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- Comment on Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House 2 hours ago:
If you have a robot vacuum, and the robot vacuum makes a persistent map (as opposed to the older “dumber” models that just bounce around randomly), they all send that map back to some remote server. In fact, most of those robots won’t even enable the mapping feature unless they’re connected to the Internet (which is absolute bullshit considering most of those robots generate, process, and store that map locally, so there’s literally no reason to send it off somewhere).
So your options are to just use the robot without ever connecting it to the Internet and be happy with the reduced featureset, root the robot and install Valetudo on it, or just vacuum manually. But until manufacturers are forced to let us actually own the smart devices they sell is, under no circumstances should you ever let one touch the Internet.
- Comment on Great Depression: Part Deux 3 days ago:
Textured vegetable protein, a vegetable-based/vegan replacement for ground meat
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 6 days ago:
Sure, I’m not under the impression that the solution is simple or quick. Still worth working towards improvements anyways though, don’t you think?
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 6 days ago:
Lmao Jesus Christ. You know I mean “people who know better than to both-sides someone being assaulted”, sorry for trying to be succinct. Won’t make that mistake again, Private Pedantic 🫡
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
I don’t know. I don’t know much about apartment ownership, it’s not really an option where I live, so I don’t know much about the process.
Do I need to have a solution for improving a process in order to recognize that the process needs improvement though?
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 1 week ago:
A lot of victim blaming in these comments, which I find pretty surprising on a platform that’s supposed to be crawling with leftists and socially liberal people
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
Definitely not trying to make any commentary on the quality of your friendship, my bad if you took it that way, but that wasn’t my intent. I’m glad you and your friends came to an arrangement that worked well for everyone.
I worded my comment poorly in a way that forced my ideals onto you, which I shouldn’t do. I should have just expressed that renting is something I personally disagree with and wouldn’t do if I could avoid it. I shouldn’t try to fit everyone into my mold or my way of thinking though, sorry for doing that to you.
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
You paid a mortgage payment (and then some) and only received shelter, when you should have received shelter and equity in the home. Are you trying to say your friends did you a favor?
It’s nice that your friends didn’t screw you I suppose, and maybe your friends will give you a payout proportional to the amount you paid towards their mortgage when they sell the home, but until that happens, you did them a favor, not the other way around.
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
If short term apartment ownership is unattractive because of the hassle of buying and selling, we should look to reduce that hassle, not replace ownership with a parasitic financial relationship.
- Comment on Tesla reintroduces 'Mad Max' Full Self-Driving mode that breaks speed limits 1 week ago:
You know what, you’re right.
You know what has an even better safety track record than a car with FSD supervised by a human?
Trains.
If your concern is actually safety, advocate for the safest methods of transportation - mass public transit, coupled with pedestrian- and bicycle-safe roads, and advocate against passenger cars, in any form.
- Comment on Grab your pitchforks 1 week ago:
Words to live by
- Comment on Grab your pitchforks 1 week ago:
People that legitimately judge people based on their pizza topping preferences are on the same level of emotional intelligence as those who refuse friendships with people who root for a rival sports team
- Comment on A roundabout 1 week ago:
If you want to practice, head up to the Newport/Covington area in northern Kentucky. There’s a bunch up near the river, and a few over by NKU’s campus.
- Comment on Jeep pushed software update that bricked all 2024 Wrangler 4xe models 2 weeks ago:
They might not want that up front, but an Internet-disconnected car that gives the owner full control doesn’t imply that it would be unreliable or hard to fix.
I’d even be ok with a connected-by-default car, as long as I have the option to disconnect it and do what I want with it, like any other computer I own. I don’t think that’s too much to ask, and I feel like it makes both audiences happy.
- Comment on Jeep pushed software update that bricked all 2024 Wrangler 4xe models 2 weeks ago:
They stopped making real jeeps when they became a fashion statement instead of a specialized utility vehicle, which was decades ago at this point
- Comment on Excel's AI: 20% of the time, it works every time 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, not denying that people use Excel to do all kinds of crazy shit. People using the tool wrong isn’t the tool’s fault though, right?
- Comment on Excel's AI: 20% of the time, it works every time 3 weeks ago:
There’s a ton of reasons to hate Excel, I’m sure, but I don’t think lack of support for relational data is a reasonable one. There’s tools for that job, but Excel isn’t trying to be one of them.
- Comment on Spokesperson 3 weeks ago:
I used to like Limp Bizkit because I thought they were funny, like in a crude, fart joke kind of way. Then I saw them at a festival where they refused to start their set until the video crew shut off the stage feed, you know, basically the only way people at the back of the crowd or in accessible seating could see wtf was going on onstage. Later on in the show, they also got pissed at the people in the accessible seating area for not standing up. I no longer like Limp Bizkit, even in the crude, fart joke kind of way.
- Comment on Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds 3 weeks ago:
They already subsidized basically every other aspect of farming, I like our chances
- Comment on Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds 3 weeks ago:
I’ve seen that, but I always assumed they meant you couldn’t take a cutting from a plant in the store without buying the whole plant, which, I feel like that’s fair. Trying to prevent people from propagating their own plants after they’ve paid for them is asinine though.
- Comment on Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds 3 weeks ago:
Imagine how much cheaper food would be if Monsanto wasn’t constantly hitting farmers over the head with a legal club
- Comment on Fear not, and enjoy this mere interlude to its fullest! 4 weeks ago:
I mean yeah, sure, maybe. You’re making some pretty lofty claims based on a philosophical thought experiment about a phenomenon we still don’t really understand though.
- Comment on What's the most offensive word I can use that isn't a slur? 4 weeks ago:
I like calling people inanimate objects. Being angrily called a “fucking waffle” or a “God damned acorn” hits different than the normal curses and slurs
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 4 weeks ago:
Absolutely, definitely, totally, 100% incorrect. Just because I only provided one source does not mean that that’s the only source available claiming that Yaweh originated in a pantheon. To suggest that is laughably disingenuous, and more proof that you’re not approaching this discussion seriously or with honesty.
History isn’t replicable and observable like chemistry, physics or biology
Your close-minded definition of “history” isn’t, because it doesn’t allow you to update and believe new things based on new scientific discoveries and evidence. It’s stagnant, stuck in the past, rigid, and unwilling to change.
- Comment on Fear not, and enjoy this mere interlude to its fullest! 4 weeks ago:
I don’t think that’s how infinity works
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 4 weeks ago:
You’re either being obtuse or you don’t understand how science works if you think “he says it’s just a theory” is a gotcha
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 4 weeks ago:
🤘😈🤘
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah see this is how I know you’re not serious. The author of that article isn’t “some guy”, he’s an incredibly respected and accomplished historian and archaeologist, specializing in ancient near-east civilizations. And you couldn’t be bothered to read past the first paragraph. You don’t want to have an actual discussion about this.
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 4 weeks ago:
The entire thing is contradictory, on purpose, to give people excuses to commit atrocities in the name of their “kind and loving” God
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 4 weeks ago:
Sloth is a sin
