DarrinBrunner

@DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Leaker Who Apple Is Suing Says 'Screw It,' Here's the Foldable iPhone Early⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, do they even have a case against them? It’s not like they stole the information, or signed a contract with Apple.

  Also, fuck Apple, and Google, and the rest of them. If they can’t keep a lid on their “secrets”, that’s on them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have an idea ☝️⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s only a problem for our species. And, only for future potential members of our species. The declining birth rate isn’t going to hurt anyone alive today. Not even billionaires, not in any way that matters.

  Overall, the Earth would be much happier and peaceful without us. We’re not special, we’re just selfish.

  Finally, probably, even in the worst human-caused catastrophe, at least some pockets of humanity would survive. Again, though, not that it really matters.

  TLDR; Don’t worry about it. It’s no one’s problem to solve. We didn’t ask to be born, and none of us owe our species anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who's on the market for...?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  You can sort of use it for sealing wax:

  www.youtube.com/shorts/tSEwDGS4sGU

  Here’s an episode of Candle Science about using Babybel wax in a candle:

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6NLdujX_WE

  If you didn’t know there was a Candle Science channel, you’re not alone. If you don’t care that there’s a Candle Science channel, ditto.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3186: Truly Universal Outlet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I have faith that we will eventually standardize plugs internationally. Assuming we avert the apocalypse, that is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server — StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Last but not least, the OS was changed from Windows Server to Ubuntu 24.04.2, a simple switch that resulted in better I/O performance on its own.

  Oh boy, here we go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I read for hours on my tablet just fine. I don’t even see the need for e-ink displays, let alone this form factor. Also, I find the tablet easier to hold for hours, compared to a book.

  In spite of all that, I kind of want one, I’ll admit. I have a 3D printer, maybe I’ll make one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do US airports have a lot more jet bridges than EU airports?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, it’s cold or hot and noisy out there, plus the exhaust. Much better to walk down a hallway.

  JK

  Everyone else has given reasons, I just know that I’ve boarded via the bridge every time, but one. That one time was at SJC (San Jose, California) about 20 years ago. Normally, back then I flew out of SFO, which was all jet bridge AFAIK.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Survey reveals most people are holding onto their phones for a long time, and it makes sense⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  iPhone 12 mini here. I don’t know when or what my next phone will be, but I want to get as far away from Apple and Google as possible. I seriously considered just going back to a landline, but I discovered Century Link no longer offers POTS, it’s only VOIP now, which surprised me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So, feet fingers, or “feengers”?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My thoughts, too. Now, there will be a court case, and Anna’s will be shut down. Because, in court, money almost always wins.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: The pulled *60 Minutes* CECOT segment aired in Canada and is available online⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not for nothin’, but if you right-click the video, you get the option to save it to your hard drive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Katy Perry is using a sexualized version of the Romulan uniform?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Why Katy Perry is using a sexualized version of the Romulan uniform?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m an old man browsing this on LibreWolf on a Linux Mint desktop. If I can do it, anyone can.

  Having said that, running across a FOSS app that only runs on Windows that I want to run, has me thinking I need to rebuild and dual boot Win 10 IOT. Frustrating. I just learned that while installing Linux next to Windows works, because of course it does, installing Windows next to Linux does not. Because, again, of course, Windows is an asshole. So, that means I’d need to nuke Linux, install Windows, then reinstall Linux. And, that seems like… a lot. I might still do it, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So, “virtue” signaling? That’s my only guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s North Canary Island. It’s not on many maps because it formed recently from a submerged volcano. Maybe you remember hearing about that a few years ago?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People that have face/butt labeled towels must do a terrible job washing their butts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
  1. Try to get the temperature just right, it’s still too hot when I get in.
  2. Stand under the water for a couple of minutes to get my bearings, and contemplate my life choices.
  3. Rub bar of soap vigorously between legs and under arms, hitting chest, arms, and back suggestively.
  4. Repeat step 2.
  5. Wash face, neck, and ears with wash cloth.
  6. Wash hair. If it’s short, use bar of soap. If it’s long, use shampoo.
  7. Shave, using bar of soap.
  8. Step 2, again.

  ~15 minutes to here, depending on how I’m feeling about myself.

  9. Get out and dry off with the towel that is only used for drying off after a shower, but hasn’t been washed in at least a month.
  10. Comb hair, brush teeth, swab ears, and put on antiperspirant.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Stremio

  At a glance, it looks like it requires signing up with their service, which means they can track everything I do. No, thanks. I’ll stick with Jellyfin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s only one reason, money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Make me feel like a man⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Statistically, probably with the beetles. 🪲⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Outside, against the wall, alone. At least that’s where I sat in high school. So, maybe with the wasps?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I fall for it every year. Every. Year.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t eaten out since the pandemic. I got used to making all my meals at home, and gosh, the food is better and cheaper.

  Convenience has a high price.

  I don’t see the end game of continuing to raise prices and lower quality, while not paying us enough to survive, let alone thrive. I guess the stupid, greedy fucks are thinking it will just work out somehow? Maybe Chatbot told them it would all be fine. Fucking Tech Bro AI circlejerk will be the end of us all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing Proton Sheets⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  AND, it’s mail. What’s not to like?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would be one thing to have this in a world with benevolent leadership. But that isn’t the world we are living in.

  So, Fantasyland, then. The closest anyone gets to benevolent leadership is their own parents, and that’s only maybe 50-50.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Amusingly, as part of similar laws in the UK the regulator decided to make a public shame list of non-compliant websites.

  The regulator truly believes they are on the side of good, and that everyone agrees with them, except the nasty pornmongers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that Apple makes hundreds of millions of dollars with personalized advertising. If you have an iPhone, you should turn it off.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, everyone should do everything they can to avoid seeing advertisements. No one is immune, and advertising is very effective. That’s how Trump ended up as President twice. Yes, that was advertising, all of it.

  It’s hard for them to show me ads when I barely look at my phone. It’s hard for them to show me ads through uBlock. I go most days without seeing an intrusive ad. I only see ads on the rare occasion I do online shopping. I do that the same way I shop IRL, as quickly as possible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve dev counters calls to scrap Steam AI disclosures, says it's a "technology relying on cultural laundering, IP infringement, and slopification"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool.

  Maybe they can also stop forcing updates that break my game, too?

  Fortunately, GOG exists. Which proves that Steam doesn’t need to force the updates on us, but chooses to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some people have so many tabs open on their browser?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No clue. The only time I have more than three open is when I’m researching some stupid question I have, and then I immediately close them after I get the answer. If it’s something I want to save for reference, I save it locally with the SingleFile extension, because contrary to popular belief, shit gets deleted off websites all the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨happy buy nothing day to those who celebrate⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought FO4 off GOG a couple of days ago, because I’m fucking tired of Steam breaking my game every few weeks with mandatory updates, I think it was on sale for black friday. If that doesn’t count, then count me in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I dunno⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My education system didn’t fail me, I failed it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crews Walk Out on Nashville Tunnel, Claiming Boring Company Failed to Pay Workers and Snubbed OSHA Concerns⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nashville should have consulted with Shelbyville before starting.