TheCraiggers

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to piracy in Has YouTube Blocked Your Adblocker Yet??

I’ve got so many layers of adblock it’s hard to know which one(s) are responsible for blocking the ads.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to news in 5 family members found dead in Ohio home in apparent quadruple murder-suicide

But you’re not even willing to consider any of that. Because of boats and cars and table saws…

Sigh. I’m anti-gun, if you couldn’t tell from my post. But sure, put words in my mouth.

BTW, getting a license to drive a car/boat is much more difficult in most states than getting a gun license.

First of all, I already said I’m for more regulation on guns. Second of all, I’ll basically invite further downvotes and say “good”. That actually makes sense to me. I’ve long believed that people don’t give driving the respect it deserves. You’re literally driving a ton of metal and explosive liquid 70+ miles an hour in the dark with a lot of people around doing the same thing, houses scant yards away, all while you simultaneously talk to your friends, check your phone for messages, and adjust the radio. It’s insane when you think about it. Realistically? I’d say the capacity for mass destruction is higher for driving than guns, but I’ll accept the fact that’s perhaps mostly due to the commonality of vehicles.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to news in 5 family members found dead in Ohio home in apparent quadruple murder-suicide

Agreed. Handguns are basically for killing people. I don’t know why you brought them up though since we have no idea what kind of gun this guy used.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to nottheonion in Man thrusts American flag through another man’s head at Sonic, Oklahoma cops say

Next time a crazed redneck stabs me in the head with a US flag, I’ll make sure to put my helmet on first!

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to news in 5 family members found dead in Ohio home in apparent quadruple murder-suicide

Owning a car increases your chance of dying in a car accident too. Owning a table saw increases your chance of losing a finger. Owning a boat increases your chance of drowning. Etc.

Do I think people should be walking around with military-grade weapons? No. Do I think people should be allowed a shotgun to hunt with or whatever? Sure. Do I think there should be background checks and all that to help make sure they’re used in a responsible manner? Hell yes. Do I wish guns had never been invented? Yes.

But come on. This guy apparently went room to room in his house and systematically murdered everyone in it. It wasn’t an accident, which is what generally drives the statistic you mentioned. Who knows what was going through his mind at the time. But I’m guessing that, while the gun probably made the act easier, the gun wasn’t the enabler nor catalyst here. Given what happened, I’m guessing he would have found another tool to use if he had no gun on hand. I’m not going to be morbid and name all the things within reach at the average house you could use to murder a 9 year old, but it’s a lot of things.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to piracy in Easy and safe linux piracy with jc141

Dang, was hoping for the new Doom. I refuse to play it with Denurvo, but I don’t trust anything out there.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to retrogaming in This looks awesome, and plays the original carts: Atari 2600+ - Official Announcement Trailer

Fuck them for not even bothering to include two controllers in this purchase price. Those things are basic as can be; we’re not talking dual-shock here. They had better be very cheap to buy.

Also, what’s the point of including Combat if you’ve no ability to play against somebody?

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to technology in Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can't be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom

Remote-only companies existed before, during, and continue existing after COVID. And those companies have new people as well. Perhaps you’re right and that it’s harder to ask questions on slack as a newbie (although I believe it’s completely up to personal taste) but is that worth all the benefits of remote work?

I believe it’s not.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to gaming in Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review Thread

I have hopes from these reviews, although I do wonder how much of the score improvement is due to From Software’s new reputation.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to gaming in Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review Thread

Unplayable mess? I never said that. However, more than a few people had game-breaking bugs in Skyrim and had to restart or hope they had a save from far enough back.

Obviously Skyrim was playable enough since it was an immediate critical success. I can’t really speak for fallout 4 since I never played it and didn’t bother following the news for it.

That being said, there are memes older than some people on lemmy equating Bethesda and bugs. They’ve earned their reputation, but good and bad.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to workreform in Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All

That’s also why you encrypt your drives. The average enterprise figured out how to let somebody work from an airport long ago. It’s really not a huge deal.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to technology in Google Fiber Introduces 5Gbps Bundle in Austin

I somehow doubt Austin needed this. Meanwhile, I’m posting this via an ancient DSL connection that barely functions.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to gaming in Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review Thread

I’m excited for Starfield but buying a Bethesda game on release week is probably a bad idea. Let them get a few patches out first.

Assuming Armored Core is as polished as many of these reviews suggest, it might be a great game to tide me over until then.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to technology in Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days.

I thought the advantage of carpooling was saving money on gas and car maintenance. Also, environment.

TheCraiggers , 10 months ago to technology in Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days.

Probably because they wouldn’t see a dime of revenue from this. It would be a new law that just says they have to do it. At best, they would be allowed to pass the costs to customers somehow, likely through our plate registrations at the DMV.

It’s basically a no win for the car companies. Lots of ill will, increased chance of litigation, increased costs for building cars, all for nothing.

In fact, I bet the car companies lobbyists are the reason we don’t have this already.