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by nik282000 3y ago
Yes technology is neutral (exceptions being things like the hollow point bullet) but not all applications are neutral. Remember when cameras got small enough to be included in pocket sized devices? They were abused and spent some time at th
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by nik282000 3y ago
Pages.
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by nik282000 3y ago
You use the power of democracy to vote for politicians who will actively torpedo their own investments in favor of helping you take the free meal right off their plate.
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by nik282000 3y ago
Capitalism is already the perfect Regret Maximization Framework. The most number of people get to regret every major decision of their lives when compared to an extremely wealthy few who get to dictate social trends and opinions.
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by nik282000 3y ago
> Create your account No thanks.
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by nik282000 3y ago
Can't be done without centralization at which point who decides which centralized authority is the correct one and which one is on the side of disinformation? What the internet really needs is smarter users, or maybe just a higher barr
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by nik282000 3y ago
Leave Twitter standing as a failed experiment and a reminder that nothing is above 'enshitification.'
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by nik282000 3y ago
Depending on your setup you can use dynamic DNS and save yourself the cost of the static IP. Either way it will always be cheaper per GB of storage to host at home than in 'the cloud.'
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by nik282000 3y ago
I maintain a number of machines which came with non-english wiring diagrams. Trying to learn a language while diagnosing issues with a machine does not improve either activity.
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by nik282000 3y ago
If your exposed services use authentication and you use strong passwords you are no worse off than any small business but you have the advantage of being a lesser target.
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by nik282000 3y ago
The vast majority of users on any platform are passive consumers, they are valuable only as long as they keep scrolling and viewing ads. The ultra tiny minority of users that are valuable to the platform 24/7 are the ones that consiste
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by nik282000 3y ago
Why yes, I am an average human being!
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by nik282000 4y ago
But do you run and lift for 40-60hrs a week for 40 years? If I did an hour or two of electrical work a day instead of 8 to 10 my knees would probably have lasted longer than 17 years.
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by nik282000 4y ago
Be overweight, bust out your healthy lunch at work. People will flat out tell you "Oh, it's so good you are trying to be healthy." So already you are being told that they thought you didn't care before and you have final
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by nik282000 4y ago
I just started the switch when I found this thread. Back to megacorp mail I guess?
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by nik282000 4y ago
Using an older Windows version to run Steam is a really bad idea. Steam requires an internet connection, old versions of Windows, are by definition, not up to date.
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by nik282000 4y ago
With Proton you can run a hell of a lot of your Steam library. It's far enough along that you don't need to be terminal guru any more.
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by nik282000 4y ago
Unless you are in a REALLY specific field (programming PLCs, interacting with weird hardware), everything is in a browser, an office suite or dev. You can stay corporate and run MacOS, or you could run Linux or BSD.
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by nik282000 4y ago
> Windows force-updated my If you don't like how your OS works, pick a different one.
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by nik282000 5y ago
> Its advertising copy calls out useless “productivity apps” as one of those non-essential processes. (Yeah, how dare you let a computer be used for productivity? Can’t you see I’m playing a game?) So, does this guy not realize that &#
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by nik282000 5y ago
>It’s vanishingly rare to find someone exceptionally talented in a field they hate because of the practice it takes to get to that level. So what do I win?
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by nik282000 5y ago
Need training data? Offer scans at half price in America if they agree to hand over their images!