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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
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Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games
Asinine Link ParentOh man, we played that game so much back in the day. I had no idea it was customizable!Oh man, we played that game so much back in the day. I had no idea it was customizable!
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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
Asinine LinkGuess: Nonogram Katana Discord Camera/Pictures or Fennec or Libby? Actuals: no idea. Apparently GrapheneOS removed the digital wellbeing feature.Guess:
Nonogram Katana
Discord
Camera/Pictures or Fennec or Libby?Actuals: no idea. Apparently GrapheneOS removed the digital wellbeing feature.
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Comment on ‘Backrooms’ sends Hollywood running to Reddit for new ideas in ~movies
Asinine Link ParentThis is the only good that can come of it...This is the only good that can come of it...
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Comment on Tildes Survey #9: How optimistic are you about the future? (Results) in ~talk
Asinine Link ParentI believe there is a lot to counterbalance the rose-tinted side of the opinion, but I also feel overall, life is generally not bad. Is it great? That depends on a lot more variables.I believe there is a lot to counterbalance the rose-tinted side of the opinion, but I also feel overall, life is generally not bad. Is it great? That depends on a lot more variables.
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Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentI'd like to just throw my dumbass out here and ask where this mailing list is?I'd like to just throw my dumbass out here and ask where this mailing list is?
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Comment on Tildes Survey #9: How optimistic are you about the future? (Results) in ~talk
Asinine (edited )LinkI believe that history can help us here. I've voted neutral to both questions, because while we have new and weird challenges that plague our current life (and by "we", I mean the minority of the...- Exemplary
I believe that history can help us here. I've voted neutral to both questions, because while we have new and weird challenges that plague our current life (and by "we", I mean the minority of the 8+billion people who have access to the internet and this site :), there have always been astounding challenges that somehow humanity still pulls through.
According to worldometers.info, there were 1.6 to 2 billion people around the time the Spanish flu hit, and the 1920 estimate probably was shunted due to the Great War. Between 25-100 million people died from it, which would impact up to ~5% of the world population (wikipedia).
Before the 18th/19th century, life expectancy was pure crap compared to today. Additionally, the chances of you being born into a situation where you didn't have to basically slave your whole life away to get your next meal and keep some rags on your back were pretty low.
And on top of that, racism/misogyny/fundamentalism and all the other -ism prejudices were flamboyant af.
A lot of that last sentence played into why Hitler was such a shit human being, though he only encompassed so many hateful ideas that were already in place. After all, he became a world power because he had people behind him.And let's just dip back even further, say, to like the stone age. Life fscking sucked compared to today. Even 300 years ago, as I mentioned, most folks didn't know where their next meal was coming from. But back then? It was still so primitive that I'd venture most folks reading this wouldn't be able to deal. Plastics are such an amazing thing (despite anyone wanting to hate on oil), we have cars and planes, and I'm literally telling you all this via a pathway that I really don't even understand.
(and now I'll just say what I think, so if bad words offend, uh, just skip those :)
Fact is, we've got it fucking made. Yeah, shit's bad out there, bad in here, but if you have mental issues, or if you weren't hetero-normal, or if you left your man because he beats you, or ... or... 100 or so years ago, you'd end up in a "facility" where you might be lobotomized.
If you didn't adhere to your society's strict policies or objected to anything of the sort, you'd be outcast.
If you didn't like the local religion, you were fucked.Now we have Space Billionaires (go look up the "space [noun] billionaires vs space [verb] billionaires) meme :) and AI facilities taking all the water, but I'm not gonna lie: while I said I'm neutral on both accounts, the fact is, humanity is doing great right now. We could be doing WAY better, yes, but that's just humanity for you.
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Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentI found this one before. As @bitshift mentioned, I look over the PKGBUILD diffs, but... I also probably would have caught it. Can't guarantee though. It's curious as to how many affected packages... -
Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentOn my personal Windows laptop, I have so much hacky stuff in place to flip fingers all over to MS's attempt to "save" me. That being said, my last infection was something I suspected would cause...On my personal Windows laptop, I have so much hacky stuff in place to flip fingers all over to MS's attempt to "save" me. That being said, my last infection was something I suspected would cause it, and that was over 20 years ago. My phone as well is hacky but I'd bet secure: running GOS which limits options, and yes, I have a number of installed apks from non-Play repositories, and honestly I feel more comfortable with me being the police than the police taking over every aspect that they should not necessarily need.
(Btw, not only do I use Arch but I also read ToS. People are too easily wooed by convenience. That is the problem.) -
Comment on The Brain That Wouldn't Die - 6/15 3pm EST in ~movies
Asinine LinkThis may be my favorite MST3K movie. Diarrhea is like a storm raging inside you! A head without a body is like a day without sunshine ... If Jack Ruby owned a Denny's...This may be my favorite MST3K movie.
Diarrhea is like a storm raging inside you!
