sturger

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[–] sturger 3 points 14 hours ago

Nice strategy, but I'm not going to buy 10 bottles of shampoo, not that I would have anywhere to store them if I did.

[–] sturger 2 points 14 hours ago

"Business Idiots" are nothing more than American Aristocracy. They fail upwards and are never held to account.

Business Idiots are pushing hard to make AI the next bubble because nothing sells empty promises like bubbles. Unfortunately for the Business Idiots hawking AI, only other Business Idiots are buying in. Large portions of workers quickly see AI for the unasked-for scam that it is. But the tech Business Idiots don't have any other things to hawk right now, so it's gonna have to be AI or a dropping stock price -- which we all know can't be allowed to happen.

 

The title is a bit of an exaggeration.

Why do corporations change shampoo and toothbrushes so often? I'll go through 10 different shampoos and toothbrushes, then find ones I like. I'll probably be able to purchase them again a few times before the ones I like are no longer available.

What are the forces driving manufacturer's to change their basic wares so often? Besides Wall St. greed, that is?

[–] sturger 39 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Oh no! His salary was slashed 50% to only $9M?!?!? How does the poor dear survive?

Most of us survive on less than 1% of that. Yay! We're One Percenters!

[–] sturger 1 points 21 hours ago

Agreed. There are definitely many areas of software to do require/benefit from good math skills. But software is an incredibly diverse field. Kids, if you're interested in programming/software, there are plenty of areas you can do just fine in with varying levels of math skills.

[–] sturger 1 points 21 hours ago

In the earlier days of StackOverflow, the founders try to fight the toxicity. I don't know whether they got overwhelmed or just gave up, but the trolls wound up taking over. Maybe good moderators aren't willing to put up with both overwhelming toxicity AND no pay.

I still love what StackOverflow once was. I tried coming back and giving a chance a few times. My last question got "answered" by people who clearly had not taken time to read the question. After updating the question with, "Note: I'm am NOT talking about 'X', its subtle, please read the question fully." I was told that I didn't know what I was talking about.

I eventually figured it out and didn't bother posting the answer to the issue. Fly-by answers by people just looking to improve their stats made continuing to interact with SO frustrating and pointless.

[–] sturger 4 points 2 days ago

Of course, AI makes people more productive! How do I know? I asked my AI, "Do you make people more productive?" and it said, "Yes." Just look at all the time it just saved me!

[–] sturger 4 points 2 days ago

You know what's even cheaper to run than this "new technology"? Breathy promotion pieces that give no evidence whatsoever to support it's claims. Way to go, PR folks.

[–] sturger 3 points 2 days ago

"Professional Fan". I'm definitely stealing that. 😂

[–] sturger 1 points 2 days ago
[–] sturger 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Post a pithy hot-take in text? Nobody reads.
Post a screenshot of the same text from a social media site? That’s bussin!

[–] sturger 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

Supermarket chain Kroger announced today that they are switching to a subscription model for grocery purchases. “Customers will no longer be allowed to buy groceries directly, but will now be requested to log in using their account in order to complete purchases.”

“Moving to a subscription model will help us to streamline operations, cut costs and continue to provide our customers with prices.” according to the Kroger CAI’s quarterly filing with Wall St.

“At the self-checkout, after scanning your groceries, simply login with your e-mail address and 64 character password. You will then receive a text with your 128 digit verification code, which you can type in manually at the 3rd numeric keypad. If you attempt to purchase more than your subscription level, you’ll be guided on how to restock the excess items.”

Kroger says grocery plans will start at $5/day, which will enable customers to treat themselves to a daily ration of either 1 lb of cabbage or 1 lb of potatoes.

Please note that customers must create a unique account for each Kroger location. “Customer loyalty is very important to us.” said a Kroger representative, who then offered this reporter an opportunity to invest in a pre-public release of Kroger Koin.

[–] sturger 4 points 3 days ago

These are all the old arguments Assembly threw at C when C started taking over. Now it's C's turn to be put out to pasture and it's rolling out the same complaints.

C had decades to solve its security problems and has not been successful enough. It's time for a new standard.

If you need faster than Rust and can afford the security issues, run C. If you need faster than C and have some top talent, use Assembly. If you need it faster and can afford the ASIC, use Verilog/VHDL. If you need faster and can afford a fab plant, start laying out your transistors with tape and a light table.

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