mark3748
@mark3748@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will NOT have Denuvo on PC 1 week ago:
Denuvo is DRM not anti-cheat.
- Comment on Goodwill is out of control 4 weeks ago:
My pleasure 😁
- Comment on Goodwill is out of control 4 weeks ago:
Hi, you’re wrong. Goodwill Industries is a 501©(3) non-profit organization.
- Comment on The 1900s 4 weeks ago:
Hold up,
2024-1994=30 years
Since a century is 100 years, 1/4 would be 100/4=25 years
How did you get 32 years equals a quarter century?
- Comment on M*crosoft's search engine is borderline unusable 2 months ago:
Winget is built-in, doesn’t require an elevated command prompt, and will actually update stuff installed from outside of winget if you want.
I use chocolatey for some kubernetes tools (fluxCD and helm) because they get updated a little bit faster (like a day or less) but it’s pretty much been made obsolete for my use.
That being said, if my job didn’t require me to use windows, I’d probably just use NixOS full time.
- Comment on UPS has started charging for pickups even if you have a prepaid label 3 months ago:
Probably because Dell uses fedex. I’ve been a Dell service tech off and on for 25 years, and it’s always been fedex.
- Comment on UPS has started charging for pickups even if you have a prepaid label 3 months ago:
Scheduled pickups always cost more, but most businesses provide ARS (Authorized Return Service) labels that have pick up pre-paid. They saved $10 and made things inconvenient for you, so you’ll have to either pay for a pickup or drop it off at a UPS store or access point.
Source: been a field tech with several companies that use UPS exclusively. I am far more familiar with UPS than anyone ever should be.
- Comment on Is this just how it’s gonna be till Election Day? 3 months ago:
Yeah, I was adding clarification, not disagreeing!
- Comment on Is this just how it’s gonna be till Election Day? 3 months ago:
Political Communications to land lines are generally exempt from do not call. Cellular communications require prior consent, but the “consent” could be as flimsy as being registered with a certain party. You must be able to opt-out from the communication, and that’s why they have the “reply stop” verbiage. If they don’t honor your request, you should report it. Failing to actually make an effort to stop the communication (as is strangely being suggested) should be the only reason you would continue to receive them.
The direct affiliation with a party or campaign is not a requirement.
Here is the relevant information from the FCC fcc.gov/rules-political-campaign-calls-and-texts
- Comment on Lots of times the restaurants won't even have milk 5 months ago:
You’re trading HFCS for plain old sugar. Most fruits are approximately 50/50 fructose and glucose, while HFCS is between 42% and 55% fructose, with the balance being glucose.
Chemically and biologically, they are basically the same.
- Comment on Microsoft to release next 'Call of Duty' game on subscription service, source says 5 months ago:
Well, it just says they’re including it with Game Pass. So you have the option of not actually purchasing the game for $70 (every year!) but you still get to play. There’s a lot of good games for both Xbox and PC so it’s a decent value proposition for a lot of people.
I don’t buy AAA games, so it’s kind of nice to have the option to play some of them without a big upfront investment. The real stars are the smaller and indie games.
It’s not for everyone, but for the cost of a Netflix subscription I can play a shitload of games on my PC and my kids get a huge library on the console.
- Comment on Has ethernet become illegitimate? A librarian flipped out after spotting me using ethernet 6 months ago:
Now get the hell off my
lawnLAN. - Comment on Has ethernet become illegitimate? A librarian flipped out after spotting me using ethernet 6 months ago:
Another library in the area has ethernet ports but they are just decoys (dead ports). I asked the librarian what the problem is, why they are disabled, and whether we can turn them on.
They’re not decoys, they’re just not patched. Because we don’t generally patch anything that’s not going to be in use. Also because some rando will probably attempt to plug their nasty ass laptop into it, which is also why we block port intrusions.
- Comment on MFA 7 months ago:
They offer other options for Microsoft accounts. Using it as a normal TOTP app is the same as any other Authenticator app.
It’s most likely the number matching requirement that the other person doesn’t like, or their employer has a policy that’s annoying.
- Comment on what is my purpose rule 7 months ago:
You absolutely can, it’s just not easy.
- Comment on [Discussion] What's your "this has bothered me for way too long" movie moment? 7 months ago:
ADSL is provisioned similarly. You can just re-provision and up the speed beyond your current service level.
- Comment on [Discussion] What's your "this has bothered me for way too long" movie moment? 8 months ago:
Yeah, that part too
- Comment on [Discussion] What's your "this has bothered me for way too long" movie moment? 8 months ago:
Back in the day we used to hack cable modems to uncap the speed. Most of the time, and even more so now, the limits are artificial and a quick call can upgrade your service.
- Comment on Can anyone explain "Good Burger 2" to me? why does anyone want to watch this? 11 months ago:
- Comment on The picture isn't even of my yard 1 year ago:
It was firmware-level, and installed itself. Reinstalling the OS was not a solution.