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Comment Re:I want to love Blender... (Score 1) 8

Provincial putz with a "ditto," here. I don't use it often enough to justify a deep dive for training, so while I can make things with it, it's a right pita. And every time I go back to it, I've forgotten how I did it previously. To me, it doesn't lend itself to easy comprehension. But I wish them the best of success.

Comment Re:Some people are hopeless, yes (Score 1) 94

I grew up like you - financially insecure, almost to the point of desperation - but I think your bigger problem is why tf do you care about those people judging you? I learned early that they ain't paying my bills, so I don't give a fk. Plus, nothing I do or say will stop them from judging, anyway, and usually without full information about whatever situation they think they know about, so why bother worrying about it? I'm financially better off, now, by far, and I'm sure some of those who saw me at my lowest are still judging me. Meh. I still can't do a thing about it, so whatever. If they ever grow a pair of balls and confront me directly, we'll have words. Until then, they can fk all the way off.

Comment Re:Too bad (Score 1) 11

No, see, you're thinking about it wrong. The entire "failure" of the internet - which is, fundamentally, just a collection of wires and protocols, of course - is the users: they're largely gutter trash. So "the internet" doesn't need a reset button: the users do. That's why I welcome our benevolent agent of change, SkyNet. It's for our own good; things will be better after a few heads roll. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Comment Re:Because AI solves everything? /s (Score 1) 63

I wonder if these rich sorts will use AI to figure out how to solve society's problems so that they - the rich sorts - don't have to use AI to figure out the best approach to defend themselves from angry, desperate hordes intent on righting the balance of wealth. Sort of a foresight - slash - "an ounce of prevention" thing.

Comment Re:Taxes are a government requirement (Score 1) 93

For most of us, it already is pretty simple. I've done my own taxes for years, and the vast majority of the forms are simply not necessary. I use the 1040, a couple of schedules, form 1065 because of a business partnership, and it's still relatively simple. If I didn't have Schedule C, or 1065 income, it would be just W-2s, and call it a day, which is probably suitable for a large number of us. For many people, the 1040-EZ is available, and even simpler. The tax system can be complex, but it's probably an 80/20 thing; or even 90/10.

Comment Re:If you want to blame someone ... (Score 1) 195

I see that about 90% of the people who shoplift do it because of desperation, rather than thrill. If people are shoplifting because they're desperate, I'm going to hold off on blaming them; and if you haven't been that desperate, maybe you should, too. Are we a "first world" society when so many people can't afford to simply live?

Comment Re:MacBook SE, like iPhone SE and Apple Watch SE (Score 2) 85

My wife got a MacBook from work much like the one you described, and I thought, "Why freakin' bother?" But I used it for a bit, because why not, and it actually is more than competently capable. I was surprised at how well it worked on what I threw at it for what it had, in terms of "raw resources." Was the problem the actual hardware, or my biased expectations?

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