[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago

To me, this feels similar to when photography became a thing.

Realism paintings took a dive. Did photos capture realism? Yes. Did it take the same amount of time and training? Hell no.

I think it will come down to what the specific consumer wants. If you want fast, you use AI. If you want the human-made aspect, you go with a manual artist. Do you prefer fast turnover, or do you prefer sentiment and effort? Do you prefer pieces from people who master their craft, or from AI?

I'm not even sorry about this. They are not the exact same, and I'm sick of people saying that AI are and handcrafted art are the exact same. Even if you argue that it takes time to finesse prompts, I can practically promise you that the amount of time between being able to create the two art methods will be drastic. Both may have their place, but they will never be the exact same.

It's the difference between a hand-knitted sweater from someone who had done it their entire life to a sweater from Walmart. It's a hand crafted table from an expert vs something you get from ikea.

Yes, both fill the boxes, but they are still not the exact same product. They each have their place.

On the other hand, I won't commend the hours required to master the method as if they're the same. AI also usually doesn't have to factor in materials, training, hourly rate, etc.

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Now they have both.

When I still shopped there, it wasn't uncommon to see people bump into those railings. This one lady tried to go through the same piece of railing four or five times before she realized that it was there lol.

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Loblaws recently installed 7 foot high Plexiglass barriers that funnel people out of the stores. They claim it will stop theft and make people safer.

Many people have voiced concerns about these barriers possibly being a fire hazard, in the sense that they might create a bad bottle neck in the event of an evacuation. Many people panic during an emergency. However, I have also seen many people stating that it's not technically against the fire code.

In your opinion, is this a hazard? Do you think it's fine, or do you think that this could be one of those situations that ends up causing new regulations to be added after casualties happen? Do you think that people are too worried, or do you think that these concerns are valid?

https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2024/04/ontario-barriers-exit-loblaws-store/

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

I'm happy that they had those, and you raised a good point about underlying conditions

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 50 points 8 months ago

This was tragic and was likely very easily avoidable.

It's cold for nearly half of the damn year. We're in Canada for crying out loud, winter isn't a new concept. It's inhumane and cruel to expect people to suddenly stand outside in these elements for a long period of time.

I recently quit a job at a factory for a very popular "family" food company. There was a small fire last winter. We all passed by our locker room on the way out, but they INSISTED that NO ONE should grab their coat or sweater, despite the small fire being a very long distance away.

They adamantly refused to get anyone emergency blankets, and we were also not allowed to wait in our cars. We could not leave the property either, even after the head count. I was finally allowed to leave to go home around 3pm, but I had cold chills until nearly 9pm. Our health and safety department was pushing for some kind of heating protocol for a very long time, but management always talked over them.

This feels very eerie to read. This could have easily been me or any of my previous coworkers.

We need more worker protections and safety protocols. This was a person who will never be able to say goodbye to their friend and family. They had hopes and dreams. Their life had value. They even had a small child and a partner. How incredibly tragic and unnecessary.

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I think beyond that, it's mostly from Europe but I'm not certain

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I should do this.

Now I want to do this lol

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Mainly Canada, with two from Britan and France

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 22 points 8 months ago

I think I look pretty white, tbh

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Up until I started working, I didn't really encounter that question. When I did start working, people started asking me that question.

Them: Where are you from?

Me: Canada.

Them: Where are your grandparents from?

Me: Canada.

Them: Ok, where are your great grandparents from?

Me: Canada.

It's irritating sometimes. I just want to exist, do my job and go home, like anyone else. Once is ok, twice is odd, three times is weird, and the fourth time is a pattern.

The only accent that I might have would probably be from Newfoundland, Canada, as I grew up with a lot of people from there. I also talk too fast sometimes.

Have you had similar experiences, and if so, how did you handle it? Can fast speech patterns cause this? Why do random people care so much?

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

On google, I started seeing too many of the first results tagged as "ad". It became even more concerning when those tag dissapeared but the same websites showed up.

I used to able to trouble shoot nearly anything I needed to, but now I come across completely unrelated posts more than I come across solutions.

I was iffy about bing, I still kind of am, but at least I find what I'm looking for most of the time. I'm personally going to wait a bit before trying out other browsers, when there's a bit less risk of them selling. I remember a good android launcher that used to be trusted before they sold to another company

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Burning natural gases from the ground has backfired before:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater

It didn't happen to save the environment, but there was too much natural gas stored to burn off.

[-] Shampoo_Bottle@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It could backfire if it's anything like what happened in Turkmenistan.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater

Apparently it's been burning since the 80's

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