orbitz

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam⁩ ⁨⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the link I never remembered the numbers to know if it was for that or not…course been online long enough to know that’s the code (style) shown in comments. Was a lot of comments at one point.

  My only unsureness of the code is cause I’m old and miss newer stuff so had to check to be sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company⁩ ⁨⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I always thought the 1Gbps was awesome and perhaps a good incentive for other companies to upgrade (probably more the reason since they’re Google and their ad bucks). Recently saw a reason to switch for 2.5, did it then was told by the installer they don’t even have cable that does it. Mean. I did it myself and my stream downloads are quite fast, but it’d have been nice if my provider mentioned that in the first place so I knew who had to run the wires. It was only through some holes, behind the sink / dishwasher so not awful but you td have been nice to understand 2.5 was higher than their techs supported.Also needed a switch / router upgrade. Which was actually quite fun to do and minimal cost now can get a mesh wifi going.

  Still if your techs can’t provide what is needed in cables for your upper end least tell the customer first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They making fun of you yankee⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Hah I thought this was from his first term till being told that’s what that monstrosity is. To be fair I didn’t look closely (mean with him in the middle why would you want to?) I now see it says Fifa on it and realize I should sometimes pay more attention.

  Seriously though this is the person who controls the most nukes in the world? Mean one thing to vote in someone to nose dive your own country but when they can take out the world…sheesh, have a bit of responsibility.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI promised to free up workers’ time. UC Berkeley researchers found the opposite.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably not what this article means but had a coworker at a previous job give a bunch of suggestions or answers at one point (want to say very small company single programmer is me, few tech support and sales people). One guy gives suggestions based on chat gpt, so I end up figuring out what is incorrect from the suggestion.

  Mean I know he’s trying to be helpful but giving suggestions that don’t work is a bit of a time waster. To be honest I’m probably middling as a programmer, I can figure out stuff but not a fantastic one (maybe I sell myself short never come across an issue I couldn’t solve but took time). So having to spend time to go over that just makes me go over stuff I really don’t need to. Quite a pain, as much as I appreciate them trying to help it’s a time waster checking out those options to see if they work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Under half of young Australians believe democracy is always a preferable form of government⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Mean depends if you accept the people voting as as knowledgeable as they should be before casting a vote, or perhaps those that are not knowledgeable are so few they won’t impact the election.

  Then I look at the US and well…see their point… As much as I’m a champion of democracy obviously there are some issues to overcome when that douche becomes president in a democracy. Mostly eyeing the propohanda media but the downside of democracy is everyone should have their choice and all opinions be heard. Though good education needs to be there too otherwise you get an orange stain on world politics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In Pulp Fiction Vincent made a big deal about a $5 milkshake, which is less than a crappy one from a fast food joint costs today.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Being Canadian I was so wondering at prices in the states (from tv, movies) during the early 90s. You’d see a greasy spoon diner have breakfast for like $3.50 in them, usually closer to $6-7 up here for the same (noticbly more after exchange rate). The crappy fast food milkshakes were like $4 minimum let alone a theme restraunt with Steve Buscemi as a waiter.

  Though I do often use the inflation calculation when I see a price from the 90s and earlier these days just to make sure I got the right perspective on cost.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TV remotes should have an easy-to-find by touch "volume" toggle button that toggles between two volume settings.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had that thought for decades, like they do (or used to) do a button to switch between the last channel. So you’d go to each channel and flip at a commercial. Then forget to switch back so you saw two half episodes but that’s not really an issue with a volume setting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games that have now or will be turned 40, 30, 20 and 10 years old as of 2026⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Talk about feeling old I played almost all the games until 2006, but fewer of the list after and hardly from the 2016 one. Not trying to one up but figured good place to comment.

  It’s been a fun time seeing progression over the years, haven’t stopped playing since my first Gemini (Atari 2600 knockoff that played the same games) system. Going from 2d squares to a proper video representation has been awesome. I always enjoyed the graphic improvements the gameplay has had its ups and downs but the remembered ones did that part right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally installed my own Firewall⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I always get my isp outers as pass through so network is controlled by my entry. I have never bothered doing much with it but it’s nice to have the option.

  I used to use a ddwrt firmware for years but eventually my hardware could never keep up with my net speeds and manufacture firmware was faster. Trying an Omada network now seems alright but haven’t added their wifi.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There is *shower*thoughts, but is there a "snowstorm thoughts" for when you have random nostalgia moments about the past? Particularly about a past snow storm in your childhood, like the SNOW DAYS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I grew up in northern Canada, snow days may have happened but most I recall is busses not running (probably not physical issue but safety issues if something happened) after -40 so little use in going to school cause least half the kids needed the rural busses to get in so teachers adjusted lesson plans accordingly.

