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Comment AI (Score 2) 31

Maybe I'm mistaken but the video linked in the summary looks like it is AI generated. With that said, I still agree with what Woz (real or not) is saying in the video. AI can be a handy tool, but use it as a tool, not a crutch. I find many people are using it as a crutch or a way to get them through life, not assist them. Instead of trying to solve a problem on their own, they instantly resort to AI and this is going to slowly kill their ability to think on their own. Just like those same people who rely so heavily on GPS when driving that they ignore their own eyes and drive into construction sites, into bodies of water, off cliffs, etc.

We are entering a very interesting time for the human race. I can see many good things happening from AI, like radical medical advancements or better ways to design products. But I can also see a large chunk of the population becoming absolutely dead weight and essentially mindless drones as they lose their ability to read, write, or even think clearly because they allow AI to do it for them.

Comment Re:Ah... (Score 2) 31

You really think that not a single other person/company could think "hey what if we played this video over the internet instead of using physical media?"

I think it was inevitable. If Netflix didn't do it, some other startup or established company would have.

Comment Re:For varying values of "Common" (Score 1) 47

Even Kilimanjaro isn't a big enough peak IMO. I have climbed numerous mountains including successfully climbing Kilimanjaro and I still wouldn't attempt Everest. Most people have no idea what the lack of oxygen does to the body and how it effects decision making. I didn't take any supplements (Diamox) when climbing and when at sea level my resting heart rate (RHR) is 54 bpm. When I was at Barafu camp (4600m) before pushing for the summit my RHR was 86 bpm. So imagine somebody not as physically fit as me, who's RHR is say 75 bpm at sea level, when at 4600m, their RHR would be over 100 bpm. Their body would be pushing itself like it was doing strenuous exercise at sea level while at rest. Now go out there and climb an additional 1000m+ to the summit. Everest would be an additional 3000m on top of that!!

While on the mountain I personally witnessed a few other climbers pass out and be literally dragged down the mountain by their guides. Things get pretty real, pretty fast the higher you go. People who attempt Everest as their first mountain are idiots and frankly I have no sympathy for their negligence. I'm often reminded of Shriya Shah-Klorfine a fellow Canadian, who died on Everest, who was grossly under qualified, yet insisted on making it to the top despite her guides telling her to turn around.

Comment Re:smug Linux user enters the chat (Score 1) 186

What do they consider a "crash"? I haven't experienced a full on core dump in Windows in years and usually when that would happen it was due to bad memory or some kind of hardware swap where a official driver wasn't installed. If a system is crashing on a regular basis in 2026 it is probably due to shitty hardware, questionable software installs, or an idiot operator.

I've seen some users consider a non-responsive application a "crash" and I've even seen people consider a website not loading (500, server side errors) as a computer crash that I must fix. So I think this is more an ad for Apple products than a genuine study. The article also states that Windows PC's also lag behind Mac's in security and lifespan. Which is self inflicted on Microsoft's part by planned obsolescence of millions of machines that were perfectly fine before Windows 11.

Comment Re:Not as much as Chromebook (Score 1) 226

And why is this a problem? Many people don't even need a "real OS" in 2026. Most of the things an average user interacts with are browser and cloud based. You don't need a full blown OS for that. I'm not saying that we should just scrap desktop OS's completely, it's they just aren't needed like they were say 10 years ago for many people.

Comment Price (Score 4) 209

Slightly different, but a few years ago in Canada there was a push for plant based meat replacements. The problem was not that I wouldn't be willing to eat it, it was the price. In fact, I was curious as one of my siblings is a vegan, so it would be nice if there was something we both could enjoy. "Beyond Meat" for example would sell 4 burger patties for $18. Whereas I could buy 8 ground beef patties for $15. When the company starts by charging double the price for a "meat substitute" it's hard to get people on board.

Comment Time to address the real problem (Score 3, Insightful) 341

The only way to establish change is to hit the primary contributors (corporations) to this problem where it hurts most their bottom line. Once they see that profits are declining due to their practices (through taxation, or full out bans of some products) only then will change happen. But since Governments are in bed with these corporations, it is never in their best interest to force change on them.... so it is always framed that "everyday Joe sixpack" needs to do better, never the companies that produce thousands of times the pollutants that of any individual.

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