snorkbubs

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PSA: Do not approach the wildlife.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The amount of people on this post alone, who are rooting for animals to become violent, is a bummer.

  It would be nice if social media platforms were incentivized to run public awareness campaigns, like we used to see with Smokey the Bear, to help curb all of this behavior. Though, I could see that just making things worse, because, you know gestures at everything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fact checked⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe it was you, and the Irish.

  Oh shit, I just realized why they're mentioned. Yield, for they have the high ground, and cannot be sieged.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don't think it would be fun to be a serf, and I haven't idealized it. I made a dumb joke, based on a trope, and a couple of you guys just can't resist a smug reply.

  I worked in manual labor for decades, in worse conditions than any serf ever experienced, right up until my body fell apart. 20 years ago, I would have traded my life for that of a serf, in a heartbeat, and I'd be far better off now.

  But, I'm sure you could show little old me what hard work really is. If only I knew! I bow before your superior intellect and chiseled physique, please forgive me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It was meant as a joke. Capitalism isn't feudalism in new cloths, either, but that gets a pass. I think you just hate ducks.

  Besides, serfdom went on for centuries, under hundreds of different lords and rulers, in just as many environments. Your description covers one type, not all types.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brace yourself, a report suggests that Copilot is coming to Windows 10⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The software did, in fact, run in the background.

  But, I shut it off!

  No, you're mistaken.

  I remember doing it.

  Nah. You didn't.

  Yes, I did.

  6 months later...

  article about how MS is being fined for manipulative practices

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Serfs in Gucci belts.

  Ah, who am I kidding? Serfs had a far better work/life balance than most people in the developed world today. They had to use regular belts, though, so it all balances out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Maybe (HBO) Max Just Isn’t Worth It⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Netflix seems to hold on to content for as long as possible, but HBO is going the route of removing content to save on taxes (IIRC). Frankly, because of that stupid decision, I'm kind of relived to see people leaving. That's right; I subscribed and they removed West World right as I started it. I'm bitter.

  Also, side tangent. What the hell is with modern marketing firms getting into the brains of c-suites and talking them into destroying their brand? I mean, "Max"? WTF? HBO has been a household name since the 80s; everyone knows it, there was no need for a change. You know what Max is to most people? Cinemax, another household name from the 80s. Just stupid.

  Every time I go to buy cat food I have to hunt down the bag, because some asshole talked them into a logo/design/name change. They're changing something their customers look for, because some marketer is rattling around in their heads. It's maddening.

  People ask me where my wife works, and I can't remember the name, because some marketer talks them into a revamp every 4 years.

  Did everyone just graduate from the Elon Musk School of Dumb Marketing Decisions? PLEASE STOP, DAMMIT!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spinosarus⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Would there be heavy ligament anchor points on the bones? It seems like there would be evidence of a completely different build, maybe simply by the size of the spine bones themselves. I'm no bonologist, though.

  And yeah, that chest is gnarly (but I'm no chestologist).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft won’t let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe they're just responding to a statement in the article:

  Hopefully, Microsoft won’t start injecting a poll at shutdown demanding to know why I’m turning my PC off for the day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Simple but modern website⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  My answer is probably boring, but it works, and I had fun with my own. Just set up Wordpress. At this point, you can find templates for any site design imaginable, and there are a million plugins for it. It's an all-around solid platform, that has mountains of documentation. Wordpress was made for blogging, can't go wrong there, but I've used it for all kinds of stuff, including ecommerce. It's simple and effective enough that I have a hard time going any other direction.

  I used to host Wordpress sites on a home LAMP server; it was a fun project that didn't cause a bunch of headaches, mainly because of the amount of available documentation. Search "wordpress self-host" and you'll find a whole lot of information.

  Good luck with whatever you decide on!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scraped data of 2.6 million Duolingo users released on hacking forum⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This part is also, ummm, interesting...

  BleepingComputer has confirmed that this API is still openly available to anyone on the web, even after its abuse was reported to DuoLingo in January.