AceTKen

seriously ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )

next time I hear "there is just too many (brown) people" i swear

AceTKen , 4 days ago (edited 3 days ago)

Oh probably. Luckily it's also pretty easy to make new fire too though.

men’s chests, bellies, backs, pits, legs, arms, happy trails, bulges, feet, underwear, smell make me feel some type of way

AceTKen , 2 days ago

It used to mean being constipated which is why this meme confused me. Apparently now it has something to do with having a boner for some reason?

All of X-Files, summed up.

AceTKen , 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago)

So you missed out on the series finale where it's a 45-minute flashback to Bigfoot barebacking Scully?

Edit: I apologize for the weird boner I just gave someone.

AceTKen , 18 days ago

Well funny that you should ask...

Cancel

AceTKen , 22 days ago

This is like 90% of my Lemmy experience.

What's a word that's code for 'expensive'?

AceTKen , 21 days ago

Apple and Mac come to mind.

I need help to block a data center...

I'm requesting assistance to draft an email to our city council here in small-city-near-a-big-city Canada to help them decide to not allow an AI datacenter to be built. They said they won't read a big long letter with citations and everything which is sort of unfortunate, because it's what I had prepared, but I feel I've got to ...

AceTKen OP , 1 month ago

Not at all. I updated my initial request to clarify.

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AceTKen , 1 month ago

Yup. Definitely misread. Deleted it now!

'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular ( www.techradar.com )

AceTKen , 1 month ago

Hey now, you've got to use something to download Firefox on a brand new windows install.

when satire gets overtaken by reality ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )

https://dialup.space/@TechTangents/115828185655930670

AceTKen , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

It self-propagates? Well that's new.

AceTKen , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

Updating to a new version isn't self-propagation though. Maybe if it randomly installed itself overtop of Linux or MacOS, they'd have a point.

It also doesn't modify other computer programs and maliciously insert its own code into those programs or require a host program.

So I guess maybe it doesn't have... Any features of a virus at all.

It just sucks.

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus

every arrow I find ... ( feddit.org )

AceTKen , 1 month ago

As someone who runs a discussion community, Actual Discussion

I get this every time I have to play devil's advocate. People get SO DAMN MAD on here despite their poorly argued positions...

People barely know why they believe something, let alone why someone else should believe the same.

AceTKen , 1 month ago

Oh wow, it's odd that only those are showing. Admittedly I've been kind of lax about making the weekly threads, but there's certainly a lot more than four in the last two years!

Vince Zampella of Respawn Entertainment Dead at 55 - FullCleared ( fullcleared.com )

AceTKen , 2 months ago

Holy shit, dying in a car fire... That is a rough way to go man.

Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022 ( en.wikipedia.org )

AceTKen , 2 months ago

"You have been banned from lemmy.ml"

(WEEKLY) Voting Systems

Reminder: This post is from the Community Actual Discussion. We try to use voting for elevating constructive, or lowering unproductive, posts and comments here. When disagreeing, replies detailing your views are highly encouraged as no-discussion downvotes don't help anyone learn anything valuable. For other rules, please see ...

AceTKen OP Mod , 2 months ago

Well, somewhat. I left it open to interpretation on purpose so the reader could define that in their response.

If I were to personally state my interpretation, I'd mean something like a system least open to abuses (gerrymandering, cronyism, bribery, etc.), being open and honest, while also being representative of the people using it.

AceTKen OP Mod , 2 months ago

Reading it now, but that seems to be a very cool breakdown (though I had to go for the simplified version due to time). It had a few systems I haven't looked into yet.

Looks like STAR is pretty damn solid in every regard!

All the things

AceTKen , 2 months ago

So... I've been meaning to have an actual conversation with someone about this, but isn't this kind of the way everybody here feels about the right wing?

Like.... Aren't they also kind of stupid, kind of weak, and kind of incredibly dangerous?

The Running Man [SPOILERS AHEAD]

So, if you haven't seen the new movie or read the original book and want to remain unspoiled, TURN BACK NOW! SERIOUSLY, GET OUT OF THIS POST! ...

