Nsutdwa's recent activity
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Comment on Enough phone (compact phone) kickstarter is up in ~tech
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Comment on Binance suspends withdrawals after crypto hackers steal $6.3 billion in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentThe second half, i.e. extortion, applies to fiat too, though, surely?The second half, i.e. extortion, applies to fiat too, though, surely?
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Comment on Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI can't believe Ocon is just gone like that! I'll miss him, sure, he seemed to rub some people the wrong way, but I always had a soft spot for him. He was a fighter and came up without some of the...I can't believe Ocon is just gone like that! I'll miss him, sure, he seemed to rub some people the wrong way, but I always had a soft spot for him. He was a fighter and came up without some of the advantages that some of the rest on the grid have enjoyed.
As for Russell, I think he's got a fighting chance next year. It was bizarre to see his car just let him down off the line, at that stage there's no way it was his fault that his engine just stopped pulling as hard as those around him. How can you fight, especially a prodigy, with a car that refuses to deploy like this. I hated that tidbit from Ant Davidson from COTA, how going through some esses section slowly left you with more battery for the upcoming straight - ugh. Russell kept speed through those corners, that's good driving, he should be rewarded, not penalised, for that skill. I hope things change for him, I'm not his fan, but I think the regs and his team (not intentionally) have made him look worse than he is. He gave Hamilton a hard time, he was fast in the Mercedes when he filled in when he was still at Williams. The dude is rapid, and he's mentally tough enough, I think. I think (hope) we've not seen the last of him.
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Comment on Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm in two minds on this. I think Hamilton plays his game very, very well. He's an experienced operator, after all, both on and off track. I don't think you can blame Leclerc for trying, to be...I'm in two minds on this. I think Hamilton plays his game very, very well. He's an experienced operator, after all, both on and off track. I don't think you can blame Leclerc for trying, to be fair, but from some comments around (not here), you'd have thought he's being cheeky just for having a go on the GOAT. I don't know, Leclerc has had an edge on Hamilton enough times this (and last) season to not merit being sidelined like the Redbull second seat.
Pretty entertaining race, all told. It was terrifying to watch Bottas's wheel just snap off at what seemed to be at the very start of his braking. It was probably a best-case scenario at that speed to slam into a big tec-pro barrier backend-first, but Rosberg's comments about knees and feet getting thrown around and bruised in these crashes sounded awful.
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Comment on The journey of donating a body to science in ~science
Nsutdwa Link ParentBeautifully written. Out of interest, how could you tell which hand was dominant? My guess would be that perhaps there's more callouses on the dominant hand? Or is it that the muscles are larger...Beautifully written. Out of interest, how could you tell which hand was dominant? My guess would be that perhaps there's more callouses on the dominant hand? Or is it that the muscles are larger on that limb?
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Comment on Looking for advice: How do I find out what stocks to invest into? in ~finance
Nsutdwa Link ParentI strongly believe that insider traders are the ones making most of the money from just trading. There's a market for the super-fast computer stuff, but that's brutally competitive. And I guess...This isn’t as complicated as people who make money off you want you to believe.
I strongly believe that insider traders are the ones making most of the money from just trading. There's a market for the super-fast computer stuff, but that's brutally competitive. And I guess some very smart people can work a niche to make some money, but the stats are against them over the very long run. I believe that the big money is being made depending on who you know and how well you can dissimulate, so of course it's pleasant to dress it up as being some real sophisticated thing. For us plebs, index instruments are the way to go.
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Comment on Sweden's national broadcaster SVT suspects some of the 4,077 songs submitted for Melodifestivalen 2027 were generated using artificial intelligence in ~music
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm sure I've read this about some song I've heard this summer. I did! Movin' to the sun by Hugel and Ultra Naté: "the songwriting process ... began with Imael Angel, who used AI to write the...I'm sure I've read this about some song I've heard this summer. I did! Movin' to the sun by Hugel and Ultra Naté: "the songwriting process ... began with Imael Angel, who used AI to write the song. [Hugel] used this AI-generated track as a basis for a new version ...".
Don't ask me what the lyrics are about or anything, but the song's pretty standard club fare, I think. Nothing incredible, but I've heard many far worse!
