AlecSadler
@AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on White mold fungi split their genome across several nuclei, with implications for future gene editing 1 hour ago:
Gattaca.
- Comment on The Software Engineers Paid To Fix Vibe Coded Messes 2 hours ago:
This is the only thing that gives me solace for future gigs.
But it absolutely decimates junior devs and that really sucks.
- Comment on A month remains. 4 hours ago:
If I could get an RDP solution as seamless and performant as Windows RDP + a window manager that can be controlled without a mouse a la Power toys - I’d probably switch full-time and stop dual booting.
- Comment on Remember beans? 16 hours ago:
Furbean
- Comment on People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk 17 hours ago:
Well seeing as everyone at some of my jobs are openly calling Charlie a shithead, I’m not too worried
- Comment on People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk 17 hours ago:
Incarcerate them for cheap labor
- Comment on 2 days ago:
Oh l I was thinking it’s because people pronounce it Connedicut
- Comment on 3 days ago:
The problem with this is that it will be used to increase violence against non-white cis males.
- Comment on Postal traffic to U.S. fell 80% after Trump administration stopped exemption on low-value parcels 1 week ago:
They want to pilfer the USPS coffers.
- Comment on Deportation? There's an app for that. 1 week ago:
Ooo, good idea.
- Comment on WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed 1 week ago:
Hm I’m not sure I’d say it’s perfect? I thought 70-80 was?
My cardiologist said it isn’t really “danger zone”, but if it were like 100+ it might be concerning.
I have had all the scans done, including a close look at my hearteries, and everything came back (surprisingly) clean.
- Comment on WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed 1 week ago:
I’m f’d my resting BPM is like 90.
- Comment on Good news. :) 1 week ago:
Despite common belief, at least here I’m OR, we dems have A LOT of guns and ammo.
- Comment on ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps 1 week ago:
Well, shit.
- Comment on Chhoto URL v6.3.0 is out now: A simple, blazingly fast, selfhosted URL shortener with no unnecessary features; written in Rust. 1 week ago:
That’d be awesome. Unfortunately most of my experience (and I realize that is my experience) has so many packages dependencies that 50MB is impossible.
Don’t get me wrong, I am proficient in JS/TS so being able to work handily in NodeJS is great, less context switching, but I feel like so many companies in contract for just jam a square peg into a round hole because - and it just makes things painful.
- Comment on Chhoto URL v6.3.0 is out now: A simple, blazingly fast, selfhosted URL shortener with no unnecessary features; written in Rust. 1 week ago:
I mean, for myself personally if it were written in NodeJS or Python or something I’d be less interested.
And I don’t even care about Rust. It’s just that everything and their sister is written in NodeJS and Python. I say this as someone who founded a company that uses Python.
Also the more I hear about actual Rust adoption the more willing I am to consider it for the next big thing.
- Comment on Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos of himself that criticized Covid vaccines 1 week ago:
wahhhhhhh
- Comment on YSK a slice of bologna can make the paint on a car peel off due to its high level of salt and lactic acids 1 week ago:
They don’t have the same sticking power though, unless maybe you mandolin them into thin slices…
- Comment on YSK a slice of bologna can make the paint on a car peel off due to its high level of salt and lactic acids 1 week ago:
This is my thought too, did he just have them on hand and ready all the time?
Or were they like…sour smelling slices he kept in a weird tupperware on the passenger seat.
- Comment on Would you ever give up your right to leave a bad review about a company? 2 weeks ago:
Sketch AF, so, no.
I got something like a 70% discount on new triple paned windows for my whole house simply to be a neighborhood “demo” house. They still told me straight up if I didn’t like the work, to leave an honest review to that effect.
I had 2 sliders, 11 windows, 7 skylights replaced for under $10k and it made a night and day difference in heating, cooling, and noise. And because of my HOA at the time, I couldn’t abide by the “lawn signs” agreement so they waived it. And then COVID hit so I was excused from ever having to talk to anyone about the service.
I lucked out, yes, but all that to say they still said I should be honest in all interactions. If a company is enforcing not being honest, that seems suspect.
- Comment on The Billion-Dollar Game Built in a Dorm Room 2 weeks ago:
Love it.
- Comment on Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust” 2 weeks ago:
Oracle?
- Comment on Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters 2 weeks ago:
Wait people eat at A&W? Is it any good?
There are multiple around me and I feel like I never see anyone in them and I myself have never been in 40+ years.
I have been to most every other fast food place more times than I can remember.
- Comment on Framework unveils a second-generation Framework Laptop 16 with a swappable Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU, an industry first, shipping in November 2025 2 weeks ago:
Hmm, I am working on converting all my things over to Linux so maybe I’ll give it another shot.
Windows always has this weird ghosting going on, super odd.
- Comment on Framework unveils a second-generation Framework Laptop 16 with a swappable Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU, an industry first, shipping in November 2025 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, unfortunately I might be one of those people. I can also see some monitors flickering which gives me a headache in sub 3 minutes.
It’s a curse. Especially with in-office pairing.
- Comment on Framework unveils a second-generation Framework Laptop 16 with a swappable Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU, an industry first, shipping in November 2025 2 weeks ago:
Ah, true, thanks for the correction.
Maybe I’ve just had bad batches of displays? I don’t know. I got 3 really nice Asus ProArts and the text clarity and colors are fantastic.
Still wish I had blacker blacks.
- Comment on Framework unveils a second-generation Framework Laptop 16 with a swappable Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU, an industry first, shipping in November 2025 2 weeks ago:
I’ve yet to use an OLED monitor that didn’t make text look shitty and I’ve used $1000+ OLED displays with high ratings.
Don’t get me wrong, OLED colors and blacks are gorgeous. I love OLED.
Even my Samsung Pro whatever latest laptop with an OLED display…the text just looks off. Which was disappointing because my Samsung phone text is fine.
LG C2/3/4, also gross looking text.
Alienware OLED $750+ monitor? Text was bad.
I love OLED but I’ve yet to find one that works for productivity.
- Comment on Trump is building ‘one interface to rule them all.’ It’s terrifying. 2 weeks ago:
Risk tolerance high, but blocking ICE entry a no-go because for me that’s just a visual fail and kind of a dumb move.
Stealth disruption, great. Funding efforts, happy to. Provide arms, fine. Use of my own arms, sure.
- Comment on Trump is building ‘one interface to rule them all.’ It’s terrifying. 2 weeks ago:
I really like your second bullet.
A couple of the others, my only hesitation is that I am a naturalized, non-white citizen so I do sometimes have to balance the progress my actions will yield with being disappeared from the equation entirely. Thoughts?
- Comment on Trump is building ‘one interface to rule them all.’ It’s terrifying. 3 weeks ago:
I’ve given up because I have tried rallying people and nobody wants to rally.
Everyone just wants to peacefully protest, which I disagree with.
Everyone wants to just wait until midterms, which is too late.
Nobody, dems included, have any balls. It’s over.