dragnet

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[–] dragnet 51 points 2 years ago (16 children)

Once they are cheaper and more durable I'll buy one. Its still a new form factor that hasn't been perfected yet, but that doesn't mean its wrong for manufacturers to keep at it

[–] dragnet 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, this game makes it very satisfying once you have mastered movement. Lots of fun and unique.

[–] dragnet 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They could have a partnership with xfinity to use all those "open" WiFi networks, for one. Or some other sneaky way of sending data.

[–] dragnet 2 points 2 years ago

Works fine, I have two smart TVs I did that to.

[–] dragnet 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, Jerboa has been a buggy mess the entire time I've used it and this finally got me to try Voyager. 10,000x better experience. I know developing an app is not easy and I hope Jerboa can get through its growing pains, but Voyager is great right now.

[–] dragnet 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just convenience in the form of focusing on a user-friendly out of the box experience, really. That's enough for me to use it over Debian on desktop, though I like Debian for servers.

[–] dragnet 4 points 2 years ago

I'm well aware that articles have bias and the police are unduly trusted. But if articles like this are the standard for police wrongdoing, then we're saying that we should automatically side against the police in all scenarios where they use force. If that is not a self-evidently moronic point of view, then you are beyond helping until that changes.

That last bit is not directed toward you. You are providing more perspectives backed by sources, which is the reasonable place to start.

[–] dragnet 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

So according to the article:

  • He had already shot at the police, and they did not know he was no longer armed when later they shot back
  • They attempted to tase him before resorting to deadly force
  • At the end, when capture was inevitable, he reached for his waistband and mimicked drawing and pointing a weapon, making this more of an intentional provocation to lethal force as an alternative to incarceration

If the first fact is truthful, this guy is responsible for making the situation a matter of life and death in the first place. If the second is truthful, the police attempted to resolve the situation without causing undue harm. If the third is truthful, then why would you expect or even want the police response not to involve shooting first?

Police do a lot of heinous things because we keep allowing them to get away with it. Maybe this situation was even one of them, if they lied about the facts. But if so, this article doesn't support that position very well.

[–] dragnet 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Other than your current state of mind, things sound like they're pretty good. I don't mean that in a dismissive way at all, just offering an outside perspective. You're way too stressed without a good way to manage it right now, but here are some facts:

  • You can declare bankruptcy. It happens. It's okay.
  • You have a proven ability to run a successful business, and when the time is right you can do it again. Most people can't do that and never will.
  • You have accomplished a lot despite struggles you never deserved, and you will therefore probably accomplish more after these struggles pass.
  • Your situation sucks right now, but every situation changes.
  • The fact that your sister is letting you stay with her right now is great. You can use that as space to recover your peace of mind, and discover your next move.

Good luck, really.

[–] dragnet 4 points 2 years ago

Better handling, better turn radius, better stability control. Definitely correct in saying it adds more to maintainence, though.

[–] dragnet 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It would be nice if they fixed their app so that when I set it to always dark mode, it actually stays in always dark mode. I don't have much faith in UI improvements when that bug has plagued me for literally years, across Android versions and devices. But now the colors that suddenly blind me when it changes from dark to light will be different, yay?

[–] dragnet 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If a game has a valid reason to be online, that isn't inherently a bad thing. The complaint is with games that need not be, but are.

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