Eji1700's recent activity
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Comment on Rabbit gaslit me, so I dug deeper in ~tech
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Comment on US Department of Justice could seek break up of Live Nation-Ticketmaster, Bloomberg News reports in ~music
Eji1700 Link ParentI’ve already mentioned how long these things take to do right. I’m well aware. The fact the only reason this is happening is because of a debacle with a Taylor swift concert doesn’t inspire me...I’ve already mentioned how long these things take to do right. I’m well aware. The fact the only reason this is happening is because of a debacle with a Taylor swift concert doesn’t inspire me with confidence it was on their docket all along to tackle and isn’t just publicity.
I have been following, admittedly lightly, several of the cases of this administration. You can criticize them for how they’re approaching it (FTC handbag filing being the most recent to cross my radar as, at the minimum , eyebrow raising). I’ve also also mentioned that Biden(and plenty of others in the admin) built their career on being an ally to these companies and I doubt they’re throwing that out now.
Assuming trump doesn’t win and just wipe out most of these cases id still say most are doa or going to be paltry fines with badly worded changes with back doors.
We’ve already seen this with right to repair legislation and cases and I see no reason to think it will be otherwise as it’s been the norm
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Comment on What could be Microsoft's larger game plan or agenda with CoPilot? in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentYeah it’s very good at boilerplate. Not so great on logic or business unique interactionsYeah it’s very good at boilerplate. Not so great on logic or business unique interactions
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Comment on Dota 2 7.36 in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentUhhh depends on what you mean. Passives, tons of them, but they were skills you had to level up. Innate here means you start the game with it, and it may or may not be able to be leveled up. I...Uhhh depends on what you mean. Passives, tons of them, but they were skills you had to level up.
Innate here means you start the game with it, and it may or may not be able to be leveled up. I think less than 10 heroes had them before this patch, now they all do.
On top of that you've got hero "subclasses" now which you get to pick post draft but pre spawn, so you can look at the team comps (and the level of infighting) and figure out what you want to do, and those are all over the map on effect.
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Comment on What could be Microsoft's larger game plan or agenda with CoPilot? in ~tech
Eji1700 Link ParentWhile yes they'll shove in ads, i think you're still underestimating the end user who enters queries into search engines like a human, not like a programmer. There is a HUGE market for the kind of...While yes they'll shove in ads, i think you're still underestimating the end user who enters queries into search engines like a human, not like a programmer. There is a HUGE market for the kind of person who will ask very very simple stuff, and often screw up navigating to it from the reams of data they get back.
Having one, straight forward, probably accurate answer from human language is the use case. I know several older or tech inept relatives who this has been a massive life changer for.
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Comment on US Department of Justice could seek break up of Live Nation-Ticketmaster, Bloomberg News reports in ~music
Eji1700 Link ParentI am well aware of several of these cases and think they absolutely fall under "Taking their cut" given that the actual effect on the consumer has been minimal, if nonexistent. Things like apple...I am well aware of several of these cases and think they absolutely fall under "Taking their cut" given that the actual effect on the consumer has been minimal, if nonexistent.
Things like apple are why Bell was broken into a thousand pieces, and these days we don't even get close.
My goal is to actually stop applauding hand wringing mediocrity when it comes to one of the largest issues facing our society and demand substantial change and breakups. Dragging any one of these companies through court for several years, only to mildly change their business rather than actually segregate them as they should be, is functionally, yes, taking their cut in my eyes.
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Comment on Dota 2 7.36 in ~games
Eji1700 LinkDota is one of my favorite games, full stop. Even though I haven't played in 5+ years, and probably haven't played well in longer than that, I think it's a fascinating game. 7.36 is yet another...Dota is one of my favorite games, full stop. Even though I haven't played in 5+ years, and probably haven't played well in longer than that, I think it's a fascinating game.
7.36 is yet another "holy shit" patch that adds innates to every hero (which they always have) and facets (which they choose post hero pick but pre spawn). I'll have more to ramble about this later, but this patch is crazy enough I feel like i'm going to try to jump back in, and thought I'd see if there's any other dota fans here, because oohhhhhhh boy is this one a doozy.
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Dota 2 7.36
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Comment on What could be Microsoft's larger game plan or agenda with CoPilot? in ~tech
Eji1700 LinkIt is "how do I x" for people who can't google search well, and there's a ton of them. "How do i make an excel formula that does blah" "how to do i do something on my file system" "how do i send...I just don't get what is so revolutionary about it.
It is "how do I x" for people who can't google search well, and there's a ton of them.
"How do i make an excel formula that does blah"
"how to do i do something on my file system"
"how do i send an email and bcc"
and on and on and on.
In an age where search engines are vomiting up sponsored results, or you have to dig through passive aggressive and out of date tech forum answers, having a system that doesn't judge you and will attempt to answer ANY question, with a decent level of accuracy, is huge.
The target audience is not ANYONE on tildes because being on tildes means you're probably already waaay above the curve.
There's a lot more nonsense going on with this stuff that I think is questionably useful, but there's lots of quick questions i've found copilot to be good for. It's still something like 2/10 on more complex coding questions in my experience, but for simple stuff it's often faster and more context specific than searching.
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Comment on US Department of Justice could seek break up of Live Nation-Ticketmaster, Bloomberg News reports in ~music
Eji1700 Link ParentWhat other cases? Things like Amazon, Ticketmaster, Microsoft, Google, Meta and what not all still exist as is. There are so many mega monopolies today it would get exhausting to list them all,...What other cases? Things like Amazon, Ticketmaster, Microsoft, Google, Meta and what not all still exist as is. There are so many mega monopolies today it would get exhausting to list them all, and they donate to the dems just as much as the reps.
