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Comment on RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung in ~tech
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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
Akir Link ParentI’m out and about for the whole day, so I can’t find sources right now but they can be found fairly easily.I’m out and about for the whole day, so I can’t find sources right now but they can be found fairly easily.
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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
Akir Link ParentIt’s actually gotten worse since then. Those advertisements were paid by a checkoff program, a voluntary program overseen by the government where a portion of profits gets taken off, kind of like...It’s actually gotten worse since then. Those advertisements were paid by a checkoff program, a voluntary program overseen by the government where a portion of profits gets taken off, kind of like a tax. A few years ago laws were passed to make it mandatory. The reason why cheese is in everything is not just because “everyone loves cheese”, but because that checkoff money goes into influencing wholesale customers - restaurants and food processors - into including it in their products. That’s the real reason why public milk and cheese campaigns are less common today: they just decided to market directly to the people buying from the dairy industry. Putting cheese in everything helps to make people crave dairy since dairy milk’s casein is metabolized into casomorphin, which makes it mildly addictive.
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Comment on RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung in ~tech
Akir Link ParentI used the soap as a simplified example but there are countless other examples in technology where I think that intervention is needed. Colgate-Palmolive does not continue to buy out all...I used the soap as a simplified example but there are countless other examples in technology where I think that intervention is needed. Colgate-Palmolive does not continue to buy out all production of plastic pumps but Apple does buy out all of TSMC’s production of each new production process they make. Beyond that technology companies who make microchips and related technology are protected by an unfair innovation stifling doctrine of trade secrets which allows them to have monopolies of essentially infinite length for their niches. There’s essentially only one company who can make the lithography machinery that the entire industry depends on, for example. Chip fabs have processes that nobody else has access to or even understands fully how to implement, and countless small designers have gone defunct because they don’t have a means of outspending the big boy’s R&D budget and can’t go through an open development model because the same people would just steal all of their work, bring it to market faster, and crush them.
I won’t say that making tech development completely open would lead to a better market or world; I don’t think it’s possible to predict all of the effects of such a major change. But I do think that relaxing some of the IP protections that we give some of the world’s largest corporations could make things better for everyone. That includes copyright as well.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Akir LinkThe good news: I filled all of my Apple Fitness rings this week, and every day I exceeded my move goal by at least 50%. The bad news: any calories lost to exercise were easily regained with a...The good news: I filled all of my Apple Fitness rings this week, and every day I exceeded my move goal by at least 50%.
The bad news: any calories lost to exercise were easily regained with a vengeance by an endless parade of vacation food and alcoholic beverages.
I’m going to try to trick myself into thinking it’s not that bad by weighing myself when I get home and then seeing what it is again in the morning so the number goes down slightly.
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Comment on RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung in ~tech
Akir Link ParentI may or may not still be sloshed from the vacation I just got back from. 😅I may or may not still be sloshed from the vacation I just got back from. 😅
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Comment on RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung in ~tech
Akir (edited )Link ParentI agree, but sadly it’s par for the course. Another historical example is Softsoap, where the company monopolized production of plastic liquid pumps in order to make sure nobody else could sell...I agree, but sadly it’s par for the course. Another historical example is Softsoap, where the company monopolized production of plastic liquid pumps in order to make sure nobody else could sell their liquid soaps to compete.
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Comment on Netflix kills casting from phones in ~tech
Akir Link ParentSimply because my sister and husband watch it. I might cancel after Stranger Things ends, though.Simply because my sister and husband watch it. I might cancel after Stranger Things ends, though.
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Comment on Netflix kills casting from phones in ~tech
Akir LinkOf course this literally happens on the week I go on vacation. Jokes on them though, they don’t actually have anything I want to watch. And yet I pay them anyways….Of course this literally happens on the week I go on vacation.
Jokes on them though, they don’t actually have anything I want to watch.
And yet I pay them anyways….
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Comment on United Kingdom electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax in ~transport
Akir Link ParentIt’s the same here in CA. I think my Bolt EV cost something like $375 in total this year.It’s the same here in CA. I think my Bolt EV cost something like $375 in total this year.
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Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games
Akir LinkI will be going on a vacation this week, and when I get back I will be busy working on makeup for school projects, so it’s sadly not likely I’ll be able to participate. This might be a good thing...I will be going on a vacation this week, and when I get back I will be busy working on makeup for school projects, so it’s sadly not likely I’ll be able to participate. This might be a good thing because I feel like my opinions have been pretty negative towards these so far….
To be honest I wasn’t initially looking forward to this one because this game felt like a nostalgia club kind of deal. Lucasarts was around my childhood but it was never a part of it. But I have grown fond of the idea of playing it to see what I have been missing out on.
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Comment on Japan unveils human washing machine, now you can get washed like laundry in ~tech
Akir LinkIsn’t this old news? I swear this comes up every few months for at least two years, if not 3. The thing about this thing is that it’s basically all marketing. The cleaning agent - microbubbles -...Isn’t this old news? I swear this comes up every few months for at least two years, if not 3.