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Comment on iPhone Duo sells out immediately, now backordered until next year in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentI have 2FA forced on my ISP account, which is also my mobile phone account. I also live in an area that has turned out to be a bit of a blank spot for their mobile coverage. Whenever I log in, I'm...I have 2FA forced on my ISP account, which is also my mobile phone account. I also live in an area that has turned out to be a bit of a blank spot for their mobile coverage. Whenever I log in, I'm forced to wait for an SMS, which has varied from about 10s (great!) to more than 30 minutes (arrived expired) to just never arriving. It's very much not ideal. I'm sure someone at the company got a little box ticked for their performance eval. that they implemented 2FA for all customers...
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
Nsutdwa Link ParentI don't think it always has to mean that, but it very, very often does, in practice.I don't think it always has to mean that, but it very, very often does, in practice.
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Comment on US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in ~society
Nsutdwa Link ParentI think between @mat's (tongue-in-cheek, I suspect) "gunists" and my absolute lack of knowledge, you are the informed expert, haha! My thoughts on the the issue mentioned in your 2nd para, which...I think between @mat's (tongue-in-cheek, I suspect) "gunists" and my absolute lack of knowledge, you are the informed expert, haha!
My thoughts on the the issue mentioned in your 2nd para, which are not well formed because it's not up for debate at the moment where I live, are sort of hazy. I think if a society has decided that they're going to make use of the death penalty for certain things, the wellbeing they should prioritise is that of the survivors. As in, will some members of a firing squad be traumatised by shooting people dead, watching that go wrong, etc. etc.? If we've decided we're okay with killing people for certain crimes, my feeling would be that some suffering is just part of the deal for the perpetrator. I'd be all in on finding the method which is least bad for the executioners (good grief, this argument). That's got to be a big part of the attraction of the lethal injection. Most times, the executioners get to just press a wee button, things happen, the person dies. The person dying may not have had the best death possible, but they're gone, and the executioner didn't have to get into the nitty gritty of death, with blood, and gurgling and all the rest of it.
Does that make sense? I think it's clearly healthier for us to not be killing people, even when they've done something heinous and it would feel good. I think it's better for us, as the survivors, to build a society that doesn't need to give in to those impulses. But once you've disregarded that, then I think shooting people to death is just not good for us, as the survivors of crimes, and that is the most important thing.
I think I'm all over the place trying to describe what I mean, hopefully something comes through!
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Comment on US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in ~society
Nsutdwa Link ParentAs someone who has never shot, or even held, a real gun, isn't the recoil generated by a certain mass at a certain speed being ejected the opposite way? I can see the blast of fire or smoke or...As someone who has never shot, or even held, a real gun, isn't the recoil generated by a certain mass at a certain speed being ejected the opposite way? I can see the blast of fire or smoke or whatever being easy enough to recreate, but surely the recoil is just physics.
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Comment on Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentYes, it was just fine, I guess. It does seem that the Hamilton-pitwall problems are far from over, though. The trust between driver and strategy team is like all trust, I reckon, slower to build...Yes, it was just fine, I guess. It does seem that the Hamilton-pitwall problems are far from over, though. The trust between driver and strategy team is like all trust, I reckon, slower to build than break.
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Comment on Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentThe spin shot that I saw ended up being a bit of a bust, because the transmission froze/glitched exactly as the roll happened. But I give them credit for trying for the fun shot all the same.The spin shot that I saw ended up being a bit of a bust, because the transmission froze/glitched exactly as the roll happened. But I give them credit for trying for the fun shot all the same.
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Comment on What single episode of a show would you recommend as a standalone? in ~tv
Nsutdwa Link ParentWhat a fine episode of TV that was - I've never played the games, but am aware of their existence and their story (very broad strokes). My partner went into the series blind and thought it was...What a fine episode of TV that was - I've never played the games, but am aware of their existence and their story (very broad strokes). My partner went into the series blind and thought it was fine, not amazing, but fine. But we both loved that episode so much. I'll probably get round to season 2(+?) at some point purely from the "halo" that that episode gives season 1 for me.
