Shirley's recent activity
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Comment on Recent updates - repost warning, topic-tagging improvements, group-specific search, markdown strikethrough formatting, wiki/docs updates in ~tildes.official
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Comment on New CSS Features in Firefox 68 in ~comp
Shirley LinkSites hijacking the browser's scrolling behaviour really is poor UX imoSites hijacking the browser's scrolling behaviour really is poor UX imo
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Comment on What products do you absolutely love? in ~talk
Shirley Link ParentAll the mice I've used in recent years are Logitech and they all seem to develop some sort of issue. They're otherwise good mice but I wish they had better build quality. For how much the retail...All the mice I've used in recent years are Logitech and they all seem to develop some sort of issue. They're otherwise good mice but I wish they had better build quality. For how much the retail for you'd think they'd ensure the right click button will work after a year's worth of use
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Comment on Announcements from Apple’s iPad and Mac event in Brooklyn in ~tech
Shirley LinkThe iPad is an astounding 1mm thinner, which is great news for people who live inside a crevasse. I'm astounded at the price. 2 grand for an iPad pro? What would people even use that for to make...The iPad is an astounding 1mm thinner, which is great news for people who live inside a crevasse.
I'm astounded at the price. 2 grand for an iPad pro? What would people even use that for to make that a good purchase?
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Comment on Introducing reCAPTCHA v3: the new way to stop bots in ~tech
Shirley Link ParentI just do whichever requires the least effort. It usually works out pretty well.I just do whichever requires the least effort. It usually works out pretty well.
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Comment on Introducing reCAPTCHA v3: the new way to stop bots in ~tech
Shirley Link ParentYes, absolutely. Depending on the site, even through a commercial VPN, it often takes me multiple minutes to pass a reCAPTCHA gate. And this is whilst logged into my 5 year+ old Google account in...Yes, absolutely.
Depending on the site, even through a commercial VPN, it often takes me multiple minutes to pass a reCAPTCHA gate. And this is whilst logged into my 5 year+ old Google account in my primary browser and all that jazz.
There are sites I know not to even bother trying to log in to via Tor because it's simply impossible to do so.
The problem got so much worse with v2 compared to v1. And bots are already bypassing v2. I dread to think how v3 will behave.
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Comment on Gab, the social network used by the Pittsburgh suspect, has been taken offline in ~tech
Shirley (edited )Link ParentIf an employee doesn't want to "keep coming in to work", of course they're allowed to quit, if that's what you're asking? If a sysadmin has a personal objection with a client they provision...If an employee doesn't want to "keep coming in to work", of course they're allowed to quit, if that's what you're asking?
If a sysadmin has a personal objection with a client they provision service for, they'd forward it to legal/HR/the CEO/their boss... if a sysadmin tried to terminate service between the company and a client themselves, I would expect GoDaddy would fire them, or at the very least reprimand them.
Regardless, everything would be automated so no one working at GoDaddy even needs to know about so and so client registering whatever domain...
Anyway, here's what GoDaddy's ToS say:
- In addition to any and all other rights reserved by GoDaddy in this Agreement, GoDaddy expressly reserves the right in its sole discretion to:
ii. Deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, or modify access to your Services for unsolicited, commercial e-mailing (i.e., spam, sending email to subscribers who have not "opted-in"); illegal access to other computers or networks (i.e., hacking); distribution of internet viruses or similar destructive activities; non-payment of fees; activities designed to defame, embarrass, harm, abuse, threaten, slander or harass third parties; activities prohibited by the laws of the United States and/or foreign territories in which you conduct business; activities designed to encourage unlawful behavior by others, such as hate crimes, terrorism and child pornography; activities that are tortious, vulgar, obscene, invasive of the privacy of a third party, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable; activities designed to impersonate the identity of a third party; and activities designed to harm minors in any way, and other activities whether lawful or unlawful that GoDaddy determines, in its sole discretion, to be harmful to its other customers, operations, or reputation;
So basically they reserve the right to pull your domain for next to any reason.
I don't think anyone complained when Reddit removed the "jailbait" subs. But Reddit recently banned a wealth of perfectly legal discussion subs (eg, /r/DNMVendorReviews, /r/ResearchVendors) that help people safely buy and consume drugs, which is no different than a bunch of government-run services [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRANK_(drugs\) [2]:https://www.amsterdam.info/drugs/.
Call it a slippery slope all you want, but there are plenty examples of exactly that happening. And it's regressive. And it happens in real life with real consequences. For all you Americans out there, the Patriot Act completely eroded your Fourth Amendment rights.
Yeah, whatever, I'll stick with... anyone but GoDaddy
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Comment on Gab, the social network used by the Pittsburgh suspect, has been taken offline in ~tech
Shirley (edited )LinkI haven't heard of Gab until today, so I don't know what they're about and what goes on on their network, but honestly, seeing companies throw other companies under the bus like that really puts...I haven't heard of Gab until today, so I don't know what they're about and what goes on on their network, but honestly, seeing companies throw other companies under the bus like that really puts me off putting my trust in them.
Why would I use GoDaddy as a registrar or host when I can use another company that won't give me the boot as soon as they start disagreeing with me?
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Comment on Anyone who has a Tulpa? in ~talk
Shirley LinkThis triggered some memories. I remember back in the days of IRC, I shared a network - unbeknownst to me for the longest time - with a group of people with tulpas. Even back then, when I was in my...This triggered some memories. I remember back in the days of IRC, I shared a network - unbeknownst to me for the longest time - with a group of people with tulpas.
