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noughtnaut

@ noughtnaut @lemmy.world

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Am definitely human.

  • TIL: There is an open source "Alexa replacement" project

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  • I just want to build a little thing on an esp32 or my old raspi 2b that responds to any "Hey Google/Alexa/Siri" with an indifferent "nah, mate". I just haven't gotten around to putting or together yet.

  • What old movies hold up because of a lack of special effects or because clever use of effects?

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  • And they got disqualified from the Oscars "because they cheated" -- the following year there was a brand new nomination category for computer generated effects...

  • It's a valid question

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  • When the fuck did you compare? Uh, wording, but whatever.

  • Eternal Damnation

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  • And "hellpers" on the cover, tee hee.

  • Eternal Damnation

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  • That last one is fun. Look at it for long enough and you'll realise it's actually a colour photo.

  • Deep-sea scientists filmed something astonishing and very rarely seen swimming over the seafloor in Chile

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  • It's not OP's fault that the actual article title is click bait. They were kind enough to give the actual lede.

  • AI companies are growing selfaware by the day!

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  • They are! They're slanted differently, one is seen from the top, the other from the tip.

  • Whats your hot take on something that doesnt matter at all?

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  • Or battery life. I could care less if the new phone is 0.64mm thinner, spend that volume on extra joules instead.

    Sincerely,those of us who remember pda's with 14- or 25-day battery life.

  • 3D design software for 3d printing?

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  • Same! I find sketchup so incredibly intuitive compared to the other apps mentioned here, it just vanishes into the background of what I'm creating. Granted, it's got a few quirks running under Linux, and getting an STL file out if it requires a few hoops, but I can do things I can't do otherwise - not that the other apps can't make the shapes, but the parametric paradigm inhibits my creative flow.

  • Get over yourself

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  • Poodles with guitars, yes. 🤩 There weren't many people looking like that in regular life.

    I don't know if I'm supposed to recognise the "now" dude but he looks like not a celebrity, just someone you'd pass by on a fashionable street.

  • Get over yourself

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  • That's funny, but it's also misrepresenting. Cross-dressing want really something that men would get away with u-assaulted ... unless you're Freddie Mercu. For how "manly men" were portrayed, look up Don Johnson with skinny ties and shoulder pads.

  • The renaissance has ended. Millions must burn at the stake.

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  • Used to be, people wore boots with heels for functional reasons (to not slip through a saddle's stirrups). Nowadays, posh non-riders wear them to look fancy.

    True in 1627, I guess, true now as well.

  • Cope

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  • A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.

    Damn straight.

  • Are there good Movies, TV Shows, Anime, with wholesome family (particularly parent-child) relations?

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  • As a divorced dad, Bluey is painfully sweet. I love that show to bits and it saddens me that my girl will soon no longer want to watch it as she gets older.

    🥲 Those family dynamics.

  • What's the most impressive video game mod you've ever come across?

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  • Does the flight sim in Excel count? If yes, then that.

    Otherwise, Day of Defeat (Steam mod). Still somewhat peeved that it never got the same recognition as CS.

  • What's something you've done that you're proud of?

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  • This is quite an accomplishment. Kudos.

    For my family, the biggest hurdles by far is a mail/calendar combo that works as well and supports sharing etc, and how the hell to migrate out of Gmail when so many of my emails have several labels which won't translate cleanly into IMAP folders. I wonder how you tackled those, or how you compromised.

  • Innovation makes for some wild times

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  • There are old pilots.There are bold pilots.But there are no old bold pilots.

  • How many do you agree with?

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  • May your day be as pleasant as you are.

    Funnily enough, this works at both ends of the scale.

  • Computer Science Courses that Don't Exist, But Should

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  • There's a lot of humour in there, but this:

    CSCI 3300: Classical Software StudiesDiscuss and dissect historically significant products, including VisiCalc, AppleWorks, Robot Odyssey, Zork, and MacPaint. Emphases are on user interface and creativity fostered by hardware limitations.

    I'd take that course in a heart beat. I've read some of Atkinson's ideas and thoughts, and the man was deeply sane.

    It must be decades now that my LinkedIn background banner is a screen shot of Zork source code.