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I know there's a lot of hate for pickup trucks, but they are useful. Not useful all the time, unless you use it for work, but that can be said for many things that we own. Obviously, most people don't use trucks for work, so they increasingly want more people-space and less (but not necessarily zero) cargo-space.

Cars and trucks in general are a problem, and the trend of increasing size of certain trucks is a problem, but imo if someone wants an SUV with a spot in the back to carry a Christmas tree or whatever, I don't see anything particularly wrong with that.

Toys 'R' Us Riles Critics With 'First-Ever' AI-Generated Commercial Using Sora by kakes in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago

In case anyone is curious - as I was - here's the commercial: https://youtu.be/uTVlnehpRHQ

(Not the Toys R Us channel, in case you don't want to give them direct views.)

[Steam] Disco Elysium: The Final Cut by kakes in c/giftofgaming@lemmy.world

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

I was never that bothered by the flat rooves, but seeing how much nicer it can be has definitely got me stoked, haha.

Think of the children! by kakes in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 47 points 4 days ago

Yep. Alberta is currently breaking up Alberta Health Services in a clear "Divide & Conquer" attempt.

TIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding it by kakes in c/til@lemmy.world

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago

Sounds like the kind of thing a paranoid schizophrenic would lose their mind over.

Having to go to a meeting really messes with your flow for the whole day, doesn't it? by kakes in c/adhd@lemmy.world

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 28 points 4 days ago

I'm lucky to not have many meetings in my current dev job, but I get the same effect from having a dozen people a day asking for "quick" fixes for various bugs that are conveniently always more urgent than whatever big task I'm in the middle of.

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Thoughts on the Fallout RPG? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by kakes@sh.itjust.works to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

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Picked up the Fallout RPG starter set, and I'm curious to hear people's opinions on it.

From what I gather, it released in 2021, but the first time I saw it was in the store a few days ago - on display no doubt due to the success of the TV show.

I've always been a fan of the Fallout setting, and from what (very) little I've read while flipping through the rulebook, it seems to be almost a mixture of d20 and Fate? The rules seem to have some crunch, while also allowing room for roleplay - again, from what I can tell at a glance.

I'm curious if anyone here has run this game, and what you thought. Do the rules make sense in practice? Did you have fun with it? And if you played through the example module, how was it?

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Dynamic DNS vs Dedicated VPN IP (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by kakes@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hi everyone!

I'm looking into self-hosting, and I currently have dynamic DNS set up to point to my home IP.

My question: is it worth getting a dedicated IP through a VPN?

I'm pretty technically savvy, but when it comes to networking I lack practical experience. My thought is that pointing my domain to a dedicated IP and routing that traffic to my home IP would be safer - especially if I only allow traffic on certain ports from that IP. Just curious if that idea holds up in practice, or if it's not worth the effort.