Hamartiogonic

joined 2 years ago
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Things have gotten so bad, that even Clippy begins to look acceptable. What a bizarre world this is.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

OMG it’s been going on for decades now. That’s not a bug at this point — that’s a feature.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 35 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Which is super ironic because it’s a corporate mascot that managed to become universally hated by everyone. Then again, those were simpler times, so modern companies would deserve much more than mere hatred.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Oh… I guess I’ll just put away my HCl, HNO3, HF and other goodies.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Well… accounts? Although, some bots manage to slip through anyway. Being a small and unpopular platform probably helps in this case.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I get it that dealing with yet another account is annoying, but how will you cope with the bots and AI spam?

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Do people actually use the same name on every platform? I know I did, until I realized I specifically wanted to avoid people from connecting the dots. Nowadays though, every site gets a new user name.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Yes, the wings are a huge problem. Not that many roads can handle something as wide as a plane.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

It can be a rocky ride if you happen to have hardware that hates Linux. AMD video cards and intel wifi cards are well supported, so sticking with those is like playing this game in the easy mode.

Every OS comes with compromises. With Windows, things generally are well supported, but you get a bunch of annoying features. It's a package deal.

With Linux, you get a different package with different compromises. There will be new things you need to get familiar with, and that can feel annoying. On the other hand, there's no bloat or spyware preinstalled on your system. You have free rein to do what you want, and that can feel awesome and terrifying. With the right hardware, things just work out of the box. With the wrong hardware, some tinkering is required, and some hardware will never work. It's a very different kind of package deal when compared to Windows.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

You know, those jet engines are LOUD. Sure, they can technically move the plane on regular roads too, but the noise is just astounding.

In a big airport you might not have noticed, because you were either in the terminal or inside a plane when that happened. However, if you’ve visited a smaller airport, you may have stood just outside the fence when someone reved up their jet engines. Imagine that, but even louder, and moving on normal roads. Should be fun for everyone.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Saw it in the MCU, has to be true.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People prefer to drive at the speed dictated by the road design. If it feels natural to drive at 60 km/h, people will do exactly that even if it is illegal. if it's a narrow cobble stone path with poor visibility, it feels much more natural to slow down to something like 20...40 km/h. The legal speed limit might be higher, but people just don't feel comfortable driving faster, so they won't.

In rural areas you can find some absurdly tight bends that have been there for at least a hundred years and were probably designed by cattle or sheep. The speed limit could be 80 km/h, but there's a warning about a tight bend and a recommended speed. You slow down to 60 km/h, but it feels kinda dangerous. You slow down to the recommended 40 km/h but it still feels uncomfortable. You finally pass the bend at 30 km/h and that felt like you barely made it.

Every now and then, you'll also find some fearless people, who usually end up wrapping their car around the nearest tree. They are immune to speed limits and only mildly resistant to good road design. These concepts don't apply to the people who are striving to win the Darwin Award, but they are still relevant to everyone else though.

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