"There are certain things men must do to remain men." You can tell it's not really sapient because it doesn't chase women.
"It must be hooked into your main power-bank in order to be operative."
Nailed self-driving vehicles and LLM-training in the same episode...
I used AI to make myself look older.
...did I say "AI"? I meant RL.
It took literal decades to process.
(CW: eyes, close. They're probably following you. Don't let them know or they will sense it and pounce.)
Been thinking a lot about what makes a system actually responsive vs. just reactive. The difference seems to be whether you are waiting for things to break or building the feedback loops before you need them.
Most organizations optimize for the second type. Most people optimize for the first. Interesting gap.
I suspect it's either Windows or Mac, purchased as a package from a Retail Solutions Software company (that being standard practice) -- but I haven't looked closely at the screens.
...but that's not really even the core of my gripe; it's more like...
We're supposed to be owning this place all together, but you won't even listen to a seasoned professional with online retail experience who is willing to volunteer time and is also an "owner"??
Somethin' ain't raht 'bout thayut..
Seen when leaving dinner Tuesday. At Cobra Burger in Church Hill, Richmond, USA
@jamey I could rant about my attempts to get some information-flow going between us (member #500, signed on before they even had a location) and our local grocery co-op.
I was talking about social media, and they kept responding like they thought I was talking about advertising or something.
So much for democratic ownership.
@jamey I keep hoping that when I get my old retail operation back online, I can expand into more practical stuff like, well, groceries -- which do require their own set of expertise, but I keep thinking of all the ways that current grocery stores (everything from small co-ops to giant chains) does retail I.T. wrong, and... well, I want to fixit. 🛠️
@riley Our ex-kids apparently do! ...because of Madoka, apparently?
Maybe I'll understand these things when I'm younger. ^.^
giving another shot to "get my life together" project. though, dian is being a lil fussy about it.
@EveHasWords I don't remember how I came across her, but I did enjoy watching several of her videos. ^.^
(One was about repairing the First-Ever Electric Piano, or something along those lines -- I have a soft-spot for electric pianos.)
Welcome to our Fuzzy-Computing Clowder, @yoraci !
(Has the world tried looking under the couch? 🌎 🔎 🧠)