TurtleCracker's recent activity
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Comment on What long book series is worth its page count? in ~books
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Comment on Tom Merritt's opinion on if Mozilla should join Chromium in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentA lot of this is also true for Internet Explorer historically. It’s gone now.A lot of this is also true for Internet Explorer historically. It’s gone now.
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Comment on Tom Merritt's opinion on if Mozilla should join Chromium in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentThey can limit the influence by making a fork that could be more popular (or at least popular enough to create changes). Google cannot stop them from making their own independent fork. Firefox...They can limit the influence by making a fork that could be more popular (or at least popular enough to create changes). Google cannot stop them from making their own independent fork.
Firefox itself was a essentially a fork of Netscape Navigator if I remember my history correctly.
Wasn't Chromium originally a fork of of WebKit which was a fork of KHTML?
So a group of people banding together around a fork of Chromium could certainly lead to change. It's happened before.
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Comment on Tom Merritt's opinion on if Mozilla should join Chromium in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentIf Brave, Mozilla, Opera, and Vivaldi could agree on a foundational fork of Chromium to use (before adding their own customizations) it could limit the influence of Google within Chromium....If Brave, Mozilla, Opera, and Vivaldi could agree on a foundational fork of Chromium to use (before adding their own customizations) it could limit the influence of Google within Chromium. Individually they don't have enough market share to move the needle. I don't think Firefox as an independent browser really has that anymore. Most of the sites I work on have less than 2% of traffic from Firefox.
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Comment on What are the cons of Google being forced to give up its control of Chrome? in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentPolitical willpower probably. I think Google has done a lot to irritate both Democrats and Republicans. They also have a national profile.Political willpower probably. I think Google has done a lot to irritate both Democrats and Republicans. They also have a national profile.
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Comment on Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis in ~finance
TurtleCracker Link ParentCredit unions are a "pretty good" solution, maybe not a perfect one. They are usually member owned, with member leadership. They generally have a non-profit structure. Deposits are federally...Credit unions are a "pretty good" solution, maybe not a perfect one.
They are usually member owned, with member leadership. They generally have a non-profit structure. Deposits are federally insured via NCUA. They have lower loan default rates. They survived the last few financial crises quite a bit better compared to traditional banks.
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Comment on Steam tighten up rules for games with season pass DLC in ~games
TurtleCracker Link ParentThe generally benevolent nature of Valve is likely due to the ownership structure. As far as I know Gabe has the largest chunk of ownership and the rest is owned by other employees. Private equity...The generally benevolent nature of Valve is likely due to the ownership structure. As far as I know Gabe has the largest chunk of ownership and the rest is owned by other employees.
Private equity and venture capital tend to ruin companies.
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Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech
TurtleCracker (edited )Link ParentIf providing privacy generates revenue then it is in Apples best interest to support it. If I asked you to rank these three companies on privacy which would you place at the top? Microsoft, Apple,...If providing privacy generates revenue then it is in Apples best interest to support it. If I asked you to rank these three companies on privacy which would you place at the top? Microsoft, Apple, Google?
Some people don’t want to run a custom degoogled rom/os plus Linux. If you’d like a more managed solution then then the best option is Apple.
Sometimes it isn't a perfect choice, but it is the "least bad" choice.
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Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkSince Google seems a primary issue for you, have you considered switching to the Apple ecosystem and disabling the services you find creepy on that? It has a lot of the same features of the Google...Since Google seems a primary issue for you, have you considered switching to the Apple ecosystem and disabling the services you find creepy on that? It has a lot of the same features of the Google ecosystem but they can be disabled.
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Comment on Make it ephemeral: Software should decay and lose data in ~tech
TurtleCracker (edited )Link ParentThe default is more in the context of SaaS applications and/or cloud based services. Not local files. I do have my default Downloads directory automatically clean up most file types on a pretty...The default is more in the context of SaaS applications and/or cloud based services. Not local files. I do have my default Downloads directory automatically clean up most file types on a pretty regular basis though.
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Comment on Make it ephemeral: Software should decay and lose data in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI just popped open my email and looked at the 10 most recent messages. 2 Digests/Summaries of activity 4 Marketing emails 2 Shipping notifications 1 Recap of a support chat 1 Request for a survey...I just popped open my email and looked at the 10 most recent messages.
