Not “camping out” as much as “stalking”. My work colleagues and I staked out different stores, looking for a PS2 on release. Then, for the PS5, I followed a Twitter account that monitored availability until I scored one.

Lemmigrad.ml ≠ lemmy.ml

Normally when people refer to “.ml” they mean the dev instance, lemmy.ml, not lemmigrad.ml.

I’m not commenting on the substance of your post, just pointing out the mismatch.

I’m sorry to tell you but Ticketmaster controls many of the smaller venues as well.

Not at all what I mean. Working with data has nothing to do with models. Models consume data, but so does everything else.

Right now we are drowning in data. With the AI hype, companies now want to retain their data longer, but optimizing the processing and retreival of said data is an essential art that AI is currently very bad at. Data centers are adding processing power to tgeir infrastructure, but IO is still a massive bottle neck.

Transition from code to data.

Paul hates Marathon because its existence is killing Destiny. I love Marathon, but killing your cash cowin order to gamble on a niche game format is just a dumb thing to do. They should have made a D3 instead.

It’s always a scam. It’s always a grift. Always.

Join us in the “snip snip” club.

Work Focused Answer (no joy, just relief)

I think that, for the majority of my IT career of ~30 years, it has got to be Thinkpads. First IBM and then Lenovo. If you pick the correct model, you get a solid workhorse with a fantastic warranty/service plan and amazing Linux support if you need it.

More recently, it has to be the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7x Gen 1 (not the Gen 2). In my firm we spend ungodly amount of hours on calls and the Nova 7x is extremely comfortable, it has superb built in background noise suppression, a fully retractable mic, a mechanical mute button and, most importantly, the Gen 1 supports three separate modes of connectivity (four if you count the dongle.toggle switch). The Gen 1’s three connection modes are Bluetooth, 3.5mm wired, and 2.4 ghz wireless (via usb-c dongle). The 2.4ghz dongle can switch between PC and Xbox. Linux users who have trouble with the input/output mix while on wireless can use a standard 4 pole 3.5mm cord to connect the headset without issue. I have mine connected via wire to my linux main, 2.4ghz to my client compatibility Windows system, and Bluetooth to my phone.

NOTE: The Razer Barracuda X is also triple input, but the mic does not retract and I have not tested to see if it has built in background noise suppression/voice isolation like the SteelSeries do.

EDIT: With the Nova 7 Gen 2, SteelSeries removed the 3.5mm port.

If you want a Cybertruck, you want the all-wheel version a vasectomy.

Please don’t reproduce.

LOL, I have not updated my LinkedIn in about 12 years.

Ideally, higher quality audio circuitry.

“Well, the plague didn’t work. I guess I’ll try raining hell fire.” – God

Nope.

https://cloud.google.com/free

EDIT: I should note that when I created mine, it estimated that it would cost me ~$2 per month, but I’ve never been charged a penny.

YSK: That Google Cloud has a free tier that’s good enough to host your private website. I host two corporate “brochure sites” and my Headscale server on that one single VM.

Revanced to discover new music, then selfhost what you liked.

Planet Oat is about the worst IMO. For first timers I always recommend Oatly Full Fat (Oatly Barista if you are going to steam it). Chobani is also pretty good.