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thecrumb··on Reid Hoffman – AI for All Americans
Because AI (like global warming) is going to respect borders. If we gave up measuring our dicks and collaborated with others we'd be in a much better place.
thecrumb··on Quake – 30th Anniversary Update
I have no idea what any of these are LOL

Dawn of the Machine is available as a free update for Quake owners on XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One, Microsoft PC Store, Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2 (via backwards compatibility), and Nintendo Switch versions of Quake.

I do still have my Quake CDs...

thecrumb··on U.S. approval of giant 'space mirror' satellite alarms astronomers
This is crazy. I imagine a few environmentalists are alarmed as well.

I thought light pollution from WalMart was bad...

thecrumb··on Mozilla Thunderbolt
"Mozilla Bubble" Building things no one wants.
thecrumb··on Protect your shed
I find the older I get - the more I want to work outside building a real shed.
thecrumb··on Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards
This will be an interesting test of money vs morals.

Sadly I think we all know which one will win.

thecrumb··on Spotify says its best developers haven't written code since Dec, thanks to AI
Is that why the Linux version is still broken?
thecrumb··on [dead]
Sorry. But if you think Trump actually cares about the people of Venezuela, you will be disappointed. Saw this on CNN: "...Venezuela is sitting on a massive 303 billion barrels worth of crude — about a fifth of the world’s global reserve...". Ah there it is. Money!
thecrumb··on Clicks Communicator
Can wait to get my Clicks jeans with 18 pockets for all my devices. Or my Clicks sport coat which includes a hood.

Also find it ironic how all these things are starting to look more and more like my old Palm Pilot.

thecrumb··on Microsoft please get your tab to autocomplete shit together
I switched from Sublime to VSCode years ago and have been fairly happy but the recent AI onslaught in VSCode is making me look at other editors.
thecrumb··on Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company
Say it with me. Bubble.
thecrumb··on Google Pixel 10 series review
The summary is perfect. I had the first Pixel phone and at the time is was sooo nice compared to everything else. No bloat! Now it's just a hot mess with weird functionality and UI choices. It's like there are multiple teams working on it and they don't talk to each other.
thecrumb··on US to paint southern border wall black to make it hotter
It's hard to believe we once put a man on the moon.
thecrumb··on Pixel 10 Phones
Only one question. Can you disable the stupid date on the home screen. No I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a phone and then load another launcher on it. Just hire someone competent at programming to make this an option.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/132929200?hl=en

thecrumb··on Hulu Is Officially Ending as Disney Reveals New Streaming Plans
Note to self: cancel Hulu
thecrumb··on Tesla board awards $29B of shares to Elon Musk
Love seeing people rewarded for good behavior. Oh wait...
thecrumb··on Telo MT1
Why do these 'new' trucks feel they need to reinvent the wheel? I don't want something I need to 'reconfigure' to either carry people or a 4x8. I don't need seating for 4. I need a small utility truck. Like... a Toyota. A late 70's, early 80's Toyota. No electric windows. No fancy interior. Seating for 2 (my and my dog). No information screen...
thecrumb··on Typing Speed Is the Hidden Signal of a 10x Developer
Some of the smartest people I've worked with over my career were horrible typist. I'm not sure how you'd ever measure this but in my experience this hasn't been the case.
thecrumb··on Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the Indiana Jones Franchise
Kill Star Wars. Done. Kill Indiana Jones. Pending.
thecrumb··on Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to kick-start superintelligence lab
Meta developers can't even make Marketplace search work properly. I can't seem them making a 'super intelligence' LOL
thecrumb··on Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates
HAHAHAHAHA I mean turn signals work great (oh wait no one uses them). Headlights work (nope people still don't turn them on when it's raining).
thecrumb··on They used Xenon to climb Everest in days – is it the future of mountaineering?
I'm waiting until the trash pile on Everest is higher than the mountain itself. Everest isn't supposed to be easy to climb. If someone wants to do it faster/quicker - why would I care how. I'd still look at them and say you cheated.
thecrumb··on As a developer, my most important tools are a pen and a notebook
After scribbling down notes in paper notebooks for years I finally decided I didn't want to kill any more trees to take notes I seldom referenced.

Now I have a digital tablet (Supernote) on which I scribble down all the meaningless stuff throughout the day. Then I review that and anything useful or important goes into Obsidian where I can tag/search it later.

thecrumb··on Android and Wear OS are getting a redesign
This will be my last Pixel phone. I had the original and it was perfect. No fluff. Simple. Each version gets worse and worse. 7 is horrible. Still can't remove the stupid date from the home screen.
thecrumb··on My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer
Your site really needs a video :) I've run Hyperlites on my bikes forever (https://hyperlites.com/). I like them as they don't interfere with the original brake light, and provide additional lights higher up on the bike.
thecrumb··on A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen
Love this! Would like to see a (manual) split rear window- super helpful for hauling longer things in a smaller truck. I put 10' conduit in my Ridgeline all the time.
thecrumb··on Everyday life improvements since the 90s (2022)
Eh. I'd argue while some of the objects have improved - I'm not sure my life has improved because of them.
thecrumb··on Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes
You forgot the cost of his golf excursions. (there are a surprising number of Trump golf trackers LOL)

https://didtrumpgolftoday.com/

"Est. cost to taxpayers for golf since returning to office: $32,200,000"

thecrumb··on I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad
Still have a T420 I keep in my toolbox in the garage. Use it to watch videos when I'm working on my bike or car. It's covered in grease and oil. Sits out there through summer/winter, high humidity, etc yet always boots up when I plug it in.
thecrumb··on Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?
Because of some line on a spreadsheet. It's certainly not due to some kind of educated reason because that would imply... intelligence. Which we now know Elon Musk does not possess.
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