Raxiel

Raxiel , 2 months ago to 196 in Eclipse rule

So I should also close the window, before shutting the curtains?

Raxiel , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to 196 in Eclipse rule

it's not as bright as youd think. Just close the curtains

Raxiel , 2 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Anyone else have their eclipse viewing ruined by clouds?

In 1999 I spent a week in Cornwall (south western tip of the UK), staying in a spot right in the middle of the path of totality for the eclipse that summer. Every day, glorious sunshine, even got a bit burnt. Except one day. Day of the eclipse was thick clouds horizon to horizon. Ended up watching the BBC coverage from an aircraft via a 3" portable TV.

Did get to see the approaching shadow over the ocean, so at least that was pretty cool, but still disappointing.

Don't think I'll have another opportunity in my lifetime unless I travel internationally specifically to see one.

Raxiel , 2 months ago to 196 in now imagine a dog with a propeller hat

I started dosing the prewash with a bit of powder after that video

Raxiel , 2 months ago to Technology in Microsoft reveals costs of Windows 10 end of life security update — and it might be more than you'd expect

I understood it to mean: updating to 11 will have a cost, which comes as no surprise, but this time NOT updating also has a significant cost*. Meaning it's not a clear cut decision for the beancounters, like the endless delays some firms had moving off XP and 7.

*Assuming you still give a shit about being secure.

Raxiel , 2 months ago to 196 in lactose intole-rule

I'll be fine, I took a lactase tablet twenty minutes ago.

Raxiel , 3 months ago to Memes in Beercycling

At this guy.
Brad McGuire

Raxiel , 3 months ago to Technology in E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN

My Logitech G500s had the funny clicker, I have a soldering iron but that felt a bit too fiddly (at the time) but I was able to dismantle the switch itself on the board and bend the contacts a bit. Been three years and it's still behaving. The cable went too at one point, with random disconnects as it moved. Was surprised to discover I could just order a new cable that plugged into the internal socket and it was good as new!

Sometimes it can be an exercise in frustration. My wife's Redmi note 10 is on its 4th screen, the original and third ones were dropped, the second was shit and crapped out after a couple of months, the fourth is showing signs of going the same way. Along with occasional locking up and WiFi problems that are fixed with a reboot (pretty sure I didn't break it on my many delves into its guts) I decided fuck it, its a ~£200 phone, get something else this time.
So instead I'm tearing my hair out trying to get her new Samsung A54 to restore the last Google backup.

Raxiel , 3 months ago to Technology in Blizzard locks you out of account if you don't agree to new terms; no ownership, forced arbitration

I haven't watched Louis' video, but I do have a Blizzard account, and up until a couple of days ago I had an active WoW subscription (ended because I wanted to play other games, not to make a point).

I didn't get presented with any new terms recently, presumably I will in the future should I decide to sign up again, or even dip in on a free trial account.

I did look up the terms though. I'm not in the US so it's not clear if I'd be bound by it anyway but not only do they have an opt-out clause (11.A.vi) they're actually less egregious than some EULAs, allowing opt-out via email, rather than requiring a mailed in letter (Roku) and being prominently highlighted at the top.

Lot of folks here dreaming about them going bankrupt, I have to say, I think that's wishful thinking. The current WoW expansion has been very successful with the highest signups and retention in a long time as they've apparently figured out what players actually want. Even without their other IP's they're doing ok.

Raxiel , 3 months ago to Technology in Google was ordered to identify people who watched certain YouTube videos. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.

"You worry too much son, Google already responded to the subpoena with a link to the data, so go get it! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Raxiel , 3 months ago to 196 in Never gonna give you up with a boner

Pappa don't preach with a boner

Raxiel , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Tethered plastic caps

They might not get discarded separately, but do they get recycled separately?
I always loosen caps when throwing them in the green bin so the bottles will compress more easily. Others might just throw them in separately or they might even pop off once compacted.
I don't know how much of a problem having them separated might be (I'm just wondering out loud) but I could see how keeping things together and not having lots of small fiddly bits in mixed loads prior to sorting could be beneficial.
Sounds like it doesn't take much contamination for recycling companies to redirect whole loads to landfill, so it it helps there it's good I guess?

Raxiel , 4 months ago to Technology in Roku TV bricked until agreeing to new terms of service

"How can one party reserve the right to unilaterally change the terms?"
When it comes to business to consumer contracts, often they can't, due to "unfair terms" clauses in a lot of consumer protection laws.

In this specific case, the fact you can opt-out retrospectively (and inconveniently of course) is certainly due to those laws.

But like you say, it needs to be tested.

Raxiel , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in So many things I'd rather do than go back to Windows

When I was about a year old I found a bottle of Tabasco and got the lid off. Wondering what was inside I peered into the bottle and shook it.

Or so I'm told. I have no memory of it but my parents had it burned into theirs.

I didn't like it apparently.

Raxiel , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to Technology in Roku TV bricked until agreeing to new terms of service

I dumped my satellite TV subscription service last year when I realised all we ever watched on it were on-demand services. I hooked one of the dish feeds into the TVs own socket since it was there, but beyond testing it worked it's had no more than an hours use in the last six months.
We just watch stuff on the TVs streaming apps instead of the satellite decoders streaming apps (saving about 100kWh a year).
One of the few times we watched live TV, it was just on in the background and we realised the show that was on seemed interesting, we'd missed the first 10 minutes but there was an option to press a button and open the on-demand app and restart immediately from the beginning.