And it won’t work nearly as well as most people would think.

Well that’s wrong, because I would think this wouldn’t work at all.

Yeah sure, the os gets regular updates, banking apps get updates.

But when it comes to digital devices, convenience and security are in a constant tug of war, ultimately we have to make a choice. And when I make that choice I remember that this isn’t a company phone, there’s no customer data at risk, no important info to be breached. And still the number of times I’ve been hacked: 0

Nova launcher works great for me, I haven’t let it update in years. Looks like that isn’t going to change.

I’ve been burned so many times that I’ve finally learned my lesson. When I find that I like an app, that it does everything I want, the first thing I do is turn auto updates off. It can stay frozen in time forever, just working normally.

So when that happens… Is there gonna be like a memory auction? Will I have to buy a whole ai training rig just to get the RAM?

I’ll just take your best guess.

Yeah, some honesty would be refreshing.

Though to be fair, when that actually happens you know what we call that? “X company just said the quiet part out loud”.

So yeah, there’s kinda no pleasing us either…

Lol

“Our viewpoint is that we are trying to help consumers around the world. We’re just doing it through different channels. […] What’s going on right now is that the TAM [ed: Total Addressable Market] and data center is growing just absolutely tremendously. And we want to make sure that, as a company, we help fulfill that TAM as well.”

Let me translate that for you:

Yes we definitely want to support the consumers, but hey look, the thing is, these data centers want to buy a lot of memory, and guess what, they’re willing to buy it in bulk even at a huge mark up! Like just think about that… We’re gonna make so much money!

But uh, yeah uh, I feel you, that sucks bro and I appreciate you. But, dude, seriously, look at all this money! So yeah, stay strong guys, tweet about us! And don’t forget, if you want to be informed about the best memory deals, definitely sign up for our newsletter! Just put your email right in this field…

You know, I recall playing this at a friend’s house decades ago and being totally, utterly, stuck on the first level for like… many hours.

So yeah, you may be right about that.

Was there like, a maze in that level? I think I remember a maze that ultimately led to a smaller area of open water, where you were just like “well fuckin’ now what?”

As someone who’s worked in IT for years, it’s my opinion that different is worse.

I don’t really mind supporting multiple operating systems, it is a little more of a hassle, but it’s far better than supporting users on systems they’re not familiar with. As much of a nice idea it is to “streamline” an organization by putting every machine on the same os, in my experience it actually works better to put everyone in whatever os they’re most comfortable with. For a lot of people computers are hard, period. And needing to learn new systems just to do their job is the kind of thing they have nightmares about.

When it comes right down to, any modern operating system will do just fine, they’re shockingly similar in the end. Plus, in many industries upwards of 80% of a user’s work may be in a browser anyway. So that’s where I stand, people should use whatever they want, and making people change isn’t a great idea.

I’m gonna have my kid add “No AI used” to his lemonade stand sign. He’ll probably double his profits.

(so like $4).

Reality TV. Reality TV never changes…

Yeah… this seems pretty on brand really.

Actually, it seems really well themed, a messed up reality show is exactly the kind of thing you might find in a vault. The thing to remember though, is that Vault-Tec is supposed to be satirical… Bethesda should not become Vault-Tec because that would be unethical… Right Bethesda… Right?

Ok sure, but how much of the game will actually be generated by dolphins?

This will probably be just another example of HUMAN appropriation when plenty of dolphin developers are struggling to even find work in this industry. Maybe when dolphins are literally the subject matter of the game we could consider inclusivity in its development?

#dolphin_life #Phins_In_Gaming #NotMyEcco

I’m surprised to learn that the CEO is not Moxie Marlinspike, my understanding is that he created the signal protocol. Perhaps he has nothing to do with the apps that implement signal?

Marlinspike is a well known name in the cryptography community, the guy knows his stuff.

I’ll let you know when I figure it out

Ok, noted. Troll identified and blocked.

Man, that headline is… forced.

Copper? Is there really a copper shortage?

I mean, the supply is pretty large for that. You’d think that electrical grid rollout in developing nations would have a higher impact than all the ram in the world.

I have to agree. I mean come on, cpu coolers? There’s nothing proprietary about them, nothing particularly high tech or difficult to produce, it’s a heat sink and a fan… Fancy ones may have a coolant loop, but still… I just can’t see any reason that prices would go up noticeably for such easy to manufacturer, commodity parts.

I’m just saying, it seems a little early to start screaming “the sky is falling”.

I don’t know, it sounds like a pretty convincing argument to me.

It’s a strange take to say “you’re wasting your time trying to get legislation passed” I mean, that’s one of the primary ways you change anything in a country…

And it’s plain stupid to say the only solution to a problem is the “complete abolition of capitalism” and then the next moment, suggest someone else is asking the impossible by trying to get some minor policy changed… That’s just bonkers. I mean, that simply destroys your credibility for the rest of the conversation, it’s gone.

You could say that of any infrastructure. Bridges are expenses, ongoing maintenance for them is a burden our children will have to bear. But I expect they’ll be willing to do it.

The fact is, most of what we do affects the next generation, we just don’t think about it, or can’t quantify it. The only difference with nuclear is that we can quantify it.