wernercd

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by wernercd 3y ago
sure but... commercialized? Where do you think these hyperconnected subcultures live? Online... if not inside of TikTok, Youtube, Instagram or other large entity then they'll exist on someone else's servers. You think those server
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by wernercd 3y ago
It seems YOU don't understand what monopoly means. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopoly > exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action > exclusive posse
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by wernercd 3y ago
So how do you get an app onto the iphone if they don't have a monopoly on apps on their phones? What other store can I use to get apps on a iPhone?
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by wernercd 3y ago
How is that any different than anything else? Everyone hates Facebook but everyone uses it. Why? That's where the people are. Same for Instagram, Reddit, etc. Everyone hates JavaScript. Buggy and counter intuitive. Mess in all the diff
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by wernercd 3y ago
As others have stated, I'm actually focused on the bigger picture more than just "YouTube directly". Ad Blockers stop the secondary stuff (ad campaigns that YouTube serves sending you to unsafe places) as well as primary stuf
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by wernercd 3y ago
"can not" maybe... but it wouldn't be the first time a "trusted" company served malware. But the issue goes beyond just getting stuff from youtube directly. They are absolutely a source of links to unsafe places - t
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by wernercd 3y ago
Ad blockers are a security measure: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/pl/security/news/cybercrime... I have no problem leaching... it's also about a better browsing experience and security.
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by wernercd 3y ago
Is it because of the "older" tech? 2015 is "ancient" for these things and difference between 2015, 2020 and 2023 from what I've seen is pretty massive as tech has changed at a dizzying pace. my 2020 civic seems to d
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by wernercd 3y ago
Just upgraded from a 2012 civic to 2020 civic and a lot of the experience is the same - although it seems worse for you. Been driving it for ~3 months and experience a lot of the same (especially the TPS system that I'm going to have t
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by wernercd 3y ago
"only" is a strong word and obviously not true. Mainly? Sure... but only? a company with thousands of employees "only" wants one thing? And saying it's illegal is a bit too strong as well. Maybe in the EU but even t
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by wernercd 3y ago
That's the thing, its not JUST trophies. I'll agree that if it was ONLY trophies? Sure you might have an argument... but this obviously isn't only about that one thing. Let me ask this... if trophies are low key "no one
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by wernercd 3y ago
How is it misleading? it's simply showing that people aren't eating more sugar. Nothing more, nothing less. If you want to add that to an article about how "100 pounds of sugar a year with half the activity because people peo
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by wernercd 3y ago
"already purchased by people" Better talk to the EU that just forced Apple to negate a decade of iAccessories by forcing a switch to USB-C (which I support) And even if "eventually controls will be circumvented" is true.
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by wernercd 3y ago
Regularly when doing anything that touches online. And even stuff that doesn't touch "online", these days, normally involves trophies that you can cheat your way to getting.
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by wernercd 3y ago
To be fair, I think the vast majority of this is about online. Keeping a clean and hack free experience isn't just about selling proprietary controllers - it's also bout blocking cheating and keeping things sane. (and single playe
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by wernercd 3y ago
and a cartel isn't made to have a level playing field fighting cheaters. Cartels are made to make money. you want to cut the Law and Order angle then you need to also cut the "cartel" angle. Fact is that if XBox doesn't
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by wernercd 3y ago
or join with the authorities to maintain law and order. You spin it as "cartel" but why can't it be spun as Law & Order? Or do you think that cheaters should have unrestricted control and the ability to destroy the econom
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by wernercd 3y ago
Why wouldn't you think it's both? they obviously care about money and selling periphials is money... but so is selling consoles. If they can't control the cheaters in some fashion (losing battle and all that) then they will s
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by wernercd 3y ago
I actually saw that when finding the quote but was too lazy to go deep into it. Yeah, it's not Voltaire quoted but her paraphrase. I think free speech is like all our other rights - absolute but your rights end where the rights of othe
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by wernercd 3y ago
"chatgpt" Ahh... the thing that makes up stuff and is increasingly... censored? Hard pass. I'll take my own thoughts and not AI limited by fear. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/chatg
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by wernercd 3y ago
> The best code is the easiest to throw away and rewrite, because let's face it, the older the code is, the more hands it's been through, the worse it is, but more importantly the less motivated anyone is in maintaining it. The
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by wernercd 3y ago
How could it not be better? it's not working with the US Gov to censor free speech that's proven to be true after the fact. One of the biggest scandals of our time is "disinformation" that the government doesn't app
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by wernercd 3y ago
Took Elon 17 years to get Tesla profitable... why do you think he'd give up in a year? The largest problem with businesses these days is the "we must make profit next quarter" mindset and the "I hope he fails" is ei
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by wernercd 3y ago
Free market options with reasonable government regulations. What we had when this country had great healthcare options. You know... the stuff that was replaced with "Keep your Doctor", "keep your plan", "save $2500
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by wernercd 3y ago
Something that requires the service of others isn't a "right". you have a right to be free. Right to self defense. Right to free speech. You don't have a right to the services of others.
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by wernercd 3y ago
So the answer to "rent seeking vampire insurance companies" is a rent seeking vampire government agency? No thank you. The answer to government created problems isn't a government created department. All you have to do is loo
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by wernercd 3y ago
"Infrastructure from code is the least exciting development in the evolution of ops I've seen" The best things in programming are the things that are the least exciting. Stability and simplicity are huge selling points unless
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by wernercd 3y ago
Nissan Versa is 16k. Kia Rio is 17k. Mitsubishi Mirage is 17k. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g44830210/cheapest-new... There may not be a LOT of cars in that price range but they definitely exist.
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by wernercd 3y ago
Americans expect the government to be corrupt and bad because history shows that government to be corrupt and bad. We don't get it because we expect it. We get it because history repeats. Which is why we setup ours to be limited in pow
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by wernercd 3y ago
As a programmer for a bank, I'm in the ballpark after benefits/yearly bonus (humble brag) but having been on the lookout for remote work in my line of specialty, for me to get a good remote position I will probably have to take a

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