JustAnotherRando

JustAnotherRando , 4 days ago to 196 in 📄 rule

Actually, a lot of banking apps can be used to transfer money now, it's just done through Zelle. We can also do a bank transfer using the routing and account number (at least with my banking app) but that I think takes longer.

JustAnotherRando , 5 days ago (edited 4 days ago) to 196 in Autism rule

I find it interesting that with ASD, there is (apparently, from this discussion), a tendency to be concise to the point of meaning being potentially lost but explains as quickly as possible, while with ADHD (which I have), there is a tendency to over-explain and be too verbose. With ADHD, we tend to worry that our thoughts aren't clear enough for others and go to great lengths to make sure our meaning is understood, which has its own problems (like people getting exhausted with us for our long windedness).

JustAnotherRando , 10 days ago (edited 9 days ago) to Technology in It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer • The Register

Yeah, this is one scenario where the principles in F2P games like MOBAs applies to the business world. Focusing only on the top X companies and losing that market share has a cascading effect where it's harder to find competent administrators, it's harder for those administrators to find support online (which then means they have to call for the support they pay for - which while good in the short term for VMWare, is frustrating for the customer, and means that the extra money they're charging has to partially be used to cover techs to provide said report). The little fish in a market like this help to provide what is essentially free troubleshooting online via stack overflow etc.
And giving that market share to competitors gives them the cash flow and experience to build a support system online and improve their product, and then win over the big fish.

JustAnotherRando , 22 days ago to Technology in First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says

When a company stops supporting devices like this, the devices and their documentation and code should be required to enter the public domain. It should not be allowed for assistive devices to become e-waste stuck in a patient's body.

JustAnotherRando , 22 days ago to Technology in First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says

This is also why regulatory agencies have been systematically crippled over the last 40 years or so. Damn near every sector has had their regulatory agencies crippled by some combination of reducing authority, underfunding, and understaffing. When the agencies work, the message is "see, we don't need those regulations anymore because we're taking care of things fine on our own," and when they stop working, the message is "we shouldn't be spending money on these agencies! They don't do anything anyway!"

JustAnotherRando , 22 days ago to Memes in That's Microsoft for ya

I think some portions of the company do want to buy these studios to make games. Mostly because they need a regular funnel of titles to put on Game Pass, and the best way to do that is small- to mid-budget games that can generate hype. But then other portions of the company want to chase that big AAA paycheck because big numbers look good, even if ROI isn't as good for that one game versus 3 or 4 smaller titles. And others still only care about what will make the balance sheet look the best for the quarter.
Even smaller companies end up with various "factions" within the org as far as vision and how to best create success (or even how to define success); a company like Microsoft is so fractured that different divisions are unaware of each other's goals and have competing interests.
I'm not trying to defend Microsoft here, I just think this is a consequence of an overly large organization that doesn't have unified goals.

JustAnotherRando , 1 month ago to Technology in Texas Attracted California Techies. Now It’s Losing Thousands of Them.

Indiana actually has some very nice state parks, and the Hoosier National Forest is quite pleasant as well

JustAnotherRando , 1 month ago to Technology in Broadcom continues to kill off VMware products

Yeah, VMWare has too much competition in all spaces to pull moves like this and get away with it. In the Enterprise space, depending on environment, Proxmox, RHV, Hyper-V (though that's apparently losing support in 2031), Citrix and I think a couple of others (haven't been heavily involved in that area in a while so don't know what else is big now). And in the consumer/power user space, most of the above still work fine, for free, along with things like Virtualbox and ESXI just for starters.

JustAnotherRando , 2 months ago to 196 in Rule

Regardless of material, I hate the mentality of replacing your wardrobe every year. It's just so wasteful.

JustAnotherRando , 4 months ago to Memes in Can you muppets stop throwing away money on awful companies producing subpar games?

That's one of two scenarios where I'm happy to buy early access. Valheim and Palworld both fall in that category. The other category I'm happy to buy early access is for a project I am particularly interested in seeing succeed (and willing to give some feedback on to help). So far I think I've only done that with BG3 and that turned out pretty well for me.