Gazook89's recent activity
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 26 in ~society
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Comment on FBI investigating MN Signal groups tracking US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kash Patel says in ~society
Gazook89 Link ParentIt seems like the issue isn’t the security of the app, but security of the groups. Which briar would be subject to as well. If you start a small group chat with people you mostly know, like...It seems like the issue isn’t the security of the app, but security of the groups. Which briar would be subject to as well. If you start a small group chat with people you mostly know, like neighbors on your block, great. But then one person thinks it’s a good idea to invite another person one block over. Still fine, even if not everyone else knows that person. Do that n times and suddenly your network is full of people who don’t really know each other. Coupled with Signals option to constantly change the username, no one has any idea who is talking or in the group.
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Comment on What's something you've moved on from? in ~talk
Gazook89 Link ParentI wasn’t horrible, and never aggressive, but I would occasionally speed maybe 20mph over speed limit on a few particular roads in my city that had limited intersections. And the baseline 5mph over...I wasn’t horrible, and never aggressive, but I would occasionally speed maybe 20mph over speed limit on a few particular roads in my city that had limited intersections. And the baseline 5mph over the limit just everywhere.
Then my wife became pregnant and I realized I had nowhere to be that was so important that I should risk anyone’s life just to arrive a minute or two earlier.
And I always think, if I hit a kid in my neighborhood, am I going to say “I was only driving 5mph over?”
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Comment on Highguard | Official launch showcase in ~games
Gazook89 Link ParentAh, that makes sense. I hadn’t heard of it (I don’t swim in those lakes as noted earlier) but the little video I did see gave me the impression this is just a bunch of stitched together unity...Ah, that makes sense. I hadn’t heard of it (I don’t swim in those lakes as noted earlier) but the little video I did see gave me the impression this is just a bunch of stitched together unity assets. But not like in a fun way. Palworld at least had the balls to dip into the Nintendo pond, though again I’m not super familiar with it.
So I was right in assuming that “comments turned off” means “we know this is crap”.
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Comment on Highguard | Official launch showcase in ~games
Gazook89 LinkLooks like any other game, though I only watched 5 minutes and I’m very much not the target market anymore. But I mostly wanted to ask if it’s common for these kind of promotional videos to have...Looks like any other game, though I only watched 5 minutes and I’m very much not the target market anymore. But I mostly wanted to ask if it’s common for these kind of promotional videos to have comments turned off?
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Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society
Gazook89 Link ParentGo one step further and follow the old "every accusation is a confession" for anything that comes from the GOP. Really, just listen to about anything they say, think about this phrase, and it...Go one step further and follow the old "every accusation is a confession" for anything that comes from the GOP. Really, just listen to about anything they say, think about this phrase, and it seems to fit.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Gazook89 Link ParentI don't know if it's still an issue, but a few years ago when i was more into FVTT there would be posts about those oracle instances suddenly just closing/being deleted an inaccessible without...I don't know if it's still an issue, but a few years ago when i was more into FVTT there would be posts about those oracle instances suddenly just closing/being deleted an inaccessible without warning. That basically "you get what you pay for". Did you see those conversations and were they recent at all? Obviously you haven't had that happen, but do you make backups?
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Comment on Minnesota's general strike on Friday Jan 23rd, 2026 in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in ~society
Gazook89 Link ParentThere was also a Women's March planned for tuesday, which I actually was available to do, but it lost the wind in it's sails when this Friday march picked up steam. It's a bummer because that was...There was also a Women's March planned for tuesday, which I actually was available to do, but it lost the wind in it's sails when this Friday march picked up steam. It's a bummer because that was like 15 degrees above zero. I can't get away from kids tomorrow and am not going to bring them out in this weather for a protest (or at all).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Gazook89 Link ParentHow did you play your first session, assuming you are setting up FVTT after the fact? FVTT is a bottomless hole of plugins, so watch out. Conventional wisdom is to just play with the barebones for...How did you play your first session, assuming you are setting up FVTT after the fact?
FVTT is a bottomless hole of plugins, so watch out. Conventional wisdom is to just play with the barebones for a bit, and slowly add plugins that make sense. Rather than just going through all the options and adding them before you need them.
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Comment on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum in ~society
Gazook89 Link ParentNYT states that he wrote it himself, without aides.NYT states that he wrote it himself, without aides.
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Comment on What small thing made a big impact on you? in ~talk
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Comment on When buttons were the hottest new thing in radio in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentAnd here is a relevant piece about the radio input I read today: https://paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shadcn-radio-button/And here is a relevant piece about the radio input I read today: https://paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shadcn-radio-button/
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Comment on What small thing made a big impact on you? in ~talk
Gazook89 LinkIn high school I had started going “goth-lite” with dark baggy clothes and mildly obscene slogans on shirts etc. for maybe 9th and 10th grade. One day, my grandpa, who would be up for the summer,...In high school I had started going “goth-lite” with dark baggy clothes and mildly obscene slogans on shirts etc. for maybe 9th and 10th grade.
One day, my grandpa, who would be up for the summer, was washing his car (which happened every other day) in his very high waisted white shorts and yellow polo, nonchalantly said “I think you look better in brighter colors” as I walked by.
