davek804's recent activity
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Comment on Private vs public surveillance: reflections on Edward Snowden’s personal record in ~tech
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Comment on How America nearly forged a different path in 1916 in ~humanities.history
davek804 Link ParentI'm no longer qualified to opine on Wilson. It's been too long since I really studied that period. This was a quite interesting article. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing it. The terms in which it...I'm no longer qualified to opine on Wilson. It's been too long since I really studied that period.
This was a quite interesting article. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing it. The terms in which it shared TR's third party run were pretty unique and interesting to me. Spoilers today and spoilers then, no matter how close to winning.
We would really benefit from ranked choice voting to help destroy the vice grip the two parties have on our political system.
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
davek804 LinkI'm looking forward to following along! I won't be able to participate due to some intense time commitments early in the month. Hopefully next year!I'm looking forward to following along! I won't be able to participate due to some intense time commitments early in the month. Hopefully next year!
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 4 in ~sports.american_football
davek804 Link ParentDude, the Buck/Aikman banter was actually pretty funny. I enjoyed some of that, lol.Dude, the Buck/Aikman banter was actually pretty funny. I enjoyed some of that, lol.
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 4 in ~sports.american_football
davek804 Link ParentPats fan here. I can't say this was huge sign of us having our stuff figured out. But we played well and I was pretty pleased with the performance. Some penalties I'd like to see smoothed out for...Pats fan here. I can't say this was huge sign of us having our stuff figured out. But we played well and I was pretty pleased with the performance. Some penalties I'd like to see smoothed out for sure.
I'll say I remember over the years the Panthers being a challenge for us. The way I feel about the Dolphins, too. Sorry you guys are in the thick of it right now.
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Comment on Bitnami’s August 28th bombshell: The end of free container images as we know them in ~tech
davek804 Link ParentI left a company of 105,000 to join a startup of < 40 people. There is no sysadmin here nor will there be for a long time. But there are a small core of people with the right mindset that are...I left a company of 105,000 to join a startup of < 40 people.
There is no sysadmin here nor will there be for a long time. But there are a small core of people with the right mindset that are welcoming and open to new ideas.
We dealt with the bitnami rug pull quickly and easily. In the meantime, hearing from my prior team dealing with it? Bit of a nightmare, but they're fine too.
It's not a gigantic thing. But it is a constant reminder to have every dependency internal and keep that mistrust muscle exercised.
Plenty of 'devops'/infra people have healthy homelabs and know what to do ... The sysadmin line just feels a little superior and gatekeepy.
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Comment on Looking for some cat advice in ~life.pets
davek804 Link ParentThat's literally the exact thing I was thinking of. Well found!That's literally the exact thing I was thinking of. Well found!
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Comment on Looking for some cat advice in ~life.pets
davek804 Link ParentAll of our cats adapted reallllllly well to clicker training. Seconded there as well.All of our cats adapted reallllllly well to clicker training. Seconded there as well.
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Comment on Looking for some cat advice in ~life.pets
davek804 Link Parenthttps://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi5.walmartimages.com%2Fasr%2F64b7f7b7-13a1-421b-bf83-c0009f9aff5f.a7d799aaa0d3f544489df63525f39602.jpeg&f=1&ipt=6c9c6f58eb594fa880988ae26...https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi5.walmartimages.com%2Fasr%2F64b7f7b7-13a1-421b-bf83-c0009f9aff5f.a7d799aaa0d3f544489df63525f39602.jpeg&f=1&ipt=6c9c6f58eb594fa880988ae263dd39a0ab5d1646b5c0d0c471f496ead8b67c88 this wasn't what I meant, but the wheels could be good.
This was the general idea I was thinking of: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F51olTgYPL8L._AC_SL1500_.jpg&f=1&ipt=eae6d2dca5497344dda8459ea4a05c79aba9a4df225db91ecf3979b79d61f076
Probably adds some cost compared to your basic rectangular bin, but ya know.
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Comment on Looking for some cat advice in ~life.pets
davek804 Link ParentHave you ever seen the angular food container with the wide mouth 'screw top'? Could put one of those on a slightly elevated shelf or similar. I'll see if I can find a pic of what I'm referring to.Have you ever seen the angular food container with the wide mouth 'screw top'? Could put one of those on a slightly elevated shelf or similar. I'll see if I can find a pic of what I'm referring to.
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Comment on Looking for some cat advice in ~life.pets
davek804 LinkThe food storage is actually easier than you might think. Our chonker also likes to rip open a bag of food if left undefended. Just get a plastic storage tote, and if need be, there are the ones...The food storage is actually easier than you might think. Our chonker also likes to rip open a bag of food if left undefended. Just get a plastic storage tote, and if need be, there are the ones where the lid has a snapping handle mechanism. We leave our food in its bag, in that big box. Works well.
