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Comment on See Donald Trump's list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs from the US in ~society
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Comment on See Donald Trump's list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs from the US in ~society
bkbr LinkSomething is telling me (and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it were true) that there's some misrepresentation or misappropriation of information in that tariff chart that isn't telling the full...Something is telling me (and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it were true) that there's some misrepresentation or misappropriation of information in that tariff chart that isn't telling the full story of what these countries are "charging" us... I'm prepared to be told I'm wrong, but that's just my gut feeling.
Honest to god, I'm surprised some of these countries were even significantly trading with us to begin with, let alone "charging" tariffs at all.
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
bkbr Link ParentMuch appreciated! I think that all of what you've noted definitely still applies even after two decades. All in all, I've always believed that if you're going to survive in this sort of field--or...Much appreciated! I think that all of what you've noted definitely still applies even after two decades.
All in all, I've always believed that if you're going to survive in this sort of field--or in any tech field, frankly--you've got to have some sort of passion and genuine interest in what you're doing. So I've always taken every opportunity in this job to learn something or at least get some sort of enjoyment out of it... even in the most tiring moments. I'll have to keep this list on hand for the future!
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
bkbr Link ParentMostly just the jump out of help desk, which is every IT rookie's big question, it seems like. I'm trying to move out of help desk in a year or two to jump into sysadmin stuff and go further down...Mostly just the jump out of help desk, which is every IT rookie's big question, it seems like. I'm trying to move out of help desk in a year or two to jump into sysadmin stuff and go further down that career path. If you'd like we can take this into PMs instead!
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Comment on Stremio is an impressive program in ~tech
bkbr Link ParentLooks like if you let Stremio cache the files on your device, you can keep them for offline viewing; however, you'd probably be better off setting up something like Jellyfin or Plex with an *arr...Looks like if you let Stremio cache the files on your device, you can keep them for offline viewing; however, you'd probably be better off setting up something like Jellyfin or Plex with an *arr stack if you want both streaming and a local library of media files.
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Comment on Stremio is an impressive program in ~tech
bkbr LinkOnce you start pirating, it’s hard to ever go back to streaming services. I’ve been running a traditional Jellyfin instance for well over half a year now, and I’ve not once considered going back...Once you start pirating, it’s hard to ever go back to streaming services. I’ve been running a traditional Jellyfin instance for well over half a year now, and I’ve not once considered going back to Max, Hulu, or any of those services since—not that they offer any incentive to want to go back, anyway, no thanks to password sharing crackdowns and price increases because “fuck you, that’s why”.
Once your wife starts getting the hang of it, I’m sure she’ll find it more convenient than pulling up a streaming service. I mean, the idea of having everything in one place without having to look everywhere else is probably good enough to drop everything all at once… at least for me haha.
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Comment on Virtual Game Card – Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 in ~games
bkbr Link ParentI feel like this new system is a bit more convoluted than what we have now, but we'll have to see it in practice once the update drops next month. Although I will say, having an actual family...I feel like this new system is a bit more convoluted than what we have now, but we'll have to see it in practice once the update drops next month.
Although I will say, having an actual family sharing system now makes it a whole lot easier to share games compared to what we have right now...
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
bkbr Link ParentIt's fun! admittedly I don't keep up with it all the time... but I like being able to log everything and have a list of what I watched, what I liked, and what I plan on starting. It's also easier...It's fun! admittedly I don't keep up with it all the time... but I like being able to log everything and have a list of what I watched, what I liked, and what I plan on starting. It's also easier to just send someone a list rather than having to come up with shows or movies I've watched off the top of my head.
Thanks for the warm welcome!
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
bkbr Linkhi! How long have you been on Tildes? How did you find out about us? I found out about Tildes literally last night... so probably a little over 12 hours ago? I actually stumbled upon this looking...hi!
How long have you been on Tildes? How did you find out about us?
I found out about Tildes literally last night... so probably a little over 12 hours ago? I actually stumbled upon this looking at a thread on a Reddit alternative (lemmy) about Reddit alternatives. I did some digging around and figured I jived with the website's philosophy and values, so I registered for an account as soon as I could find an invite (thank you to the mod that runs the invite megathread on the tildes subreddit, by the way).How did you choose your username?
My username is a shortened version of my (usual) online persona bkburo, which itself is a shortened version of bukuburo. There's really no further meaning to the name other than it was what I named my Animal Crossing island and I liked the way it looked and sounded, so I adopted it as my online identity.What are your interests?
A lot of just simple media consumption stuff--TV shows (here's my trakt, and my anilist), movies (here's my letterboxd), video games (here's my backloggd), books sometimes (I have a storygraph but it's not as fleshed out as the others lol), and music. Outside of that, it's mainly just browsing the web, watching YouTube videos, all that stuff.I have a strong interest in tech and love computers, phones, all that jazz. I'm
A/S/L (age/(gender|pronouns|identifier)/location)
22, male (he/him), Texas. Please don't get at me from where I'm from, I promise I'm not a fascist.What do you do? This could be in your spare time, for work, your passions.
I graduated relatively recently and am now working IT for my alma mater. Mostly just customer support, fixing people's internet and computers and other typical help desk stuff, but trying to branch out into sysadmin stuff... hopefully. If you work in IT and have any career advice I'd love to connect and hear what you have to offer!Everything I do in my spare time just comes back to my interests. I'm trying to volunteer my time and do some more "meaningful" things, but still figuring all of that out.
Do you want other users to PM/DM you from this thread?
Yes, please do! I'd love to get familiar with new people on a new site.Give us a fun fact (or a link!)! If there is anything to know about tilderinos, it's that we value knowledge sharing!
I don't have much to share unfortunately, but please take this video of Masayoshi Takanaka playing the guitar. It is one of my favorite videos at the moment.
Thanks for the post! Reading through it... yes, it looks like I was, at the very least, partially correct. Not particularly thrilled about that, but at least I know the context behind it. Clearly, barely any thought was actually put into these tariffs, but what part of this administration really has any thought behind it, anyway?