[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

I'd like to add some strength too. I don't give a shit about the latest AI fuzzy on any phone, but if it would please last at least a year without cracking the screen or the back that would be amazing. And a record for me. Doesn't have to be razor thin either. Just make it beefy.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Take care of your teeth. If you get problems, it hurts like a bitch, it can ruin you day, every day for years. It's also expensive as hell. Take care of them, the best that you possibly can.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

This remind me of my school. At the time they used some software to block sites. So I searched for the name of that software, and found an executable file with that name plus config.

I executed it, and much to my surprise, I could now configure the filters for the whole school. I tested it by entering the URL of a game my classmates was playing at that moment. It was a very weird sensation to see his game getting closed by the software the moment I added it to the blacklist...

So:

  • I and every other students had read and write acces to the directory where the software was installed.
  • The directory was indexed to make it easier for students to find.
  • There was no extra password or authorization.

I showed a classmate. Told him to not show anybody else. A week later, he added the startpage to the blacklist. As a result, if you opened Internet Explorer, it would close immediately. Obviously, this caused admins to check out what was going on....

It was fixed later, but it was fun while it lasted.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

This is cool. I struggled with exactly the problem as described. Installed the NVIDIA driver and it would not load, without telling me why. Somebody on Lemmy pointed out that you need to disable Secure boot.

It's nice to know they are working on a solution, just a pity it's so difficult. But they are trying very hard to make it workable.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

First I was like wow, then I started to count how many zero's there came afterwards. Ouch that hurts.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I knew this one, but I enjoy it everytime. Because it's true, we add way too much stuff we don't need, and that page loads instantly and gets the point across. It's perfect.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

I'm in this picture and I don't like it...

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

You're not supposed to see this, get me medical help.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

As far as I know, other distributions just don't show these errors, but Ubuntu choose to show them.

Most of them are just due too a BIOS implementation that is not entirely up to standards, from what I understand. It seems some manufacturers have chosen to make their system easier to use with Windows instead of strictly enforcing standards.

I just ignore the errors. As long as everything works properly, I feel fine with that.

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

The only departement you don't really need, except your competitors have one, so now you need one too.

And the problem for me is not with a simple ad for the local grocery store. It's when they made a science out of influencing people and targeting specific groups and working on your subconscious.

I would like to think that I'm not affect by marketing. But the truth is that we all are being led by subtle marketing too, not just the obvious marketing.

So in a way, they affect the choices I make and I don't want anybody but me to make the choices.

Obviously marketing is not going away now. If anything, it will only get more intrusive and intense. I hate marketing...

[-] MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Netherlands here. You can get a permit for sport shooting or hunting. Guns for self defense are not allowed.

Any violence used to catch a burglary or somebody breaking in has to be a reasonable response. So if they have no weapon and you hit them with a baseball bat you are actually in trouble. This can be very frustrating but there is a point to it. Minimal violence is the name of the game here.

Even the police are trained to talk first and only resort to violence when absolutely necessary. Drawing a weapon as a cop means filling out paperwork and there will be a review to make sure it was the right move.

However, for sport shooting you have to join a shooting club and shoot competition. The first year you can only shoot with air guns.

If you get a gun for sport shooting, you have to have a safe for the weapon, grounded to the wall and the floor. It will be inspected and police can check on you at random times.

Ammo and weapon should be separated at all times, transport can only be done in cases.

You are not allowed to load the gun until you are basically ready to shoot. If you have to shoot five times, you are not allowed to load six shots. You can have a maximum of 5 guns. Assault rifles are not legal I think. There are no competitions with them, so you have no reason to buy them.

The rules are strict. We only had one big "recent" shooting and I think it is at least 10 years ago. I like it.

Of course criminals stil have guns, but for a random guy who lost his job and want to take revenge it is neigh impossible to just buy an AK47 and shoot all his colleagues. Quite a safe feeling actually.

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