baggachipz
@baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on What’s even the appeal of Linux? 1 day ago:
I didn’t even want to bring up brew, which is also great. I know it’s cool to hate on MacOS, but for both “getting shit done” and mostly “just working” (drivers, etc) I think MacOS is the best intersection of those needs. The hardware is also easily the best available.
- Comment on What’s even the appeal of Linux? 1 day ago:
MacOS software is extremely easy to install. Drag package icon from mounted drive (with auto popup) to Applications.
- Comment on Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says 2 days ago:
Same here. Luckily our basement flooded and we were like “oh well, guess it’s all ruined and has to be thrown away 🤷”
- Comment on Wealth inequality seems like the only outcome in a system where capital gains are taxed less than labor 3 days ago:
Almost as if by design… 🤔
- Comment on California Tesla drivers can pursue class action over self-driving claims, judge rules 5 days ago:
I just read that it’s only going to proceed with Tesla owners who:
- purchased FSD packages between October 2016 and May 2017
- opted out of Tesla’s arbitration agreement between 2017 and mid-2024
That’s not very many people.
- Comment on California Tesla drivers can pursue class action over self-driving claims, judge rules 5 days ago:
Only in California, but it’s a start. I can’t wait to get my check for $4.20 in 2035!
- Comment on The United States of Validation Addicts 5 days ago:
I don’t have hard data on this, so it’s just my opinion.
An opinion you’re seeking validation of? :)
Yeah, we all have our own narcissistic tendencies, but social media exploits and magnifies it by orders of magnitude. Everybody thinks they’re so damn important, and they don’t matter at all.
- Comment on On Black Holes... 5 days ago:
Black holes are indeed amazing, but they’ve also become a lazy plot device. I guess without them, something else would.
- Comment on Unsolicited. 5 days ago:
- Comment on What MLK fought for 1 week ago:
A very involved answer to my very shallow, snarky comment. I just meant that Starbucks simply sucks and I hate the snooty arrogance of the place. It’s a shitty product wrapped in pretension and high prices. But the kids, they love their hot milkshakes.
Anyway, yeah it’s a shitty company but what isn’t these days. I have my own things I boycott (hilariously, any and all Google and Meta products/software) but at the end of the day you could not exist in modern society if you boycott every shitty company.
- Comment on What MLK fought for 1 week ago:
Well yeah, sure. But nobody should like Starbucks
- Comment on Super Weaner 1 week ago:
Absolute unit
- Comment on What MLK fought for 1 week ago:
I’m white and I hate Starbucks and LOVE Popeyes chicken. I’m doing my part!
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
It would not. Women in the US are now supposed to be in the kitchen, or cleaning the house. Only leaving to get groceries. Now, a white male, go buck wild!
- Comment on Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds 1 week ago:
I mean, yes, but this article and “study” are stupid. Trying to measure “connection to nature” by references in print over time is definitely not some quantifiable yardstick.
- Comment on Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface 1 week ago:
- Comment on Reddit will block the Internet Archive 1 week ago:
Ah, back when it was “America’ Funniest Home Videos”. Yes, they pioneered the crotch-smashing format. I’m just saying, shit like Real Housewives makes getting hit in the balls look like Masterpiece Theatre.
- Comment on Reddit will block the Internet Archive 1 week ago:
We are sliding rapidly into Idiocracy.
Buddy, we are already there. “Ow, my balls!” Would be high-brow tv these days.
- Comment on AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day 1 week ago:
Oh yeah that dude made a LOT of trash. But we were working the elevator on the Death Star, man. It wasn’t his idea to do it, just his job to execute it. I suppose he could have refused to do it on principle, but they’d have another person hired within an hour. Ethics and values rarely put a roof over your head, though. AOL was the biggest employer in the area and their executive suite was ruthless. Blame them, not the guy clicking the button.
- Comment on AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day 2 weeks ago:
No idea. He clicked a button, they went out. I’m sure there was a big factory in China. Anytime new registrations were down for the month, send out another batch.
- Comment on The triumph of AI marks the end of the information age. 2 weeks ago:
“It’s different this time”
Said about every bubble ever. Yes, LLMs will always be around, but there will be a major economic reckoning soon. It’s gonna destroy the already-flimsy economy. Much like the dot com bubble, useful things will emerge from the ashes.
- Comment on AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day 2 weeks ago:
I worked there from 2002-2005. Was 2 cubicles down from the guy responsible for sending out the “free trial!” CDs. Fun times
- Comment on Why doesn't the US build a bridge here to connect Alaska to the mainland? Are they stupid? 2 weeks ago:
Gulf of Hawaii, it’s right there
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 3 weeks ago:
The saddest part is that we have the technology and means to fix any and all of these, just not the desire.
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 3 weeks ago:
‘Tis my profession as well. My life is all testing on Prod.
- Comment on SEC says it will deregulate cryptocurrencies with 'Project Crypto' 3 weeks ago:
Well this is obviously going to go swimmingly.
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 3 weeks ago:
“The planet will be fine. We’re fucked.
- St. Carlin
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 3 weeks ago:
I’m so glad I don’t have any kids. That failure was a blessing in disguise
- Comment on Humanity will likely survive climate change, but the vast majority of humans won't. 3 weeks ago:
That would belong on Twitter, if it was 10 years ago and not full of nazis
- Comment on Airlines urge senators to reject bill limiting facial recognition 3 weeks ago:
Siren beeps
TSA agent: “step out of line and over there, sir. You have an outstanding parking ticket in Fresno. We can’t let you through until you use our approved automated payment processor and agree to our new Terms and Conditions.”
