TurtleCracker's recent activity
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Comment on Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced releases July 9, 2026 in ~games
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Comment on Ring camera is getting more and more annoying in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkYou could consider unifi doorbell instead, you can control it a lot more and store the footage locally.You could consider unifi doorbell instead, you can control it a lot more and store the footage locally.
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Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance
TurtleCracker Link ParentAs models plateau I suspect it’s going to become more about orchestration and efficiency. IE having one model use other more efficient models as subagents for specific components of your request.As models plateau I suspect it’s going to become more about orchestration and efficiency.
IE having one model use other more efficient models as subagents for specific components of your request.
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Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance
TurtleCracker Link ParentI also immediately canceled and removed OpenAI after the pentagon nonsense. I switched to Anthropic and I am pushing my company to do the same. I think Altman miscalculated by grabbing that...I also immediately canceled and removed OpenAI after the pentagon nonsense. I switched to Anthropic and I am pushing my company to do the same.
I think Altman miscalculated by grabbing that opportunity. AI is kind of becoming a commodity. The difference between each companies flagship models isn’t huge.
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Comment on Jeopardy! YouTube Edition | Teaser in ~tv
TurtleCracker Link ParentMy perfect guest list: Brennan Lee Mulligan Hank Green Ryan Letourneau (Northernlion) I think the real guest list is pretty good though.My perfect guest list:
Brennan Lee Mulligan
Hank Green
Ryan Letourneau (Northernlion)I think the real guest list is pretty good though.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
TurtleCracker LinkOnline EV discussions tend to get derailed by anti-Musk sentiment. Like on Bluesky, someone will post consumer rankings of EVs and if Tesla places anywhere near the top, the conversation just...Online EV discussions tend to get derailed by anti-Musk sentiment. Like on Bluesky, someone will post consumer rankings of EVs and if Tesla places anywhere near the top, the conversation just shifts away from the actual data. Makes it hard to have a productive discussion about the cars themselves.
This is hard for me to balance because Musk deserves no support. But it is very frustrating and makes the attempts at discussion effectively useless.
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Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv
TurtleCracker LinkI’m excited for a new Stargate series. I hope it’s more about adventure, exploration, and the team(s) involved instead of interpersonal drama. I had a really hard time getting into SGU. It felt...I’m excited for a new Stargate series. I hope it’s more about adventure, exploration, and the team(s) involved instead of interpersonal drama.
I had a really hard time getting into SGU. It felt more like a worse version of battlestar.
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentMoved off of Gmail and into Fastmail a few years ago and haven't regretted it. I use the masked email feature all the time.Moved off of Gmail and into Fastmail a few years ago and haven't regretted it. I use the masked email feature all the time.
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Comment on Project Hail Mary - Discussion thread in ~movies
TurtleCracker Link ParentAs a tangent - I think Wil Wheaton doing the audio book for Ready Player One just enhanced it beyond the text itself. Sometimes combined media is greater than the sum of its parts.As a tangent - I think Wil Wheaton doing the audio book for Ready Player One just enhanced it beyond the text itself. Sometimes combined media is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI have the knowledge and ability to do it, but for the most part that’s what I also want! I run Mac, Windows, and Linux for specific purposes but I largely don’t do any customization, tweaks,...I have the knowledge and ability to do it, but for the most part that’s what I also want! I run Mac, Windows, and Linux for specific purposes but I largely don’t do any customization, tweaks, etc..
I just want stuff to work and let me focus on what I think is valuable.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI assume it’s to avoid regulation. So few people do it, but Google can point to it as a way of “allowing competition”. So why not?I assume it’s to avoid regulation. So few people do it, but Google can point to it as a way of “allowing competition”. So why not?
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentYeah anything that requires me to unlock my phone and had it to a cop is an instant red line. If I tap my locked phone to theirs and it brings up my ID though? That might be fine.Yeah anything that requires me to unlock my phone and had it to a cop is an instant red line. If I tap my locked phone to theirs and it brings up my ID though? That might be fine.
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI don’t understand how a VPN helps here? Age verification laws are spreading globally.I don’t understand how a VPN helps here? Age verification laws are spreading globally.
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentSo if every online service requires age verification, what's the solution?So if every online service requires age verification, what's the solution?
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Comment on Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research in ~science
TurtleCracker LinkIt’s sad that we moved from wax paper to plastics for a lot of situations that don’t absolutely require it.It’s sad that we moved from wax paper to plastics for a lot of situations that don’t absolutely require it.
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Comment on I am a graphenOS user and am considering getting a secondary iPhone, but I need more perspectives on how to set it up in ~tech
TurtleCracker (edited )LinkYou can turn off most telemetry via Settings > Privacy and Security or Settings > Siri. You can’t turn off telemetry completely though, I think it’ll always connect for push notifications and...You can turn off most telemetry via Settings > Privacy and Security or Settings > Siri. You can’t turn off telemetry completely though, I think it’ll always connect for push notifications and iCloud? You might be able to block that at the network level if you don’t need push notifications.
You could put the phone in Lockdown Mode and still use headphones but I haven’t tested that. Doesn’t reduce telemetry but does increase security if you’re paranoid.
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentWould I rather supply it to Apple or would I rather supply it to every individual application? I’d pick Apple in that scenario, assuming that age verification is a hard requirement. I’d trust...Would I rather supply it to Apple or would I rather supply it to every individual application? I’d pick Apple in that scenario, assuming that age verification is a hard requirement.
I’d trust Apple over Blue Sky or Discord for privacy and security.
I’d rather not provide it to anyone but that’s not the way laws are moving.
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI think if you can provide it without unlocking the phone or physically handing it to law enforcement it’s not a bad idea. One less thing to carry and a potential backup in case you did forget. In...I think if you can provide it without unlocking the phone or physically handing it to law enforcement it’s not a bad idea. One less thing to carry and a potential backup in case you did forget.
In today’s political climate having backups of your identification is probably not a bad idea.
Additionally part of me wonders if Apple/Google could provide age verification abstractions by having your ID on the wallet. IE apps would have an “over 18?” API that the wallet could just respond yes or no to with user permission. No face scan. No uploading ID to another third party etc..
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkLast time I looked at this for Apple Wallet it was only useful when going through the TSA. Normal law enforcement didn’t seem to accept it as valid ID yet.Last time I looked at this for Apple Wallet it was only useful when going through the TSA. Normal law enforcement didn’t seem to accept it as valid ID yet.
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Comment on A survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it is viewed more favorably than saying layoffs or hiring freezes in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentOutsourcing / offshoring is a massive problem in the tech space that gets almost zero attention from the news media or politicians. It's almost always done for cost (at least as the primary...Outsourcing / offshoring is a massive problem in the tech space that gets almost zero attention from the news media or politicians. It's almost always done for cost (at least as the primary motivator) not for the labor pool or skillsets available. At least in software engineering.
Read something the yesterday saying Windrose was some sort of spiritual successor to Black Flag. Anyone played it? Is it any good? It's still in early access.