Gormadt
@Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video! 4 days ago:
“You should have driven this much after owning the car this long, so we’re going to put that in the odometer.”
Was my guess.
Probably to void warranties, make cars come back sooner for preventative maintenance, and come back sooner for leases.
- Comment on Adobe Gets Bullied Off Bluesky 2 weeks ago:
I’ve started using FreeCAD for CAD work, I’ve used Fusion 360 for 5 years before trying FreeCAD (again, I tried it a few years ago) and it works pretty good.
It’s different and it’s taking some getting used to but it’s working out quite nicely so far.
- Comment on A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy 2 weeks ago:
Slavery never ended in the US, it just got better PR.
“Only prisoners can be sentenced to slave labor.” Makes a while bunch of stuff punishable by prison time and makes prison sentences longer.
- Comment on The best thing *you* can do for the fediverse is *just be kind* 3 weeks ago:
And not just memes and shitposts you find elsewhere
Make things and share
It ain’t gonna be perfect but that’s half the fun
- Comment on The best thing *you* can do for the fediverse is *just be kind* 3 weeks ago:
I’d say there’s also some corners of Lemmy that feel like the slightest provocation leads to an absolute dog pile of people being super angry looking for a fight.
That aspect blows but it’s usually helped by making sure that the instance your account is on is federated (or specifically NOT federated) with specific other instances.
Though this place is so much more chill than Reddit it’s fucking mindblowing
- Comment on Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’ 3 weeks ago:
Holy fuck!
- Comment on Technological Suggestions for LGBT+, Immigrants, Protestors, Anti-War Activists and Other Marginalized Groups 3 weeks ago:
On the note of “keeping your phone in airplane mode”:
No Bluetooth enabled devices is a good point too.
Those devices broadcast identifiable data whenever Bluetooth is enabled, and that data can be logged very easily. If an app has Bluetooth permissions it has the capability of logging that info. Or a simple device that logs nearby Bluetooth devices. About 2 years ago I placed a device in my apartment next to a road and within a week I had the habits of my neighbors logged with accurate timestamps. I took that device apart after that, it’s a macropad now.
So for the sake of privacy, no Bluetooth headphones, watches, etc near your “Go bag” phone when it has a battery in it. IMO avoid such devices in general.
- Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account 4 weeks ago:
I’m liking Linux Mint and Kubuntu personally.
Especially Kubuntu for my main desktop PC, Linux Mint for my little clunker PC I use to run my 3D printers.
- Comment on Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. 5 weeks ago:
Keep talking about it abroad
- Comment on Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers 5 weeks ago:
Drinking soap makes my stomach upset and drinking alcohol makes me upset, that means I’m a human right?
- Comment on Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be? 5 weeks ago:
Basically Lightroom is for editing photos in a specific format, there’s a couple alternatives that work well on Linux. Primarily Darktable and RawTherapee.
It’s really good at what it does and is basically an industry standard.
But Adobe being Adobe I really want to stop giving them money but I need to replace it first.
- Comment on Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be? 5 weeks ago:
Mine that’s still on Windows is while I’m transitioning away from Lightroom.
It’s the only thing left at this point that’s holding me there.
I would just dual boot a system for when I need to use it but I really wanna stop using Adobe software for a number of reasons.
- Comment on Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be? 5 weeks ago:
I’ve already switched my mom and grandma to Linux, and I’ve personally only got 1 PC still on Windows. Its days are numbered though.
- Comment on I want to branch out from PLA. Should I try ABS or TPU? 1 month ago:
I’d say TPU
It’s a lot less gnarly than ABS and depending on the hardness you get can it can be anything from a pain to a cakewalk to print.
Plus IMO it’s got more uses due to it’s durability.
- Comment on Oscar-winning animated film 'Flow' created entirely with free and open-source software Blender 1 month ago:
Each time I update
So in general that’s each time there’s a new LTS version I want to update to. I don’t so the nightlies or daily branches for most of my software and the ones that I do I basically throw some cash like each quarter or so depending on how much I use their software.
Blender for example I think put about $100 towards it last year, that was only the second year I was able to support them and the first year (4 years ago) I only put $15 towards them. And Blender got the most I put towards a project last year.
