This comment probably comes off as ignorant, but what is the point of BSD today? The only use I see is for ZFS because it is built in.
It makes a great router.
Readit Newsthroaway46546 commented on Crystal Installs OpenBSD on the PinePhone exoticsilicon.com/crystal... · Posted by u/Panino
throaway46546 commented on Adding unusable RAM for tax reasons cpcwiki.eu/index.php/472... · Posted by u/meithecatte
> Every law that can be circumvented by a ridiculous trick is either void, or the loophole has to be closed.
California did something like this with window tint violations. It's illegal to have your windows tinted darker than some amount. In the old days, if you were ticketed for this, it would be a "Fix It" ticket. You get the tint removed, have a cop sign off that the violation was corrected, and pay some nominal fine. ($25, I think)
Almost everyone who got one of these tickets would have the tint peeled off, the ticket cleared, and be back at the tint shop the next day to get it put back on. If you like your tint, then true cost of the ticket was $225 or whatever.
Now the ticket gives you an option! You can still correct the violation, have it signed off, and pay the fee, or you can pay a larger fine and not have to demonstrate that you've cured the violation. They probably figured if the driver was going to go through the expense of removing and reapplying the tint, the state might as well see that money.
Wasn't really a loophole, per se, but it was a circumvention that the state decided to eliminate buy allowing you to buy an indulgence :)
I have heard you can just bribe a cop to sign it off and you don't have to have it removed at all.
There is actually a joke in the Swiss military that they Switzerland invades Lichtenstein every year because some of the army somewhow ends up going into it.
Well if you know you are going to get free drinks why not?
throaway46546 commented on Discovering Paxlovid science.org/content/blog-... · Posted by u/jjwiseman
Paxlovid is one of the most incredible antiviral medications ever created. I can't wait to see COVID-19 become a virtual non-issue (for mortality) when this medication is available everywhere.
As for COVID-19 morbidity, I am still quite concerned. We still don't know much about Long COVID-19, but a significant percent of people seem to be experiencing it with the Omicron variant. Not to mention other possible morbidities that may come from COVID-19: Diabetes, DVTs, kidney damage, and others
edit: Please keep in mind that the animals which were bred for and tested upon in the studies that led to this medication being discovered had no choice in the matter, and I personally have a hard time justifying this practice ethically. Animal testing may lead to better discoveries, but the same exact argument could be made for forced human testing.
I had covid in April of 2020 and I still can't do any strenuous exercise without getting out of breath. Shit sucks.
throaway46546 commented on Venmo, PayPal and Zelle must report $600 in transactions to IRS nbcnews.com/news/venmo-pa... · Posted by u/lxm
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Isn't that very illegal?
throaway46546 commented on Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard news.microsoft.com/2022/0... · Posted by u/totablebanjo
I'd shed a tear for Blizzard, but Blizzard died years ago. First it started dying slowly when they figured out they can print money with world of warcraft, then they ruined that like 3 expansions in.
So no loss for the gamers here, move along...
It can really only get better. I almost want to hope it will, but I'm tired of getting burned.
throaway46546 commented on Zoroastrians make a comeback in northern Iraq reuters.com/article/us-ir... · Posted by u/NoRagrets
Interesting that it’s the opposite in Judaism.
A child of a Jewish mother and a Zoroastrian father would belong to both religions.
Matrilineal descent does make a lot of sense. It is a lot simpler to determine maternity vs paternity.
The only problem is that—ironically for a thread about the problems of DRM—this forces stores to implement some type of DRM scheme. GOG can't reasonably offer as generous a refund policy as Steam, because once you've downloaded a game, there's no way to give it back.
Ironically GOG has an even more generous refund policy.
>You may request a refund for a product up to 30 days after purchase, even if it was downloaded, launched, and played.
What's a private tracker?
The better trackers are invite only. If you are found to be selling invites your entire invite tree will be banned. You have to be recruited or personally know a member to get in.
Take for example PTP. It is one of the best movie trackers. It recently exceeded 250,000 unique titles available in many different formats. Netflix in contrast only has 15,000 unique titles and their library is shrinking not growing.
Torrents have one crucial disadvantage: they require you to make the content publicly available in the process, which is illegal in many countries. It is much better to download it, which is not illegal in most jurisdictions, with one notable exception of proprietary software.
There are private trackers.