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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors' in c/[email protected]

Mark Zuckerberg legally changes name to ‘Elon’ in c/[email protected]

[–] WilderSeek 2 points 6 days ago

Hey, it may work and confuddle Trump.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors' in c/[email protected]

[–] WilderSeek 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Eh? I think they're trying to prevent Musk from becoming an AI god.

This could be the costume for a New Super Hero. What would you name him? in c/lemmyshitpost

[–] WilderSeek 8 points 6 days ago

So perfect!

How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads | TechCrunch in c/technology

[–] WilderSeek 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Pffft! This is soooo 2015.

If I had a nickel for every time someone says "this person's being a huge jerk to me but I think they might be neurodivergent" in c/adhd

[–] WilderSeek 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It's exactly why I do not present any of the mental psychological isms my therapist gave me to other people. I've seen loads of folks who pretty much brag about these things—using them as excuses to be shitty or negligent people with no attempt at learning or practicing social skills. I run like the wind anytime I hear someone brag or lament (usually just a backdoor brag) that they are "empathic" or "highly sensitive." I'm very cautious around people who bring up their "ADHD," "anxiety disorder" or "autism"—especially if they do it regularly, publicly (on social media), or very early upon meeting them. And don't get me started about personality disorders. I know people who are legitimately trying their best with all these things, but the genuinely responsible and aware folks seem to rarely wear those as kind of strange badges of identity.

Pro-Luigi Mangione content is filling up social platforms — and it's a challenge to moderate it in c/news

[–] WilderSeek 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The behaviors of some CEOs are making it easy. Oops! Did I victim-blame?

‘Trump is a little guy, Musk is a big guy’: historian predicts trouble for president-elect in c/news

[–] WilderSeek 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think he's trying to attract these unsavory parties, because they are easy to be bought before and after they are in power. Then he can develop his tech any way he sees fit. If you look at how he's been interacting with other tech leaders, it's pretty freaky. He was hassling Dr. Hinton not too long before latching onto Trump.

Laura Loomer comes for ‘welfare queen’ Elon Musk as MAGA war heats up in c/politics

[–] WilderSeek 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh, this is theater again. The smarter MAGA creeps are doing this to distract the public and government (the parts that can actually do something) from Musk's influence. They totally want his money and interventions. It's actually encouraging other tech corporations to give them money as Musk is so dangerous in the field (he's trying to wipe out OpenAI and has hopes to gain assloads of power with his own AI).

A Cybertruck Foreshadows the Trump-Musk Administration in c/peoplebluesky

[–] WilderSeek 10 points 2 weeks ago

Just another dumpster fire.

‘Trump is a little guy, Musk is a big guy’: historian predicts trouble for president-elect in c/news

[–] WilderSeek 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is very concerning for anyone who has paid attention to Musk's movements/behaviors prior to connecting with Trump. I'm not talking about the X rants (those are a distraction), but Musk's interaction with the tech industry—particularly the AI industry. I believe the man wants loads of power through AI, and he'll gain it in very unconventional ways if he influences Trump and the rest of the GOP. This goes beyond an oligarchy. The potential he could have to completely run the world is quite large. This is why so many tech companies are paying massive financial homage to Trump at this time.

Devils panties 01/01/2025 in c/comicstrips

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Eight Months Old & Sixty Pounds! (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by WilderSeek to c/dogs

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Our "little man" is a mighty mutt who's a mix of eight breeds (about half of his DNA is Siberian Husky and Mountain Cur). We believe he was malnourished and ill when the shelter first took him, and it temporarily stunted his growth. He was projected to max out at 55 pounds when we adopted him at 15 weeks. Now it looks more likely he'll be between 80-90 pounds. We never had a dog that large before!

Right now is a trying time, but I'm reminding myself that eleven years ago we had a puppy who was the same age, but even more challenging, and he turned out to be a wonderful dog.

This guys is incredibly curious and soooo clever. He wanted a piece of plastic wrap he found on the floor. I took it from him and pocketed it. He later hopped up on the couch and appeared to snuggle. It was a ploy to pickpocket me! XD

It feels like having a large destructive furry toddler—including our house looking a bit trashed and planning the day around naps. I feel like I'm failing to train him (though I know his hormonal distractedness will pass), but I'm trying to appreciate this time as much as parts of it exhaust me.

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So Happy With My 8K Time! (self.running)

submitted 4 weeks ago by WilderSeek to c/running

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Just a small personal victory, and an excellent learning experience.

I'm usually a decent runner for someone who doesn't put extreme efforts into training. I've often been in the first 1/3 to 1/10 of finishers and have sometimes been at the top of my age group.

Well, I've been struggling really badly with my pace since I had COVID a year ago, and I had been really careful about getting back into running (took 10 weeks off) as I was so worried it was long-COVID.

My pace went up about 2-3 minutes a mile, and I ended up feeling like I was shoved down. This summer I had to stop mid-run, and that never happened before in all the years I've been running. That's when I reached out to my doctor.

I got my bloodwork done in the fall, and it turned out I had both anemia and super low vitamin D (both D3 and D2—even though take a combo calcium/D tablet). In retrospect, it would have been wise to have my bloodwork done earlier for nutritional deficiencies as COVID screwed up my periods. I kept getting them every two weeks for a couple months (totally a guarantee to end up with anemia), but I never thought of it.

So I started taking supplements and noticed within a couple of weeks that my heart rate started going back down, and my runs felt much easier.

When I ran an 8K last weekend I didn't PR, but I'm so happy with the time. I did much better than I thought I would. My pace actually beat my 5K pace from late August! I'm hoping to speed up over the winter more as I work on my nutrition and upping my muscle-to-fat ratio.