Nonprofit work is hard. It takes a lot of time, dedication and, more often than not, you see volunteers taking in multiple different tasks and responsibilities to keep everything running.
I went to GDC for the first (and last) time this year. Microsoft put on a big seminar about how "AI" will help gamedevs. Call me innocent, but my heart sank a bit when I saw them doing this. Sure, start-ups, tech bros, hucksters, and MBAs are all selling "AI" now. And I know Microsoft is evil. I just didn't expect to see them blatantly taking part in this with the rest of those grifters.
I find the idea that I have six free code completions and 8 free chat suggestions per month, or whatever they're pushing, really off-putting.
Feels like the subscription model is metastasizing. Next they'll be telling us we get 100 semi-colons/month with the basic package, we'll need to upgrade to pro if we need more.
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •I am renowned for hating most things in this life. Seriously, renowned for it.
My hatred for #Copilot? Oh, it's just...off the scale.
In fact, it is equal to the sum total of my hatred of every other thing I've ever hated in my entire life.
Yep, that big.
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •I find the idea that I have six free code completions and 8 free chat suggestions per month, or whatever they're pushing, really off-putting.
Feels like the subscription model is metastasizing. Next they'll be telling us we get 100 semi-colons/month with the basic package, we'll need to upgrade to pro if we need more.
Ollie Boermans
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •all that time I was smugly not using it and now they tell me I didn’t have it.
Now I know *I* am making the choice. 😛
skua
in reply to Aral Balkan • • •That gives me a great idea for a scam (that I'll have to guard against).
Just do what MS has done there.
And include an email link to scam central (preceeded by something particularly inflammatory and obnoxious).
Then form relationships with the irate flamers.
Then monetise those relationships.
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