AceTKen , 3 months ago

My guess is that they probably didn't want to elicit 9/11 imagery. The original ending is better, without a doubt, but I could definitely see studio heads balking at that.

AceTKen , 3 months ago

Oh, I get it. Maybe he could have detonated a bomb or something, I'm just simply stating why they might have done it.

AceTKen , 3 months ago

I totally agree that it's definitely not "too soon" for me, but I'm not a risk averse studio head

Trump, 79, Claims Nobody Knows What a Magnet Is ( www.thedailybeast.com )

AceTKen , 3 months ago

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/949f13a9-c9da-45f4-a928-6896fe6c0677.gif

Nice package

AceTKen , 3 months ago

Ahem... I think you mean meat-cute.

Three developers' different philosophies on difficulty for their games

AceTKen , 3 months ago

Yes, that is what higher difficulties are for. Why does that preclude lower difficulties?

Socialist hellscape

Adam Ellis ...

AceTKen , 3 months ago

Oh, is that where the word bussy comes from.

/s

35 percent of all Americans now say the country needs a revolution. That includes 39 percent of Harris voters and 32 percent of Trump voters. ( www.politico.com )

AceTKen , 3 months ago

... But what exactly that revolution looks like and what the outcome of it will be is completely different for everyone on all sides.

Losers

AceTKen , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

... Unless you're actively fucking a fleshlight or something like that, who the hell uses lubricant to jack it?

It feels actively worse and like octuples your cleanup time. I always saw this trope in comedies and it never made any sense to me, and this is coming from someone without foreskin.

AceTKen , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

If there's friction to that extent, you're doing it wrong.

Step 1: Grab the wang about 3/4 of the way up.

Step 2: With some pressure in your grip (but not too much, you don't want death grip syndrome), pull fingers and wang skin upwards over ridge at the base of head.

Step 3: Pull skin and fingers back down over top of ridge.

Step 4: Repeat until desired effect is achieved.

At no point should your fingers come into contact with the head or be rubbing enough to cause major friction anywhere.

AceTKen , 4 months ago

I appreciate the helping hand.

AceTKen , 4 months ago

Hey, whatever works for your jerks!

More than 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years [VGC] ( www.videogameschronicle.com )

AceTKen , 4 months ago

Games writers maybe. There haven't been 1200 games journalists operating at the same time ever.
There were a lot of people at a lot of sites simply regurgitating news, but that is definitely not what a journalist is. They are extremely different disciplines.

That’s surprised look when you blast her with a solid pint of semen

cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/6974281 ...

AceTKen , 4 months ago

Wait... Read the label. "Volume and Flavor Enhancer"!?

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )

AceTKen , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

Bad title. He's criticizing the state of free speech in America citing the Jimmy Kimmel cancellation and people fired / cancelled over Charlie Kirk speech.

New Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite are the Fastest and Most Efficient Processors for Windows PCs | Qualcomm ( www.qualcomm.com )

AceTKen , 5 months ago

Unless you count... Y'know... Benchmarks or actual metrics of any kind.

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-qualcomm_snapdragon_x_elite_x1e_80_100-vs-amd_ryzen_7_9800x3d#benchmarks

AceTKen , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago)

I'm aware. It's not available for benchmarks yet (not until well into 2026 in fact) so all we have is corporate gospel. That is why I didn't use anywhere close to the fastest processor available on the other end either. I made an attempt to take that into account.

Keep in mind that all of their bragging about speed is about the AI capabilities of the chip and only vs other mobile CPUs as well.

See a full report here:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/snapdragon-summit-qualcomm-unveils-snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-cpu

Google just broke *all* third-party YT clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required. ( github.com )

cross-posted from: ...

AceTKen , 5 months ago

I've had it fail to load a lot of stuff today. Something's definitely up.

18+ Google is owned and operated by the Vale

Google and is owned and operated by the Vale

AceTKen , 5 months ago

Okay, I'll bite... What the hell is The Vale stuff?

Help Us Make A Linux Stack!

