GrindingGears

@GrindingGears@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  And actually as a correction, I think it was Love Connection and Married with Children when that commercial was on, and not the Simpsons. Regardless, Frankie and Johnny are internationally immortal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It is, and the funny thing is, I’m actually Canadian. That commercial used to be on during the Simpsons, it was an affiliate channel they used to broadcast into Canada.

  Although I did happen to visit NOLA a couple of years ago for work, and had a great time. I even thought of Frankie and Johnny and was prepared to go, as I figured my sister would get a kick out of a selfie in front of the store. Unfortunately I found out it wasn’t there anymore :(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Like the special man says:

  Lettahaveeeeeem

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pokemon Legends: Z-A || Review Thread⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So it’s a piece of shit for sure?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨negativity⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You present a valid argument.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨negativity⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree. But I tear into them like a degenerate, not totally proportioned quarters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨negativity⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s up with those pancake cutting lines? Who cuts a pancake into quarters? Is this normal? Am I the abnormal one for not doing this?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is now blocking NSFW updates for published adult-only games, according to a raunchy RPG developer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  At some point even visa is going to back off though. I wonder how much money goes through Steam? Maybe if them and some other orgs band together and say fine, we won’t accept Visa or MasterCard at all then, there’s going to be some hell to pay. This can go both ways. Lots of third parties would be caught in the crossfire too, like order payment processors.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is now blocking NSFW updates for published adult-only games, according to a raunchy RPG developer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If they really wanted to comply, they could find a workaround. This Visa excuse is kind of lame. Enable visa payments to purchase steam points (in exact amounts), that can then be used to buy a game for example, and work around it.

  It’s not like this really affects my life, as I’m not a horny teenager or old man buying these games, but it’s the point here that matters. Letting a payment processor dictate content is insane.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨📚 Ruminating on eReaders: Rambling thoughts and memories of my first two eReaders, the Kindle Keyboard and Kindle Voyage⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to do that. I actually started with an iPod touch back in the day, then switched to an iPad/iPhone combo when iPads and the iPhone 4 came out. I miss their books app, which I still feel is the best e-reader GUI. Their books seamlessly worked between devices too, I loved reading at home with the iPad and then I could just use my phone on the train when commuting, etc.

  Problem is, Apple is the greasiest company in tech, and their customer service is probably the worst in the industry, and their cost to value ratio is also probably the worst.

  I had a Google Nexus 9 tablet and I’ve tried using my android phones off and on, but the Google Books app just doesn’t do it for me.

  A couple of years ago I wanted something a bit waterproof, so I could read on my floatie while in the pool. I ended up with a Kobo Libra Color, which I actually quite like. It’s an extra device to cart around but it’s nice and thin, you don’t notice it in a bag. I also don’t commute nearly as much nowadays, so it’s less of a factor. It’s still not the apple app, You can still side load books and it’s definitely easier on the eyes over the longer term.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I refuse to by a new mouse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Remember taking the balls out and scrapping all the dust and crap off the rollers? It was a guilty pleasure of mine, but some of the mice from that era got pretty dank. I had one in college that was basically a science experiment at graduation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I refuse to by a new mouse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  ICue is the worst

  I totally regret buying that elite LCD that slots over the cooler, and all those Corsair fans + the case. I mean the hardware is fine, everything has been trucking a long for a really long time, the AIO, the fans, I’ve never had a problem with any of it from a hardware perspective. But it also means I’m locked into having that friggin ICue running in the background. The amount of other programs that app interferes with and basically fucks up, is unbelievable. I’m not buying anymore Corsair stuff, and iCue is 110% to blame for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I refuse to by a new mouse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve bought some sort of no name quasi-mechanical keyboard that came with a gaming mouse as a combo, that was like $60 on Amazon, five years ago. Literally my favourites, both of them. And I’ve had many different keyboards and mice over the years too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NHL Hockey Review - Game Informer Issue #1⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll never forget that game. Unwrapping my Genesis and popping that in, it was the god damn future.

  Then 93 came out, and it was even better. You could put pucks through the glass, and there were even injuries!

