Croquette
@Croquette@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on What's the difference between socialism and communism? Is there one? Or are the terms interchangeable? 3 days ago:
Communism in the strictest sense is the means of production are owned by the state.
The classless doctrine was proposed by Marx and is often inferred when talking about communism.
You can absolutely have a communist society with a caste system.
- Comment on "Linux? Those guys who like to talk about themselves?" 1 week ago:
It does though because a higher marketshare means more money for them. And if they have almost all the marketshare, they can influence the market easily (see Google and Web Manifest V3).
If people don’t use Windows for example, chances are they won’t buy Office365 and/or OneDrive.
And that doesn’t even broach how Microsoft tried to deploy Recall, which was taking a screenshot of what people were doing every few seconds, a major breach of privacy.
So they might not influence people as much as Meta for example, but it does influence them.
- Comment on "Linux? Those guys who like to talk about themselves?" 1 week ago:
Is it hipster to advocate for mega corpo to fuck off?
Not sure how you got this from my reply, but mega corpos influence our life for the worst. Trying to diminish their influence in our life isn’t hipsterism.
- Comment on "Linux? Those guys who like to talk about themselves?" 1 week ago:
Microsoft and Apple are steering the computing space in a very anti-consumer space. So for many people, it is more than just an OS, but an ethical statement.
The less people use Windows and MacOS, the less sway they have in the computing space.
- Comment on "Linux? Those guys who like to talk about themselves?" 1 week ago:
Because there is an ethical implication is using Linux vs Windows.
Windows is the De Facto choice since Windows 95 at least. And Microsoft is steering computers in a anti-consumers space. So for many people, using Linux isn’t simply using a different OS but it is also a political statement.
- Comment on he might be using me to fulfill his younger woman fantasy, but I’m also using him to fulfill my daddy fantasy, so we’re even 1 week ago:
Especially after chasing down that display driver issue in the wee hours of the morning. Light that cigarette
- Comment on How not to advertise 101! 2 weeks ago:
Case in point : LLM.
Companies aren’t these ultra efficient machine that works with cutting edge tech.
The vast majority of companies hold themselves together with a few excel sheets with a terrible backup solution.
Companies will absolutely pay for garbage wrapped in gold paper and Google and other advertising companies are making bank on it.
- Comment on When Windows users find the Threadiverse 2 weeks ago:
I think that the motivation is the real key point here.
You could be the best technical person but if you are not motivated, it won’t happen. And that’s fine. When the motivation will be there, Linux nerds will be there to help you.
- Comment on Aerosol 4 weeks ago:
I have curly hairs, so the comb helped keep the hair straight, and kept my hand from sticking
- Comment on Aerosol 4 weeks ago:
My secret was simple: hairblower with the cheapest maximum hold spray.
I would start at the base of my scalp and spray some hairspray and then with a comb, raise a spot of hair at a time while blowing hot hair on that spot.
In less than 5 mins, my mohawk was ready and strong.
When I wanted to go the extra mile, I would then cover the mohawk in hair gel and blow dry it just like I did with hairspray. My mohawk would stay straight for a few days and it was quite easy to wash. Good times
- Comment on outsmarted 5 weeks ago:
I always give the money first when I buy something used to balance out the karma of those pieces of shit.
I would have taken the table out of spite and tell the guys to fuck off.
- Comment on Self sacrifice is honorable 5 weeks ago:
Thanks for the answer.
- Comment on Self sacrifice is honorable 5 weeks ago:
What’s garden leave, it’s the first time I hear that expression
- Comment on What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ? 1 month ago:
Original RuneScape
- Comment on systemd 1 month ago:
I am almost 40 and have been using Linux for 3 years now and I am computer literate. However, I couldn’t tell you what exactly systemd other than vague generalities.
I feel like there isn’t a generation of nerds, just nerds in general, that use Linux deeply and are knowledgeable about Linux low level systems.
- Comment on Fetus yeetus 1 month ago:
Sunday is the first day of the week though. My time tracking software starts on monday and I hate it.
- Comment on Is your carbs addiction worth it? 3 months ago:
There is still a shitload of snail here. They’ll be fine
- Comment on Conservatives: Libz don't even know what a woman is. Also Conservatives: *constantly engage with purely synthetic creations thinking that they are women.* 3 months ago:
Because it is different for them. It’s justified for them personally. But everyone else is going to hell.
- Comment on Sony is testing dynamic pricing: one game - different prices on the PlayStation Store 3 months ago:
Doesn’t matter if there is boycott or not. They are letting the cat out of the bag and it’s not going back in.
This is the start of normalizing surge pricing in gaming.
- Comment on It's all SO simple! 3 months ago:
It’s a lot easier to remove 200 calories from your diet than burning 200 calories more.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Yeah but it’s an awkward talk in the morning.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
I get grumpy when I don’t sleep at home and I need to sleep with boxer briefs. It fucking sucks. Let me be an animal for the time I sleep at the very least please.
- Comment on Start-up idea 4 months ago:
Yes, I’ve heard about that theory. The boot example is good because everyone can relate.
- Comment on Start-up idea 4 months ago:
One caveat I would note: lots of people can’t afford expensive, durable appliances.
It’s expensive to be poor.
- Comment on Ah, customer service 4 months ago:
The typical customer service is 45 mins ++ of waiting on the line, to be greeted by an agent with a heavy Indian accent that will go through the script before having any chances to have a shot at maybe fixing your issue.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
“But it got electrolytes. That’s what plants crave”
- Comment on If it fits... 5 months ago:
I would bet that a lot of trucks are larger than the Smart is long.
- Comment on EU lawmakers to study ban 'loot boxes' and other addictive features in video games 5 months ago:
What about the other side?
- Comment on EU lawmakers to study ban 'loot boxes' and other addictive features in video games 5 months ago:
Loot box are still a thing, in a big way. Look at CS2 or the yearly soccer games.
And gacha games on mobile are a plague.
Lootbox is the first step, battlepass close second.
- Comment on 5 months ago:
To be fair, the phone experience of increasingly more companies is just fucking terrible.
Menus over menus. Trying to get to speak a person that isn’t from India is pretty fucking hard. You usually arrive at a voicemail and don’t know when you will hear from them.
Might as well cut the bullshit and find a straight forward experience online instead.