DarrinBrunner

@DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨mobile gaming⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s more fun with real cards. Not as convenient, but if you pull out a deck and start playing in public, someone will stop to talk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re using much more electricity, and the new source is mostly solar, but, we haven’t reduced the coal and fossil fuel burning. In other words, we’re standing still on this, not making an improvement. Not adding to is, is not good enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arizona ‘VPN’ searches surge amid Pornhub ban in state⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s no secret that conservatives want to ban porn for whatever reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone know?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Older than 60, I can confirm.

  Just when you think you’re getting a grip, everything shifts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PSA: Stop using Imgur for now⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  This site looks cool, but don’t spread it around too much, because if it gets popular, we all know what will happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Personal data storage is an idea whose time has come⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of us never used cloud storage. I never trusted it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'No one can find him': Trump drops from public view again after 'slurring' military speech⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For all of us, it’s only a matter of time. Here’s to hoping his time is very short.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is endorsing the use of personal Copilot in workplaces, frustrating IT admins⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I doubt IT admins are surprised. Frustrated, yes.

  I feel like this will not last long. It’s one thing to rape end users, but with the growing corporate backlash against AI, I think angry money will win the day, and Microsoft will back down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm gonna die on this hill or die trying⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve used double hyphens for em dashes, because I’ve never bothered to figure out how to do it in Linux. I was a graphic designer for many years, and had a bunch of ASCII Alt codes memorized, but they don’t work in Linux, for whatever reason. I don’t really need them anymore, so I haven’t worried about it.

  E: One way in Linux is Ctrl-U 2014: —

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm gonna die on this hill or die trying⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So… Why don’t I see double spaces after your periods? Test. For. Double. Spaces.

  I still double space after a period, because fuck you, it is easier to read. But as a bonus, it helped me prove that something I wrote wasn’t AI. You literally cannot get an AI to add double spaces after a period. It will say “Yeah, OK, I can do that” and then spit out a paragraph without it. Give it a try, it’s pretty funny.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re about the same age. I hope to out live this monster so I can piss on his grave.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Problem of Writing Poems in the Shape of Deciduous Trees⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m assuming the letters at the bottom all “fell” from the tree, but I’m not going to confirm that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They're coming.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe you’ll get to see both… one right after the other.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They're coming.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Musk wants to install his neuralink thing in them so they can fly that way. No thumbs needed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory fine⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The only way this law stands is if they’re being paid more to keep it than… oh shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A little bit of Monica in my life, a little bit of Erica by my side⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ignorance is bliss… but, sometimes fatal.

  Knowledge is power…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's official: EA is going private.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Good riddance. I hope by “private” they mean we won’t hear from them again–they’re a very private company, they keep to themselves, and never say anything. That sort of private.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube coughs up $24.5 million to make Trump case go away⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Google bends the knee.

  I know the bet here is settling will cost them less than if they lose at trial, but it still feels like paying an extortioner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that only by being yourself will you find people who like the real you. No one can beat you at being you, but you’ll only ever be second best at pretending to be someone else.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there where the Lemming Contrarians hone their skills?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOP Silent as Mormon Church Gunman Identified as ‘Ultra MAGA’ Trump Supporter⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you know that Biden used an autopen?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Star Trek Discovery that bad?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I watched all of Discovery. It’s different, a bit too touchy-feely at times for me. But, the stories are interesting and wild.

  OTH, I liked all of Picard, so maybe you shouldn’t take my view into account.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FFS Plex, the server is on my local network⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I used Plex about 12 years ago. The first time my internet went down, and I couldn’t use it, I stopped using it. Garbage. Not what I wanted.

  I used Windows Media Center as long as I could, I loved it. But, eventually, I had to leave Windows 8 behind. Now I use Jellyfin and SABnzbd, it works okay most of the time, but I don’t serve media to the outside, so I don’t know if it works for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3147: Hiking⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  When do we get the escalator?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA Close To Sale That Would Take The Company Private⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  EA is still around?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He knows his ABCs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  For how much the owners rave about these, I’m surprised they stopped making them. I’m further surprised it hasn’t come back as a hybrid. I’ll continue to be surprised if they never build another car under this badge again.

  Seriously, Honda, WTF?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We start with “it’s to protect the children, you care about children don’t you?”

  Once the mechanics are in place, and fewer people are complaining, we head toward, “we can’t just let everyone have access to everything, it’s for your own good.”

  We go from disallowing a few by age, to only allowing a few by more strict criteria.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I love this for Disney!

  I was never a subscriber, and barely care about any of their products, anyway. If I never see another Disney-produced show again, I’ll be just fine.

  Fuck 'em.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: there's a browser extension called "SingleFile", which allows you to save a page into a single HTML file.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I use it to save Reddit comments. I use RES enhancement, which lets me get all the comments on one page, then I save it. That ensures I get all of the images, and comments in one easy to reference file.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We’ll never know. I suppose there’s a way for outsiders to estimate it, but that won’t happen for weeks or months. Disney certainly won’t tell the truth over this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Decided to dig a big hole⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Should’a put a tarp down for the dirt.

  You could hide things in there, like gold, or fried chicken, or a copy of Windows 11, or face masks. These are just a few things you could hide in that hole, use your imagination.