I remember when we had forums, it was ok to be upset sometimes.
I remember mods and admins that would ban you because you gently disagreed with something they said.
There wasn't a moderation team -- it was one weird guy that got off on power.
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I just use my kindle as intended: using Calibre's "email" button to load 100% legally obtained books via it's [email protected] address.
IDGAF. If they start yanking books off my device I'll put it in airplane mode.
My car had USB for Android Auto and it barely provides enough enough power to maintain my phone's charge while in use.
Thankfully wireless charging makes that an easy problem to bypass.
Do you really need fast charging in public outlets?
I always bring my own charger or power pack with me for security and speed, but "yes".
If I'm using a public outlet my device is nearly dead and I probably only have limited time to hang out and charge it.
"Hey, should we use any of the ready to go setups the right-to-die people have put considerable thought in to?"
"No, let's just wing it with shit we already have. What could go wrong?"
"Tricky" means "ethical issues of someone who took an oath to heal and save lives doing the opposite."
There are jobs where it's not feasible or practical to pay an actual human to do.
Human translators exist and are far superior to machine translators. Do you hire one every time you need something translated in a casual setting, or do you use something Google translate? LLMs are the reason modern machine translation is is infinitely better than it was a few years ago.
One of the major problems with LLMs is it's a "boom". People are rightfully soured on them as a concept because jackasses trying to make money lie about their capabilities and utility -- never mind the ethics of obtaining the datasets used to train them.
They're absolutely limited, flawed, and there are better solutions for most problems ... but beyond the bullshit LLMs are a useful tool for some problems and they're not going away.
I somehow got on the Trump campaign's email list and periodically get garbage from them. I received the following email less than 4 hours after it happened.
ALERT FROM TRUMP My resolve is only stronger after another attempt on my life! I will never slow down. I will never give up. I WILL NEVER SURRENDER! I thank God every day for having supporters like you on my side. On November 5th, WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! MAGA
-- followed by suggested donation amounts ranging from $24 to $3300. The grift never ends.
One: that comment you deleted where you put the dollar sign ($) in the wrong spot -- nobody does that.
Two: your "American English" (while excellent) sounds ... off, when read aloud.
Three: you can read the following Shibboleth aloud and you'll have no idea what it means:
ooh day ooh yay eek spay ig pay at in lay?
Lol. Yeah, exclude ~~opposing opinions~~ obnoxious, idiotic noise, go live in your liberal echo chamber
FTFY
Also, why do you have such a hardon for Trump when you aren't an American?
Fully automated luxury gay space communism.