Shirasho
@Shirasho@lemmings.world
- Comment on Do you think all monopolies should be split into different companies, and then given to the workers who would collectivize them? 1 week ago:
No. Monopolies that are monopolies because they offer a superior product that others don’t offer absolutely deserve their success. Monopolies that are monopolies because they hold others back absolutely should be broken up. The difference is in why they are a monopoly.
There are certain nuances when a company is too big to compete with - things like YouTube where video hosting is hella expensive. That is a grey area that I do not have an educated opinion on.
- Comment on Discord in discussions of going Public Trading, economics expert discusses how that might change things 1 week ago:
Video streaming bitrates is the one that most affects my day to day. You could stream 1080p for free back in the day. I also believe the ability to post server emotes in other servers is also something that was locked behind the introduction of Nitro, but I can’t confirm since at that time I was only in a single channel.
With this said, Discord needs to make money somehow, but crippling your own platform isn’t the way.
- Comment on Discord in discussions of going Public Trading, economics expert discusses how that might change things 1 week ago:
Added undismissible gamification features nobody asked for, hiding more and more features behind boosts, and constant breaking of their mobile app.
- Comment on The most durable tech is boring, old, and everywhere 3 weeks ago:
This is one of the reasons COBOL programmers get paid extremely well. Nobody is learning it anymore and these people are critical if an issue occurs.
- Comment on Do Costcos usually have an ATM machine? 3 weeks ago:
Most supermarkets in my area, not just Costco, have one.
- Comment on Sony's Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime on ‘Intergalactic’ 5 weeks ago:
Because most CEOs are wholely incompetent and don’t know how to run a successful business.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Games were released as complete games in 1999.
- Comment on Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search 2 months ago:
Which is perfectly fine. Not everybody needs to search for things day to day. There are some professions where search is important; law and software are two which are more relevant to me. Getting accurate, non hallucinating results is really important.
- Comment on Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games 2 months ago:
"Developers were kind of stuck between the equation of ‘Do I want to do a bunch of work to port my game? But there’s not an audience for it that justifies this work yet.’ So it was a little bit of a bootstrapping problem.
While Proton is an amazing technology I think it will also be a crutch and an excuse to not make native ports. Proton brought gaming to Linux, but it will also hold games on Linux back for decades.
- Comment on Trump Calls Anti-Tariff People 'Fools,' Promises $2K Dividends 2 months ago:
So you would be paying back what you stole from us to fight your personal war? That is a shit political and ethical move.
- Comment on 'No hire' job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply 2 months ago:
They post ghost positions to make the company look like it is growing more than it actually is. This increases the stock price.
- Comment on Rockstar Just Fired Over 30 Employees From UK and Canada in an Attempt of Union-Busting 2 months ago:
I’ve been avoiding them for years. They are incredibly hostile to their players.
- Comment on Serverless Is An Architectural Handicap (And I'm Tired of Pretending it Isn't) 2 months ago:
What wasnt conveniently covered is what happens when your container goes down and how to architect recovery. Your simple flow diagram is no longer simple.
- Comment on Press any button to start ♥️ 2 months ago:
Is that Aho Girl? I’ve seen far too few memes with her.
- Comment on JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall 3 months ago:
Says the bank that gave 20 billion to the Saudis to buy EA. Going to start taking your financial advice with a large heap of salt.
- Comment on jsjsjs 3 months ago:
It failed and shut down just like all his other businesses.
- Comment on EA's new owners are making "a huge bet" on generative AI cost-cutting to help repay a $20 billion loan, claims report 3 months ago:
They made 1.5b in revenue last year, and the company was bought for 55b. The math does not make sense.
- Comment on RUN 3 months ago:
Hollow Knight vibes
- Comment on James should have used his money 3 months ago:
Are we not going to address how Meowth would be squished in the middle?
- Comment on Fall 2025 Anime Chart 3 months ago:
Lots of good stuff this season. Might be time to start working through my backlog again. I’ve been on a manga kick and haven’t watched any anime since the start of the year.
- Comment on How about I just find a bush outside? 4 months ago:
My bathroom door is like this at home. The idiot that had the door installed chose a door with a lock button that sticks out way too far for a door so close to the wall. You can press the lock simply by opening the door too far, and if it closes behind you, you are now locked out.
I have to keep a screwdriver near my bathroom door to unlock it.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
They are not allowed to charge you for this, and it was not made clear in any way that your former boss would charge you. Any lawyer worth their salt would laugh this out of court.
In many areas they are also legally obligated to give you the information you requested free of charge.
- Comment on AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over 5 months ago:
No shit. We built our economy to get as much as possible from as little as possible. Companies have no incentive to lay proper groundwork if it isnt profitable for them in the short term. Future-proofing is a term that means “wasting money on something that may not happen.”
Our economy will never win. We will never be ahead in anything, because to our capitalist pigs in power, being ahead means losing.
- Comment on AI-backed medical debt company claims payment plans can help US healthcare costs 5 months ago:
As scummy as all of this is, it is a real problem that most medical services and offices do not have traditional payment plans. They expect the large amount to be paid all at once.
- Comment on Why do we humans love music so? 5 months ago:
I’m not a scientist, but I think it is because humans like patterns, which is what music is. What makes random banging and loud noises annoying and how is that different from music? I think the answer is that music has patterns. What makes people like or hate different types of music is that they like one pattern over another.
- Comment on Nintendo refuses to repair water damaged Switch 2 console 6 months ago:
Remember, Nintendo is a corporation and never on the side of the consumer. They are literal clowns - on the surface they are colorful and try and make you laugh, but inside they are dead and soulless.
- Comment on Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4? 6 months ago:
My friends and I use it as an excuse to have a get together. None of us use it to celebrate the United States or its independence.
- Comment on Can it take months to get over being laid off? 6 months ago:
I was laid off from a place I only worked at for a month and I could already tell I was going to hate it there. The separation was mutual, but still took me 3 months to get over it. It is frustrating to lose your income and coverage, and it is even more frustrating to have to jump through the hoops of hell known as the job market. You are not alone, and the feelings you have are perfectly normal in today’s society.
- Comment on Ted Cruz's plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote 6 months ago:
So what I’m hearing is this is a bill to distract from more important things and to delay.
- Comment on "The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen" Season 2 Announced with Illustration 6 months ago:
As a sucker for this genre, the first season was mind-numbingly boring, so much so that it has put me off from even trying the manga. I hope next season we actually get to see some real cause and effect.