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yukichigai , 7 months ago to asklemmy in Whats the best low-dust unscented cat litter in North America?

I've had great luck with pine- and corn-based cat litters for low/no scent and low/no dust. Only problem is that they usually don't clump, though they do make ones which do. Oh, and they're all much lighter than the normal stuff. I'd say give one of those a try.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to news in Derek Chauvin, officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, expected to survive prison stabbing

It's also what the Metallica song One is about. "Hold my breath as I wish for death...." Yeah.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to technology in The Feds' Vehicle 'Kill Switch' Mandate Is a Gross (and Dangerous) Violation of Privacy | Jon Miltimore

I think the analysis is correct in that the implementation will die in committee before ever making it to effect, not to mention the practical considerations of implementing this in the lighting-fast timeframe of 3 years. However, I cannot help but point out this part:

So far, not a kill switch, but some kind of technology to detect if you’re driving like a drunk person and disable the vehicle.

"Disable the vehicle" is literally what people mean when they talk about a "kill switch". At best that's an argument over semantics. The law mandates a thing that deliberately stop your car from functioning. That's a kill switch.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to technology in Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV

They're more like AndroidTV boxes with a full menu and HDMI-CEC support, only they came out back in the day when Chromecasts were just for casting. They were also dirt cheap; unfortunately that's because they were made with bargain-basement parts which often failed or started to overheat easily a few months in.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to risa in Me when my mother hits me for sneaking an early piece of pie

Can't fool me. That's clearly a Cellular Peptide Cake.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to technology in Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

Funnily enough I think the percentage use of adblockers is going to go up a fair bit thanks to what Google is doing. My amazingly sweet "just go along with anything" MIL actually complained to me about YouTube ads the other day, then ads on websites in general. She jumped at my offer to install a different YouTube client and a good adblocker once I explained that it was a possibility for her tablet.

If they wanted to pull this off they needed to do it quietly, not draw attention to the fact that adblockers exist and are apparently so effective they need to do something very public about them.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to technology in Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

You would think, but the number of people I've met who surf the web without any adblockers at all and just seem fine with it is alarming. I think Google is counting on a lot of people just not knowing any better.

Won't stop me from informing them otherwise though.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to asklemmy in Which video game did you bounce off of at first, but then tried again later for it to become one of your favorites of all time?

Played the Beta, thought it was... good. Better than 3 in some ways, but not up to that oppressive, almost claustrophobic ambiance in D1 that made it so damn good. That said, I loved rolling around as a Shaman Werewolf tanking everything. Was it the most effective? Nope, but I tanked Butcher twice and the World Boss and survived. Felt great.

Haven't played the game proper on release though. Got drawn into other things actually. Am looking forward to it.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to asklemmy in Which video game did you bounce off of at first, but then tried again later for it to become one of your favorites of all time?

Diablo III. First time I played it was at the urging of my friend, who told me unironically, "don't worry about the plot, the plot doesn't matter." Unsurprisingly my experience wasn't particularly engaging and I lost interest, not seeing much reason to play it over any number of other games that didn't have an always-online requirement.

Flash forward several years later. My then-girlfriend (now spouse) asked me if I'd ever played a Diablo game, and I related my experience. After she was done sputtering and emitting various noises of extreme outrage she insisted that I set things up so we could play through Diablo 1, 2, and then 3 together. I went in to D1 expecting to be similarly disappointed and instead found an incredibly dark, atmospheric, and compelling story. Oh and we did get The Butcher so I also shat myself. After that I was way hyped for 2, and by the time we hit 3 I was far more interested in playing. Loved the hell out of it, found myself not only enjoying the game but completing through the last stages of a season journey to score extra stash space and all that. Not out of obligation either, I was legitimately enjoying the grind.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to risa in He lives

Well then, allow me to share my thoughts on Mr. Berman.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to technology in YouTube now allows monetization on videos with breastfeeding nudity and 'non-sexually graphic dancing' | TechCrunch

if it’s not a thing now could it become a thing a decade from now?

Nope. "MAPS" is in the same vein as "attack helicopter" and "bathroom rapists": it's just another attempt by bigots to invent some "evidence" that the LGBTQ+ community is actually deluded/dangerous/evil/etc.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to aboringdystopia in The state of the discourse.

My dude, you're arguing that a certain amount of shooting children is okay. If you can't see how this is a problem I don't know what else to say.

yukichigai , 8 months ago to aboringdystopia in The state of the discourse.

False dilemma. There are ways to react that don't involve shooting children.

Even if there weren't, I wouldn't say "yeah shoot some children."

yukichigai , 8 months ago to aboringdystopia in The state of the discourse.

I mean what's worse: using a human shield, or deciding "nah fuck them kids shoot through them anyway."

yukichigai , 8 months ago to technology in YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers

There was a post yesterday saying that the price of YT Premium Family in Australia is almost literally doubling next month (+88% IIRC). People from a few other regions reported similar. Completely insane.