bismuthbob

@bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Gotcha. This is replacing one nonsense black box with a different one, then. That makes a depressing kind of sense. No evidence needed, either!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  All of that being typed, I’m aware that the ‘If’ in my initial response is doing the same amount of heavy lifting as the ‘Some might argue’ in the article. Barring the revelation of some truly extraordinary evidence, I don’t accept the premise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow. If a black box analysis of arbitrary facial characteristics is more meritocratic than the status quo, that speaks volumes about the nightmare hellscape shitshow of policy and procedure that resides behind the current set of ‘metrics’ being used.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your Kindle Can Finally Be Jailbroken Again. [22:00]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One thing to note about the Kobo store is that it (unlike Amazon) lists the DRM status of a given book towards the bottom of the store page below the reviews. If you see something like “Epub 2 (DRM Free)” then that’s the format that the book will be in if you download it.

  You can download a book that you’ve purchased directly from the website on the My Account/My Books subpage. I’ve tested this out and it can be a good way to get paid DRM free ebooks, if that’s what the publisher wants to sell.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People in the office who don't take used K-Cups out of the machine are the new equivalent "you kill it, you fill it"⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Their way is optimal. If you remove the old k cup while putting in the next k cup, you open and close the machine half as many times. This reduces wear and tear while forcibly obligating each user to remove exactly one k cup per use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can't wash just one hand⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If your showerthought is true, then what do you suppose that I have been doing while shuffling aimlessly through life since the invention of paperback books and smartphones, eh? Living like a pig? How dare you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you have a circle of friends, then by definition they are all fringe⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With a circle you actually get the lowest possible ratio of friend-fringe to total friend-area, when compared to alternative 2-D friendship n-gons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where do I buy computer parts nowdays?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It depends on what you’re looking for. If size and weight aren’t a concern, Unicomp is making slightly modernized Model M keyboards in the US and you can order directly from their website.

  I have a Classic and an EnduraPro, both of which work just fine and could be used as a hammer if necessary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw that, too. I haven’t had a lot of headaches with MTP using my Android devices, but I’m always surprised at how there always seems to be a plan to make my devices worse than they already are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  No argument here. It is insane to me that if I want content that isn’t locked into a particular ecosystem, I have to seek out public domain material or pick from the small subset of books that is sold DRM-free books in an open format. For anything else, money can’t buy flexibility. For most books, the only options for digital are accepting the DRM, waiting until copyright expires (good luck with that one), or privateering with out a letter of marque.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Very user-hostile, but very unsurprising.

  Kindle hardware can be very nice, but almost every software decision is designed to keep users within their walled garden.

  No epub support, no third party app support, no ability to load non-store audio, and now this. What a waste. These things could be so much more useful than they are.