Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[dragoner]

Well, that's optimistic of you...

That's me, the eternal optimist.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Our gardener has to work with our computerized irrigation system.

Lapidaries use all kinds of machines that help them control their cuts & polishing.

Luthiers, jewelers, custom motorcycle builders and the like use CNC for parts. Some have started using 3D printing for certain things.

I’ve even seen Amish folk using smartphones (almost exclusively) for their businesses, especially those who are parts of crafting communities. They’re seemingly for payments processing and inventory control.m

About the only aspect of human labor that’s virtually untouched by creeping tech* is small-scale manual labor. And even then, it’s probably just a matter of time before we’re building semi-autonomous bots to do those jobs, too.



* Metallica “cover”!

 

[Deset Gled]

If you feel the need to spend that much time and effort to get tech out of your life, you're letting the tech control you much more than a person who uses it casually.

 

[Maxperson]

Sometimes I have to log out because I do not understand how someone went from A -> D and there actually is no B or C, they just decided to choose violence over nothing.

 

[Maxperson]

I did that thing again, where I write out a response to a thread, but then just delete it before submitting.

I've been doing that more and more lately.

 

[Maxperson]

That's awkward hand placement for pushing up glasses.

Clearly an AI generated smiley face.

 

[Maxperson]

This is why I still work for the mob.

Do they still have that special retirement package?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Re:

When I was in college, I had 2-3 pieces that were being considered for addition to the school’s permanent collection. But none of them made it because- unbeknownst to me- there were materials I used that were unstable as I used them, so the creations simply disintegrated over time (for various reasons).

From the “experience creates wisdom” files, I just avoided using unsuitable materials for a nifty beadwork design I had in mind.

I designed a hematite bracelet, and as I was shopping for materials, I found out that new colors were available*. The new colors inspired me to modify my design.

But the new colors, weren’t natural, they were dyed/plated (sites differed on terminology). And as I dug deeper, I found that the modified hematite finishes were not durable, especially when exposed to water or certain chemicals. Which a bracelet would be.

My initial reaction to this info was to add more of the material to my shopping cart so I could make duplicates for when the finishes would start failing. Older, wiser me called younger me an idiot, and removed the modified hematite from my cart.

I’m going to do the bracelet according to the original design, but I’m ALSO currently shopping for different materials to realize the version of it that would have featured the other colors.






* FYI: natural hematite polishes to a shiny gunmetal grey appearance. The modified types come in metallic silver, bright silver, and shades of gold.

Hematite · Smooth · Rondelle Disk · 6mmNatural

Strand Length: approx. 15.5 inches. Dimensions: 3mm x 6mm. Hematite beads make great spacers and can add some weight to your to your jewelry. Tejas Beads Hematite · Smooth · Rondelle Disk · 6mm Bead

www.tejasbeads.com

 

[Maxperson]

About the only aspect of human labor that’s virtually untouched by creeping tech* is small-scale manual labor. And even then, it’s probably just a matter of time before we’re building semi-autonomous bots to do those jobs, too.

Just don't get yours from Russia!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sometimes I have to log out because I do not understand how someone went from A -> D and there actually is no B or C, they just decided to choose violence over nothing.

Sort of like Octopus punching fish, until recently thought to be just them violating the Wheaton rule.

Octopuses are now punching fish in the face. This video shows exactly why | Discover Wildlife

Despite these attacks, the fish are keen to stick close to the octopuses - for one very good reason.

www.discoverwildlife.com