Smoogs

@Smoogs@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Aircat supremacy⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Those poor mooses getting hunted owls and orcas

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh so you have met my aunt

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Dunno about this wifi driver stuff. The only issue I had with my own was the flakey hardware and it didn’t work in windows or Linux so I can’t fault Linux for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Friend: do not underestimate how much greed the cel companies are capable of. Many have been working on their own satellite setups in preparation and blasting it in everyone’s face lately.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup this was me back in early October saving an old box I wanted to keep around as a media server.

  Before the month’s end all my computers are on one Linux distro or another.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft Closes Halifax Studio Just After Employees Unionized [Updated]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ubisoft hate Linux so I hope they go away and make way for something better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok so did they organize and sue the company?

  Cuz enforcement usually requires more work such as a class action suit. Lawyers aren’t just jumping out there suing companies and filing the paper work to protect workers all on their own. There’s usually at least one person organizing it.

  So who’s the person who got let go at Ubisoft that got it started?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re confusing biome with parasites.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's it going to take to truly stop the US?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also wild how much of Taiwan don’t see the problem with trump either. Once upon a time he noted they are their own country now they feel he can do no wrong. I’ve even had to tell a relative from there he’s a kiddy diddler and they still went on about how they are finding some benefits here.

  These people are like when a beaten girlfriend goes from a physical abuser and jump right into a manipulative emotional abuser relationship and say “at least he doesn’t hit me”

  once your standards are that low in a country your life isn’t as great as you think it is. “At least I’m alive”…mmm ok so that’s your standard. Like maybe you want to live past your next meal before celebrating.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's it going to take to truly stop the US?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the thing, regarding Venezuela it’s become a bit of a hot topic worldwide now, in that it’s created a controversy not in the way you would expect. See currently a lot of Venezuelans hated that guy and are happy he’s been taken. So it’s a bit hard on how to play that,

  Don’t get me wrong, how trump did this and the reasons he did it are entirely greedy but at the same time a lot of terrorized individuals are now seeing him as a hero but still very oblivious to his end game on how he’s going to destroy their home for his gain yet.

  From the frying pan into the fire.

  he didn’t do it for them. They don’t know that yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rainbow Six Siege ravaged by massive server breach that gave its players billions of paid currency for free⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably not now. The server has been down for the past few hours so this must be why

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Denmark wants to ban VPNs to unlock foreign, illegal streams – and experts are worried⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What is going on with this vpn banning bullshit. This would render so many banking apps completely useless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You could throw a dart blindfolded in 1998 and hit a new legendary game every time. ⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well yeah… it’s about that time that games were only a decade of advancement since it was created.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll bet the kids have zero clue how an estate is processed and will be deeply disappointed when the bills from all the current court cases from doing illegal shit prior to presidency (and during) eats it all up.

  Dude applied for bankruptcy 4 times already. That there impacts an estate.

  If they had half a brain they would have distanced themselves far away from his black hole and make sure to change their last name on everything if they were expecting to have any future.

  You dont see the name hitler swinging around all that frequently anymore for a reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You've probably met someone who has killed a person⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes not disagreeing with you on that. Just trying to bring attention to the fact that if something is illegal doesnt mean it necessarily deters a pure asshole with intent to double down.

  I’d have loved to see the dude at least do some time for his part in that kid’s death. For what he did to that kid AND that kid’s family. And what guts me is this guy has a kid himself whom he is super protective of. Still doesnt sink in. So even doing time might not have sunk in for him but at least the dead kid’s family could feel better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You've probably met someone who has killed a person⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never said it was in Canada

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You've probably met someone who has killed a person⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I dunno, it takes a type.

  Knew a guy online who was part of a game guild and regularly told a teenager to go kill himself for not healing him on time during raids.

  One day the Kid shot himself.

  The guy was a full on asshole in rl, much older than the kid, had a family and a job and told himself and everyone that he wasn’t at fault cuz the kid was not mentally stable.

  Like dude, regardless of someone’s mental health he is a bully with an anger problem and leaned into unleashing it on a young kid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US demands access to tourists' social media histories⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They get angry if someone else is having buttsex witin the privacy of their own house and are of the same gender.

  They get angry if someone else has any autonomy over their own body.

  They get angry if someone with slightly different color skin or speaks slightly differently is pulling a paycheck and looking after their own family. Basically existing.

  You say that as if republicans have suddenly developed a critical thinking ability and wouldn’t simply give into ego to be angry at the principle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do you hate AI?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh… so it’s getting its advice scrape from Reddit. Now it makes sense where it’s telling teens to die by suicide. That place is a shithole where intelligence goes to die.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank fuck I left my mount on password. Locked up permissions on Linux might be a pain but it is a lesser pain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a word for when someone is not capable of, or doesn't try to understand verbal communication in a language, they are fluent in similar to functionally illiterate but for speech?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  or didn’t want to try to understand something that was said

  refusing to comprehend speech when that person is fluent in the language being spoken

  You are either dealing with a troll(who would then use it to insult you)

  Or

  You are predicting or mindreading a person’s intention(which can bring your own frustration)

  In each scenario you may have to make a judgment call on your own to spot the difference.

