overview for anon2481

Teenage Grand Theft Auto 6 hacker given an indefinite sentence in a secure hospital due to his 'intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible' in c/gaming@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

His skills are crazy impressive. I wish there were some way to point it toward a productive path.

Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation, researcher says in c/tech@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Anybody still on the platform is supporting him and his bullshit.

‘Where learning goes to die’: DeSantis’s rightwing takeover of a liberal arts college in Florida, USA in c/news@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

The part about athletes getting upgraded dorms is hilarious. They truly are prioritizing any other than education. Note to employers, expect bottom of the barrel education out of Republican states.

Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones in c/android@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Another example never to get invested in any new google products.

I apparently don't have a whole house water shut off I can use. in c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes this is the way to go. I have a shutoff near the pipe that the city water comes in but the valve was nonfunctional. I had to schedule a plumber, then ask the city to shutoff my water on that day, the plumber came and replaced the valve, and the city came back to turn on the water. Basically the same process applies to you but with installing a valve rather than replacing one.

What something you wish you had done during your 20's? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can't tell if that's a joke but sounds awesome that you're taking care of a whole-ass flock of birds :p

Microsoft keeps pushing toward repairability, now with Xbox controller parts in c/gaming@lemmy.ml

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Xbox controllers go on sale frequently but I doubt these parts will. It makes repair a hard proposition when a new controller is 10-20 dollars more than the replacements. Perhaps this is by design.

Sunak's family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences in c/news@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Anyone who thinks a billionaire's interests are aligned to the common people's interests is truly lacking in their faculties. Unfortunately there's a lot of these people.

AI-Generated Data Can Poison Future AI Models - Scientific American in c/tech@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Great. It'll be easy to tell AI generated content apart when they're just spewing jibberish.

[Analysis] This Is How We Finally Kill Turbotax in c/politics@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What a backward system we have in filing taxes. Explaining the system to teenagers makes me apologize to them for how stupid the system is. Hope to see more progress in this goal.

News: A confused Dianne Feinstein tried to give a speech in the middle of a Senate hearing vote and was told to 'just say aye' instead in c/politics@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Who are the voters that gave her another term? That is the issue. Are there literally zero other candidates who could have stepped up?

Ukraine has recaptured 50% of the territory that Russia seized, Blinken says in c/news@kbin.social

[–] anon2481@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I believe the 50% figure is comparing to the peak of Russian progress when they held Kherson and others. If we start counting from when the counteroffensive started, it's probably a much smaller figure. However, progress is still progress.