I hate to bring up AI, but this is exactly what I keep trying to explain to people - when you ask any of these bots questions about things you’re an expert in, you see all the flaws. The trouble is people tend not to ask questions about things they already know…
Why not just use an alias?
I used Windows growing up, switched to Linux in highschool on my personal machines, and was forced to use Mac for nearly 10 years at work. In my experience, they all have problems, and the worst part is always early on. After you’ve used them for a while and have gotten familiar/comfortable, the problems get easier to deal with, and switching back (or on to something new) becomes more daunting/uncomfortable than dealing with what you have. So in that sense, yes, it will get easier.
Also, as hardware ages, you often see better support (though laptops can be tricky, as they are not standardized).
Keep in mind, when you use Windows or Mac, you’re using a machine built for that OS and (presumably) supported by the manufacturer for that OS (especially with custom drivers). If you give Linux the same advantage (buy a machine with Linux pre-installed, or with Linux “officially supported”), you’re much more likely to have a similar, stable experience.
Also, I’ve had better stability with stock Ubuntu than its derivatives (Pop!_OS and Mint). It might be worth trying an upstream distro, to see if you have better stability.
Go see a show at The Comedy Cellar. Book it in advance if you can. If it’s “sold out,” you can still show up and wait before showtime - I think they only sell about half the seats online, so if you show up 30-60 minutes before the show, you can probably get in.
The reason I know this word:
https://frinkiac.com/video/S08E03/a3tUkZTulZH-lQ0nb6MEFeZWuCw=.gif
https://youtu.be/RY-NF_7R-pk?t=9m23s
This video is great at showing non-colorblind people what some colorblind see. The woman’s son is colorblind, so she does a little interview with him, to ask him how he picks out certain colors. They also take some pictures and run them through a filter that demonstrates how he sees - to a non-colorblind person, the difference is obvious, but he struggles to tell the difference, indicating the filter does a good job of showing what he sees.
The gang must have let Charlie make the sign again.
Malcolm Jamal Warner also died within the past few days.
Short clips is a common technique for spotting AI generated videos. It’s computationally expensive to do more than that. Not impossible, but uncommon.
What bugs me the most is I’ve pointed it out to people in conversations that basically go like this:
Me: You used it for X and caught mistakes - why are you trusting it for Y? Them: That’s a good point.
And then they keep doing it anyway.
I’m not an AI hater at all - it can be a great way to accelerate work you are capable of doing on your own. But using it for things you don’t understand, and/or not double checking its work is insanity.