frezik
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- Comment on Just seen the latest American Opinion polls. 1 day ago:
Let’s just take the W on this one, ok?
- Comment on I didn't verify the headline. 2 days ago:
Utilikilt.com?
It’s something like Kleenex. It’s a specific brand, but got used generically. The rivet pattern around the crotch is the company’s trademark (and they’re not shy about suing others over it), but there are canvas kilts out there otherwise.
- Comment on Five years from launch the PS5 is a roaring success, so why doesn't it feel like it? [Eurogamer] 2 days ago:
It’s because of this:
vgchartz.com/…/ps5-vs-ps4-sales-comparison-june-2…
Align PS4 and PS5 sales to their launch date, and you’ll see that the PS5 has been lagging behind. Not by a lot, but it’s noticeable. This is despite the fact that The Xbox Series X/S is doing a bit worse than the Xbox One, and the One did a lot worse than the 360. Nintendo, of course, is in another room doing its own thing.
Sony expected every generation to sell better than the last. The market has clearly hit a saturation point, so that expectation is no longer valid. Combine that with the fact that Moore’s Law (originally defined as the price per integrated component dropping) is completely dead. That means you can no longer expect better hardware to get cheaper. You might be able to find fabs that can give you more performance, but it’ll cost you.
This is why the GabeCube is a good idea from a business persepctive. It will likely have better performance than the Xbox Series X/S, but not as good as the PS5. What it can do is be affordable with good enough hardware. The specs appear to be a bit Frankenstein, which is what you’d expect if Valve grabbed whatever deals on things they could find to put something together.
- Comment on The car of the guy who insists that you have a terminal case of TDS 2 days ago:
Supposedly, God chose Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump as his prophets. What kind of shit ass God would chose those dirtbags? Even if he existed, why worship an asshole like that?
At least Zeus was up front about being an asshole.
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 3 days ago:
Also, if the dealership is offering you 29% on a 7 year loan, please walk away. Stop giving in to that shit. It’s better for you, and it’s better for the rest of us.
- Comment on sad but trueueh, yeahh 3 days ago:
Astronomy still has imperialism problems. Best places for telescopes (radio or optical) aren’t around white people. Sometimes they’re more agreeable to the local population than others.
- Comment on Lymey Lizards 3 days ago:
Roddenberry loved his god-like children plots. Charlie X. Trelane. Even Q. Every time he had writers block, he’d spew out another one of those.
- Comment on Just how? 3 days ago:
I always try to park further back because of this. Then I still underestimate it and can’t find where I parked.
With motorcycles, it’s almost mandatory to park further back. People will try to pull in, hit the bike, knock it over, and then drive off like nothing happened. If confronted, it’s your fault for riding a bike.
- Comment on Valve has ‘a pretty good idea’ of what Steam Deck 2 is going to be, but it’s not ready yet [VGC] 3 days ago:
I’m not so concerned with the instruction set. The differences are generally overrated.
I’m concerned about monopoly power. Out of three companies that can legally make modern x86-64 processors, AMD is the only one worth talking about anymore. Unless China wants to throw some major weight into restarting VIA’s x86 line, that’s not likely to change. China seems fine with ARM and RISC-V, and ignoring x86.
The competition on the horizon is no longer AMD vs Intel. It’s AMD vs ARM vs RISC-V.
- Comment on Anon gets a pay raise 4 days ago:
That doesn’t have anything to do with tax brackets, though.
The solution to assistance services is to have a scale where assistance is backed off slowly until it goes to zero, not have this cliff where you make $1 more than the maximum and you get nothing.
- Comment on The heat... I mean the cold... well, it’s palpable! 5 days ago:
They’re both calibrated against a stupid wet molecule that carbon based life on this planet is addicted to.
Introducing: the Nihon. 0Nh is the freezing point of Nihonium at 1 bar pressure, and 100Nh is the boiling point. Well, theoretical freezing and boiling points. Nihonium is one of those elements that doesn’t stick around long enough to be studied. But we thought really hard about it, did some shit with particle accelerators, and we’re pretty sure these numbers are good.
- Comment on Pansexuality 6 days ago:
Let’s just say that I’m very protective of my cast iron.
- Comment on grindr dump (in post body) 1 week ago:
Yeah, and they don’t even have a clue how clueless they are.
- Comment on grindr dump (in post body) 1 week ago:
You sound like the reason women choose the bear.
- Comment on grindr dump (in post body) 1 week ago:
Funny how I never seem to have these issues with fems and non-binary people. Even the ones who grew up masc. In fact, most of the problems there are a direct result of really shitty behavior from men and trying to cope with it.
Instead of going “not all men”, maybe try to point out shitty behavior? Maybe one day, we can get past all this.
- Comment on grindr dump (in post body) 1 week ago:
Try an experiment: go on Fetlife and setup a profile as a fem. Start collecting DMs. It might be enlightening.
And by your own definition, you’re also the worst.
Yes, you’re very smart.
- Comment on Try Butt Nutts Today!! 1 week ago:
I know that feeling. Years ago, I was really tempted to give up arguing with audiophiles and try to make money off them instead. Didn’t do it because I have too many morals.
But I wouldn’t judge you for grifting MAGA. Make that guy with a confederate battle flag tattoo on his Fetlife profile pay up.
- Comment on Try Butt Nutts Today!! 1 week ago:
Oddly enough, MAGA-themed sex toys may be an untapped but highly lucrative market. Cock ring with an eagle attached? Coming to a cringy Fetlife profile near you.
- Comment on GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" 1 week ago:
Xbox is failing at this point. I suspect Rockstar might have to bump the timeline of the PC version.
But I’ll still do what I did with GTA V and wait for it to hit bargain bins.
- Comment on grindr dump (in post body) 1 week ago:
As a pansexual man, men are the worst. If it wasn’t mandated by evolution, I don’t know why women would put up with us.
- Comment on free minecraft 1 week ago:
Reject LLM. Return to Markov Chain.
- Comment on Police Department Shooting Range 1 week ago:
I assume this was at 5 feet.
- Comment on The revolution is here. 1 week ago:
I, too, hope the revolution comes from Hollywood.
- Comment on fight club 1 week ago:
I think that’s supposed to be part of the joke, but it’s hard to say. It’s one of those places where the intentions are unclear. Sorta parallel to Poe’s Law. If it’s parody, then it’s done in a way that’s indistinguishable from incompetence, and that doesn’t work.
- Comment on I hear he's homeless too. 2 weeks ago:
What art did he do?
Actually, don’t answer that, I don’t want to know.
- Comment on Me irl 2 weeks ago:
The only ones Spirit Halloween sells say “Dr Feelgood” on them.
- Comment on It's official: Teamsters President Sean O'Brien is a **Class Traitor & Republican Stooge** - (Details in post body) 2 weeks ago:
Maybe. Just the same, not every union is a well run union. There’s been bad ones over the years, but more good ones, I think.
- Comment on PC Master Race 2 weeks ago:
“Needs” is a tricky word, here.
People want to play games. If they don’t need a desktop otherwise, it’s fine to choose a console for games. The number of people who need a desktop is a lot less than it was 20 years ago.
- Comment on PC Master Race 2 weeks ago:
For a lot less than a desktop that does decent at gaming, yes.
- Comment on PC Master Race 2 weeks ago:
This argument made more sense 20 years ago. Now there’s a lot more people who just don’t need a desktop.