LoafedBurrito

@LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Crucial is the only good brand I can afford. This sucks ass and I HATE AI. I hope AI companies lose all their money and go bankrupt.

  AI is destroying so many awesome things, all for profit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Xbox 360 came out 20 years ago⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s really easy. I had no microsoldering skills before, but Ive soldered many other parts so I have experience. I’ve modded 6 Xboxes for friends and family and now I can do one in about 30 minutes including flashing the NAND.

  Many people are going the bad update route where you must softmod the Xbox Everytime you turn it on. Sometimes it takes 20 seconds, sometimes you have to try 10 or 15 times to get the mod to work. The people behind bad update are working on it constantly, so who knows, they may find a way to make it boot instantly 100% of the time.

  But for now hard modding and soldering are the best permanent ways to mod the Phat and Slim models of the Xbox 360.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Xbox 360 came out 20 years ago⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I just modded mine after not playing it for years. I forgot just how insane the library is for it and how great the graphics hold up in 2025.

  Its also so nice to actually own games and not have them taken away from some license BS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why have so many people stopped posting on social media?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s unhealthy for us, there are way too many bots and troll accounts that only exist to make you angry.

  The people who own the social media sites sell all your information to shady companies.

  Hmmm, wonder why less and less people are posting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11's adoption is much slower compared to Windows 10, claims Dell⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They keep updating my windows 10 computers at work and the one I have at home. None of my Microsoft apps work, I can’t install paint, or photos or the Microsoft store. My personal computer freezes as soon as I open windows explorer. This just started after the last update.

  I already have a Linux server downstairs and this week converted me windows 10 pc to endeavor OS. It’s lightning fast and easy to use if you already know the problems with Linux.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RAM is so expensive that stores are selling it at market prices⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t wait for the AI bubble to burst and we can all buy RAM at auction for $2 plus a 28% buyers premium.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was just thinking about this yesterday. AI has not helped me in any way shape or form. I don’t need it, i don’t want it, and it should NOT be forced onto people.

  I grew up teaching myself how to research and use Ask Jeeves, Yahoo!, AOL, and now Google, Duck Duck Go. I don’t need a dumb AI to tell me what i can find myself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The mounting point changes. So it may be sd1, then disconnect and show up as sb1 and then i tried to permanently mount through fstab, but still didn’t work. Connection setup? Not sure what you mean by that, but computer is hardwired to the network, external drive was connected via USB 3.0 in several different ports to see if it was a motherboard issue. I am on Cinnamon Mint 22 and i believe kernel 6.14.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ think this will be my best bet going forward. I still need to have my windows computer setup for modding, but i’d rather use linux for daily use and torrents.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Read/Write and linux will disconnect them randomly and they show up as a completely different drive. So i tried to permanently mount the UID in fstab, but still didn’t work. Most of the fixes i’ve found online don’t work for my drives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only thing that sucks about switching to linux is moving my external NTFS USB drives to my new linux server.

  Linux HATES NTFS, hates usb drivers, and hates external drives that aren’t formatted to ext4. fstab doesn’t work for my WD Elements, so i just gave up and shucked the drive and put it inside.

  I can’t fit 5 3.5" hard drives in my SFF dell 3070, so i’m stuck on windows right now, but they keep doing random updates the last few weeks and my windows explorer freezes constantly and my computer barely works. So i’m going to have to switch to linux and possibly reformat all 36TB’s to ext4. Not excited about that at all.

  So either reformat all my external drives, buy a very expensive NAS with an external SATA port and hope my motherboard recognizes them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watch me go Reddit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Leaving reddit has helped me substantially. That website is full of bots and trolls. The admins are power hungry and really angry for some reason.

  I started reading again, doing more art and not doomscrolling as much. I could waste 3 or 4 hours easily scrolling through the reddit shithole and learn nothing.

  I do miss the modding subreddits and the mechanics subreddits cause i like working on stuff and most of the post here are program/linux based. But as time goes on, this site will get better with more people and posts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Fast Charging Killing the Battery? A 2-Year Test on 40 Phones⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just what I wanted to know. Thanks!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If video games actually determined our real world behavior, we wouldn't be violent we would be obsessed with powerwashing and all have CDLs.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d be an expert race car driver, or really good at parkour.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the Sega Dreamcast worth playing in 2025? | Lady Arcade⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never getting rid of my revision 0, ever. I have a revision 1 CIB as well that also reads burned discs.

  4 controllers, the memory cards with the screen are awesome, and the amount of perfect arcade game ports is second to none besides NEO GEO.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of theft, she had to prove her own innocence⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So because she is better off financially and is not worried about google tracking, she had all the cameras, GPS tracking, and everything set up to prove her innocence.

  I decline all of that stuff and i would have a MUCH tougher time proving my innocence when wrongly accused like she was.

  This is just another step towards fascism where police are charging people for crimes they never committed, based on AI and computers screwing up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Study Claims 4K/8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Really depends on the size of the screen, the viewing distance, and your age/eye condition. For more people 720 or 1080 is just fine. With 4k, you will get some better detail on the fabric on clothes and environments, but not a huge difference.

