RiderExMachina

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Ehhhhh, I don't know if I agree with this.

American "culture" has had a whole bunch of definitions, usually changing with the decades. For most of the 20th century, you could point to something and say "That's American"; things like milkshake bars and greasers, anything surrounding the hippie movement (that we actually probably stole from somewhere else), and... Whatever that strange design of random shapes the 90s had.

After 2000, there hasn't been really anything that stands out, in part due to the rise of the internet, and in another, the dangerous build environment. In order to have culture, people need to congregate in a place and create something meaningful. Because Americans go to work and then go home, often with little-to-no time in between from long commutes, they have no time to create the next "culture moment".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What about a max percentage of the valuation of the company? This would include other incentives such as stocks, vehicles, etc

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If Google has an answer, how long will they support it? I bought a Daydream visor and controller, only for them to totally discontinue the project within 2 years.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

This is it. This is the comment that makes me realize that I'm old.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

With my current bank, my return would have gotten me nearly $100 in interest over the last year.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

"Technically correct" is the best form of correct. Though having tried setting up Wireguard in the past, having a dead-simple solution like Tailscale might be worth trying it out, especially with the 100 device free tier

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

IoS - internet of shit

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

With the enshittification of streaming platforms, a Kodi or Jellyfin server would be a great starting point. In my case, I have both, and the Kodi machine gets the files from the Jellyfin machine through NFS.

Or Home Assistant to help keep IOT devices that tend to be more IoS. Or a Nextcloud server to try to degoogle at least a little bit.

Maybe a personal Friendica instance for your LAN so your family can get their Facebook addiction without giving their data to Meta?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Same here, dude. I'm proud of us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I haven't used Tailscale myself, but it seems like it's basically just a Wireguard frontend.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I got a Purple Mattress: you get the stability of spring coil but the softness of memory foam. I really like it.

Here's a relatively short video of a real-world review. This guy also later reviewed a Nectar mattress, which is memory foam, but he didn't like it and returned it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Times are tough, but here's what's worked for me so far:

  1. Spend less than you make
  2. Keep a budget
  3. Keep debts to a minimum
  4. If you live with your parents, try to save as much as you can
  5. Have an end goal

Depending on your circumstances, you might only have to work for 20 years, and if you do what you love, it won't feel like work.

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