Yeah, but the AI bros don’t want to imply that the LLMs are lying to you.

And usually with an HOA all you’re funding is people who will fine you for letting your grass grow too tall.

Oh, we know. Given a choice, we wouldn’t have any of this.

But seeing these people suffer the consequences of their own actions and then have the gall to whine about it makes it hard to empathize with them specifically.

You’re absolutely right on all counts.

That said, my RAID setup is on a Synology, so it’s brain-dead simple and not especially prone to falling over.

MS is especially egregious about it.

They’re planning the next iteration of Windows to be primarily AI-driven - as in, the AI runs things for you.

That’s true until it isn’t.

Unrecoverable hard drive failures definitely occur, even early on in the life cycle of a drive. I like having a RAID-5 array … but then again, I don’t really have any other backups (which I really should fix).

What I really need is an ISP that doesn’t have a 1.2TB data cap.

It’s also going to result in the destruction of the Xbox brand though. Whatever they release, no one’s going to buy it. Anyone who’s smart already releases on multiple platforms if they release for Xbox, and this will only exacerbate the issue.

Ah, good on you! How long ago did you buy the place?

I’ve purchased two cars new. Still own both of them.

One is a Chevy Sonic that is a reliable little stick-shift hatchback that was inexpensive when I bought it, and have used for over a decade. The design had hardly changed between years and was known to be reliable. It probably didn’t drop in value nearly as much as most other cars - I admittedly wouldn’t know because I’ve had no interest in selling it.

The other is a Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid, which essentially didn’t exist used when I got it. They continue to be challenging to acquire. I wouldn’t be surprised if I could sell it for more than I still owe on it, and I got it on a lease-to-own with zero interest (the dealership wants the opportunity to upsell me when the lease is over).

It’s possible to buy new and not get screwed over. It’s not common, though.

Look what only President Trump can do.

Look what only President Trump can do, when the GOP also has the majority of the House and Senate, and - oh yeah - the Supreme Court.

Now good luck finding a home for only $240K in an area that actually has decent-paying jobs…

The housing market is in a bubble right now. Buying a house is no guarantee of equity when the value can plummet and put you underwater at a moment’s notice.

Chainsaw Man is simple. All the characters are awful and I hate watching them.

Soooooo they’ve crippled their game making divisions with layoffs that obliterated employee morale so that they had more money to throw at AI, and now they’re demanding that this same section of the company offset even more of their AI costs because it’s one of the few parts of the company that actually makes money?

Reminds me of how Hasbro is milking WotC for all they’re worth while destroying faith in the brand.

Hello Games is absolutely NOT a AAA company.

If there are rules applied to determine whether or not something is NSFW, it should be applied evenly - even to religious texts.

edit: Ah, the app doesn’t actually contain the Bible’s text. I stand corrected.

This is why Pride and Prejudice is so well regarded. The guy was a creep to the girl and she shut him down hard - and only when he did better, treated her like an equal, and most importantly was willing to take no for an answer did she give him the time of day again.

We are brains piloting meat mecha!

What do you want to bet the contractors currently working on it aren’t going to get paid?

Nah, too many dust mites in dust