SpikesOtherDog
@SpikesOtherDog@ani.social
- Comment on Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial; Ordered to pay woman $3 million 2 weeks ago:
It sets them up for thousands of similar cases. I can pay one parking ticket, but a thousand is another story.
- Comment on Get 15 games for $15 via Humble Bundle 2 weeks ago:
WTF AN AD?
Oh. You’re cool. Nevermind.
- Comment on Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial; Ordered to pay woman $3 million 2 weeks ago:
It just set a major precedent.
- Comment on Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable support, however 2 weeks ago:
Since all unactivated Windows dies is complain at you, it doesn’t even need purchased, does it?
- Comment on Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable support, however 2 weeks ago:
The real answer is probably because Microsoft doesn’t like giving away server features.
Per the article, it sounds like it could be flaky:
The registry trick came with caveats, though. Third-party SSD management tools like Samsung Magician and Western Digital Dashboard were not compatible with the new driver, and BitLocker could trigger recovery prompts after the driver swap.
- Comment on Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026 2 weeks ago:
Insert XKCD one more standard.
I’m all for revamping controls, but don’t make crappier less effective ones.
- Comment on Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026 2 weeks ago:
Windows 11 is not based on a single unified UI framework. Instead, it uses a mix of legacy Win32 components, UWP elements, modern WinUI layers, and web-based technologies like WebView2 and React.
I am reading this as MMC snap-ins and control panel. There is no other alternative to manage these settings outside of PowerShell.
Also, what idiot decided that only one settings window is allowed open at one time? Sometimes I would like to be in Windows update, power settings, Ethernet settings, and printer settings all at once.
- Comment on vivipary in tomatoes 3 weeks ago:
When the bottoms get moldy and fall off it’s a lack of nutrients. Calcium, mostly.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
- Comment on Subtitling a video, what is that noise at the end before they scribble on his face? This time, no tools to cut it out because it sounded distorted 4 weeks ago:
I thought maybe it was whooshing of the markers, but once I heard snoring I couldn’t hear whooshing any more.
- Comment on Subtitling a video, what is that noise at the end before they scribble on his face? This time, no tools to cut it out because it sounded distorted 4 weeks ago:
You know what, now that you say it in pretty sure I hear snoring.
- Comment on LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy 5 weeks ago:
At the very worst, the administration would put out a very confusing statement not to trust AI.
- Comment on LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy 5 weeks ago:
I’m not a fan of genAI for most things, and the environmental aspect sucks balls, but this seems like a reasonable use of the tool that’s already been built.
- Comment on This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks 5 weeks ago:
I don’t have an answer for the cost of life, but I have heard many times that milk and cheese is overly abundant in the USA.
I do agree that it should be much cheaper to use cellulose/plant composite for these things. The problem is sealing it.
- Comment on Trump is marching toward war with Iran. He hasn’t bothered to make clear why | Mohamad Bazzi 5 weeks ago:
I think you are missing the point. The crusades were a political vehicle to gain favor with the Catholic Church at the time, plunder, and express power against a faceless people.
The only difference now is that team Trump thinks that it will give him some leverage against Americans or his political opponents.
- Comment on Trump is marching toward war with Iran. He hasn’t bothered to make clear why | Mohamad Bazzi 5 weeks ago:
Americans in the Middle East are this era’s version of the crusades.
- Comment on Moltbook was peak AI theater 1 month ago:
Just because I don’t like it doesn’t mean I have to complain about your topic. As long as you keep it there we are fine.
- Comment on systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success 1 month ago:
Whoa, those two definitions of jibe don’t jive!
So, I pulled my definition from here; however, I did not read down far enough to see the alternate definition!
What I found looking deeper is this. The article links here, saying jibe (to fit in/be in harmony) is the older term (used since at least 1813) and jive is only used that way in the past 80 years.
So, while the definitions now jibe together, it is still some jive. So, no gibe given, I was clearly mistaken!
- Comment on systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success 1 month ago:
Oh, I think you are saying that you dislike non-sequitur pop culture references, but you would appreciate a witty remark or reference if it jived with the flow of the topic.
As far as jibes go, I was unaware that it is considered an alternate spelling of gibe. I guess you could be insulted by the comments, but they would have to be intentionally insulting.
- Comment on If someone tells you that communism has led to famines in the USSR and China, that it doesn't have any incentives and that anyone who supports it use products of capitalism, how do you counter this? 1 month ago:
I’m not sure where to go from here. We’d have to build a system where the individuals have more power than the state overall, but the state has enough power to do thinks like protect itself from other countries, care for the vulnerable, provide infrastructure, etc, etc, etc. From what we were taught, this is how the USA was originally built, but the system has been exploited by the wealthy.
- Comment on ‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront 1 month ago:
I think player reviews should not include allegations of lying about being raped, transphobia, or political comments.
- Comment on If someone tells you that communism has led to famines in the USSR and China, that it doesn't have any incentives and that anyone who supports it use products of capitalism, how do you counter this? 1 month ago:
Let’s clarify.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_famine_of_1930–1933
Are you saying that the famine didn’t happen, that the same famine would have happened regardless of the economic system, or something else?
I’m not against communism, and capitalists can make similar damaging calls.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
I think both systems tend to produce oligarchs through different methods. The point isn’t to pick a team and rally them on, rather let’s look at things honestly and consider information hostile to our viewpoints. I think it might be possible to build something better than both.
- Comment on systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success 1 month ago:
Oh, there is no defense for sending out slop for a image. I would have rather seen them take a picture and put text on the cards. My concern was that you were against people interjecting Marvel quips.
- Comment on systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success 1 month ago:
Jurassic Park.
Not sure about the other one, but I don’t shun people for having their fun. Technical articles can be quite dry.
- Comment on Star Trek Removed From Amazon Prime [TNG & Voyager Refunded] 1 month ago:
Thanks so much!
- Comment on Star Trek Removed From Amazon Prime [TNG & Voyager Refunded] 1 month ago:
Someone else said it was a blocked domain on pihole.
- Comment on Star Trek Removed From Amazon Prime [TNG & Voyager Refunded] 1 month ago:
Yes, I am! Any clue on the domain?
- Comment on Star Trek Removed From Amazon Prime [TNG & Voyager Refunded] 1 month ago:
It’s mostly, if not all, up on Paramount Plus, which sucks because the TV app is super slow and they can’t keep track of my watch history.
- Comment on Extreme wealth inequality is baked in to the system 1 month ago:
Theft is also an equalizer.
- Comment on Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps 1 month ago:
I think that in-game romance is either something that is durable and unaffected by your actions or it is a list of actions that affect a relationship quotient. It would be interesting to actually be able to overdo it and drive a wedge between yourself and the character.
