AlecSadler
@AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Are Nintendo's $80 online game prices a result of tariffs or is Nintendo just using them as an excuse to price gouge as corporations do? 1 day ago:
Based on what little I know that goes into video game development, $80 seems cheap - assuming no mtx.
But if it’s $80 + mtx? Fuck that.
- Comment on Oracle hid serious data breach from customers, now hacker has it up for sale 3 days ago:
Maybe in some cases. This particular company at the time had revenue of $5M, with a much lower net, so $2M want even feasible.
- Comment on Oracle hid serious data breach from customers, now hacker has it up for sale 5 days ago:
The number of clients I’ve worked with who are “stuck” with Oracle passes the 50% mark and I’m just one person.
One company said that Oracle offered them a de-obfuscation tool to migrate elsewhere for a mere $2M. Absurd.
Fuck Oracle.
- Comment on YSK that a new internet/account bypass during Windows 11 installs already exists. Here is a 7 step guide. 6 days ago:
It’s not even viable for me. I simply cannot use Linux daily because all my jobs require software that doesn’t have a Linux version, or it does but it’s lacking necessary features, or there’s an alternative but I have to burn extra hours making it work with their systems/setup - hours I don’t have.
Or I have to use internally configured Remote Desktop profiles over a VPN (not to be confused with RDP), and you can’t do that specific use case on Linux because it requires using the company’s internal Windows Store with specific Remote Desktop installation.
Or I have to use a specific Outlook instance, locally installed, because somehow they’ve blocked web access (I still haven’t figured out exactly how they set this up).
After a 12 hour day, sure, I can switch back to my dual boot Linux instance and spend 1-2 hours for personal use. But the ratio is still Windows-leaning no matter how you slice it.
- Comment on IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts 1 week ago:
That’s fine. I’d rather pay a recovered government than the current one…if that happens.
- Comment on IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts 1 week ago:
I am one of those skipping filing to see what happens.
Delay, deny, dispose [of the IRS letters].
I’m taking that money and donating it to local charities and helping people in my community.
- Comment on "Tesla protesters are planning their “biggest day of action” yet, aiming for 500 demonstrations at Tesla showrooms across the world on March 29th..." 2 weeks ago:
I love this. I love this so much.
- Comment on Filing: DOGE broke Treasury policy with unencrypted email 2 weeks ago:
Must not be looking very hard because they’ve been all over my general lemmy feed every few days and span multiple states, cities, and even countries.
- Comment on Filing: DOGE broke Treasury policy with unencrypted email 2 weeks ago:
On the protest side, Americans are turning out in droves across the nation regularly. At capitol buildings and Tesla centers and more. Our media just doesn’t over it because they’re trying to squash the efforts.
Despite that, I’m still making plans to leave the country.
- Comment on Filing: DOGE broke Treasury policy with unencrypted email 2 weeks ago:
They start being hunted down.
- Comment on Battery tech really does move fast 3 weeks ago:
Yeah but Americans are stupid and thought a 1/3lb burger was smaller than a 1/4lb burger. I fully expect they’d think 5Ah is smaller than 1000mAh.
- Comment on Activists vandalize Trump golf resort over his comments on emptying out Gaza 4 weeks ago:
I support this and will gladly help fund future acts.
- Comment on Thankfully I am not forced to be in earth forever. My shift on this planet only lasts 80 years. 4 weeks ago:
Keep in touch. I’m not doing amazing myself right now, but there is some upward light at the end of the tunnel and I feel like helping others when I can only makes sense.
- Comment on Thankfully I am not forced to be in earth forever. My shift on this planet only lasts 80 years. 4 weeks ago:
But seriously, if things are that rough, keep in touch. I’ll do what I can, while it might not be much, it won’t be nothing.
- Comment on Thankfully I am not forced to be in earth forever. My shift on this planet only lasts 80 years. 4 weeks ago:
I’d recruit you.
- Comment on Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts 4 weeks ago:
Where I live it’s $150 to register a business, so I guess add whatever lawyer fees you might need but otherwise it doesn’t seem like it should be too hard.
- Comment on Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts 4 weeks ago:
Anyone know the intricacies of how to do this? I’m down to try.
- Comment on Fatigue 4 weeks ago:
Possibly both?
- Comment on Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals 4 weeks ago:
Going to be honest, didn’t realize my Brother laser printer got firmware updates, lol.
In 7 years I’ve replaced the toner cartridge once, given that the stater cartridge isn’t very full I imagine it’ll be awhile before I have to replace it again, at least.
- Comment on Why's everyone freaking out about Firefox Terms of Service? Isn't it Open Source? 5 weeks ago:
We’re all keyboard warriors with opinions.
I’ll get downvoted to hell for this, but I honestly feel like right now it is a nothingburger.
Will I continue to keep an eye on the things they do? Yes. Does their CEOs work history bother me? Yes. Will I keep using it and just keep tabs on settings and extensions? Yes.
- Comment on The science is divided 5 weeks ago:
If you read the Wikipedia article (or other articles) about “all horses are the same color”, it is really just about an inductive fallacy that can occur.
- Comment on check it before you wreck it 1 month ago:
This made me unreasonably happy for you and I legitimately smiled.
- Comment on US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources. 1 month ago:
I’m with you. Fuck this shit.
- Comment on why do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!” 1 month ago:
Maybe they’re republican
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 1 month ago:
How do we set a better example / take the high road but actually make progress though?
Lawsuits and protests are going to do nothing at this point.
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 1 month ago:
Lack of organization. We’re many of us individually mad, but there is no organization.
Say what you will but Jan 6th and then some is what we should be doing, but we aren’t.
All I’m doing now is hoarding ammunition and periodically buying more guns because I 1000% believe we’re going to see war soon.
I’m also donating money to charities, helping people in my community that are struggling, and telling fascists to fuck off.
- Comment on Looks like Lemmy is climbing up to the 2023 exodus days numbers again 1 month ago:
…is this for real? I don’t want to check, but I also can’t tell if this is a joke.
- Comment on The biggest breach of US government data is under way 1 month ago:
Well my mom already said, “I haven’t done anything wrong so I have nothing to hide”
Which…yeah…don’t get me started.
- Comment on US Justice Department disbands teams investigating corruption, election interference. 1 month ago:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_boxes_of_liberty
We on cartridge yet?
- Comment on Internet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals 1 month ago:
Oh, cool, didn’t know about this, throwing it on my home lab now.