This year I’ve already put $30 towards Godot though. It’s ahead of Blender right now in 2025.
I try to do what I can, sometimes I can’t contribute and sometimes I can. I like to help where and when I can.
Unfortunately I may have to hold off for a few months as I just got a suprise bill for $1800 so it may be October (hopefully) when I can throw some cash their way again.
I also contribute to some content creators I enjoy, though not as many as I’d like.
- Comment on Day One alternative? (FOSS preferred) 1 month ago:
NGL I’d love this too
Unfortunately I have no recommendations as mine have been primarily physical journals
- Comment on Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O. 1 month ago:
Getting my friends to shift over is a pain in the ass for sure
- Comment on Oscar-winning animated film 'Flow' created entirely with free and open-source software Blender 1 month ago:
Whenever I download a new version of Blender I typically throw them $10 - $15.
Just like with other open source software I use, I give it a shot and if I like it I’ll throw them $10 - $15 each time I update.
- Comment on You knew it was coming: Google begins testing AI-only search results | This version of Google won't show you the 10 blue links at all—Gemini completely takes over the results in AI Mode 1 month ago:
Considering how often Google’s AI hallucinates some garbage for an answer this is going to be terrible
- Comment on Post with 22k upvotes mentions Lemmy as an alternative to Reddit 1 month ago:
Though some subs I’ve been banned from over there the reasons were as simple as “criticizing China and/or Russia” or “participating in a specific other sub”
The subs I hang around in are currently the same to right wingers (downvoted to oblivion) but that’s partly because attempting to participate in a lot of lefty subs over there you get banned for talking about China in a negative way. The other subs aren’t political so those ones aren’t too bad.
- Comment on put that in your pipe and smoke it 1 month ago:
They’re really cool little plants, I see them sometimes on trails when out hiking and it’s always a treat.
- Comment on How to secure your phone before attending a protest 1 month ago:
Going to peaceful protests are useful because it can help you meet some more like-minded folks.
Not to mention sometimes a protest starts peaceful and then goes to shit.
- Comment on How to secure your phone before attending a protest 1 month ago:
This so much!
Leave all Bluetooth devices at home as well as they have unique IDs that can be tied back to you as well.
And if you’re worried about your stereo you can always pull the fuse so it gets no power then put the fuse back when you get home.
Need directions? Print them and DO NOT LOSE THE PAPER!
- Comment on There Is No AI Revolution 2 months ago:
Hitting the sun is surprisingly difficult
Launching into deep space knowing that they’ll never enter another star system on the otherhand…
- Comment on Where to find posts reshared by me or by others? 2 months ago:
I’d love to be able to just go to my post and see a list of the people who have shared my stuff and links to their shared posts.
For example: 3 people share one of my posts, on the post I click the spot thatvsays how many times it’s been shared, and I can see the posts they made by sharing mine.
I hope that makes sense? IDK if it did I’m tired AF right now lol
- Comment on Where to find posts reshared by me or by others? 2 months ago:
On the browser version of Pixelfed there’s a setting you can get to from your profile page that let’s you enable “reblogs” being visible in your homefeed. (It’s kinda vague on what that means though)
I couldn’t find it on the official mobile app.
Honestly the official mobile app I can’t see comments on my posts either.
I’d say the official mobile app needs a little TLC.
- Comment on YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ is for those that already have a music subscription 2 months ago:
Because why make less money when you can make more money
- Comment on Amazon is changing what is written in books 2 months ago:
Hell, I’m surprised the publishers aren’t up in arms about it.
Amazon is changing copyrighted works.
- Comment on Linux's Sole Wireless/WiFi Driver Maintainer Is Stepping Down - Phoronix 2 months ago:
Wireless drivers are in a lot better state than they used to be, printer drivers are very dependent on the brand you have.
IME (YMMV) Brother printers seem to consistently work quite well and Epson printers seem to consistently be shit.
- Comment on Loops by pixelfied Is Doomed to Fail Because of Daniel Supernault 2 months ago:
Yeah a github repo creation date is pretty close to meaningless IMO.
It’s the update history that matters.
A project being started, shelved, then revisited later is the name of the game when it comes to me, and I honestly believe that’s pretty typical for large projects.