DaleGribble88

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[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 13 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Like others in here, I have a lot of concerns about indoctrination and separation between religion and government. However, I can see a serious argument for Jonah and the Whale and especially David and Goliath as cultural touchstones that are regularly referenced in modern media. Other stories may be a harder pitch, maybe Cain & Abel?

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Having a slug come into contact with my feet or my socks or my shoes, but only if I am wearing them at the time. Anywhere else on my body is fine. I don't know what harm will come from this occuring. I do know it is fine if a slug is touching my shoe, I pick it off, and then put on the shoe. My fear of snails is likely but unverified.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 33 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Wait, shouldn't the number go up since the job became available?

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

True, but that doesn't affect the win conditions of the game. All this really means is that the game cannot end in a draw and that players can effectively skip their turn at any point.

EDIT: because you still drop tokens in from the top, a vertical and a horizontally infinite properties would lead to very different strategies. For example, in a vertically Infinite board, a player could not effectively skip their turn as previously described.

 

Even though he left after their second album, "Motorcade of Generosity" and "Fashion Nugget" will always be hugely influential to me personally, and Greg's contributions will not be forgotten for many years to come.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago

Not ad brain, just a brain.

Notice all the little "Well, obviously not those ads" and implied consent scattered throughout your explanation? Did you even consider how much that would entrench current businesses if smaller companies couldn't advertise? Or how that would proliferate enshittifying conglomerates that can package their products under a blanket consent form, locking out advertisements from competitors? How would this work for traditional advertisements like flyers, radio broadcasts, and billboards? If you banned those outright, all that remains is online advertisements, and if you think big tech has an entrenchment advantage now? Just wait until media platforms and ISPs are the gatekeepers of the most effective means of reaching customers and growing their business.

Lastly, do you have any conception of how much advertising subsidizes modern society? Think of everything from little leagues (which use corporate sponsors to pay for equipment and referees) to social media including lemmy! Every instance I know of includes an advertisement somewhere asking for donations to either support lemmy developers, or cover server cost. You could make them all paid services, but now you've locked out poor people from participating. Organizations could hide all functionality behind a consent form to show advertisements to subsidize cost, but then there is just a formality checkbox you must click before using any free online web service - solving exactly none of the actual issues around malware delivery, intrusive data collection, poor resource management, or even the most basic problem of advertisements being annoying.

I'm done here. Start thinking, and until then, stop wasting bytes and oxygen.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How did you find out about the day care? Again, you "idea" is only quarter-baked at best. Your plan is to have me sign a consent form every time I enter a store with custom labels on the objects?

Seriously, fuck off with this nonsensical shit so the rest of us can focus on actual solutions. Because right now, all you are doing is wasting the bandwidth of your ISP, and everyone who has to mentally filter out your comment.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 12 points 3 months ago (5 children)

What is advertising then? When a company explains the benefit of its own product? A link to a particular product or service? Would word of mouth among consumers be a form of advertising? If not, then why not companies showing a word of mouth for other (affiliated) companies? What is the distinction between a company and the owner in the case of a sole proprietorship?

My point is, if this wasn't obvious enough, there are so many obvious problems and loop holes with this approach, you should give it a think for 20 minutes and then start saying something else.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

Oh shit! This photo is from the Gray Fossil Site and hands on museum in TN. Such a cool place.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

On the contrary, someone can learn a lot from a question like this. If they immediately spit out the answer, then I know that they studied and came prepared to answer common questions like that. If they give a response like the OP, then I know they are an asshole to work with. If they don't know, do they ask follow up questions or ask for a moment to think can tell me how well they like to work in a group. If they talk about asking a coworker vs researching a solution independently first can tell me how they may react to a brick wall of a problem. Last thing that comes to my mind, is how long they try before giving up. That can be a good indicator for how they treat work meetings - do they push through the task one at a time and in exact order, or do they have the social skills to know when it is time to shut up and move on to the next thing.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago

Probably a kidnapper, but it is worth investigating- just in case

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was in agreement until you mentioned his grudge with the great lakes. That shit is real, and personally, I agree with him.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is killing me. Has anyone else noticed that Google dorks just straight up don't work anymore?

 

It was my first time flying. It was fun!

 

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See title - very frustrating. There is no way to continue to use the TV without agreeing to the terms. I couldn't use different inputs, or even go to settings from the home screen and disconnect from the internet to disable their services. If I don't agree to their terms, then I don't get access to their new products. That sucks, but fine - I don't use their services except for the TV itself, and honestly, I'd rather by a dumb TV with a streaming box anyway, but I can't find those anymore.

Anyway, the new terms are about waiving your right to a class action lawsuit. It's weird to me because I'd never considered filing a class action lawsuit against Roku until this. They shouldn't be able to hold my physical device hostage until I agree to new terms that I didn't agree at the time of purchase or initial setup.

I wish Roku TVs weren't cheap walmart brand sh*t. Someone with some actual money might sue them and sort this out...

EDIT: Shout out to @testfactor@lemmy.world for recommending the brand "Sceptre" when buying my next (dumb) TV.

EDIT2: Shout out to @0110010001100010@lemmy.world for recommending LG smart TVs as a dumb-TV stand in. They apparently do require an agreement at startup, which is certainly NOT ideal, but the setup can be completed without an internet connection and it remembers input selection on powerup. So, once you have it setup, you're good to rock and roll.

 

What non-fiction book could you just not put down? Was it a biography? Some obscure textbook? A collection of papers or speeches? Share your suggestions below!

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