mild_takes's recent activity
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Comment on Operation Bluebird launches Twitter.now in ~tech
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Comment on Motorola’s GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentSorry, I meant to look it up in the settings once I was done ranting and forgot. Pixel 9. The most irritating app glitch I have is that youtube (ya google stuff on my privacy phone) often stops...Sorry, I meant to look it up in the settings once I was done ranting and forgot.
Pixel 9.
The most irritating app glitch I have is that youtube (ya google stuff on my privacy phone) often stops working when I try to use it in the background. The current failure is that it actually doesn't stop playing when I shut off the screen or swap apps... it keeps playing but the sound stops.
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Comment on Motorola’s GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels in ~tech
mild_takes LinkThats a bummer. I've been using GrapheneOS for around 4 years now and I might just go in a different direction, like doing more on computers and less on my phone. Maybe even having something like...Thats a bummer. I've been using GrapheneOS for around 4 years now and I might just go in a different direction, like doing more on computers and less on my phone. Maybe even having something like a small tablet or a phone setup like an iPod touch and then a phone phone with literally nothing on it.
I find my current pixel extremely frustrating. Its glass scratches ridiculously easy, apps are more glitchy on this phone than my last pixel (also with graphene), and the camera bulge is ridiculous (same on the last pixel).
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Comment on I repaired my purse by replacing the plastic handle with leather in ~hobbies
mild_takes Link ParentJust don't do it a TON on a regular machine and get a leather needle because they have slicey bits kind of like a spade shovel. My wife's machine is definitely tough enough to do a bit of leather,...In the future I will use the sewing machine to pre-poke all the regularly spaced holes first and then hand sew the straps on.
Just don't do it a TON on a regular machine and get a leather needle because they have slicey bits kind of like a spade shovel. My wife's machine is definitely tough enough to do a bit of leather, but it did not sound happy and I don't mean the motor.
My current ADHD hobby is making backpacks and stuff kind of like that so I ended up spending way too much on an industrial machine... absolute game changer but it of course doesn't replicate how a good hand stitch like yours looks.
Second question: anyone else worked with leather before and have advice about the backpack project or how to do up edges? [Edit: oh looks like edge burnishing gum!]
I've seen some other people also paint it with some sort of special paint just for that.
Also, I don't know how well that leather jacket will work for the backpack strap since jackets are relatively soft and tend to have some give.
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Comment on US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting new 50% tariffs in motion in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentI still don't like how he's handling unions but I think overall he's a good pick. It has been really weird watching my conservative coworker trash Carney for being anti union while ignoring the...Super glad we have Carney right now and he was willing to do the right thing and walk away, definitely some nervous moments this week as it was looking like we were going to accept a bad deal.
I still don't like how he's handling unions but I think overall he's a good pick. It has been really weird watching my conservative coworker trash Carney for being anti union while ignoring the fact that traditionally conservative leaders would have acted very similarly. Its like everyone in this workplace that voted for him was a single issue (right to strike) voter.
Maybe conservatives buy into what PP says about everything bad being the Liberal's fault and that everything would have been peachy under the Conservatives. These are tough times and it would be insane to believe that a different leader could have turned this into prosperity.
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Comment on What is your Mandela effect moment? in ~movies
mild_takes Link ParentYa, I wanted to watch it with the family and (sorry I'm not willing to pay more than $5 for a 30 year old movie) so I pirated it... My wife left when the guy at dinner horked the massive luggy.Ya, I wanted to watch it with the family and (sorry I'm not willing to pay more than $5 for a 30 year old movie) so I pirated it... My wife left when the guy at dinner horked the massive luggy.
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Comment on The Odyssey (no, not that one) | Official trailer in ~movies
mild_takes Link ParentIs this movie AI or is this a joke about Musk-rats?This movie has been in Fandango's top-10 for the last two weeks. I assume because a lot of people thought it was Christopher Nolan's epic, however, I'm not ruling out the impact of angry dorks and hardcore AI enthusiasts.
Is this movie AI or is this a joke about Musk-rats?
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Comment on AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums — claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws in ~tech
mild_takes (edited )LinkYou've got to be kidding me... but I guess I sort of understand. That would be a TERRIBLE case to loose for municipalities in terms of setting a precedent. If they lost this then whats to stop any...The developer sued the local government, alleging that it did not have the authority to pass a ban. This resulted in the rescinding of the law a week after the case was filed, after which the case was dismissed.
You've got to be kidding me... but I guess I sort of understand. That would be a TERRIBLE case to loose for municipalities in terms of setting a precedent. If they lost this then whats to stop any developer from developing ANY crazy project.
Edit: meanwhile the developer has almost nothing to loose.
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Comment on What are your thoughts on audiobooks? in ~books
mild_takes Link ParentI wasn't sure if the whiney tone was just me or not for a minute but he totally does that. Last year there was a thread about books you've hate read and Atlas Shrugged was one of the books that...I wasn't sure if the whiney tone was just me or not for a minute but he totally does that.
Last year there was a thread about books you've hate read and Atlas Shrugged was one of the books that was really up there. I had given up on it but I went back and listened to 62 hours of whiney Scott Brick reading whiney Ayn Rand.
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Comment on What are your thoughts on audiobooks? in ~books
mild_takes LinkWe're not allowed to listen to music or audiobooks (or anything like that) at work (driving trains) but most of us used to do it anyways. Now there are inward facing cameras inside all locomotives...We're not allowed to listen to music or audiobooks (or anything like that) at work (driving trains) but most of us used to do it anyways. Now there are inward facing cameras inside all locomotives and I struggle to find other places where I enjoy audiobooks.
