preppietechie

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[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

Marry a teacher.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 6 points 6 months ago

It’s weird. The numbers are so big and the dates are so far out there that none of it feels real. The fact that (assuming you fit their magic profile) some bank will accept your signature in return for hundreds of thousands of dollars is stranger still. I honestly wish we lived in a society where this sort of thing was NOT the norm. But if you live in the US, home ownership is one of the few mechanisms in place for us commoners to generate and/or pass on generational wealth (assuming that the whole system doesn’t collapse like the house of cards it probably is while you own the house).

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does it trap other bugs? I want to get rid of mosquitoes, but don’t want to mess with any others.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

I’ve gotten to the point that I’m buying things like BennVenn’s MBC3000 and BucketMouse’s Nintendo NES Cartridge Circuit Board just so I can enjoy physical media again.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 32 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Price gouging and “grading” of retro games. I just wanna play some old NES games without taking out a second mortgage.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’m waiting for someone to marry a corporation just to show how absurd the idea of corporate personhood is.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 7 points 7 months ago

There is that (probably untrue) theory that the main reason he bought Twitter was because at the time, Twitter wouldn’t ban the ElonJet tracking account. Were that the case, it would kinda/sorta make sense that he’s want to kill the platform.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

Excellent callout, thank you!

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Seconded. Good stuff that A) you can actually find without heading to some weird chocolate boutique and B) you can feel marginally better about buying because they really try to make sure their supply chain is as fair as possible.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 26 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Neil Gaiman. The man can write novels, YA novels, graphic novels, children’s books. And they all have such well crafted worlds that you just want to lose yourself in them.

I also think Neal Stephenson and Corey Doctorow deserve WAY more attention than they get.

 

FTA:

“WWCD/CD 92.9 is planning to remain a part of the central Ohio community,” he wrote. “Whether that's on the air, online, or a combination of the two remains to be seen, and we're working around the clock to find a solution. In the meantime, let’s celebrate and cherish these nine days we know we have.”

 

Longtime Super Mario Kart hacker MrL314 calls Resident Evil Kart "the worst thing I have ever created," and it's not hard to see why. As implied by the title, the ROM patch replaces Super Mario Kart's usual over-the-shoulder tracking camera with something more akin to the awkward fixed-angle "perspective shots" of the original PlayStation 1 Resident Evil games. The perspective automatically jumps between these fixed cameras around the track as your racer moves from section to section, forcing you to judge turns and obstacles from very skewed angles.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never really understood this approach. If my work laptop prevents me from doing work, I open a ticket, cc my boss, and move on with my life. I’ve got enough other stuff to do and why take on the risk associated with circumventing company security controls just to get that TPS report in on time? I’ve got documentation showing that I tried and couldn’t complete the work because of the security control.

[–] preppietechie@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I’d be curious how many of those developers are excited about the platform.

 

Rumor has it that it's an RK3566 powered device, so systems before PSP, DC, and N64 will work fine, but those three will be a mixed bag.

 
 

I always enjoy a good spooky/creepy story. What’s yours?

 

Every time I hear about a someone pushing for people to "come back" to a downtown, I think they should be required to disclose if they have real-estate interests that would benefit from such a move.

 

I live in Ohio. Micro mobility makes perfect sense to me for about 3-5 months of the year. The weather is great for it. I’ll often prefer to ride my bike over driving a car just for that reason. What do I do for the other 7-9 months?

 

 

 

So, if I want to post something on, say, the Technology community o. Midwest.Social, is it good/bad etiquette to also post it on the Technology community on another instance like Lemmy.ml or beehaw.org?

 

Meta is talking to celebrities like Oprah and the Dalai Lama about being early users. ‘We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run,’ a top exec told employees.

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