Tinidril
@Tinidril@midwest.social
- Comment on Be happy if you woke up today and your throat didn’t hurt. 3 weeks ago:
Me too. I’ve had a sinus headache for over 10 years straight. I don’t even remember what it’s like to not be congested. Three surgeries and more drugs than I ever knew existed have done nothing. Good health is definitely underappreciated.
- Comment on Relationship goals 3 weeks ago:
There are bidet attachments for standard toilets that take up almost no space at all.
- Comment on Sending intranet Email on a token ring network still used the same process as creating a Memo 3 weeks ago:
There definitely are good reasons why Ethernet won out over token ring, but there are scenarios where token ring was better. Before modern bridges, Ethernet could struggle with collisions if a network were too highly utilized - especially if nodes were physically spread out.
As for the diagrams, it can sometimes be confusing when it’s not made clear what is being represented. Physical and logical topologies can be mixed star and bus and matched in different ways, and diagrams don’t always make clear to which they refer.
- Comment on Sending intranet Email on a token ring network still used the same process as creating a Memo 3 weeks ago:
That’s not how token ring worked. The token controls which node is allowed to transmit over a shared medium. Every node saw every packet and made it’s own determination of relevance.
- Comment on If Trump loses the election and flees to another country to avoid his sentencing in his (multiple) lawsuits, does the Secret Service have to go with him? 1 month ago:
That’s an accurate summation for my understanding as well. Things that the judge should look at when considering a minimum sentence are defendant cooperation, displays of genuine remourse, and indications that the defendant is unlikely to continue breaking the law. If the judge can find any of that, it’s beyond me how.
- Comment on If Trump loses the election and flees to another country to avoid his sentencing in his (multiple) lawsuits, does the Secret Service have to go with him? 1 month ago:
None of his current convictions are expected to come with a custodial sentence
Strict adherence to sentencing guidelines actually would see him jailed on his current convictions. If he isn’t given some kind of imprisonment it will be because the judge was afraid of the aftermath.
- Comment on If Trump loses the election and flees to another country to avoid his sentencing in his (multiple) lawsuits, does the Secret Service have to go with him? 1 month ago:
I’m not so sure he’s much of a security risk, unless he is still in possession of sensitive documents. I sincerely doubt he is capable of remembering anything in the way of valuable secrets. Anyways, even if he did, any adversary would be daft to trust he remembered correctly.
- Comment on Parents outraged at Snoo after smart bassinet company charges fee to rock crib for crying babies 2 months ago:
Doesn’t seem all that smart to me. Does the company offer an API to the device so consumers can write their own “server”? No, I’m sure they have it locked down behind some proprietary encryption scheme so that anyone who tries can be charged with violating the digital millennium copywrite act.
- Comment on CrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticed 3 months ago:
I was in IT back in 2001 when the Code Red virus hit. It was a very similar situation where entire enterprises in totally unrelated fields were brought down. So many infected machines were still trying to relocate that corporate networks and Internet backbone routers were getting absolutely crushed.
Prior to that, trying to get real funding for securing networks was almost impossible. Suddenly security was the hottest topic in IT and corporations were throwing money at all the snake oil Silicon Valley could produce.
That lasted for a couple years, then things started going back to business as usual. Microsoft in particular was making all sorts of promises and boasts about how they made security their top priority, but that never really happened. Security remained something slapped on at the end of product development and was never allowed to interfere with producing products demanded by marketing with inherently insecure designs.
- Comment on Why we don't have 128-bit CPUs 4 months ago:
There would have to be some kind of currently unforseen breakthroughs before something like that would be even remotely possible. In all likelihood, quantum computing would stay in specialized data centers. For the problems quantum would solve, there is really no advantage to having it local anyways.
- Comment on Russian warships arrive in Cuba in show of force 5 months ago:
Show of “force”.
- Comment on A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modeling shows 6 months ago:
I have a hunch that “working” would not exactly be a top priority.
- Comment on NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket 6 months ago:
Brain fart. My bad.
- Comment on Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants 6 months ago:
The big oil corporations have been busy buying up all the competing charging networks, so that much tracks.
- Comment on The increasing distrust many Americans have in modern medical advances is probably mostly due to our failing Healthcare system. 6 months ago:
I might put it more violently, but… Yes.
- Comment on The increasing distrust many Americans have in modern medical advances is probably mostly due to our failing Healthcare system. 6 months ago:
Or go to work at an insurance company denying claims. It’s better money and less hassle.
Residency is almost just a hazing ritual for gatekeeping . I honestly don’t think it makes doctors better. However, residency is not new, but the building doctor shortage is. My primary care physician of 20 years just retired early because the corporation that bought out his office was pushing him to take so many patients for such little compensation that it just wasn’t worth it.
