forrgott

@forrgott@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why did my bus driver want me to not pay the fare and instead just "TAKE A SEAT!!!"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Most of the time, the fare thru collect is nowhere near enough to pay for the service they offer. However, partially because is capitalism, they can’t give the service to for free because, well, reasons.

  The fare is useful to track how many ride different lines at different times of day stuff like that. Plus, it gives a way to count how many people use the service for the purpose of getting grants and whatnot - which is what actually funds the bus service.

  So, if the driver is in a hurry for any reason, he’ll often give you a free ride…cause actually paying the fare is, well, kinda for appearances, really…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The best way to avoid misinformation is to avoid information⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m pretty sure you have that exactly backwards, ironically…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨biodegradable⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s…not how chemistry works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to treat a man⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not gonna teach my daughters who they are or are not supposed to trust. Because I will never teach my children what they should think, but rather how to think for themselves. I will encourage them to only trust individuals that prove themselves trustworthy, but again, that’s not my decision to make.

  They’re not extensions of me; they are distinct, individual human beings. So I certainly hope you will not teach her to be distrustful; that leads to misery and pain, all in the pursuit of something that doesn’t belong to you and never will (her mind is her own, whether you like it or not).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How the American war on porn could change the way you use the internet⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh, didn’t realize that. I understand a lot of the physical servers for those kinda companies are in the upper Midwest, but I never thought about where thire HQ is at; you make some excellent points.

  There is definitely a fight brewing over who has final say in regards to what happens on the Internet. Gonna be interesting seeing how this plays out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How the American war on porn could change the way you use the internet⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The difference is, I think, just how much of the content or there is hosted in America. If they succeed in forcing local companies to follow some new draconian measure, it’ll likely have a disproportionately high effect on non-US traffic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How the American war on porn could change the way you use the internet⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, they’re the ones that know which pizza shops have pedophile sex dungeons hidden underneath. So, I guess they’re fighting themselves. (As I typed that out, it occurred to me how true is a statement it was…😝)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And that’s actually not relevant, but thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Casual reminder⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow. Reading this comment has lowered the IQ of everyone in this thread…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Online Content Is Disappearing⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But… they’ve long since figured out how to monetize without the content. So, that’s a hard disagree from me…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hope nobody’s paying you for such a miserable trolling attempt! (If they are, whatever it is, they’re paying too much lol)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a hard time seeing a raft as having the necessary water displacement capability to handle that kind of weight, thought. And they left a written record regarding much smaller craft; so one obvious question, where’s the record of any more advanced ship building?

  I guess it’s just the fact that it’s actually really not easy at all to get such enormous chunks of stone to float. But, I also cannot offer any other explanation, so take that as you will…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I seriously doubt it; the extreme weight of these stones far exceeded the load capacity of any known Egyptian water craft. By, like, a lot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Umm, so do you realize how badly you just destroyed any shred of credibility you had left?

  Thank you for identifying a source of disinformation, though; I’m adding it to my block list.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Musk moves Tesla's goalposts, investors happily move shares higher⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The ability to gamble on the performance of a company auto-magically means investors know more?

  Huh…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I wouldn't ever run into this situation because I would never leave my basement⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What, wait, no; yes, it’s falling apart. Why would you want to prevent that? I don’t want it fixed; I just wanna help others survive while it crumbles to dust around us.

  If you don’t let this society die, how will we build the new one??

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI will reduce workforce, say 41% of execs in a survey⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To replace a corporate executive? No, I don’t think so. We already have algorithms more than capable of replacing CEOs. There is nothing that challenging in what they do…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨is this copium or hopium or schizophrenia?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ugh. So many places in the world already have abundance that is hard to imagine; but that’s only the case because of extreme hoarding of resources and wealth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Star Trek community where you're free to share opinions⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you really need a whole lemmy community dedicated to just you, by all means, feel free to create it. 8-D

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Is Telling Game Publishers Switch 2 Will Be Delayed⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Knowing Nintendo the Switch 2 will already be obsolete at launch and power users will get better performance emulating the damn thing on modern hardware instead. Fool me twice, I, uh, won’t get fooled again, or something.

  Tell me about. I can almost emulate the Switch on my rather ancient Pixel 4a.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Is Telling Game Publishers Switch 2 Will Be Delayed⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But their hardware isn’t good. Recently, the hardware has been more of a gimmick than anything. Not to mention the infamous issue of joycon drift, and keep in mind this is hardly the first time they’ve had issues with low quality parts, either.

  I agree about them taking the time to make sure their games are as good they can make em.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI Launches Nukes In ‘Worrying’ War Simulation: ‘I Just Want to Have Peace in the World’⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know if I love or hate your comment. (Yes, you’re right, shut up.) Well played, Internet stranger.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI Launches Nukes In ‘Worrying’ War Simulation: ‘I Just Want to Have Peace in the World’⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A glorified chatbot, in other words.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a "tax write off"?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I suspect the movie would likely make a profit, bit not enough of one. They’d rather take the loss to “play it safe” and not scare away institutional investors. Or something stupid like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poignant post on the state of things⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for your reassurance. You know, given that the entire purpose of operating as a society is for everybody’s individual benefit, it seems kinda weird to reject a “gift economy” out of hand, doesn’t it? Basically, if each and every member of a society doesn’t benefit from how that society is organized, then said society has failed at it’s most primary function.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poignant post on the state of things⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The only way to avoid this that I have ever been able to imagine would require our global society to somehow abandon the concept of currency. But that’s insane, of course, so we’re probably screwed…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My Phantasy Star Online dilemma⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, you’d know better than I would, of course!

  If it is the disc, I’d take it to my local game store and have them run it through their disc buffing machine. I guess I just want to encourage you to not blame the disc too hastily. Honestly, without visible scratches or damage, it’s very rarely the disc. Like…almost never.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My Phantasy Star Online dilemma⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is the disc badly scratched or otherwise physically damaged? Usually, if your disc is the problem, you’ll be able to tell by looking at it.

  If the disc is in good condition, then the problem might lie with your console. Hopefully it’s just a dirty lens, but given how long that console was released, the motor in your optical drive could be wearing out. Do you have similar problems in any other games?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not how investments work. If I put my money into purchasing a printer, I invested in that purchase. Not the other way around. Ffs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is wage theft exactly?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Last I checked, by law you are supposed to receive pay for any actions taken on site that are directly work related. Which includes getting into uniform. So that dude’s reasoning was bunk anyway.