Zorind's recent activity
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Comment on Non-queer men of Tildes: PLEASE consider before commenting on ~life.women and ~lgbt without careful consideration. We are losing members over this issue. in ~tildes
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Zorind Link ParentMy regular grocery store sells hominy in 15.5 oz cans, 25 oz cans, or 110 oz cans. So the real question is, how much hominy was your single can of hominy? (I used 2 of the 25 oz cans…which cost...My regular grocery store sells hominy in 15.5 oz cans, 25 oz cans, or 110 oz cans.
So the real question is, how much hominy was your single can of hominy? (I used 2 of the 25 oz cans…which cost about the same as the 110oz can.)
I used ground pork, not chicken, but using a Costco rotisserie chicken sounds pretty smart.
And then some canned tomatoes, and fresh onion, jalapeño, and garlic. And chilis in adobo. Every time I make it I warn my wife that I have no idea how spicy it will be and we’ll just have to taste it and find out.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Zorind LinkI made a big pot of Pozole last night. It’s getting under 60 degrees at night where I’m at, so it’s officially stew/soup season again, and I am very happy about it. Made enough that we should be...I made a big pot of Pozole last night. It’s getting under 60 degrees at night where I’m at, so it’s officially stew/soup season again, and I am very happy about it. Made enough that we should be able to have it for lunches a couple days, and froze two portions as well.
Mostly following the pozole recipe in my tildes topic I linked above.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Zorind Link ParentI only have 2 spies, but I do have both of them in my deck.I only have 2 spies, but I do have both of them in my deck.
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Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes
Zorind Link ParentI think making a single post or two asking for playtesters would go over fine. You’re not really self-promoting if you’re not even linking to something, just asking for an interest check. IMO your...I think making a single post or two asking for playtesters would go over fine.
You’re not really self-promoting if you’re not even linking to something, just asking for an interest check. IMO your post would be analogous to a “single post, just me TiMaSoMo update” which I think would be fine to do (once or twice, not weekly or daily).
And I think then if, multiple months or a year later you posted “Yo remember that game I asked for playtesters for, it’s out now” would also be fine. Again, as long as it wasn’t the only thing you’re ever posting or commenting about.
If you’re active here in comments, just not posting topics, you’re probably fine (at least in my book).
Edit: And if that still felt too self-promote-y for you, you could just post about it in the weekly(?) topic about technical projects people are working on or games that people are playing.
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Comment on I survived the certificate expiration of October 19th 2026 and all I got was to make a silly shitpost in ~tildes
Zorind LinkI accidentally posted a comment during the outage (because I said “I know what I’m doing safari, let me access Tildes anyway I don’t care it’s insecure) Guess I gave possible hackers all my info /sI accidentally posted a comment during the outage (because I said “I know what I’m doing safari, let me access Tildes anyway I don’t care it’s insecure)
Guess I gave possible hackers all my info /s
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Zorind (edited )LinkI’ve been player The Witcher 3 for the first time, the remastered release on the Switch 2. I’ve been enjoying it so far - there’s so much to do. I keep exploring side content because well, the...I’ve been player The Witcher 3 for the first time, the remastered release on the Switch 2.
I’ve been enjoying it so far - there’s so much to do. I keep exploring side content because well, the quest popped up, what am I supposed to do, ignore it? These people need help that only a Witcher can provide.
Which does mean that I am fairly over-leveled for a lot of the quests, but that’s been preferable I think (I’m really bad at fighting multiple enemies at once, so I think I’d be hosed without being over-leveled.). I did turn on level scaling I think though, so most enemies I fight do end up around my level.
(I am finally heading off to Skellige when I play next, likely tonight or tomorrow. There are many things I am abandoning in Novigrad and Velen that I feel bad about and will come back for, but I did seemingly finish both of the “major” side quests in Novigrad (Cabaret/Carnal Sins & Now or Never).
Gwent is…surprisingly fun? I’ve only played as the Northern Realm faction though.
I’ve only encountered a couple bugs, some with NPCs not loading correctly (weird graphical issues), and some crashes, but nothing that has prevented me from progressing.
I’m really enjoying the world, though I feel like I am missing out on quite a bit of background knowledge by having not read the books or played Witcher 1 or 2.
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Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentI don’t usually mind this OPs though, their posts (even the ones of their own blog) usually lead to pretty good discussions. And they don’t exclusively post their own blog, and they do comment on...I don’t usually mind this OPs though, their posts (even the ones of their own blog) usually lead to pretty good discussions. And they don’t exclusively post their own blog, and they do comment on other people’s topics too.
So they aren’t exclusively self-promoting, which is where I personally draw the line IMO.
Though I do agree it might be nice if they posted a comment to try to kick-off a discussion when they do link to their own blog posts.
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Zorind Link ParentYou also might be able to just transfer the license to the new PC, I’ve done that in the past. I went through some flow where I basically said (accurately) that I upgraded my computer, but in...You also might be able to just transfer the license to the new PC, I’ve done that in the past.
I went through some flow where I basically said (accurately) that I upgraded my computer, but in doing so I had replaced the CPU and Motherboard which is why it was no longer detected as the “same” computer.
If you have an existing Windows account, I believe that should still work.
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Zorind LinkI don’t know how things will look this year (given the prices of things), but historically Microcenter has had bundles that save a little during Black Friday if there’s one in your area. Same...I don’t know how things will look this year (given the prices of things), but historically Microcenter has had bundles that save a little during Black Friday if there’s one in your area. Same thing for Newegg online, again if that’s something available to deliver in your area.
