Glitterbomb

joined 1 month ago
[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

For me, mIRC had a clunky but useful script editor included that 14 year old me spent countless hours creating little chatbots with

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I dont know, the issue reminds me of tech support calls id get back in the day for people who got angry at their ISP when they mixed up IMAP and POP3. Maybe step through exactly how this message service handles copying and deleting before using it to hire prostitutes for years.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I went with a projector in my living room for years. I had it hooked up to my main PC but it was always an awkward setup until i stuck a mirror behind my monitors. Basically have the PC on the wall opposite where you want the projection, and put the projector on your computer desk way off to the side, angled so it shoots to the wall behind you. Set up the mirror so when youre sitting at your PC, the wall behind you with the projection is reflected in the mirror as a sort of extra monitor on top of the others.

I know it sounds terrible, but its super useful for quickly controlling the projector while still at the monitors.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I see a hoverboard at my apartment dumpsters practically once a week. I rip them open for the battery pack, its always a stack of 18650s. I guess i should start collecting the motors too?

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

The original Xbox had a tray because it was basically a PC, and had a standard IDE CD-ROM with some minor changes. They weren't standing apart, they were following the new standard of the time, PCs, and it was probably more to do with cost savings by using common parts. They also had a standard IDE HDD. Even their weird proprietary controller port they used on the original Xbox is just USB! Its the same wires, they just screwed up the pinout. you can replace one of those weird controller ports with a normal female USB and then plug all sorts of USB devices into the Xbox and they just work.

I only single out the Xbox because I've taken them apart, I imagine the PS2 is similar. At least PS2 didn't intentionally mess up their USB ports.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Found the PG&E employee

Edit: mixed up the monopolistic power companies in the US

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The first casualty of those battery fires is probably going to be someone handcuffed and locked in the back seat.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Fantastic! Stromae is actually the reason I learned verlan existed! I got to see him live in the US, and it was one of the coolest live shows I've ever seen. The majority of the video for quand c'est is an actual part of the live show, and I wasn't expecting it at all

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Agreed...I was especially impressed after I learned about their Verlan. As far as I can tell it's basically pig Latin that they take seriously and use regularly as slang? As a quick example, the word Verlan is Verlan for l'envers. They can keep their secrets I guess haha.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Can we be neighbors?