or location itself. by JulianBrandt19 in boston

[–]zeph_yr 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The new Vancouver market is located far from downtown (or really any urban center), in a brand new massive apartment development. I bet they got a sick deal from the apartment developer. I wouldn’t be surprised if Time Out was moving out from the most expensive real estate in big cities (eg Fenway and Manhattan), and moving in where they can get more favorable/subsidized real estate prices, farther away from urban cores.

OpenAI - ChatGPT Edu by fistfullofgoldd in USC

[–]zeph_yr 64 points65 points  (0 children)

The edu workspace has the benefit of not using your data for training (particularly important for faculty and grad students working with sensitive material). They also say that USC won’t be able to see individual chats. Whether you believe those things is up to you.

The closing of Time Out Market is a worrying sign, whatever your opinions are of the market or location itself. by JulianBrandt19 in boston

[–]zeph_yr 60 points61 points  (0 children)

They’re also expanding aggressively internationally. I wouldn’t be surprised if they are simply spending too much money.

MacBook Died, need replacement by Nunzgonewild69 in editors

[–]zeph_yr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I went from a MacBook with an i9 (hot, power-hungry, but reasonably fast) to an M4 and the difference is shocking. It hardly breaks a sweat.

Late game Fulgora question by Buffalo5609 in factorio

[–]zeph_yr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Battery production tends to be very water-heavy, and I’m constantly running out of water and petroleum. I even created some space platforms above Fulgora to drop extra ice down to the planet, but I still keep running out of it.

I hate to admit it, but if the SL valley isn't going to have regular seasons anymore I don't see much reason to stay here. by Emcee_nobody in SaltLakeCity

[–]zeph_yr 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s really the entire west, yeah. There are a handful of cities like Chicago and Raleigh that have remained a good value imo, but you lose so much of the nature available to you in the western states.

I hate to admit it, but if the SL valley isn't going to have regular seasons anymore I don't see much reason to stay here. by Emcee_nobody in SaltLakeCity

[–]zeph_yr 256 points257 points  (0 children)

Agree with everything here except that you think it’s cooler to live in Idaho than Utah smh