LostXOR

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 24H2 goes from “unsupported” to “unbootable” on some older PCs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or just... Stay on Windows 10? There's nothing wrong with it compared to Windows 11 (though Linux is usually a better choice).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy has taught me that Firefox is the way⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It breaks down china.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #2883: Astronaut Guests⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, but that's not to the precision of a few meters that would be required.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #2883: Astronaut Guests⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I'm not sure if there's any publicly available orbital data for the ISS with enough precision.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨U.S. Govt and researchers seemingly discover new type of superconductivity in an exotic, crystal-like material — controllable variation breaks temperature records⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Very cool, I didn't know a toggleable superconductor was even possible. With all this research into superconductivity it's only a matter of time before a room-temperature superconductor is found.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit moderator rebellion: AI moderation is part of the solution⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  "Every account on reddit is a bot except you" is becoming more of a reality every day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million miles⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They're new high tech lasers that go faster than the speed of light!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨1.1 History⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It's gestures wildly at sky there, of course.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I add baking soda to lemon juice and water or use carbonated water is the carbon the same as the CO2 in the atmosphere?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah but we have too much of it now lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be amazed by the uses of Tech...⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There's probably some distribution of mass that would result in uniform gravity across the whole disk. I'm guessing there would need to be more mass near the edge to counteract the diagonal pull of the mass near the center on the area near the edge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill is a pro grammer⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  x++; // Set x to the incrementation of the value of x
  Much better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If there was an afterlife, how would it work?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  IIRC the amount of humans who have ever lived is estimated at around 100 billion, much more than the current population of 8 billion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can boil water with water by using the electricity from hydro power to power your kettle.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Relevant xkcd.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I dunno, still might be aliens with this one.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It'll always be a planet in our hearts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Surround sound test files for every audio format⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I don't really care much if Google collects a bunch of data about me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Surround sound test files for every audio format⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh no, Google will know I have a surround sound system!
  I don't really see how that's an issue, except for very privacy focused people (who probably don't have a Google account or are already careful about stuff like that).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon's drone delivery program is the joke it always sounded like.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The difference in air density from 0°C to 45°C is only around 20%. I can't imagine that would be enough to cause problems, assuming the drones have a decent safety margin. I think it's more likely it's a safety precaution for the electronics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Powerful Malware Disguised as Crypto Miner Infects 1M+ Windows, Linux PCs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  .bashrc and .profile can be modified without root, as can autostarting .desktop files. I think systemd and anything in /etc require root though.
  Also a lot of users set sudo to not require a password (I am guilty of this) which makes privilege escalation easy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grayjay - Revolutionizing the Way We Consume Videos⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  People do frequently consume videos on devices other than their phone, though. A desktop application is arguably just as important.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starlink Direct to Cell⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  From their timeline it seems it'll be a year or two before it becomes available, but that's pretty cool nonetheless. I wonder how strong (and sensitive) of an antenna the satellites need to communicate with phones designed for much shorter range communication, and if it'll work with cloud cover.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #2831: xkcd Phone Flip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Free refills? The xkcd phone has truly outdone itself this time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Order⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You are truly a mastermind.