hexagonwin
@hexagonwin@lemmy.today
Migrated from @hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org (instance unmaintained)
- Comment on What would happen if two buttholes perfectly opposed both fart at the same time? 1 day ago:
i regret reading this post
- Comment on Tech hobbyists, How are you avoiding the crazy prices for computers and newer tech? 1 week ago:
i haven’t bought new hardwares for a long time. it’s mostly all older used items, sometimes even straight out of garbage bin.
the newest machine i have is from 2021.
- Comment on Preparing to leave Discord. How should I back up and purge my message history? 1 week ago:
- use DiscordChatExporter-incrementalBackup to backup to json (there’s a web viewer made by the same dev)
- use this UnDiscord fork to purge all messages
- Comment on Is there anyway to bypass cloud flare while using a vpn without have to turn it off and on again? 2 weeks ago:
bypass? are you looking into scraping?
- Comment on I have an opportunity to study abroad in Budapest, Hungary for a semester. Should I take it? 2 weeks ago:
unless there’s a huge real risk (like ongoing war…) studying abroad is almost always a good experience
- Comment on If I was on Windows 7 and couldn't change my OS, what VPN should I use to bypass censorship? If I shouldn't use a VPN, what would be a better way to bypass censorship? 3 weeks ago:
USA? then you can just use wireguard since it’s not blocked by the government
(china mainland for example blocks wireguard protocol)
- Comment on If I was on Windows 7 and couldn't change my OS, what VPN should I use to bypass censorship? If I shouldn't use a VPN, what would be a better way to bypass censorship? 3 weeks ago:
wireguard
- Comment on What are some good, independent news outlets that are reliable? 5 weeks ago:
maybe also AP News? not really a news outlet but i also have MBFC and Lead Stories
i use freshrss’s extractor to get feeds from sites without rss/atom and also for full text instead of short intro, might be useful for you too
- Comment on What is the best and worst USA state to live in? And why? 1 month ago:
for profit prisons
TIL, wtf
- Comment on What is the best and worst USA state to live in? And why? 1 month ago:
i mean i’m not in the US but still it seems like a decent place than many other places in the world. maybe i’m affected by propaganda lol
- Comment on What is the best and worst USA state to live in? And why? 1 month ago:
is it really that bad…?
- Comment on How are North Koreans who escape to the South integrate, like what do they do for work, home, etc? 1 month ago:
do you speak korean? i’m a native (south) korean speaker. i have no problem understanding north korean
propagandatv/newspaper. have also interacted with north korean defectors few times. surely there’s differences but they’re not “very different” - Comment on How do people who escape North Korea to South Korea? Considering the DMZ is nothing but a huge minefield, how do they navigate that? 1 month ago:
i recommend reading this page with a translator
- Comment on How are North Koreans who escape to the South integrate, like what do they do for work, home, etc? 1 month ago:
languages are different between the two countries
they aren’t, there’s very little difference in the language. minor differences in intonation and vocabs, but that’s same for every different dialects (even only considering south korea).
- Comment on How are North Koreans who escape to the South integrate, like what do they do for work, home, etc? 1 month ago:
you ever been to korea? i’m (south) korean and live here, there are certainly many negative aspects of this country like any other but i wouldn’t say it’s a “terrifying/scary hypercapitalist place”.
- Comment on How do I identify someone who has deleted their post? 1 month ago:
this is not really a solution and it’s not gonna work if you use an app. but i just use this browser addon+@ called hoardy web to save every page i visit locally. then i can revisit that page later on.
- Comment on How does Nostr work, and what are the pros/cons compared to ActivityPub? 1 month ago:
btw there’s a spoiler tag on lemmy that can be useful for this sorta stuff
- Comment on How hopeless is getting a job with a CS degree? 2 months ago:
everything from your car to your TV to your coffee maker has an embedded microprocessor in it now. I think embedded software is a safe bet
tbh, most of those uses prioritize being cheap over anything else and doesn’t really make a lot of money. mostly already developed with cheap labor in china/india/etc…
- Comment on How hopeless is getting a job with a CS degree? 2 months ago:
i highly doubt investing in old mainframe stuff is a good idea long term
- Comment on How did Google discover public links of Claude chats? 2 months ago:
i believe the links were posted somewhere public… even if it’s that google i highly doubt they would put things from people’s browsing history or mailbox onto public search index
- Comment on Would you eat 'honey' if humans spat phlegm on pollen and then dehydrated it? 2 months ago:
ohh this is the thing they do in the Your Name anime
- Comment on Is a web browser using another scripting language feasible? 2 months ago:
we used to have java applets and clientside perl a long time ago iirc
- Comment on Is it safe to connect a Windows XP machine to my wi-fi network? 2 months ago:
well realistically its not dangerous unless you have some very open/unrestricted network setup
- Comment on Lemmy or Piefed? 2 months ago:
seems to be working now btw!
- Comment on Lemmy or Piefed? 2 months ago:
was on my phone when commenting that, checking now yeah it’s down for me as well…
anyone who wants to check out that interface can take a look at old.lemmy.zip instead
- Comment on Lemmy or Piefed? 2 months ago:
i use lemmy because theres a frontend that looks exactly like old reddit. old.lemmy.today
- Comment on I hate Android! 2 months ago:
nokia did open source maemo and it’s still being developed by the community. look up on maemo leste. unfortunately they only support very few phones, including the nokia n900, motorola droid 4 xt894 and the original pinephone.
really hoping i can daily drive that os at some point on some modern powerful hardware
- Comment on Ok to dual boot Linux and Windows 10? 2 months ago:
yes it"s not gonna cause issues. even if it does its a very simple fix
- Comment on Is Nord VPN worth it? 2 months ago:
hasnt it been acquired by Kape?
- Comment on marble balls floating on water are nice sculptures. why doesn't the water squirt out like when you pinch a garden hose ? 3 months ago:
tbh i’m not blocking these trolls because the comment section is still quite high quality lol