Well, duh!
Readit Newspetiepooo commented on Streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy theguardian.com/film/2025... · Posted by u/nemoniac
petiepooo commented on Free with In-App Purchase is a sham lapcatsoftware.com/articl... · Posted by u/ingve
Shareware has been around since at least the 1980s, kids. The value proposition is that you get to evaluate an app's quality first before committing a payment.
If an app is unusable without an IAP, then that tells you about the developer's ethos and what kind of support you can expect. Cancel and delete.
petiepooo commented on Don't use "click here" for link text dont-click-here.com/... · Posted by u/jonathanberger
In Win98SE days, I setup a PC for my parents to use. It was their first computer, and I personalized it the way I setup mine: enable view extensions and path bar in Explorer, remove the Go button in IE, and so on.
Then I got a call from my Mom: "I typed in the web address, now what do I do?"
To me, it was obvious: hit Enter. But MS had done their A/B testing, and that Go button was for the beginning user.
For the OP to assume that everyone is as adept as they are is folly. As another user lamented, sometimes you have to rub the user's nose in it for them to know they can click something.
petiepooo commented on Varlink – IPC to replace D-Bus gradually in systemd varlink.org/... · Posted by u/synergy20
Looks like the transformation of RHEL into a Windows clone is nearly complete. I'm all for it, as I expect a modern fork without systemd will coalesce for those of us that prefer Linux over Windows.
Repost... There was a link to this back in 2016.
petiepooo commented on YARA is dead, long live YARA-X virustotal.github.io/yara... · Posted by u/serhack_
YARA-X is dead, long love the next fad
petiepooo commented on How Would You Turn This Dial to Make the Freezer Colder? kottke.org/24/03/how-woul... · Posted by u/ticknd
The engineer's method: there's a way to wipe all markings and still figure it out. If the compressor is off and turns on when you turn the knob clockwise, then clockwise sets it to a colder temperature. Conversely, if the compressor is on and turns off when you turn it counterclockwise, then clockwise still sets it to a colder temperature.
Keep in mind that there should be a lockout period where the compressor does not come on within a few minutes of turning off, so you can't just move it back and forth and listen to the compressor start and stop.
This makes me wonder, how does a certificate of death work? Could a doctor declare that it does not have a heartbeat, and is therefore dead? Would that remove its person-hood, as there is no person to represent it and show life in court?
No?
Then don’t use my taxes on that!