invertedspear

invertedspear , 10 days ago to 196 in Neil rule

Go pick up smoke and mirrors, it’s a short story collection, very easy to get into. If you love it, check out the American Gods novel and the Sandman comics. The original sandman is a bit dated at this point, but still some amazing storytelling.

invertedspear , 14 days ago to Technology in Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

If we can recycle single use plastic into this, then great. Somehow I doubt that’s how it would be made.

invertedspear , 19 days ago to Memes in The "xylo" is greek for wood

How is it that this literally came up in conversation at the family get together over the weekend, and on Monday it’s being memed? Proof again this world is just a simulation and has memory limitations.

invertedspear , 24 days ago to Technology in Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles

Look into Telo trucks. Modern, electric, safe, small. I know they haven’t launched yet, but i have high hopes they get everyone rethinking their pickup choices.

invertedspear , 1 month ago to Technology in Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert

I mean, they’re called a tree, but they’re an overgrown cactus. They don’t get very big and don’t have near the carbon capture something like a pine does. But there are plenty of areas of just scrub brush better suited for this project.

invertedspear , 1 month ago to Technology in Microsoft to test “new features and more” for aging, stubbornly popular Windows 10

Umm maybe it’s stubbornly popular because devices running it can’t be updated. My OG surface book (a Microsoft flagship device for awhile) is great hardware, but can’t update to 11. My gaming laptop is even better hardware but doesn’t meet the win11 requirements. Because they are sealed devices. I literally couldn’t if I wanted to.

invertedspear , 1 month ago to Technology in Spotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero'

Kind of love and hate that their website doesn’t explicitly say what it does. Like, if you can’t figure it out, you probably shouldn’t do it, even their GitHub is a bit dodgy on what the software is for, you can figure it out, but it’s never explicitly stated what it’s specifically meant for. “We help you install old versions of the app who must not be named” kinda bullshit.

invertedspear , 1 month ago to Technology in The Paradox of Blackmarket Wired Bluetooth Apple Headphones

Sure, but I have no idea what prices to expect in Chile, airport or otherwise. Just trying to extract some info by the author’s choice of wording.

invertedspear , 1 month ago to Technology in The Paradox of Blackmarket Wired Bluetooth Apple Headphones

Does he want to take a budget option away? At one point he says “And they still charge $12” to me that says that’s close to what proper wired earbuds should cost. People are getting screwed buying something that should have higher sound quality and getting the cheapest Bluetooth quality instead.

invertedspear , 2 months ago to Technology in Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption

Good God, your utility company isn’t even using lube when they fuck you with a rusty shovel. Without solar, my time off use plan would make it $0.08/kWh. With solar I don’t even bother figuring out what my cost per mile is because it’s irrelevant till I need a fast charger. I don’t even pay $0.50/kWh at a fast charger usually. I’d be going with a full off-grid solar battery system if I were you. Charging my neighbors cars for free before selling a joule back to those assholes

invertedspear , 2 months ago to Technology in Microsoft wants to hide the 'Sign out' button in Windows 11 behind a Microsoft 365 ad

WTF happened to Microsoft? What a fall. Is this a leadership thing?

invertedspear , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Waiting in a queue to see a Web site

What if they don’t have a web server that can connect to their mainframe, and you’re waiting on a DMV employee to become available to actually handle your requests?

invertedspear , 3 months ago to Technology in Google now blocks spoofed emails for better phishing protection

Why does the article only mention Google? I know yahoo had its heyday already, but they are still a common email platform and made the same requirements at the same time as Google.

invertedspear , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in This laptop released in 2016 no longer receive OS updates. Which means I can't update Chrome Browser

The whole point of a chrome book is to push you to use Google’s online services. I think you are still better off if you can do that with Linux running the machine.

invertedspear , 3 months ago to Technology in Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans “parts pairing”

Hope this applies to cars as well. Bust a taillight in your Ford and get your own replacement, you still have to have a dealer configure the integrated BLISS sensor.