ChapulinColorado
@ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world
- Comment on Risks of self-hosting a public-facing forum? 2 days ago:
By then you would have racked up thousands of dollars in legal fees. Not to mention if anyone posts anything negative about the current administration you could be used as an example.
We already have students on visas being kidnapped off the streets, let’s stop pretending the law actually matters for the people in power.
- Comment on I wrote a python script to backup my home directory 4 days ago:
Bash does seem like a better fit for this kind of script since it is a lot more portable.
I.e.: It comes by default for many Linux distributions. For windows, a Git bash install will get you most utilities needed for large reliable scripts (grep, scp, find, sort, uniq, cat, tr, ls, etc.).
With that said, you should write it on whatever language you want, especially if it is for learning purposes, that’s where the fun comes from :)
- Comment on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Trailer (2025) 1 week ago:
Can’t be delayed if there is no release date (other than possible 2025). Luckily Nintendo does delay their games when needed.
- Comment on 'For too long, Apple has operated a walled garden around its products': The EU forces Apple to open its closed system to third parties 1 week ago:
Some phones only. Or at least that is how it used to be when I had one not too long ago. The boot loader had the be unlocked and some apps like banks or Google pay refused to work at the time (or maybe it was if you had root enabled).
- Comment on GM blocks dealership from installing Apple CarPlay retrofit kits in EVs 1 week ago:
Right, not sure why the steering wheel controls would even come into play. Android auto and Apple car play units from 2014 that I bought can directly accept the industry standard steering wheel controls cars use. I was able to use this stereo in a Honda from 06 and a Subaru from 2015. There are also wireless adapters for cars that didn’t have the feature from the factory. If it broke it was a conscious decision.
- Comment on Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April 2 weeks ago:
Cheaper plex subscription at the cost of healthcare and taking orders from a moron. Can’t say no to a great deal!
- Comment on Acting head of Social Security Administration Michelle King resigns after dispute with DOGE: report 1 month ago:
The way to bankrupt a country’s safety nets and plunder the remains with capitalism? Can’t wait to have the SSA be private so all claims can be denied similar to the shit healthcare “system” in place, because we LOVE that system.
- Comment on Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books 1 month ago:
If your model accepts a custom OS, some of them make decent e-ink displays for weather, family photos, etc.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 month ago:
At that point they would be like twitter in Brazil when they didn’t comply with fines and were blocked at the country level: www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y06vzk3yjo
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 month ago:
No contaban con mi astucia!
- Comment on Mexican president blasts US for harboring drug cartels 1 month ago:
It might be too late. It might have worked at some point in the past, but Mexico waited too long. At this point those organizations are engraved in Mexican goods and services
Search for any of these if you want more info, but the variety might give you a clue:
- avocados cartel stolen lands
- lime cartel cuota
- tortillas cartel cuota (seriously)
- cjng día de reyes (Mexican Christmas for kids)
- farmers cuota desaparecidos (missing farmers after fighting back)
- los 48 de ayotzinapa (missing students killed by government police on cartel orders)
Source: Mexican-American with family living in Mexico. Cartels tend to keep things under control to avoid conflict once they have a territory and tend to only go after people criticizing them, which makes it a slow horrible realization once they move to a town near by.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 month ago:
Why bother with this? If you want to make a point, pass regulation in Mexico to call E.E.U.U. (US in Mexico) be called Northern Mexico. Then Google is forced to comply on that territory like they claim they do for disputed sections when maps are viewed from that region. It would make for some funny reactions from people visiting Cancun or Puerto Vallarta.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 month ago:
Some android phones can run graphene OS, which is a privacy fork of android if I understand it correctly. Regulation to open bootloaders from manufacturers wanting to sell in the Mexican market would probably be possible. Might be the only good thing to come out of this if countries start regulating openness.
- Comment on Microsoft Study Finds Relying on AI Kills Your Critical Thinking Skills 1 month ago:
Not sure if sarcasm…
- Comment on Steam now warns about Early Access that have not been updated in months. 1 month ago:
While what you say is accurate right now. With the rule in place, automating small “check-ins” and “updates” could become a thing.
- Comment on US Government said try working, you can return to disability during trial period. Now they claim unable to go back during trial period because of obscure technical reason. 1 month ago:
That also applies to medical and similar programs. It makes no sense to punish someone for being able to save while living within their means.
- Comment on Mario Kate update 2 months ago:
From my perspective that’s when Mario Kart caught up with Crash Team Racing’s drivability from the PS1. Not even the successors to CTR got it right. Even the remake/remaster feels off (sewer speedway physics are horrible and the shortcut felt impossible on the newer versions). Mario Kart 8 feels similarly like an extension of what you want to happen and it just does. I do have more fate on Nintendo keeping it going in future iterations.
- Comment on Go into debt if you have to 2 months ago:
You misspelled methane the natural gas that kills the populous is lng.
- Comment on Choosing pink is chaotic evil? 2 months ago:
Each billionaire poops every 30 minutes. No rest for the wicked. Can be cured by donating the fortune to some common causes.
- Comment on duhh 4 months ago:
They technically melt.
- Comment on duhh 4 months ago:
I think you are thinking of HP ink cartridges.
- Comment on Let's Encrypt is 10 years old today ! 4 months ago:
You had to request certificates manually from providers like a savage.
- Comment on Best HDD/SSD for local media hosting 4 months ago:
Was the drive scanned for errors before installing it? I’ve been running 2x8TB drives for about 1.5 years. If a drive fails, it is better to find out earlier while they are within warranty.
- Comment on Respect 4 months ago:
- Comment on Stop Wasting Pumpkins! 5 months ago:
At least the pumpkins are compostable.
- Comment on “I am still alive”: Users say T-Mobile must pay for killing “lifetime” price lock 5 months ago:
But then Verizon would get some of that money. The pile of shit company that programmed a physical key on your phone next to the scroll wheel to bill you 1.99 a month for the privilege of using 0.00001 MB of data if you accidentally clicked it during the month and it opened their shit “get it now” store. Literally the company that pushed for hostile design back in the 2000s.
- Comment on PS5 Pro Games to Scale Better Than PS4 Pro's, Says Dev; Maxed PCs Cost 3-5x Times, Can't Be Compared 5 months ago:
Even if I don’t disagree games on consoles are better optimized, anti-consumer tactics they employ have made sure I will avoid them in the same way I’ve started to avoid Microsoft and Google products. It’s not about console vs PC, it’s about consumer media rights for me.