renard_roux @ renard_roux @beehaw.org

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I'm starting to root for Microsoft's failure these days, because they haven't done anything useful or innovative since the pandemic.

That is the most insanely generous thing I've read in years. What the — pardon my French — fucking fuck have they done that was useful or innovative in the last 20 years?! 🤯

How the fuck is Hungary still in the EU? 🙄

✅ Trump doner

✅ Super PAC owner (pro-trump)

✅ Racist

✅ Obama Birther conspiracy theorist

✅ Republican senator son

Sounds delightful! 🤢

Is nothing sacred? 🙄

Are there any open source forks that still allow bookmark and settings sync?

'Divide and conquer', surely 🤔

Edit: Sorry, seems 'Divide and rule' is also an accepted form, albeit rarely used and mainly in British English.

Recently bought a 2015 MacBook with great specs, running Ventura via OCLP and purring like a kitten 👌

Oof, this one hit a bit too close to home 😔

Can any Normies out there try to explain why you would want to write someone and not include all the relevant information? 🙃

For a second there, I thought the man photo was Elon Musk with an aging-filter 😅

So ... How likely is it that Russia fiddled with the election? 🙄

Also, fuck 😮‍💨

I get what you're saying.

I think it's worth considering that for what you're saying to apply in this particular case, his hard-wired being-better-than-others reflex is being triggered by his not having committed suicide. A feat currently being pulled off by roughly 8 billion people.

Even if we ignore the nauseating specifics of what he said, this has to be the most pathetic brag in history. Imagine being such a loser that this is what makes you feel good. It's difficult.

I'm guessing that there's probably a large amount of shitty childhood, perhaps trauma, powering the engines of becoming this proficient at being an asshole, but I find it hard to care enough to contemplate how he could be fixed. It's certainly too hard to feel sorry for him.

At the very least, I think the lack of giving a fuck about his current plight, and possibly the wish to see him punished, could easily be just as hard-wired in us.

There's also your comment about him not learning the right lesson from this backlash. I'd argue that not all punishment is meant to reform the perpetrator; sometimes they're sacrificed, as it were, to teach the rest of us a lesson.

Asked cgpt to compare lasers to microwave for data transmission; take with a grain of salt, but seems transfer rate especially isn't comparable.

🔄 Comparison: Laser vs Microwave Data Transmission

📋 Comparison Table

📌 Key Insights

• Bandwidth: Lasers have a much higher data capacity, similar to fiber optics. Microwave is far more limited in throughput.
• Range: Microwave wins in raw distance, particularly in less-than-ideal weather. Lasers struggle with any visibility obstruction.
• Stability: Lasers require precision alignment and environmental stability (wind, vibration can disrupt link). Microwaves are more forgiving.
• Security: Lasers are harder to intercept due to their tight beams. Microwaves, being broader, are more vulnerable to eavesdropping and interference.

🧠 When to Use What

Use Laser Links (e.g., Taara) when:

• You need fiber-like throughput without laying fiber
• The link is short to medium range (under 20 km)
• You can ensure clear line-of-sight and good weather conditions
• You prioritize security and low interference

Use Microwave Transmission when:

• You need a reliable, moderate-speed link over 30–50 km
• Operating in all weather conditions is a must
• You want easier setup with more flexibility in alignment
• Budget constraints are tighter

The bandwidth of IPoAC is considerably lower, though.

"Drats! My evil schemes are thwarted yet again by reason and sensible suggestions! When will this citric tyranny end?!?! Curse you, Lime! !!!"

Mr. Hacker falls to his knees, releasing a primal scream towards the heavens, torrential rain soaking his purple tuxedo, turning brackish as it mixes with his salty tears of rage.

"MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!" — Hacker, probably

Literally saw one with 1300+ the other day, thought I was going insane 😳

Pretty sure that's illegal AF. Report them?

I fucking love the thought of paying Big Corporate in 'exposure' 😂

Also my basic experience — nobody lost anything (Linux ISOs, obviously), because the alternative was not me buying something.

Edit: As an adult, I've spent more money on vinyl records in the last decade than I have buying music for the first three quarters of my life. And much of the music in the first three quarters was also on vinyl.

And then Spotify subscription fees since launch. What is that, 20 years? 😳 And now I'm trying to move to self-hosted because all of Spotify's buying stock in weapon manufacturers and giving head to Dumbph & Friends is making me retch 🤢

Is this really what we've become, people? Dork-shamers?

Some poor dork saved up all their money, and bought a dork-car that they knew was defective by design, starting to fall apart even before it rolled off the dork-car assembly line. Because they had a deep, sweet dork-passion for the RoboCop franchise, Bud Light, and gun shows, with enough Venn diagram overlap to let them set common sense on indefinite hold, and follow their dork dreams, little dork heart aflutter with excitement. And then the dork returns from a hearty breakfast at Applebee's, and finds this note pinned to their dork-mobile 😓

How would you feel if that happened to you? Maybe we're the real dorks. Shame on us.

That's my whole basic "speech" when I have to tell someone: "I've got ADD; I don't have the H".

I think in some places they don't use ADD anymore, but I can't really keep up ...

Yeah, banana harvest in Denmark is still a few years off, but not that many I think! 😑🍌 /s