Even back then, when I was in my teens, these people would be accurately described as being "well intentioned, but annoying". It seemed a lot of them were also part of anime/yiff communities, too.Definitely not my cup of tea
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Comment on What is the prefered image hosting on tildes? in ~tildes
Shirley Link ParentOops yeah I missed that, thanks. Who would have thought looking at an image in 2018 would be so tedious!Oops yeah I missed that, thanks.
Who would have thought looking at an image in 2018 would be so tedious!
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Comment on What is the prefered image hosting on tildes? in ~tildes
Shirley Link Parentimgur's mobile experience is horrendous, even a basic wget command redirects to the web page for some ungodly reason (you need to spoof a basic desktop browser UA). Thanks for sharing the...imgur's mobile experience is horrendous, even a basic wget command redirects to the web page for some ungodly reason (you need to spoof a basic desktop browser UA). Thanks for sharing the
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
Shirley LinkReally enjoying these posts. I'll be sure to check back in a week for the next update!Really enjoying these posts. I'll be sure to check back in a week for the next update!
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Comment on Feature Idea - Notify users when a comment which they had interacted with is edited. in ~tildes
Shirley Link ParentOh yeah for sure. I think it would just be more interesting than anything, to be honest. Useful in some cases, but not at all a reliable indicator of, well, anything.Besides, you can radically alter the sentiment of a comment with a simple “not” added in somewhere.
Oh yeah for sure. I think it would just be more interesting than anything, to be honest. Useful in some cases, but not at all a reliable indicator of, well, anything.
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Comment on Feature Idea - Notify users when a comment which they had interacted with is edited. in ~tildes
Shirley Link ParentThat's neat! Would definitely reduce the amount of clutter/noise if this was implementedThat's neat! Would definitely reduce the amount of clutter/noise if this was implemented
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Comment on Feature Idea - Notify users when a comment which they had interacted with is edited. in ~tildes
Shirley Link ParentI wholeheartedly agree. What might be a good middle ground is a percentage difference between the original post and the current version? So if you just fix a typo or add few punctuation marks, if...I wholeheartedly agree. What might be a good middle ground is a percentage difference between the original post and the current version?
So if you just fix a typo or add few punctuation marks, if you hover over the edited text, it would give the timestamp and also something to the tune of "99% similar". That way you could easily identify if there's a substantial edit that could completely alter the context comment.
Could also be a complete waste of time and/or computational resources, though
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Comment on Does anybody else find themselves lurking a lot more on Tildes? in ~tildes
Shirley LinkMost of my posts on Reddit are answering questions and/or providing support. There isn't much of that on Tildes so as a result of that I don't do much posting. I very rarely contribute to...Most of my posts on Reddit are answering questions and/or providing support. There isn't much of that on Tildes so as a result of that I don't do much posting.
I very rarely contribute to discussion on Reddit because there will typically be hundreds if not thousands of replies by the time I even see the thread. At which point, no one's going to read any post I'd make and any posts I have would have already been posted by someone else.
Conversely, Tildes is much slower in that regard so I don't quite feel like I'm wasting my time. That said, I probably lurk 75% of all the posts I read.I can't imagine this is a particularly unique viewpoint to have.
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Comment on Who will know your passwords after you die? in ~tech
Shirley LinkI don't think it's important; no one needs to close down my Facebook if I unexpectedly kick the bucket (although they certainly can do by contacting the company directly). That said, I have all my...I don't think it's important; no one needs to close down my Facebook if I unexpectedly kick the bucket (although they certainly can do by contacting the company directly).
That said, I have all my credentials stored in KeePass to which my brother knows the master password for. He'll be able to log on to my machine and access everything if he needs to
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Comment on Besides some of the good things like game compatibility and enterprise, what are some things you like about Windows 10? in ~tech
Shirley Link ParentWin10's task manager is such a vast improvement, I sometimes forget Windows 7 uses the old version and whenever I see people using it, it really drives home how old that OS is. Isn't ResMon the...Win10's task manager is such a vast improvement, I sometimes forget Windows 7 uses the old version and whenever I see people using it, it really drives home how old that OS is.
Isn't ResMon the same between 7/10 though?
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Comment on Microsoft's got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee - "Microsoft Managed Desktop" in ~tech
Shirley Link ParentNot too sure, I've kicked LTSB around a bit inside a VM and can't remember anything jumping out at me, I'm sure they have the balls to shill Edge/OneDrive/etc in that as well though. I really...Not too sure, I've kicked LTSB around a bit inside a VM and can't remember anything jumping out at me, I'm sure they have the balls to shill Edge/OneDrive/etc in that as well though.
I really don't like LTSB because it's so behind in updates. It still doesn't have Windows Subsystem for Linux - by the time that rolls out, I think it would have been available on a "normal" Windows package for around two years.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
Shirley Link ParentCopy protection generally makes a mess of the entire disc. I expect an error like this (in just one track, at the same place, across multiple discs) is likely to be a pressing error.Copy protection generally makes a mess of the entire disc. I expect an error like this (in just one track, at the same place, across multiple discs) is likely to be a pressing error.
Right? Big ups for the continued work
What's funny to me is that, and I know it's a bit of an apples to oranges situation, but there's more improvements here in this relatively minor update post than all of Reddit's frontend development in 2019