cutchyacokov's recent activity
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Comment on The jock/nerd/prep/goth test in ~life
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Comment on Bill Gates is so over this pandemic in ~health
cutchyacokov Link ParentThis shouldn't surprise me at all but it somehow did, I thought that was his one major contribution. Gates really hasn't done anything useful for humanity and is one of the richest people alive....This shouldn't surprise me at all but it somehow did, I thought that was his one major contribution. Gates really hasn't done anything useful for humanity and is one of the richest people alive. Meritocracy, right?
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Comment on Bill Gates is so over this pandemic in ~health
cutchyacokov (edited )Link ParentIf he was just as smart with business software and his mother wasn't on the board of directors at IBM, where he made the deal that ultimately lead to him becoming the richest man in the world, I'm...If he was just as smart with business software and his mother wasn't on the board of directors at IBM, where he made the deal that ultimately lead to him becoming the richest man in the world, I'm quite certain his life would have had a very different trajectory.
Having said that, he did write the basic programming language which powered most 8bit micros of the 80s. I think as much as anyone "deserves" to be a millionaire, Bill Gates "deserves" it for that but I can't see him even hitting billionaire without being obscenely lucky, as well as having good business sense and all the rest.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
cutchyacokov Link ParentI could have presented my thoughts on that issue better. They are more nuanced than I made them seem. I was mostly going off my memory of the reaction to this at the time. Having said all that I...I could have presented my thoughts on that issue better. They are more nuanced than I made them seem. I was mostly going off my memory of the reaction to this at the time. Having said all that I believe that measure is still entirely unprecedented outside of Apple. Many devices have similar Li-ion batteries, they all degrade, yet this is the only example I'm aware of in which a company unilaterally decided to underclock/undervolt it's product via an update late in it's product cycle in order to prolong battery life. It's an incredibly Apple thing to do, whether mostly good or mostly bad, and it really isn't as simple as "this was necessary to preserve the life of the batteries in these devices" because the wear level on the batteries would vary wildly depending upon how they were used and how they were charged and the temperatures they were exposed to.
Maybe it was the best choice for most owners of that model at that time. Maybe that was arguably the case but Apple overdid it a bit in order to "encourage" more of their customers to upgrade. We both know that there is no way in hell Apple will ever release all of the data that they used to make this decision (if it was even that nuanced, Apple actively tries to promote a mystique around themselves that make customers believe there is far more to their tech and design choices than I think there really is in many cases, but that's almost an entirely different discussion).
If I owned an iPhone of this generation I would have used it so sparingly and would have been so careful with the battery that it would likely have been nearly as good as the first day I bought it when I would have installed this update. Given the kind of user I am, I might have been fine with the loss of performance but, also being the kind of person I am, I definitely would have been upset that I was not given a choice.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
cutchyacokov (edited )Link ParentI really hate Apple but in this way they have been industry leading since the beginning. I believe every single iPhone has been supported at least 5 years. Having said that Google is promising 5...I really hate Apple but in this way they have been industry leading since the beginning. I believe every single iPhone has been supported at least 5 years. Having said that Google is promising 5 years on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, so that difference may no longer be so meaningful. Not that I like Google either. Personally I'm just not using a mobile (online, I do using my Pixel 1 as a portable media player) until the Pinephone matures into a proper daily driver.
edit: Apple has previously crippled the performance on updates 3 or 4 years in, in the name of "protecting the battery." There was a lot of push-back when they first did it, I'm not sure if they managed to normalize this practice or gave it up due to the bad press.
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Comment on So, I just turned down my vaccination ... did I make a mistake? in ~health
cutchyacokov LinkThat sounds completely reasonable to me. Mixing shots wasn't part of the testing process so we don't know anything about how effective or not it would be or even if it might be potentially...That sounds completely reasonable to me. Mixing shots wasn't part of the testing process so we don't know anything about how effective or not it would be or even if it might be potentially dangerous for unforeseen reasons. I don't think I would consider myself vaccinated until I got two shots of the same vaccine. Also the Dutch government probably wouldn't consider you to be vaccinated until you got 2 of the shots that they are administering. I would only consider it if Sputnik V is approved and in use there, did you look into that? Otherwise, at best, it would probably be wasting a dose that could have gone to someone else.
