redwattlebird

@redwattlebird@lemmings.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google confirms more ads on your paid YouTube Premium Lite soon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because of the desire for infinite growth. The line must go up 💹

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who did this 😂😂😂⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My very first full time job had an ‘internet computer’!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Meta exec says asking for artist permission will kill AI industry⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t they just write an ‘AI’ to ask an artist for permission then? I’ll bet they can. It’s just that most artists will say no unless they get paid. So, their business model, based on theft, is not sustainable. Got it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Clair Obscur's Composer Talks Going From Unknown To Scoring 2025's Most Celebrated RPG⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Humble beginnings! I hope he continues to make many more soundtracks. I loved all the music in the game. It felt so right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'd choose 4 tbh⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey now… I’d totally take the extra 5cm. Maybe 15cm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Comfy cozy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Um… I’m Australian and we just kicked out all the pro-Trump candidates. We also get to pick from a really long list of parties and even get to pick exactly who in the party we want. Voting is compulsory and because of that, voting has to be made accessible: it’s on a Saturday, you can vote early and polling stations are set up literally everywhere, even in the most remote locations.

  America has more agency than a dictatorship. That’s a very low bar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Speak American⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, I’m not doubting that.

  I have to say, though, my most favourite American accent is the Minnesota one. Fargo helped make it all sound very endearing. Unsure how they pronounce mirror. Perhaps it’s ‘meer’.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Speak American⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok, ok I may have a solution that will make everyone happy: let’s all speak Esperanto! One flag for all!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Speak American⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmmmm yes but the average American reads at a grade 6 level, so I daresay UK beats USA there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Speak American⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The way ‘herbs’ or ‘erbs’ (as some pronounce it) drives me absolutely nuts.

  Also, ‘mirror’ where it sounds like ‘meer’ drives me nuts.

  I definitely prefer British English. Love reading the old Agatha Christie books. E.g. “My word!” The colonel ejaculated, “I do believe that she’s dead!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Still chaotic neutral, IMO

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Voters, ‘left media’ to blame for Coalition wipeout: Rinehart⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes Gina. Go further into the weeds. Atta girl.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite indie game?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Balatro. It’s a great Maths game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My windows partition forced me to do an update which has now broken the start menu and right clicking on pinned icons. Thanks Microsoft. Great job.

  I really can’t wait to be rid of it completely but unfortunately the building and construction industry is addicted to torture and refuses to move on from Autodesk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Although i love it⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No way. Fry it, mash it, stick it in a stew, I say!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks. I think they do ok in New Zealand though with the Maori.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, I’m in Australia so I would try and communicate with the indigenous population and teach them how to defend themselves against the upcoming colonist invasion and take advantage of what they have to offer, starting with forcing a signed treaty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft rolls Windows Recall out to the public nearly a year after announcing it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  On a separate note, I just installed a Linux partition on my laptop to dual boot since I still need windows for AGI32 and Autodesk. Next weekend, I’ll be shrinking my windows partition, move my files to a new partition and mount it in Linux so I can access files both ways.

  Feels so good to have absolute control of my computer again.

  I’m glad I got out when I could because Recall is such a dodgy ‘feature’.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Jokes on them! I got rid of windows last week and now have Linux Mint on my PC! It’s great! All my games run and I’ve set up my own screenshot shortcut in a way that I want. Installing software through terminal commands is also a lot of fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is real⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m gobsmacked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Commerce Secretary Lutnick says tariff exemptions for electronics are only temporary: Lutnick said "semiconductor tariffs" will likely come in "a month or two.".⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It doesn’t matter. The choice was the status quo or something worse for everyone on earth, economically.

  Everyone in the world knows the US election system is crap and has been getting more crap for decades. The world isn’t angry at you specifically. The world is angry at the apathy of the general American public and the sheer amount of influence America has over the global economy since WW2.

  There were protests for George Floyd. There was the MeToo movement.

  But when it comes to a convicted felon and known criminal taking the top seat? Crickets. Anything that isn’t US centric, such as the global economy, doesn’t seem to rustle any of your jimmies. Hence, we’re pissed because your apathy has brought in economic instability on all of us when it could have all been easily prevented.

  Something as small as ‘not having the right candidate’ or even ‘sticking it to the libs’ means nothing to the rest of the world when what we have now it’s the alternative.

  For a country with so much global power, the populace is so, so, so small minded.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adobe Gets Bullied Off Bluesky⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Time to test out Armor Paint this weekend then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Oooh! I had this back in the day. It was absolutely fantastic. I would love for this to come back again. I miss physical buttons and being able to do everything on the phone with one hand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Going to migrate to Bazzite. Just need a free weekend to do it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, you’re definitely allowed. Otherwise you’d have had your comments removed from the public discourse.

  The up and downs just gauge public approval to the comment. Remember, you’re also free to up and down vote to voice your disagreement.

  Also remember, if you think everyone around you are assholes then likely you’re the asshole.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hang on. I just scrolled down the comments list for a couple of minutes and didn’t see anyone calling anyone else a Nazi or a fascist. What are you going on about?

  And YouTube is a company. They don’t believe in anything except increasing shareholder value. It’s got nothing about far left or whatever. Gender identity isn’t even a far left idea, unless your Overton window is skewed.

  Also, you’ve just sort of outed yourself unnecessarily as an ignorant bigot in a left leaning community with your statement:

  Just because someone doesn’t want to play the gender tip toe dance, doesn’t mean they’re nazis

  Of course they’re not Nazis. No one’s calling them a Nazi. They’re calling that someone a bigot.

  Actually, it seems that people here are more concerned about companies not sticking to the far left ideology

  Actually, it’s people who are concerned about companies kowtowing to a fascist regime, the Trump government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Until March 31st, 2026, the GameChat system will be available for free for all Switch 2 owners

  Is this so they can lock it behind the subscription after this? Along with all the other new features, not worth it for me. Getting the steam deck once I can’t get anymore physical games on the switch 1.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨90s band alignment chart⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tell me where has he been?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨90s band alignment chart⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmm. Missing Everclear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed but the alternatives are not much better for me. I also use Dialux Evo which is much, much better at rendering but it’s extremely Euro centric and you can’t easily make a template for Australian standards. There’s Relux which I tried using but I didn’t want to pay for yet another license just to practice and get better at using it.

  Unfortunately, for us Australian lighting designers, there’s not a lot of options. It’s a gag in the industry where if you hear someone yelling “FUCK!!” out of nowhere, AGI has crashed.