I can’t really remember if it immediately hit me, or it happened over like a month, but I basically switched my whole persona before school started in the fall again. I wasn’t wearing my grandpas clothes or anything, but just normal jeans and positive slogans (or really, absence of graphics on tees). I really started to switch from “kid with some like friends” to “kid that sort of knows everybody and gets along with everybody”.
And I think about that moment probably every week. I had good grandparents and I’m sure I was just impacted by his perception of me. But I’m surprised at the degree of it.
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Comment on Prior Lake woman arrested with bag of drugs labeled ‘Definitely not a bag full of drugs’ in ~news
Gazook89 LinkPrior Lake News Compass is a pretty niche pick. If you're from Prior Lake, hello from the twin cities.Prior Lake News Compass is a pretty niche pick. If you're from Prior Lake, hello from the twin cities.
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Comment on ‘Sell America’ returns to Wall Street after Donald Trump ups the ante against Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve in ~society
Gazook89 Link ParentI don’t think he hates America. He doesn’t think about it at all. He just wants the person in front of him to like him, and unfortunately the people in front of him are the worst people. Worse,...I don’t think he hates America. He doesn’t think about it at all. He just wants the person in front of him to like him, and unfortunately the people in front of him are the worst people. Worse, probably most of the time it’s Stephen Miller.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
Gazook89 Link ParentMinneapolis kids had school closed a few days into the new school year due to the shooting at Annunciation, and now again a few days into the second half of the year. InsanityMinneapolis kids had school closed a few days into the new school year due to the shooting at Annunciation, and now again a few days into the second half of the year.
Insanity
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Comment on Deleting topics in ~tildes
Gazook89 LinkI just assume that every Internet forum works best with a benevolent dictator at the top, and you just hope they are reasonable but expect no explanation. As suggested by others, once you start...I just assume that every Internet forum works best with a benevolent dictator at the top, and you just hope they are reasonable but expect no explanation. As suggested by others, once you start explaining things it leads to a game of “well if this, why not this” and explanations leave more questions than not.
Even if a commenter is trying to understand the rules of the game so they can try to not cross the line, it’s more moderation work, it leads to perceived inequities in treatment, and it’s tiresome. In a democracy, sure, ask for information. But ultimately it’s one guy and if it gets too messy it’s easier to just shut it down, including the whole site.
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Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentThis is just one of those exchanges on the internet where one person has one experience and another a totally different one. I haven’t had any issues with Orion as a daily driver (on iOS or...This is just one of those exchanges on the internet where one person has one experience and another a totally different one. I haven’t had any issues with Orion as a daily driver (on iOS or MacOS).
I guess now that I think about it, YouTube would sometimes not allow for scrolling. But I don’t think I’ve had that issue for a bit.
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Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentYou could also switch to the kagi browser Orion. But I’m assuming you are aware of that. Since it’s built atop Safari it’s a pretty easy switch. That’s where I’m at.You could also switch to the kagi browser Orion. But I’m assuming you are aware of that. Since it’s built atop Safari it’s a pretty easy switch. That’s where I’m at.
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Comment on How to get into camping/hiking again? in ~hobbies
Gazook89 LinkMy wife and I camped a few times a year for several years before we got married. Enjoyable, but it was on our wedding trip (which was camping in the BWCA with friends) where it really went to...My wife and I camped a few times a year for several years before we got married. Enjoyable, but it was on our wedding trip (which was camping in the BWCA with friends) where it really went to another level of enjoyment. One friend with us (the least-well-acquainted in the group of eight) packed in a yeti cooler unbeknownst to us for 3 days. On the 3rd day, it was revealed that not only had he carried in this super heavy cooler, but that it was filled with bacon-wrapped beefsteaks, cheeses, butter, heavy cream for coffee, grapes, etc. He also had in the same pack fresh veggies, root veggies, oranges...Not only that, he was an excellent fisherman and caught a handful of walleye for our wedding dinner.
And he showed us how to really cook. He had Lodge cast iron skillets and real knives. The food was so good after 3 days of paddling to a remote interior campsite. From then on, our camping trips followed the same sort of idea: get out and eat well. It means we carry much more weight than when we were bringing just dried food pouches and the lightest pots and pans. But it's so worth it.
Now we basically do one camping trip to the BWCA a year, and we alternate between going by ourselves (now with kids), and with a big group of friends. We change the friend group up as well. We have gone with people for their first time a few times, and I'm not sure we've had anyone really not like it. I'm sure there is some selection bias here. But not everyone is enjoying it for the same reasons. Sometimes you might think someone won't like it because of
x, but it turns out they would actually really like it becausey.Tie your interest in camping with another interest, too. It could be "camping + cooking", or "camping + reading", "camping + knitting", "camping + smokin' dope", "camping + fishing", "camping + astrophotography", etc. It's time spent away from distractions, so you can finally get into that other hobby without being pulled away.
Exactly. Trump backpedals from nothing. He is a narcissist who only wants the person in front of him to like him. 99% of the time, it's awful people around him. He just had a phone call with Walz, and so he's doing something Walz asked him to do. But he's not even fully into it, and there is no real action to back up his words (things are "changing", but there is no sign that anything on the ground is actually any better).