Mbourgon
@Mbourgon@lemmy.world
Instead of a “renaissance man”, I’m a “renaissance nerd”. Pinball? Sure. Sci-fi? Of course. video games? Natch. 70’s Italian Prog-rock? A raison d’etre.
- Comment on Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors [using generative AI] 16 hours ago:
I agree that it doesn’t do any homophone handling with music. It simply tries to make English words 95% of the time, and then search for them. I listen to niche music and it’s incredible frustrating - foreign bands, unique names, etc - all fucked. It’s the one thing I hate on my iPhone - how bad Siri still is, 13 years later.
- Comment on Apple iPhone sales decline 10% in first three months of 2024 1 week ago:
I believe the hardware for the touch was on the X and Xs
- Comment on Does Big Ben imply the existence of a Little Ben? 1 week ago:
Yup, 132 years old.
- Comment on Google Feed alternative 1 week ago:
I use Feedly. It’s not Google News, but it works well, the mobile app is great, and it’s not going to be killed on a whim.
- Comment on Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote 1 week ago:
That’s the goal. (Unsure of sarcasm)
- Comment on Theoretical Physics 2 weeks ago:
What the heck is actually going on in that first photo? I assume he’s not about to be concussed.
- Comment on Goatse, like Michelangelo's David, should be an exception to normal rules of censorship, due to its status as part of our shared cultural heritage. 2 weeks ago:
…Much though we wish it weren’t.
- Comment on Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop, research company says 3 weeks ago:
Unfortunately, it’s probably just because it’s a “major version” feature. All reporting sounds like they are using one of two different models, either their own or possibly googles, but they want that to be a big part of the push for the new phone, I’m sure, just like they did with the iPhone 4s and Siri. I’m hoping it just incorporates more local device features, like better shortcuts and better Siri. I don’t need it to draw photos, I don’t need for it to look up shit on the Internet… But if it could summarize the page I’m currently reading, that might be nice
- Comment on Huge star explosion to appear in sky in once-in-a-lifetime event 4 weeks ago:
I love that “recurrent nova” is a phrase.
- Comment on Balatro Hits One Million Copies Sold In Less Than A Month, Mobile Port Incoming 1 month ago:
Yeah, trackpad works better than direct cursor
- Comment on Balatro Hits One Million Copies Sold In Less Than A Month, Mobile Port Incoming 1 month ago:
Steam link works fairly well with it.
- Comment on Portable monitor recommendations? 2 months ago:
Let us know what you wind up going with.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
For what it’s worth, I’ve quite enjoyed my aftershokz, on my second pair. The one downside I have is that the wind going over them makes a noise in my ear, and the furry things you clip to your bike helmet straps don’t help enough. don’t get me wrong, you have the wind noise in your ears regardless, but the aftershocks make it worse.
On the plus side, I don’t have to worry about them ever falling off, unlike these, strapped underneath my helmet like they are.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Many people outside do not have headphones on. But most people who are walking/running/cycling do have them on.
- Comment on Helldivers 2 has human game masters who tweak your co-op fights in real-time 2 months ago:
I’m thinking it’s like Deathloop, where it’s some other player entering your game.
- Comment on After 1.5 years of learning selfhosting, this is where I'm at 3 months ago:
Yeah, definitely a concert to Mermaid.
- Comment on After 1.5 years of learning selfhosting, this is where I'm at 3 months ago:
Excalidraw. Reading is hard.
- Comment on After 1.5 years of learning selfhosting, this is where I'm at 3 months ago:
What did you use to chart this? And nicely done.
- Comment on I'm never lonely cuz i got these little guys with me :) 3 months ago:
This part bears repeating, as you CAN lose vision in one eye (partial or ALL) due to this.
“ if you suddenly get a lot of floaters and are feeling pain in your eyes or seeing bright flashes that look like a camera flash, you need to go seek medical attention immediately as these are signs of a retinal tear. Retinal tears are treatable but only if you go take care of them immediately”.
- Comment on If Twitter had existed while Emily Dickinson was alive, she would have been an absolute shitlord with millions of followers 3 months ago:
Gotta ask - which book is your favorite? Love the Chrestromathy and the books he wrote about his youth.
- Comment on If Twitter had existed while Emily Dickinson was alive, she would have been an absolute shitlord with millions of followers 3 months ago:
Dude! I’ve been using that for years, never thought I had the quote wrong! Thank you!
- Comment on How does a SO feel different from a very good friend? 3 months ago:
My wife says she got to marry her best friend, and I say that I get to bang my best friend whenever we want.
- Comment on If Twitter had existed while Emily Dickinson was alive, she would have been an absolute shitlord with millions of followers 3 months ago:
H. L. Mencken. “For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and wrong.”
- Comment on Goodbye MatPat, thanks for everything 3 months ago:
Absolutely on point.
- Comment on Cooking is just applied chemistry 3 months ago:
“Baking is chemistry for hungry people”
- Comment on UN banned Apollo Fusion's business model of using mercury rocket propellant to launch satellites into space 3 months ago:
A two year old article, but it’s kind of nice to see that this shit was prevented
- Comment on While average CEO pay slumped in 2022, Mozilla's jumped 23% 4 months ago:
While also not focusing on the browser. They’re now working on more AI.
- Comment on Two Servarr (Radar and Sonar) stopped working for unknown reasons 4 months ago:
Check and make sure that Snaps didn’t get installed somehow. Upgraded Ubuntu and it installed snaps, which broke it.
- Comment on What is this monstrosity? 4 months ago:
Interesting! Knew about Pizza Hut, somewhat surprised on Little Caesar’s.
- Comment on What is this monstrosity? 4 months ago:
Why does it have to be frozen? (1) fridge trucks are a thing , but (2) making pizza dough isn’t a huge deal. Heck, Cici’s make theirs fresh in-store, and that’s CICIs