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- Comment on Microsoft revives aggressive Windows 11 upgrade campaign with intrusive popups for Windows 10 users 9 months ago:
More and more happy I left Windows behind a couple of months ago. I’d been on Windows since version 3. I dual-booted for a few weeks, then took the plunge. Windows is completely gone from my life.
I’m on Ubuntu at the moment, but I’m planning a move to LMDE, I think that’s a better distro for me.
- Comment on Business Insider's reporter and his disastrous experience with GM's Blazer including the infotainment system: 10 months ago:
Wow. I hope, for Chevy’s sake, it’s just software glitches that can be quickly solved with some updates.
- Comment on VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough 11 months ago:
I’m hoping by the time I need a new car, this insanity will have passed, allowing me to skip it. It’s like everyone skipped Windows Vista.
- Comment on From the moon's perspective, any cow that jumps is over it 11 months ago:
Good one. Tell that to Barrett next time you see him, he’ll get a kick out of it.
- Comment on Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language 11 months ago:
“Wessles.” FTFY
- Comment on ‘Nudify’ Apps That Use AI to ‘Undress’ Women in Photos Are Soaring in Popularity 11 months ago:
There are real nudes of me floating around the internet, and I’m fine with it.
- Comment on Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them 11 months ago:
Several times, but not recently, Walmart self-checkout machines would reset after I scanned the first item, I dunno why. But I figured I did my part by scanning it, so I didn’t re-scan it, even though I knew it had reset. I could just play dumb, which isn’t hard for me, if anyone asked. No one ever asked, but they upgraded the software, and it stopped doing that.
The employees seem a bit happier as attendants than cashiers, so I guess that’s a good thing. I don’t know how many lost their jobs to the machines, though.
I’ll admit that I’m happier with self-checkout, because I almost never need to wait in line anymore.
- Comment on Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them 11 months ago:
The Walmart self-checkout near me doesn’t use the weight sensors, they’re turned off. It makes checking out much easier. Also, they flow better, for instance, at Lowe’s, you need to specifically press the “Pay Now” button to pay, but at Walmart you can just shove your card in when you’re done scanning, and it starts the checkout process. At Lowe’s you must choose between the print or email receipt, but at Walmart you can let the question time-out while you put the groceries back in the cart, and it will print the receipt. The Smith’s self-checkout is even more clunky, and very chatty. I don’t like it.
There are plenty of reasons to hate Walmart, but IMO, their self-checkout works better than the others I’ve tried.
- Comment on Behold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Same 11 months ago:
Did none of you watch the video? The article is crap, but the video explains it well.
Go back and watch the video, ya old codgers!
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- Comment on What if aliens don't want peace on Earth? 11 months ago:
Back when the Alcubierre drive was in the news, and it was revealed that the drive might be used as a very effective planet killer, I had a thought.
Suppose one or more civilizations in our galaxy developed this already eons ago. Suppose they peppered probes throughout the galaxy to report back when any such drive was detected in use. Suppose they were fearful and paranoid. They could send an automated ship to destroy any system where drive use was newly detected. This is why we see no signs of civilization in the rest of the galaxy.
We build the Alcubierre drive (which apparently is not possible because anti-matter falls the wrong way?), and minutes after the first time we fire it up, the entire system is destroyed. If there were anyone left to place blame, we’d blame ourselves.
- Comment on Microsoft is reportedly auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs 11 months ago:
I’m trying Ubuntu now. I’ve had it installed for about three months. I only switch to Windows 10 to play Starfield. The only problem I’ve had… (delete, it’s a long story I don’t want to write). I had to reinstall, I couldn’t figure out how to reinstall and keep my settings and apps, so I had to redo everything. I’m glad I still had Windows (because I wanted to play Starfield), so I didn’t need to figure everything out with just my phone. It’s been probably over 10 years since I needed to use a recovery disc to get Windows running again.
It’s unfortunate that AAA game developers won’t support Linux. But, the money isn’t there, and we live under capitalism. Without reliable, plug-n-play, easy-as-Windows game support, Linux will remain niche. I’m sure the point has been made before, but here it is again, and still.
- Comment on Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV 11 months ago:
They don’t delete anything, though. They just deny YOU access to it.
- Comment on Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs 11 months ago:
The only reason I haven’t gone full time to Ubuntu, which I just installed for the first time a few weeks ago, is I want to play Starfield and Fallout 4. I think I can get Fallout 4 to run, but from what I’ve read Starfield is not able to, yet. When I get done with Starfield, I think I’m done with Windows forever.
- Comment on Ultra-white ceramic cools buildings with record-high 99.6% reflectivity 1 year ago:
Covering our roofs with it would certainly make a difference. BUT, it works in the winter too, cooling the house when we want it warm. So, that might be a problem for the comfort of the building.
Personally, I’m waiting for a commercial product, because my NM house has a large, south-facing stucco wall that is currently white, but not ultra cool white. Given my experience with the house, which is well insulated, I expect I could paint the house with such paint and not need any other cooling, even when it hits 100+F here. That wall is my bedroom wall, and I can feel the heat pushing through it in the late afternoon after a full day of exposure to the sun.
- Comment on Ultra-white ceramic cools buildings with record-high 99.6% reflectivity 1 year ago:
Yeah, it’s good to read the article before commenting.
Here’s a link to the Night Hawk video. Good stuff. invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=KDRnEm-B3AI This guy just gives away a formula he developed for the pigment. OG shit.
- Comment on Google sues people who “weaponized” DMCA to remove rivals’ search results 1 year ago:
Is this irony, or just coincidence?
- Comment on Cruise recalls all self-driving cars after grisly accident and California ban | All 950 of the General Motors subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update 1 year ago:
Instead of “what number of deaths is acceptable?” Ask, “who is responsible?”
When a human driver in control of a car hits a pedestrian, the human is responsible, not the car.
Who is responsible when a computer driven car hits a pedestrian? Also, whose insurance pays the bill?
- Comment on Your Windows 10 PC will soon be 'junk' - users told to resist Microsoft deadline 1 year ago:
Is Starfield one of them? I installed Ubuntu next to Windows 10, and like it just fine, but I’ve read that getting Starfield to run on Ubuntu is not possible yet? If not for Starfield, I’d be 100% Ubuntu now.
- Comment on Meta sparks privacy fears after unveiling $299 Smart Glasses with hidden cameras: ‘You can now film everyone without them knowing’ 1 year ago:
This is what’s coming on the AR headsets that will eventually replace phones. Soon, if you’re in public, you WILL be recorded by someone without your knowledge, and probably you already have been. There is no privacy in public areas, get used to it.
- Comment on Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it. 1 year ago:
I’ve never used one of the delivery services, I doubt I ever will. I haven’t been to a restaurant or a movie theater since the troubles, I don’t see myself going back, neither have anything to offer me I can’t have better at home.