Greg
@Greg@lemmy.ca
- Comment on I don't actually read the news. I surmise the news based on memes that begin popping up for which I have no context. 5 hours ago:
What did you think had happened when Lenny when full beam meme?
- Comment on Why does google decide to log people out of all their google accounts all at once with no warning? 2 days ago:
I don’t have this issue. It sounds like Larry Page and Sergey Brin just don’t like you
- Comment on YSK that Dark Chocolate is healthier than White Chocolate 3 days ago:
Not if you’re a dog. Stop assuming I’m not a dog!
- Comment on 'I'll believe it when I see it': Windows 11 users are cynical about Microsoft's promises to fix the OS and stop pushing AI 1 week ago:
Windows 11 felt like a downgrade before all the AI bs. Microsoft values me more as an advertising opportunity than a customer.
- Comment on There is *shower*thoughts, but is there a "snowstorm thoughts" for when you have random nostalgia moments about the past? Particularly about a past snow storm in your childhood, like the SNOW DAYS 2 weeks ago:
Snowstalgia
- Comment on The old icons were better 4 weeks ago:
lol, the phone app was called dialler because at the time it didn’t make sense to have a phone app called phone.
- Comment on The Greeks actually won 4 weeks ago:
I get the joke but some folks won’t get it. OP should explain the joke for those folks who missed it
- Comment on There aren't any ancient ruins with crazy traps and riddles 4 weeks ago:
Do you work for big-ancient-temples? It sounds like you’re just setting me up so that I end up in a pit of snakes or buried in lava.
- Comment on You definitely didn't want her to pick you up 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on (TW) Phishing mail in 2026 4 weeks ago:
That’s actually really clever. Triggering an anger response with an urgency to act will reduce the victim’s critical thinking and make the phishing attack more likely to succeed.
- Comment on Japan’s Birth Rate Set to Break Even the Bleakest Forecasts 1 month ago:
Wow, we’re lucky this whole AI thing will fix everything if we just give some tech bros a few more trillion dollars
- Comment on ChatGPT fried my drive!? 1 month ago:
How do you have the SAS drive connected to your Mint 22 box (what exact adapter/controller)? Is it going through a real SAS HBA (LSI/Broadcom-style, IT/HBA mode), or through a RAID controller / USB-SAS bridge / “virtual” adapter?
Reason I’m asking: there are basically two connection paths:
- True HBA/passthrough: Linux gets direct SCSI access (you’ll see a /dev/sgX for the disk) and you can usually low-level reformat it back to 512-byte logical blocks (e.g., from 520/528).
- RAID/USB/translation layer: the controller hides or emulates the SCSI commands, so tools like sg_format often can’t issue the low-level format needed to switch the sector size. That might be why the disk is visible in the disks app but not in gparted.
Given the screen shots I believe it’s the later. Can someone smarter than me confirm?
- Comment on ChatGPT fried my drive!? 1 month ago:
USB enclosures for SAS drives are available
- Comment on ChatGPT fried my drive!? 1 month ago:
I’m confident this is recoverable. Can you throw the failing drive into a USB enclosure? It might be easier to reformat the drive in the OS you’re most familiar with.
- Comment on anyone eat raw pasta while working? 2 months ago:
I sometimes eat raw pasta when I’m cooking pasta and I’m impatiently checking if it’s ready after 2 minutes
- Comment on How to deploy a satellite and what are the costs? 2 months ago:
Check out this project. But your first requirement of a camera pointing to earth isn’t realistic for a small cube satellite.
- Comment on Oh no! 2 months ago:
Swoosh 🤦♂️ thank you
- Comment on Oh no! 2 months ago:
This is a silly take. It’s an open source project from a non profit creating a new browser option
- Comment on Hilary can't catch a break 2 months ago:
That explains why Trump is so hostile towards Hillary
- Comment on If we ever find a planet with life in it, we could never set foot on it, because the interaction of the two biologies can have unpredictable consequences 2 months ago:
Just wear protection
- Comment on When Did VLC's Site Get Ads? 2 months ago:
Just make sure you don’t accidentally use the
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Hot gas coming from down south? This sounds more like a fart
- Comment on Why do each gaming fraction (pc, consoles, mobile) hating each other? 3 months ago:
Because the other two are stupid! Am I right fellow true gamers?! You know who you are
- Comment on Has anyone here ever doubted if your parents were your "real" parents? Is it normal to have these weird thoughts? 3 months ago:
It must be tough, these sounds like pretty intense feelings and thoughts. Have you considered remote mental health options? I’ve used them in the past and found them useful
- Comment on Has anyone here ever doubted if your parents were your "real" parents? Is it normal to have these weird thoughts? 3 months ago:
Do you have a birth certificate? Do you have access to a mental health professional?
- Comment on Ruby Central tries to make peace after 'hostile takeover' 3 months ago:
Why do you assume that a Danish person talking about “native Brits” means “white”?
- Comment on Is airtags really useful? 3 months ago:
I’ve found them great for tracking luggage when travelling. And useful for finding keys in the house.
- Comment on Happy Weekend Murica 3 months ago:
AI summary: I love Teslas crashing
- Comment on Happy Weekend Murica 3 months ago:
I’m reading between the lines but basically what you’re saying is buy Dogecoin?
- Comment on Happy Weekend Murica 3 months ago:
Every US index is way up over the last 12 months. I don’t understand the market’s valuation of the few big players that are propping up the market but this recent correction isn’t anomalous. Obviously I have money in the markets so I wrote this defensive comment because I’m actually worried 😬