acastcandream

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acastcandream ,

Im JuSt ExCitEd AbOuT tHe TeCh

acastcandream ,

I was mining early 2010’s through 2015. Crypto is a casino. There is no useful application of the currency in particular.

Has ethernet become illegitimate? A librarian flipped out after spotting me using ethernet

I plugged into ethernet (as wifi w/captive portal does not work for me). I think clearnet worked but I have no interest in that. Egress Tor traffic was blocked and so was VPN. I’m not interested in editing all my scripts and configs to use clearnet, so the library’s internet is useless to me (unless I bother to try a tor...

acastcandream ,

If you don’t trust it to be entirely accurate then it is ridiculous to act like it is “for the sake of discussion.” Healthy skepticism is absolutely warranted

acastcandream , (edited )

Dude ffs grow up and just ask in the future. This whole post and defensive posture is so childish. You literally admitted in another comment that you were deliberately opaque about your intentions in order to avoid a fringe concern, which then brought about the result you were trying to avoid.

Like seriously dude. You borderline lied because of a fear of people who are “Ethernet-hostile”? And then got upset when they didn’t know what you were doing when you purposely deceived them? Are you kidding me?

Edit: so this dude just goes to places both private and public then starts shit it seems

acastcandream ,

Well, OP side of the story isn’t even that vindicating either. The dude literally admitted in one comment that he all but lied to them about what he was doing, yet he’s mad when they were upset he wasn’t clear with his intentions and started plugging in cat5 without any heads up.

acastcandream ,

It’s such a bizarre post.

acastcandream ,

How many times do we need to tell you that you can’t lie about your intentions and then expect people to respect your perceived “rights“? This is like anti-maskers who would walk into places with mask mandates intentionally and then take off their masks just to make a scene and record it for the Internet. You’re pot stirring.

Just ask like a normal human being. For all you know they would’ve said “right this way“ and shown you to a port. You walked in looking for trouble.

acastcandream ,

“You’re welcome to my help” is basically the point. You are welcome to my generosity/assistance.

acastcandream ,

More one, that’s for sure

acastcandream ,

They could tactfully include ads, but no one ever tactfully includes ads.

Because they don't work outside of basically podcasting. And even then many shows stretch "tactfully."

Additionally, over 60% of American internet users use an adblocker. The Atlantic as a US publication relies heavily on US citizens. They didn't create that situation, but they have to experience the ramifications.

So "tactful" ads are not an option. You don't want obtrusive ads that unfortunately are the only ones that vaguely work. You don't want to pay for it directly. If they went government funded or something it would be used as a cudgel against them forever (look at how NPR gets shit on it randomly, which basically gets a fraction of its funding from government grants and not even formally from the US budget). So functionally no ads, no selling, no subscriptions, no government funding.

They need to eat. What should they do?

acastcandream ,

quality information

The question is how do you expect quality information to be produced if it isn't paid for? I think it's terrible we have to think in those terms but as the other person said, that is reality.

acastcandream , (edited )

Linux is the result of a massive number of people working at their own paces with no deadlines and no expenses other than time and the computer they already own, as well as foundations where people get paid and pay others do tasks. Lots of private companies are also involved, and they exist because of profits.

Quality, relevant journalism has hard costs associated with it and has to move very fast. I'm not even talking about the twitter blitz that leads to sloppiness. I'm saying any and all breaking news. How do you plan on getting any on the ground reporting in Gaza?

What you are suggesting would mean that only those who don't need an income can participate in the endeavor. Which unfortunately is also the case with Linux - big contributors have to stop all the time, projects die regularly, because "life gets in the way." It just shifts the problem.

Open source programming and journalism have some parallels I'm sure but this comparison just doesn't work on many levels.

acastcandream ,

This was a really lowkey, intense read for my morning coffee lol

acastcandream ,

Every alternative I have tried has a few “big” communities that were active for about four days before completely collapsing on themselves. It’s not that there isn’t a viable alternative, it’s that there is literally no alternative it seems like.

acastcandream ,

But they’re not a business they just love making games for real gamers!

acastcandream ,

Every FOSS alternative to discord I’ve seen is basically a sea of dead communities. Revolt in particular was just so quiet.

acastcandream ,

Definitely not directed at you. I’m just so tired of people in general excusing Nintendo for ridiculous behavior because of some romantic view they have of the company.

acastcandream ,

They also focus on making sure nobody can fucking afford them

acastcandream ,

You have to remember that these are the same people who romanticize and call for general strikes without any consideration for what it does to families. Not to mention it doesn’t even acknowledge the fact that most general strikes in history have failed miserably. The reality is that successful union activity is generally small, difficult, and has to be sustained for years.

acastcandream ,

I get what you are saying, but I think they introduced sufficient nuance that it is not fair of you to say they are completely handwaving away unions and collective bargaining as an option

acastcandream ,

Nail on the head. It's so wildly frustrating. I mean look at the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike. I am a professional shooter/editor but not in the hollywood side anymore, so I had the luxury of working as an editor at a salaried job while my friends suffered during the strike. Their near-unanimous approval of the strike still made it incredibly difficult and they're already terrified of IATSE/Teamsters striking this summer.