  I guess even growing up I always wished it wasn’t so cold outside but the not having school days was fun to stay inside, I hated the atmosphere there but loved learning still.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK a US passport card costs $30 and is definitive proof of citizenship. It fits in your wallet like a credit card.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They’ve already proven (okay stories but since it’s been a few and they have no leeway to think they’re better) that proper ID doesn’t exempt you. Hell I bet even if their unknown app says you’re good they’ll still bring you in if they want to.

  Fuck fascist governments and fuck ICE. They’re a blight on humanity. Sure we can be that bad but everyone else is supposed to reign them in.

  UN/NATO needs a fascism rule, countries that display enough fascist traits are treated as such, even if they have the biggest penis…I mean military.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Cheap computer (I’m Canadian so let’s say these are maple bucks) say $500, what’s a rental $30 a month, so 16ish months before it’s paid off.

  I ran a media PC off a $300 computer for years (I can’t recall exactly least 2 maybe 3). If you need more you probably don’t need a cloud one, if you get a cloud one it’s cheaper to buy a cheap computer every 2 years.

  It may make a sense to some but I enjoy having my nas backup and separate media PC. Also if Amazon goes down you can’t even access the calculator, least with no Internet there are options at home.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like a reasonable idea for the issue presented. Mean the issue could be on one drive saying the file is there and complete, or many other issues since I don’t know the API in the least.

  Yours would be my first guess for sure, it thinks it completed so delete local copy, which is what you’d prefer in that situation, well mostly, I sort of prefer a local working copy but need some other names and the program to recognize thm with then upload on actual save to the cloud storage…I say that and still curse at excel when it says it has a backup copy from a forced reboot, always keep one open heh.

  Actually to be fair I hate those storages for that reason so much crap can go wrong without a knowledgeable user it makes things worse. You just hope the program can tell if it did it was done correctly heh and if not then end up clicking the wrong button and it’s all gone.

  Local NAS for anything you think you’ll need, random ‘free’ cloud storage as a general backup. Mean I assume the NAS has raid so mostly good without more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to really like their 502, convenient form, programmable buttons and two extra ones with also dps change ones. Then I ended up buying one recently and I swear the click on the left button was very loud like mechanical keyboard loud click. Just left button not the right mind you.

  Think my first 502 was when they were newer (closer to 2010?) and not as bad. Bought a Razer one similar, feels so much better from cord (nice braided not stiff) to even just moving it on the pad, probably felt closer to the original 502.

  Guess I should probably try out more mice in the future but I’m old and don’t like change and I used the 502 mouse for 15 years (with buying a few times). Guess the downgrades slowly piled up and I just noticed finally or got a crappy one. It may have been cause it was wal mart at Xmas but I didn’t even open it for 6 months, I thought I was set. I would kill for a completely silent mouse with the same features.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds - Saigoneer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  plays fortune son it ain’t me…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Off the Rails⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s pretty much the radio version as well the books were pretty close on those lines.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Off the Rails⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I listen to the radio version of hitchhiker’s while I go to sleep often, if I managed to hit play in the middle of the whale’s pondering I always back up a bit. It’s one of my favourites of the entire series and not as good when played mid pondering.

  Also the line about the bowl of petunias having relevance later is quite amusing to be sure. Though I assume not thought of when written.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Maybe the RAM shortage will make software less bloated?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’ve ever watched cinema sins (or related videos), hahaha hahahaha…haha (no offense meant but it did make me do that laugh in my head is all)

  Mean I wish it would but programmers aren’t going to be more memory efficient due to hardware prices unfortunately.

  The laugh was in good nature, not laughing at you but the concept of a company being efficient for hardware costs, mean technically I guess games were otherwise we’d wait a half hour for a render but for the most part as long as it works without that half hour render it’s probably fine with settings adjustments.

