TheOctonaut

@TheOctonaut@mander.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you were (falsely) accused of murder, but you have records of your phone at home with youtube videos being played, can you submit those records as a sort of Alibi to exonerate you?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Crimes are (ostensibly) supposed to be proven beyond doubt, so yes, it can be (and often is, I work for a telecom) used evidence, for both prosecution and defence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One gamer got so tired of waiting for Valve, he made his own 'Steam Controller 2' out of Steam Deck parts, and it even splits in half like Switch Joy-Cons⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes but

  • it doesn’t let me charge and play at the same time
  • I could hot swap in and out batteries, but it doesn’t report battery percentage
  • It also doesn’t auto-pause when the battery dies, like other systems do
  • It runs through them quickly
  • it acts finicky/unpredictable when the battery is very low, rather than reaching a consistent threshold and stopping working
  • In combination with a bug/anti-feature I’ve posted about previously, my Steam Deck sees it as a new controller every time the batteries are replaced, despite the Bluetooth MAC/BDA not changing.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One gamer got so tired of waiting for Valve, he made his own 'Steam Controller 2' out of Steam Deck parts, and it even splits in half like Switch Joy-Cons⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, I want one with internal rechargeable (and replaceable) batteries, more reliable Bluetooth, and multi-device targeting (ie those 1,2,3 toggles you see on stuff like mouse/keyboards - I use mine on my Steam Deck and also on my desktop - dont want to mess with pairing each time. Plus if I end up with with a Switch 2, the trackpad would be interesting for mouse mode if those could connect (no idea)).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The grass is happy to see you ⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Grass, famously, does not die when it’s cut. In fact to some degree, grass benefits from being grazed on, as grazers in a meadow will eat everything - leaving grass that is ready to grow back quickly, and severely harmed weeds and shrubs that will either die or be significantly set back while the grass quickly overshadows it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going on with moths and lamps in lemmy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bizarre questions like this make me more confident my blocklist is working

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what is north?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Where else would you succinctly say the Weddell sea is?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what is north?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Are kids today so Vine-brained they don’t understand headline syntax? The Weddell Sea just north of Antarctica.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨women are the devil⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Given that she began as Christian Evangelical pop, then rose to fame with a song fetishising performative homoeroticism as “not what good girls do”, no. Quite far off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Snow White’ Banned in Lebanon Due to Gal Gadot Being on Country’s ‘Israel Boycott List’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think they quite literally mean former IDF soldier, Gal Godot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon's gf has unfinished business⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  OK boys you’ve had your fun with the sectioning, there’ll be no more sectioning today.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon's gf has unfinished business⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well that just means you’ve got 8 seasons of Peep Show to watch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lemmy 24/7: “if its free, you’re the product”

  Lemmy on Nintendo: “Why should I pay for online play?! It needs to be free, moderated, and exist indefinitely even after the obsolescence of the product. Otherwise, I’m entirely justified in pirating everything.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A controller that is useful only when you have that online subscription to play the back catalogue, yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are people from Moscow and Versailles called?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People are answering your headline but not understanding your question; the two aren’t as linked as they would be in French.

  All of these are valid:

  • I went to a Moscow school
  • I went to a school in Moscow
  • I went to a Versaille cafe
  • I went to a cafe in Versaille.
  • I dated a London girl
  • I dated a girl from London

  These sound more natural than the following: *I went to a Muscovite school *I went to a Versaillian cafe (People have been giving you the direct French for Versaillais, but English wouldn’t use fhat)

  • I dated a Londoner girl.

  At least for Muscovite, it retains the implication that the school is for people from Moscow, rather than the school being in Moscow. You can see this a lot more often in religion, eg. I went to a Presbyterian school - I went to a school for Presbyterians.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Paradox date Stellaris 4.0, a "phoenix update" to attract new players and improve performance⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m pretty sure they mean The Company Formerly Known As Electronic Arts.

  Because Paradox have a track record of buying studios and monetising their games in a similar way that EA monetised Maxis’s The Sims.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"You should probably just throw it away"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is just replacing one unsupported OS with another?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"You should probably just throw it away"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Trade it in.

  In other words, someone may be willing to pay you for parts, rather than you just getting nothing for it (recycling).

  They are not going to recommend you use an alternative OS, and probably not because they’re worried about market share, but because they then have some responsibility for every time a person fucks up a Linux install.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cosmology (2025-03-12)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In Ireland you can be invited straight to PhD. The whole process takes just as long though, and there isn’t a guarantee you’ll be awarded anything if not completed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨would getting back with an ex be a bad idea?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure this even counts because the guy basically said let’s be friends and she has leapt to thinking about getting back together. This just sounds like someone with issues of their own, if dating someone who is obviously unthinking but falls well within the predicted bounds of normal behaviour for a teenager makes them think they might be a lesbian.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any hope for Ukraine to survive as an independent state now that trump is desperately wishing for a peace treaty with Russia, even bypassing Ukraine?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rockerface is Ukrainian, not American.

  Being a seemingly temporary non-nation, Americans don’t always understand that people don’t usually just give up and accept conquest. If a people continue to distinguish themselves strongly enough without being literally wiped out or assimilated, they will survive annexation until the next opportunity for rebellion or freedom. Ireland resisted Britain for 800 years - a few years in the shadows of dictators until ordinary Russians grow balls/tits again isn’t necessarily the end of Ukraine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wonder Woman Game is "Years Away From Release" As Warner Bros. Gaming Division Struggles⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How about if the idle animation is Gal Gadot in full IDF regalia singing “Imagine”?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Quite the opposite, my workplace is pretty fun and we definitely don’t need to couch jokes in emotions for safety. Maybe this is the same thing that requires people these days to use sarcasm tags.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Please don’t wink in a work context

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Civilization 7's post-launch plans include free multiplayer and Age features and paid Ada Lovelace⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve put hundreds or thousands of hours into every Civ game since Civ 2. I’m so fucking sad that I don’t care about this new release. I’m Irish and I can’t even enjoy Britain being relegated to DLC because somehow Ada Lovelace is a leader? Who is this game for?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Isn't EU's "VAT" a regressive tax? Why do they have that, instead of something like, taxing the rich?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, not every purchase is taxed, and not every purchase that is is taxed at the same rate.

  These rates are set by individual countries (because “Europe”, lol) and can change year to year. For example Ireland doesn’t tax books, basic food staples, children’s clothes, medicines. Heating fuel is taxed but was set to a reduced rate during the cost of living crisis. Other countries will have different priorities.

  VAT ensures that even those who have a large amount of wealth accumulated without “income” also contribute to society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a child went into a coma and woke up as an adult what would happen ?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But nobody clapped and no atheist tried to abort him and the holy spirit did not enter her at her weakest moment

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon buys a TV without researching⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why would this need “deliver ads over HDMI”. It’s on the telly, ie the HDMI signal has already been transmitted and now the TV itself is overlaying web-derived images in one corner, the same way it will overlay the guide or whatever when you open it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon's PC works⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My friend why are you acting like 5 years old is old. That’s pretty much the same console generation, never mind a serviceable age for PC hardware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switching teams in middle of a match!?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You said this so confidently but just to ruin your day: not everyone’s sex partners die afterwards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My VPN on Android fails to reconnect automatically any time the connection is interupted. Why?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Terrible advice. Did you even read what he asked, about having to reconnect manually? Or did you just see “VPN” and had a story to tell?