chronicledmonocle

@chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing⁩ ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I get where you’re coming from, but I loathe talking on the phone. I love talking to my wife, but we do that when sitting down for coffee and breakfast in the morning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  My wife and I have had our location shared with each other for years, but it’s not a “Are they cheating?” thing. I have been married for 14 years and never wonder if my wife is cheating on me. It’s just incredibly useful for seeing how far away one of us is from home to do things like plan dinner prep times, know where to look for a lost phone, etc. If you can’t trust your SO, there is something wrong that you need to address and micro-managing where they are is toxic.

  Call me old fashioned, but I put it in the same bucket as a prenup: If you’re always prepping your heart and mind for a split, you’ll always have one foot out the door. Not everyone will agree with me, but that’s how I feel and it’s why I don’t have one. Find yourself someone who is ride or die, if you are looking for a lifetime partner. Don’t settle for someone you can’t trust with your life.

  That said, not everyone is looking for monogamy for the rest of their life, either, and that’s OK, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The most Microsoft support document of all time – OSnews⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  You can just remove the “feels like” part. They were bloated and badly made.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The most Microsoft support document of all time – OSnews⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  This kind of random shit with Microsoft just blows my mind.

  Google is just as bad. Look at their messaging apps. Is it Duo? No that name died and was merged into Google Meet. However, old Google Meet is…uh…Google Meet Classic? I think? And then there is/was Google Voice, Allo, Google Talk…

  And people wonder why I just use and donate to apps like Signal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft alerts businesses/governments to 0-day attack on SharePoint server software⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t believe anybody still uses SharePoint.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's rude to show AI output to people⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I work in a Technical Assistance Center for a networking company. Last night, while working, I got a ticket where the person kept sending troubleshooting summaries they asked ChatGPT to write.

  Speedrun me not reading your ticket any%.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You don’t have to. I’m a long time Linux user and extremely well versed. I still use Mint and Debian because I’m an old fart who likes things that just work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ICEBlock - See Something, Tap Something⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really useful if they don’t have an Android app

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One Tech Tip: Get the most out of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with better prompts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or don’t. Generative AI is good for specific use cases, but not this massive bullshit people keep using it for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thank you, Thor!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given that it didn’t exist yet, more like an Undertale rip off

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thank you, Thor!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No it’s not. It’s sad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While that may be “an option”, 5G sucks compared to coax service.

  Both are inferior to fiber by a long shot, but wired will always be better than cellular, which is limited spectrum and inconsistent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favourite single-player games without much fluff, grinding or difficulty spikes?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I second this, although some of the bosses can be quite a challenge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was more saying cheap “when companies moved in”. Now it just has the workforce and supply chain knowledge/infrastructure because of those investments.

  Corporate fucktard assholes are running out of cheap labor around the world. They keep moving it around, but eventually there won’t be any place to go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Unfounded US propaganda”.

  Are you saying China DIDN’T aggressively take over Hong Kong and all of the businesses that operated there?

  Xi is the head of the government in a totalitarian, communist regime. Just because he might be “leaving BYD alone” or whatever today does not mean that couldn’t change in an instant.

  The United States is its own form of screwed up and is an absolute mess. I’m not sitting over here going 'US good. China bad". I’m making the point they’re both bad in different ways.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Foreign investment was because of cheap labor and companies being subsidized by the communist government…

  BYD might make a better car than Tesla, but saying that a Chinese company isn’t “under the control of Xi Jingping”, the guy who crushed Hong Kong for having too much independence and wants to do the same with Taiwan, is laughable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FISH³ is a surreal arcade fishing racer where you have to fish while you drive a fish-powered boat⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  …uh…cool…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hytale, once touted as the Minecraft killer, is ceasing development⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What a joke. Development for 10 years and you just cancel it like a fart in the wind. I’d be utterly ashamed at that kind of mismanagement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When the AI bubble bursts⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  AI has been a net-negative for society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Millions of Americans Who Have Waited Decades for Fast Internet Connections Will Keep Waiting After the Trump Administration Threw a $42 Billion High-Speed Internet Program Into Disarray.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never say never. There are actually several areas where I’ve seen fiber build out from government grants.

  That said, they are EXCEPTIONALLY rare and typically scumbag ISPs pocket the money with no consequences, since nobody who writes these laws sets up consequences for failing to deliver.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 years later, no one has replicated Rocket League's mojo⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This. You have to install the Windows version with Proton, sadly. They stopped support for the native Linux build.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android 16 is here⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Poor Seang Chau. They wrote this blog post in a total of three paragraphs, but Google was still like “WOULD YOU LIKE AN AI SUMMARY?” at the top.

  Literally took me about 45 seconds to read all of the features, but Google is over here burning down another rainforest to process an AI summary of a three paragraph blog post with three pictures.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Friendly reminder that Tailscale is VC-funded and driving towards IPO⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Chances are you’ve had the same public IP for a long time. Mine hasn’t changed in 2 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Friendly reminder that Tailscale is VC-funded and driving towards IPO⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Your “IP address” is already public. That’s why an IPv4 address is assigned to you as a “public IP address” and you NAT to a private space. When using IPv6, everything is public.

  The key is to secure everything with access restrictions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨True Wireless Power is FINALLY here (building a TRULY wire-free desk setup)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool… I’ll stick with my wires that work every time and don’t have latency, batteries, and connection problems thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers - Ars Technica⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah I saw it on FF as well. Forcing an update on the “Quick Fixes” blocklist on uBlock Origin got rid of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Germany has done this multiple times before. Microsoft has historically swept in with some sweetheart deal to lure them back.

  Hopefully it sticks this time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  A language I wish would die already, but there are still vendors that program in it, along with freaking Tomcat hosted applications. EduTech is still stuffed to the gills with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Shifts Xbox Gaming Handheld Ambitions to Third-Party Windows Handhelds, Postpones 2027 Launch Plans⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And failing, apparently

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking to get into Sonic games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sonic Origins used the same engine and basically was like “people seem to like classic Sonic games. Let’s make Sonic Mania themed in Genesis era games”.

  And yet…they STILL fucked it up.