Acters
@Acters@lemmy.world
- Comment on Can you draw a perfect circle? 1 week ago:
It does seem harder to reach lower numbers than high numbers
- Comment on Post-election blues 2 weeks ago:
Whilst screaming make America great again
- Comment on My little buddy (pack of 12) 3 weeks ago:
Buy more than you need and redistribute them to those in need of non dozen-ist values, be the change the world needs
- Comment on Screenshots of what I'm playing, day 1: progressing through Sonic 2 3 weeks ago:
I can still hear this level in my head
- Comment on Since when does a clock need a privacy policy? 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on smart engineering 4 weeks ago:
Unfortunately, that would not match up with the other three panels. The smart engineer should be able to figure out how to satisfy the customer. It is up mostly to public interpretation, as most art is. That is how I see it but I won’t deny someone who labels themselves as an engineer could be a con artist in disguise.
One way I see this is how we interpret the glass half full or glass half empty. There are some ways to see it and modify it a little and meaning can take a different more pronounced form. So yeah both can be valid but then we are considering if the label engineer is truth or a lie.
- Comment on smart engineering 4 weeks ago:
You’re a moron to think this is about scamming someone. The smart engineer realized he can offer a louder option but didn’t want to disturb the preset settings the customer is used to. If anything, not only is the engineer smart but empathetic towards how troublesome learning a new tool is like. Let me tell you it is not a problem that the volume is not standardized. Instead, it is nice to know that the customer can choose options he is familiar with AND now has a setting to go louder. Of course the much smarter way is to make the dial more analog input than a digital input. However, the digital dial will not move as easily when bumped. Trade-offs were made. For aesthetics and function. Yes I know some music nerds who like the dial more than a touch button.
Now don’t get me started with how they can sell it however they want. If it is louder than the product it is comparing against and the buyer likes it then it is not a scam, it was a fair trade.
/EndRant
- Comment on Ok boomer 1 month ago:
Tbh back then the pay was more fairly in line with cost of living for some of the jobs. however, it has been a good 20 or so year since it was more fair. Nowadays, it is absolutely scary the cost of living. it’s down right criminal.
- Comment on Anon plays Metro 2033 2 months ago:
If you wanted this, you don’t need a dam apple laptop, but at the same time, the closest competitor is the new snapdragon laptops that are closer to having up to a week of battery life. Also, they are capable of running more than you can on an apple machine, albeit it is early progress in proper x86 emulation, and more productivity programs are starting to support it.
So, no, you are NOT forced to make a decision to get a MacBook and the price gouging you experience.
Even then, picking a device for your use case is extremely important. I know many people who can survive with lower powered devices as they only use it for web browsing or documents like Excel or Word. Which an apple device would work well for but seriously is complete overkill and overpriced for.
- Comment on No thanks. I'm good. 2 months ago:
Gotcha, it’s cheaper to exploit something/someone than to do it ethically. Yet, once it is produced in mass, I’m sure it can be sold at way higher volume and thus sell at a higher revenue stream. Especially once the process is effectively efficient and cheaply done. However, the bump in upfront cost from exploiting for short-term gain to this is rather large. If only there was a relatively community driven system that already takes a percentage of people’s income to lessen the cost or burden for such services as a way to incentivize ethical processes…
- Comment on Uber and Lyft now required to pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hour 4 months ago:
As someone who did uber and lyft, let me tell you that these algorithm are exceptionally fine tuned to meet $/hr over long term driving. In my area, it is tuned to hit close to 20/hr ± 4 dollars/hr. You bet that on some trips uber is taking larger percentage vs other trips to meet this target. This is clearly how their system works to squeeze every dollar out of both drivers and clients.
Note: this is with OR without doing promotions and specials.
Those algorithms will try their best to get you out of profitable areas and stick you with low pay rides once you pass this 20/hr threshold. Especially if you are doing promotions, as they know that you will more than likely meet this target $/hr mark.
