Murdoc

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‘It scared them off’, Kansas City shoppers report less crime thanks to security robot patrolling strip mall in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Runaway as well, but without the mall.

‘It scared them off’, Kansas City shoppers report less crime thanks to security robot patrolling strip mall in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

"You are illegally parked on private property. You have twenty seconds to move your vehicle." -ED-209

Why are so many leaders in tech evil? in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

They have a series on Gates too.

The answer to OPs question is that these people they admired were just as bad, just better at PR. Unless you think that social media has had some kind of positive effect in outing these newer bastards. Being young and naive may also have been a factor (which I can personally attest to since I was a fan of MS back in the 90s before I learned about them).

Conservative Party Experiences Largest Decline Since Pierre Poilievre Assumed Leadership in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But we're not in the correct-information-only age. There's a lot of noise to filter out, and most people aren't trained well enough to do that (i.e. critical thinking). I think that we may need to address that issue before things improve significantly at the political level.

The thing in c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

I'd put starting projects at 🙂 provided I like them. Otherwise, spot on.

The thing in c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

I believe it's called internalized ablism. Adopting the belief structures of neurotypicals because for most of our lives we didn't know that there was any other way. It's a lot of work digging those roots out of there.

The thing in c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In my case, finishing them.

I mean, he's not wrong. in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Worst zoltron villain ever.

Intel is laying off over 15,000 employees and will stop ‘non-essential work’ in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ah yes, the ol' "promoted to the level of their incompetence". SOP. Or SNAFU, take your pick.

Court documents show that not only is Valve a fraction the size [only 336 employees in 2021] of companies like EA or Ubisoft, it's smaller than a lot of triple-A developers in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

I'm sure that he can perceive the depth that the shaft of that valve is drilling into his eye socket when you turn it. That should count for something.

Comment on a YT video about Windows on ARM in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a topsy-turvy world.

What email client are you guys using? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Vivaldi M3 on desktop, K9 on mobile.

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Seeking advice for new ssd and distro (sh.itjust.works)
 

Not choosing them, I’ve done that. I just want to make sure that I install them right and am not missing anything. What I’m doing is installing a second ssd on my desktop, and then I want to install a new distro (opensuse) on it, to use instead of my current one.

What I have now is 1 ssd, with partitions for linux (kubuntu), windows (10), and swap, and an hdd with my home dir on it. What I want is to install opensuse on my new ssd, have a second partition on there for games, keep my hdd home dir, and then be able to use the first ssd for more space, probably games too (and finally ditch windows!).

Things I’m not sure about include:

  1. can I keep my current home and use it with the new distro?
  2. What do I do with the second partition on the new ssd I want for games? I.e. How do I configure it, the same as home, just call it something different? Same goes for the new space on the first ssd obviously.
  3. Is there anything special I need to do to install an ssd since I haven’t done that before? Is it basically the same as installing a hdd?
  4. New ssd (Firecuda 530 1TB) has encryption; how will that work? Is it all automatic, or do I need to do anything special with it?

TIA

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Advice wanted for a newbie on project (sh.itjust.works)
 

So to start, I know pretty little about 3d printing, which is why I came here. I have seen the machines work, know that you need a file, there's different materials, not much else. I'm not really looking to get into this as a hobby as I don't really have the time, and certainly don't have the money (maybe later if things change). I just have this one thing (at the moment anyway) that I would like printed, but I have a couple of questions to see if I even want to proceed or not. I just plan on getting some local company to make it for me.

So here is what I'd like to make: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/elegant-lightsaber-hilt-19b183269b5d4577a44f3152b15df9a5

It comes in an obj file which unless I'm mistaken should be enough for me to have. If not, I know about online file converters to make it slt.

This is intended to be a hand-held prop, not just a display model. So my first question is, is that even feasible? I don't know how strong things like this are. I'm not going to be hitting anything with it, but a little bit of waving around I think would be in order.

Assuming that's ok, what material should I use? Not entirely sure I even get a choice but I think so?

Another question I have is about painting. I've seen painting guides online, but one question I have I didn't find an answer to is again, about it being hand-held. I don't want to use a paint that will come off or smudge with sweaty palms. Are any kinds better for that than others? Are any?

And how close could I likely make it look like in the link? It doesn't have to be exact, but there's metallic parts, glassy parts, kinda gives a glowy impression... or is this going to be too hard for someone with no experience? (I've painted a couple of model kits when I was a kid.)

I realize that this may not all be feasible, but I thought I'd ask here first before asking people who will want my money. :p

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