dunno, if it does, then yay?

popOS just because they have an installer that includes nvidia drivers out of the box.

i agree with the first part

same, i also abuse free trials pretty hard.

(virtual credit cards and visa gift cards with little to no money on them work great)

jesus christ you should be shoved into a locker

hmm, this is sort of helpful.

this is pretty much what i think, yeah.

a lot of programming/software design is already kinda that anyway. it’s a bunch of people who were educated on computer science principles, data structures, mathematicians, and data analytics/stats who write code to specs to solve very specific tool problems for very specific subsets of workers, and who maintain/update legacy code written decades ago.

now, yeah, a lot things are coded from scratch, but even then, you’re referencing libraries of code written by someone awhile ago to solve this problem or serve this purpose or do thing, output thing. that’s where LLMs shine, imo.

i didn’t downvote you, regardless internet points don’t matter.

you’re not wrong, and i largely agree with what you’ve said, because i didn’t actually say a lot of the things your comment assumes.

the most efficient way i can describe what i mean is this:

LLMs (this is NOT AI) can, and will, replace more and more of us. however, there will never, ever be a time where there will be no human overseeing it because we design software for humans (generally), not for machines. this requires integral human knowledge, assumptions, intuition, etc.

exactly, this will eliminate some jobs, but anyone who’s asked an LLM to fix code longer than 400 lines knows it often hurts more than it helps.

which is why it is best used as a tool to debug code, or write boilerplate functions.

this rules, thank you!!

would a factory reset destroy any driver/codec updates, or are those a firmware based changes that wouldn’t be overwritten?

well said.

what a save!
what a save! what a save!

right.

and yea, vasoconstriction is vasoconstriction and we know nicotine (among other stimulants) causes it, and therefore, it’s going to reduce blood flow to the skin. reduced blood flow = less oxygen/nutrients. over time, this can slow down the healing/regeneration process of the skin, which would lead to a more aged appearance. this also effects hair follicles.

there’s not much else to prove here; it’s cause and effect.

well, not quite, but you have the gist.

nicotine patches and gum have been around for quite awhile, and the blood vessel constriction is a fact, and therefore, it will affect skin/hair health.

it’s just to what degree. clearly, it’s more with analog cigarettes where you’re sucking on literal smoke.

i use both, but i never really think about it unless my skin suddenly dislikes it and revolts.

so, yea, convenience wins.

inhaling carcinogenic smoke to get nicotine would age you more, but nicotine itself also has adverse effects by constricting blood vessels, which would affect how much oxygen and nutrients are able to reach the dermal layer. this would also affect hair follicles.

here’s some decent sources for more reading:

E-cigarettes containing nicotine cause blood clotting and make small blood vessels less adaptable

NIH-funded studies show damaging effects of vaping, smoking on blood vessels

it’s certainly possible that the ecigarettes used in the testing here may have altered the results, but it’s not looking pretty.

yeah i’m in my 30s and i get routinely carded at events and people place me in my late 20s still.

a lot of it is genes, but i also: have a good skin care routine, use sunscreen every day, rarely drink alcohol, and use nicotine rarely. those are big factors that shouldn’t be discounted.

HRT really is incredible.

i was banned for similar reasons.

seems like a lot of mods just have the ability to say whatever about whoever and the admins just nuke any account they target.