remington
@remington@beehaw.org
Volunteer amateur systems administrator for Beehaw. Stay-at-home dad. Outdoor enthusiast.
- Submitted 5 days ago to technology@beehaw.org | 4 comments
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- Comment on Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be 1 week ago:
This dropped today:
- Comment on PlayStation 5 rereview: A smaller console with a bigger game library 1 week ago:
Our family loves the PS5. As the article points out, the only thing we don’t like is Playstation Plus when compared to Xbox’s Game Pass.
- Submitted 1 week ago to technology@beehaw.org | 34 comments
- Comment on Dutch, French Police Take Down Major Crime Chat Service 2 weeks ago:
It should be noted that MATRIX is a different entity from the secure open-source, decentralized, real-time communications protocol with the same name, which is perfectly legal to continue using.
From the article that @badcodecat@lemux.minnix.dev mentioned ITT.
- Comment on Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s | CNN 3 weeks ago:
I agree. One of my sons doesn’t want to use social media (he tried several and didn’t like any of them). My other son only uses Reddit to find interesting things and information in niche subjects (he rarely interacts with anyone on the platform).
- Comment on Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s | CNN 3 weeks ago:
16yos aren’t going to listen to their parents’ advice.
That’s why I started and continued to talk to my two sons about it from a very young age (5 years old). Now they are teenagers and don’t have any online problems.
- Comment on Next Generation Internet (NGI) projects adopt platforms Mastodon and PeerTube as main communication channels 3 weeks ago:
It’s somewhat funny how most Lemmy mods seem to discuss things on Discord or Matrix, rather than Lemmy (based on the chatter, though I am not a mod here so what do I know, really?).
Most of the time we need real-time chat (Mods on Discord) or real-time secure chat (Admins on Matrix).
- Comment on Multilingual, open source and a 'distinctly European perspective': Germany's Fraunhofer Institute's OpenGPT-X research project releases large language model 3 weeks ago:
A “Fraunhofer Society” refers to the overarching organization that manages a network of applied research institutes, while a “Fraunhofer Institute” is a single research unit within that network, focused on a specific area of study like materials science, healthcare, or digital technology; essentially, the Fraunhofer Society is the umbrella organization, and the Fraunhofer Institutes are the individual research centers under its governance.
They are credited with the creation of the MP3 format so maybe that’s where these supposed lawsuits are coming from?
- Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s | CNNwww.cnn.com ↗Submitted 3 weeks ago to technology@beehaw.org | 29 comments
- Traffic on Bluesky, an X competitor, is up 500% since the election. How will it handle the surge?www.npr.org ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to technology@beehaw.org | 5 comments
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to technology@beehaw.org | 45 comments
- Comment on Netflix raises prices as password boost fades 2 months ago:
I had, simply, forgotten that my friend had given me a free account.
- Comment on Netflix raises prices as password boost fades 2 months ago:
Whoops! I forgot to mention that I have a tech friend that gave me a free profile/account that I use with the OpenVPN client.
- Comment on Netflix raises prices as password boost fades 2 months ago:
Using a VPN solved this problem for me. If you don’t want to pay for a VPN, then use OpenVPN Connect.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 13th 2 months ago:
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred.
Been running this insane build melting the entire screen. Very soon I’ll be target farming mythic uniques. Absolutely loving the new Spirit Born class!
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- Comment on Microsoft Ruined Windows 4 months ago:
I understand and completely agree from someone who is knowledgeable about this subject matter. However, MOST people are NOT. To clarify again, (and this is something that is getting very annoying to repeat over and over again) the general public have almost NO knowledge about the differences between operating systems.
- Comment on Microsoft Ruined Windows 4 months ago:
Microsoft Windows is heavily marketed and, for most of the general public that aren’t aware of Linux, is a cheaper option compared to Apple/Mac/iOS.
I worked with/on Windows for two decades. Through those years I became more and more frustrated with the bugs and vulnerability to outside attacks. Windows is going to be attacked more, and for other reasons, because it is used by more people (a greater attack surface to exploit).
Back in 2008 I switched to Apple/Mac/iOS. I have never regretted it.
IF you have the time/knowledge (which most of the general public doesn’t have) to use Linux, then I’d recommend it.
Please, stop with this ‘fan-boy’ shit about operating systems. Use logic and rational thinking which I believe that I’ve shown above.
- Submitted 4 months ago to technology@beehaw.org | 7 comments
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- Comment on Riven (2024) Review Thread 5 months ago:
Did you forget to add the trailer?
- Comment on Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers) 5 months ago:
I’ve used Firefox for so many years…can’t remember precisely. If there was a better option, then I’d be open to it.
- Comment on Path of Exile 2: Witch Gameplay Walkthrough 6 months ago:
- Submitted 6 months ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 2 comments
- Comment on Riven | Official Launch Trailer | Available June 25th 6 months ago:
Interesting back story incoming. My brother and I worked at one of the best restaurants (at the time) in Greensboro NC USA. My brother’s roommate (Mike), for several years (1989 - 1992 I believe), had only a high school education. After working a shift at the restaurant, he’d return home and shut himself in his room for hours (this was almost every day). My brother inquired out of curiosity and Mike showed my brother his computer set-up and the types of digital graphics he had been working on. Mike sent a 3 dimensional application to a digital graphics arts school (I believe in Raleigh NC) and was immediately accepted. After easily completing this program of study (Mike was highly gifted and driven), he was snatched up by the company that developed Myst. He went from barely scraping by to making a substantial amount of money in the field he dreamed to work in.
- Comment on A personal argument for a benefit of gaming 6 months ago:
As far as the argument against the argument for your point, the logical argument was complete in the first paragraph:
the academic community has failed to produce any negative relationship between video games and real life.I have not been able to find any evidence that would support the claims of talking heads, etc.
My other son is ‘on the spectrum’ and is a joy with all of his uniqueness.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 2nd 6 months ago:
Still having lots of fun playing Diablo 4 Season 4. Got a necromancer and a barbarian to 100. Now, I’m leveling up a sorcerer.
