ReluctantMuskrat
@ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
- Comment on Seagate just unleashed 44TB hard drives 1 day ago:
Interesting that you downvote me for having a different experience than you. Are you a paid fan boy or do you do it for free?
- Comment on Seagate just unleashed 44TB hard drives 1 day ago:
I have had many, many drives over the years. Seagate took a huge dive in both quality and support over a decade ago. I searched my email to find My Last Seagate Interaction
- Comment on Seagate just unleashed 44TB hard drives 1 day ago:
If they’re willing to sell unreliable trash to consumers, why should we trust them at all?
Having had several of their drives fail and then received multiple, non-functional drives for a warranty replacement, I will not trust them again.
- Comment on I was on social media before web browsers existed. I am Legion. 2 days ago:
–When-- Before the internet was fun
- Comment on Clueless cops post seized crypto wallet password. $5M quickly stolen. 4 days ago:
Thanks for the reply. I’ll definitely check out some of those documentaries. This dude still seems exceptionally ballsey stealing from law enforcement because both they’re going to be watching the receiving wallet(s) and transactions like a hawk, and due to all the coverage, a lot of other people will be as well.
- Comment on BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace 5 days ago:
1000km range is fucking stupid. No one should be driving that far at once
I’ve done it several times. It happens.
the rest of the time you waste energy and money just carrying around thousands of pounds of batteries.
It would certainly be interesting if EV’s had a means to load or unload batteries for more or less capacity. If the majority of the time you’re driving local it would certainly be better having a smaller battery pack loaded and then load more when you need the range. We’re a long way from being able to do that unfortunately
- Comment on Clueless cops post seized crypto wallet password. $5M quickly stolen. 6 days ago:
I’m really curious how they can get this out of the market without getting caught. As mentioned if you transfer this to any major exchange to convert to fiat, you’ll be identified because of the KYC requirements. At least that’s my understanding. So how do I - or this thief I mean - turn this into real wealth?
- Comment on Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells from young people 1 week ago:
Read without registering… web.archive.org/…/2517139-frailty-can-be-eased-wi…
- Comment on MSI's $80 AMD motherboards with DDR4 support swoop in to rescue gamers amid the global RAM crisis 1 week ago:
DDR4 is already ridiculously expensive, just not quite as bad as DDR5
- Comment on This whistle fights fascists | How thousands of 3D-printed whistles are derailing ICE. 3 weeks ago:
And when lots of people are around, you have lots of cameras. Imagine how different things would be if we didn’t have video from Minnesota.
- Comment on 10+ year manager named Joe was apparently fired for bringing cookies to be thrown away before their sell by date to a food pantry in my town 3 weeks ago:
Crazy to me that it was filmed in 2010. My experience dumpster diving was as a kid in the 80s in Phoenix and as I mentioned, the stores started locking things up and so it stopped. Or so I thought… it seems in many areas it was and maybe still is occurring. Perhaps locking dumpsters is too much of a hassle for some places. Anyway, thanks for sharing!
- Comment on 10+ year manager named Joe was apparently fired for bringing cookies to be thrown away before their sell by date to a food pantry in my town 3 weeks ago:
They used to dump them in unlocked dumpsters but people figured that out and started pilfering the dumpsters. My dad, not poor at all but quite frugal/cheap, somehow heard about this and started taking me as a kid to go dumpster diving with him. It was crazy the amount of food we brought home for those couple years before places started locking the dumpsters. And there were a lot of people driving up and going through them just like us.
- Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month 3 weeks ago:
Same… unique email for each service and the Discord leak a few weeks ago was the most abused one I believe I’ve experienced. So many emails for a huge number of sites claiming I opened support tickets and what-not.
- Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month 3 weeks ago:
Please, oh wizard, share your magic!