2 Digests/Summaries of activity
4 Marketing emails
2 Shipping notifications
1 Recap of a support chat
1 Request for a surveyOf the 10 most recent emails I received only one of them holds any value beyond about a 1 week period, and that value is minimal at best.
My friends don't email me. They text me, message me on Signal, or message me on Discord. The majority of the communication is through Signal and it self deletes everything after 4 weeks. I have never wished I could reference a message on Signal that had already deleted itself.
I think we may structure our communications very different.
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Comment on Make it ephemeral: Software should decay and lose data in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentA default of expiring data provides more security and privacy to the user.A default of expiring data provides more security and privacy to the user.
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Comment on Make it ephemeral: Software should decay and lose data in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI think the email service Hey kind of addresses with some of the features like sorting into "Paper trail" etc... I agree being able to look up receipts in the future is valuable, but the majority...I think the email service Hey kind of addresses with some of the features like sorting into "Paper trail" etc...
I agree being able to look up receipts in the future is valuable, but the majority of my email is not receipts. A lot of data loses the majority of it's value in a remarkably short period of time. Maybe it would be nice if services let you set a default preference for data.
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Comment on Make it ephemeral: Software should decay and lose data in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentIt’s more around the default behavior. I think the default should be expiring data. You should have to take specific action to preserve. It’s one of the reasons I use Signal for messaging.It’s more around the default behavior. I think the default should be expiring data. You should have to take specific action to preserve. It’s one of the reasons I use Signal for messaging.
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Comment on Make it ephemeral: Software should decay and lose data in ~tech
TurtleCracker LinkI mostly agree with this take. It would be great if transactional email or marketing email for example automatically deleted itself after a year. How much energy are we wasting on storing coupons...I mostly agree with this take. It would be great if transactional email or marketing email for example automatically deleted itself after a year. How much energy are we wasting on storing coupons that expired years ago?
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Comment on Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100 million daily users in ~tech
TurtleCracker Link ParentI don’t think there is a real alternative yet. Lemmy isn’t it and Tildes isn’t trying to be it.I don’t think there is a real alternative yet. Lemmy isn’t it and Tildes isn’t trying to be it.
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Comment on Best solution to extract PDF data? in ~comp
TurtleCracker LinkIs the text in acrofields / acroform fields or is it just text on the PDF itself?Is the text in acrofields / acroform fields or is it just text on the PDF itself?
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Comment on Apple’s AirPods Pro hearing health features are as good as they sound in ~health
TurtleCracker Link ParentI've found the Beats Fit Pro to fit much better in my ear compared to Airpods. I'm always nervous that Airpods are going to go flying out of my ear and they don't sit well.I've found the Beats Fit Pro to fit much better in my ear compared to Airpods. I'm always nervous that Airpods are going to go flying out of my ear and they don't sit well.
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Comment on Starbreeze admits it made poor design decisions on Payday 3, but has plans to turn the heist FPS around in ~games
TurtleCracker Link ParentAgreed. The way they tried to monetize the game was absurd and burned the credibility they had from the first game.Agreed. The way they tried to monetize the game was absurd and burned the credibility they had from the first game.
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Comment on A message to our community: Unity is canceling the Runtime Fee in ~games
TurtleCracker Link ParentI guess the issue is in the volume of compensation. If you get 20 million in stock and decrease the value of the company by 50%, you still have 10 million. You can, I believe, even use the...I guess the issue is in the volume of compensation. If you get 20 million in stock and decrease the value of the company by 50%, you still have 10 million. You can, I believe, even use the decrease in price offset the taxes you'd owe. Capital gains tax rates also cap out at 20% if they hold it for over a year.
The impact outside of the executives is felt immediately and severely. The impact to the executives is barely felt at all. If your salary is $400,000 / year and you have $20,000,000 in stock it doesn't really matter how badly you fuck up. You are going to be doing great afterwards regardless of your performance.
Meanwhile the rank and file may have had to feel the impact of your poor decisions in life impacting ways.
The Black Company by Glen Cook.