jqubed

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24h ago

Just ask, "Would Kramer be convinced to get into this?"
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jqubed @lemmy.world 24h ago
I guess it’s a good thing that I don’t know a couple of the “Bad tech” ideas. I can figure out the metaverse land sales but have no idea what a blind box is.

24h ago

Just ask, "Would Kramer be convinced to get into this?"

Google Maps in the era before smartphones really pulled ahead with Street View. That might’ve been their first real game-changing innovation.

24h ago

Just ask, "Would Kramer be convinced to get into this?"

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jqubed @lemmy.world 24h ago

It was normally a live audience, with exceptions for things like pre-recorded exterior scenes

24h ago

Just ask, "Would Kramer be convinced to get into this?"

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jqubed @lemmy.world 24h ago

Is that just a general statement? Because Seinfeld was recorded in front of an audience. As a general statement I agree with that.

1d ago

"Cooked"

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jqubed @lemmy.world 1d ago

I think “cooked” in the meaning you refer to has actually existed for decades longer than people saying “let him cook”

1d ago

Still better than that hellish Wolfenstein

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jqubed @lemmy.world 1d ago

I always loved Particle Fire; I actually bought it with a postal money order as a teenager. The company released it under the GPL at some point a few years ago. Maybe someday I’ll be able to use it again on other systems!

1d ago

Just ask, "Would Kramer be convinced to get into this?"

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jqubed @lemmy.world 1d ago

I would expect the American credit card companies and banks lobby just as hard if not harder to prevent that from being a free service in the US. Electronic Funds Transfers are an option at every bank in the US, but they’re not very easy for individuals and seem to always charge a fee to either the sender or receiver.

1d ago

Time to slide

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jqubed @lemmy.world 1d ago

I prefer the sports that have a more measurable outcome to the sports that rely on opinions from judges

1d ago

Time to slide

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jqubed @lemmy.world 1d ago

I don’t think you want number 2. I’m pretty sure video still exists of the luge athlete who went off the track in Vancouver and that was a bad time.

1d ago

Time to slide

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jqubed @lemmy.world 1d ago

I was sure she was finished when I saw she was airlifted! She’s still trying to compete?! Mad lass!

1d ago

Austin Appelbee: Australia boy, 13, describes swim to save family

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jqubed @lemmy.world 1d ago

Did they have no one on the beach keeping an eye on them? You really ought to have someone stay ashore so they can call for help before drifting kilometers away from land!

2d ago

The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal

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jqubed @lemmy.world 2d ago

It was created in response to the September 11th attacks. Before then, for constitutional reasons of Separation of Powers, most IDs in the US were issued by the states and they had varying standards of what was on the IDs, what criteria was required, and how they were issued. Some were easier to create fake versions of (mostly used by college students to buy alcohol), others were easier to obtain authentic IDs using fraudulent information. IIRC some of the hijackers used authentic IDs obtained fraudulently when they boarded their flights.

The Real ID Act of 2005 tried to standardize IDs nationally and the criteria for issuance, including verification of documents. It’s taken 20 years to get all of the states on-board and compliant, so they only started requiring passengers to present a Real ID recently, but there are a lot of people out there who haven’t obtained one yet based on when their state started issuing them and when they’ve had to renew their driver’s license. I think my state has offered Real IDs for a decade or more, but the Real ID was more expensive and optional for a while. I didn’t bother getting one until a couple years ago, partly because I already have a passport and that’s also a valid ID for flying.

2d ago

The Job Losses Are Real — but the AI Excuse Is Fake

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jqubed @lemmy.world 2d ago

Quoting Fortune, referring to a report from Oxford Economics:

The primary motivation for this rebranding of job cuts appears to be investor relations. The report notes that attributing staff reductions to AI adoption “conveys a more positive message to investors” than admitting to traditional business failures, such as weak consumer demand or “excessive hiring in the past.” By framing layoffs as a technological pivot, companies can present themselves as forward-thinking innovators rather than businesses struggling with cyclical downturns.
… When asked about the supposed link between AI and layoffs, [Wharton management professor Peter] Cappelli urged people to look closely at announcements. “The headline is, ‘It’s because of AI,’ but if you read what they actually say, they say, ‘We expect that AI will cover this work.’ Hadn’t done it. They’re just hoping. And they’re saying it because that’s what they think investors want to hear.”

3d ago

A cosmic odometer site where you can calculate how far you've traveled cosmically.

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jqubed @lemmy.world 3d ago

I have traveled 12% of a light year

3d ago

Interesting

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jqubed @lemmy.world 3d ago

I remember people said it was bad for the VCRs, but never knew why!

3d ago

The Filthy Rich

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jqubed @lemmy.world 3d ago

Except in the case of Jackson, because he was rich, bad parents looking for a payout would intentionally bring him their children and then sue him for his behavior with their children

3d ago

Monday vibes

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jqubed @lemmy.world 3d ago

It’s always a little wild to me to look at pre-computer offices, especially to think how tedious some tasks would’ve been when done by hand on paper

3d ago

Seal pup found in Cornwall garden after Storm Chandra

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jqubed @lemmy.world 3d ago

“Why are you taking my picture?”

3d ago

Evening in Stockholm - 1945

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jqubed @lemmy.world 3d ago

Was this photo from before or after the end of the war? I’m also very impressed by the color; most color photos I’ve seen from that era are not this vibrant!

3d ago

Come on, I left Napster running and my mom got Choco Tacos.

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jqubed @lemmy.world 3d ago

I’m still sad they discontinued Choco Tacos; that was my go-to at ice cream trucks