A head without a body is like a day without sunshine
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Comment on Masochistic YouTuber punishes himself by writing a first person shooter entirely in COBOL in ~games
Asinine LinkFor reference, here's the video where he explains and shows the endeavour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpZQe7JT-oFor reference, here's the video where he explains and shows the endeavour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpZQe7JT-o
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Comment on I'm ever more annoyed with Steam in ~games
Asinine Link ParentHmm, good to know. I don't typically utilize this, but for about 12-18 months (2023-24), I played offline as a sort of experiment (I also rarely play online-requiring/multiplayer games). Racked up...Hmm, good to know. I don't typically utilize this, but for about 12-18 months (2023-24), I played offline as a sort of experiment (I also rarely play online-requiring/multiplayer games). Racked up probably around a thousand hours of gametime (or more) that weren't charged to me - I have whole [small] games I finished with 100% achievements with zero play time. That being said, I'd usually go online once a week and update, but it is definitely feasible if you don't play games requiring a connection. (Unrelated to the topic, but it seems that offline play is now counted against your playtime.)
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentAs I'm only signed in on my PC (so, not my phone which I would have while at work), it isn't really an option. I mean, I could do it, but as I've reiterated, why bother with all the hassle when...As I'm only signed in on my PC (so, not my phone which I would have while at work), it isn't really an option. I mean, I could do it, but as I've reiterated, why bother with all the hassle when DDG works fine?
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Comment on I'm ever more annoyed with Steam in ~games
Asinine Link ParentPlaying offline will not update "required" updates.Playing offline will not update "required" updates.
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
Asinine (edited )Link ParentEdit: I don't remember bangs being included, so that's a huge plus! Kagi always seems to lag a bit on loading up a search. I'd attribute it to my internet or system, but while DDG occasionally...Edit: I don't remember bangs being included, so that's a huge plus!
Kagi always seems to lag a bit on loading up a search. I'd attribute it to my internet or system, but while DDG occasionally lags, Kagi is a regular thing.
DDG offers AI options, which I rarely use, but when I do it works. I appreciate its "Search Assist" which provides a brief synopsis of a possible solution, for when I'm not directly looking for a specific website. Often this "assist" also provides the website for what I'm looking for, which may not even be one of the top three sites that are shown. As I'm very skeptical of most AI, I appreciate that it works but is pretty non-intrusive and can be removed with a click. For Kagi, I haven't used the AI option too often (twice I believe), and it's nice and does the same thing as DDG but is more of the "long form" than the quick synopsis provided to determine if I want to pursue that route. (Possibly read: it's different and I don't like change ;)
And the kicker: DDG is free, but also (and actually more importantly) I can use it on other devices and get the same results without signing in. Yes, I have a DDG account I've logged into on my PC, but not my phone, personal laptop, or work laptop/tablet. Kagi wants to know who I am, and I make grandiose efforts to not bring any personal info to my work devices, courtesy of being infected with the necessary Windows/Microsoft/IT precautions. So I will not log in on work devices, and then why bother using two different options depending on which machine I'm on? I'd rather just be streamlined and have them all the same.
But as I mentioned, Kagi is my solid go-to for finding things without all the bloat. I just tend to not require that often enough to justify a full swap.
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Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentI never really got into Kagi as DDG has generally covered all my search engine needs. But when too much cruft manages to find its way in, or I am looking for something so specific and even DDG is...I never really got into Kagi as DDG has generally covered all my search engine needs. But when too much cruft manages to find its way in, or I am looking for something so specific and even DDG is finding alternatives I don't want, I'll ask Kagi. I'd say 9 times out of 10 it finds it, when it exists. But I can't give up my bangs and other nuances I love about DDG.
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
Asinine Link ParentUh, that's basically the Roman Catholic Church throughout its inception through at least the Middle Ages and past. Blatant power-hungry Popes and their clergy, basically a whole country-type...It would be of greater comfort to me if many of them are secretly atheists only aiming to earn a buck or billion, cynically dressing up as shepherds to devour the sheep. It's much scarier to imagine that they do believe in the divine, the final judgement, to consume the flesh and blood of the flock, while they give themselves the seal of approval that yes God is made in my image and approves of what I am doing.
Uh, that's basically the Roman Catholic Church throughout its inception through at least the Middle Ages and past. Blatant power-hungry Popes and their clergy, basically a whole country-type entity that muscled its people's beliefs against their rulers to make their powers effective.
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Comment on The cost of safetyism - what we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard in ~life
Asinine Link ParentI agree to an extent, but the previous examples (typically the "wives") were people who had the opportunities but did not have the chutzpah, or avoided the opportunities. As an adult, yeah I have...I think a lot of that is just growing up. Looking back, I did a lot of things when I was a kid or teenager or young adult that I would never do now. It's not because I was fearless back then, it's just that I hadn't gotten hurt as much as I have as an adult, so I didn't really know what to be afraid of. Basically I wasn't brave, I was just stupid.
I agree to an extent, but the previous examples (typically the "wives") were people who had the opportunities but did not have the chutzpah, or avoided the opportunities. As an adult, yeah I have a lot more wisdom, but the "stupid things" I still do often include calculated possibilities... at least typically when it comes to physical activities.
I see you my fellow GOS person!
What's the difference between Ironwolf and Fennec? And now I'm super excited to check out Aliucord, I greatly appreciate you friend!
Edit: where does Aliucord reside, or do I have to build it from github?
Edit edit: okay, nevermind but this isn't comfortable to me. I'll look into it. Thanks tho.