DarrinBrunner

@DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I recall at least one movie scene where the hero beat the bad guy with one, and we all knew that would definitely work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am not a builder… but that does not seem right⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Engineered roof trusses have made most interior walls non-load-bearing. 24" on center is fine for such walls. Exterior, load-bearing walls are still 16" OC, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Self-Driving Tesla Fails School Bus Test, Hitting Child-Size Dummies… Meanwhile, Robo-Taxis Hit the Road in 2 Weeks.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Texas releasing these things in public is horrifying. Tesla is last in this field, and refuses to add LIDAR, which is obviously what is needed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Little miracles⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “Complicated history” of bikers aside–and we CAN toss it aside because this is today–TODAY, wearing such iconography is inexcusable. This guy 100% knows what that SS symbol represents TODAY, and chose to wear it where he did. Stop making excuses for Nazis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Aggressive negotiations⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t have a hostage situation, if the hostage is dead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨George Floyd Murdered (2020) On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I, like many, watched live streams of the NYC protests. Once, in the fast-moving chat, because there were thin blue-line-idiots yakking, I asked “Are you saying you value property over life?” Sadly, I got back three clear responses that, yes, they did. Of course, there were Agents Provocateur in the protests stirring up violence, and the boot-lickers were IAmVeryBadAss talking about how they’d shoot anyone trying to break into a store.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨100% people who drink water die⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  “100% people”?

  Are there 50% people? What is the other half? Wait! Centaurs?!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla Full-Self Driving Veers Off Road, Hits Tree, and Flips Car for No Obvious Reason (No Serious Injuries, but Scary)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It got the most recent update, and thought a tunnel was a wall.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Final nail in the coffin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Duolingo deletes all its TikTok videos after AI backlash—and then returns with a strange message⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Is Elon consulting for them?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And gay men. I'm sorry. I'm weak for it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I love iced coffee.

  Instant decaf dissolves just as well in cold water as it does hot water.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every toddler becomes a hackerman when they find a tablet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t give your kids velcro shoes after about age three. Deal with teaching them to tie them for a few months. No, it’s not convenient, but you’re doing it for them, not you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is for a coat, something with thick layers of fabric. You can skip the raising and wrapping the thread around underneath for a shirt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is putting AI actions into the Windows File Explorer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No one asked for this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 for me⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the Winter, 1, plus heavy socks and sometimes with a sweatshirt. I keep the thermostat set at 50F at night, in the Winter.

  In the Spring and Fall, 3, sometimes with socks.

  In the Summer, 18 or 20, never with socks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had Netflix on-and-off since the DVD in the mail days. I tried Amazon Prime for the shipping years ago, when they first started playing with streaming. Those are the only two I’ve had.

  I have neither now, and if it turns out I can’t get the few shows I want to watch through other means, then I just won’t watch anymore. Passive media isn’t especially valuable to me. I have other forms of entertainment, including games, and the old stand-by, books. Outside is fun, too, when the weather isn’t crap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I canceled Netflix, and then soon after moved from Verizon to t-mobile. I got Netflix “free” through t-mobile, so I logged back into my “cancelled” account like I’d never left. Netflix raised the price and t-mobile passed it on, so I was paying $4.50 for Netflix. They raised the price a couple of more times, I think, and then a couple of months ago they raised it again, and I was paying $11.00 for Netflix. After I finished watching Kaos, I cancelled Netflix. I only kept it because it was so cheap, but I rarely watched anything.

  All the time I had Netflix, I also was a sailor, because I want to watch things not on Netflix. I should have dropped it the first time they raised the price.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even Starfield's community patch modders are growing 'disenchanted' with the sci-fi RPG, as volunteers depart in droves: 'If nobody comes forward, we may have to retire the project'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have almost 6500 hours in FO4, I played today.

  I have maybe 300 hours in Starfield, can’t be arsed to look. Haven’t touched it in at least a year.

  Bethesda knows how to make great games, but they chose not to. I don’t know why.

  That’s my take.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ trademark refused for being too generic⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Will the things use LIDAR? Tesla is so far behind on self-driving tech in their cars, I think they need to finally admit their cheap camera-only method doesn’t work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The clueless people are out there among us⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They were right.

  It does sound really stupid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Federal Reserve rings every alarm bell about Trump’s economy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They want violent riots so they can declare martial law.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We pink inside too :(⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  partially aquatic.

  So, like, a mermaid?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In 2012 (ish), I bought a lifetime subscription for a flat $75. Over the next few years of using it, they got worse and worse with shit like this, so I switched to Emby for a bit, and then Jellyfin. I never shared with friends, tho, because I have no friends, so it was always just a pretty interface and convenience for me. Lately, I’ve just been opening the files directly in VLC, because Remmina is refusing to connect to my media server, and I can’t be arsed to figure out why.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is this for? (Wrong answers only)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s for washing hair. I’ve seen these before.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man, I hate it when my cat steals my penis!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Penis > fish.

  I agree, but I might be biased.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starfield 2 May Be Better Off Not Actually Being 'Starfield 2’⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Over 6000 hours in Fallout 4.

  Less than 300 in Starfield.

  I played FO4 today.

  I haven’t played Starfield in nearly a year.

  Good riddance to Starfield. Fast-track Fallout 5. (I know they won’t.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Choose a number, 1-5!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Six.

  Look at this fork. LOOK AT IT. Now, calm down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Choose a number, 1-5!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Apostrophe?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never use Perplexity, got it.

  I’m old, I don’t browse the web on my phone, anyway.