No offense or judgement meant to anyone if that’s your thing (to each their own). That’s just how I see pretty much all professional sports - the super bowl is just the poster child for it.
Since the last 24 hours have had nothing but troll posts (and one that a user deleted; dunno what that one was), here’s my latest gripe / reason I’m tired shaped into the form of an Unpopular Opinion. Hopefully this gets us back on track....
The business arm of Raspberry Pi is preparing to make an initial public offering (IPO) in London. CEO Eben Upton tells Ars that should the IPO happen, it will let Raspberry Pi’s not-for-profit side expand by “at least a factor of 2X.” And while it’s “an understandable thing” that Raspberry Pi enthusiasts could be...
I bought 5 of these less than two years ago, though they were the 500 GB model. Every single one of them has failed - some within 45 days and just outside the return period. The last one, which I honestly forgot was still running and thought I’d replaced, failed this morning....
It’s so rare to actually see a new battery tech exit the lab and enter production. Always seems like there’s 10,000 new up and coming breakthroughs in battery technology, but none ever leave the workbench....
(What makes this an unpopular opinion is that I’m basically advocating for jettisoning an entire Fediverse platform rather than just riding out the rough patch.)...
I’ve been wanting to get some humorous quotes embroidered on my throw pillows, and I’ve only got a short list so far. It’s easiest and cheapest to get them all done at once, so I’m trying to come up with a list of about 10-15 to select from before I send them off. Ideally, they’d be vaguely “life advice” but...
Sorry if this is a dumb question. I currently drive a hybrid and am looking to upgrade in the next 1- 2 years to either PHEV or full EV. In either scenario, I envision most of my charging will be done at home. However, if I go full EV, I will eventually need to charge in public....
A stupid toilet joke from another post, a snow day, and a stronger edible than I was expecting got me wondering: have we ever seen a 24th century Starfleet toilet, and how would it function?...
Asking a Linux user to recommend a printer (tesseract.dubvee.org)
BTW, I’ve had my Brother laser MFP for 11 years and still on the original toner.
The Superbowl is nothing more than watching rich people fight over a ball while companies spend obscene amounts of money to blast advertisements at you.
No offense or judgement meant to anyone if that’s your thing (to each their own). That’s just how I see pretty much all professional sports - the super bowl is just the poster child for it.
How IT People See Each Other (tesseract.dubvee.org)
Not OC: Just found this on my old hard drive while grabbing some other stuff.
Demand ad companies take security seriously first and maybe we'll talk. (tesseract.dubvee.org)
Meet the Super DVD: Scientists Develop Massive 1 Petabit Optical Disk (gizmodo.com)
Note: Unfortunately the research paper linked in the article is a dead/broken/wrong link. Perhaps the author will update it later....
Do you consider Lemmy/Reddit (and similar platforms) to be social media?
I had this discussion with a friend, and we really couldn’t reach a consensus....
[General] Deliberately loud vehicles should be illegal, impounded, and crushed into a cube at the owner's expense
Since the last 24 hours have had nothing but troll posts (and one that a user deleted; dunno what that one was), here’s my latest gripe / reason I’m tired shaped into the form of an Unpopular Opinion. Hopefully this gets us back on track....
Raspberry Pi is planning a London IPO, but its CEO expects “no change” in focus (arstechnica.com)
The business arm of Raspberry Pi is preparing to make an initial public offering (IPO) in London. CEO Eben Upton tells Ars that should the IPO happen, it will let Raspberry Pi’s not-for-profit side expand by “at least a factor of 2X.” And while it’s “an understandable thing” that Raspberry Pi enthusiasts could be...
Never Again (dubvee.org)
I bought 5 of these less than two years ago, though they were the 500 GB model. Every single one of them has failed - some within 45 days and just outside the return period. The last one, which I honestly forgot was still running and thought I’d replaced, failed this morning....
This is what the continued existence of almost 250 years of democracy is up against (tesseract.dubvee.org)
Edit: Image is from this Reuters article deconstructing Trump’s latest rally.
This one goes out to the sysadmins in the crowd. (dubvee.org)
So close. Once again missed the mark by a mere 1%. I was at 68% at this time last year. (tesseract.dubvee.org)
Context: This is the second year I’ve been trying to hit 69% battery at 4:20 on 4/20....
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
It’s so rare to actually see a new battery tech exit the lab and enter production. Always seems like there’s 10,000 new up and coming breakthroughs in battery technology, but none ever leave the workbench....
Wordpress: Everything about it
Got suckered into helping a non-profit with their web presence, and of course, it was a Wordpress site (at least it wasn’t a Facebook page)....
I wish Kbin users would just switch to Lemmy
(What makes this an unpopular opinion is that I’m basically advocating for jettisoning an entire Fediverse platform rather than just riding out the rough patch.)...
What are some humorous quotes/life advice that would be funny to see embroidered on a throw pillow? (y.yarn.co)
I’ve been wanting to get some humorous quotes embroidered on my throw pillows, and I’ve only got a short list so far. It’s easiest and cheapest to get them all done at once, so I’m trying to come up with a list of about 10-15 to select from before I send them off. Ideally, they’d be vaguely “life advice” but...
40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners (www.techspot.com)
I definitely do not want to support this practice, but there’s no way to filter these out 😠.
[Question] Do charging stations generally accept credit/debit cards?
Sorry if this is a dumb question. I currently drive a hybrid and am looking to upgrade in the next 1- 2 years to either PHEV or full EV. In either scenario, I envision most of my charging will be done at home. However, if I go full EV, I will eventually need to charge in public....
TIL that there are two words in the English language that rhyme with 'purple'
I always believed that there were none, but on a rewatch of QI, I learned there are actually two:...
Posting the same thing to like 5 different communities at a time (tesseract.dubvee.org)
I mean, I get annoyed when I see the same thing posted to two communities back to back, but 5 is ridiculous and extremely poor fediquite....
[Shitty Daystrom] Have we ever seen a 24th century toilet, and how would it function?
A stupid toilet joke from another post, a snow day, and a stronger edible than I was expecting got me wondering: have we ever seen a 24th century Starfleet toilet, and how would it function?...
Paging Mr. Manager (tesseract.dubvee.org)
@mrmanager...
AMA: Hi, I'm Patrick. I'm an admiral. Ask me anything. (dubvee.org)
Update: The AMA has concluded. You guys are awesome, and thank you for participating. I hope you found my Admiral-y wisdom insightful....
When someone starts talking during the Enterprise opening theme (y.yarn.co)
It's Friday at 5pm. You're all set to go home and relax then your monitoring dashboard goes like this.... (tesseract.dubvee.org)
More of a sysadmin humor, but there’s not really a community for that, and from what I’ve seen here, there’s plenty of overlap....