In fact a huge criticism of biden in the past is that he was one of the establishment dems who tended to champion the larger corporations (see, student loans being guaranteed through bankruptcy).
Bluntly, to poke a hole in ANY of these organizations, it's going to take a fuck ton of time, effort, and fighting, and I don't think that them doing this right before the election (when trump might win and wipe it all out), shows a sincere effort.
I'd be glad to be wrong, but i'm not aware of ANY monopoly breakup by the biden admin anywhere near the scale of ticketmaster. In fact there's currently criticism of them bringing "nuisance" suits that were unwinnable but just "tax" the company. I think that's overselling the issue, but there's absolutely been a lot of cavalier/send a message cases which they've lost.
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Comment on US Department of Justice could seek break up of Live Nation-Ticketmaster, Bloomberg News reports in ~music
Eji1700 Link ParentI’ll bet heavily on this is going to basically work out as “where’s our cut” and be doneI’ll bet heavily on this is going to basically work out as “where’s our cut” and be done
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Comment on Mozilla is adding vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI to Firefox in ~tech
Eji1700 LinkI actually have vertical tabs already thanks to an addin and some file modification to get rid of the horizontal tabs. That said hoping this makes it smootherI actually have vertical tabs already thanks to an addin and some file modification to get rid of the horizontal tabs.
That said hoping this makes it smoother
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Comment on The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely in ~space
Eji1700 Link ParentIt’s also EXTREMELY difficult to fully contain certain forms of hydrogen and not have leaks.It’s also EXTREMELY difficult to fully contain certain forms of hydrogen and not have leaks.
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Comment on Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree | Story trailer in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentHonestly one of the best parts of the silent protagonist. Especially from the souls series. Are you actively understanding the effect you have on the world or are you just ignorantly wrecking your...Honestly one of the best parts of the silent protagonist. Especially from the souls series.
Are you actively understanding the effect you have on the world or are you just ignorantly wrecking your way through things because you didn’t learn how to wield this weapon to not kill everything that moves.
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Comment on What kinds of part time jobs did you do when you first entered the job market? in ~life
Eji1700 LinkI did substitute teaching and data entry mostly. Subbing requires a little hoop jumping (and can be rough for all sorts of reasons, but it pays the bills), while there's almost always some temp to...I did substitute teaching and data entry mostly. Subbing requires a little hoop jumping (and can be rough for all sorts of reasons, but it pays the bills), while there's almost always some temp to possibly perm job for data entry where they need somebody who can bash through a pile of stuff accurately.
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Comment on Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree | Story trailer in ~games
Eji1700 Link ParentTo be fair, I wouldn't be shocked if he's the halfway boss and there's more shenanigans going on given they probably don't want to spoil everything in the trailers.Basically it seems like Messmer , the new big bad,
To be fair, I wouldn't be shocked if he's the halfway boss and there's more shenanigans going on given they probably don't want to spoil everything in the trailers.
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Comment on If you had up to US$250 to get one person into a hobby you're interested in, what would you do to get them started? in ~hobbies
Eji1700 (edited )Link ParentSo i realize this is waaaaaaaaay outside the $250 spend of this topic, but since you seem to know something about this, I've always had my eye on something like the OP1, and have heard the M8...So i realize this is waaaaaaaaay outside the $250 spend of this topic, but since you seem to know something about this, I've always had my eye on something like the OP1, and have heard the M8 kinda fills that niche better.
I figure starting with your guide is a good way to get into this, but I've always been curious if things like the OP1/M8 can actually just output directly to headphones/whatever, or if you still need other devices for them to function?
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Comment on The lunacy of Artemis in ~space
Eji1700 Link ParentSLS really never made sense. We've known since challenger just how miserable reusing components is, and the entire "oh well it's a stepping stone to mars" thing was always bullshit. We'd have been...SLS really never made sense. We've known since challenger just how miserable reusing components is, and the entire "oh well it's a stepping stone to mars" thing was always bullshit. We'd have been better off seriously trying to expand our orbital infrastructure.
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Comment on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Supreme Leader, killed in helicopter crash in ~news
Eji1700 Link ParentI'd expect either Russia/China to back a candidate favorable to them and ensure they wind up in the right place or for things to get very very complex, and possibly violent. I very much doubt this...I'd expect either Russia/China to back a candidate favorable to them and ensure they wind up in the right place or for things to get very very complex, and possibly violent.
I very much doubt this is a window for anything the west would see as reform.
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Comment on The lunacy of Artemis in ~space
Eji1700 LinkIt bothers me how far this has gotten being what is essentially a giant graft scheme between multiple companies and government entities. It is so on its face fucking stupid, and it bothers me that...It bothers me how far this has gotten being what is essentially a giant graft scheme between multiple companies and government entities.
It is so on its face fucking stupid, and it bothers me that people have the gall to compare it to Apollo as if somehow being able to do one means they’ll be sure to solve all the problems on this one.
So much of this is blessed but the fundamental logic, approach, and handling of the entire enterprise is different. It’s sad to say that I hope it only wastes trillions and doesn’t actually kill some poor batards a half assed “see we did it” attempt
There was never a goal to keep it working. Only a goal to gobble up funding, push out the bare minimum product, get a bunch of initial sales, and then go "oops it failed, too bad" and walk away...roughly.
This is a very common pattern, that's just gotten way way more common with tech hype both signal boosting everything AND coming with absurd claims (crypto/ai being the main ones).
Edit- I should add that the insanely low interest rate market made it simple for investors to throw money at stuff, and that also caused issues.