OmgBoom's recent activity
-
Comment on Streaming wars are over and Netflix won in ~tv
-
Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
OmgBoom LinkI'm interested to see what other people have to say about this, I've also experienced pages not loading on a variety of devices running Firefox, for years. I've tried a bunch of things but...I'm interested to see what other people have to say about this, I've also experienced pages not loading on a variety of devices running Firefox, for years. I've tried a bunch of things but rebooting the device is the only thing that seems to consistently fix the issue.
-
Comment on Road House | Official trailer in ~movies
-
Comment on The NFL has never seen anything quite like the Philadelphia Eagles’ warp-speed collapse in ~sports.american_football
OmgBoom LinkThe eagles are getting back to their roots lolThe eagles are getting back to their roots lol
-
Comment on Five of the best Terry Pratchett books and suggestions for how to read Pratchett's work in ~books
-
Comment on Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European" in ~society
OmgBoom LinkThe US has been saying that Europe needs to be more responsible for it's own defense for decades. NATO members are supposed to spend 2% of their GDP on defense, but only 5 member nations regularly...The US has been saying that Europe needs to be more responsible for it's own defense for decades. NATO members are supposed to spend 2% of their GDP on defense, but only 5 member nations regularly meet that requirement. I don't say that as a jab at our European allies, but if they want NATO to be more European centric and take a more active role in their own defense, I don't expect there will be any complaints from the US.
-
Comment on What’s something you want to tell someone, but can’t? in ~talk
OmgBoom LinkI would tell my brother who passed that I love him and that I'll spend the rest of my life trying to make him proud.I would tell my brother who passed that I love him and that I'll spend the rest of my life trying to make him proud.
-
Comment on Panel settles on Minnesota flag's final design in ~design
-
Comment on We techies are responsible for "You'll own nothing, and you'll enjoy it." in ~talk
OmgBoom LinkSomeone will always build something for you if you are offering enough moneySomeone will always build something for you if you are offering enough money
-
Comment on Loongson releases its next-generation CPU in ~tech
OmgBoom LinkI wonder if it's more rebranded Intel chips like it was a few months agoI wonder if it's more rebranded Intel chips like it was a few months ago
-
Comment on Best open source EPUB reader app? in ~books
-
Comment on Unpopular opinion: Desktop GUI is the most efficient and fulfilling way of Human-Computer Interaction in ~tech
OmgBoom LinkI can do everything so much faster through CLI, it just takes practiceI can do everything so much faster through CLI, it just takes practice
-
Comment on Spotify has added audiobooks to its subscription model – reaching millions of people, it may revolutionise the already booming audiobooks business in ~tech
OmgBoom Link ParentBut I still have to pay $40 per audiobook? I'm a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, but that's a huge expense and probably means I'm not going to listen to anymore of his works on audiobookBut I still have to pay $40 per audiobook? I'm a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, but that's a huge expense and probably means I'm not going to listen to anymore of his works on audiobook
-
Comment on 70% of US workers lie on resumes, new study shows in ~life
OmgBoom Link ParentEvery recruiting agency I've ever gone through has completely rewritten the resume that I gave them and put them "in their format". But they've often changed large parts of it, one recruiter had...Every recruiting agency I've ever gone through has completely rewritten the resume that I gave them and put them "in their format". But they've often changed large parts of it, one recruiter had really poor spelling and I had to explain in an interview that the version of the resume they had wasn't written by me. Fuck Robert Half.
-
Comment on PowersHELL scripting in ~comp
OmgBoom LinkThat's the way Microsoft does things, 12 ways to do the same thing, 11 of them deprecated. I ran into a similar issue with msonline the other day when I needed to change an attribute in Azure and...That's the way Microsoft does things, 12 ways to do the same thing, 11 of them deprecated. I ran into a similar issue with msonline the other day when I needed to change an attribute in Azure and couldn't find anything documented, but there were 100's of old threads about how to do it using the old msonline method.
-
Comment on Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscription OS, suggests leak in ~tech
OmgBoom Link ParentThey'll do tiered plans with basic functionality being free and then lock tons of stuff behind a paywall.They'll do tiered plans with basic functionality being free and then lock tons of stuff behind a paywall.
-
Comment on What is your preferred VPN? in ~comp
OmgBoom LinkRun your own VPN server, I used to do mine on a digital ocean droplet but I'm sure there are other better options.Run your own VPN server, I used to do mine on a digital ocean droplet but I'm sure there are other better options.
-
Comment on US state of Arizona cancels leases and water rights for Saudi company that grows alfalfa in ~enviro
OmgBoom LinkFor anyone who isn't familiar with agriculture, Alfalfa uses a very large amount of water and is used to make hay that can be fed to livestock...For anyone who isn't familiar with agriculture, Alfalfa uses a very large amount of water and is used to make hay that can be fed to livestock
-
Comment on This Austrian website exposes the truth about soaring food prices in ~food
-
Comment on New Orleans officials seek to build a freshwater pipeline as saltwater wedge inches closer in ~enviro
OmgBoom Link ParentI thought you couldn't drink water purified by reverse osmosis because it leeches minerals from your body?I thought you couldn't drink water purified by reverse osmosis because it leeches minerals from your body?
I don't know that Netflix won, but I know that consumers lost