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ultratiem , 16 hours ago

require staff to work up to two unpaid hours per day

Well ima head out

ultratiem , 16 hours ago

Clowns have it backwards. Instead of empowering workers to make better things, to receive better education and actually become a force in this modern world, they are empowering employers so they can exploit them more. It’s like their government has a collective IQ of 6 (+/- 3). You just can’t make up this level of stupid.

ultratiem , 16 hours ago

See that’s the thing, Debian was never good

ultratiem , 16 hours ago

Typical Debian user clinging onto their dementia.

ultratiem , 4 days ago

I’m still pissed they scrapped my idea of sending in a cold slice of pizza cut in half with a card that reads “we love you employee #3891-A” 😡

ultratiem , 4 days ago

It’s sad how consumers have zero rights when it comes to digital content. Companies can retroactively make changes, removing content legitimately bought by consumers with no repercussions. I get “not owning” but for a company to collect money for services provided and not actually provide those services will never not astound me.

ultratiem , 4 days ago

Yeah I can’t even comprehend how that just passes as totally normal these days. Make it all make sense…

ultratiem , 7 days ago

Always download your Windows ISOs from MS directly: www.microsoft.com/en-ca/…/windows10ISO?msockid=1f…

The moment you get them from somewhere else, no, it cannot be deemed 100% safe.

ultratiem , 7 days ago

Yeah. But unless MS has blocked you, I still don’t see the point getting it elsewhere.

ultratiem , 7 days ago

howtogeek.com/…/how-to-download-a-windows-10-iso-…

ultratiem , 7 days ago

Mass grave uses the exact same method as a real Windows validation would. To MS it’s undetectable and if you register your hardware, permanent (unless you swap your motherboard). I have my old NAS registered at the hardware level so no matter how many times I’ve reinstalled Windows, it sticks.

Mass grave is bullet proof and 100% safe. The only way MS can kill it is if they completely retool their Windows registration system and the odds of that are about the same as them making Windows respect your privacy.

ultratiem , 9 days ago

According to Microsoft whistleblower Andrew Harris, Microsoft spent years ignoring a vulnerability while he proposed fixes to the “security nightmare.” Instead, Microsoft feared it might lose its government contract by warning about the bug and allegedly downplayed the problem

This says everything about this shitty company. Worst of the worst. Because that’s how they make 90% of their cash. By exploiting licensing deals and siphoning data to sell to whomever because they do not care who it is so long as they bid the highest.

It’s amazing no one has tried to break up their control over PCs. Make this world make sense.

ultratiem , 10 days ago

I’ve just started hiding penises in my work. Your move AI.

ultratiem , 10 days ago

Jellyfin. V1.9 is a huge leap forward.

ultratiem , 10 days ago

No, I don’t mind you asking at all!

ultratiem , 10 days ago

Here we go. It’s not a monopoly because vAlVe aRe gOoD GuYs aNd eVeRyOnE ElSe iS BaD. The internet defends this company like they are the godfather of their children it’s insane.

MEGACORPS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS!

ultratiem , 10 days ago

The only thing keeping Valve on keel is the fact they are not publicly traded.

Caught replying without reading. 🤦‍♂️

ultratiem , 10 days ago

The only thing keeping Valve on keel is the fact they are not publicly traded.

Caught replying without actually reading 👏

ultratiem , 10 days ago

I like krypton.sh

ultratiem , 11 days ago

Hi, please to meet you. Can I get you anything, coffee, danish? No? Ok, please have a seat. Let me just say, based on your resume, you seem very qualified for the position. So let’s just get the standard questions out of the way. As an Optimus humanoid, what kind of value do you see bringing our company?

ultratiem , 11 days ago

Even Denmark couldn’t handle the heat! Can you?!

ultratiem , 11 days ago

I honestly never thought I’d see this day. It’s like announcing Linux just went closed source!

ultratiem , 11 days ago

Over bananas boys. Bananas.

ultratiem , 7 days ago

I use Jellyfin for movies and shows but sub to a streaming service for music. To me, it’s worth the monthly cost to put millions of songs at my reach all with impeccable quality. The convenience alone not withstanding. But music is super important to me and I don’t go a day without it. I haven’t seen anything close to that if you pirate.

I ripped my old CDs way back in like 2003 and didn’t join a streaming service till 2019. I’ve added more bangers and almost doubled my collection since then.

I kind of count my blessings as to only having to sub to that service. I have friends that pay $300 a month for Netflix, Diznee+, etc. And here I am getting by on $6 a month. Totally not mad.

ultratiem , 14 days ago

I don’t even like connecting to the net with pirated games. Always feel I’ll get banned and I used game piracy to test drive them. If I like them, I just hit up Steam and support the dev. Always afraid I’ll get banned from a game I really love.

ultratiem , 14 days ago

I tried the new AoE director’s cut or whatever about a month ago and just couldn’t continue playing it because the AI was soooo bad. I don’t recall it being that awful when it came out some 20 years ago, but that was forever so maybe. But my units were all over the place it was just unplayable.

I loved AoM, it was my favorite. But if the AI is just as bad, I can’t see playing it.

ultratiem , 14 days ago

Oh cool. Good to know my memory serves me well. The original did some derpy stuff but the new AI is a train wreck in comparison. My units would run around and not attack half the time. Half my workers would go around my walls for some odd reason, while the rest would find the shorter path. It was insufferable.

