WeirdGoesPro
@WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on My 1TB hard drive took a crap reformatted it, lost all my info, and it works now. How do I use a cloud or drive online to backup my stuff so I am not relying just on physical and can dl anywhere? 20 hours ago:
I use Backblaze and find it to be quite reasonable since they have a flat rate for unlimited storage.
- Comment on Challenge everything 2 weeks ago:
Everyone in the US should start getting colonoscopies at 45, the recommended age. Colon cancer is quite preventable if you catch it early, and insurance is legally required to cover preventative screenings after that age.
If you have a family history of colon cancer in a first degree relative, talk to your doctor about getting screenings approved at an earlier age.
Save your ass, save your life.
- Comment on Mother's Day 2 weeks ago:
It’s a kid showing you that they feel affection for you. Depending on the age of the kid, it could be as simple as: adult woman = a mom = happy Mother’s Day.
I am not trans, so I can’t speak from experience about how you should feel, but my outside opinion is that you should try to enjoy it for what it is—a female experience, a nice little gesture, and a potential for bonding. You aren’t the first woman to have their boyfriend’s child get a little attached, and you definitely won’t be the last. If this were my child and my girlfriend, I’d want to discuss things together so we can navigate the growing bond with the child in a way that is healthy for everyone.
I hope this story has a happy ending. Adult/child mentor relationships don’t have to always come from a spouse, and they can be really great for both the child and the adult when handled well.
- Comment on I know Reddit sucks but this one is funny. 3 weeks ago:
Don’t worry, your wife believed your post.
- Comment on I made the Tesseract shitlist! 3 weeks ago:
Me too! I wish they commented the reason why because I’m really proud to have made the cut!
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Edgy. /s
- Comment on This lawyer needs to be stopped before he actually *kills* someone! 918?!? He's a **MENACE!!!** 5 weeks ago:
This is one of those cultural misunderstanding posts.
The letters translate to numbers on a keypad in the US.
- Comment on This is my boomstick 1 month ago:
I know you’re joking, but I’m going to answer this anyway.
This would be considered constitutional carry in Texas and would be legal to do in public with no license whatsoever. Gotta keep your hand off it though otherwise it could be considered criminally threatening.
- Comment on How come there is so many commercials to make a guy hard but not something for women that will enjoy sex more? No pun intended in this but why are women getting royally fucked? 1 month ago:
There are, they just aren’t super well known. My girlfriend is fond of the oxytocin chocolates you can buy now.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Glad you’re happy. You do you, man.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
How does it play out in a sexual sense if you no longer have sex organs?
- Comment on Why is "I was born this way" and other "genetic predisposition" defenses almost common place? I get the physical stuff like loss of limbs but not the I was born to hate, or rape, and so forth? 2 months ago:
I have not had that experience.
Now, back to what we were talking about: do you have any evidence for the things you were saying earlier?
- Comment on Why is "I was born this way" and other "genetic predisposition" defenses almost common place? I get the physical stuff like loss of limbs but not the I was born to hate, or rape, and so forth? 2 months ago:
Yes. Usually with the phrase “where can I learn more about this?” or “what kind of evidence do they have for that?” I remember doing exactly that in my 5th grade history class and had fun reading the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin when the teacher directed me there for a primary source where I could learn more. They seemed excited that a student was engaging critical thinking and seeking additional learning. If you’re comparing yourself to a teacher, maybe you could find it in yourself to see it the same way.
So, I ask you…what kind of evidence do you have for your assertions, and where can I learn more about those events you say happened?
- Comment on Why is "I was born this way" and other "genetic predisposition" defenses almost common place? I get the physical stuff like loss of limbs but not the I was born to hate, or rape, and so forth? 2 months ago:
Actually, yes, I do. Teachers teach documents—usually primary sources if possible. If a teacher was telling me a bunch of stuff that they couldn’t show me any evidence of, I would be a little suspicious.
- Comment on Why is "I was born this way" and other "genetic predisposition" defenses almost common place? I get the physical stuff like loss of limbs but not the I was born to hate, or rape, and so forth? 2 months ago:
Got an article about this alleged event?
