gibbedygook

@gibbedygook@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  why would i need to know another car is self driving though?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This scary AI recognizes passwords by the sound of your typing⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  i wonder why this works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Streaming services are becoming increasingly fragmented, prices are increasing admist an inflationary environment, their service sucks.

  But hey, online piracy is increasing, what a surprise!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't laptops have proper low power states where useful stuff like downloads can run during sleep/with the lid closed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s interesting, I never thought this would be a feature that someone would want.

  For desktops, standby totally makes sense. But for a laptop that’s meant to be carried around and runs on battery, I’m willing to bet in majority of use-cases, sleeping when closing the lid makes sense for the following reasons:

  1. Closing the lid usually means the user is packing it up and moving the laptop - in which case things like downloads won’t be reliable if you’re constantly moving out of wifi networks

  2. Again, if the user is moving the laptop, preserving battery life is important.

  3. Some laptops are designed so their airflow works best when open, so heat may be an issue. Not to mention you runt he risk of users putting it in their bag and then the laptop overheating.

  Of course its possible to detect when the laptop is plugged in vs not plugged in, but ultimately it just seems like your use-case is in the minority, so there isn’t much support for it - anyone who’s determined enough will find a way to disable sleep when the lid is closed like you did.

  one workaround is to perhaps set the screen to turn off after 5 minutes, and you can keep the laptop plugged in without closing the lid? The screen probably draws the most energy when idle - when you’re plugged in I’m willing to bet the energy consumption of a laptop with its screen turned off is pretty minimal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Attention Office Resisters: The Boss Is Counting Badge Swipes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  next up: office workers swipe in to the office for an hour a day

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  let’s make the threshold $60 instead of $600

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨John David McAfee, author of the first commercial anti-virus software, was born on Sept 18th 1945⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  he’s a crazy guy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 15 Pre-Orders⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  worse, they’re just removing stuff now (like microsd support)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a way to block hexbear⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  any time i see a weird gif reaction i just block.

  it gets repetitive, but that’s the way it is for now.

  at some point i might just move away from shitjustworks to an instance that actually cares.