notnotmike
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- Comment on Microsoft confirms its Paint 3D app is being discontinued in November 3 months ago:
A shame because I actually use Paimt3D quite a bit for editing images quick and dirty. Hopefully some of the features make it to Paint before long
Microsoft has now put most of its focus on the existing Paint app within Windows 11 instead, adding some of Photoshop’s best features to the app and even updating it with AI-powered features.
Oh. AI features. Grand.
- Comment on is there a trustworthy SMS MMS app for Android that's not Google? 3 months ago:
- Comment on is there a trustworthy SMS MMS app for Android that's not Google? 3 months ago:
- Comment on ‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections 3 months ago:
I mean, I’m not much of a tinfoil hat, but this article feels extremely conveniently timed for Intel, who is currently going through a massive ordeal with their chips. Especially considering that the vulnerability is so extremely difficult to exploit that there’s borderline no story here for 99% of people but the headline will still drive clicks and drama.
- Comment on Are cars with AWD worth it compared to FWD. 4 months ago:
I think AWD is widely unnecessary for most people in most climates. It is just an unnecessary feature to sell you a more expensive car.
I have lived in snowier climates my whole life and have also driven 2WD vehicles the entire time. I have only gotten stuck once, and I know that for a fact because I remember it being surprising that it had never happened before. You really don’t need it if you just drive carefully when conditions are suboptimal.
AWD gives you a false sense of invincibility as well. It’s important to keep in mind that “all wheel drive” does not mean better stopping. If you’re going to stop, more wheels with power doesn’t help. And in terms of dangerous situations, it’s usually the lack of stopping that’s the problem, not the lack of going.
There are also issues with fuel efficiency to consider. AWD vehicles generally get lower fuel efficiency compared to 2WD versions of the same car.
Overall, no, you really shouldn’t get AWD unless you really need the feature.
- Comment on Why is the US not considered a third world country? 4 months ago:
I’m sorry but that’s still the meaning of the term. I know it is colloquially understood to mean a “poor” country, but we shouldn’t ignore the original intent.
Also, please don’t tell me how my country is. I quite literally live here. I can read every article online that you can, plus I can go outside and see it for myself. We know we have problems, we aren’t ignorant to them - at least not all of us - and they’re nowhere near as bad as some commentors on this post believe they are.
- Comment on Why is the US not considered a third world country? 4 months ago:
It’s a cold war term - basically, first world is the US and capitalist countries, second world is the Soviet and communist countries, and third world are the unaffiliated.
It’s slightly more nuanced than that, but that’s the basic summary.
- Comment on Active communities promotion thread 4 months ago:
- !2007scape@lemmy.world for OSRS
- !birds@lemmy.world for birds
- !illegallysmolbirbs@mander.xyz for small birds
- Comment on Slack Will Begin Deleting Older Content From Free Workspaces 4 months ago:
Kind of wild that in the face of competition from Discord they double down on their paid plans. I would have thought they would eventually improve their free offerings to compete for market share, but clearly they have no interest in supporting hobby groups and just want to focus on enterprise
- Comment on Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win 4 months ago:
How does that make sense? How does putting a “Download PDF” button on their site with no restrictions make this a “me” problem?
- Comment on Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win 4 months ago:
They definitely weren’t monitoring the one at a time rule… I downloaded the file and now have it forever
- Comment on Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win 4 months ago:
I was looking for resources for a custom LLM and noticed they had a ton of copyrighted books and wondered to myself how the heck that was legal
I guess this answers that
- Comment on Why Didn't Democrats Do More When They Controlled Both Houses of Legislature, The White House, and The Supreme Court During Obama's First Term? 5 months ago:
I would imagine its a case of mutually assured destruction. Neither wants to repeal it because they know once they do, they open up Pandora’s box and Congress will be even more of a disaster than it currently is
- Comment on Why Didn't Democrats Do More When They Controlled Both Houses of Legislature, The White House, and The Supreme Court During Obama's First Term? 6 months ago:
Less nice, more realizing that would remove their ability to stop the Republicans when the political winds inevitability shift the other way
- Comment on Hey Evolution! You know that flinch I do when I think of embarrassing things in my past, sometimes accompanied by a groan? 6 months ago:
If I had to come up with a reason for it out of my ass, I’d say it’s because being rejected from a tribe would be a death sentence for most, so those that remembered their mistakes were less likely to repeat them and be expelled.
- Comment on 9 months ago:
Yes, I use the key. For touch typing you should be using it whenever a letter pressed by your left hand needs capitalization.
- Comment on What is your weirdest comfort habit? 9 months ago:
Not on purpose, that I’m aware of. But I have experienced what you’re describing, I think
- Comment on What is your weirdest comfort habit? 9 months ago:
Sucking on my tongue. Apparently it’s genetic or passed down, but when I’m very content I will let my tongue go slack and then suck on it to create a light vacuum, causing it to fill my mouth a bit.
It is hard to describe, but to be clear I’m not sucking it into my throat. It actually moves against my teeth because of the vacuum
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- Comment on It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore 1 year ago:
My Zoomer sister-in-law told me about it. It’s an app that will randomly prompt everyone to take a picture using both the front and back cameras and you have a limited amount of time to do it. The idea being that because it’s random you can’t really prepare anything beforehand so the content is more “real” and everyone can see what they all do day to day
I’m a fan of the reality part but not so much a fan of allowing your life to be timed by a social media company
- Comment on Java 1 year ago:
I’m learning so much from this thread and I don’t even use Java
- Comment on It’s going good so far 🤞🤞 1 year ago:
To be fair they could create a server and just not Federate with anyone? Or federate selectively?
