Boozilla

Boozilla , 5 hours ago

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Boozilla , 5 hours ago

I’ve been acquired by two different cats in variations of this scam.

Boozilla , 6 hours ago

Sometimes humor is hard to explain. This sketch probably struck some chord with a fad for “random” things at the time, and maybe hasn’t aged very well.

While the internet was of course influential in 2016, my recollection is that people weren’t nearly as jaded and cynical as they are now in the post-truth, post-pandemic world.

We’re constantly bombarded with memes, jokes, and other distractions…so perhaps people are not so easily amused now as they were almost a decade ago.

However, I do remember some folks being confused, annoyed, and unimpressed with it back then, too. But enough people were tickled by it to want to share it with everyone. And I do think Hanks brings a certain bizarre charm to it that not many comedians can pull off.

Boozilla , 7 hours ago

en.wikipedia.org/…/Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleima…

Boozilla , 3 hours ago

Wholesome Lemmy better than reddit moment going on in here.

Boozilla , 7 hours ago

The article which was removed for misinformation got me curious. So I finally downloaded and installed LibreWolf (which is Firefox under the hood). After using it for full day I really like it so far. Another user (thanks, @RustyNova ) gave me some good tips to pay attention to the two icons to the left of the URL bar, which was very helpful.

Boozilla , 17 hours ago

I would love to know how many civil servants plan on voting for MAGA. I would like to think it’s a teeny tiny percentage…but I’d probably be disappointed to learn that it’s not.

Boozilla , 17 hours ago

I’ve been meaning to try LibreWolf, here’s my chance.

Boozilla , 17 hours ago

Thanks, for the tips! I’m familiar with UBlock Origin, have been using it for ages. Good to know about the cookies and persistent login.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

Personally I would just avoid Logitech. I have noticed their stuff mysteriously breaks every 2-3 years and I have to replace it. It’s like planned obsolescence with them.

It can be frustrating finding a good alternative brand. I’m always on the hunt for one. I’ve had a Das Keyboard for a long time now, and it’s fantastic. My wireless mouse is a Tecknet. It’s not great but it’s pretty good. If there’s a Best Buy close to you it may be worth your time to go there and test drive some peripherals.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

I don’t think I’ve ever had any Razer stuff. I’ve had terrible luck with Logitech, but if you’ve had good luck with it, I can understand why you might want to stay with it. AFAIK Logitech periphs should “just work” with a PC, Mac Linux, or other GNU-Linux box. But yeah…wouldn’t surprise me if they try to force the cloud issue and/or want a subscription in the future.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

Depressing and true.

I have been in the corporate desk jockey world for too long. So much of what people do every day in the white collar world is just performative bullshit. David Graeber wrote about it better than I can describe it.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

Someone wants to summon Durin’s Bane.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

The trope I’m familiar with is that a criminal always returns to the scene of the crime to enjoy watching the aftermath and/or observe who is investigating. There’s also a trope about serial killers exhibiting a creepy triad of behaviors in childhood: bed wetting, arson, and animal torture. I’m not an expert but I think the science is dubious.

Movies and TV shows have used these tropes and countless variations. Are you maybe remembering one where the arsonist liked to have a wank? It would not surprise me if it was used in one or more procedural crime dramas. If it’s a common trope, it’s news to me!

Boozilla , 3 days ago

Turbo Encabulator vibes from the LLM.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

The plastic adds enough rigidity overall to help resist bending. The combination of the metal inside and the overall thickness of the added plastic is pretty good. It won’t resist a Hulk smash or a tank rolling over it. But it should, hopefully, resist routine bending forces during packaging and shipping. Goof around with it the next time you receive one, and you’ll see what I mean.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

Military, police, security and intelligence operatives train in it for a reason. You’re right that it’s not very practical or necessary for the average person. And for those who do need it, it’s an option of absolute last resort and desperation. Running away, if possible, is the wiser choice. But, it can make the difference in a life or death situation. Someone who knows how to fight and has practice doing it has a big advantage over someone who doesn’t.

Exercise: And if you find martial arts fun and a really good workout, more power to you. I think for many people, however, there are less injury-prone ways to get a good workout.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

Settle down, Dwight. Combatives are based on martial arts. You’re being pedantic over semantics. I also already mentioned how important they are for some folks.

Boozilla , 4 days ago

General population: I do agree with you. They’d be looking at the next shiney new celebrity scandal or whatever. But there would also be some people who would act like a dog with a bone and not lose interest in the aliens. Scientists and UFOlogists and such.

Boozilla , 4 days ago

IMO, assembling a sandwich from ready-to-eat ingredients without using a stove, oven, microwave, etc. is meal prep, not cooking. If you roast, saute, toast, smoke, or even zap any part of it, now you’re cookin’. (Though zapping might just be reheating something that was cooked previously. Ugh, this is more complicated than it should be. English can be frustrating.)

Boozilla , 4 days ago

I agree. “Q: Into the Storm” is the only thing that addresses part of it (that I’m aware of).

Boozilla , 4 days ago

Having permission to access to the HIPAA-protected dataset is only the first hurdle. You also need a medically valid or claim processing reason to look at individual patient records within that dataset. People have gotten into trouble by not respecting this. Doctors and other providers are not going to just poke around in the data for fun. Too little to gain for too much risk.

