rekabis

@rekabis@programming.dev

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does the average person have no critical thinking?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Something like host over half of all Americans cannot read above a 5th grade level. Almost a third are functionally illiterate.

  It’s not that they don’t have critical thinking skills. It’s that the entire lower-90% have been badly nerfed such that it is increasingly difficult for anyone to get to a point where they can educate themselves without copious assistance.

  And that’s exactly how Republicans prefer the population - uneducated, illiterate, ignorant and gullible. The better with which to scam them for their votes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Business⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not after the first snowfall, they won’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keep Tabs On Your Vehicle’s Needs With LubeLogger⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  LubeLogger

  For anyone whose first thought does not reach for vehicles, this is a most unfortunate name. Extremely appropriate, but unfortunate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t like it, but it’s a pragmatic decision.

  Hosting for a simple website can be as little as a few bucks a month. That’s easy for any project to absorb, even if they are open-source with no one pulling a paycheque.

  Streaming requires high-performance, high-bandwidth machines that cost anywhere from several dozen dollars to several hundred dollars a month. You build a resilient high-availability network, and you could easily be looking at several tens of thousands of dollars a month.

  That isn’t easy to absorb, even for a for-profit company with clearly-defined revenue streams.

  Some people want everything for free, but free doesn’t pay the bills.

  Full disclosure: I don’t use the streaming feature. I prefer to grab actual copies to drop onto my NAS. I also don’t share to friends and family, as I am the only one I know of who uses Plex.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It didn’t involve me It’s not my fuckin business.

  And that is exactly how things should be.

  Unfortunately, ChristoFascists are inordinately obsessed about the “morality” of other people, and tend to demand that the government gets involvedved in regulating what goes on in those bedrooms.

  Just not their bedrooms.