Hexbear2

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[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think that the way we're splitting up software monopolies is pretty damn ridiculous in this field. I'm Linux gang all the way, but let Microsoft own the OS how they see fit, and especially the kernel, and instead go after the third party hardware vendors being locked into MS contracts. Just make it not legal for third party hardware vendors to sell computers with pre-installed operating systems, and it solves a lot of the monopoly issues. So no more Dell, HP, etc, with forced windows, make the consumer buy the OS separately.

Could also go after bundling, like OS can't be sold with office suite software.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Rollslop without even a jump option. Have fun with no jump.

--Post brought to you by Mario gang.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

Yes. Joe took out himself and whoever replaces him, and possibly the Democratic party itself. NO WAY Trump can lose now, and if they put up Kopmala it will be an epic sweep. I will eat these words with a mustard sandwich if somehow the Dems win, but I'm feeling pretty safe, tbh.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 31 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago

I always fly with protection, you just don't know where that plane has been. Might even be a 737, yeck.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago

I've had the last 5 accounts I've made shadowbanned. reddit-logo

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

PS5/Xbox is going through the worst generation of console gaming since NES came out. Box office is in a similar slump. Mostly garbage gameplay that isn't fun, and remakes. Still feels like the PS5 generation hasn't even kicked off.

I have been seriously thinking about going back to just playing Super Nintendo, now that was a good time, don't think there's been any system that brought me as much entertainment since SNES. I should check out ROMhacks and homebrews.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

I play multiple woodwinds, including recorder. Kids aren't taught how to play it right and the recorders they give the kids are kinda junky so they sound bad. The recorder is a quiet instrument, one doesn't "blow" through it, they touch it to their lips and exhale, least amount of air to sound the note is always the right way to play it, it fell out of favor because it's dynamic range is so limited.

This one is one of the best, and I've tried nearly all of them since they are so cheap:

https://earlymusicshop.com/products/mollenhauer-prima-soprano-recorder-in-blue-plastic-and-pearwood

Recorder is a gateway to other woodwinds, flute, saxophone, and clarinet, in particular.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When I was young, boxelder bugs used to come stick to the houses in the fall seeking a warm spot--hundreds of them. Haven't seen them in over 20 years. Also, used to have tons of milkweed, grasshoppers of all species, crickets and other insects all night long, and butterflies and bees galore.

Now it seems, all we have is mosquitos and flies.

When I retire, I'm moving North so I can try to live in a similar climate as my youth, maybe eastern Montana or western North Dakota.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Conspiracy to advance US interests: It was a cyber attack by state actors that led to the ship malfunction.

Conspiracy to blame Captain of the Port as a scapegoat so US won't admit fault: Captain of the Port didn't mandate use of harbor tugs for moving past the bridge (it should be a regulation, that its not is ridiculous).

Conspiracy theory to advance private economic interests: Like 9-11, it's better to take out skyscrapers and critical infrastructure using accidents so the public bears the costs rather than the owners.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I feel like the truss bridge design using rigid steel support structure was a bad one. For such a long span, it seems cable support is the safest because cables allow for some movement and the structure isn't as rigid. If it weren't the ship, an earthquake may have eventually cause the same outcome. That thing fell like a wet noodle upon impact of just one support column, seems like a really bad design. Should have built something like golden gate bridge.

[–] Hexbear2@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

U.S. will give billions of dollars to support genocide, but won't feed it's own children. We've surpassed biblical levels of evil.

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