Quicky

joined 1 year ago
[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As a Brit, I have to agree. So many of the skits that have been shared over the years are terrible, and I have to wonder if it’s a cultural divide.

On the other hand, the weekend update where the guys swap jokes is some of the best comedy I’ve seen.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah I get that, and that’ll be because of the long term financial benefits of enticing the companies there. But still…€13bn is a mad figure.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 104 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

It sounds so bizarre that Ireland has been fighting in court to avoid having to receive €13bn from Apple.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

My comment was satirical

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Makes sense, thanks

 

Genuine question because I can’t work it out - if the satellite services are used when the user has no network service, how can “carrier fees may still apply” work? Surely the absence of a carrier network signal and the use of satellite services means that you’re not using the carrier’s network, so how can they apply a charge?

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This job sounds like it could be replaced by AI

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If you replace a word with its synonym, will it still have the same meaning

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Deus Ex: Human Revolution aesthetic

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’d never heard of The Arrival. I’ve just read that Sheen’s character is called Zane Zaminsky which immediately gives me an idea of the quality of the movie, and guarantees I’ll watch it.

Pulse was an odd one. The only thing I remember about it is the shower scene, for reasons other than I would typically remember a shower scene.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Another one for the list: Cube (1997). Low budget sci-fi horror-ish movie that I remember being pretty polarising.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Dark City is a great shout. The director’s cut loses the voiceover at the start, and is definitely the version to watch.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

It’s just a phrase, you don’t literally have to feel guilty.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Quicky@lemmy.world to c/movies@lemmy.world
 

I was reading this list of the 50 greatest sci-fi movies of the last 50 years, and it was all fairly predictable. There’s only a couple that I’d disagree with, but there were a few that would have made the list in place of them if I were compiling it myself, and I realised my additions were less mainstream or less critically acclaimed than were on there.

What guilty-pleasure sci-fi movies would you recommend?

For starters, ones I’ve watched a bunch of times would be:

Dredd (2012)

Pandorum (2009)

Lockout (2012)

Monsters (2010)

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Quicky@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
 

Since hypnotherapy can be effective for a percentage of the population for various treatments, why is it not offered as a standard therapy for everyone in terms of setting them up for health benefits at a younger age? For example, some people claim to have had successful results with hypnotherapy as a smoking cessation tool. If it’s effective, why is it not offered more widely as a smoking prevention tool, or healthy eating tool, or any other pro-healthy lifestyle aid before those bad habits are formed? Preventing smoking, or suggesting healthy food habits at a young age would save the NHS (or other public healthcare provider) billions long-term if it was effective. It seems like, if hypnotherapy is generally accepted as a mechanism to treat certain conditions (which it appears to be in various quarters of traditional medicine), why is it used more as a reactive treatment rather than a proactive one?

 

Anyone know how long specific bundles are available to purchase on Apple TV? Do they change monthly or something, or would a specific bundle be perpetually available to buy?

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Lost in translation (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Quicky@lemmy.world to c/programming@programming.dev
 

Just had some requirements through for a query that a customer has specified.

“Set the value to 1 if the Outcome is not Complete or Cancelled or NULL”

This could be variously interpreted as: 

“if the Outcome is NOT Complete and NOT Cancelled and NOT NULL”

Or “if the Outcome is NOT Complete, and NOT Cancelled, or IS NULL”

Or perhaps even “if the Outcome is NOT ‘Complete or Cancelled’ or IS NULL”

Obviously I’ll go back to them for clarity, but it’s a wonder why so often “bugs” arise based on interpretation of specifications.

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"Hacked" Instagram (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Quicky@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
 

My other half discovered that some dodgy person/company had managed to send instagram messages advertising handbags to all of her followers from her account. She changed her password immediately, but what could have happened here? Is it the case that a “hacker” had access to her full instagram account, or would they have used some tool that allows posting of messages via some kind of proxy without requiring access to her actual account? There was no record of other logged in devices on the security page of her account.

Update: She’s just been through her junk email folder and found a “We’ve noticed a new login” email from instagram yesterday, so I presume that means they were fully in to the account then. How they got the password is anyone’s guess, but could be any of the suggestions below. Thanks all for the responses.

 

I bought one thing from Wayfair and got nine emails about it over the course of four days.

 
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Le Chat Noir (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Quicky@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world
 
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