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CrazedGeek

4,022 karma · joined February 9, 2008

Inactive account as of 30 August 2022. Tired of dealing with the transphobia and pseudo-intellectual nonsense here.
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CrazedGeek··on Why Stephen Fry is arguing against political correctness (2018)
Both and neither? The language itself isn’t the core issue, it’s the overt repudiation of someone’s identity. The biology bit is just an excuse, made worse by it being wrong: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/stop-using-phony...
CrazedGeek··on Why Stephen Fry is arguing against political correctness (2018)
You do realize that you’re in the second group, yeah? That’s wildly hateful. It’s the exact same discrimination-based position but on gender identity instead of race.
CrazedGeek··on NumWorks: An open-source graphing calculator (with Python and Rust support)
There’s a forked version of the OS called Omega that’s really nice: https://github.com/Omega-Numworks/Omega

And apparently a jailbreak for Epsilon 16+: https://phi.getomega.dev/

CrazedGeek··on Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
Embracer Group, too
CrazedGeek··on Commercials make us like TV more (2010)
They've been trying to pare down that list ever since that tier was introduced. At this point, the only show on it is Grey's Anatomy.
CrazedGeek··on I want to hate this new classic lit reading app but I do not
To save others the trouble, the App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/serial-reader/id1077180804
CrazedGeek··on Plant-based ‘beef’ reduces CO2 but threatens ag jobs
Neither Impossible nor Beyond use palm oil in anything. Please stop spreading FUD.
CrazedGeek··on 52% of YouTube videos live in 2010 have been deleted
That specific video actually predated YouTube itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badgers_(animation)

And it’s still up on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EIyixC9NsLI

CrazedGeek··on Ask HN: Why did you quit learning programming?
Honestly, I hated the people around me trying to learn the same. CS was my original major in university (around 2011), and every interaction I had with my classmates was bizarrely bro-y and negative. Made me afraid that that type of person would be who I’d be working with for the rest of my life, and the thought scared me enough to switch majors into a more businessy/managerial direction.
CrazedGeek··on Ask HN: Are you cutting back on subscription services?
Halfway —- I’m keeping my subs to indie or inexpensive things (Dropout, CuriosityStream/Nebula) or comped things (Disney Bundle via Amex Plat), and I just recently picked up a couple library cards for Kanopy, Hoopla, Freegal, and PressReader (as well as books). Got rid of Crunchyroll, Apple One, and YouTube Premium.
CrazedGeek··on Meta Accounts: A New Login for VR
Officially: no, you need an Oculus account to even get a Quest set up to do streaming, and you need to separately make your account a developer account to unlock sideloading.
CrazedGeek··on Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia
Not sure about the laser side, but for inkjets, the Epson EcoTank line is the best at not fucking you - it uses ink bottle refills, no cartridges in sight.
CrazedGeek··on Ask HN: What prompted you to convert from non-vegetarian to vegetarian?
Guilt —- I was coming out of a lifelong emotional fugue state and starting to critically examine who I was, and I realized how wretched I felt for contributing to animal suffering. Started as vegetarian in February, went vegan a few weeks ago.
CrazedGeek··on Ask HN: What's your use case for iPads/Android pads?
I’ve got mild insomnia, and I do most of my video watching to wind down before I go to sleep, so I usually use it while I’m laying down on my side (and I flip every now and again, so I can’t just set up a TV on one side of the bed).
CrazedGeek··on Ask HN: What's your use case for iPads/Android pads?
My iPad is my main book reading and video watching device, with a little light gaming sometimes, too.
CrazedGeek··on Yep, I created the new Avatar font
For me, it’s definitely Meet Your Second Wife: https://youtu.be/MJEAGd1bQuc
CrazedGeek··on Pre-Code Hollywood
It’s also commonly referred to as the Hays code. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code
CrazedGeek··on Overhauling Mario 64's code to reach 30 FPS and render 6x faster on N64 [video]
At least for Super Mario 64, Ukikipedia is a good text-based resource: https://ukikipedia.net/wiki/Main_Page
CrazedGeek··on Aldi brand Grocery prices in Germany chain expected to jump 20-50% on Monday
I know of at least two in SFV -- one in Northridge and one in Panorama City.
CrazedGeek··on Why can't I buy a mouse that doesn't suck? [video]
I use the Logitech G600, which has some drawbacks (seemingly no driver support on macOS/Apple Silicon being the big one), but is ridiculously comfortable in my hand, more than precise enough, and looks professional enough (if you turn the LEDs off). It is an MMO mouse with macro buttons on the side, but I honestly don’t even use them and still love the mouse. I keep a small stash of them for when Logitech inevitably and finally discontinues it.
CrazedGeek··on Ask HN: Anyone else suddenly become a 'prepper'?
I’m very gently getting some stuff prepared. Just picked up a tiny battery-powered radio (AM/FM/SW/NOAA Weather/aviation), likely gonna start building a small emergency bag over the coming weeks. I live in an earthquake-prone area, so being prepared for those is my more long-term use.
CrazedGeek··on Microsoft says Win11 Explorer ads were ‘not intended to be published externally’
Yes, but no. One of their developer evangelists said it on stage at a conference, but the company wouldn’t confirm it: https://www.pcworld.com/article/394724/why-is-there-a-window...
CrazedGeek··on Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores and '4-star' shops
Shame, I liked the 4-star in Westfield Topanga. Nice selection of stuff in a pretty small space.
CrazedGeek··on Make Linux look like Windows 95
FYI, there's a port of the Windows calculator to Linux (and a bunch of other platforms): https://github.com/unoplatform/calculator
CrazedGeek··on Things Delta told the SEC about its SkyMiles program
The Resy Amex Gold and Platinum offers are really nice: https://resy.com/amex-offers . Same as the regular midgrade Amex offers (between $750 and $2500 worth of points, depending on card and what you value MR points at), but also, 10x points on restaurants on the Platinum for the first six months (up to $25k spend), and 20% back on restaurants on the Gold for the first year (up to $1250 spend).
CrazedGeek··on It takes $420k per year to run Lichess
"bottom of the barrel X developers" can also be really easily read as "developers who are X and therefore bottom of the barrel", and whenever I've heard similar phrases in real life, there's always at least some level of insult being cast on whatever X is.
CrazedGeek··on Strike Date Set for 60k Film and Television Workers
The Apprentice actually started in 2004: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apprentice_(American_TV_se...
CrazedGeek··on The smart toilet era is here Ready to share your analprint with big tech?
(https://youtu.be/DJklHwoYgBQ)
CrazedGeek··on AMD vs. Intel CPU Market Share
I’m surprised AMD’s laptop share increased that much (even in benchmarks) — when I went looking for an AMD laptop a couple months ago, I could only find a handful that seemed good.
CrazedGeek··on Privacy Analysis of FLoC
It’s not free if you’re paying with your health.
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