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New comment by raptor99 in "What have been the greatest intellectual achievements? (2017)"

raptor99 — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:15:07 +0000

Hmm, I wonder why that could be. Perhaps because most LLMs have ingested scads of utter online shit in, so guess what comes out.

New comment by raptor99 in "Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy"

raptor99 — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:26:06 +0000

Whew, very glad that a leading scientific voice like DiCaprio is speaking of this to world leaders. Solid foundations.

New comment by raptor99 in "Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident"

raptor99 — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:09:07 +0000

Agreed! Have you heard of Suchir Balaji?

New comment by raptor99 in "Nowhere is safe"

raptor99 — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:37:16 +0000

Sounds to me like you have a lot of envy and jealousy. That's normally what tantrums and name calling result from; that and a need for attention. Congrats.

New comment by raptor99 in "NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon"

raptor99 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:39:53 +0000

You are right. China should be ashamed of itself.

New comment by raptor99 in "Beyond has dropped “meat” from its name and expanded its high-protein drink line"

raptor99 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:21:35 +0000

lol Way to jump to a conclusion and then use it as your basis for your entire comment. Most people don't want some expensive fake ass meat that is so packed with chemicals and additives that they would rather just buy meat instead and eat it, even if it isnt as healthy as it could be if it were raised more sustainably and naturally than most of it is nowadays.

New comment by raptor99 in "Beyond has dropped “meat” from its name and expanded its high-protein drink line"

raptor99 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:19:07 +0000

I think nature nailed the texture of their burger patties. When you fry one up it has the same texture as a beyond patty. Nature's sausage links also have a similar texture to beyond sausage. I think nature nailed the taste a bit better than beyond. Also nature seems to use better ingredients than beyond. All these products are high in sodium like all processed food and you definitely shouldn't live off them, just like you shouldn't live off beyond burgers and sausages. Price-wise they cost less per pound than beyond. For any vegetarian or vegan you should definitely amuse yourself and fry up some of this natural meat and try it out.

New comment by raptor99 in "Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions"

raptor99 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:11:58 +0000

lol You are actually trying to argue and say "Oh actually, I love how AI fucks up, it makes me keep on my toes."

That's like saying I love hiring fuck ups that randomly do out of context and out of ruleset work for me when I ask them to perform tasks.

I would also argue to you that "folks" have done more well to debate the upsides of AI. It is pretty much all I ever see when I come to this website any more the last couple of years. Oh, and by coincidence, the operator/owner of the website just happens to be at the helm of ChatGPT. How convenient.

New comment by raptor99 in "South Korean ex president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection"

raptor99 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:52:48 +0000

Wearing costumes establishes costumes and illustrates the joviality of at least a portion of the attendees of the event. It would be odd to say that it is immaterial that you went to a concert or a restaurant or any place really, and lots of people were dressed as Vikings, or as SWAT, etc.

New comment by raptor99 in "South Korean ex president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection"

raptor99 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:35:23 +0000

I would also say that this is the correct way to handle a former president that was elected as the result of a rigged election.

New comment by raptor99 in "FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home"

raptor99 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:50:32 +0000

Yes, I hope things similar to this don't happen in this years midterms, like they did in 2020.

New comment by raptor99 in "FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home"

raptor99 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:49:21 +0000

Dude, the Capitol Police are the ones that let them ("J6ers") in to begin with. The whole thing was a set up from the get go.

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:28:06 +0000

Right on.

If the goal is to fix student grades instead of just documenting it, the points counted off need to escalate with repeated incorrect answers. The first incorrect answer can be treated as an honest mistake. But when the third or fourth quiz still shows the same incorrect answers, the grade shouldn't be the same C; it should decline sharply. At some point the cost of ignoring the problem has to exceed the points from letting it continue.

You just solved education!

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:22:42 +0000

Yes, yes of course. The leftover smell of homeless urine by the front door isn't real; it is only carefully calculated scents piped in by corporate dollar store yuppies to have you believe this is an authentic experience.

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:19:42 +0000

LOL it just seems that no business can do right here. So these low margin stores should just shutter and close up shop because they are somehow still "screwing poor people"? Would you commend them if their business just infinitely ran at a loss or gave people cash at the register instead of charging them anything for the items that they want?

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:14:12 +0000

Not really sure where your examples or experiences come from, but the majority of rural people that I know love most of their dollar stores.

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:12:23 +0000

LOL yeah OK, are we just making random statements now?

Yup. Outback Steakhouse is worse than a fast food store like McDonald's, it's an expensive not fast food store.

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:09:33 +0000

It doesn't sound all that monopolistic if there really are as many different places to buy it at cheaper prices as you say in your same comment...

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:02:00 +0000

So these big chains have drive out all competition. I assume you are referring to the big chain dollar stores. So how did they drive out all competition? Did they do it by charging more for items or by charging less for items? I think I am failing to see any sort of logic in the argument here.

New comment by raptor99 in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

raptor99 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:56:49 +0000

Aw man, that is such a rip off!

Grocery stores are a rip off too. The per unit price of items at them are astronomical compared to Sam's Club prices.

Sam's Club is a rip off too. The per unit price of items at them are astronomical compared to the wholesale price.