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@ Paranoidfactoid @lemmy.world

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In a fight between delusion and physics, physics may always win but delusion never concedes.

  • The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe

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  • Affinity is good, and runs OK on Linux with recent versions of wine. Resolve is very good. A credible alternative to Premiere, though Fusion isn't all that compared to Ae.

    Ardour is great right now. As is Reaper.

  • The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe

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  • Gimp is still not an alternative to Ps. Not even close.

  • Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago

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  • Blah blah blah

    The difference engine was never built by Babbage.

    This is a false comparison built upon a false presumption.

  • Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago

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  • All the ways that loom stitching - like a player piano - is not Turing complete, much less like large training set AI.

  • China trade deal has Canadians looking forward to cheaper electric vehicles

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  • No. There are genuine problems with EVs in the kind of cold and snow Canada sees in the heartland and up north. But you'll see lots of EVs in Vancouver, where weather is moderate.

  • England left with ‘toilet deserts’ as public facilities decline by 14% in a decade

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  • In Vancouver, BC. There are public toilets here. Big self cleaning stainless steel boxes on the sidewalk. Go in, have your piss. Except there's also a huge drugged out street population too. So I'm walking Robeson St and I see a wasted guy pissing on the outside of the toilet in broad daylight. I'm like, he's missing the mark in more ways than one!

  • Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago

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  • Marx did not - could not - conceive of thinking machines in Capital. AI is in a different class than a weaving mill.

  • Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers

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  • Republicans control all three branches of government. But yeah, let's focus on the opposition party out of power.

  • Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, long-term study shows

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  • I'm all for replacing fluoride in water with ethanol. It lowers IQ, damages teeth, and fosters violence, but it'd be a lot more fun than fluoride.

  • Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

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  • Not good just the same. Hacking readers' computers via a capta exploit is some next level nefarious shit above and beyond changing archived text.

    Both violate users' trust though. I had no idea about this.

  • What impact is the whole vegetarian/vegan diet having on the price of meat?

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  • Should lower the price of meat with fewer customers for it.

  • Copilot keeps getting reinstalled on my PC [Resolved for now]

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  • GIMP has improved but 3.2 still lacks alpha masks on nondestructive filter layers. That is a showstopper for me. Krita has a functioning nondestructive workflow but GIMP has better filters.

    Affinity is a commercial tool that gets you 90% to Ps. GIMP isn't in the same league and neither is Krita for photo editing. If you want to paint though, Krita is fantastic.

  • Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

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  • Do you have a cite for that? This is the first I heard of this.

  • Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as Hungary's Tisza Party heads for election win

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  • Not a Brit. Sorry.

  • Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as Hungary's Tisza Party heads for election win

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  • YSK that a dirt-cheap pair of lab goggles can save you from crying while slicing onions

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  • DO NOT CHOP ONIONS WHILE COOKING WITH REMAINING EYE

  • U.S. buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50K

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  • A lot of people buy new cars with dealer financing at perhaps the worst interest rate possible, for a car that will lose 10%-15% of its value the moment the contract is signed and the vehicle is driven off the dealership's lot.

    ¯\(ツ)/¯

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

    www.theatlantic.com /ideas/2026/04/pete-hegseth-military-diversity/686734/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as Hungary's Tisza Party heads for election win

    www.nbcnews.com /world/hungary/hungary-parliamentary-election-results-rcna273661

  • Why don't I care about the Artemis mission/program?

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  • They could have done this forty years ago. And a moonbase is a waste of money and time. And it's all moot because Trump just nuked another $14B off NASA's budget anyway.

  • Amazon thanks loyal Kindle devotees by bricking their kit

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  • The device remains useful. Jailbreak it. Or sideload books with Calibre over USB. The DX in particular is still a nice ereader.

    Fuck Amazon.

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Half of sheriff’s office indicted on charges, including abuse of a corpse

    www.kold.com /2026/04/05/half-sheriffs-office-indicted-charges-including-abuse-corpse/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Trump Administration proposes $1.5T military budget, an increase of nearly $500B from last year

    www.cnn.com /2026/04/03/politics/white-house-budget-proposal-defense-spending-trump
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    In private, Trump has plans for unspeakable violence. I know because he told me

    inews.co.uk /news/world/private-trump-plans-unspeakable-violence-i-know-he-told-me-4328329
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Trump: I am strongly considering pulling out of NATO

    www.telegraph.co.uk /world-news/2026/04/01/donald-trump-strongly-considering-pulling-us-out-of-nato/
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Speaker at CPAC calls to deport 100 million people, most of whom would be US citizens

    www.texastribune.org /2026/03/27/texas-cpac-bo-french-islamophobia-muslim-railroad-commissioner-deport/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    Canadian man detained at US border, forced to give biometrics including DNA, then rejected entry.

    www.ctvnews.ca /london/article/canadian-man-denied-entry-forced-to-submit-dna-sample-at-us-border/
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    Joseph Duggar, ex-'19 Kids and Counting' star, accused of molesting a minor

    www.nbcnews.com /news/us-news/joseph-duggar-ex-19-kids-counting-star-accused-molesting-minor-rcna264227
  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    UFOLOGY....

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    Not even a Moneypenny

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    The “SAVE America” Act Is a Poll Tax

    newrepublic.com /article/207791/save-america-act-poll-tax-jim-crow-redux
  • World News @lemmy.ml
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    Energy Secretary Wright says War with Iran will end, 'in a few weeks.'

    abcnews.com /Politics/energy-secretary-wright-war-iran-end-weeks/story
  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    Paranoid Factoid @lemmy.world

    I just want to be loved!