HIPAA is far from perfect, but it does do a decent job of protecting data at rest and in transit. If a bad actor like a hacker manages to get a copy of it, the sensitive stuff will be encrypted.

We handle HIPAA data at my job, and we all take it very seriously. There’s annual training required, and a reporting process for violations. Nobody is looking at anything unless they really need to.

Large corporate health insurance providers are another problem. They of course do have access to it, and I am sure they abuse the privilege for data mining and scheming on claims denial strategies and so on. But that’s a political and enforcement issue not an issue with HIPAA itself. They are violating HIPAA and getting away with it because they are a powerful lobby.

Boozilla , 4 days ago

Actually I do know that. Pharmacies, too. You do know they are not FAXing giant datasets with millions of patients in them, right?

Boozilla , 3 days ago

You’re right to point out the problem. Using a rhetorical tone was a bit sarcastic / condescending, so I mirrored it.

I think it’s a question of perspective. Your doctor faxing something to a pharmacy or specialist is archaic at this point, and I agree it’s not great. If they are using FOIP and not POTS, one would hope it’s encrypted with TLS or something (if it’s not, it’s possibly a HIPAA violation if there’s PHI in the FAX). But the blast radius is pretty small.

I suppose if a hacker compromised a hospital system’s FOIP they could harvest a lot of medical records that way. But at that point, they are already in and they’d likely be more interested in fatter & juicier targets on the network. Bigger datasets with less effort (versus pulling from a trickle of FAXes going in and out).

Bottom line: yes, FAX is dumb, and it’s a problem but it’s very small compared to other things.

Boozilla , 4 days ago

On top of all this interesting and problematic stuff about Silver himself, I think polls are very unreliable here in the post-truth world. Playing spreadsheet games with multiple polls might be marginally better. But IMO the whole thing suffers from GIGO (garbage in, garbage out). People lie to pollsters for myriad reasons. And that’s just the small population of people they can even get a response from.

Boozilla , 5 days ago

The Ann Coulter of fishes.

Boozilla , 5 days ago

Lina Khan is my hero.

Boozilla , 6 days ago

You aren’t hurting anyone or doing anything wrong. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people with fashy instincts who freak out over anyone living an unconventional life. And capitalism frowns on anyone living freely and not paying rent, etc.

Boozilla , 6 days ago

Surprised we haven’t heard from the germophobes that they use a gantry of hot air blowers, like you sometimes find at the end of an automated car wash.

Boozilla , 6 days ago

Ye olde Zen Garden technique, a classic.

Boozilla , 6 days ago

There’s been a trend towards simplicity/minimalism in UX for a long time. Sometimes it works really well. Other times it makes it difficult to find things like setting preferences (or they just don’t implement them because the assholes think they know better than you).

For me, MS is a mixed bag. Some of the UX changes are good, some of it is horrible.

But I love a well done minimalist UX. Obsidian and Reaper are two examples that come to mind.

Boozilla , 6 days ago

Wow, I still use paint.net. My needs are pretty humble, and it still hits that sweet spot between MS Paint and Gimp.

Boozilla , 6 days ago

After a recent renovation, our new exaust fan is much quieter, and it kind of bugs me. It is nice to be able to leave it running longer, though. The old one was too obnoxiously loud to leave on after you finished a shower.

Boozilla , 5 days ago

Agreed.

grunting noises

Boozilla , 7 days ago

“…In the BOX truck.”

Sorry, I got nothin’.

Boozilla OP , 7 days ago

That one is my backup if the one I got doesn’t work! Thanks for the recommendation.

Boozilla OP , 7 days ago

All of it, like alopecia? Or male pattern baldness? Or none my damn bidness?

Boozilla OP , 7 days ago

Yeah, I always glove up when I clean out the p-traps under the sinks. The smell is the worst part.

Boozilla OP , 4 days ago

I’ve always heard those are bad for the pipes.

Boozilla , 7 days ago

It takes different forms, but one horrifying example is smuggling people in from poverty-stricken countries and forcing them to be sex slaves. People with no resources that have very little chance of rescue.

Boozilla , 7 days ago

No, because his popularity with the cult of fools is primarily based on two things: 1. talking at a third grade level and 2. fear mongering about black and brown people.

I suppose you could add “appearing to be rich and successful” and some other ingredients in there. But I think the 2 mentioned are his biggest power sources by far.

Boozilla , 7 days ago

A skeptic will seek more information. A cynic will just shit on it first and maybe (probably not) ask questions later.

Boozilla , 9 days ago

I prefer lemmys to lemmings, but I think we got out voted.

Boozilla , 9 days ago (edited 9 days ago)

Focus on the lost revenue for small businesses owners. That’s all these shitfuck Republicans care about.

Boozilla , 9 days ago

Never liked this guy. And Oracle DB has always kinda sucked.

Boozilla , 9 days ago

I’ve never put much stock in the “we are living in a simulation” but stories like this make me wonder if one of the sim developer’s kids is in here doing stuff.

Boozilla , 11 days ago

Too many variables. There’s two types of test, antigen and PCR. The chemical reactions in both can be impacted by ambient temperature and humidity, light exposure, air pressure (altitude), air quality (contaminants) and so on. At-home testing is far from lab conditions. False positives and false negatives are possible. I wouldn’t put any stock in the timing.