I don’t know how they made it worse. How is that even possible? My standard insult was always “MS could fuck up a cup of coffee” but maybe I should change that to “MS could fuck up a cup of water!”

I really loved AoM as a kid. I guess I won’t be enjoying a slice of my childhood any time soon.

ultratiem , 13 days ago

Apparently it’s not possible to own a smart device and just not install Facebook 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

ultratiem , 13 days ago

It sounds like your issue is more of a user thing and not a technical thing. Can you not root the device and install Graphene or a clean Android OS without the Samsung crap? I feel this is 100% solvable. But then I don’t buy Samsung garbage, so maybe out of the loop.

Also, Facebook needs an account. So another option is to just not have one. I haven’t had Fb since leaving college back in 2015. Doesn’t affect my life in the least.

ultratiem , 13 days ago

I think it’s an 17th century vessel that primarily ships spices

ultratiem , 13 days ago

Never liked Samsung. No idea how they sold so many handsets with their cringy anti Apple ads. Bottom line barrel company imo that only makes decent panels and good SSDs.

They are a Korean chaebol and have been involved in a ton of legal drama. The most notable one was avoiding the cost of safety masks and suits but forcing recent graduates to work in unsafe conditions giving them leukaemia or worse. They denied it and it took about 3 years for them to finally be found at fault.

I wouldn’t use their stuff just on moral grounds. Always heard their droids were filled with bloatware and lacked support. Sucks you fell into their trap. Godspeed

ultratiem , 13 days ago

This is the Andy Dick of metaphors

ultratiem , 13 days ago

I’m not the one that bought a Samsung phone. I don’t get people. Don’t buy their shit. Did someone hold a gun to your head? Do a bit of research if that shit is important to you. I bet half of you don’t even know what you’re arguing about amongst yourselves.

ultratiem , 15 days ago

It’s always the ones you most suspect

ultratiem , 14 days ago

I worked freelance for like a decade. Then I joined a “real” studio. Literally 80% meetings, team meetings, morning stand ups, presentations, documentation, and senior reviews, then 20% actual work. My old boss was great with time management but he left and the new leads would lock you into a 3h meeting, most of it to discuss other people’s work, then expect you to make 3 days worth of edits in 3h.

I feel this meme hard.

ultratiem , 13 days ago

You sound like a middle manager that brings a net loss to your workplace and justifies their job as crucial because without you, the coders would all be running around the office slamming into each other like 2 year olds.

Coding is the only job. Period. The rest is housekeeping. Much like digging a ditch. It’s not going to get dug if you sit around talking about logistics and reviewing all the other ditches or wasting my time telling me again and again how the ditch needs to be dug. Nor needing hourly updates on how the ditch is coming along, so you can arbitrarily make changes.

If you think I “just don’t get it”, then that totally explains your irrelevance in the work place. Because companies have long lost their way and have prioritized the structure well beyond what they are actually meant to do: get shit done. But then you sound like the type that believes companies are crucial to our success because they funnel money back into the economy and keep society afloat (narrator: they don’t), so I’ll say good day to you sir.

ultratiem , 13 days ago

Hey I’ve schedule a 2h Slack meeting to discuss this topic more. Please confirm your availability 🙃

ultratiem , 15 days ago

You guys trusted MS before this???

ultratiem , 15 days ago

Oh please it’s not watching everything you do. It’s just taking screenshots 🙃

ultratiem , 15 days ago

Yeah I think 7 was when it was a big blip on the radar. But 100% they had to start laying that foundation beforehand, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was either always there or started making its way in 98.

95 was relatively groundbreaking and a part of me thinks the PC was so new they hadn’t thought of it yet or if it was even possible given the nature of internet, but you can’t put anything past the marketing guys that would probably love to know what colour your shit is.

ultratiem , 15 days ago

It registers the hardware which is permanent and uses the same channels MS uses legitimately, so it cannot be revoked nor detected for that matter. So no, it cannot be “patched.” MS has to live with their ineptitude.

ultratiem , 15 days ago (edited 14 days ago)

Sounds less clickbaity, I see why they went with it’s the current title 🙃

ultratiem , 15 days ago

“You can do it!” 🙃

ultratiem , 15 days ago

Dude thought he was writing material for a roast or what?

ultratiem , 15 days ago

“I’m sorry ma’am but could you please remove your jacket from the seat? It’s obstructing the ads and we have a very clear policy about that”

🙃

ultratiem , 14 days ago

Depends what you play it through TBH. If a program has access to your memory, then yes. Naturally it’s a nuanced answer and unless you are a security expert that knows exactly how memory is allocated and how elevated privileges work, not to mention all the little bugs, etc. in your system, then the answer is yes. You aren’t really safe from anything that hits your hard drive.

ultratiem , 15 days ago

Just shuddered at a possible future where someone’s PC locked up with the following notice:

“We have locked your PC because you no longer have sufficient MS funds. One of our technicians will be by shortly to retrieve it. Sit tight, we are downloading its contents. Turning off the internet during this time will lead to strict legal action against you. Thank you for using Microsoft! Be sure to check out the new Surface Ultra and sign up to receive free rewards such a Panago and Ivey Cream!”

ultratiem , 14 days ago

Oh boy. I’m fully convinced that people who recommend GIMP don’t actually use the thing. It’s a train wreck and it’s had almost 30 years to be better.