CrazyLikeGollum

@CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stupid Sexy Scientists⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  First contact’s gonna be kinky

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Really only a handful of things:

  1. navigation while traveling - don’t need it much, if at all at home, but I travel often enough for work that losing that capability would be painful.

  2. MFA - authenticator apps are the most convenient way to do MFA. SMS/email are terrible options for this and should only be used if there is absolutely no other option.

  3. Access to the internet while away from home, both while traveling and while out and about

  4. Music playback in the car

  5. Communication - most of my friends don’t use SMS/voice to talk, instead preferring Discord or Signal

  Basically everything else I do on my phone could be done from a more proper computer with minimal inconvenience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know your place⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The minimum is about 80 Jupiter Masses. Smaller than that and you can’t start fusing.

  Maximum size is harder to answer. It’s determined by the Eddington Limit. Which describes the luminosity at which radiation pressure is enough to overcome gravity for a certain mass.

  It’s thought that the maximum mass of a star is somewhere around 150 solar masses, but there’s some evidence to contradict this, as we’ve seen a handful of very old stars with masses or luminosities higher than they should be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube Is Hiding Videos From You⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish they’d hide more from me, specifically shorts and the “you may be interested in <sports thing/news thing/current event>”. It seems like no matter how many times I click not interested they keep coming back up. And I can’t hide shorts on AppleTV without going to the website and then they just pop back up every 30 days.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Transparent is Clear Resin in actual use?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Acetone smoothing is mainly for FDM prints made from ABS or ASA and works because those plastics are readily soluble in acetone.

  For resin prints acetone can be used as a substitute for or additive to IPA when cleaning off excess resin before curing. There’s even some evidence that it works better than IPA alone for this purpose. Although, if you leave a resin print in the acetone too long it can cause some discoloration and make the part more brittle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i 💚 animals.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s just math and turtles all the way down

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good news. :)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Throw in British Columbia and Alaska while you’re at it. Just take the entire west cost of North America.

  And what should be the east coast, since if the international date line didn’t do that weird curve at the end of the Aleutians, Alaska would be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨True art is polarizing⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Plenty of other dictators were way more effective mass murderers. I’d argue Hitler was middling at best.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OKBuddyGalaxyBrain⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s just Warp 10. You might also devolve into a salamander thing and have weird babies with your CO.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tape drive backups⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If they’re considering optical media, typical BD-R, while viable, may not be be the best choice. BD-R M-Discs would probably be a better choice for backups. Especially if they’re planning on needing access to the data over a period of decades, which would be potentially useful for familiy photos/videos and critical documents.

  They are more expensive, as is the drive needed for them, but not by enough to be out of reach or even unreasonable given the additional durability of the discs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help: System trained on videos of surgeries performs like an expert surgeon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The article mentions that previously they used pig cadavers with dyes and specially marked tissues to guide the robot. While it doesn’t specify exactly what the “lifelike patient” is, to me the article reads like they’re still using a pig cadaver just without those aids.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At least according to the USDA pork is a red meat. Presumably long pig is the same.

  However, that particular red meat is ethically sourced and environmentally friendly to consume. The lack of sustainability is, in this case, desirable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the differences between 1) probabillities, 2) possibillities, and 3) plausabillities?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  1. Probabilities - The mathematically determined chance that something will happen given a specific scenario.

  2. Possibilities - The set off all things with a >0% chance of happening given a specific scenario.

  3. Plausibility - The outcomes of a specific scenario, that when presented to a reasonable person, that person would determine that they are possible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One rule of thumb for cybersecurity is that if an attacker has physical control over your device for any period of time you should treat that device as if it is already compromised, because that is how generally easy it is to compromise something you have physical access to.

  However, do you actually have reason to suspect your roommate of being an attacker? Just because they have a degree, a job, and maybe some level of skill doesn’t mean they have the motivation, lack of integrity, and criminal intent to actually carry out such an attack.

  If you’re concerned about something like that, there are things you can do to mitigate risk, like setting start up passwords, using disk encryption, powering off devices you’re not actively using, and physically securing unattended devices. However, basically nothing you can reasonably do will stop a determined attacker if they live with you and thus have or can easily gain physical access to your devices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plex has paywalled my server!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve tried submitting recategorization requests through the links provided by my workplace on the block pages. The requests have been denied.

