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Comment on For folks who use both Twitter and TruthSocial, I am curious, how is the experience difference? in ~tech
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Comment on Time for a new mouse? in ~comp
sleepydave Link ParentThanks for your reply, my only soldering experience has been with XLR cables but you've given me some confidence to repair it myself. I assume Pinecil v2 is still the recommended budget solution?Thanks for your reply, my only soldering experience has been with XLR cables but you've given me some confidence to repair it myself. I assume Pinecil v2 is still the recommended budget solution?
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Comment on For folks who use both Twitter and TruthSocial, I am curious, how is the experience difference? in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentI think because of how often we communicate through text where at most you might see a profile picture or description of a person, it's easy to forget that the person you're speaking with online...I think because of how often we communicate through text where at most you might see a profile picture or description of a person, it's easy to forget that the person you're speaking with online is just that - a human with their own non-political identity, loved ones, and personal struggles. Without conscious thought it feels more like talking to a chatbot than a person in some ways.
My best effort is to keep in mind that people more often than not tend to have good intentions, and to treat them in kind by default unless they give me a serious reason not to. It may be easier to think of a conservative voter as an antagonist, but it just takes a little more thought to recognise that they probably had their family in mind when they placed their faith in Trump's promise to lower the cost of living.
You and I may be a dying breed, it seems that fewer people by the day are able to distinguish personal feelings and objective truth. Kudos for recognising a personal bias, I think that's an important step toward healing the vitriolic divide.
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Comment on For folks who use both Twitter and TruthSocial, I am curious, how is the experience difference? in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentThere's definitely a civility factor on Tildes that ensures we don't fall to the level of Twitter arguments, but we still have to contend with issues of community-level bias and blind spots....There's definitely a civility factor on Tildes that ensures we don't fall to the level of Twitter arguments, but we still have to contend with issues of community-level bias and blind spots. Binary ideologies along the lines of "liberalism is morally correct and laudable, conservatism is evil and unforgivable" are often heavily insinuated in politically-charged threads, as in any community with an outspoken leftist presence, and post-election threads basically involved a lot of blind speculation from liberals on "what the hell those conservatives were thinking".
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Comment on For folks who use both Twitter and TruthSocial, I am curious, how is the experience difference? in ~tech
sleepydave LinkI don't think you're going to find many people who use Truth Social on Tildes, as the discourse leans heavily left here / heavily right over there. As much as I may be somewhat left leaning, I...I don't think you're going to find many people who use Truth Social on Tildes, as the discourse leans heavily left here / heavily right over there.
As much as I may be somewhat left leaning, I would like to see our communities become less tribalistic as Tildes seems to fall prey to some of the same echo chamber issues of any partisan community. -
Comment on Time for a new mouse? in ~comp
sleepydave Link ParentAs much as I'd like to support an open source project like that, I can't justify the cost. I originally got my G305 because of its low latency wireless connection and it was listed for a...As much as I'd like to support an open source project like that, I can't justify the cost. I originally got my G305 because of its low latency wireless connection and it was listed for a compelling sale price, and it looks like this one doesn't target low latency or affordability :/
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Comment on Time for a new mouse? in ~comp
sleepydave Link ParentThis is the issue I'm facing with my G305, so I'm currently deciding whether to just bite the bullet on a new unit or to source new switches from AliExpress and try my hand at soldering. Does...This is the issue I'm facing with my G305, so I'm currently deciding whether to just bite the bullet on a new unit or to source new switches from AliExpress and try my hand at soldering.
Does anyone have recommendations for repairable mice? I'd rather not get looped into the "waste the entire product because a switch failed" cycle. -
Comment on Finland will review whether to reintroduce antipersonnel land mines for improved defenses against Russia on the NATO defense bloc's longest land border with its main adversary in ~society
sleepydave Link ParentThis perspective is naive. The nature of landmines is that they are primarily intended to act as a deterrent, so if they are effective as such nobody will know whether an invasion simply wasn't...This perspective is naive. The nature of landmines is that they are primarily intended to act as a deterrent, so if they are effective as such nobody will know whether an invasion simply wasn't planned or whether the presence of landmines swayed a potential invasion. They may be indiscriminate killing and maiming devices, however it is naive to believe that they are not necessary in the face of a potential assault.
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Comment on Podcast app recs in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentI'm a grandfathered license user from the good old days™ and I had no idea. Looks like the Android repo was initialised in 2022, must have slipped under the collective radar.I'm a grandfathered license user from the good old days™ and I had no idea. Looks like the Android repo was initialised in 2022, must have slipped under the collective radar.