- Comment on YSK that radishes are fucking amazing. They improve heart health and are full of Sulforaphene, a powerful anti-cancer substance. They contain almost no calories 4 weeks ago:
Mass has no direct relationship to calories. A gallon of water has 0 calories. A pound of salt has 0. Some things we eat provide necessary elements of nutrition but no energy/calories. Some things provide calories but have 0 nutritional value, like sugar. Most foods provide a mix of nutritional value and calories.
- Comment on Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why 1 month ago:
To be fair when it’s a product a person didn’t ask for and the OS forced it on them, it’s not unreasonable that they may not understand how it works and make mistakes.
- Comment on Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods 1 month ago:
It certainly depends. I’m not sure what qualifies as “most people” now. Plenty of people have higher interest rates on their homes from recent purchases than those who’ve purchased homes 4 or 5 years ago, and if you live in a state with higher income tax you’ll have more to deduct. Also self-employed contractors and non-incorporated small business owners are likely going to itemize. My wife and I itemize but we’re fortunate enough to be in a place where we support a lot of charities so itemization is worth it.
- Comment on Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods 1 month ago:
“Required” isn’t the right word but they do record who donates to them because people usually want them to. People donating to non-profits will receive statements from those non-profits at year end so they can deduct the donations from their taxes when filing their return.
People can donate anonymously but if they do so, they give up their right to claim the tax deduction so most do not.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Is no place safe for me??
- Comment on LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems 2 months ago:
Apparently you missed the part where LG says they plan to weave Copilot throughout WebOs and use it “proactively” to assist users and offer content.
Ignoring the app doesn’t keep the AI from spying on you and your household.
- Comment on How do you sleep at night? Please respond with a number 2 months ago:
I’m surprised to see so few of us actually. Thought this was more common.
- Comment on Anti-zionism v antisemitism. Bondi Beach "F*** Israel" t-shirt man in court battle for freedom of speech - Michael West 3 months ago:
It’s a term created by Jews to self-identify as being anti-Palestinean. Are you a liar or just stupid? I think we know.
- Comment on I didn't verify the headline. 3 months ago:
Worse than that… they’re probably researching if they can reverse this and make their neighbors racist
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 3 months ago:
Thankfully no. I think they’re more like 5.5-6% currently. Back in 2020 I managed to get a 2.375%.
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 3 months ago:
No, it’s just some exaggeration to make it even more ridiculous. As if 50 years isn’t enough.
What’s really awful is when you see how little the payment lowers between a 30yr and 50yr mortgage with current rates. It’s not nearly as big a difference as you’d think.
- Comment on And now I'm reminded I have two of these to repair. 3 months ago:
This particular model I have in my house. Only ones I’ve ever had that take 2 AA instead of 1 9V battery. And when you open it + and - indicators aren’t easily determined so take note before you remove the old batteries or you’ll be struggling, which is no fun at 3am when you’re barely awake, standing on a short stool and your eyes are full of gunk.
- Comment on Scientists Growing Colour Without Chemicals 3 months ago:
Murdered…
- Comment on US Government Urges Total Ban of Our Most Popular Wi-Fi Router 4 months ago:
Thank you for that! I’m keeping the cvedetails link bookmarked.
My two devices, the Archer BE9300 router and the TL-WA3001 AP aren’t listed with any known vulnerabilities, though I suppose it may be they haven’t been tested. The BE9300 is pretty popular though so that would be surprising.
The known vulnerabilities in their other devices don’t appear malicious or any worse than other common vendors either however. Given the state of the US government and its desire to monitor it’s citizens, I can’t decide if it’s contempt for TP-Link is a bad thing or not. They might just be mad they can’t get the vendor to give them a backdoor.
- Comment on US Government Urges Total Ban of Our Most Popular Wi-Fi Router 4 months ago:
A solution to what exactly? Nobody has provided any information about definitive risks.
An as OpenWRT goes it would either be a permanent solution or no solution at all. How would it be temporary?
- Comment on If AI was all it was cracked up to be, it wouldn't be shoved in your face 24/7 4 months ago:
It’s true with them just as it’s been true with the US companies. If the product is free, then you’re the product.
