Adderbox76

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Whelp who would have thought our allies would be insulted on national TV... in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 8 points 1 day ago

Trump doest see "allies".

With the exception of Russia and China, Trump sees everyone else as "client states".

Bafta: "we’re asking players from around the world to help us decide the Most Influential Video Game of All Time." in c/pcgaming
[–] Adderbox76 5 points 2 days ago

Exactly my thinking as well. Super Mario Brothers was the game that made "couch gaming" popular for more than just kids. Adults were getting into it as well. I still have fond memories of my dad trying his best at it and thinking sticking his tongue out in the right direction would somehow help his jumping ability.

Without the NES, the couch-gaming scene as we know it wouldn't exist. And Super Mario Brothers was the game that brought it to the masses.

In a thousand years, will historians regard today as the digital dark ages? in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 43 points 2 days ago (8 children)

My oh my. Check out Mr. Optimist over here thinking that they'll be time to be "historians" in between scavenging for scraps and battling the nuclear mutants for the last bottle of fresh water at the bombed out Tesco.

At least it will be well documented for future historians in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 1 points 2 days ago

gawddammit. I've been hoisted by own grammar petard. I'm usually pretty careful.

At least it will be well documented for future historians in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Our only hope is that his ego and stupidity prevent him from succeeding. Unlike Caesar who saw the need to consolidate his power with the people, Trump just assumes he already has or doesn't need it, and instead is focusing on petty vindictive bullshit.

At least it will be well documented for future historians in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 14 points 3 days ago (4 children)

a sickened plutocratic oligarchy refusing to listen to its people for long enough that the people became directly hostile to the state

Exactly. The only real difference is that modern Caesar (Trump) happens to be an idiot. But it's the same hostility to the status quo that gave him power.

At least it will be well documented for future historians in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 46 points 3 days ago (12 children)

Except that what we are living through isn't the collapse of the Roman Empire. It's the Birth of the Roman Empire and the collapse of the Roman Republic.

If we don't put a stop to it at it's beginning, we're looking at a few hundred years of oligarchy under a line of emperors who vary from corrupt and stupid, to capable but evil.

Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez to go to space on next launch from Jeff Bezos' rocket company in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

On a brighter note, I'm pretty sure Katy Perry's boobs would look absolutely fantastic in zero gravity.

Bluesky Deletes AI Protest Video of Trump Sucking Musk's Toes, Calls It 'Non-Consensual Explicit Material' (Update: After this article was published, Bluesky restored the post) in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I agree with you.

However...there's an argument to be made that the post itself is a form of criticism and falls under the free speech rules where it regards political figures. In many ways, it's not any different than the drawings of Musk holding Trump's puppet strings, or Putin and Trump riding a horse together. One is drawn and the other is animated, but they're the same basic concept.

I understand however that that sets a disturbing precedent for what can and cannot be acceptable. But I don't know where to draw that line. I just know that it has to be drawn somewhere.

I think...and this is my opinion...political figures are fair game for this, while there should be protections in place for private citizens, since political figures by their very ambition put themselves in the public sphere whereas private individuals do not.

Quote in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 12 points 4 days ago

He hasn't saved the country unless more people follow his (regrettable but at this point unavoidable and necessary) example.

"A woman is like a child": MAGA quickly turns its sights on stripping Republican women of power in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Is there a meme of Margaret Atwood looking horrified yet? Because there should be.

Only the best in c/[email protected]
[–] Adderbox76 16 points 4 days ago

In the eyes of MAGA, the only qualification is loyalty to Trump.

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A redesigned Pontiac Aztek would do well in the current climate of off-grid YouTube Explorers. (lemmy.ca)
 
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We tend to describe the pupil as though it's its own actual separate part of the eye. It's almost strange to think about the fact that in reality it's just a hole in the Iris and not a "thing" at all. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Adderbox76 to c/[email protected]
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For example, why do we say "Your pupils are dilated". They aren't. It's the iris aperture that is dilated.

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New Wallpaper Showed up after an update and my god, it's gorgeous. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Adderbox76 to c/[email protected]
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Seriously...shout-out to Krystian Zajdel. I was literally blown away when I rebooted my computer and saw that it had become the login splash screen. I immediately had to make it my main wallpaper too.

Most beautiful default wallpaper I've seen in a while.

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Am I a bad person if (as left as they come) I invest in American Private Prison contractors on the assumption that Trump will go through with his deportation scheme at least to some extent? (self.nostupidquestions)
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Google Message Alternative Options & Group Texts (self.degoogle)
 

My work uses a whole lot of group texts. I don't know why they don't use something like Signal or whatever...it is what it is.

But every Google Message alternative I've tried sends my replies to every member of the group individually rather than replying IN the group chat itself. Is that an issue with the app itself, or in the settings, or something else entirely.

I want to move away from anything that is linked in any way to stupid Gemini. But this is the last thing keeping me using Google's built-in Messages app.

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My biggest gripe with the Cybertruck is that it's not technically a truck at all... (self.unpopularopinion)
 

There are many reasons to hate the Cybertruck. Looks, shoddy workmanship, flat out performance lies, Man-child business owner, etc...

But my biggest gripe, and this is the unpopular bit, is that in my opinion, it's not actually a truck at all.

The Cybertruck is a uni-body construction, often called a "car chassis". It shares that with the Honda Ridgeline, Hyundai Santa Cruz, and a few others. Trucks that are meant to do actual work use a body-on-frame construction because it has more ability to flex and twist when you put a heavy load in the bed or towing something heavy.

To put it simply, if you put a heavy enough load in the back of a uni-body truck, you're going to lose some traction on the front wheels as the weight will tilt the entire body backwards, whereas real trucks made for work are developed with the bed mounted separately to avoid that issue.

I know that yes, Santa Cruz, Cybertruck, Ridgeline, etc... are still technically classified as a truck. But in my (unpopular) opinion, anything uni-body shouldn't be classified as one.

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A 100 year storm, you say... (lemmy.ca)
 
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The phrase "Pics or it didn't happen" is largely meaningless now that AI is a thing. (self.showerthoughts)
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Disk and Device Manager Popup appearing twice (lemmy.ca)
 

This is a relatively new issue, although I don't recall any recent updates that would have caused it.

When I plug in a USB stick or other device, the disk and device manager pops up twice; one is the normal one away from the edge of the screen, it goes away after about five seconds (like it should)

The second, behind it, is tucked up right against the edge of the screen and does not go away until I trigger and then minimize my application launcher.

Any ideas? I'm running Wayland because of the Maalit keyboard. Haven't tried to see if it duplicates it with X11.

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StreetComplete vs Organic Maps (self.openstreetmap)
 

Just a super quick question about helping to update the map locations.

Between StreetComplete and Organic Maps, which is faster for submitting recommended changes to the OSM team in regards to things like business hours, etc...

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Someday soon (if it hasn't already happened) a book will be published that was written and edited entirely on a phone/tablet with a touch keyboard. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Adderbox76 to c/[email protected]
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I can't even imagine writing long form on a touch keyboard. But with a lot of people eschewing laptops/desktops for their mobile devices, it's really just a matter of time.

edited: Missed a "T" in the title.

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Flight Attendant Tantrum Cancels Transatlantic Flight (jalopnik.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Adderbox76 to c/canada
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Just immediately reminded me of this gem from a while ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3BtmeUhOHU

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