Willy

Willy , 5 months ago to piracy in Feeling the lack of moderation now Reddit?

It wasn’t just mods using 3rd party apps. Anyone that experienced the switch from old.reddit or that used mobile had to be using 3rd party or only half their brain.

Willy , 5 months ago to piracy in Feeling the lack of moderation now Reddit?

Subs still works in my mind. Subdirectories of all, or subscriptions… whichever way you want to think of it. I never really thought of subs as short for subreddits though, that was just convenient marketing based of those same terms.

Willy , 5 months ago to technology in Big tech firms recklessly pursuing profits from AI, says UN head

yall realize its a race, right? if you ain’t first, you’re last. It might be nice to slow down and consider it if it’s a good idea, but it’s more like an international arms race similar to the Manhattan Project than people are giving it credit for.

Willy , 5 months ago to android in Ram in phones?

You need more ram in your desktop.

Willy , 5 months ago to world in China starts publishing youth jobless data again, with a new method and a lower number

Tbf the US has redefined the unemployment rate many times when convenient as well. There was a good planet money podcast about it years ago.

Willy , 5 months ago to news in Costco is testing out a new system for entering stores

I wonder if they will take Apple ID. I haven’t carried a drivers license since my state started using them a while back.

Willy , 5 months ago to technology in 'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology

They aren’t just trialing it. I’ve been shopping this way for 15 years. Once the system was down so I went to another location. I won’t shop without a handheld scanner ever again.

Willy , 5 months ago to news in Microplastics found in 90% of burgers, steaks and chicken

my RO system uses plasic tubes and plastic housings.

Willy , 5 months ago to technology in A gel injected into the scrotum could be the next male contraceptive

I think that was always the point of the name. this would just be a new plan A.

Willy , 6 months ago to news in John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard, Smallville) calls for Joe Biden to be executed

they still do. this guy didn’t say he intended to do anything though, which is a pretty big difference

Willy , 6 months ago to news in Judge says Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million judgment immediately

259k/y right now. So back then less. a bit higher than most people but essentially paycheck to paycheck in nyc. His wife probably worked too, though and I’m sure the power got him a lot of special deals. I’m beyting that check was a drop in the bucket to the millions he made other ways.

Willy , 6 months ago to memes in Proof of twerk

they real story is more interesting. it’s just a shame that the incentives were aligned a bit askew. people gonna people.

Willy , 6 months ago to news in Judge says Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million judgment immediately

are people at his level ever “employed”? they get checks but I doubt they are paychecks.

Willy , 6 months ago to memes in Cause friendships never end!

Try going door to door convincing people or something or just stop fucking complaining all the time holy shit.

please don’t. just don’t.

this works for so few things.

Willy , 6 months ago to pcgaming in You’re going to need an SSD in order to play Final Fantasy 16 on PC

The oldest receipt I can locate was from 2009. I think that was my second. The first ssd being from before my son was born. He’s about to graduate high school. I remember when trim came out it was a big deal and I remember vaguely having issues with getting it to work on that first drive.

All that said, you’re probably right that 2002 was way too early of a guesstimate. Say 2006 or even 2010. What have people been doing all these years. Just waiting to boot up? There is a whole generation that should never have had to deal with hdd’s for anything but data hoarding.