JXM's recent activity
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Comment on Spaceballs: The New One coming to theaters April 23, 2027 in ~movies
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Comment on IETF has published an IPv8 draft in ~comp
JXM LinkInteresting that they’re making it backwards compatible with IPv4. That was probably one of the biggest issues with IPv6 adoption. It wasn’t a drop in replacement, you still had to run the old...IPv4 is a proper subset of IPv8. An IPv8 address with the routing prefix field set to zero is an IPv4 address. No existing device, application, or network requires modification. The suite is 100% backward compatible. There is no flag day and no forced migration at any layer.
Interesting that they’re making it backwards compatible with IPv4. That was probably one of the biggest issues with IPv6 adoption. It wasn’t a drop in replacement, you still had to run the old separate infrastructure for people using IPv4.
It looks like it took from 1996 to 2017 for IPv6 to move from first draft to adopted final specifications, so I wouldn’t expect this anytime soon?
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Comment on I worked as a professional video editor until 2014. How much has changed since then? in ~tech
JXM LinkIt’s the same as it was 12 years ago, just with more buttons to get in the way/help out (depending how you like to work). They’ve added a ton of new features like dialogue enhancement and...It’s the same as it was 12 years ago, just with more buttons to get in the way/help out (depending how you like to work). They’ve added a ton of new features like dialogue enhancement and transcriptions, but it’s still 90% the same program it was in 2014.
Adobe is the standard for all but the highest end production these days.
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Comment on Trippy tobacco? Tobacco plants engineered to make five psychedelics at once. in ~science
JXM LinkSo this would be way more exciting if it wasn’t a tobacco plant. Seems like a damn good way to get someone addicted to everything all at once. I wonder how to addictive properties of nicotine...So this would be way more exciting if it wasn’t a tobacco plant. Seems like a damn good way to get someone addicted to everything all at once. I wonder how to addictive properties of nicotine interact with the other stuff, none of which are habit forming like tobacco.
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Comment on Google partners with Back Market to distribute ChromeOS Flex USB sticks in ~tech
JXM Link ParentBecause it’s designed to lock you in to Google services. That’s why they’re doing it, not because they actually caring about the environment. If they announced they were doing it with Fedora or...Because it’s designed to lock you in to Google services. That’s why they’re doing it, not because they actually caring about the environment.
If they announced they were doing it with Fedora or some other distro, I’d be way more enthusiastic.
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Comment on Google partners with Back Market to distribute ChromeOS Flex USB sticks in ~tech
JXM LinkIn theory, this is awesome. A major win for recycling and reusing electronics. BUT it just further entrenches users into the Google spyware ecosystem.In theory, this is awesome. A major win for recycling and reusing electronics.
BUT it just further entrenches users into the Google spyware ecosystem.
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Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv
JXM LinkI’ll leave this here as a reminder and then let everyone get on talking about the wizards.- Exemplary
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Comment on "...new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 will have an MSRP that is different from physical versions." in ~games
JXM Link ParentHonestly, I’m surprised they didn’t just raise the price of physical games to $80 and keep the digital games at $70.Honestly, I’m surprised they didn’t just raise the price of physical games to $80 and keep the digital games at $70.
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Comment on Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church in ~books
JXM (edited )Link ParentThe Lady Musketeer is also a fun adaptation with Michael York as d'Artagnan.The Lady Musketeer is also a fun adaptation with
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Comment on Britain mandates heat pumps and solar panels in new homes from 2028 in ~enviro
JXM (edited )Link ParentI don’t know anyone who is “against” solar energy. I’m sure that people who earn millions by running fossil fuel companies are, but everyday people? I can see why it hasn’t had larger adoption at...I don’t know anyone who is “against” solar energy. I’m sure that people who earn millions by running fossil fuel companies are, but everyday people?
I can see why it hasn’t had larger adoption at the residential level though. For individual users, it can be cost prohibitive to install solar on an existing home because of the large upfront cost.