We have RFID feeders (I bet you can find some used for a bit of a discount), and one of the better features is that if another cat tries to butt-in, their chip registers and the door closes. It isn't perfect, but our cats trained themselves pretty well within a week. The more food determined lady skulks by all the feeders even though she knows she won't get any glory.
Last comment is that I can't say much about the histrionics around starvation - I've read about it but never had to deal with it first hand. I guess just my commiserations. And cat making you take a tumble is infuriating, and then you feel bad for being angry.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
davek804 Link ParentI convinced my partner (who doesn't love games) to play through The Outer Wilds. She managed to do a bunch of stuff I didn't do in my play through, and had no spoilers. Such a great game. Enjoy...I convinced my partner (who doesn't love games) to play through The Outer Wilds. She managed to do a bunch of stuff I didn't do in my play through, and had no spoilers.
Such a great game. Enjoy the heck out of it!
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Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games
davek804 Link ParentMacOS natively has one value for all input devices. Which is insane and stupid. The rest of us end up with BetterTouchTool to solve the problem completely.MacOS natively has one value for all input devices. Which is insane and stupid.
The rest of us end up with BetterTouchTool to solve the problem completely.
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Comment on Jon Stewart's post-Jimmy Kimmel primer on free speech in the glorious Donald Trump era in ~tv
davek804 Link ParentYeah - I really noticed how good the physical comedy was in this performance!Yeah - I really noticed how good the physical comedy was in this performance!
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Comment on Does anyone here play the video game Satisfactory? in ~games
davek804 Link ParentTo a T this describes Satisfactory. My friend and I rushed that game (my bad, I had to do all the things) while he focused on a train network. I'm not sure if I'd add much value to a discord and...To a T this describes Satisfactory. My friend and I rushed that game (my bad, I had to do all the things) while he focused on a train network.
I'm not sure if I'd add much value to a discord and such, but I'd maybe like to lose myself to some satisfactory again for awhile.
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Comment on What words do you recommend? in ~talk
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
davek804 Link ParentI'd heard FUD all over the place intermittently for years and never bothered really look it up outside of the obvious context clues. Something something gestures widely / the state of the world. I...I'd heard FUD all over the place intermittently for years and never bothered really look it up outside of the obvious context clues.
Something something gestures widely / the state of the world. I looked it up.
Fear Uncertainty Doubt
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Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance
davek804 Link ParentI grant that a credit card is not the same thing as the economic concept. But the driving point I was trying to make was that a late payment reducing your credit score is a violation of the very...Credit (from Latin verb credit, meaning "one believes") is the trust which allows one party to provide money or resources to another party wherein the second party does not reimburse the first party immediately (thereby generating a debt), but promises either to repay or return those resources (or other materials of equal value) at a later date.[1] The resources provided by the first party can be either property, fulfillment of promises, or performances.[2] In other words, credit is a method of making reciprocity formal, legally enforceable, and extensible to a large group of unrelated people.
I grant that a credit card is not the same thing as the economic concept. But the driving point I was trying to make was that a late payment reducing your credit score is a violation of the very economic concept upon which the FICO system is based.
Sure, small reductions are understandable, but that's not really what happens in today's viciously exploitative world, is it. We have a system of positive feedback loops that crush people in debt until bankruptcy because that's the most profitable system for the capital holders to impose on the lower classes.
There's a reason there used to be the concept of having credit with a local grocer. And there's a reason it's a common parable to see a pitiable character archetype in that same past society (a single young mother striving to care for their family or similar) painted as the one to suffer when the local grocer shutters their personal book of credit in favor of a wider and newer economic model resulting in economic suffering for the pitiable character.
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Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance
davek804 Link ParentHaving a few accounts go 30 days past due (when credit is in the product name and you agree to pay interest for the credit) because, I don't know: you were being abused and needed to escape you...Having a few accounts go 30 days past due (when credit is in the product name and you agree to pay interest for the credit) because, I don't know:
- you were being abused and needed to escape
- you lost your job during a recession
- your housing cost went up by 25% YoY
- you decided to not budget for a few months due to crippling depression
- you made some mistakes
I would argue the credit reporting system is really only fair if you take the perspective of the person (excuse me, corporation) lending money at usurious (excuse me, a barely regulated by our negligent and regulator it captured government at 29%).
This coming from someone that has never paid a cent of interest on revolving debt and with a 'perfect' score. They're always waiting for me to mess up. I'll never help justify a credit company's practices. I watched my PBS Frontline as a teenager.
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Comment on ‘The Pitt’ wins Drama, ‘The Studio’ wins Comedy, and ‘Adolescence’ wins Limited Series at the 2025 Emmy’s in ~tv
davek804 Link ParentAstounding performance. Very glad he earned the award.Astounding performance. Very glad he earned the award.
This was a really intriguing and thoughtful read. Thank you for sharing it.