xethos's recent activity
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Comment on Why US President Donald Trump's tariff chaos actually makes sense (big picture) in ~society
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Comment on Why US President Donald Trump's tariff chaos actually makes sense (big picture) in ~society
xethos Link ParentThe sitting US President considers it at least part of his plan to annex Canada. I don't understand how it's not tantamount to an act of war. "President-elect Trump said Tuesday he was not...Obviously tariffs aren't an act of war.
The sitting US President considers it at least part of his plan to annex Canada. I don't understand how it's not tantamount to an act of war.
"President-elect Trump said Tuesday he was not considering using military force to make Canada part of the United States after repeatedly musing about the idea of the country becoming the 51st state.
Instead, Trump said he intended to consider using “economic force” against the neighbor to the north" [0]
[0] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5071665-trump-economic-force-canada/
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Comment on EU paves the way for iPhones and Android devices to ditch USB-C entirely in ~tech
xethos Link ParentOEMs kinda had their hands tied though. Google pulled support back, which you're already aware of, but they did so becauae [the vast majority of] consumers start and end their uSD card comparisons...OEMs kinda had their hands tied though. Google pulled support back, which you're already aware of, but they did so becauae [the vast majority of] consumers start and end their uSD card comparisons at price. So, most users have the bottom of the barrel, stepped-on, trash-tier storage. Meaning Google, OEMs, and devs have to contend with storage being dramatically slower than internal NAND, being prone to losing data, and the possibility that it could be removed at any time.
Google and OEMs saw that users don't give a care about finding a nice uSD card, and blamed the poor performance on Android and the OEM - neither of which want (or deserve) the black eye; worse, dropping the uSD card means they look more performant, while dropping additional hardware testing and integration requirements, and save on customer support that no longer has to politely tell users that the storage they bought is garbage.
You want someone to blame for lack of uSD cards? Look no further than the consumers around you.
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
xethos Link ParentNot the services you asked about, but I have been using Voip.ms for a few years now. Cheap and reliable (it's easy for me to accept the one outage I experienced considering my Canadian cellular...Not the services you asked about, but I have been using Voip.ms for a few years now. Cheap and reliable (it's easy for me to accept the one outage I experienced considering my Canadian cellular carrier had a multi-day outage), and it made it laughably easy to call in to a work function when I was in Hong Kong
Let alone the automation it allows (voicemail transcribed & emailed, a set "allow entry" key from the building buzzer, auto-responding to work's totally-secure non-totp MFA, etc)
Would absolutely recommend
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Comment on I've been enjoying a few tropes in 1970s TV shows in ~tv
xethos Link ParentAnd of course from Archer, Which I love. Much better than the trope of accidental discharge when dropped,which... no.And of course from Archer,
"Drop [the gun]. Drop it on the ground." Archer: "Do you know how bad that is for it? I will place it on the ground."
Which I love. Much better than the trope of accidental discharge when dropped,which... no.
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Comment on AI is creating a generation of illiterate programmers in ~tech
xethos Link ParentPeople dunk on how Discord is closed and non-searchable compared to forums, and I'm occasionally one of them. I think that's a bad direction to go in, but one of the reasons to go in that...There will still be people asking questions somewhere, and other people answering. LLM's will pick up that information and incorporate it, same as they do now.
People dunk on how Discord is closed and non-searchable compared to forums, and I'm occasionally one of them. I think that's a bad direction to go in, but one of the reasons to go in that direction is that your conversations aren't sucked into the LLM machine.
There is no guarantee the next LLM will have access to the open internet, nor will the open internet necessarily be as large as it currently is.
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Comment on Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating world's third-largest automaker in ~transport
xethos LinkLittle bit off-topic, but I am happy that https://nissan.com still has a photo of Uzi Nissan instead of the company getting it. At the very least, Uzi (and his next of kin or benefactors) held out...Little bit off-topic, but I am happy that https://nissan.com still has a photo of Uzi Nissan instead of the company getting it. At the very least, Uzi (and his next of kin or benefactors) held out longer than Nissan was an independent company.