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Comment on The Netflix password-sharing crackdown has begun in ~tech
cutchyacokov Link ParentThey can but I imagine mobile use complicates that a lot. Even just laptops you could be visiting friends/relatives and on their wifi.They can but I imagine mobile use complicates that a lot. Even just laptops you could be visiting friends/relatives and on their wifi.
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Comment on DC police arrest leader of the Proud Boys ahead of far-right protests in ~news
cutchyacokov (edited )Link ParentNo, it's complete bro-science trash. It originally comes from one study on the affects of phyto-estrogens in clover on sheep. The connection to soy (that it has some similar phyto-estrogens) is...Soy, I guess in large quantities can block some T production? I don’t know if there’s any legitimate veracity to that but it’s like their mantra to avoid anything that interferes with T levels.
No, it's complete bro-science trash. It originally comes from one study on the affects of phyto-estrogens in clover on sheep. The connection to soy (that it has some similar phyto-estrogens) is strained at best. If you are at all concerned about consuming hormones, animal hormones and in particular mammal hormones, are likely to be the most compatible and thus most destructive to humans, for obvious reasons. The real reason you see this so much is that vegetarianism/veganism are seen as being feminine-coded and are a sign that you are a bleeding heart, must make men weak and "girly," right? Well I'm on perhaps the most soy-boy diet of all, Whole Food Plant-Based (vegan with no added oil, sugar, or any non-whole-grains) and, although I haven't had it tested, it's very clear that my testosterone is much higher than it's ever been, gaining muscle faster, body and facial hair darkened and thickened rapidly, all this in less than 2 years and I'm coming up on 40.
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Comment on What keyboard do you use? in ~tech
cutchyacokov Link1989 IBM Model M, served me for years now and I don't feel like any change is necessary.1989 IBM Model M, served me for years now and I don't feel like any change is necessary.
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Comment on Let's do a deep dive into the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality together! in ~games
cutchyacokov Link ParentCan confirm. This is the best way to play NES titles if you have the space, time and money. A word of caution, though, it can be somewhat of a rabbit-hole if you go full RetroRGB with it and get...If you've got an everdrive, it should work on hardware.
Can confirm. This is the best way to play NES titles if you have the space, time and money. A word of caution, though, it can be somewhat of a rabbit-hole if you go full RetroRGB with it and get into other consoles of the era.
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Comment on How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral | A process of moral outbidding is corroding small communities from within in ~humanities
cutchyacokov Link ParentWorks from Canada. AFAIK most BBC content isn't region-locked. With the exception of content posted on Youtube or other third party sites, I've seen that blocked within the UK as they would prefer...Works from Canada. AFAIK most BBC content isn't region-locked. With the exception of content posted on Youtube or other third party sites, I've seen that blocked within the UK as they would prefer you watch on TV or bbc.co.uk.
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Comment on DuckDuckGo now crawls the web regularly to create a free list of trackers to block in ~tech
cutchyacokov Link ParentAlso interesting. I don't see advertising.com anywhere in my Pi-Hole logs so they may be using different advertising platforms depending upon location.Also interesting. I don't see advertising.com anywhere in my Pi-Hole logs so they may be using different advertising platforms depending upon location.
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Comment on DuckDuckGo now crawls the web regularly to create a free list of trackers to block in ~tech
cutchyacokov Link ParentInteresting. It got through my Pi-Hole filters and the page rendered reasonably well without javascript on my umatrix / ublock origin setup. I would have given their page 10/10 for being readable...Interesting. It got through my Pi-Hole filters and the page rendered reasonably well without javascript on my umatrix / ublock origin setup.
I would have given their page 10/10 for being readable and even having a couple relevant images load through my setup. Do you know what specifically was caught on yours?