  If you’ve tried several times to explain it; the person could be having an issue understanding it. Might it be a learning difficulty. They might be just as frustrated as you might become trying to explain it. They might even be visibility upset particularly if it’s a learning ability problem. At this point I’d say it’s ok to walk away or find something else to talk about and maybe revisit another time. Or don’t. Just stick to other topics. no harm in letting them alone about topics if they are too complicated and making them uncomfortable. Or find another way to even explain it that might even get through.

  If however the person decides to insult you and misinterpret your words, find ways to harm you: you have a troll on your hands and it comes to them easily and they even smile while doing it(similar to siblings when they fight) but they take it too far. block or walk away, do not revisit. Avoid them at every chance they try to get under your skin. They abuse communication for fun and suck up your time.

  If you’re around someone in a chronic case that gets worse as time goes on: They have a different disorder and not one as innocent as a learning disability. Cut off all contact. It’s an abusive relationship.

  If it’s a sibling and it’s simply a jibe(doesnt get worse/short lived); feel free to develop some jibes yourself to get them back. Here’s one that has stood the test of time: “your face” It can be even healthy. Kind of like how pups or kittens play fight to try to train each other to deal with the real world. And sometimes it’s just good to laugh. Reminds that life doesnt have to be so serious and there is space to play in.

  I think this is why language is tricky as there are many nuances to pick up on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So we’ve now come full circle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is Jared Birchall. He is the right-hand man of Elon Musk. He also manages his wealth. Jared hates when people see his face.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I dunno, I have a respect for Americans who tend to just say what they think. Pretty open book. If they don’t like something they will say it. You know where you stand with them. And Australians are even more blunt. I came to love that about Australians. Cuz there’s no guessing. If they want to tell you something they don’t waste any time and dont coat it unecessarily in emotional bullshit. They don’t ‘handle’ adults like they are fragile children. Say what they mean. Mean what they say.

  Although Industry can influence that behaviour.

  Cuz Canadians don’t play like that. They play a totally different game. Say nice things. Hide ulterior motives. Insult you in actions. But say something completely different. Take Joy in your failure. And never say it to your face. Deep grudges. Will put oil rags in your tank without telling you and hope you die. No range of 1-100 in anger. Just happy until they aren’t and they go a full 1000 with it. Never confront you to your face at a reasonable point before getting there. No discussion leading up to it Heavy manipulating. Sabotaging. If you don’t ’pick up on their hints’ they automatically add you to their shit list. Watch your back. Constantly. With a friggin smile on your face.

  Lawyers flourish there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is Jared Birchall. He is the right-hand man of Elon Musk. He also manages his wealth. Jared hates when people see his face.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There are evil Canadians. There are evil canadians that know how to be nice to your face. Making them extra evil than your traditional evil stereotype adding that extra layer of manipulation. Adding to the fact they know what they are doing is wrong when they know what it means ro play good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Kde plasma is imparative to run for some 3D simulation programs if you’re going to go Linux. Like you cannot run them in any other distro. Full stop. The kits for these licenses just aren’t widely built in Linux land. Lots of restrictions even by the software developers themselves. I learned this while troubleshooting with them directly.

  As such you can end up with a black screen of nothing if you haven’t forced the dynamic display (on new ROG system only) forced onto dGPU in order to force nvidia. and yet I don’t have to do this with MSI. That said , unlike the asus, MSI is too dumb to understand in dual boot to keep the safe boot unlocked if switching between windows and Linux.

  it’s not just Linux vs windows. It’s the motherboards. I was not expecting that going in but here we are.

  And I don’t know why any of this requires nouveau to be blacklisted but it does

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you haven’t had to deal with kde plasma for your needs, then yes: consider yourself lucky cuz more than two settings on the bios needs to change as well. And that’s not even going into the dual boot scenario. Which is fresh hell. Especially with the most recent upgrades with locks and dynamic cards. And learning that every motherboard handles it differently even if you have matched all other types of hardware.

  Just a reminder everyone’s needs are different. And some of this is way easier on windows if you’re arguing at just out of the box working

  Not that I’m regretting going Linux. I’m just regretting the fanbois who are insufferable and obnoxious since coming to Linux. Really rides on my patience after several installs and learning all this by hand.

  So many reveal that after I put the foot down all they did was just install to do some real basic shit and call it easy. They know nothing and need to sit down. Either help or Shut up, let people work through their required build.

  We can be better than this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  kde plasma, changing the explicit driver is not such an easy task. And have to manually mess around with nouveau

  Or have a card that needs the bios set before defaulting nvidia for plasma.

  stuff you never ever have to think about on windows.

  Linux is not something that works out of the box for every need.

  Not a stab on Linux but this is more of a stab at the fanbois really gotta back down from gatekeeping as this is what I find the cringiest about Linux user base. Which I’m part of now so I see it as my duty to call this shit out and tell them to knock it off. It is full on obnoxious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk’s Grok Goes Haywire, Boasts About Billionaire’s Pee-Drinking Skills and ‘Blowjob Prowess’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And that’s how the elites learned that standardizing what ‘good’ means to a machine that has no biase nor benefit to gain one way or another what the word ‘inclusivity’ means (in the way of filter setting)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Everyone uses their computer differently and you’re binded by the distro that provides.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Being fanboy elitist is not helping. In fact it’s cringe. Don’t be cringe. Be part of the solution. Not the problem. And especially don’t be another problem.