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Comment on Irreverent ads make me want to buy things even less in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentHard agree. Not a banksy fan, but he's right about advertising in public spaces. I feel no compunction about ripping down posters/stickers that I can that exist in my space. I don't quite go as...Hard agree. Not a banksy fan, but he's right about advertising in public spaces. I feel no compunction about ripping down posters/stickers that I can that exist in my space. I don't quite go as far as you in how I perceive advertising, I think. In my opinion, advertising can be done thoughtfully, not excessively, and can serve a purpose to let people know about a product. I have a problem though when I perceive that benefit to be massively outweighed by the externalised downside(s). I'm talking about leafleting campaigns resulting in my street just being littered with junk because people are lazy sods and apparently empty their mailbox into the street, or brightly lit billboards disorienting all the local wildlife and obscuring the night sky, etc. At that point, sod it, do whatever takes your fancy with that.
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Comment on ‘Game of Thrones’ movie ‘Aegon’s Conquest’ sets summer 2029 release date in ~movies
Nsutdwa Link ParentI watched that first season too, but my partner steadfastly refuses to watch tv series until they've been completed. Quite right - I think Severance is our latest bugbear, I managed to convince...I watched that first season too, but my partner steadfastly refuses to watch tv series until they've been completed. Quite right - I think Severance is our latest bugbear, I managed to convince them that it was good enough to be worth breaking the rule for, and now we have both pretty much completely forgotten what has happened and don't have much desire to check in for any new seasons that may come out.
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Comment on Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ finally breaks Mariah Carey’s all-time record for weeks at US no. 1, eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ in ~music
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm a big whisky fan (more used to be, to be fair) and have drunk my fair share of Jack Daniels in the past. I'm super impressed by their marketing team over the years, they've done such an A+ job...I'm a big whisky fan (more used to be, to be fair) and have drunk my fair share of Jack Daniels in the past. I'm super impressed by their marketing team over the years, they've done such an A+ job of establishing their brand's presence as a benchmark, it's incredible. I like this Choosing Texas song, I think practically the whole album makes pretty easy listening, but I cringe almost any time an artist name drops a brand, it's just such a sellout-y thing to do. This, rap, r&b, any of it, just do your thing and stop doing free publicity for bs "luxury" brands (maybe it's not free and they're all paid, who knows).
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Comment on Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI really like Colapinto. It's an unfortunate error - sometimes a mistake just happens at such a time as to have a huge consequence. I think he's also unfortunate to have the volatile Argentine...I really like Colapinto. It's an unfortunate error - sometimes a mistake just happens at such a time as to have a huge consequence. I think he's also unfortunate to have the volatile Argentine fans - I'm sure they're a big boost when you're doing good-great, but I wouldn't mind betting he doesn't appreciate their virulent defence of him all the time.
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Comment on Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentFully agree re. Hadjar. From how agitated some of his radio calls have been, I fully expected him to be blowing up in that car, but he was way chiller, in the end. I'm not sure how that plays for...Fully agree re. Hadjar. From how agitated some of his radio calls have been, I fully expected him to be blowing up in that car, but he was way chiller, in the end. I'm not sure how that plays for him in the long term, I guess. I feel like the drivers that are really great - Hamilton, Verstappen, Schumacher, Vettel (I speak from my own experience 2010+) - all have a thoroughly ruthless streak to them. They rarely play political games on the track - if they want the place and can have it, they'll take it. I'm thinking Vettel's multi-21, Verstappen's "don't ask me [to let Perez past] again, you know why" (paraphrasing, Mexico, I think??) etc. I guess as soon as a driver bows down like this (a la Piastri last season), I default-categorise them as not top-tier. Do you think that's the zone Hadjar will inhabit and, if so, happily?
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Nsutdwa Link ParentAh, nice one, I'll do that. Thanks a lot!!Ah, nice one, I'll do that. Thanks a lot!!
The battery is removable, though, which is a good pull. I'd be lying if I said the price seemed fine to me - but I bet it's hard to go below a certain floor, especially when you're not making a massive order etc. I would be fine having a phone that would last 5+ years and not cost a fortune, though. I know when I have to replace my current phone (a pixel 6), I'll be expecting some pain at the price.