Alto

Alto , 4 months ago to world in 'No one should hear this': Israeli captive's family condemn leaked recording

"Anyone who runs is a VC. Anyone who stands still is a well-disciplined VC."

Alto , 4 months ago to mildlyinfuriating in With updates built in!!

Chrome almost got a monopoly because for a time, it was legitimately better than most the competition. Now you have consumer inertia, and the things that make chrome dogshit are unfortunately not things that the average person cares out.

Alto , 4 months ago to techsupport in Anyone know a good mouse with a lot of side buttons, that isn't an MMO style?

Not only is the quality going down hill, but the customer service is absolute shit now. Used to be you'd get a new mouse, no questions asked, because the double clicking thing is/was a known issue. When I had to replace my g703 a couple years back, the hoops they made me jump through to prove that it was actually broken was ridiculous. I know of several people who have had similar experiences. Took over 2 weeks to get them to send me a new one.

Alto , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to technology in HP is in the rent-a-printer business now

I spent way longer than I ever hoped to primarily selling printers. This is the answer. I'd wager a solid 80% of people would be better off buying a cheap brother laser and just going to walgreens/office depot/where ever the 2 times a year they need to print in color

Alto , 4 months ago to technology in User got a $104K bill from hosting provider(Netlify): “I thought it was a joke”

Just because I know most won't actually click on the article

In a quirky response, the company’s customer support team reduced the bill to $5,225. And when the story started trending online, the CEO decided that the user wouldn’t be charged at all.

Alto , 4 months ago to news in DeSantis Vetoes Blanket Social Media Ban for Youths Under 16

Doh. Don't mind me, my brain just somehow completely failed to register that part.

Alto , 4 months ago to news in DeSantis Vetoes Blanket Social Media Ban for Youths Under 16

DeSantis can't serve as the next governor due to Florida's consecutive term limits anyway

Alto , 4 months ago to world in Retired Catholic bishop charged with sexual offenses in northwest Australia

Humors a pretty common response to awful situations. It's a useful coping tool as the world continues to go to shit around us.

Alto , 4 months ago to piracy in Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu for ‘facilitating piracy at a colossal scale’

The main point of that ruling was that they weren't using proprietary code. Yuzu almost certainly did after the TOTK leak, unless they magically just happened to improve that much directly afterwards.

I don't like it, but there's a pretty big chance that Yuzu loses this one.

Alto , 4 months ago to piracy in Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu for ‘facilitating piracy at a colossal scale’

I'm not saying they're right for it, just stating what reality is. Anyone with half a brain knew this was coming the second they used proprietary code.

Alto , 4 months ago to memes in Sorry if this is meta, but this coincidence was just too funny. I had to hold in my laughs while I was ordering a samosa.

I didn't know weeb-hipsters existed

Alto , 4 months ago to news in School board member bragged of drinking Fireball and Coors Light in Capitol on Jan. 6, FBI says

If you're gonna LARP being a revolutionary (even a fascist one), at least do it right. Get yourself some nice wine, brandy, or whiskey.

Alto , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to piracy in Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu for ‘facilitating piracy at a colossal scale’

There's a fairly big difference between "you're making an emulator for a console we stopped selling anything for a decade ago" and "you are actively cutting into the sales of everything we are currently doing"

Frankly, Im not quite sure what anyone expected. Of course they were going to go after them harder tan usual, especially when they made it pretty obvious they used proprietary code from TOTK. I'm as pro-piracy as they come, but ya still gotta use some of your brain.

E: sp

Alto , 4 months ago to news in School board member bragged of drinking Fireball and Coors Light in Capitol on Jan. 6, FBI says

Idk man, I'd definitely choose something other than fireball and coors.

Alto , 4 months ago to technology in Gemini: Who negatively impacted society more, Elon Musk or Hitler?

I wouldn't be surprised if it's closer to their claims when they turn off whatever parameters turn it into the world's most aggressively centrist thing ever.