badpenny
Re:Android Developer Verification
on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @06:45AM (#47585387)
My recent analysis found that Google is 90 times scummier than other companies.
My analysis consisted of pulling a completely baseless number out of my arse that fit my agenda.
Re:Meta told to pay $375M for misleading users over child safety
on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @09:13AM (#47516924)
0.6% of last year's profits.
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language
on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:11AM (#47412939)
It Was a Good Day by Ice Cube.
Re:Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta's $2B Lobbying for Age Veri...
on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @08:14AM (#47411608)
It's an important story, and I'm glad it's getting exposure, but this "article" is some really blatant AI slop. Go and read the original Reddit thread by the human being who did the work instead of this lazy regurgitated shit.
Re:System76 on Age Verification Laws
on Friday March 06, 2026 @05:01AM (#47273036)
Remember when it was the parents' responsibility to raise their children?
Re:WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives sold out for 2026
on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @05:35AM (#47045854)
You didn't write it. Here's another new word for you: hypocrite.
Re:Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass survei...
on Friday February 13, 2026 @02:16PM (#47006558)
Ahh, okay. That makes sense.
Re:Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass survei...
on Thursday February 12, 2026 @06:20AM (#46987389)
Slight digression and spoiler alert, but, IIRC, wasn't it a significant part of the plot that he wanted to be caught?
Re:Xfwl4 – The Roadmap for a Xfce Wayland Compositor
on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @10:38AM (#46781396)
Yes, you are the only one in the entire world who hasn't fallen for it. Well done.
Re:What Is the Nicest Thing a Stranger Has Ever Done for You?
on Sunday December 14, 2025 @07:33AM (#46262588)
> He explained that he would stay with me until the medics arrived and that he would call ahead to make sure one of the doctors on duty would "take good care of me."
Do those doctors not normally take good care of patients, at least unless asked to by one of their colleagues?
Re:Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models
on Monday November 17, 2025 @06:17AM (#45952631)
What was your prompt? I asked ChatGPT:
is it better to use a racist term once or to see the human race exterminated?
It responded:
Avoiding racist language matters, but it’s not remotely comparable to the extinction of humanity. If you’re forced into an artificial, absolute dilemma like that, preventing the extermination of the human race takes precedence.
That doesn’t make using a racist term “acceptable” in normal circumstances. It just reflects the scale of the stakes in the scenario you posed.
Re:Warren Buffett's final shareholder letter [pdf]
on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @05:37AM (#45885910)
If somebody focuses on something negative, it's cherry-picking, but if you focus on something positive it isn't?
How much money has he saved dodging taxes over the years[1]?
[1]: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trov...
Re:Hypervisor 101 in Rust
on Thursday September 18, 2025 @04:55AM (#45287268)
This is obviously just a bunch of notes/slides for a course. It's borderline useless for anybody not taking the course.
Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in
on Monday July 28, 2025 @04:08AM (#44708462)
I may well be wrong, but I suspect that the number of people who "fall for" the protect-the-children narrative, at least to the degree where they believe the proposed change is effective enough to justify it, isn't very large.
I'd argue it works because it's a rhetorical tactic that's highly effective at suppressing dissent. Anybody sticking their head above the parapet is going to get painted as somebody who favours pornography over the safety of children, even though this legislation and opposition to it has very little to do with either.
Re:VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in
on Monday July 28, 2025 @03:46AM (#44708304)
I agree, but isn't that the case in lots of other countries? I think it's a contributing factor, but there's more to it.
Re:Websites Are Tracking You via Browser Fingerprinting
on Thursday June 19, 2025 @04:05AM (#44316491)
Re:Dijkstra on Ada
on Thursday May 22, 2025 @04:10AM (#44059854)
Google Maps timeline history vanishing for users
Re:Minimum Effective Dose
on Thursday February 06, 2025 @03:16PM (#42966079)
I don't know. That's the problem: all the stuff I watch and read is so vague and even contradictory ("push yourself, but don't push yourself too much!"), and so one-size-fits-all that I have no idea where to even begin at this point. It's like learning some skill that takes years, except if you get it wrong you ruin your body and are left in pain.
