They really aren’t: it’s just going to add a little thickness, weight, and cost to the phone. Screws and gaskets aren’t exactly rocket science.

Any work made to convey a concept and/or emotion can be art. I’d throw in “intent”, having “deeper meaning”, and the context of its creation to distinguish between an accounting spreadsheet and art.

The problem with AI “art” is it’s produced by something that isn’t sentient and is incapable of original thought. AI doesn’t understand intent, context, emotion, or even the most basic concepts behind the prompt or the end result. Its “art” is merely a mashup of ideas stolen from countless works of actual, original art run through an esoteric logic network.

AI can serve as a tool to create art of course, but the further removed from the process a human is the less the end result can truly be considered “art”.

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Not really, unless the house was built incredibly cheaply with thin studs and crappy drywall.

Wood is pretty decent at blocking sound – it the voids between the studs that’s an issue. Filling them with sound deadening insulation solves that problem.

It’s not as good at blocking sound as a masonry wall obviously, but it’s “good enough” at a fraction of the price.

My toolbag calipers are cheap hardware store ones. They’re accurate enough and I’m not out much when they inevitably get damaged or lost.

You know it’s bad when you recognize the user name.

Dolly Parton

You can’t just mention D&D and Satanic Panic without sharing the Chick Tract.

You know you’re old when young people confidently explain to you things you witnessed first hand. Like Dee Snyder testifying in a Senate hearing.

There is a reason China has banned most US-based software in the mainland

I’m not at all saying what the USA is doing is right, but I find it hilarious Beijing is upset about it.

“It’s only OK when we do it!!!”

Also Disney once told a family no multiple times regarding putting Spider-Man on their dead child’s tombstone.

This is one of those situations where it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission. Even the most cold-hearted corporate ghoul is going to understand the cost/benefit of going after that family isn’t remotely worth it.

Yeah, the lawyers are going to say “no”. But even if they’re stupid enough to sue: some suit that isn’t a moron is going to tell them to drop it during the ensuing PR nightmare, and the family will be swimming in donations.

The world got on fine before the internet too.

I’ve used these apps – when I was quarantining because I had Covid, wasn’t in a state to drive, and needed food.

I don’t use them anymore, but these types of apps can fill a “need”.

Another mirror has the original comments. They’re exactly what you’d expect from 2001.

The Dems have run relative leftists in the past: Bernie Sanders was on the primary ballot in 2020 … and lost.

If you want to blame anyone: look at our fellow “voters”. Asking my under-30 coworkers if they voted in the primary and/or the general election was depressing as fuck.

… I thought Lunix was invented by the infamous Soviet computer hacker Linyos Torovoltos.

A private company is absolutely more efficient than a government. The boss simply says “this is what we’re doing” and that’s it – it’s just a question of what goal they’re efficiently pursuing.

The problem is that intelligent, empathetic, and selfless people rarely rise to those positions. The few that do usually get pushed out of business by ruthless assholes.

I have no issue with sex scenes in media. I also think the vast majority of sex scenes are unnecessary and badly done.

… Are you being ironic? I legitimately can’t tell anymore on this website.

No, it’s because I find the idea and the importance attached to it idiotic.

Having said that, I also believe it doesn’t automatically mean a breed is inbred and/or has health problems.