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I put my number in a secure form for a trusted bank and immediately got spammed by halloween_spookster in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 69 points 6 days ago

You might want to consider a more thorough wiping of your area code next time. It's pretty easy to figure out what it is through the scribbles

xkcd #2932: Driving PSA by halloween_spookster in c/xkcd@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 65 points 1 month ago

When driving don't be nice. Be predictable.

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Error when loading Ubuntu live USB (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by halloween_spookster@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've been trying to boot a Ubuntu 24.04 USB (please no discussion of distro choice) but I keep getting a very unhelpful error during the initial startup. I've tried using a different USB drive, a different USB port, booting from UEFI. The only thing that has made a change was booting into safe graphics mode. It got to the install wizard but when I got to the end of the wizard it gave me other seemingly useless error messages.

I'm concerned there's an issue with my motherboard but I don't have strong evidence to support this idea. I recently took a trip where the computer was fine before I left. I turned it off while I was away and when I came back my main drive no longer worked. I couldn't boot from it or even see the drive in gparted. I've replaced the drive without issue though. If my motherboard is somehow going bad, it's being very subtle about it. I was ready to blame Nvidia but when I got it into safe graphics mode, it didn't get to the point of having Nvidia drivers.

Does anyone have any idea what might be going on or any way I can get additional information about the errors I'm getting? The lack of information is really frustrating.

"prompt engineering" by halloween_spookster in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago

I once asked ChatGPT to generate some random numerical passwords as I was curious about its capabilities to generate random data. It told me that it couldn't. I asked why it couldn't (I knew why it was resisting but I wanted to see its response) and it promptly gave me a bunch of random numerical passwords.

Buyers Are Avoiding Teslas Because Elon Musk Has Become So Toxic by halloween_spookster in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

Regenerative braking reduces this need pretty significantly though

What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk? by halloween_spookster in c/programming@programming.dev

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 45 points 4 months ago

Myth: software engineers replicate value similar to a factory worker making the same item over and over

Truth: software engineers are closer to artists than factory workers IMO. We find and create new value, not replicate existing value

Alaska Airlines CEO: We found “many” loose bolts on our Max 9 planes following near-disaster — “My demand on Boeing is what are they going to do to improve their quality programs in-house.” by halloween_spookster in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

The MAX series didn't go on its first flight with a customer until 2017. These are practically brand new planes.

Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says by halloween_spookster in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

Or DA or judge or...

Is it just me or does the new reddit logo look evil by halloween_spookster in c/reddit@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

It's the Stay-Puft marshmallow man!

What are some of the stupidest trends/fads that have existed? by halloween_spookster in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 36 points 7 months ago

Bitcoin

Yea, I said it

Landlord torches New York home after tenants stop paying rent, become squatters by halloween_spookster in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 34 points 7 months ago

You're advocating for murder. Consider your choices

What are your favourite things under 50$ that make your life a bit easier or more pleasant? by halloween_spookster in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Probably a bit out of the $50 budget: a massage.

What single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it) by halloween_spookster in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

A knee pillow. I have always struggled with the occasional back pain because I would sometimes twist my legs/back at night and be in pain the next day(s). A knee pillow has massively changed that for me. I pretty much never have issues with my back caused by sleeping weird now.

In a similar vein, nasal strips. My nose often gets obstructed at night and it caused a ton of sleepless nights because I had a hard time breathing. Finding the strong nasal strips I'm now using pretty much eliminated that problem.