#controversialopinion — Public Fediverse posts

@ChrisMayLA6 @mastodonmigration @patrickhadfield Nah, I don't buy it as the "defining photo." The purpose of the system is what it does, and this fails to capture the cruelty of the system.
This photo might as well be AI slop.

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Controversial #Opinion: Archinstall makes #archlinux harder to use.

If you do your install by hand, you know what was installed, you know how jankily it was done, and you know (presumably) what to look at when you screw something up in 3 years because it's been so stable you forgot you're supposed to read the news before updating.

If you use archinstall, you don't necessarily know exactly what packages were installed unless you're a particularly diligent admin. If you're using archinstall I can only assume you're not a particularly diligent admin. So when it breaks in 8 months because library Xyz.69420.so requires a manual adjustment that alpm can't handle you're SOL because you don't even know you have Xyz.69420.so on your system.

#dllhell #controversialopinion #linux #archbtw #badmins #foss #floss

I thought about dropping Where winds meet because it didn't scratch that itch I got to test myself in an open world souls like game, then today I learnt that they used a LLM within an in-game character and that completely shattered my interest in the game.

Mind that it's not because they used AI, but because they used it wrongly, just to say "ok, we're using it!"

I can get behind a modern assistant-like entity helping me in a more natural language, if properly trained in the context (well, duh), but I can't condone using an untrained (context-wise) LLM in a historical/wuxia RPG game.
AI isn't bad in some cases. Using it like this? Yeah, it is.

Le sigh.

Source

#WhereWindsMeet #AI #Gaming #ControversialOpinion

@ThisCJ @billbennett @Kay I personally think that version control should be taught in primary school. Many heartbreaks would be prevented by its competent use in so many facets of life.

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#ControversialOpinion: it's ok to look away.

I don't have to be bombarded by images of dead civilians to know that it is wrong. I don't have to read endless stories about the horrors of a warzone imposed upon civilians to know that it is genocide. I don't have to engage with political cartoons and videos from people speaking out against atrocities to speak out with them. I don't have to burn images of death and suffering into my brain to go out and #protest.

Take it from a long-time #activist: you don't have to traumatize yourself to do the right thing.

#activism

My most #ControversialOpinion: Dark mode sucks. Enbrighten all the things!

I like the parking lot. It is very convenient for the shops #totp #controversialopinion

If #JKRowling wants to be put in jail, why don't we put her in?

Just sayin'.

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Gosh, I hate mopping.
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Portuguese egg tarts are best eaten when chilled

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@NicoleCRust @markgbaxter @cian

#ControversialOpinion #MiceRuleTheWorld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41Vli6Fnj1E

https://youtu.be/y5xcvAoKojo?t=87

😄​ plz don't mind me, I am just here to add #neurobuzz @neurobuzz so more folks can discover this thread and the OP

@Bronwyn Just the outies #controversialOpinion

Like so many long-time musicians, Elton John has a few great songs but I have always found most of his music a bit schmaltzy. I have eclectic tastes, but I really like "Better off alone" by Alice Deejay so that might help you judge this toot... #ControversialOpinion #EltonJohn

“If all you’ve got to do today is find peace of mind / Come round, you can take a piece of mine” could be one of the greatest opening lyrics ever written. (This song has also been stuck in my head for several days now! 🤪) #Catatonia #RoadRage #ControversialOpinion

While Damage, Inc. closes this fantastic album, it is time for a verdict.

#MasterOfPuppets is a masterpiece, a 4,5 out of 5 on my scale.

Now, is MoP the best thrash album of all time? I don't think so, because there's not enough thrash on it to claim this spot.

#ControversialOpinion : Anthrax' Among The Living is a better thrash album while being a slightly worse album overall.

#Metallica #Metallicajourney #Metaljourney

ETA: my ranking so far:

1. MoP 4,5/5
2. Lightning 4,5/5
3. KEA 4/5

Service announcement: I'll tag this #Metaljourney with #Metallicajourney from now on, so you can filter it out if I'm annoying you with my top notch expertise. 😜

Master Of Puppets is the best #Metallica song by the way. You can call me a poser if you will.

My top 5 Metallica songs (until now):

1. Master
2. Battery
3. Bell
4. Lights
5. Lightning

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My controversial opinion for the day:
"This email should have been a meeting."
😁

My problem with "let's do this all by email":
a) some people never answer them
b) some people barely read them
c) the chance for immediate followup questions and explanations is lost
d) no sense of how the other people feel about the topic

#business #emails #meetings #controversialopinion

@paulca I don’t understand why people eat pancakes or waffles when toast already exists. #controversialOpinion

I don't own a tracksuit because I'm an adult #yeahISaidIt #controversialOpinion #hashtag

I wish all Mastodonians a happy, peaceful and joyful Christmas and for the sake of argument, Die Hard is a Christmas movie - but it’s not THE Christmas movie. #ControversialOpinion #MerryChristmas