Ragebait, I’d say. And it is working apparently

I man, most impressive devs might be a stretch, but if you hang out at any alternative hacker / Linux event… Let’s say I have felt like the most conservative and straight dude in the room on more than one occasion

You know, some people would consider that flirting. Also, wear a mouthguard, I guess.

Hey, everything in moderation, including moderation

That looks very unhealthy. I want it.

Depends where you are, seems to be a pretty US-based thing. Here it is all weird stuff.

Wasn’t that semi-standard to build large, sturdy buildings just some years ago? I swear “concrete with wood pattern etched on” was the background to all my high school memories.

As I said, if 4k and high settings is worth the investment for you, sure, go for it, treat yourself. I am in no position to preach about ascetic life or anything. Eat out, go on holidays, buy a new gaming PC, life is short.

I cannot seem to find numbers on GPUs in particular, only marketing or AI bullshit “articles”. But smartphones seem to have a replacement cycle in western countries ranging from 1.5-3 years, depending on who you ask. And that is average, meaning that for every weirdo like me, who keeps their phones until they break, there are around three people who get a new phone every year.

That sounds pretty insane to me. Sure, new products are better. But I don’t want to own a better product. I want to play games, or in the case of smartphones, chat and doom-scroll on the go.

I mean, if a slight increase in visual fidelity is worth a couple hundred (if not thousand) bucks every year or two to you, then sure, treat yourself. But I don’t see the need to buy a slightly faster thing every year that basically will do the same as the old. And that’s before mentioning the resources used up for producing soon-to-be-ewaste or software bloat.

It is always the same story, cars, phones, computers, smart fridges, clothes… companies try to push people to buy the shiny new thing for obvious reasons. Companies trying to build products that last get out-competed. The line must go up.

We really need to get rid of this line-go-up mentality, because it translates directly into tech companies telling you to buy something new every few months. Phones, GPUs… Every time they can push for shorter replacement cycles, they will. Good on you to not cave in to the pressure, my 1050Ti still runs as great as day one for the games that I play since day one.

I have no idea. I was a bit of the unwashed teenager when I was, like, 14, but I pretty quickly pivoted around to showering in the morning. And using deo if I had to work in a crowded office. I think a lot of that was peer group: if you see all people around you take a bit of care, you start doing it too.

Man… you look at one cool VW or tank video, and it instantly assumes you are a hardcore nazi. The fuck is happening there. This is why we lose to the right wingers.

My (presumably) man, get better friends. If I can make a friend of mine feel better by listening to him, why wouldn’t I? I may not know what to say, but I would try my best. The saddest (on an inter-personal level, not as in “the world is going to shit”) thing I experienced recently was a friend of mine basically disappearing because of mental health issues. I think I understand why he did that, comparing yourself to others sucks, but I wish I could help him more than the occasional “hey, how are you doing?” when we randomly meet somewhere.

Beautifully said. I’m stealing this.

You know, if all I had to do to live a guaranteed comfortable life was to rub one out in front of a camera every now and then, sure, sign me up.

I can only assume she spoke from experience

I think a few people here have to remind themselves:

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

Interesting perspective, thanks. I tend to get mostly tired and less social when hungry, which is a really bad combination when you are with people who get loud and active when hungry. There are days where I have to remind myself that I am tired because I haven’t eaten, and I will need food to continue functioning for a task.

I absolutely agree with you, disk encryption is mostly against someone physically taking your device. Phones and laptops? Absolutely, yeah. Desktops? I have some faith in my door lock, and if the cops show up, have fun with my steam library. Most of the data that is interesting for law enforcement is on people’s phones nowadays, like regular contacts, media, or message histories. If you encrypt your desktop, sure, by all means do it, but it should be opt-in, not opt-out (or don’t-opt-at-all, microsoft).

maaaan…

Although, to be fair, without semi-modern medicine, I’d have died 2-3 times as a kid, and without semi-modern surgery, I’d at least be crippled as a result of being a stupid teenager.