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- Comment on Germ Blaster 2 weeks ago:
I always have to imagine I’m playing Operation and it’s going to buzz and light up a red light over my head if I bump the sides.
- Comment on Cetaceans 2 weeks ago:
Verified. It’s on the table entry for en.wikipedia.org/…/Tamanend's_bottlenose_dolphin
- Comment on ambition 2 weeks ago:
I always figure we ask kids what they want to be when they grow up because they have better imagination and we adults are looking for ideas.
- Comment on Google hit with £7B claim over search engine dominance • The Register 3 weeks ago:
I daily DDG and either go to Kagi or, oddly enough, Bing if that doesn’t work. Google is too riddled with ads at this point.
One day I’m going to run out of free Kagi queries and I’ll probably have to pony up the money.
- Comment on Haha SO TRUE! 4 weeks ago:
The phrase “Haha So True!” (referred to as ‘HST’ henceforth to save space and out of respect for the readers’ precious time who would rather engage in intellectual conversations elsewhere than keep repeating “Haha So True!” over and over again
HST
- Comment on They're called leaves for a reason. 4 weeks ago:
Absolutely. There’s a lot in my neighborhood… And it’s annoying when there’s a perfectly good sidewalk right there.
- Comment on Dogma 2 on the way from Kevin Smith 4 weeks ago:
RIP Alan Rickman
- Comment on Hiding the Other Half: ‘Wicked’ Is the Latest Film to Trim ‘Part One’ From the Title 5 weeks ago:
I still remember going to see the first LoTR film and right after it fades out, hearing a lady yell “you mean there’s another one?!”
- Comment on anyway, i started blastin' 5 weeks ago:
So, what are their names?
- Comment on The Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World 5 weeks ago:
I’ve often wondered if the authorities would care about a community run FOSS plate scanner network that publicly advertised the location of all government vehicles. I mean, it’s public data, right? A nice web front end with built in pattern detection shouldn’t be too bad. Plate scanners can be built with Raspberry Pi’s, so it’s fairly cheap commodity hardware. You’d need a good number though. Coupled with additional hardware, you could put them on cars as well I suppose.
- Comment on Period tracking app refuses to disclose data to American authorities 5 weeks ago:
Fwiw, this article says the name of the app is Clue. As a dude, I have no need of such an app, but as a security minded individual, will encourage my female friends to use it if needed and hope the developers continue to have security in mind.
- Comment on Box-Office: "Venom" Sinks & "Here" Bombs 1 month ago:
I, and my family, definitely enjoyed the Wild Robot, solid film. I seriously hope they get to do the sequel (it’s based on a book series).
- Comment on Please ban data caps, Internet users tell FCC 1 month ago:
I think you missed (or ignored I suppose) part of his statement that data caps can reduce overall (across multiple subscribers in an area) used simultaneous bandwidth. People say “I can pull 1Gbit/sec, but I know I’ll hit my cap if I do that perpetually, so I’ll just do short bursts here and there when I need it”. This puts people in the mindset not to push their max data speeds all day/month long. Doing so reduces the possibility that everyone in an area (likely using the same data backbone) will ask for all their speed at the same time. This means that the backbone can be smaller and support a higher number of subscribers.
I completely agree on not having much choice though. And thats really what needs to change in many places.
- Comment on Marvel Studios’ ‘Blade’ Removed From 2025 Release Schedule, Disney Dates ‘Predator: Badlands’ Instead 1 month ago:
Why do we need another Blade?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
The problem is that people won’t move until their audience there and their audience won’t move until they are there.
And mastodon is a bit less straightforward compared to old Twitter.
- Comment on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 sucks up to 180 Mb/s of internet bandwidth while in flight — equivalent to 81GB of data per hour 2 months ago:
Likely both of those could be much much smaller for 2024 because it’s just streaming the data so the updates and installation size are smaller since it’s all coming in real time while playing instead of having to be installed before playing.
- Comment on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 sucks up to 180 Mb/s of internet bandwidth while in flight — equivalent to 81GB of data per hour 2 months ago:
You joke about the install size, I’m more annoyed at the constant 1-2hr updates preventing me from playing when I have 20 free minutes.
- Comment on you filthy casuals wouldn't understand 2 months ago:
There’s insufficient surge or Mtn Dew in this picture, it’s got to be a photoshop.
- Comment on Element in water heater died; less than two months old. 2 months ago:
And that’s why you get an on demand unit. In either case, heating water in a jug over and over just so it might be hot hen you need it is not a great idea.
- Comment on Life saving hurricane info locked behind a paywall 2 months ago:
Throwing it out there, but www.nhc.noaa.gov is hands down the best hurricane tracking site. It’s low Bandwidth, quick, lightweight, legit data backed, and generally the source data for most other weather sites.
- Comment on a few centuries 2 months ago:
WARKWORTH was Wokewarth, am I right?
- Comment on Dreams come true 2 months ago:
Nah, they get “Exposure”!
/s
- Comment on Box Office Update: Transformers One and The Substance struggling to find an audience 2 months ago:
Welp, sounds like I’m giving it a shot then, thanks!
- Comment on Box Office Update: Transformers One and The Substance struggling to find an audience 2 months ago:
Despite excellent reviews and good word-of-mouth from fans, Transformers One is having a bad time at the box office this weekend.
Is it really any good? Asking as someone who grew up with the Transformers from the 80’s on, every commercial/trailer I’ve seen for One seems lackluster and the animation style really cheap and off putting. Maybe it’s not an accurate representation of the film as a whole (wouldn’t be the first time)? Is the storyline enough to make up for it?
- Comment on Black mold growing on the dispensers at my local McDonald's 3 months ago:
Currently. Iirc, this is being removed company wide. I know the ones near me recently renovated and no long have customer accessible drink machines.
- Comment on This is the Lincoln Nautilus. Look at that shape. As a cephalopod, I am highly offended. 4 months ago:
It doesn’t look at all like a Nautilus.
- Comment on Getting PSVR2 working on PC isn't as easy as it should be 4 months ago:
I would argue that buying a $10-20 usb Bluetooth adapter is much preferred to giving my info and data and privacy away to Meta. Not to mention the other things you can use it for.
Personally I’m really glad Sony went with Bluetooth over some sort of proprietary tech.
- Comment on How did gravity worked on the Death Star? 4 months ago:
How much gravity would the Deathstar’s mass provide? I feel like it would be very small considering it has no real massive central solid or liquid core.
- Comment on Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour 5 months ago:
Or when they complain that not enough people are using it so they relaunch it as “Google Roads”.
- Comment on POV 5 months ago:
100%. Also, this is a completely different statement thanks to the “l” left out of “plants”.
It’s crazy how many invasive species are popular in urban areas.