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some_guy ,

Oh, is that what that is? Thank you!

some_guy ,

This is the best reference possible. Btw, you can hear either Dunning or Kruger (can’t remember which) on an ep of the You Are Not So Smart podcast, which I no longer listen to, but it’s an interesting interview.

some_guy ,

bedewed

TIL a word. This is masterful wordplay.

some_guy ,

Or someone is and those someone’s are putting pressure on bosses media

Bosses are convinced by articles in mass media that this needs to happen. For real estate.

There are a bunch of new buildings in my city that have apartments with retail space on the ground level. All the retail spaces are empty, never used. I live in one. Someone is taking a bath on all the losses on these investments.

some_guy ,

I laughed and my partner ask why. I told her it’s some really nerdy humor. She was fine not hearing the joke, but I loosely explained it anyway. She humored me anyway. She’s a good woman.

2 Nigerian men accused of running a global ‘sextortion’ ring linked to a teen’s suicide have been extradited to US, officials say (www.cnn.com)

According to prosecutors, Samuel Ogoshi used a hacked social media account to make contact with DeMay while pretending to be a young woman. After persuading DeMay to provide a sexually explicit photo of himself, Ogoshi allegedly threatened to publicly release the image unless DeMay paid the scammers....

some_guy ,

You’re not being overdramatic. I’ve been thinking about an exit since 2020. I plan to have it figured out in advance of the next election so that I can flip a switch and go. Don’t wait for disaster. Have an exit decided and hope you don’t need it.

some_guy ,

I want to see benchmarks on how this affects actual gameplay. That’ll be the real story.

heyfrancis , to asklemmy
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What song has good lyrics because of the idea/lesson/experience it shares?

@asklemmy

some_guy ,

We’re all from the same Lucy

Despite differences you see

Electricity 311

some_guy ,

www.pfsense.org/products/

some_guy ,

This sounds most right to me. Apple, at times the most valuable company on the planet, had to introduce a “services” category to keep Wall Street happy (because they still need growth). That’s where enshitification happens.

It’s not enough to make a ton of money. You have to show that you’ll make even more tomorrow. The knock-on effect is that everything keeps getting worse for customers. This is the end result of our financial system.

higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs (lemmy.world)

Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on...

some_guy ,

That was not listed anywhere before you ordered.

I don’t know why this logic hadn’t occurred to me until you said it. Strikingly obvious argument for raising prices on the menu.

some_guy ,

What a fucking asshole. He stitched her up with string or thread, likely causing infection. I hope he gets the maximum penalty. Injuring animals is one of the cruelest things I can think of. I’d likely assault someone who caused one of my pets to die. They’re fucking family.

Group of up to 50 people shoplift about $100K worth of luxury items from L.A. mall; used bear spray against guards (www.nbcnews.com)

Between 30 to 50 people swarmed the Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, making off with thousands of dollars worth of luxury handbags and high-end clothing, an LAPD spokesman told NBC News.

some_guy ,

TFA even mentions that one of the getaway cars was a BMW. Undoubtedly, there were both impoverished people and people who jumped at an opportunity involved.

some_guy ,

There was also needless destruction. I can see breaking a glass case to grab some watches, but it appears that there was also destruction for the sake of destruction (at least in the video I watched).

How is it even possible/practical to obey traffic laws?

I’m talking specifically about obeying the speed limit, doing a full stop at stop signs, etc. After receiving a speeding ticket for doing 53 in a 50, As an experiment I went a full day obeying all traffic laws 100% and it caused so much road rage. For example, there is a 2 lane road near me with a speed limit of 50 (where I...

some_guy ,

I think it probably depends on your jurisdiction

This is the real answer. There’s a town near me that used to be training grounds for new sheriff’s deputies. The accepted rule was to never deviate by even 1mph there. I recently heard that training doesn’t happen there anymore, but I’m not willing to risk it unless I’m in the middle of a bunch of other cars that are also going above the limit so I don’t stand out.

some_guy ,

History is so goddamned fascinating. It’s a shame that more people don’t enjoy it.

I just started using Linux... any great tips?

I just installed Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Cinnamon) on an empty laptop a couple days ago and have been experimenting a lot. I’m coming from being a Windows user since I was just a little kid playing old DOS games on my grandpa’s Win-98 PC back in around 2000. My daily driver is currently running Windows 10 but I am pretty adamant...

some_guy ,

Dotfiles. They let you customize your command line experience. There are loads of examples on GitHub. Reading through the comments on dotfiles that other people share help you learn about all the things that can be done. Customize your shell with aliases, functions, history behavior, syntax highlighting, etc.

I’m a Mac user who tinkers with Linux off and on, but I absolutely love that you’re learning about the world of Linux. Welcome to the party!

github.com/topics/dotfiles

Shameless plug of some of my own custom tooling: github.com/fantismo/dotfiles

A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world's leading chipmaker after the company claimed the US doesn't have the skills to build its new factory (www.businessinsider.com)

A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world’s leading chipmaker after the company claimed the US doesn’t have the skills to build its new factory::TSMC wants to bring in foreign reinforcements to get its Arizona factory running because it claims there aren’t enough qualified local workers.

some_guy ,

I didn’t know about this film, but I just watched the trailer and now it’s on my list. Thanks!

some_guy ,

The difference is that the VC bubble has mostly ended. There isn’t “free money” to keep throwing at a problem post-pan. That’s why there’s an increased focus on Uber (and others) making a profit.

some_guy ,

I can derive value from LLMs. I already have. There’s no value in crypto. And if you tell me there is, I won’t agree. It’s bullshit. So is this, but to a lesser degree.

Mint some NFTs and tell me how that improves your life.

