This is an Xbox.

Bravo sir. I thought cringe was dead.

Until LLMs can build their own power plants and prevent humans from cutting electricity cables I’m not gonna lose sleep over that. The people running them are doing enough damage already without wanting to shut them down when they malfunction… ya know like 20-30% of the time.

They aren’t gonna charge me shit because the first one was so dull I only got halfway through it.

Neither of those things are marketed as being artificially intelligent.

I’m just here for the free donuts.

If you’re cold as shit, that’s bad.

If you’re shit hot, that’s good.

It is. I dunno what this ice nonsense is.

edit: The actual origin of the word is referring to very large bombs in WWII, which clearly took place long after we were using blocks of ice to cool public spaces. But the modern usage in terms of movies does in fact come from the days when mega-hit movies started having lines around the block.

M’distro!

I took the networking TCP/IP fundamentals class for my first MCSE in 99, and the instructor wouldn’t shut up about how IPv4 would be replaced within 5 years.

Microsoft marketing is the epitome of “fuck up, move up”, I’m convinced. I’m so glad I’m retired and don’t have to deal with any of that bullshit anymore.

They should work on getting it right for their own stuff, first.

I’ve come across some scientific research that may give us some hope for them.

https://theconversation.com/organisms-without-brains-can-learn-too-so-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-thinking-creature-214275

“The brain is an evolutionary marvel. […] But what of all the organisms that lack this precious organ?”

I never played Grim Fandango but I was under the impression it was well liked.

You’d be very disappointed. Most of it is stuff you can get off usenet yourself, and the rest is documents and pictures nobody cares about but me.

My digital legacy is going in the dumpster, unless somebody figures out how to break encryption that I’ve never shared the password for.

Probate can figure out the rest.

I need to get a new VPN setup. Been using OpenVPN through OPNsense for years but I’m fed up with the abysmal performance of the OpenVPN client on iOS. Open to suggestions but it has to be fully self hosted.

The gift card people have absolutely no motivation to fix this problem. They are making bank.

More than half of Americans reported receiving at least one scam call per day in 2024.

Bullshit.

It is, except for the ones that come with built in APTs.