  94, hoo boy. There was no going back after 94.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony is reportedly planning a Nintendo Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable | VGC⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They didn’t support either VR’s. Most of the titles for PSVR were third party, there was very little AAA support after the first few months around it’s release. Two years later it was dust and echos, just like PSVR2 (Blood & Truth arguably an exception, but I also believe it was still released within that two year window).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony is reportedly planning a Nintendo Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable | VGC⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly the biggest failure IMO, was because like usual, they didnt actually support it after release. I’ve fallen for this one too many times with Sony, but no more. Whenever Sony releases something other than their mainstream products, they immediately stop developing for it and basically rely on a bunch of third parties. Who usually give up shortly thereafter when they notice the dwindling support.

  My vita is collecting dust with my PSVR, my PS proprietary headphones, and all the other useless shit Sony has released over the years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Even in the non-authoritarian dictatorship countries, one of these is still likely to be prohibitively expensive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨preferences⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bruh…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why did our friends stop posting on social media?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Facebook went to hell when they let our parents and grandparents on. Not that they are to blame, but it was the beginning of the end.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  cocAIne

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My experiences with HW3 and HW4 have been horrifying. I always turn off the FSD trials whenever they push, and the bastards still find a way to enact and screw up my cruise. The car itself is fine, but this FSD shit is a legit scam.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  AI is just fancy Google. I have yet to see it produce anything actually useful, or at least much more than a simple Google search could produce a decade ago. It’s like the world’s done lost its mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m so over this AI nonsense. I use AI as a barometer at work, in that the more they talk about AI, the more I know they are adding fuck all to the organization and aren’t actually doing any work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It’s official: There are no Nintendo Switch 2 reviews. Here’s what that means for us, and you [VGC]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish them the best of luck at these prices though. I get that the enthusiasts will clamor for it. There’s a couple million people that would buy a half eaten shoe for hundreds of dollars, if only Nintendo stamped their logo on it. Once the dust clears though (and this is a personal opinion and hunch), I bet Joe Public scoffs and it’s the WiiU#2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here to stay⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There ain’t much further to fall down…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA 6's delay doesn't mean the games industry's in trouble - it's already dead⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just out for a rip, are ya bud?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  AI is the 2020s version of Tulip Mania. It’s just fancy Google that elaborates, but you can’t trust the results it gives you, because it lies worse than my five year old on his way back from a late night trip to the cookie jar. It makes funny pictures of Mario committing 9/11 and all sorts of useless funny stuff that has kids smoking cigarettes at McDonalds with hot dogs for fingers. Which is great and all, but I can’t figure the last time I actually needed a picture of kids smoking cigarettes at McDonalds…

  And it sucks and you can always tell when something’s AI because it’s crap. Boomers can’t, but they also can’t do most other things, so I mean that’s not really a reliable metric of its actual success either.

  Boomer fuel is all it is. The new paperless society. It’s going to take my job, except my job will be on my doorstep a month later begging me to come back.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ChatGPT is shifting rightwards politically⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like it’s boomer fuel, this AI. What actual use does it have, like it’s supposed to be changing my life, putting me out of a job, turning all of my hard work into nothing. Robots giving me handjobs and all of that. None of this is happening.

  No, the only thing that is happening, is a bunch of late 50s and 60 year old executives running around at work like a bunch of robots. AI AI AI AI AI AI Beep Beep Boop AI AI AI AI AI AI

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A former Meta employee reviews the new Facebook memoir⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just actually finished this book, not 10 minutes ago. My overarching TL;DR summary of it, in one sentence is this: For being an international lawyer, she’s pretty naive.

  We all know Facebook is a morally bankrupt circus, that’s been well known for quite some time. The Social Network taught us that he’s a pretty selfish terrible person (plus a weirdo). That movie came out in like, what, 2010? If she thought she could single handedly change this, which she pretty clearly does, the conclusions already written that it’ll be a leopards ate my face moment.

  I’m glad she shared her story, no it’s not fair, and I hope it’s brought her some peace. But I have to be honest that it was a slog getting through that book.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yahoo is selling TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s borderline unusable at this point. No one serious uses it.