[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Irregardless and inflammable add two unnecessary letters and one unnecessary syllable. Society cannot afford this gargantuan waste!!

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

She should be okay if she's wearing one of those hair things underneath. I forget what they're called. It bunches up your hair like a shower cap and keeps your hair from getting in the armor

Edit: the girl here is not wearing one it seems though

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah, but what if I want:

  • pre-2010 graphics
  • a free rootkit
  • a single ugly stagnant map with no skins
  • a single and unchangeable and uninspired drone of an announcer
  • a game whose bug-ridden, laggy client leaks memory and processes
  • a game whose client prevents you from spectating pro games, past and present
  • a pro scene rampant with match fixing and ads injected into the horrendous casting

If not League of Legends, where else am I gonna get all of that from?

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 46 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

From what I understand, they're divesting resources that aren't in Firefox or at least involved in a trustworthy/open source AI project.

I see a lot of people in this theead are upset at this, but I'm tentatively excited. If they can pull off a good AI engine, especially built into the browser, that would be nice. If it had offline capabilities, that would be amazing.

Even if they can pull off a good AI solution that's not built into Firefox but it's offline, I'd be really excited. I'm not crazy about having especially detailed and intimate information being thrown to some vendor out there, not knowing where it's going. Modern AI can do some amazing things, but a lot of them reserve the right to have a human read whatever you put in them and warn you about that. This is too limiting to me for my preferred use-cases.

One concern I have is that Firefox and its engine are one of the last non-chromium browser platforms that have a household name and are FOSS. So to me, that has to be the first goal to keep healthy. Maybe the AI thing will help in this respect

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 116 points 9 months ago

And this incident has been reported. As have all your activities, searches, sites, and keystrokes

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 123 points 9 months ago

When will these bugs be fixed? I prefer to face to the right and would also like to be able to sleep on my stomach

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They've been made to believe things like this:

  1. They'd be able to make more than they're making if taxes were less. In effect, their employer would share the additional after-tax income.

  2. Job prospects would be better. More promotion opportunities, less layoffs, etc. Also, more vacation time, sick leave, etc would be available.

  3. Just about everything bad that happens economically can be linked to higher taxes.

  4. Prices for everything would be lower.

I'm not defending these views, but this is just what some people believe, and it explains their voting actions. I used to be one such person and I still live among people who see taxes like this. Blame Fox, radio, and similar outlets for spreading misinformation

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

Having tested Android 14 a while, there have been some nice battery life improvements. I'd consider that worthwhile.

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Bluetooth still has its place in several instances. From what I can tell, this wifi protocol depends on you having a WiFi network mediate the connection, such as at your house or at a Cafe. Bluetooth is true ad hoc requiring no middleman.

Bluetooth struggles with bandwidth enough that it affects sound quality and latency, but that doesn't mean it's unusable. It also has enough range that I beats some other competing wireless protocols as well.

I'd love to see WiFi or a higher bandwidth option come out, and I'm hoping this is the beginning of that. They may have to resolve issues with channel conflicts and the need for network mediation. It would be awesome for gaming.

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 123 points 1 year ago

It's public business if any politician is fit to serve us, whether they're having health issues, conflicts of interest, or anything else. He can just say "I had a few issues/seizures (etc.). I'm taking care of things and getting medical treatment. I'm doing well, and I'm fit to serve. Now let's move on"

But of course he says nothing like that.

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's hilarious that Microsoft will be testifying on the antitrust behaviors of another company.

I agree Google can be taken down a few notches, but it defeats the purpose of Microsoft can't also take some spotlight over the Windows 10, 11, and Edge shenanigans.

Their whole ecosystem is built on antitrust behaviors.

[-] PrefersAwkward@lemmy.world 141 points 1 year ago

Funny how a company that is known for extortion is parading itself as something that looks out for cheating in reviews.

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I'd like to set limits on the clockspeed of my laptop for efficiency and to reduce heat and fan usage. Is there some way I can do this in AMD's Pstate-EPP driver?

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I don't know if this is true, but I've heard Visa and other card compabies can sometimes be expensive and difficult to small businesses. Is there something else one could use that's not cash that would be better?

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