- Comment on evangelism 6 months ago:
Fuck yea, buzzwords were the original free money glitch and it still works wonders lmao
- Comment on Even this post is propaganda. 7 months ago:
Hey, I’m autistic! I notice that if I don’t follow the group’s current propaganda fueled nonsense, I am seen as an outsider and hated for asking those hard-hitting questions. Eventually, they think I’m “inflexible” or “will not change my mind” and then say i am “supporting the other guy” or whatever. Like what is wrong with playing with a little of devils advocate to get the full picture. Sheesh
- Comment on penguins 7 months ago:
It’s an edited picture. The coat in the original goes down to her thighs.
- Comment on penguins 7 months ago:
It’s an edited picture. Not sure what you are looking to make sense with a fake picture of a fake coat
- Comment on acceptable screws 7 months ago:
Some claim to have stripped Robertson screws but to be fair, the metal used and amount of torque the peson applies is the biggest reason for problems.
Phillips heads were supposed to solve the over torquing problem, but everyone didn’t listen to standard specifications and didn’t bother using them as they were meant to be made and used. The Philips head was supposed to slip once the correct torque was applied. Unfortunately, this positive benefit became a negative. With poor metals and a mismatched driver bit to screw head along with not using the screw head that was meant for the specified torque demands, the Phillips screw became known for stripping.
Trying to implement non overtorquing feature to the square bit and you will find how similar it will look to the Phillips head.
Right now, Torx is the best at not stripping, but good luck if the screw is overtorqued. Eventually, the cheap metal gives out with the screw head, or bit, snapping off.
- Comment on Round 2 🚢 8 months ago:
It may be closer to “hope someone is willing to waste $20 billion on one” and then nobody does so it doesn’t get built.
But if you look at all the crap saudi arabia is doing, the chance that they succeed in selling it may not be zero
Your right, there are plenty of insecure people from all levels of wealth.
- Comment on Someone gets killed by a car, so they restrict e-bikes. 8 months ago:
Yeah, imagine using rim brakes at 40 mph. Good luck with the inevitable crash with absolutely nothing to cushion or take the hit for you(no crumple zones).
- Comment on How do I stop hating children? 10 months ago:
At some point, i did what you said and stopped judging the kid for how they are. It was mostly from the sadness of knowing the world they will have to explore, as adults, a world that will be extremely competitive and aggressive. I wanted to shield them from it all and make them live a stable, happy life. At least until they start becoming more independent. Eventually, we all have to let them live their own life.
- Comment on Should I quit my monthly expenses for alcohol? 11 months ago:
Somehow, spending 12k/m on Uber rides and the gym costing 7k/m too
- Comment on I've been wondering for some time 11 months ago:
I dont think this but I know if I do get one, I’ll just get a financial advisor to help manage it. Aside from that my life would stay the same as I don’t want family and friends hounding me for cash. I am happy with my situation but would like to get a family of my own sometime and somehow get a place for us to live in. I just want to be financially responsible and be paid a liveable salary amount
- Comment on Blueberry milkshakes 1 year ago:
if things got to brain in a jar levels and I am complacently accepting of the fake reality, then I might just live a long life
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
I keep telling people that those who are rich love blaming inflation, it barely affects their spending and will make their business more money…
- Comment on I wish 1 year ago:
Nice, how about bitwise & operator?
// n&1 is 1, then odd, else even return (!(n & 1));
- Comment on I wish 1 year ago:
Every bit aside for the ones bit is even, all you have to do is yet the ones bit(the far left) for it being a 1 or 0. Which is the fastest and least amount of code needed.
use bitwise &
bool isEven(int n)
{// n&1 is true, then odd, or !n&1 is true for even return (!(n & 1));
}
- Comment on I feel stupid asking this 1 year ago:
It’s a more humble title than “Lemmy Android moderator”
- Comment on McKinsey: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 1 year ago:
That’s what we get when corruption is not only deregulated bit also subsidized…
- Comment on Today I finally picked up my phone from in-warranty repair (motherboard replacement), I found out the camera doesn't work. 1 year ago:
With inflating prices, I’m starting to believe nothing is worth the money they are charging.
- Comment on Redditor when women 1 year ago:
People like margot robbie here are enough reason to know that this shitpost is not making any good points, it’s literally a joke
- Comment on What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials & Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working. 1 year ago:
There are TOO MANY procedures/fees/tax/unsafe ways to lose everything you have or be in a position where you will never be able to live without constantly being demanded to provide more work/cash/time.