  They’ll just make things with current specs in mind for longer…well once they realize people can’t afford better hardware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You've probably met someone who has killed a person⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s an early Robot Chicken bit where he dies and asks silly questions to a book that can give him an answer like how many times did I listen to this song, or how much of a wall could my poop make. This question sounds like an interesting one to ask that book though. Actually I’d probably prefer not to know the chaotic randomness that is our lives but guess the lives part would be redundant at that point anyways.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Now available at the DS9 Costco⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wonder if he pairs it with prune juice, or some nights are better Starfleet’s way. Get transported in the middle of the night without having to wake up for the bathroom. No wonder battle conditions suck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I never knew the difference till I just googled it, does sound familiar from way back when. I seem to recall having an email button in one of them or just fuzzy memory these days.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I dunno⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh I just remembered the orders of arithmetic but parentheses trump all so do them first (I use them in even the calculator app). Mean I assume that’s that that says but never learned that acronym is all. Now figuring out categories of words;really does my noodle in sometimes. Cause some words can be either depending on context. Math when it’s written out has (mostly) the same answer. I say mostly because somewhere in the back of my brain there are some scenarios where something more complicated than straight arithmetic can come out oddly but written as such should come out the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨George Takei (TOS), Rebecca Romijn (SNW), Tig Notaro (DIS, SA) and Karim Diané (SA)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just think that’s acceptance of all is what those rights movement really meant, they just didn’t know what it all encompassed at the time. They were fighting for everyone to be accepted and I thinks that’s what we should all hope for. Everyone is a person, everyone has their merits. Even if not all good were all people should be treated as such.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨George Takei (TOS), Rebecca Romijn (SNW), Tig Notaro (DIS, SA) and Karim Diané (SA)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s fair I just thought that there may be the one person who saw X-Men (2000) who didn’t know she was Mystique. Cause hot damn she was definitely one of the better live actions than drawn.

  Wait are X-Men not culturally relevant anymore? Shit I’m old. They had very inclusive ideals which I think is relevant these days is all for North America currently, unsure how well other western societies are doing but it appears not so great either.

  I only hope we can end up as inclusive as X-Men they understood everyone was different but wanted to coexist. Isn’t that what we all want? Sorry not directed at you personally just adding cause X-Men rock.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨George Takei (TOS), Rebecca Romijn (SNW), Tig Notaro (DIS, SA) and Karim Diané (SA)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Didn’t watch the 2000s X-Men? Romjin was Mystique, looking quite attractive of course. Mean not saying bad if you hadn’t but that’s how I remember her originally. Plus she was John Stamos wife for awhile. Keep forgetting it’s Jerry O’Connell she’s married to now who I used to enjoy from Sliders (first seasons then it gets meh). I don’t know the other two myself though, but always enjoy Takei when he’s a guest star.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL there was a TV tuner attachment for the Game Gear!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha I think of that look more often than is probably needed, like an elementary school kid mocking someone. Which for the movie was great and at the time fit well for that time. Nowadays who’d ever to think of doing similar on tv? Except maybe someone without shame.

  I don’t know Emo Philips at all but him just willing to do that bit and the good Christian joke flood bit that I’ve read and made me think he was cool. Like what God cares if we do one tiny bit differently? Mean maybe murder but that’s not up for debate…well a few examples stick out unless he’s a real hardass about it. Hah I’d love to defend that line if there were a pearly gates.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL there was a TV tuner attachment for the Game Gear!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Open wide!

  One of my favourite movies of all time. I love the spoof type movies this was up there. Probably not as good as say Mel Brooks but hard to beat his movies and always enjoyed Wierd Al.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft: Windows Task Manager won’t quit after KB5067036 update⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Recent update kiled IIS for my dev machine had to revert. After googling found other people same issue that morning. Wouldn’t be so bad if 1/3 our product wasn’t an iis hosted application and I’m the only developer. Emailed everyone to let them know in case customers had that issue later. Just wouldn’t go to the site, for a err_connect msg from the browser. Mean least I saw this early on my machine while testing but it took a bit to figure out what was happening cause of all things iis just not working anymore isn’t overly usual. Mean it has issues but to just stop working is different.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Bad Game Hall of Fame⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I do see what you’re saying but how I see it, and thinking of all the awful movie tie in games from NES era, ET felt better than average in theme. He had to find the phone pieces and avoid the government agents while wandering in the woods. Not too too different from the movie theme in overall thinking.

  Now I’m not saying gameplay was good or anything but think of all the cheesy tie in movie games of the NES era, they’re all some random platformer which sometimes alluded to they had a movie name. Of course there were good ones but best ones I can think of were Duck Tales and Rescue Rangers, not tied to a specific movie or episode. Then you get your Back to the Future has little to do with the actual movie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Bad Game Hall of Fame⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It wasn’t so bad if you were a young kid in the 80s. Least my experience. Like what, I supposed to kill the shield of yars revenge again? Well that was more fun but still, needed variety.

  That said would I play it again? Fuck no. Course I wouldn’t frost my hair tips again either, or willingly wear neon either.