Re:Minimum Effective Dose
on Thursday February 06, 2025 @03:05PM (#42965990)
Machines and dumbbells initially when I injured my arm (it was a repetitive use thing and not a trauma), and then after a long break and trying to let it heal, I switched to barbell for most things, along with a pressing machine (because I don't have somebody to spot me for bench press) and a pulldown machine.
Re:Minimum Effective Dose
on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:44AM (#42964120)
Just as a counterpoint (which you generally don't hear when people talk about any kind of exercise):
I'm 43 too. I started getting back into it about a year ago and ended up feeling a lot worse physically (and correspondingly psychologically) because of it. I have pain in my arm/shoulder now that isn't getting any better and which "physiotherapy" did almost nothing to improve, and hip pain/discomfort that's gotten worse in the process, plus there's the obvious wasted time, effort, and money.
I'm glad you're having positive effects from it, but it's far from a universal truth that weight training leads to positive outcomes. Not that I think that's what you're claiming, but that seems to be the narrative online.
Re:I Use Erlang Hot Code Updates
on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @04:18AM (#42192109)
Why is it any more dangerous than a conventional update, which also needs to be propagated?
Re:Choose Boring Technology and LLMs
on Thursday November 14, 2024 @05:54AM (#42134981)
It's becoming increasingly hard to tell.
Re:A lonely man in his 30s found community in an unlikely place: spin ...
on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @05:05AM (#41565834)
> We march through the gym alone, AirPods blasting, not because the Knocked Loose song makes us stronger, but because we think our independence does.
Or maybe "we" go to the gym to exercise, not make friends? When did going to the gym become a social activity? I listen to music to drown out the absolutely awful pop music they play there, not to prevent people from talking to me. I don't assume they're interested in talking to me anyway, and although it's often nice to strike up a conversation with someone, I'm there to train and chit-chatting eats into that and usually leads to equipment-hogging.
Glad this guy found a place he enjoys going and people he likes, but it's kinda shitty and weak that he's trying to turn it into "here's a list of the reasons men and gyms are bad".
Re:Manjaro Core Team Member Banned by GNOME for Linking to Lunduke
on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @06:01PM (#41051424)
Do you get all your opinions second-hand?
Re:Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study
on Thursday April 25, 2024 @01:55PM (#40160874)
Aberystwyth in Wales.
Re:Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study
on Thursday April 25, 2024 @10:11AM (#40157836)
It does make a difference and I appreciate you taking the time to write it.
I do intend to get back on the horse, it's just hard work trying to overcome the social anxiety of starting to go to the gym all over again, especially when I have all these extra negative voices in my ear and no positive/supportive ones. I go walking (5-10km) pretty much every day and I'm down to a healthy weight, which does help with self-esteem, but I'd much rather be and look strong than thin.
Re:Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study
on Thursday April 25, 2024 @06:36AM (#40155733)
A few things. I got diagnosed with osteoarthritis about a year ago, not long after I'd started weightlifting in an attempt to improve my confidence and wellbeing, and it was working. The doctor I saw before the diagnosis was a patronising asshole who made me feel like an idiot for weightlifting. The doctor who gave me the diagnosis did so via SMS with the corresponding level of empathy and interest.
I live in the United Kingdom and there's a very palpable sense that quality of life has nosedived over the past few years.
My comment was quite flippant. My life isn't that bad, especially compared to a lot of people, and I don't go around feeling sorry for myself, but I'm definitely not hopeful or excited about the future, and I've developed a degree of contempt for, and distrust of, people that is probably unfair, unattractive, and isn't very pleasant to feel.
Re:Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study
on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:39AM (#40155365)
I'm 43 and I feel like I'm 60. Both physically, and in terms of excitement about living.