knexcar
@knexcar@lemmy.world
- Comment on Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App 2 hours ago:
But I like my blue iMessages!
- Comment on Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public 1 week ago:
I hate the idea of “blocking” a user or community, to me I hear “block” and imagine a user who harasses me or posts actual spam, whereas someone who comments politics a lot might also comment non-political stuff I’d like to see, or if an event is big enough I could see cross posts in more niche communities. I wish there was a “show me less of this on the front page” option.
- Comment on Do we need more users ? 1 week ago:
What’s that supposed to mean?
- Comment on Do we need more users ? 1 week ago:
Yeah, it’s happened multiple times that a community has reached critical mass such that normal people start joining and posting a variety of interests, rather than just non-stop posting about their super duper hardened non-fingerprintable hosted LibreWolf instance with VPN to prevent those dirty big tech companies from stealing their data. And general news and politics (Capitalism Bad™).
- Comment on Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public 1 week ago:
How much worse could it really become in terms of politics? It already feels like 60% of posts are politics, and jumps to 90% if you include the “Windows/Google/AI bad, use Linux/Librewolf/Selfhost” posts.
- Comment on Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public 1 week ago:
Sadly that’s not one of my niche interests. But thanks for the offer!
- Comment on Do we need more users ? 1 week ago:
That was over 30 years ago, longer than I’ve been alive. I just want niche communities to subscribe to (Cities: Skylines, model trains, Madison WI) instead of the constant barrage of generic politics, Linux obsession, and low effort memes.
- Comment on Do we need more users ? 1 week ago:
All I see is about 60% general news/politics (pointing out the obvious, Trump bad, ICE bad, America is dumb, people should be rioting in the streets from all the bad things, capitalism bad), 30% Linux/FOSS circlejerk (don’t use Chrome, use Firefox, don’t use Firefox, use Librewolf, don’t use AI, Linux always works out of the box and is so easy to use even a grandparent can do it, it also has an App Store, oh you had an error with the App Store just start typing black magic into the command line, and don’t use snaps, I use arch BTW), and low effort memes (Greentext, ADHD memes, usually generic and low effort). None of these are particularly plentiful — except for the fact that they’re the ONLY content seemingly available — and none are high quality either. I don’t ever see any Cities: Skylines content for instance, let alone Workers and Resources. Have to go to Reddit for that.
- Comment on Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public 1 week ago:
I disagree about being content with a small user base, I want more niche communities beyond News/Politics, Linux/FOSS, and memes.
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
At last China is still capable of building infrastructure for the benefit of its citizens. I’m envious of their high speed rail network.
- Comment on Japan’s Birth Rate Set to Break Even the Bleakest Forecasts 4 weeks ago:
Which line’s male and which line’s female?
- Comment on How often do you change your towels? 4 weeks ago:
Usually wash them about once every 3-6 months. I don’t think I’ve ever replaced a towel in my adult life, had my absorbent bath robe for 9 years so far.
- Comment on Bewildered enthusiasts decry memory price increases of 100% or more — the AI RAM squeeze is finally starting to hit PC builders where it hurts 2 months ago:
Is DDR3 affected too?
- Comment on How decentralized Bluesky is compared to the Fediverse. 4 months ago:
Why should they care about decentralization anyway? Isn’t number of users and ease of content discovery far more important?
- Comment on AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds 5 months ago:
Yes I read what you wrote - most of it makes sense. I guess I never associated the interest rates going up with Ukraine, I always thought they were a response to the economy slowly getting better and worries of inflation caused by the 2020-2021 stimulus packages. Aka Biden was trying to prevent excessive inflation as the stimulus packages bore fruit (which obviously didn’t work). But I do remember the interest rates being one of the big drivers of the layoffs once the tech companies no longer had near-infinite near-interest-free capital.
- Comment on AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds 6 months ago:
Was it really Russia’s invasion, or just because the interest rates went up to prevent too much inflation after the COVID stimulus packages? Hard to imagine Russia had that much demand for software compared to the rest of the world.
- Comment on You can only bring back one. Which do you choose? 6 months ago:
Sadly the new one is all I have memories of
- 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 6 months ago:
Maybe not but there’s a good chance your town has a local bus system. Whether it’s any useful is another question, but it’s worth at least looking at the routes/schedules in case it’s one of the lucky few cities that’s kind of tried to make their bus system not suck.
- Comment on 32, f. Are there any dating sites that are actually free and don't suddenly force me to pay to actually use the site? 6 months ago:
Jodel? The app used exclusively by my coworkers to post memes about their job, and seemingly not much else?
- Comment on Is Google about to destroy the web? 7 months ago:
What’s wrong with Google? AI answers are pretty convenient.
- Comment on Who did this 😂😂😂 7 months ago:
All this feels pretty old for me
- Comment on YouTube's new ad strategy is bound to upset users: YouTube Peak Points utilise Gemini to identify moments where users will be most engaged, so advertisers can place ads at the point. 8 months ago:
Can you get it for iPhone?
- Comment on “No Apple tax means we will lower prices” - Proton announces lower prices for users by up to 30% after US ruling against Apple fees 8 months ago:
I thought Valve was the one who created Proton in the first place to let people play games on Linux
- Comment on ‘You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice’: Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw 8 months ago:
Honestly, I’m kind of impressed it’s able to analyze seemingly random phrases like that. It means its thinking and not just regurgitating facts. Because someday, such a phrase could exist in the future and AI wouldn’t need to wait for it to become mainstream.
- Comment on What is the best Sea based game out there in your opinion? 9 months ago:
From the Depths — it’s mind-meltingly complex, graphics are mid, and takes a few liberties with physics, but it lets you build your own warships Minecraft-style, including custom cannons, missiles, and air defense.
- Comment on The weather is definitely changing. 10 months ago:
This smug attitude is why vegans get a bad rap. Sure eating vegan helps, but you don’t have to go all the way. For instance, eating chicken instead of beef or reducing the amount of meat you eat. Imagine if the same thing was applies to transportation: it’s a lot easier to convince people to make your next car electric than to have no car at all (assuming America where commutes are long and public transit ranges from mediocre to nonexistent).
- Comment on Your all-time favorite game? Let's discuss the best options! 10 months ago:
Yeah, unless you emulate it of course. It’s not a direct sequal, but it’s heavily inspired by A Link to the Past
- Comment on Your all-time favorite game? Let's discuss the best options! 10 months ago:
Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic. It’s one of the most complex city builders made, and while the interface isn’t great and there are lots of obscure, weird, and downright unintuitive mechanics, it’s so rewarding to play because you can actually construct your infrastructure with materials and time, and so unlike Cities: Skylines or Transport Fever, the game doesn’t become trivially easy when you get a late game map. Those games you can eventually afford massive bridges and tunnels, but that’s not the case in Workers and Resources, because no matter how much money you have, bridges take time to build, and you’ll have to reroute traffic during construction, so you’ll only use them when you really need them.
- Comment on Your all-time favorite game? Let's discuss the best options! 10 months ago:
Have you tried A Link Between Worlds yet?
- Comment on What car stickers say about you 10 months ago:
Why would anyone care that you take lots of trips and vacations? Does it let you show off that you have a fulfilling life?