zatamzzar's recent activity
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Comment on It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux in ~comp
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
zatamzzar LinkYou could use it as a soundboard for the prank call podcast you are going to create soon.You could use it as a soundboard for the prank call podcast you are going to create soon.
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
zatamzzar Link ParentWhen they say mobile first, that depresses me because it brings with it so many privacy issues. Just let me use a vanilla browser.When they say mobile first, that depresses me because it brings with it so many privacy issues. Just let me use a vanilla browser.
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
zatamzzar Link ParentFWIW, Digg is starting to "reboot" itself. Unfortunately, they are starting with mobile/app first.FWIW, Digg is starting to "reboot" itself. Unfortunately, they are starting with mobile/app first.
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Comment on What follows GitHub? in ~tech
zatamzzar Link ParentWhat's with the spate of "reactions" in any communications or messaging software? I see it in Outlook now, and my coworkers "react" to some of my emails and I don't know how to process that. I...What's with the spate of "reactions" in any communications or messaging software? I see it in Outlook now, and my coworkers "react" to some of my emails and I don't know how to process that. I kind of hate it.
It is like turning a tool for serious communication into a social media website.
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Comment on Refusing LinkedIn's ID verification is costing me my job in ~tech
zatamzzar Link ParentI wonder how hard it would be to create a shell company and email based off of that, and have that accepted. Of course this could bring in other complications.I wonder how hard it would be to create a shell company and email based off of that, and have that accepted.
Of course this could bring in other complications.
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Comment on What happened to your first car? in ~transport
zatamzzar Link ParentNever believe anything someone at a stealership tells you.Never believe anything someone at a stealership tells you.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Final day scheduled for July 17th in ~games
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Final day scheduled for July 17th in ~games
zatamzzar LinkMan, I never had a chance to finish my "built into the cliff" hotel thing.Man, I never had a chance to finish my "built into the cliff" hotel thing.
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Comment on How can I find some Brazilian mailing lists I was a part of in mid-1990s? in ~tech
zatamzzar Link ParentIt would not be that kind of list, but a listserve (run by Majordomo or other listserve software). No real passwords back in those times.It would not be that kind of list, but a listserve (run by Majordomo or other listserve software). No real passwords back in those times.
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Comment on What is the current status of MLMs? in ~life
zatamzzar LinkThere is a podcast called "The Dream", which is worth listening to, especially the first season.There is a podcast called "The Dream", which is worth listening to, especially the first season.
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Comment on Warner Bros. Discovery to separate into two leading media companies in ~tv
zatamzzar LinkI wonder if this is a way to distract shareholders from coming for Zaslav?I wonder if this is a way to distract shareholders from coming for Zaslav?
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
zatamzzar Link ParentWhere is this spot? I have not logged on in a while.Where is this spot?
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Comment on Have a hard time letting go of old tech? in ~tech
zatamzzar Link ParentI had the RTC and memory expansion card, which included a small battery. After 25+ years, I kind of worry that the battery went bad and leaked all over the expansion card :(I had the RTC and memory expansion card, which included a small battery. After 25+ years, I kind of worry that the battery went bad and leaked all over the expansion card :(
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Comment on Have a hard time letting go of old tech? in ~tech
zatamzzar LinkWhen I moved overseas, I had a chance to clean out my house and rent multiple dumpsters. I had an old Amiga 500 that I could not sell locally, which got recycled. Tons of radio and telephony...When I moved overseas, I had a chance to clean out my house and rent multiple dumpsters.
I had an old Amiga 500 that I could not sell locally, which got recycled.Tons of radio and telephony equipment, as well as old computers.
Cables. I had old HP-IB/GP-IB cables. A couple spools of cat5, cat7 cable.
DVD players. My PS2.
Nothing like moving to motivate you to dump stuff that you've been accumulating.
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Comment on Repeatedly upvoting violent content on Reddit can now get you flagged in ~tech
zatamzzar Link ParentWon’t somebody please think of the poor shareholders? /sWon’t somebody please think of the poor shareholders? /s
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Comment on Are most jobs not what you thought they would be? Expectations vs. reality. in ~talk
zatamzzar Link ParentIronically, I actually had a job for a year where I compiled literal TPS reports. It was the most boring job ever.Ironically, I actually had a job for a year where I compiled literal TPS reports. It was the most boring job ever.
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
zatamzzar LinkWell, there goes Skype as a tool for prank call podcasters....Well, there goes Skype as a tool for prank call podcasters....
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
zatamzzar Link ParentI've slowly but surely been trying to build up the lower area.I've slowly but surely been trying to build up the lower area.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
There's been a noticeable drop in the quality of docking stations for PCs, and I've noticed that Windows PCs plugged into newer USB-C docks get super confused with which display to use.