thomholwerda

thomholwerda, 4 days ago to random

Oh lord the BBC website automatically redirects non-UK visitors to bbc.com now instead of allowing you to go to .co.uk. I see a quick glimpse of the milksake before the redirect happens.

The BBC is so embarrassed of the state of the UK they're like "let's not show them the real BBC news".

thomholwerda, 4 days ago to random

Ukraine apparently on the offensive around Charkiv, gaining ground, with the so-called Russian offensive stalled entirely.

There are no words to describe the heroes that make up the Ukrainian military. They deserve a monument in every capital in the free world.

thomholwerda, 5 days ago to random

I'm lying down in front of a tower fan, on the lowest setting, pretending I'm lying next to a private pool in Italy, enjoying a gentle breeze with my eyes closed, holding a fake wodka-martini (I don't drink anymore).

Remarkable how capable the human mind is at convincing myself this is real.

thomholwerda, 5 days ago to random

Streaming has really made video capture cards expensive, huh.

I just want to record a video of the excellent Dell thin client BIOS.

thomholwerda, 5 days ago to random

in case anyone's wondering - im kind of doing my thing where i randomly use platforms i dont like to see if they've gotten any better

i am, as always, perpetually disappointed, like the average woman after seeing her first penis

thomholwerda, 5 days ago to random

So Chrome/ium on Linux still doesn't support hardware video acceleration?

Why is this trash browser so popular??

thomholwerda, 5 days ago to random

Oh you know, just The Verge breathlessly trying to sell you a thing made by a nazi defense contractor who makes autonomous drones.

Stay classy, OpenAI bots.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24170572/modretro-chromatic-game-boy-color-palmer-luckey-price-release-date

thomholwerda, 5 days ago to random

Some Dutch idiot used a waterproof market and scribbled a relatively large "autograph" on a wall in Herculaneum, one of the ancient Roman cities destroyed by the Vesuvian eruption that also destroyed Pompeii.

Thank god the Italian police arrested this waste of genes, and I'm sad to hear fines only go as high as €60k. This should either be a financially ruining fine, or several years of jailtime in Italy, or both. Zero tolerance for fucking idiots destroying irreplicable artefacts.

thomholwerda, 6 days ago to random

This is an absolutely insane request, and I can't believe how many people on Fedi of all places are boosting this.

If you're a journalist or a blogger or whatever and you want to write about this stuff, you don't need fucking permission from anyone to do so. I understand that it might be inconvenient for the project involved, but that's just the reality of developing out in the open.

I am obviously not going to write about this because I don't give a shit, but if you do give a shit... Write about it six ways 'till Sunday and assuming you're not making shit up or lying, don't let anyone attack you for it.

jbqueru, 6 days ago to random

Greece in a nutshell: 3€ to send a letter, but the postal service doesn't actually deliver mail, not even registered mail. You can pay extra for a PO Box, but it's illegal to use it for official business. They don't do email, of course. Oh, and there's no auto-pay of anything, so you need to go in person to the various offices to ask whether you have a bill due, since they don't deliver mail.