IslandRebel

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by IslandRebel 4d ago
> Idk folks, maybe it's because I actually don't like writing software as much as I thought I did. I'm realizing I actually like making products and creatively solving problems, and software is a mildly enjoyable means to
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by IslandRebel 5d ago
This sort of argument was addressed long ago in economics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window
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by IslandRebel 5d ago
I've had it work well on both (iOS and Graphene OS) using Brave browser on both. It is simply much better when you are on a unstable connection than any of the other sites.
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by IslandRebel 6d ago
It is both tbh. Anyone can build a poor clone of an application. However there are many things that you don't realise is happening beneath the scene. It is all the small things e.g. YouTube Mobile website works really well when you hav
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by IslandRebel 6d ago
Equivocating children bypassing social media age gates to child rape is disingenuous and asinine. The point being made is that these age gates are often easily defeated and is impossible to enforce at scale. Moreover it allows companies to
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by IslandRebel 6d ago
Pretending that owning a car is like an addiction because you saw an overweight woman and her children and then made a bunch of supposition afterwards isn't something anyone should take seriously. I've seen fat people use trains a
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by IslandRebel 6d ago
Drive an Old Defender nobody will mess with you in one of those.
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by IslandRebel 6d ago
How did it break ground exactly? I like MGS 1,2 and 3. I saw nothing particularly interesting about Death Stranding. I've seen friends playing it and still didn't really look that interesting.
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by IslandRebel 6d ago
> He didn't really want to make MGS4 and MGS5 and then still made successful games MGS4 and MGS5 were successful but I don't think they were really that good compared to the other games. I am certainly not alone when it comes t
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by IslandRebel 7d ago
I never bothered Death Stranding and everything after MGS-3 has been very meh IMO. He didn't really want to make MGS 4 & 5. MGS 3 itself while an excellent game overstays it welcome after you defeat "The End" IMO. The gam
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by IslandRebel 7d ago
They make pensioners retake their driving tests here (UK) after a certain age and do basic health checks.
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by IslandRebel 7d ago
Drink driving has stiff penalties in the UK. It is also socially unacceptable to drink and drive. The UK also has increased requirements on drivers, and the number of road deaths is far lower per capita than it was in the 60s when there wer
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by IslandRebel 7d ago
CSS is one of my favourite things to do and still is. However, most engineers don't really understand it because most engineers don't really bother learning anything, and as a result you typically end up with a mess. If someone kn
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by IslandRebel 8d ago
> these anarcho-capitalists that want to abolish private ownership will destroy pharmaceutical innovation > why would the AnCap government Do you know what an anarcho-capitalist is? There is no way an ancap would want to destroy priv
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by IslandRebel 9d ago
The Linux community needs to embrace being something for the enthusiast. If you look at things that have got people interested in Linux. It wasn't just that Windows 11 is awful, because a lot of people just install Windows 11 LTSC and
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by IslandRebel 9d ago
Because IT often doesn't know how / doesn't want to deal with Linux installations. Also Linux Mint isn't community supported. Large corporations and governments like to have operating systems with long support cycles. Th
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by IslandRebel 10d ago
> The real risk to MS here is when people take the plunge and see how much nicer a (well supported, well put together) Linux distro is, compared to Windows etc! Will they want to buy their next laptop at home with MSFT installed? Firstly
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by IslandRebel 11d ago
> Saying "yes" to every new responsibility, getting really enthousiastic and excited for every new opportunity, wanting to be involved and engaged with everything that comes in their path. That tells me that they were just taki
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by IslandRebel 12d ago
Burnout isn't about the number of hours. Burnout occurs because you are actively doing something that you fundamentally don't believe is worth the time. I can work 80 hour weeks if it is a project that I am invested in or find int
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by IslandRebel 13d ago
You seem to be under the impression that I’m only talking to a small group of people. I’m talking about conversing on forums and Discord, reading different news articles, watching different media, and hearing it discussed by people who are
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by IslandRebel 14d ago
Because the most vocal people are always a minority and I can use my own good judgement. I am also not in any "bubble" group and I am one of those people that are very suspicious of cliques. I spent as much time talking to peopl
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by IslandRebel 14d ago
AI haters are basically a very small minority and almost all of them are online. It isn't a large number. There is plenty of skepticism (with any new technology) sure. People often change their attitude to technology when they can see
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by IslandRebel 14d ago
Rim brakes last ages. I used to ride 100 miles a week easily up and down hill on my mountain bike V-brakes for 3 or 4 years and had to change the pads like maybe twice. Maintenance of cantilever and v-brakes is changing the pads every so of
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by IslandRebel 15d ago
I don't want to give out too many details of my own situation. I am in a similar situation. I've decided not to worry about it and just get the cash and bide my time. I now vibe code almost everything at work and listen to comedy
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by IslandRebel 15d ago
> That's an unfair characterization of tech journalists in general. Not at all. Journalists in general have a very poor reputation and Gaming/Tech journalists have an even poorer reputation. I have regularly found various stori