SARGE

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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They stated they didn't break piracy laws because they downloaded a shitload of books for their LLM and didn't seed any.

Torrents are downloaded by "leeches" and put out for download by "seeders"

A proper ratio of what you downloaded to what you allow others to download should be 1:1 if you're not a dick. (1gb downloaded means you need to upload 1gb to other users for 1:1) but if you don't seed at ALL or if you only seed bare minimum to keep downloading things, you're called a Leech, and derogatorily. Because you didn't seed.

So they're stating "we didn't break the law, we're just leeches!"

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 15 hours ago

Shhhhhhhhhhh

If I don't know my master plan, then THEY certainly don't either!

Also I do intentionally leave some things a bit more vague, with ideas of what I want to do, but I'm hoping the players will start theorizing amongst themselves so I can incorporate their stuff into the game.

It gives them a nice sense of accomplishment to have "predicted" something, and I think they feel more engaged in the campaign.

Or maybe I'm just a bad DM...

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They had an app store?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I genuinely think the author just put those two together because they knew everyone was expecting Harr-mione to happen. Tried to subvert expectations.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I had been holding on to one last one after selling the rest (I made a whopping $13 yaaaaaaaaay)

Selling that shit the moment I can get to my laptop.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"could be ousted"

Uhhhhhh no.

Nobody in their right mind would listen to this.

The Russian Puppet never intended to allow support to continue and is making shit up to try and justify halting aid without serious backlash.

Musketrump and the MAGAts can get fucked. Unless they're willing to go to war to enforce it, there's 0 chance of it happening. And if they go to war for that, they're going to have a hell of a lot of internal conflict that will absolutely result in blood. Militarily and civilian.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That would be great, but unfortunately for me I have too many programs that depend on windows, don't have Linux options, and if I'm being honest with myself I really just don't want to learn an entirely new ecosystem. I will if forced, but the moment this laptop shits itself or they discontinue support for the OS, I'm getting a crash course.

I'd love to turn an old tablet or somethinf into a Linux device in the meantime so I can at least start something. Too bad my parent's old kindles won't work, there's enough of them laying around their house...

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh fuck yeah gimme that customization and personalization options

I used to use a program on one of my computers called rainmeter I think, and it allowed me to customize my desktop to look like the Animus menus from Assassin's creed 2. Then decided to go with hexagons everywhere, with the replacement start menu dead center screen and other buttons areayed out from there.

Haven't used it in many years, but I'd love that level of customization* on a pc nowadays. It seems like no matter where I go, every UI looks the same. Good for familiarity, not so much for "oh this is neat, they made it their own" factor.

*without learning entire programming languages, I hyperfixate on things but programming has never been something I've been able to get into

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago

The fact that anyone can see this and think "yes, this is a clear sign we must invest MORE in oil consumption" is wild to me.

If ONE country is shelling out as much for renewable as the rest of the world spends on fossil fuels, then MAYBE, just MAYBE there might be something to renewables, especially given all the things we see daily about how much more efficient renewables are, how much money is in the entire industry, how quickly people are switching to renewables...

It's mind boggling that anyone thinks fossil fuels are the future, or at least can convince other people that it's the future all while caring about just the money.

I'd love to have a power wall and a wind/solar setup for all my energy needs.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Violent protest? Prison.

No violent protest? Straight to Prison.

Talking online about possibly organizing a non violent protest? Believe it or not... Also prison.

Gee, when it's prison no matter what, I wonder what people will do? Hmm.

HMMMMMMMMMMM

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 16 points 2 days ago (12 children)

I just bought a laptop last year (portability and space constraints, I'd love to build a pc when I have the space for it) and it was supposed to come with windows 10.

I got a windows 11 model shipped to me. I didn't ask for this. And I have to say.... I fucking hate it. Why does the start menu need to change locations...

My next computer will absolutely be Linux, and it's Microsoft's own stupid fault. Windows 10 WAS supposed to be my last windows OS...

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