  If I’m remembering right, it’s a Symantec web filtering solution that we use and they’ve decided that my domain is in the “personal blog” category. Which is a blocked category. Jeff Geerling’s website actually falls under the same category, which also kind of sucks, because I like reading some of the stuff he puts out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plex has paywalled my server!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  pretty much the only reason I still use Plex is because I like to be able to watch stuff during downtime at work and plex.tv isn’t blocked on the work network while my private domain is.

  And no, using a hotspot off my phone on a personal computer isn’t an option, both because the security requirements of my job site prevent us from using personal devices in the main area where I work and because the building itself is a massive concrete structure that blocks most cell signals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are we the dark timeline?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Murphy timeline.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WTF is a rural town in the USA?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_(United_States)

  The term village is used to describe certain categories of populated areas, either colloquially or legally, in 27 states.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"You can't just have Geralt for every single game" says his voice actor, and if you think The Witcher 4 making Ciri the protagonist is "woke," then "read the damn books"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With regards to Ciri’s age, she’s 21 during the main events in The Witcher 3.

  At the end of the books she’s 17.

  No idea if they’ll play down the salaciousness or not, but given when the game will likely take place that at least won’t be any issues with the main character being a minor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would you like to see a mainline Pokemon game created in the old style?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If it means a return to random encounters, no absolutely not. There’s a reason I don’t go back and replay the older games even though I have fond memories of them. That reason is largely Zubat. Fuck you Zubat.

  But also, aside from a handful of bugs and performance problems Scarlet/Violet and Legends: Arceus are the best the franchise has ever been. I’d rather they refine what they’re already doing and keep making things better rather then regress purely to appease someone’s misguided nostalgia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half Life 3⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll believe HL:3 is real when it is for sale, purchased by me, and played in it’s entirety. And even it just be a particularly vivid delusion.

  HL:3 is gaming’s dark matter. Until all other possibilities are definitively ruled out, it’s not HL:3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah yes, the infamous “stinky cheese” email virus. Who knew zip bombs could be so destructive. It erased all of the easter eggs off of my DVDs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #12⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like it’s just the brand it’s sold under in that market.

  I was more just pointing out that they are the same thing, since it wasn’t clear if you knew that or not and I think it’s important that people know what the drugs they’re taking actually are. Tends to be safer that way.

  Hopefully, you’re either taking it as prescribed or having fun responsibly. Benzos can be fun, but they’re also some of the most addictive substances on the planet.

  Also, these articles you’re posting are some quality writing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #12⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fun fact “Velium” is just a brand name for Diazepam. As is Valium.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. You’re supposed to use it anytime you’re about to turn or change lanes, including if you’re sitting in a turn lane at a red light or backing out of a drive way of parking spot.

  Not doing so makes you a road hazard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨France to ban students from keeping smartphones in schools⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Boredom is the key to learning something it’s just very likely that it won’t be the thing school is trying to teach. Especially if the thing school is teaching is the thing boring you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At least as I understand it (and there’s a good chance I’m wrong) there’s nothing in US law preventing a state from seceding. It was determined that the way the southern states decided to do it in the runup to the civil war was unconstitutional (and possibly treasonous? seditious? Something like that), but there’s no law saying a state can’t secede. It’s just that there’s no defined process for it and the only way it has been tried was determined to be wrong.

  From what I’ve read on the topic, there is technically a way it could be done. The country would basically have to follow the same process as passing a constitutional amendment, just with an additional step.

  • The state in question would have to pass a ballot measure to secede
  • The state house and Senate would have to ratify that measure with a 2/3rds super majority.
  • It would have to be passed as a ballot measure by the majority of the country.
  • The US house and senate would have to ratify that measure with a 2/3rds super majority.

  So, not technically impossible just so difficult that it is effectively impossible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, not on a modern Xbox. On the OG XBox however…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hackers could access medical equipment and pose a threat to lives, Northeastern cybersecurity expert tells Congress.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, just remember the S in IoT stands for security and IoT devices are just embedded devices connected to the internet.

  And the Medical industry is the proof for the rule.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does Bambu lab transparent petg just suck as a material?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  PETG is very hygroscopic. It’s one of those filaments that you should dry before using every time. Even if it’s a freshly opened package.