helmet91

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[–] helmet91 1 points 11 months ago

I used it every day, when I had it. I would still use it every day if I had it. Sadly I don't have it anymore.

[–] helmet91 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I like privacy too, but currently way too much harm is being made by the fact that people can keep their income private. Think about all the corruption using offshore accounts. It's not even cryptocurrency, just some other solutions. In a world where everyone's income is public, politicians won't be able to explain their financial gains. And you wouldn't have to worry about whether you're underpaid at work compared to your colleagues who do the same job with the same efficiency. And if you receive your income from a legitimate source, you earn that money, then it's nothing to be ashamed of. And nobody gives a damn crap if you use it to buy your toilet paper. On the other hand, if you're buying a HIMARS system on the black market, and then pass it onto the terrorists, you would very well deserve to be caught by the authorities and then rot in jail for decades.

Of course, this is a very extreme scenario. I'm not saying the ideal world is when everyone's finances are flat out published and advertised like "hey, look, I'm rich and ready to get robbed", but this is definitely an area where total privacy hasn't worked out well.

[–] helmet91 -2 points 11 months ago (7 children)

This is quite a shitty way of portraying these technologies.

Uber/Grab might be banned by some countries, but I'm sure as hell I'll never take a traditional taxi. They haven't earned my trust, while Uber and such allow reviewing the drivers, and the driver wouldn't think of scamming you. (Generally speaking.)

For longer stays I wouldn't book a hotel room because it lacks basic facilities like microwave, cutleries, washing machine, etc.

Blockchain itself is a great thing, it could be definitely useful for something. Cryptocurrencies, however, are indeed evil. Toy money for criminals.

AI tools are useful for many things. Plagiarism is just one (ab)usecase. There are tons of other things that you can achieve with it while not committing plagiarism.

[–] helmet91 18 points 11 months ago

You mean, MMCCCXIII people.

[–] helmet91 3 points 11 months ago

I've always pronounced it as "Linux". And then, one day I heard it from a native English speaker pronouncing it as "Linix", and I still keep hearing that everywhere, but I just cannot fix my brain anymore. To me it always remains "Linux".

[–] helmet91 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In my opinion, social media is extremely harmful to society. Fediverse has implemented some proper moderation, while those more popular platforms tend to amplify what makes this world crazy (and eventually completely destroyed).

If there's one reason why it's not okay that those platforms are more popular than the fediverse, it's that at least the Fediverse has the chance to properly moderate content, while on those platforms it's either unmoderated, or even worse, the quality content is oppressed.

[–] helmet91 3 points 11 months ago

"you have got a problem", which isn't wrong

Can someone explain to me, why isn't it "you have gotten a problem"?

[–] helmet91 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if this is true, likely not, since I saw it in a movie:

At the beginning, when they were establishing the baseline, they asked whether she had ever used marijuana. She said yes, which was a lie, but the interviewer thought it was the truth, because come on, who would've admitted that?

The bottom line is, when they're asking the baseline questions, lie (sometimes).

Again, I don't know how far this is from the truth, but that show was pretty cool.

[–] helmet91 52 points 11 months ago

Oh no! Is the MRI machine okay? The article doesn't say anything about it.

[–] helmet91 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean? I once tried to ride a bike with inverted steering. It sucks. I couldn't stay on longer than 2 seconds. Most people can't, although there are few who have managed to learn it.

After all, your comment matches the post.

[–] helmet91 4 points 11 months ago

I have a Kobo Aura 2, and I love it. That's my first ebook reader, and I haven't had any other one since.

Personally I avoid Amazon because I definitely don't wanna get tied to them. I'm not sure if this is still true, but when I got my ebook reader, these were my choices:

  • get a non-Amazon device, and I can read anything except books from Amazon
  • get an Amazon device, and I can only read books from Amazon

So it was a no-brainer for me. One of the best purchases I've ever made.

You can get ebooks from any source (well, not considering the AI generated crap that Amazon is getting flooded with; if you want that, you need to get a Kindle), and your computer/smartphone will handle it as a standard USB storage device, so you can simply copy over your ebooks.

[–] helmet91 4 points 11 months ago

Besides United24, there's another one organized by the Defense Ministry of Czechia called 'Gift for Putin'. It's a collection of fundraisers for... well, spicy gifts for Putin, sort to speak.

https://www.weaponstoukraine.com/

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