I can listen to them while doing dishes or other household tasks, but it's not the same. I do pull them out on road trips though; that hits the same as before.
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Comment on What are your thoughts on audiobooks? in ~books
mild_takes Link ParentI will listen to Scott Brick, but he does make the experience worse.I will listen to Scott Brick, but he does make the experience worse.
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Comment on DuckDuckGo’s anti-AI sunglasses won’t spy on anyone in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentI didn't realize how cliche that line was until now. Perfect satire.I didn't realize how cliche that line was until now. Perfect satire.
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Comment on UBlock Origin got turned off with my most recent Brave browser update. Any alternatives? in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentI use YouTube a lot on my phone and pay for premium. I think I'm just going to do this and run YouTube in a browser now. I tried it really quick and background playback still works in a browser...Was on my phone earlier. Here is the custom css I have for youtube which basically removes shorts from most views
I use YouTube a lot on my phone and pay for premium. I think I'm just going to do this and run YouTube in a browser now. I tried it really quick and background playback still works in a browser and it still plays when I go to a different tab.
Are you doing this on mobile as well as desktop?
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Comment on What am I supposed to say to my coworker who says that there has basically been no impact from USAID being cut because "the black lady...the nurse at the health place" said so? in ~talk
mild_takes Link ParentThe US military is already bloated and wasteful. More money to them is just more greased pockets, black budgets, and money spent on things that don't benefit regular Americans.The US military is already bloated and wasteful. More money to them is just more greased pockets, black budgets, and money spent on things that don't benefit regular Americans.
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Comment on What am I supposed to say to my coworker who says that there has basically been no impact from USAID being cut because "the black lady...the nurse at the health place" said so? in ~talk
mild_takes LinkMove the goalpost on him. Anything that was saved on USAID was moved to the military budget. That military will now be used to deal with the problems USAID was trying to help with so the military...Move the goalpost on him. Anything that was saved on USAID was moved to the military budget. That military will now be used to deal with the problems USAID was trying to help with so the military will them need even more money.
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Comment on US schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentI'm not a fan of security through obscurity but if it gets used a bunch outside of shootings then shooters will learn how to counteract them. Pepper spray sucks but I've heard you can kind of...but feel confident that they can stop a shooter in a gun fight.
more action in quelling non violent protests in our future
I'm not a fan of security through obscurity but if it gets used a bunch outside of shootings then shooters will learn how to counteract them.
Pepper spray sucks but I've heard you can kind of learn to fight it, either at least long enough to get a mask on or some people will learn to just power through it. It will be most effective on someone who's never been hit with it before because they'll have very little understanding of what's going on and how to deal with it.
If you understand the tactics the drones will use you can anticipate them. If you've heard them before you'll recognize them quicker. If you know where they deploy from you could plan for that, potentially disable them, or a minimum known where they'll come from.
Any use of them will introduce wear and tear, necessitate a reload of expended "munitions" (I guess), and may then require a recharge before being used again. A shooter could observe what the refurb/reload/recharge situation looks like and exploit that after the next disturbance or potentially engineer a protest or other disturbance. Maybe that last point would be extremely abnormal for the kind of person who usually does a shooting but I wouldn't rule it out.
A shooter could also use any event these drones are deployed to test countermeasures. Actually, any use on other shooters may be brought up in media and allow them to glean info on how they operate.
If my child's school started abusing drones I would probably talk to them about countermeasures or at a minimum how to handle being pepper sprayed.
TL;DR: each use of these makes them less effective.
On a seperate train of thought. How are they really going to have remote operaters operate these things reliably? Especially if one strategy is to ram a shooter at 60mph. They'll have to be using AI or some level of automation to do what they want to do.
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Comment on Ukrainian forces strike twenty-one Russian tankers, four tugboats, two cargo ships in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentBut but... war, war never changes... Being more serious, it is something that concerns me. I wonder if our militaries have done enough to learn and change or if they'll be fighting the last war...But but... war, war never changes...
Being more serious, it is something that concerns me. I wonder if our militaries have done enough to learn and change or if they'll be fighting the last war again next time.
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Comment on Thoughts on graphene OS? in ~tech
mild_takes LinkI've been running it for 4+ years. No trouble shooting, it just works. The biggest issue I've had is getting android auto to work. Once its working its fine though.I've been running it for 4+ years. No trouble shooting, it just works. The biggest issue I've had is getting android auto to work. Once its working its fine though.
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Comment on Papa Johns can predict when your fridge is empty in ~tech
mild_takes LinkBy using data from instacart. I was expecting something more elaborate and was kind of disappointed.By using data from instacart.
I was expecting something more elaborate and was kind of disappointed.
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
mild_takes LinkMy cast iron pans are my only fry pans. Using them daily helps keep them in better shape. Unlike others I DO cook acidic food in mine. It does strip the seasoning but whatever. I don't oil it...My cast iron pans are my only fry pans. Using them daily helps keep them in better shape.
Unlike others I DO cook acidic food in mine. It does strip the seasoning but whatever. I don't oil it after cleaning. I use soap and a chain mail scrubber and I half ass towel dry it afterward. My flat pan still seasoning, my regular shaped pan that I cook tomato sauces in doesn't really have seasoning left in it. I don't think they perform that differently.
The only special thing I do is use BUTTER specifically when frying eggs. Oil works but butter is special somehow and works better.
Thats pretty ballsy. I'm interested in seeing how it goes when X steps up to say nuh-uh.
Also I thought trademarks could stay valid long after they stopped being used? I have very little understanding about that world though.