Feels like victory for the little guy
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Comment on Canada Post strike update: Postal employees back to work in ~life
xethos Link ParentCanada Post is the last line of defense for rural Canadians. When you live so far apart from each other or from major cities that no other carrier will deliver your unprofitable [to the delivery...Canada Post is the last line of defense for rural Canadians. When you live so far apart from each other or from major cities that no other carrier will deliver your unprofitable [to the delivery company] items, Canada Post will.
Should rural Canadians vote in a Con government, have Canada Post privatized, and see their rates go up, they'll only have themselves to blame.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~sports
xethos Link ParentBut that's precisely what TFA proposes? Go back to gambling (amongst peers) being legal, like it was before. Gambling platforms were illegal, and TFA argues we should return to that, or like in...But that's precisely what TFA proposes? Go back to gambling (amongst peers) being legal, like it was before. Gambling platforms were illegal, and TFA argues we should return to that, or like in California and Texas, keep it that way.
Returning to '92's PASPA laws, as argued by TFA, seemingly lines up exactly with your last paragraph
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
xethos Link ParentI'd argue most dating apps are between not good, and actively hostile to users. But that's rather beside the point in my case; simply put, there was no other way we were going to get together....I'd argue most dating apps are between not good, and actively hostile to users. But that's rather beside the point in my case; simply put, there was no other way we were going to get together.
We're very happy together, but we would not have attended a common-denominator social function. We're primarily introverts - not that we never go out, more that it's exhausting and we would have given up long before meeting. We lived ~150km apart, and only met by setting the maximum distance to the highest the app offered (150km IIRC).
Meeting in-person was at least theoretical for you, but we kind of had to use a platform of some kind. Even if it was just to start talking and drop the app as soon as we could
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
xethos Link ParentNot the parent commentor, but another Coffee Meets Bagel user. My fiancee and I are millenials (albeit at the tail end), and just say we met online to avoid naming the app. It's not that it's...Not the parent commentor, but another Coffee Meets Bagel user. My fiancee and I are millenials (albeit at the tail end), and just say we met online to avoid naming the app.
It's not that it's weird to say we met via an app or online, more that the name of this particular app doesn't really roll off the tongue.
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Comment on Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream in ~tech
xethos Link ParentThere's possibly been an update, as of the 15th. This reads like you applaud Twitch for allowing artistic nudity, but per the update in TFA, Twitch has "...made a dramatic U-turn on its...There's possibly been an update, as of the 15th. This reads like you applaud Twitch for allowing artistic nudity, but per the update in TFA, Twitch has "...made a dramatic U-turn on its controversial decision to allow" artistic nudity - meaning it's back to banned.
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Comment on Wait, should I not be drinking airline coffee? in ~transport
xethos Link ParentThat doesn't actually sound that much better. Six months worth of catching all the shit one wouldn't want to drink, then passing all the drinking water through it sounds even less appealing. Best...Is the water filtered from those tanks?
That doesn't actually sound that much better. Six months worth of catching all the shit one wouldn't want to drink, then passing all the drinking water through it sounds even less appealing. Best of all, that filter could pretty easily find itself onto a deferred maintenance list - meaning 6 months might be how long it's meant to be there, but not how long it actually is. It doesn't have to be tasty, it just has to not cause illness.
Incidentally, that's a pretty major flaw with built-in ice makers and water dispensers with refrigerators: the filters typically get changed sometime between never and "You're supposed to do that?!".
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Comment on Let's talk about Reddit alternatives, shilling, and Tildes bans in ~talk
xethos Link ParentI'm unconvinced - at least half the point, best I can tell, is a financial penalty for being an asshole to the point of getting banned. Hearing from a friend that frequents SA, one can use the...I'm unconvinced - at least half the point, best I can tell, is a financial penalty for being an asshole to the point of getting banned. Hearing from a friend that frequents SA, one can use the same card to recreate an account post-ban - it'll just cost you $10. Such is their current going price to be an asshole.
Using a gift card negates being tracked by name (to a point), but they certainly aren't free.
Respectfully, I am running out of ways to tell Americans that annexation of my country is not acceptable, and tantamount to a declaration of war.
Stating you will use "economic force" via tariffs, instead of military force, to follow through with the threats of annexation does not make it more acceptable