New Anti-Consumer MacBook Pros - Teardown And Repair Assessment - Apple Silicon M1/M2 (youtu.be)

No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple’s anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can’t even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don’t even own it.

some_guy ,

Because I love the platform. I’ve been a Mac user for decades. People harp on marketing making us foam at the mouth for these products, but I genuinely love them. I also hate some decisions, but the time to switch platforms is not today or in the foreseeable future.

Yes, Linux would let me do most of what I want to do. But I appreciate the design of indie Mac apps. They’re far beyond the polish of apps on Linux and Windows.

some_guy ,

The labels said their damages in the case could be as high as $412 million.

Yeah, I’m sure. They also said:

The lawsuit said the recordings are all available on authorized streaming services and “face no danger of being lost, forgotten, or destroyed.”

How are you gonna make $4m on those recordings if everyone streams them from Spotify etc? Talking out of both sides of the mouth. Fuck these people.

Recommendations for a FOSS Cross-Platform Note-Taking Application

Up to now I’ve been using Simplenote, which has a Linux client (but also Android & iOS) & supports live collaboration on notes. However, Simplenote hasn’t had a meaningful update for a long time, & it’s recently been behaving strangely, e.g. notes undeleting themselves, line duplications & undeletions....

some_guy ,

I came here to recommend Simplenote. Sorry it’s not working for you anymore. I’ve loved it for years.

Oh, I know! Start carrying a pen and a tiny notepad. It’s not multi-platform, but it will rarely undelete. /s

some_guy ,

Well, maybe you can pirate Cortana and whatever other bloatware to catch up.

some_guy ,

This seems like an excellent time to recommend an excellent podcast: Stuff The British Stole

some_guy ,

While the idea behind the slow downs is solid and I’ve done it myself on old laptops with bad batteries, doing it behind the scenes without informing anyone and then making money by selling new devices

I genuinely believe this was a case of bad comms rather than ill-intent. I say that based on time spent within the company where there was an insane (in a good way) focus on the customer experience.

Apple will fuck around with shit like the App Store and dick-prices for RAM but they won’t risk their image by doing stupid shit slowing down devices to encourage new purchases. New software features are the carrot to encourage upgrades / new purchases. There is no stick. I can’t tell you how much shit got punted to fix things a different time when people cried foul because devices got slow.

some_guy ,

Actually, he’ll walk with slightly more pep in his step. He’s making a difference. He got what he wanted most.

some_guy ,

This is exactly what tanked a potential relationship for me a few years ago.

some_guy ,

Not being kind to people in the service industry.

some_guy ,

unimpactful

I take “unimpactful” here as being oblivious are aloof to others. You don’t have to be an asshole to treat someone poorly. That just requires not thinking of anyone but yourself, which is done by assholes, but can also be less severe and merely lacking compassion for someone because they’re here to do a job and not a person.

some_guy ,

LaTour - People Are Still Having Sex

some_guy ,

At least lock yourself in the bathroom, ffs.

The Pentagon plans to shake up DC’s National Guard, criticized for its response to protests, Jan. 6 (apnews.com)

The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches during the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd, The Associated Press has learned.

some_guy ,

As the Jan. 6 riot was unfolding, city leaders were making frantic calls to Army leaders, asking them to send Guard troops to the Capitol where police and security were being overrun. City leaders complained heatedly about delays in the response as the Pentagon considered Bowser’s National Guard request. City police ended up reinforcing the Capitol Police.

Army leaders, in response, said the district was demanding help but not providing the details and information necessary to determine what forces were needed and how they would be used.

So, send in a smallish number of troops and find out if more are needed yourselves. This excuse doesn’t add up to shit in my eyes.

some_guy ,

A hell of a lot of it.

some_guy ,

It’s a good idea to have government programs to take care of citizens without requiring any strings to get help.

some_guy ,

Hahahaha! What a great take.

some_guy ,

This got me to open the article again and search for what this may reference. I didn’t see anything in particular about him being worse than her. Did I miss it? I admit that I mostly scanned and didn’t read comprehensively because I don’t care about these people and their bullshit views. Fuck anyone who says “Let’s take the T out.”

some_guy ,

Burt looks like a psycho killer and Ernie looks like the demon that haunts nightmares.

some_guy ,

that doesn’t exist outside the internet.

It sure exists in the podcasts I listen to (real people talking, even if it gets delivered via internet) and books that I read. It exists in the conversations that I have with my social group irl. It existed like crazy at the Bernie campaign speech that I attended in Feb 2020. If you think Leftist / Social Democrats don’t have real numbers, it’s because you don’t look for those groups to surround you.

some_guy ,

Last Podcast on the Left. They talk about serial killers, but the subject matter doesn’t bother me. It’s a topic that I’m ok with not catching all the details after I fall asleep.

some_guy ,

Yeah, I sometimes listen during the day and want to scream at the clowns to shut up and let the narrative move ahead. Luckily, I tend to go to sleep with a strong buzz or straight up drunk and then it doesn’t bother me.

some_guy ,

Hell, my first external drive was 120MB. That was to augment the storage of my 80GB internal drive.

some_guy ,

Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don’t Rhyme―And Other Oddities of the English Language

You are the person I’ve been waiting to recommend this book. It’s fascinating. It was wild to see everything explained. It all has very good reasons for being completely insane, but it gave me a much deeper appreciation for why it is as is.

And for those of you too lazy to read a book, here’s a podcast interview with the author:

99percentinvisible.org/…/corpse-corps-horse-and-w…

some_guy ,

Yeah, that’s weird too.

some_guy ,

That’s one I haven’t heard before. It’s also something I’d believe.

some_guy ,

Reach-around for each other.

some_guy ,

Run an LLM locally to avoid privacy issues.

ollama.ai/blog/run-llama2-uncensored-locally

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