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loloquwowndueo··on Booted up in 1993, this server still runs – but not for much longer (2017)
You could have just said “I can’t”
loloquwowndueo··on Booted up in 1993, this server still runs – but not for much longer (2017)
Name one.
loloquwowndueo··on 13 Months Sober (2025)
It’s okay, no need to explain, even Germans have a right to be funny sometimes :)
loloquwowndueo··on 13 Months Sober (2025)
Where did you get your adult? Not that I’d want one, mind you, adults are nasty and boring. Just wanted to know :)
loloquwowndueo··on Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain
Unlike bumfuck nowhere, Tokyo offers decent public transportation. Right?
loloquwowndueo··on Haven: One Privacy App. Zero Compromise
Dunno, the site looks too vibe-coded for me to trust anything it says the app does. Or - if it’s vibe coded, I could do it myself and save the monthly cost.
loloquwowndueo··on Allow Carriers on Planes
Yeah but people like suvs :) thats why there are fewer minivan and sedan choices these days.
loloquwowndueo··on Allow babywearing carriers on planes
Got any data to back up the fact?

I got anecdata of people shopping for gargantuan 3-row SUVs so they can accommodate the third child seat. Most people don’t seem to mind as it’s “only” a monthly payment. (Over 8 years it’s a fortune in interest let alone the actual cost of the vehicle but most people don’t think that far ahead)

loloquwowndueo··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
Yep bz, chr, bz woodland and the upcoming highlander Bev, at least - but they’re late to the game for sure.
loloquwowndueo··on SAML: A fractal of bad design
There’s such a thing as a blunt, unwieldy dangerous tool. It gets the job done. Also people using it are torturing themselves.
loloquwowndueo··on SAML: A fractal of bad design
This one? https://developers.onelogin.com/docs/saml/

I used to maintain a legacy public IdP with a bespoke saml implementation that predated almost anything and was a nightmare to work with. I always wanted to migrate to one login. Luckily I left that job before embarking in such a nightmarish project.

loloquwowndueo··on I said no and Apple said yes
False. Get one with Linux pre installed (Dell developer edition, system 76, framework) and it just works as well.
loloquwowndueo··on Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions
Oh absolutely - we banned “casual” YouTube use at home 5 years ago and we don’t regret it one bit. Still use it when looking up a concrete video on a specific topic or when a web page directs me to a tutorial or something there, but don’t use it for regular “entertainment” (I’m bored, let’s hit YouTube).

Some people can’t seem to live without YouTube though.

loloquwowndueo··on Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions
I don’t see this maybe because my Netflix app is older (on a 2018-era Roku tv). But it is annoying as shit on my friends tv with chrome cast.
loloquwowndueo··on Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions
Pro tip. Ublock origin gets you that mostly ad-free experience you were hoping for. Donate the money you save from the YouTube premium sub to ublock origin instead.
loloquwowndueo··on Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test
I drove an Aztek once and it felt fast enough for regular city driving. Why anyone would _need_ a faster car is beyond me.
loloquwowndueo··on Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test
That’s harsh - the Aztek was not that bad …
loloquwowndueo··on English: A vs. An
> for some words, we use an. For example, an apple.

The rule is fairly simple as it was taught to me - if the word (apple) begins with a vowel sound, use “an” to avoid cacophony. Same way one uses “o” (means “or” in Spanish) but “u” if the next word begins with a vowel.

What matters is the sound though, not the character - so it’s not as trivial to algorithmize. Eg. A hammock, an hour.

loloquwowndueo··on Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain
I know it’s not European. Great job missing my point entirely.
loloquwowndueo··on Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain
Look for reports from the Iranian team. I bet those weren’t as widely publicized as the rosy positive ones.
loloquwowndueo··on Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'
The what thread, now? Got a link instead?
loloquwowndueo··on How to Write with an LLM
> compile factual information based on various search tools it uses. The workflow gets sources, fact checks them, filters them according to my needs, and gives me clean urls for source information to hand off to an editor for writing a short listing.

What’s preventing the editor from using one of your prompts/tooling and replacing you entirely?

There’s zero value in sharing ai-generated output unless your ai has access to something nobody else’s does on which to base things. If all it’s doing is web research you should share your prompt instead. That way people don’t have to deal with ai-written walls of text.

loloquwowndueo··on Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain
Iberia is an airline my dudes. (/s before someone comes correcting me about it)
loloquwowndueo··on Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain
Ew no, not with the Americans behaving the way they are now. The Atlantic is fine where it is thank you very much.
loloquwowndueo··on Leaving Linux
What do old people use then? And - does it mean that I’m not old as long as I keep using Linux? Cuz I’m not planning to stop any time soon hahah.
loloquwowndueo··on Leaving Linux
Dell XPS13 developer edition, comes preinstalled with Ubuntu. This one is 2023 but I’ve been running XPS13 dev edition since 2014 and have been pretty happy with them.

I’ve also seen/heard good things about frame.work for Linux.

loloquwowndueo··on Leaving Linux
> I'm 30 this year,

Heh fun to see I’ve literally been using Linux since before this person was born.

loloquwowndueo··on Let's make quality the norm again
> Oh, and don't subject your car to constant short start-stop cycles (i.e. drives of less than half an hour)

So if my commute is only 20 minutes I shouldn’t own a car? :)

loloquwowndueo··on Let's make quality the norm again
Wow defensive much? I was just curious to see if you’d found a non-Chinese phone and/or computer anywhere. Chill out man.
loloquwowndueo··on Let's make quality the norm again
Curious where your entirely 100% not-made-in-china computer and/or smartphone come from. Taiwan perhaps?
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