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[-] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Accountants actually spend hardly any time doing tax work. And in most countries tax returns are automatic anyway, so no, AI isn't going to destroy all the accountant jobs.

[-] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm actually pleasantly surprised by how much movies get right with rowing and sailing in movies.

The one that does make me roll my eyes is the scenes where characters are chilling in the galley or bed and then suddenly run up because they hear/see a problem through a porthole. I always get pretty grumpy with the idea of folks being actively under sail and simply 'tying' the wheel or tiller and going under the deck. Only the incredibly expensive sailboats can truly get away with that. A small, affordable to a middle class type, yacht will have that with a motor, but sails are not so forgiving. If the wind changes you could have a pretty bad day, and even a perfectly 'straight' tiller will likely have you turning circles ere long. That's not even considering how poor of a decision that would be unless you were a military ship in the middle of the ocean and others would get out of your way. Just because collisions are super de duper unlikely doesn't mean they're impossible.

[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Rowing and sailing they get right because they are upper middle class activities, form which screenwriters are almost exclusively picked

I constantly get surprised looks from the people I deal with when they learn I don't know anything about sailing.

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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

We almost never uncover accursed tomes or massive government conspiracies.

(Archivist)

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[-] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty much everything. See "Bee Movie".

Fiction: Daddy bee goes to work in the honey factory every day.

Fact: Daddy bee has glorious sex once and immediately dies. Bachelor bee is booted out of the hive by his sisters in the autumn and dies.

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[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

Before Mr Robit, hacking was always portrayed as some action packed race against the clock with fast typing and a lot of meaningless, magic words.

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[-] donuts@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Gaming is apparently hitting all the buttons on the controller all the time

[-] Wytch@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

Also you can just pick up a controller cold and start playing without any load times.

All video games sound like Super Mario Bros or Call of Duty. Alternatively (if video is shown), all video games are violent zombie shooters with terrible animation.

Only children use handhelds and they are all GameBoy.

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[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 6 points 2 weeks ago

I wish I could hack into infrastructure in real time.

[-] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

(IT, sort of sys-admin/remote help)

No, I'm not a programmer even though I sit by the PC. Also I can't magically fix any and all your computer related problems in a second I look at your PC.

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