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Comment on Tildes' "Shop-from-Home" Game Giveaway Event in ~games
cutchyacokov Link ParentI would also like to be in the draw. I work from home 40 hours per week but aside from that I technically have a lot of free time. I say technically because the amount of extra time that I can...I would also like to be in the draw. I work from home 40 hours per week but aside from that I technically have a lot of free time. I say technically because the amount of extra time that I can actually stand sitting in this chair beyond my 40 hours at work is somewhat limited. My next important event is a video conference with family and friends tonight, that's about it.
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Comment on Limited work continues on JWST in ~space
cutchyacokov Link ParentHoly shit, that alt-text: Randall was bizarrely prophetic here.Holy shit, that alt-text:
Since delays should get less likely closer to the launch, most astronomers in 2018 believed the expansion of the schedule was slowing, but by early 2020 new measurements indicated that it was actually accelerating.
Randall was bizarrely prophetic here.
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Comment on Requesting an export of personal data from Amazon shows how extensively they track your reading habits in ~books
cutchyacokov Link ParentKindle was the only choice at the time.Kindle was the only choice at the time.
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Comment on Requesting an export of personal data from Amazon shows how extensively they track your reading habits in ~books
cutchyacokov LinkMy Kindle? That has never been updated or connected to the Internet? That I've never used to read a book purchased via Amazon? That I've only copied my own DRM-free ebooks from Project Gutenburg...My Kindle? That has never been updated or connected to the Internet? That I've never used to read a book purchased via Amazon? That I've only copied my own DRM-free ebooks from Project Gutenburg (and, um, elsewhere) onto? I don't know about anyone else but I bought mine to be a device that I can use to read ebooks. I did not buy it as part of a service to buy ebooks.
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Comment on Pour one out for the Steam Controller, now on closeout sale for just $5 plus shipping in ~games
cutchyacokov LinkI've never even seen it for sale in Canada. I was on Steam yesterday, checked my Wishlist and it still said "Coming Soon!" and now it's on a blowout sale and may be gone forever? What the fuck?I've never even seen it for sale in Canada. I was on Steam yesterday, checked my Wishlist and it still said "Coming Soon!" and now it's on a blowout sale and may be gone forever? What the fuck?
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Comment on What do you think about the concept of generations? in ~talk
cutchyacokov Link ParentI see now. If you take the definition of Gen Z to be 1995 - whenever that would put you in the latter half of Gen Z although really quite close to the middle. However that's contingent on...I see now. If you take the definition of Gen Z to be 1995 - whenever that would put you in the latter half of Gen Z although really quite close to the middle. However that's contingent on Millennials starting at 1980 and ending at 1994, which, like I said earlier isn't really the way that generation is typically thought of in the current zeitgeist. Don't be surprised if you end up categorized as one of the older Gen Z by many people in the future.
Some people like 20 year generations so Millenial could be 1985 - 2004, by that definition you are right on the boarder.
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Comment on What do you think about the concept of generations? in ~talk
cutchyacokov Link ParentI disagree with you on one point only. "Gen Y" was always a placeholder name. Generation X was so named because they are the forgotten generation that came after the Boomers. They had to try to...I disagree with you on one point only. "Gen Y" was always a placeholder name. Generation X was so named because they are the forgotten generation that came after the Boomers. They had to try to enter the workforce while the Boomers were still dominating it and in the midst of the late 80s/early 90s recession on top of that. They called Millennials "Gen Y" or "Gen Echo" (as the second largest generation after the Boomers and mostly children of Boomers) before there was a standard name. It's the same with "Gen Z" they don't get a name until well after the youngest are all born and the oldest are starting their careers in earnest. It was the same with Gen X and I believe the Silent Generation and certainly the Greatest Generation. The Boomers were an exception because they were named after a phenomena, the Baby Boom following World War 2.
I'm probably showing my age here but this reminds me of the old spark quizzes. I swear that used to be spark.com and the sparknotes thing was just a part of it rather than the main attraction.
I haven't done anything like this forever so it was novel, fun, and more than a little nostalgic. 60% goth, 91.8% nerd. I feel like that should be the lower left quadrant to match my political compass results.