Not sure if this is the right place for it, but would anyone be interested in assisting an MSP in helping refine our Linux Stack? ...

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago

Yeah, I do. I love I.T. work and messing with computers. I have, in fact, stated that if the government paid 100% of my expenses and I didn't need to work that I'd run computer literacy camps and still do I.T..

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

We have been around for nearly 11 years now and have had a few requests for something that isn't Microsoft or Apple. We agree with the clients.

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago

Nearly 11 years. We have 8 employees and 3 branches.

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

Actually, I'm rather sure you're missing the point. Explain to me how I'm making money off it, please.

Read my posts throughout this thread. As I said, the Linux stack is not exactly a money maker, it’s more of a passion thing. Also, we’re not “selling it,” it’s something to outfit soon-to-be-sidelined Windows 10 systems with. It will literally cost me more money and hours to keep them from filling a landfill than it would to just dump them. There is no profit motive. No company will join us because of this and no company will leave us if we can’t provide it. Your entire premise is faulty.

I make the same monthly fee as an MSP no matter if the client runs Windows, Linux, or MacOS. The OS is a thing to be maintained by us, not sold. Hell, we provide hardware and software to clients at cost. We profit off nothing but our MRR. We're very open and honest.

If you really think that saying the name of software that may help users and having an MSP donate monthly to FOSS is bad, then I don't know what to tell you - we're fundamentally different people.

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

Explain to me how I'm making money off it, please.

Read my posts throughout this thread. As I said, the Linux stack is not a money maker, it’s more of a passion thing. Also, we’re not “selling it,” it’s something to outfit soon-to-be-sidelined Windows 10 systems with. It will literally cost me more money and hours to keep them from filling a landfill than it would to just dump them. There is no profit motive. No company will sign with us because of this service and no company will leave us if we can’t provide it. Your entire premise is faulty.

I make the same per-machine monthly fee as an MSP no matter if the client runs Windows, Linux, or MacOS. The OS is a thing to be maintained by us, not sold. Hell, we provide hardware and software to clients at cost. We profit off nothing but our MRR. We're very open and honest.

If someone really writing the name and use of software that may help users and having an MSP donate monthly to FOSS is bad, then I don't know what to tell you - we're fundamentally different people.

And yeah, if I ask a chef what an odd seasoning they use on a dish is and they get all huffy and say "I'M NOT TELLING YOU FOR FREE!" then they're probably an ass.

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago

Yeah, I was sort of taken aback at the level of open hostility here. I thought Linux users were pretty happy with getting the OS out there.

Anyway, I'll check out Zorin! Much appreciated. Firefox and Thunderbird are already in use everywhere we can get people to ditch Chrome.

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

Thanks!

The main office is in Calgary, but we have branches in Halifax and Vancouver as well. We're looking to acquire a branch manager for Vancouver, or a sole-prop or MSP in Medicine Hat or basically anywhere else in Canada that would like an easier job and shares in an actually good company / co-op. Heck, a brilliant sales person would also be awesome.

AceTKen OP , 6 months ago

That deeply depends on the company and the certifications you'd acquired along the way. Some companies I worked at required an ever-escalating number of MS certs. For us, it's a bit different though.

I always say that it's easy to train someone in tech if they've got that mindset, but it's damn near impossible to train someone to be good with people. We pride ourselves on being good people first so we generally don't hire outside of other people we've worked with in the past.

Lemmy be like

ALT

AceTKen , 6 months ago

DB0 has a rather famous record of banning users who do not agree with AI. See Ye Power Trippin' Bastards or others for many threads complaining about it.

You have no way of knowing what the scale would be as it's all a thought experiment, however, so let's play at that. if you see AI as a nearly universal good and want to encourage people to use it, why not incorporate it into things? Why not foist it into the state OS or whatever?

Buuuuut... keep in mind that in previous Communist regimes (even if you disagree that they were "real" Communists), what the state says will apply. If the state is actively pro-AI, then by default, you are using it. Are you too good to use what your brothers and sisters have said is good and will definitely 100% save labour? Are you wasteful, Comrade? Why do you hate your country?