Was it worth it? Yes. Absolutely. But my god it was hard. I don't think people realize the strain it put on folks. I saw $800/day crew members at coffee shops pulling shifts. I saw veteran cam ops lamenting the unemployment process as they basically begged anyone they knew for a corporate gig. Folks who leaned on their parents to financially support them in their 30's as the strike played out. It wasn't picket lines and signs and high spirits all day every day. It was hunger and fear of losing the roof of their heads. All for the chance to maybe have a better work situation moving forward, to be determined at an unknown date.

acastcandream ,

Never read that, appreciate the recc

acastcandream ,

Telling anyone to “just Google it” is proof that you have no interest in a good faith discussion.

How on earth you could read what they wrote and say it's in bad faith means either A) you don't know what that term means or B) it's become so diluted and repeated that it's lost all meaning. Perhaps both idk.

Like come on. They gave 4 suggestions, you pretended it was 1, and you're also ignoring other means suggested prior.

acastcandream ,

Would you recommend one of these alternatives or a Linux-based OS for a 2016 Intel MacBook Pro?

acastcandream ,

Thanks!

What non-FOSS software have you been unable to quit?

For me, Google video search, Google books (Internet Archive is good, but doesn't always have the same stuff), Adobe InDesign (but in the process of learning LaTeX), and Typewise. As for the Google stuff, I liked Whoogle a lot, but almost all their instances seem to have been blocked or shut down. Also, apologies if this is...

acastcandream ,

organic maps is built on open maps and is FOSS. Takes some getting used to though. The time estimates aren't accurate (it doesn't account for traffic) so always add time to the estimate, and you can't really search for things by name you generally need to input addresses (except for maybe your airport. This also varies based on where you live because folks might be updating it more for you locally).

Basically it's a solid option but not good enough for me to ditch Apple maps completely (I trust apple slightly more than gmaps but not by a large margin lol).

acastcandream ,

Haven’t tried OsmAnd so I can’t answer that. Sorry!

acastcandream ,

Isn't digikam primarily a photo organizer?

acastcandream ,

Ease off the gas a bit dude.

acastcandream ,

Good info! Appreciate it

acastcandream , (edited )

I think we both know there are better ways to communicate when trying to be helpful, namely ways that are not tinged with shaming/condescendion. I hope the rest of your weekend is nice as well.

acastcandream ,

Ok

how can something be so courageous and yet so true ( slrpnk.net )

Edit: Jesus Christ, people. If you buy a $150 Thinkpad made by slave labor instead of a $1,200 MacBook made by slave labor, you're still supporting a capitalist economy based on slave labor. We all do. We have no choice. The number of smug liberals in the comments saying "well I buy a cheap used laptop" or "well I buy coffee...

acastcandream ,

It uses way too many words in an effort to sound smart while also being riddled with incomplete sentences and so many grammatical issues lol

acastcandream ,

The sugar high economy he fostered was going to have issues, covid or not. We should've raised interest rates when times were excellent but we kept trucking along as if 2.5% home mortgage rates and such were going to be standard forever. Companies got spoiled on more than a decade of essentially "free money," and now that things have an interest rate they can feel they are flipping the fuck out.

Also 2019 was pre-pandemic. The economic effects weren't being felt at all yet.

acastcandream ,

I get everyone uses AI to write the posts now but at least give it a little character guys. The info isn’t bad but there’s a lot of filler words and generic info here. If this isn’t AI generated then get a little more granular.

acastcandream ,

Don’t be a leech. Spread your seeds.

acastcandream ,

The obnoxious behavior of showing them the limited duration guests are allowed to stay as per your lease unless they want to start paying rent.

acastcandream ,

What changed was he stopped paying for a quality PR team.

acastcandream ,

Big same. Calling someone a pedophile is arguably the the single worst thing you can accuse someone of. I don't like how normalized that's become and it happened because of people like him.

Also it was just a wildly disproportionate response to a valid concern. He's just a child.

acastcandream ,

don’t waste time with people who refuse to listen; work on building a network of like minded people

And anybody who says this is “building an echo chamber“ is just saying they feel entitled to your space and attention even when they don’t feel any need to include others in their own.

acastcandream ,

Didn’t say anything that necessitated this response.

acastcandream ,

Huh interesting. Even rereading it I am taking it 2 very different ways. Read it the wrong way the first time, my mistake.

acastcandream , (edited )

a vote for a 3rd party is a vote for the opponent. Everyone says this. I simply do not buy it.

Doesn’t matter what you “buy” it’s about what the data tells us.

But let’s set that aside. Want to know why voting 3rd party is a waste of time? Because suddenly people get passionate about it months before the general election. Where are y’all the other 3.5 years of the presidential term? Where are your local and state level candidates? Why do you feel entitled to my attention and vote if all people like you do is complain and hope for a moonshot third option at the last fucking minute when you refuse to be engaged the rest of the time?

Change takes work. Third party advocates need to get to work. Y’all are generally just lazy and entitled and disengaged, then come crying about how you’re not included every presidential election year. The data tells us this.

Yes, the deck is stacked against third-party candidates. Yes, it is going to be difficult. But I won’t really give a shit what you have to say until you actually put in a little elbow grease.

acastcandream ,

And republicans and will make it worse and the election is months away.

Give me a viable solution.

acastcandream ,

Florida testing the waters with that ridiculous bill allowing state funds to be diverted to “presidential candidates facing political persecution” or however they phrased it.

acastcandream ,

Alt right/nazi/fascist/republican fuckbois will always hide behind the letter of the law and best intentions of others until they have the numbers where they don’t need to.

acastcandream ,

What is hardened iOS?

acastcandream ,

This is great. Done a lot of it but lots I haven’t.

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