Catoblepas

@ Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone

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Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone 16h ago

This is some absolute horse shit some exec has dreamed up to explain why their “AI” product is so slow it might take minutes to respond to you, lmao

1d ago

Why did you move from Windows to Linux?

Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone 1d ago

My computer wasn't compatible with Windows 11, and it's not that old, dammit. The thought of throwing it out because of some arbitrary push for Windows 11 from Microsoft made me angry, so I finally installed Mint since it's the one I kept hearing is easiest for people who don't know anything about Linux. I've been using it almost 3 months now and I don't find it difficult to deal with at all, and the games I play work on it. The biggest hurdle has been compatibility with some school stuff, but I've been able to use LibreOffice and Google Docs when all else fails.

Computers aren't my hobby, running into errors when I just want to get shit done pisses me off. I've been dealing with a minimal amount of that on Mint, I imagine mostly because I'm not tinkering with a ton under the hood (mostly aesthetic changes so that it looks how I like). If you have basic troubleshooting skills for Windows then a lot of that transfers to Linux, even though the actual solutions will be different.

If something better than Mint came along I'd probably switch to it, but I don't know what that would look like, since Mint is doing exactly what I want: running my programs and not popping up with a ton of useless AI crap or ads.

1d ago

Peak masculinity

Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone 1d ago

I definitely thought this was posted to !transmemes@lemmy.blahaj.zone at first

2d ago

🍺 🍻

If you’re not joking, reach out to your college’s academic support/tutoring centers. They’re literally paid to be there and help you with your classes. Even if you understand all the class content already they can still help you with whatever you’re struggling with, like figuring out how much time a project needs or how to get it started/organized.

I struggled my first go ‘round in college 20 years ago and wish I’d known that, now that I’m going back I’ve been using the support systems the college has a lot more and it’s been paying off.

2d ago

It's that time again. Nothing is getting done in the next three weeks.

Congrats! Be sure to check out !stopdrinking@lemmy.world too for support

2d ago

Grim Statistics

I wonder if it was inspired by the columnar jointing formations you can find in Iceland?

2d ago

Reddit Cares

It made me laugh when it was in response to someone getting mad at me after arguing, but occasionally I’d make a highly upvoted comment that was related to being trans or gay and then get them, and that pissed me off. It’s not possible to prove that’s what happened without access to server logs of course, but I for sure wasn’t talking about being depressed or suicidal or anything like that on Reddit, and it was suspicious at minimum.

2d ago

Anxiety self-help

Putting on an audiobook or podcast almost always does it for me. Which is kind of annoying when I want to stay awake and listen to it!

3d ago

Reddit Cares

I always knew I had won an argument when they stopped replying and I got the Reddit cares message. If the ‘report abuse’ link that was in those messages ever led to consequences I never saw it.

3d ago

Can't go wrong with a classic!

Me, skipping the mullet phase because I grew up in the 90s when everyone had rat tails and mullets: 😎

Just don’t ask about how much gel I used in my hair when I first transitioned…

3d ago

The Warbussy

I think red-capped would be a good name too! In general I’m a fan of birds having as many common names as makes sense, haha

3d ago

Norway José!

There also seems to be a distinct lack of meaning for life for the wealthy. Any changes they could effect with their money means they wouldn’t have the money anymore, so they stop caring about any problems their money could fix (which is a lot of them). Ultimately leading to complete callousness over human suffering.

3d ago

The Warbussy

Red-bellied is completely accurate, you just normally don’t see the belly:

Red-headed was already taken:

4d ago

home gardening

Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone 4d ago

Does looking at this make anyone else start wheezing?

5d ago

Could have been a prule

Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone 5d ago

Maybe neither are wrong, and as a society we also subject children to physically dangerous sports that can cause lifelong injuries. Both suck, and not being able to do something because of illness or hardship is painful to accept.

It’s also indicative of problems in the ways it’s acceptable to teach and raise children: their self worth as humans shouldn’t be predicated on how well they perform, they shouldn’t be subjected to intense pressure to achieve academically and/or athletically, and the illnesses/injuries they encountered as a result of these pressures should have been treated preventatively instead of reactively.

6d ago

Oklahoma high school student convicted of sexual assault serves no prison time

Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone 6d ago

The parents of one of Jesse Butler's alleged victims

If he was convicted surely this is legally a victim, no alleged about it?? (If the video explains this I didn’t see it, I don’t watch articles)

6d ago

Report Exposes Instacart's Hidden AI Price Experiments That Could Cost Families $1,200 Per Year

Catoblepas @piefed.blahaj.zone 6d ago

I’d be really interested in states pursuing lawsuits over this on SNAP/EBT grounds, if nothing else. Not sure about all states, but in California you can pay for food on Instacart with EBT. Changing the price based on consumer data leaves that wide open for exploiting poor people to get more government money.

6d ago

Graffiti