- Comment on The increasing distrust many Americans have in modern medical advances is probably mostly due to our failing Healthcare system. 6 months ago:
Just wait for what’s coming. The ACA set us up for monetization of healthcare on steroids, and it’s just about to hit critical mass. I think anyone engaged with the healthcare system today can see the enshitification accelerating.
For just a sampling of what’s to come, there is a projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. It seems like doctors aren’t interested in joining the rest of us in working for slave wages to benefit Wall Street.
- Comment on SpaceX is reportedly building hundreds of spy satellites for the US government 8 months ago:
Communication is kinda important.
- Comment on Can you un-smart a smart tv? 8 months ago:
Yes, but what would be the advantage of handling that traffic twice when your already paying someone else to do it?
- Comment on SpaceX is reportedly building hundreds of spy satellites for the US government 8 months ago:
Just imagine the US goes to war and Elon shuts them off because some foreign leader strokes his (let’s say) ego.
- Comment on Can you un-smart a smart tv? 8 months ago:
This is certainly possible from a technical perspective, but it’s unlikely that it would happen in reality. Consumer product companies are invariably going to want to outsource ads to a third party, not host them from their own systems. It’s also going to be a pretty small percentage of customers that would bother to do this, and they are probably not the ones that are likely to make purchases based on ads anyways.
- Comment on YSK: it's not just Tesla, 1/3 of cars in built in the last ten years have passenger/rear windows that are almost impossible to break in an emergency. 8 months ago:
I’ve already explained why many or most people would willingly give up their ability to help themselves. Why you in particular might choose (or not) to do so isn’t relevant as to whether it’s something that should be designed into and sold with every vehicle on the road. If I have a flat then, depending on the situation, I’m likely to change it out. My mom? Not so much. In fact, most of the people I know would be scared to try it.
As I clearly said, you are free to buy your own spare. Most people rarely leave metropolitan areas and, when they do, they are usually on main arteries with lots of nearby infrastructure.
From a risk perspective, it’s a whole lot more dangerous to drive without a good first aid kit, blankets, and water. If anything, that’s what should come standard and be refreshed as regular maintenance.
- Comment on YSK: it's not just Tesla, 1/3 of cars in built in the last ten years have passenger/rear windows that are almost impossible to break in an emergency. 8 months ago:
A spare tire is not exactly what I would consider a safety feature. It’s more of a convenience feature, and not even that in most circumstances.
In most situations it’s far safer to get roadside assistance. It’s not a great idea to be sitting at the side of the road outside the protection of your vehicle and involved in a reasonable that holds much of your attention. A professional with the right tools can change that tire in a fraction of the time, and they will have far more protection from the positioning of their vehicle and it’s lights.
In some cases, for some people, a spare tire could be a safety feature, some of the time. For instance, if you frequently drive back and forth across the US, there are lots of areas where assistance will be far away and potentially even unreachable. Nothing stops people from getting their own spare and throwing it in the trunk of it makes sense for them.
- Comment on YSK: it's not just Tesla, 1/3 of cars in built in the last ten years have passenger/rear windows that are almost impossible to break in an emergency. 8 months ago:
Most consumers have no need for a spare. The vast majority of drivers have cell phones and never drive anywhere more than 15 minutes from a tow truck or other driver’s assistance. Most people I know wouldn’t use the spare to fix a flat even if they had one.
It’s also not just about the cost of the tire. It takes up space, and decreases fuel efficiency over the entire life of the vehicle.
- Comment on Microsoft sets 16GB default for RAM for AI PCs – machines will also need 40 TOPS of AI compute: Report 9 months ago:
It would seem to be rational that the less mass of metal in a connection, the faster that connection will charge or discharge voltage. Physical sockets require a lot more mass just to ensure solid contact.
- Comment on AI fraud act could outlaw parodies, political cartoons, and more 9 months ago:
Not that I support either but, if corporations get free speech, why wouldn’t AI?
- Comment on Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen 9 months ago:
Mainly because the major streaming services wouldn’t allow their platforms to run on it.
- Comment on Jeffrey Katzenberg: AI Will Take 90% of Artist Jobs on Animated Films In Just Three Years 10 months ago:
I know it’s not the actual definition but, to me, capitalism is literally “rule by capital”. Every move we can make that reduces the leverage of the wealthy is progress away from capitalism. Universal single payer healthcare and a significant UBI would be powerful in that regard.
- Comment on Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought 10 months ago:
Sometimes it may be subsidized somewhat, sure, but the vast majority of it is coming out of pocket for these companies.
You seem awfully sure about that. What are you basing it on? MRNA research alone was massively funded with taxpayer money. Coding for new proteins is almost trivial compared to what went into developing the technology.
- Comment on Merry Christmas 10 months ago:
List them all then. It won’t matter. The plural of anecdote isn’t data. The one example you gave is clearly the exception that proves the rule, otherwise you wouldn’t have to go back 80 years to when pretty much every public institution mistreated and disrespected women.
You are not an honest actor, and I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. It sucks that assholes seem to worm their way into every corner of the Internet.