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New comment by Beached in "New FCC Broadband Standards Should Consider Latency"

Beached — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:14:12 +0000

websites loaded faster in 1999 than they do today. web devs increasingly suck at their job and we end up loading half the internet every time I want to read a news article.

internet became fast, but instead of faster load times, we got animated UIs.

hyperbole obviously, but not entirely wrong.

New comment by Beached in "New FCC Broadband Standards Should Consider Latency"

Beached — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:11:37 +0000

am I the only person who sees this as a webdev problem and not ISP problem? I don't want my website to recursively load the entire freaking internet with Russian nesting doll dependency loading.

when did we stop caring about optimization and good technical design?

New comment by Beached in "New FCC Broadband Standards Should Consider Latency"

Beached — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:06:34 +0000

someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe these mini brown outs you are talking about are officially called Jitter and are measurable.

Jitter is a big issue for IP based telecommunications and was a bigger concern than Mbps when I was implementing them in the past.

New comment by Beached in "Threads.net is the new app.net but with ads and interoperable"

Beached — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 21:05:57 +0000

I think they do if it means more, and more reliable funding. see patreon and in video ad content. artists and creators are already having to fund directly,

New comment by Beached in "High school student allegedly uses device to turn off nearby iPhones"

Beached — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 06:23:44 +0000

fully hackable. they give you for shell access over USB, and it has exposed io ports for custom accessories. they encourage you to play around with the firmware and expand its capabilities how're you want, it is part of the product design and intention

New comment by Beached in "US utility firms offer builders cash/trips to fit new homes with gas appliances"

Beached — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:49:16 +0000

my has stove gets WAAAY hotter then my mother's electric range. both faster to temp and overall heat. mothers stove is 4 years old, mine is 6.

New comment by Beached in "The housing shortage is larger than you think"

Beached — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:10:41 +0000

yeah, this isn't caused by qealth inequality. it is a separate issue, but not in housing g shortage. housing isn't a fixed sum game in usa, we have plenty of space and materials to build. the issue is that we do not allow for building to be built in the right locations in the right volume. zoning and local laws are the reason.

New comment by Beached in "Beeper Mini is back"

Beached — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:36:36 +0000

let's be honest. it isn't for security. security is just the hand they wave to prevent people from tapping their walled garden.

New comment by Beached in "Flatpack field hospitals that can be airdropped to disaster zones"

Beached — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:38:11 +0000

significant difference between the quality and stability of the two tents. the one in the article looks like a stick will tear it asunder.

New comment by Beached in "Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?"

Beached — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:52 +0000

I'm surprised more content creators do not upload their content to other platforms. the video is already made. is yt really the ONLY monetizing platform outthere?

New comment by Beached in "Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?"

Beached — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:53:39 +0000

I still won't pay because I consider YouTube predatory with their ads. they are not a company focused on providing a service and making a reasonable profit on top. their ad policies are about maximum extraction from the platform, couple with aggressive behavior towards content creators that make the platform. I used to be fine with the ads, but they got greedy and ratcheted it up way to much. now I block them all or don't use the service. yt could have had my ad views, but they demanded too much.

New comment by Beached in "An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation"

Beached — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:49:38 +0000

this was my first reaction. how fast they came to a consensus, it was the organizers fault for applying so late, it the boards fault for approving in only 3 months. 1 year prior to the con is more what I would expect.

New comment by Beached in "Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move"

Beached — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:57:55 +0000

hardly call it stealing. they decided to no longer work for the previously agreed upon compensation package. the employer found new employees that would do the work they need done.

no one stole anything. I agree and encourage unions and collective bargaining, but a strike breaker is hardly a thief, they are just a worker who needs money like the guy striking

New comment by Beached in "Mom and pop shops are cutting software spending, creating jitters on Wall Street"

Beached — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:15:10 +0000

55 persons using an e3 license would be 15k/y. 55 would definitely fall into my definition of small business

New comment by Beached in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

Beached — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:43:44 +0000

a lot of heat pumps in usa are air to air and have an electric heater in the heat pump to generate the heate when temperatures get so cold that air to air is not effective. without a geothermal system to extract the heat from, they get very expensive to run in very cold Temps when compared to gas hearing. Hensel why the myth that they don't work. no one thinks they don't work, they just think it's a worse solution than natural gas.

New comment by Beached in "After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly"

Beached — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 06:42:10 +0000

slylon could facilitate airline like service to Leo. sure it is a lot of fuel, but not stacking required and smooth runway takeoff and landings. for human transport to Leo, a skylon like ship would likely be a more familiar service, and easier logistics for fast turn arounda

New comment by Beached in "Killing Windows 10 in 2025 could turn PCs into eWaste"

Beached — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 21:29:55 +0000

I was able to skip Vista by going strait from xp to 7. I fear I won't be able to skip 11, and I worry about that. Linux has been so close to being a daily driver for years now, but the polish is just not there to be a computer I use when I don't want to constantly troubleshoot.

sileh sigh

New comment by Beached in "Samsung and other manufacturers disable phones bought on gray markets"

Beached — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 03:28:13 +0000

to have a convient, reliable, and feature rich tool to use in our daily life.

New comment by Beached in "A Dutch graphic artist reconstructed Tenochtitlan in 3D"

Beached — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000

please do, this is great and it would be a shame to lose all this initial hard work

New comment by Beached in "A Dutch graphic artist reconstructed Tenochtitlan in 3D"

Beached — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 03:59:34 +0000

yet? if you still have the files, would you consider turning this into a VR experience and add in street level detail slowly over time?

if that sounds like way too much work, any chance you would open source your work for needs to add to it?