- Comment on Why is "I was born this way" and other "genetic predisposition" defenses almost common place? I get the physical stuff like loss of limbs but not the I was born to hate, or rape, and so forth? 2 months ago:
Is it common amongst your peers to say you were born a rapist? ‘Cause I’ve never heard a single person say that in my entire life.
- Comment on What was the internet like before Y2K happened ? 2 months ago:
I have no idea, but I don’t think so. It was originally aired on HBO, so I imagine it is on their streaming service.
Or just pirate it like the rest of us.
- Comment on What was the internet like before Y2K happened ? 2 months ago:
It’s pretty much the entire plot of Silicon Valley (TV show). It is complicated and fascinating.
- Comment on What was the internet like before Y2K happened ? 2 months ago:
Close. High bandwidth, low latency.
High amount of data able to stream, low time to communicate with the server.
- Comment on Aerosol 2 months ago:
Christmas is around us,
Come on and let it snow. - Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
It isn’t loading for me.
- Comment on What was the internet like before Y2K happened ? 2 months ago:
I’m going to use some descriptive metaphors to explain this as best I can. Apologies to my fellow Lemmy nerds for the small inaccuracies this might create, but I think I can get the basic point across in plain language.
Bandwidth is how much data can flow over a rate of time. It is similar to a water pipe—a bigger pipe can flow more water into your home, and a smaller one will flow less. If we’re comparing internet data to water, downloading a file is like filling up a bucket until the bucket is full and it is a complete bucket of water. Bigger files are like bigger buckets—you need more water (data) to fill them.
In the case of streaming a video, the bucket has a hole in the bottom because the playing of the video is the equivalent of the water being used and discarded. The flow of data needs to be faster than the play rate of the video (the drain rate of the hole in this case), otherwise the video will pause because it has not received the next section of data to play that video content (the bucket runs out of water). In the 90’s, we all had really small internet “pipes”, so sending data could not happen very quickly, and thus sending video that could be streamed was very difficult (or in many cases, impossible).
Now let’s talk about latency. Internet is unlike a water pipe in that not any old data will do—it has to be that specific data from that specific server.
In plain language, latency is the amount of time it takes to send a signal from a server to your computer and back.
Your computer has to contact that server and tell it “I need YOU to send me water.” The server has to react to that and start sending you the data, but the server has its own pipes to contend with, and it has other requests from other water users it needs to deliver too. If their pipes are slow, or they have too many requests, then the data will not flow to you quickly. If the data does not flow to you quickly, it will not outrun the play rate of the video, and the video will pause.
I hope that helped you gain a basic understanding of these concepts—I did my best. I welcome any other nerds out there to chime in if I misrepresented anything too much.
- Comment on I'm just better 2 months ago:
Thanks for posting this. That was an interesting read.
- Comment on How can I earn 100$ (before tax) in 24 hours? 2 months ago:
If you can convince people that your method is cheaper and better, you could be a billionaire overnight. Doubt meme from LA Noire
- Comment on How can I earn 100$ (before tax) in 24 hours? 2 months ago:
I also want to point out that a pawn shop will temporarily pawn an item without selling it and give you money, but that is reliant on the client paying you. If you are confident that they will, it is a good option, but don’t pawn anything you’ll miss.
- Comment on Be The Sunshine ☀️ 2 months ago:
*Lemmy
- Comment on Bought my kid a picture quiz book about animals. Neither of us can figure out what animal this is. 2 months ago:
They are padded for protection against the hot and rocky ground.
- Comment on Here's hoping he calls again 2 months ago:
It’d be gay to stick something in there before you stick something in there. /s
- Comment on The Prime Minister of Canada having his usual $45,000 morning breakfast 2 months ago:
Everyone else is downvoting for AI slop, but I’m downvoting for the fact that it is nowhere near a $45,000 breakfast. Unless that wine is the actual blood of Christ, I’d be surprised if this breaks $2000. Do better. /s
- Comment on The Matrix 2 months ago:
N’wah!
