circuitfarmer

@circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. Avenues exist. But money is corrupting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I tried giving you an opportunity, but I’m going to block you now.

  I really don’t even know what this means.

  I wish the best for you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Your problem is that you want to censor ideas you don’t like.

  This is a natural result of media controlled by corporate interests. It’s also a misunderstanding of “free speech” – even when you are free to say what you will, it does not mean you are free from the consequences of that speech.

  You want to control what other people think by dictating what they get to see and what they’re allowed to share with others.

  Again, I suggest looking into how propaganda works. Letting everyone speak about anything (without vetting of topic, qualifications, or direction) has consequences. We are seeing those consequences now and will continue to see more as the propaganda machine runs wild on the back of “let everyone speak”.

  Your view of this is overly simplistic and I am, in the most polite way, attempting to direct you to self improvement. It is a common issue at the moment across all discourse – probably vestigial of the information sharing capabilities now available.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s right there in the TOS! /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I recommend you take strides to learn how propaganda works, most specifically the purpose of shifting opinion (i.e. the Overton Window): “I’m just asking questions” and “I’ll let anyone speak” are two of the most effective methods of propaganda.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “Don’t Be Evil”

  (I know this hasn’t been the Google motto in years – when it stopped was one of the biggest corporate red flags)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The rise of far-right political support among the rich is partly a diversion, so that people start getting more upset at the far right than at being exploited by the rich⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t disagree, though I will add: there is a lot more to right-wing politics than being anti-trans. Shit is bad for all groups except the rich, and divide and conquer is a thing.

  None of that is meant to belittle the trans experience at the moment. I am aware of the fact that they are, minimally, a kind of sacrificial lamb, and I can only hope that the situation improves.

• The rise of far-right political support among the rich is partly a diversion, so that people start getting more upset at the far right than at being exploited by the rich
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubi, it's $70 and people are vary of your mile wide puddles that drop 75% in price after half a year⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Hm, I may need to rewatch it myself. That also doesn’t match what the link above suggests about interpreting the ending.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubi, it's $70 and people are vary of your mile wide puddles that drop 75% in price after half a year⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What did he save?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubi, it's $70 and people are vary of your mile wide puddles that drop 75% in price after half a year⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It is implied that Tom Cruise dies at the end. I think the confusion comes from a voice over, but you never see the character on screen again.

  He also does not “become a samurai”. He fights alongside them, but at no point do they call him a samurai.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubi, it's $70 and people are vary of your mile wide puddles that drop 75% in price after half a year⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The fun thing about The Last Samurai is that the title doesn’t refer to Tom Cruise. He does not play a samurai in the film. He plays an American officer.

  He hangs with a group of samurai, who are collectively the last of their kind.

  That said, plenty of people complained about it in its day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Civilization 7 Outlines Crucial 1.1.1 Update as It Struggles to Compete on Steam Against Civ 6 and Even the 15-Year-Old Civ 5⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s more expensive for a worse game than V or VI, both of which can be had for the price of dirt.

  Not surprising.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would suggest that the Dixon Ticonderoga is the most reliable, most cost-efficient, and easiest-to-use writing utinsil in the history of humanity.*

  Each other option has more points of potential failure and additional complexities over the Ticonderoga. While more complicated tools may net you some improvement in writing style or sharpness, they are massive trade-offs in more basic areas.

  This would be much the same question if it were “what car would you drive for the rest of your life” between fancy ones like Ferraris and Lambos to cheaper, more reliable ones like Corollas and Civics. Everyone likes the look of the Ferrari – but the only car for the rest of your life? It’s got to be reliable, or you’re going nowhere. You want to be able to keep driving.

  The Ticonderoga guarantees you can keep writing.

  *intentionally overselling it for humor. But it is a nice, simple, good-quality pencil.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud - Ars Technica⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Whew, that’s gonna open up a lot or capital so these companies can finally pay other employees fair wages. Right?.. Right?!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do the Republicans feel about Project 2025 now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, got it. Thanks.

  I took the sentence “From a Republican…” as OP saying they were a Republican who had changed their view.

  Wishful thinking, I guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do the Republicans feel about Project 2025 now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You said you thought she was the lesser of two evils. I’m not sure how that is believing Trump’s words, as you said in the original post.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do the Republicans feel about Project 2025 now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What period?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do the Republicans feel about Project 2025 now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Then how was it that you “believed Trump’s words”?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do the Republicans feel about Project 2025 now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I appreciate you taking the time to write this post, and I appreciate you noticing this trend.

  But I’ve got to be honest: the writing was on the wall the whole time. Being in the Republican bubble doesn’t really change the fact that you only get here from a lack of critical thinking and a general susceptibility to propaganda. These are things that many people spend time and resources getting educated about. It’s hard to have sympathy when the whole country is now suffering because so many were so sure they knew better.

  If I sound angry, I am. I do hope you take it constructively, but you also need to understand: most of the damage has already been done. It doesn’t really matter how you feel from here on out, because the deed (from voters) is done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Favourite 90s platformer?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sonic 2. It came bundled with a lot of Sega Genesis consoles.

  A fantastic game that you can technically complete in a sitting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fucking leeches⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How is this any different from renting a SeeDo for an hour?

  Well, one has to do with recreation, and the other has to do with basic necessities of humans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tiny Face Vance⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is what Charlie Kirk’s daddy looks like

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fucking leeches⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They act like everyone could do this.

  If everyone did this, the system would fail, because the profit here is scooped off the top with no actual production or service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What host names do you use?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I tend to use food names, like tomato and sausage. But no potato, and definitely no apple.

  I also utilize the special-use domain home.arpa for all my LAN systems, so accidental collisions are largely impossible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Americans borrowed $74 billion last year to cover their health care costs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Americans paid arbitrary interest to banking corporations due to costs artificially inflated by middleman corporations

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t wait for Discord to enshittify so that lazy devs can’t say “join our Discord for updates and support!” anymore.

  Hate that shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨8BitDo Has Announced The Successor To Its Ultimate Wireless Controller | Time Extension⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had the same issues with drift on console controllers. Even first party ones. Just really shoddy, IMHO.

  Incidentally, the Pro 2 has a removable rechargeable battery.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨8BitDo Has Announced The Successor To Its Ultimate Wireless Controller | Time Extension⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have been nothing but impressed with my 8BitDo Pro 2.

  Hall effect sticks and battery life which puts Dual Shocks and XB controllers to absolute shame. Cheaper, too.

  Works great with Linux.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨8BitDo Has Announced The Successor To Its Ultimate Wireless Controller | Time Extension⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is how the 8BitDo Pro 2 controller works as well. That said, the Pro 2 works great with Steam on desktop and the Deck. It just sucks that you are restricted to buttons shared with PS/XB controllers.

  Still fantastic battery life, and hall effect joysticks make it a no-brainer.