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Comment on Seth MacFarlane teases new life for ‘The Orville’: “Season 4 is written” in ~tv
JXM Link ParentMany of the new Star Trek shows have run on CBS or in syndication on other networks. They aren’t just trapped on Paramount+.Many of the new Star Trek shows have run on CBS or in syndication on other networks. They aren’t just trapped on Paramount+.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
JXM Link ParentI (and I think 90% of people in this thread) are aware of that. But it’s a common term used to describe the specific act of installing an app from the non-primary App Store of an Android phone....I (and I think 90% of people in this thread) are aware of that. But it’s a common term used to describe the specific act of installing an app from the non-primary App Store of an Android phone.
Being pedantic doesn’t help solve the problem.
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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
JXM LinkHuh, I thought it would just be a loud fart noise. Windows has never been a good operating system but it’s definitely taken a nosedive in the last decade. In the list of uninstalled apps?...Huh, I thought it would just be a loud fart noise. Windows has never been a good operating system but it’s definitely taken a nosedive in the last decade.
Integrating AI where it’s most meaningful
In the list of uninstalled apps?
Seriously though, they're doing the bare minimum to stay competitive. People use Windows because they have to, not because they want to, and Microsoft knows this. They know it means they can just do the bare minimum.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
JXM Link ParentIt’s not that apps are critical, it’s that you’re in the setup mode in your brain, downloading all your stuff and then you get told you have to wait to finish installing the last few apps. I’m not...It’s not that apps are critical, it’s that you’re in the setup mode in your brain, downloading all your stuff and then you get told you have to wait to finish installing the last few apps. I’m not saying it’s a bad trade off, just that It’s annoying.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
JXM LinkThe only thing I don't like is that they make you wait a full day. I understand the why, but it's really going to frustrate people who buy a new phone and immediately want to side load apps onto...The only thing I don't like is that they make you wait a full day. I understand the why, but it's really going to frustrate people who buy a new phone and immediately want to side load apps onto it. They'll have to wait a full day? That seems bizarre.
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Comment on RE//verse 2026: Hacking the Xbox One in ~games
JXM Link ParentI like how even he was like “this is over my head.” This is some real, real deep hardware hacking.I like how even he was like “this is over my head.”
This is some real, real deep hardware hacking.
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Comment on 'Buffy' reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar dead at Hulu in ~tv
JXM LinkMaybe it’s for the best? As much as I love Buffy, it has forever been stained by Joss Whedon. There’s plenty of other media out there.Maybe it’s for the best? As much as I love Buffy, it has forever been stained by Joss Whedon. There’s plenty of other media out there.
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Comment on open_slate: private and powerful 2-in-1 tablet in ~tech
JXM Link ParentThey all add complexity to the project. The cost for those extra parts might be negligible (I’m sure you can get USB connectors for pennies) but each item adds to the assembly and testing process....They all add complexity to the project. The cost for those extra parts might be negligible (I’m sure you can get USB connectors for pennies) but each item adds to the assembly and testing process. It also adds more failure points (both pre- and post-sale).
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Comment on open_slate: private and powerful 2-in-1 tablet in ~tech
JXM LinkThose are some real lofty promises they are making. The last line of their pitch: I think you might have already messed up guys! They’re promising a tablet with 256 GB of storage, 16 GB of RAM, a...Those are some real lofty promises they are making. The last line of their pitch:
No overpromising on features or timelines
I think you might have already messed up guys! They’re promising a tablet with 256 GB of storage, 16 GB of RAM, a replaceable battery, user accessible SSD, physical kill switches, 4 USB C ports, 2 USB A ports, HDMI out, a 120 Hz OLED screen and a keyboard case. Oh, and Linux compatibility!
If they actually deliver that for $650 and on time, I’ll be shocked.
(Side rant: I absolutely hate companies using Indiegogo as a preorder platform. $100,000 is nothing for something like this. They obviously have the money or they wouldn’t have gotten this far.)
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Comment on Harvey Weinstein: The Rikers interview in ~movies
JXM LinkHarvey Weinstein: Prison is hard! “I’m dying in here!” Society: Good fucking riddance.Harvey Weinstein: Prison is hard! “I’m dying in here!”
Society: Good fucking riddance.
I do not have high hopes for this, given Mel Brooks’ recent track record.
And he was also involved in this piece of utter trash.