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Comment on Summer Eternal presents: Red Rooster, an incendiary RPG in ~games
Zorind Link ParentThis game was surprisingly decent (I played it in college with my roommates back when it was released).This game was surprisingly decent (I played it in college with my roommates back when it was released).
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Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food
Zorind Link ParentHuh, I’ve always heard 3 seconds for microwave bagged popcorn. I think one second would leave too many unpopped kernels.Huh, I’ve always heard 3 seconds for microwave bagged popcorn. I think one second would leave too many unpopped kernels.
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Comment on Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack in ~tech
Zorind LinkThe vulnerability (likely) executed in this attack was publicly disclosed in August, and relies on the fridges leaving their admin interface publicly exposed, and an endpoint with an override...The vulnerability (likely) executed in this attack was publicly disclosed in August, and relies on the fridges leaving their admin interface publicly exposed, and an endpoint with an override password generated based on the date.
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Comment on Software developers are not okay in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentAny one of the major data breaches or privacy violations should’ve been treated as the Software Engineering equivalent of the Ford Pinto or Hyatt Regency Walkway collapse, and the fact that they...I'd hope medical device companies learned from THERAC-25
Any one of the major data breaches or privacy violations should’ve been treated as the Software Engineering equivalent of the Ford Pinto or Hyatt Regency Walkway collapse, and the fact that they aren’t sickens me. (I got my major in university in Computer Science and Engineering, but did a minor in Philosophy and took multiple engineering ethics courses. Of course, most tech CEOs apparently did not).
The more fully agentic-driven apps there are, the more worried I am about this, especially for single-developer apps. Security & authentication are HARD problems, given how many places have screwed it up, even before LLMs generating code (I can’t find a link about the exact one I’m thinking of right now, but it was either personal information, SSNs, or something else being leaked because a website used incrementing IDs as account numbers in the URL to expose the personal information).
If someone is vibe coding an app, they don’t really have a good way of verifying the security posture of it, and sure, maybe they’ll throw an agent at it to check for security flaws…but if the security-focused ones cost too much, or if they don’t think it’s important…
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Comment on Triple-A Minesweeper in ~games
Zorind LinkI wanna know where the list of names is coming from...I was expecting them to all just be "Mike Lacher."I wanna know where the list of names is coming from...I was expecting them to all just be "Mike Lacher."
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Zorind LinkI have done…nothing yet. I did find where I put the Kumiko kit, so that’s a start…technically. In my defense, I have had to work later most nights than I like, and my wife and I have been watching...I have done…nothing yet.
I did find where I put the Kumiko kit, so that’s a start…technically.
In my defense, I have had to work later most nights than I like, and my wife and I have been watching a lot of the MLB divisional series games. And I uh, thought the Witcher 3 Remastered on the switch 2 and am playing it for the first time so, there’s that too.
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Comment on Anyone else have Inattentive ADHD? in ~health.mental
Zorind LinkI don’t (as far as I know), but my wife does. She figured out that she likely did during college, but didn’t get her official diagnosis until she was working on her Ph.D (actually got the results...I don’t (as far as I know), but my wife does. She figured out that she likely did during college, but didn’t get her official diagnosis until she was working on her Ph.D (actually got the results during one of the important milestones, which was a whole can of worms to both process & then start meds during).
She studies psychology and so identified a lot of her own symptoms, but also was mitigating a lot of them with that knowledge. After we moved in together (and had better insurance), she finally went to try to get an official diagnosis to get meds to help.
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Comment on Does anyone recognize this phishing attack? in ~comp
Zorind Link ParentThis is is a link to some related information on a similar “fake update”,...This is is a link to some related information on a similar “fake update”, https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/03/one-click-on-this-fake-google-meet-update-can-give-attackers-control-of-your-pc, though likely more sophisticated than the one aimed at your friend.
Your friend did everything right by trying to update “out of band”.
Unfortunately, as nukeman mentioned, with LLMs it’s gotten a lot easier and cheaper to tailor phishing towards basically anyone with a public presence.
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Comment on Does anyone recognize this phishing attack? in ~comp
Zorind LinkI would redact that link or make it not clickable here. If that is the exact link, it’s definitely URL Phishing since it’s a typo of “joininvite”. I’ll try to grab a (trusted) resource on that...I would redact that link or make it not clickable here. If that is the exact link, it’s definitely URL Phishing since it’s a typo of “joininvite”.
I’ll try to grab a (trusted) resource on that type of attack and reply to my own comment with it.
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Comment on Approved for altruistic kidney donation in ~health
Zorind LinkFrom the Scott Alexander post, This gets at me, because I’m fairly certain if I had been polled and asked “Would you donate a kidney to stranger in need” I’d probably have said yes. And yet, here...From the Scott Alexander post,
In polls, 25 - 50% of Americans say they would donate a kidney to a stranger in need.
This sentence fascinates me because of the hanging “would”. Would, if what? A natural reading is “would if someone needs it”. But there are 100,000 strangers on the waiting list for kidney transplants. Between 5,000 and 40,000 people die each year for lack of sufficient kidneys to transplant. Someone definitely needs it. Yet only about 200 people (0.0001%) donate kidneys to strangers per year. Why the gap between 25-50% and 0.0001%?
This gets at me, because I’m fairly certain if I had been polled and asked “Would you donate a kidney to stranger in need” I’d probably have said yes.
And yet, here I am, after reading that whole post & your experience…and I’m going “ehhh…maybe I like having 2 kidneys” (I am also just, not in a family or financial situation where I could freely do so….but even still)
I don’t think it’s “you shouldn’t comment” it’s more that “your comment shouldn’t be dismissive”.