The thing about this thing is that it’s basically all marketing. The cleaning agent - microbubbles - has been around for quite a few years and you can buy a bathtub with a microbubble pump in it right now - Jason International sells it under the name of Microsilk.
Microbubbles are pretty cool though. It’s something to try out if you get the chance. Medspas sometimes have them as a service but they charge a pretty penny for the privilege.
I’m pretty sure that mist doesn’t clean you though.
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Comment on Suggestions for uses of old computer hardware? in ~comp
Akir LinkTurn it into a NAS and use it to store backups of your normal use computers. You can alternatively use it as a media server if you actually own your own media. You could do both, but if its meant...Turn it into a NAS and use it to store backups of your normal use computers. You can alternatively use it as a media server if you actually own your own media. You could do both, but if its meant to store backups, it’s not ideal to only have your media on it because the media won’t be stored redundantly.
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Comment on Thankful for y’all in ~talk
Akir Link ParentIt’s so strange. That’s one of the things that I liked the most about socializing on the internet. If you aren’t learning things about people, is it really socializing?It’s so strange. That’s one of the things that I liked the most about socializing on the internet. If you aren’t learning things about people, is it really socializing?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Akir LinkI've actually been waiting for this thread to come around. I'm taking an ethics class and part of it was about evaluating an ethical code of another religion, so I picked up "Ethics for the New...I've actually been waiting for this thread to come around. I'm taking an ethics class and part of it was about evaluating an ethical code of another religion, so I picked up "Ethics for the New Millennium" buy the Dalai Lama. I had only planned on reading through the first part of the book that covers the metaethics, but I found it so straightforward and persuasive that I really want to finish it. I read it at the same time I was reading about Buddhism in general to get more context, but Ethics doesn't really bring up any religious dogma into play. It simply talks about how people think and act and what causes suffering and happiness.
I'm only one third through right now - I am swamped with school work that I'm trying to throw myself into getting ahead right now because I'm going on a vacation next week - but so far it's a pretty compelling read that I'd recommend to anyone who cares to read nonfiction.
On a completely unrelated train of thought, Tertulien Ndjountche is the devil and I curse his name everytime I see it. Having to read his obtuse jargon-filled textbook really kills any interest I have in reading literally anything.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Akir LinkTechnically nothing different from usual, but I have made a change that I am enjoying immensely. I’m prepping veggies ahead of time so when it’s time to eat I am already halfway done. Advice to do...Technically nothing different from usual, but I have made a change that I am enjoying immensely. I’m prepping veggies ahead of time so when it’s time to eat I am already halfway done. Advice to do this is everywhere and it’s amazing that I never did this.
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Comment on Want to get a 3D printer for miniatures that work well with open source software in ~hobbies
Akir Link ParentI heavily upgraded my ender 3 to fix all of the deficiencies. I tried to donate it to the library but they were uninterested in it. I considered giving it to my sister but she isn’t tech minded....I heavily upgraded my ender 3 to fix all of the deficiencies. I tried to donate it to the library but they were uninterested in it. I considered giving it to my sister but she isn’t tech minded. In the end I donated it to goodwill just to get rid of it.
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Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech
Akir LinkI would recommend Amplifi because they are the consumer version of Ubiquiti and have their quality behind them in addition to a great app that makes network admin tasks really easy. But it seems...I would recommend Amplifi because they are the consumer version of Ubiquiti and have their quality behind them in addition to a great app that makes network admin tasks really easy. But it seems that the latest router they offer is the Alien, which is one I bought many years ago. I have no idea when they will drop support but it doesn’t seem like any time soon. It’s also the only one in the lineup that supports WiFi 6, but it doesn’t support 6E. Also be aware that if you want mesh networking you will need to buy a matched pair ahead of time because you cannot add more later.
If you are ok with those caveats, I still think it’s pretty much the perfect home router.
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Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech
Akir Link ParentAFAIK the biggest reason why old WiFi standards are not supported is not the radio issue but encryption. The old standards used WEP, which has been broken, and so new routers do not even have that...AFAIK the biggest reason why old WiFi standards are not supported is not the radio issue but encryption. The old standards used WEP, which has been broken, and so new routers do not even have that option anymore.
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Comment on Fifty Shades of OOP in ~comp
Akir Link ParentAfter sleeping on it I realize that I probably don’t care to create an account since that only lets you comment, so I will pass for now. I may hit you up later if I change my mind though.After sleeping on it I realize that I probably don’t care to create an account since that only lets you comment, so I will pass for now. I may hit you up later if I change my mind though.
Did I say something against patents? I’m not doing too well so sorry if I’m missing something here. Patents are fine, it’s the legal protection for trade secrets I’m against, as well as using copyright to protect tech IP.