Fuck.

I’m reminded of that early South Park episode where Chef explains that the best way to make a baby cry is to first give it candy.

Then, once the baby is happy, only then do you take it away.

The best way to hurt people is to lift them up first, so the fall back down hurts twice as much…

This, and accidentally legalizing hemp weed are possibly the only positive things to come out of this whole debacle

All of these came on basic airwave stations in my area. (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, UPN, WB, PBS, etc.,).

It wasn’t until later that they were syndicated and played on cable TV.

I don’t use them regularly, but I agree. Actual research involving peer-reviewed journals has nothing to do with AI.

EBSCOhost, PNAS, JStore, etc., all continue to exist outside the realm of AI, and I don’t really consider anything to be “research” outside of this realm.

I got the original STEAM Deck, and it has been a godsend for emulation.

It handles Switch titles with upscaling, and even PS3 games. It struggles with Skate 3 on PS3 though, which is the main one I’d like to play.

I’ve had several deep experiences in which platitudes held transformative meaning, but I think you’re right.

I think they are symbolic placeholders for something experiential, and holding onto what gives them meaning is like trying to grasp the wind as it blows.

One of my biggest hang-ups in life, and I’m old enough that wisdom and experience should carry me through it. Hasn’t happened yet.

Lots of platitudes address it, but platitudes are only true when viewed from the other side of things, not within the thick of it.

I never have enough time for games, but I loved this one so much that I made time.

The visuals were amazing. The story was decent, and the gameplay kept me engaged.

I especially liked the second island. Hallucinating on a tropical island while battling inner demons was a perfect intermission between acts.

I have yet to fork out $80 for Yotei though (I want it, but that’s pretty steep for me). It seems most reviews say it’s got a lot going for it, but it’s just not Tsushima.

Even Newman’s Own (a non-profit) is $4. $6-$10 is normal in my area, and it’s one of the least affluent areas of the country.

The people that are open to exploration and travel are generally not the ones opposed to progressive city planning.

The fear-based mindset opposed to change at any cost is not exactly conducive to exploring other cultures.

They were both 1999. Matrix released in March and Columbine was April 20th (made for a fucked up 4/20 that year…)

I thought the same thing! Maybe there’s something about playing in a mask that affects mannerisms?

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I was not suggesting that the encryption was compromised. I was suggesting that signal is being targeted.

Likely, they are infiltrating Signal groups specifically. Not through breaking encryption, but still joining these groups BECAUSE of the encryption.

The fact that these groups are using private encrypted messages are what piques the interest of the FBI in the first place. Signal is just the most popular and thus the most likely target.

The warning signs are there

Wet Leg’s set was one of my favorites last year!

If I understand it correctly, Microsoft sells discounted keys to organizations as part of their Volume Licensing for businesses.

Some places on the internet take advantage of that, and sell the keys individually.

I love to hate on all of the glaring deficiencies of the US just as much as anyone, but it may be unwarranted in this instance.

The US is not the top of the list, but far from the bottom, being 15th out of 58.. That amazes me, considering how bruised and battered the education system is.

The American education system is underfunded, and politicized in every negative way. Then we get posts like this that attempt to bash it further.

The fact that we are in good company in regards to reading levels only speaks to the dedication of most educators. They certainly aren’t in it for the money…

They are currently reading at a higher level than 30 years ago.. Though they are still a couple points behind pre-pandemic levels, it is still close enough that it leads me to believe these teachers are apparently new to teaching and a bit alarmist.

I teach 7th and 8th graders, and proficiencies certainly fluctuate from year to year. That is even more exaggerated with the pandemic “virtual learning” year.

Each year we have been able to pinpoint exactly what content they missed, because at this age group the content they missed was foundational.

That said, though technology has affected how we all relate to information, students in my classroom are able to approach novel challenges in creative and unique ways, and it is always exciting to see them grow and develop new skillsets from the unique vantage their lifetime has provided them.

Sure, it can be jarring and frustrating when we approach a lesson or topic that presumes a skill set they are missing, but part of being an educator is providing students with opportunities to grow those skills.

Educators deserve to be able to vent to each other, but I think it is irresponsible to post things like this publicly, because it gives the wrong impression and feels very negative.

I honestly like the small, eclectic vibe better.

I don’t know what the number is, but I’ll arbitrarily say, anywhere under a quarter million is perfect.

I know the federation model provides a strength against the cascading list negatives that plague popular platforms, but I don’t doubt that with a large enough user base, exploits would certainly seep in, particularly with ease of AI bot manipulation and astroturfing.

It reminds me of the Linux saying “security through obscurity”.