Zink

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[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

That is the easiest image to hear that I've seen in a while.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago

I wonder if this is less of a link between those things and the dark web, and more of a link between the mental issues and being beyond terminally online and over-informed about all the most horrible shit out there.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't keep up on the appliance world very much, but for many years I have been under the impression that when replacing one it's always a good call to NOT get the Samsung.

I have literally never seen reason to doubt that rule.

I'm actually pretty happy with my current appliances, but I don't stick all to one brand and I stick with the simpler cheaper designs. If paying for the next higher tier brings higher build quality or upgrades the core function's power/capacity, then I'll probably go for it.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago

It sure sounds like it's time to check my 401k and get out of US stock based funds while there's still something left.

The current Shiller PE ratio is over 40. The only other time it was that high in recorded history was 1999 into 2000. And that uniquely crazy time was due to... lemme just check my notes... a massive tech bubble. Fantastic.

The mean and median for the ratio are both below 20. I like the graph on this site: https://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe

(for anybody not familiar, the PE ratio or P/E stands for price/earnings, or how high the stock price is relative to how much money the company makes)

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

I'm right there with you but unfortunately I must report that Facebook is still firmly entrenched in many circles. Like if my kid's school posts some news on their website but not their facebook page, I've seen parents get riled up about that.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That kind of suggestive language gives me a large hadron.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

It amuses me to play Roblox with my son when he's on a tablet or console and I'm using the Sober app to run the Android client on my Linux desktop that was built to be a windows gaming PC several years ago when he was a little baby.

He has an old PC that he doesn't use much, but he's got a much fancier one on the way.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

Is it though? Sure they’ll have a couple great quarters

STOP TALKING! WE ARE FUCKING SOLD!

[–] Zink@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

The entire developed world is on the path to the population stabilizing then gradually decreasing. I've pointed this out multiple times for exactly the reason you state. Policy in the US is horribly backwards even before we get to the immediate damage done to real humans.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

Well, the Snaps are one of the things they took out. Flatpaks are enabled in the software manager by default though.

I believe everything that comes preinstalled, including Firefox and LibreOffice and such, is installed the traditional way as if you did "apt install firefox."

I installed LibreWolf and like it. It's just firefox with telemetry removed and some privacy hardening out of the box.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Check out Mint. It's based on Ubuntu but has Canonical's controversial stuff removed, plus an added layer of polish.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Ah, yeah it's affected everything across the board. But with the US context and you talking about giant vehicles, $60K vehicles, and 3 rows, I thought we were focused on the larger end of the population as a whole.

I bet the crash safety design of the current honda civic was definitely influenced by the truck regulations and that whole market driving the large end even larger.

Funny enough, I am eagerly awaiting the official announcement of the 2026 MX-5 of all cars.

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