  8k is gonna be a huge waste and will fail.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨White House joins Bluesky and immediately trolls Trump opponents⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sweet. They will also ride to the most blocked accounts on bluesky just like couch fucker jd vance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've recently turned into a blocker.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My blocked list on nextdoor is starting to max out. Have to block all the nazi’s that live around me as they are a lost cause and just repeat constant propaganda.

  My lemmy block list is zero and hope it will remain that way for a while. It’s fairly tame discussions here and no real issues so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone should have a home server (or a friend that has one)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I set up my home server, the. Realized my Internet is shit and my upload speeds can’t even steam 1 4k movie, let alone several at once.

  I am not excited to triple my monthly Internet bill for better upload speeds, but it will have to happen soon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I always hit this button⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Uhhh, so they did their job? I had to make 30+ delivery orders a day, some of them with over 50 items. NO TIPS because it was my job to do that and make sure everything the customer paid for is in the bag.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I always hit this button⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This new restaurant opened up behind my house and the food is amazing according to reviews.

  First time we go in, we order at the front, PAY, then wait for our food.

  I’ve never been here, why would i tip you BEFORE i get my food? I left no tip on the pinpad and gave them cash when we left. But the whole premise of tipping BEFORE a service is something rich people do to get better treatment at a country club or spa, not when we are buying food.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “I don’t want real power, because with real power comes real responsibility, and I don’t want any of that shit. I just want the money. And the illusion of power. And puss.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The open corruption, clear as day illegal and unconstitutional moves, and his overall smugness is embarrassing.

  The GOP has gone insane to allow this man to continue like this. They are all sick with power and are hoping to “get theirs” next from daddy trump.

  They are ALL traitors and should be charged for allowing the crimes to continue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know why people buy an stuff like this and get surprised when this happens.

  Plenty of other electronics that you have full control over.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you had to buy a new TV, what brand would you get?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I personally don’t like soundbars so i go with an AV setup with 5.1 speakers for now. I got my AV recievers on nextdoor, craigslist, ebay, etc. I get them used because people constantly upgrade and i was able to get really nice Onkyo, Denon, and Pioneer AV receivers for under $80 each. Then i got REALLY lucky and found some Definitive Technology studio monitors at goodwill for $5 each and a center KLH platinum center speaker for $4. I found my other surround speakers in my attic from past friends and they are Sony or Bose. But best buy open box and outlet stores are your best bet for subwoofers and front speakers as they can be 30-40% off and still new with warranty. Monolith/Monoprice also makes some decent quality speakers and i love mine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is your reminder that tiktok has always been brain rot and you need to delete your account and app.

  The fact it was bought by Nazi’s to spread their propaganda is just one more reason for people to delete the app and give them the least amount of views possible.

  I would love to start a petition to ban tiktok in states once they turn it into GestapoTok. I mean the right is all about states rights right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you had to buy a new TV, what brand would you get?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I spent months on Rtings looking up ratings, pricing, checking out tv sub’s and i came to the conclusion that you have 2 options.

  1. spend $1500+ and get a Sony TV, the model doesn’t really matter as they are all better than their counterparts. I wanted MiniLED- but they were about $2,000.

  2. Go the budget route and get a Hisense/TCL TV for $600-800 and use the other $1000 you saved for a home theatre system/ 4k player, etc.

  I have a TCL 6 series Mini LED and love it. It has Dolby Vision, little glare, and it’s bright AF (not sure of the NIT rating). I also have a hisense U75 series mini LED and the picture quality is fantastic. The OS is buggy and it freezes, crashes every month or so. But both my TCL and Hisense have buggy OS’s and freeze randomly, just the cost of a cheaper TV.

  I didn’t have my TCL hooked up to the internet for a couple years and used my computer for everything. Then i realized my computer cannot process 4k with HDR, so i connected them to the internet and set up Plex and they both look fantastic with 4k HDR, HDR10, or Dolby Vision.

  Their build in speakers are the worst i have ever heard, even the Hisense with it’s supposed 2.1 speaker setup, they both sound horrible and you WILL need a good AV home theatre setup, or at the very least, a good quality soundbar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chairman Comer Invites CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to Testify on Radicalization of Online Forum Users - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, this is not a normal thing to do and clearly another way to try and make anyone who isn’t MAGA, look like a criminal.

  I’m sure they will find the majority of the hate speech is from right wing extremists, but then they will not post the research, or they will do their best to hide it from public view.

  The administration has zero intention of being honest and helping society, so i really hope none of these CEO’s do anything to coddle the crybabies in office. Let them cry themselves to sleep.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I Got This Right, Right?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope, if you talk to anyone on the right currently, everything the administration is doing right now is fine and they have broken no laws.

  Oh the democrats have done much worse. When i ask them what things democrats have done that are close to what republicans do, they always bring up forcing kids to become trans or giving them hormones in school.

  People really are that out of touch with reality.