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Comment on How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils in ~health
sleepydave Link"No regerts" is a typo. This is a glaring error in calculation that discredits their claim on a fundamental level.Lead author Megan Liu, science and policy manager at Toxic-Free Future, described the mistake as a “typo” and said her co-authors have submitted a correction to the journal.
"No regerts" is a typo. This is a glaring error in calculation that discredits their claim on a fundamental level.
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Comment on How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils in ~health
sleepydave Link ParentFrom my understanding, this is still within the safe margin of TDI - definitely not ideal for the chemicals to be present at all, but I would be far more concerned about effects from pervasive...From my understanding, this is still within the safe margin of TDI - definitely not ideal for the chemicals to be present at all, but I would be far more concerned about effects from pervasive issues like long-term ingestion of microplastics than things at this level.
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Comment on What’s something that you weren’t supposed to see/hear, but did? in ~talk
sleepydave Link ParentTheir job security should be pretty airtight.Their job security should be pretty airtight.
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Comment on Funko Pop causes takedown of itch.io, calls the owner's mom in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentThis has nothing to do with DMCA or copyright at all. As it clearly states in the post, it was a false phishing report issued to itch.io's domain registrar. It's a report-based fraud prevention...This has nothing to do with DMCA or copyright at all. As it clearly states in the post, it was a false phishing report issued to itch.io's domain registrar. It's a report-based fraud prevention system.
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Comment on Microsoft says having a TPM is "non-negotiable" for Windows 11 in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentNot when it has over 100k stars on Github hahaIt just requires a little more digging to find it than the internet of yesterdecade
Not when it has over 100k stars on Github haha
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Comment on Legacy is a delusion in ~talk
sleepydave Link ParentA person's legacy is determined by their actions, I would say that they matter very much because I tend to think on a shorter time scale. The end of human existence is not relevant to me because...I wouldn't lump these two together. My point definitely isn't that actions don't matter.
A person's legacy is determined by their actions, I would say that they matter very much because I tend to think on a shorter time scale. The end of human existence is not relevant to me because it will likely be millennia into the future. I tend to focus my energies on taking care of the people around me and doing my best to make my existence in this world a net positive.
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Comment on Legacy is a delusion in ~talk
sleepydave LinkThat train of thought can be used to justify any kind of inaction. Why should any of us bother to get out of bed at all if we're simply fated to succumb to the void? Actions and legacy may not...That train of thought can be used to justify any kind of inaction. Why should any of us bother to get out of bed at all if we're simply fated to succumb to the void?
Actions and legacy may not last beyond the heat death of the universe, but you can enrich the lives of others for a long time, even long past your death, if you use your time here to leave the world a better place than when you arrived.
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Comment on Microsoft says having a TPM is "non-negotiable" for Windows 11 in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentBecause Windows is not purely supported through consumer licenses, far from it. The primary revenue is through enterprise and OEM volume licensing. On top of that, Windows is the primary means of...Why is Microsoft still putting so much time and effort into Windows?
Because Windows is not purely supported through consumer licenses, far from it. The primary revenue is through enterprise and OEM volume licensing. On top of that, Windows is the primary means of onboarding consumers into online services.
They should be giving away Windows for free
Not unless they want to devalue the product in the enterprise and OEM realm as well. Nvidia's product strategy is similar, they have to maintain a perceived value in the eyes of the public in order to justify their enterprise product cost.
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Comment on Chat control is back on agenda, again in ~society
sleepydave LinkI'm really just fed up with seeing so many politicians drinking the "think of the children" Kool-Aid and propagating Orwellian bullshit.I'm really just fed up with seeing so many politicians drinking the "think of the children" Kool-Aid and propagating Orwellian bullshit.
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Comment on Recommendations about which Android texting app to use? in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentPulse SMS was acquired by software IP hoarders and they privated the GitHub repo, it's no longer open source.Pulse SMS was acquired by software IP hoarders and they privated the GitHub repo, it's no longer open source.
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Comment on Z-Library helps students to overcome academic poverty, study finds in ~life
sleepydave Link"People have more money to spend when they stop paying for things." I'm all for open access academic materials but this study is a bit absurd."People have more money to spend when they stop paying for things."
I'm all for open access academic materials but this study is a bit absurd.
I use the terms somewhat interchangeably these days because the lines between mainstream/social liberalism and leftism have blurred significantly over the past ten years. Eat the rich, defund the police, and other traditionally leftist ideas have been adopted by the mainstream to the point that I would theorise leftism now constitutes a more radicalised version of today's definition of social liberalism. That said I'm not the most well-educated person on these things as I'm not too politically active, so if you have a better way to explain the social shift do let me know.