Cobrachicken
@Cobrachicken@lemmy.world
- Comment on Phonebooks 1 month ago:
In a public phone booth, accessible to everyone. Later then, you had the chance to opt out of the phone book “service”, here in Geemany that was around the time alternative phone providers appeared. Now seems to be default, so you got to watch to whom you give your number.
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #7 - Battlezone 98 Redux 1 month ago:
Fallen Haven, Master of Orion (except 3, which was really shit). Elite (PC). Played elite almost constantly after school.
- Comment on BMW trials UK's first bladeless wind system at MINI plant in Oxford 2 months ago:
Bladeless, not badass. Silly me.
- Comment on Cords 2 months ago:
Darwin cable.
- Comment on Ukraine Must Pay Germany Back For Damage From Nord Stream Bombing: Bundestag Lawmaker 2 months ago:
This is Alice Weidel, AfD. She’s more rightwing than just “conservative”. I’d say a lone whacko, but unfortunately they seem to get stronger here.
- Comment on Second Life Concept: How Used Taycan Batteries Became An Energy Storage System for the Leipzig Plant 3 months ago:
Was thinking same, packs from unsold leasing returns. But probably not so.
- Comment on Fallout: London | Trailer 3 months ago:
It was mentioned in one of their previous interviews as reason to parner with gog. I’ve unfortunately not bookmarked it, though, and I’m too lazy to search for it, sry.
- Comment on Fallout: London | Trailer 3 months ago:
Plus, they needed a place to host that big a mod with connections to Bethesda to prevent a probable takedown order…
- Comment on Fallout: London | Trailer 3 months ago:
- Comment on Yesterday in Kroger (a supermarket for you non-Americans) I saw a bunch of cans of potato salad. Why would someone buy canned potato salad? 3 months ago:
As a German I would suggest to burn these stores down.
- Comment on Would it be possible to use aerosol-based geoengineering technology locally to cool houses? 4 months ago:
Plant trees around your house. Shadow and natural cooling because they tend to evaporate water. Use white outer surfaces to reflect sunlight for additional benefit.
- Comment on I'm just gonna stick to slotted, thanks 4 months ago:
I have to admit that each time I saw a torx security screw on a case I had to open (looking at you, Compaq) this made me so angry that I used to punch the middle pin away with a flathead screwdriver, and replace the screw with a regular one later. This was in those past times I did not have a fuckton of assorted torx bits in a gigantic case…
- Comment on Stoke-on-Trent couple fined £1,200 after clearing up rubbish 4 months ago:
Councillor:“That’ll teach 'em, bet they won’t do it again.”
- Comment on Ayo wtf my muhfuggin BATH suppose to taste like 4 months ago:
Yay egg whites into hot water!
- Comment on Here's why modern gaming suuuuucks. 4 months ago:
It was a small shop, they only had a corner with “electronic” things, some computer stuff. They probably only odered a copy or two, not believing it would sell. But it did. Remember, this must have been the 1980ies, computers were somewhat rare and exotic back then. I think I was one of two in my class who owned one.
- Comment on Here's why modern gaming suuuuucks. 4 months ago:
I remember reading about Elite in a (paper) magazine, and I WANTED IT. Counted my pocket money. Drove my bike to a mainly photo related retailer (only one reachable for me, they also did PC games as a side job), and there it was, box art in the window! Went in, told em I wanted that, and - big disappointment - they had to order it. THEY HAD A DISPLAY OF THE BOX ART, BUT NO COPY OF THE REAL THING! I had to pay upfront, cash, and then had to ride the bike there, again, two times, within a fornight, cos there was no notification of arrival then. The joy, tension, reading through the manual, while it was installing… unbeatable. Spent most of my afternoons in game, doing my “homework”.
- Comment on Toni Kroos: Germany is No Longer The Country It Was 10 Years Ago Thanks to Mass Migration 4 months ago:
Ah sry, this is “conservative”, don’t mind me…
- Comment on Toni Kroos: Germany is No Longer The Country It Was 10 Years Ago Thanks to Mass Migration 4 months ago:
^^Troll^^
- Comment on Sex work would probably be less stigmatized in a currencyless society 4 months ago:
Interesting thought. I think most issues stem from bigot assholes who consume the produce but are not allowed to due to their background/upbringing/social “norms”. And those within their normative set not willing to provide, because of the same background/upbringing/social context.
Also, w/o currency there will be other forms of compensation, like a certain amount of work time, or… (p.e.) a handful of apples… due for a certain set of services.
Additionally there is always a percentage of plain idiots who would socially not be able to ascertain this kind of services w/o paying, and these seem to need to demonize the servicer to feel better about themselves.
Sry if I busted this comment, brain is fried after work.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Thy already wrote this will not be powered on 24/7, just lean back and enjoy the pics and story :-)
- Comment on Favourite patient modern game? 4 months ago:
Rimworld.
- Comment on Make the switch today before the Windows AI gains sentience 5 months ago:
or frightening
- Comment on I was reminded of this after my phone autocorrected "honestly" into Throckmorton. 5 months ago:
tldr: His given name was Francis, though I like Throckmorton as that…
- Comment on I don't like M&M's 😔 6 months ago:
Wow, niice! TY
- Comment on I don't like M&M's 😔 6 months ago:
Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash
Now gimme my share!
- Comment on Ain't no one around to hate in the basement. Just me and my jug. 7 months ago:
What the holy f*!?!
- Comment on Daylight saving has 80% support in Australia and a majority in every state 7 months ago:
This. It feels like a major jetlag every time. And besides coping myself, there’s also dog’s and kid’s rythm killed, and I’ve got to compensate that emotions, too. (Not AU, but feeling I’ve just flown over to you from Europe, every change.)
- Comment on What games do you replay regularly/annually ? 8 months ago:
Fallen Haven https://www.gog.com/de/game/fallen_haven
Master of Orion, 1 and 2 - 3 is really shit.
- Comment on How do I learn about DIY modern electronics? 9 months ago:
You could take some information and inspiration from https://hackaday.com/blog/.
- Comment on how much backing up would you do of a media server? 11 months ago:
To extend on this: Anybody ever did a test recovery to see if the backups are ok and to dry-test their backup/restore strategy? I have to admit that until now I was too cheap to keep a spare drive array just for testing.