liampomfret

liampomfret, 3 days ago to random

Constantly annoys me whenever I get one of these Isuzu ads here in Australia, when they're all pronouncing their own brand name incorrectly.

liampomfret, 3 days ago to random

Beyond a certain base level of computer use, decision paralysis is a real issue for switching to Linux.

I've been using Kubuntu on and off on my desktop for a while now. I am very satisfied with KDE Plasma, and am looking forward to trying Plasma 6, but I hate Snaps with a passion. I need a distro that "just works" though, and I can't imagine I'll be fully comfortable switching to an Arch based one unless and until Valve does a full Steam OS release on desktop.

liampomfret, 6 days ago to random

If the ICC really wants Cricket to get the attention of Americans during this World Cup, there's just one thing that needs to happen.

There needs to be a Mankad.

Preferably in a game like India Vs. Pakistan. Or maybe even in a game involving the US team itself. After all, they're more likely to see it as equivalent to a Baseball player being caught stealing by the pitcher, so they're not going to be biased against the tactic.

liampomfret, 6 days ago to random

So Microsoft plans to add unspecified new features to Windows 10? When the OS is going end-of-life in October next year?
What do you want to bet this is back-porting all of the advertising and AI bullshit that's making people not want to move to Windows 11 in the first place?
I'd intended to dual boot for a while yet, but I guess I'll be moving over to Linux permanently sooner than I expected.

liampomfret, 6 days ago to random

From the Lettersite (formerly Birdsite). Apparently Little Bobby Tables is all grown up now, and he's carried on the tradition with naming of his kid.

liampomfret, 7 days ago to random

Bit the bullet and bought the Synology. Found a local company actually doing a reasonable EOFY discount on it, and in the end I just trusted them over the TerraMaster. Both in terms of software quality, and in terms of softward and hardware security.

liampomfret, 8 days ago to random

The longer I hold out on a deal on the Synology, the more I second guess myself about if I should just find some sort of cheap NAS mobo and build one from scratch. Not sure what's available on the market locally for doing that though.

liampomfret, 9 days ago to random

Still waiting for some decent EOFY sales on stuff for this NAS. Would be good if I could find some nice SSD prices too, would love to be able to get a proper Linux setup on the laptop.

liampomfret, 11 days ago to random

The devil's greatest trick was convincing people that there's no moral culpability in intentional inaction to prevent foreseeable harms.

liampomfret, 11 days ago to random

Just how long does Ticketek hold on to consumer information anyway? Apart from tracking problematic patrons, there's nothing in their business model really that should require retention of consumer data to begin with.

liampomfret, 12 days ago to random

Got to make sure I don't drink too much alcohol today. Need to have some left over when the tangerine Palpatine wannabe gets sentenced.

liampomfret, 12 days ago to random

Simply amazing that the verdict came down on May 30th, the 7th anniversary of covfefe.

mcc, 12 days ago to random

Is this a good time to bring up my deeply held belief that people should be allowed to vote in elections even if they are convicted felons

liampomfret, 12 days ago to random

Convicted Felon Donald Trump has such a wonderful ring to it.

liampomfret, 13 days ago to random

Really shouldn't let myself be drawn into bad old internet debating habits. Back in the day, the debating didn't quite feel pointless, even when the topics were silly. If you couldn't convince the other person, you might at least convince readers. But today, there's no point debating propagandists and giving attention to their bullshit.

liampomfret, 14 days ago to random

Hmmmm. Do I renew my Bitdefender subscription, or do I use the date that ends as a prompt to force myself to fully switch to Linux?

...suspect I'll be renewing, I think there's a few devices that I can't switch over just yet. Oh well, at least it's cheap.

liampomfret, 14 days ago to random

FFS Unisuper. Get our funds out of these climate wreckers. This is just disgusting.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/super-funds-double-investment-in-climate-wrecking-companies/103896304

KathyReid, 15 days ago to mastodon

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liampomfret, 15 days ago to random

Doing some undergrad marking today. Honestly finding these undergrad papers more of a pleasure to mark than the postgrad.

liampomfret, 17 days ago to random

With the current enshittification of search engines, I'm honestly starting to wonder if it's time for large independent websites to start hosting link directories again.

joannejacobs, 17 days ago to auspol

Why are we still even having this conversation? When did the Liberal Party turn into an organisation of "alternative facts"?

And before I get a pile on from everyone, that's really not what the Liberal Party used to be. We may have disagreed with their position, but they were never like the Republicans or even One Nation or Clive Palmer who actually have sought out fringe views as "facts". #insiders #auspol

liampomfret, 18 days ago to random

Students, please use left align instead of justify in your assignments. I don't care how pretty you think it might be, the inconsistent spacing between words with justify makes your paper harder to read.

liampomfret, 18 days ago to random

Ugh. This latest student has cited papers from an obviously fraudulent publisher. As in, a paper on Amazon and e-commerce supposedly published in an Egyptology journal. In what would does any reasonable student think that's credible? How did they even find this muck in the first place?