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Bahnd Rollard

@ Bahnd @lemmy.world

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  • People who have used dating apps before, what was your experience like?

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  • Ok, ill bite.

    Was reluctantly on Hinge a while back (was 31M at the time). My sibilings twisted my arm to make a profile and helped design it (I dont take pictures of myself so it was challanging to make). Overall expirence was negative to neutral, over ~2 years of minimal useage just to the profile active, threw 15$ at the app to see if it changed the algorithm (it does). IIRC ~12 replies, 3 first dates/meet-ups and 0 second dates. Cant say I put a ton of effort It so I wont lose sleep over anything.

    The shocking part of the whole thing was compairing results with my sister. She functionally did not need to go to the default feed, dozens if not hundreds of contact requests... We had a joke back when she was in college that if she felt like it, she would never have to pay for a dinner (obviosuly that would be a dick move, and she never took advantage of anyone, but the data was there).

    Once it became obvious that the platform was full of bots, dumby accounts, and was noticably trying to prey on desperate people with credit cards, I just moved on. Over all advice, if you find an app thats very new and not owned by match group, go for it, you will likely meet people earnestly trying to make connections. Otherwise, dont bother, go find a date the old fashioned way, outside.

  • Whats the most Fediverse "Thing" you know of?

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    • BEANS, CORN, ONION

    Our memes feel very old internet and I miss those times.

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    should i buy hell divers? i hear about it very less these days, is it worth it?

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  • The latest patch reduced the file size dramaticly, so it runs a lot better.

    And as stated by others, for best expirence, play with friends, sweaty players tend to bounce off it as there is no rankings or ratings and global progress is slow. Have fun, Freedom and managed-democracy await your support.

  • North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location

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  • Yep, thats corporate monitoring software for you. Everyones got it, if you dont see it, assume its there. If the PC is not yours and or built with your own hands, assume its bugged or key logged. This goes for school PCs as well for the youngins, this is not to make people paranoid, just manage expectations on privacy. If you didnt make it, assume its recorded.

  • Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog

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  • You know you can stand up your own Matrix-Synapse server as part of your home lab, its the "we have Telegram at home" answer.

  • Trump-appointed board renames Kennedy Center to 'Trump Kennedy Center'

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  • Like how the Tappan Zee Bridge is now the Mario M. Cuomo Sr. bridge (they rebuilt it a while back, and its not named after Governor bad touch, its named after his dad).

    CT re-did their signs, NY re-did their signs, but NJ being the spiteful bastards they are (love ya New Jersey, keep it up) still has the old Tappan Zee signs all over the place.

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  • My Fluke Intelatone copper cable tracer and pin mapper. Had one as a company tool back early in my career. Bought one for myself when I moved and just carry it around in my magic bag of tricks. It is just the best at finding its other half, so much so that ive had multiple employers buy their own because I use my own and wanted me to stop using the shitty cheap ones they get off amazon.

  • Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims in prime-time address | CNN Politics

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  • But were his pants on fire?

  • Do you think western countries would benefit from adopting Asian Countries' harsh anti-drugs policies? Why or why not?

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  • No, im of the opinion that the Amsterdam model is the most ethical response (so far) to drug abuse and mental health assistance. If addiction is a factor, punishment is not a deterant (and atleast in The US, an excuse for authorities to abuse the carve-out in the 13th ammendment). Treating people as patients instead of criminals provides the most good to society.

  • What is the technical hill you are willing to die on in your industry?

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  • WELCOME TO THE OFFICE OF SECRET INTELIGENCE SAMPSON!

    [Co. Gathers jumps out of the plane without a parachute]

  • Iceland and Greenland

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  • The vikings discovered Iceland and Greenland and named them accordingly. Pranked!

  • Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox

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  • I like that reference, im stealing it.

  • Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox

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  • I was in the trenches for that nonsense fixing stuff daily because of them. Oracles wacky tacky shit that kept their users locked to Java 7.21 for a decade past the support date. Bloated language packs and not being able to keep up with basic HTML tags... You dont know how good yall have it today.

    I dont care how much MS dresses up Edge, we know its just Chrome in a poorly fitted suit. The old addage still holds true, Microsofts default browser (formerly IE, currently Edge) is the best browser to use to go download another browser.

    [This concludes grumpy old tech speech]

  • Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox

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  • Given what Microsoft is smoking these days, no AI would be a selling point, and Mozilla does not seem to realize they are playing with fire. Their userbase chose their product instead of using the system defaults of Chrome, Safari, and Internet Exploder. Their users, just like Lemmy, are tech-litrrate and more socially concious than the masses. If an alternative or fork appears, with sufficent support, and Mozilla does not put the breaks on their AI train, were all just going to jump ship. We do it every time a new OS is installed, there is no Firefox loyalty, only lesser evils.

  • Is entertainment getting worse or am I getting old?

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  • I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was, and now what I am isnt it, and what is it is weird and scary to me.

    And it will happen to you.

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  • There have been UBI trial runs in the EU, they usually dont. Once peoples needs are met, they tend to want to want to continue doing things as they are. If they wern't buying fancy cars, UBI isnt going to change that, and if a car is a need for that individual, then the system is working as intended.

    Plus, the thing every counter argument to UBI seems to forget is that not everyone will be responsible with the funds or onboard with the program. The system will need to have to buffer for abuse and poor habbits, but unlike now, an unwillingnes/inability to participate in the workforce does not mean poverty. Plus a well designed system will help people use it effectivly and get them the help they need (see the current failures of the US mental health system).

  • Kristi Noem literally runs out of House hearing to avoid Dem questions

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  • Nuuuu!

  • JD Vance is sick of 67: ‘Ban these numbers forever’

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  • 68 missing out on all the fun by being a normal number and not subject to memes.

  • Whats the worst book anyone has ever recommended you?

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  • Hubbard trash is fun with friends. We used to do shitty movie night before the plague, and one of the last events before lockdown was "Drinking and Dianetics"... It was a choice, really eye opening and deeply stupid. Plus the story of how the nerd herd aquired the DVD was hillarious.

    It started off normal enough, a self-help video with a bunch of sunny California people and a higher than expected budget. Tons of power imagery and hints that you would get if you watched south parks "Scientologists believe this" bit.

    After that it starts getting weird, bad psychology, incorrect biology and theories that were clearly written by a sci-fi author. The worst was their search for "the original trauma" thing, absolute hog-wash.

    People were already out of it by the time we got to the DvD extras, but we all remember the skit with the panther and the actor putting up his dukes like Popeye the sailor man.

    The showing was all in good fun, but there was a thing in the back of peoples heads, this is a cult that ruins lives and people fall for this crap.

    If you see that book or film, help that person and be excellent to each other.

  • What's your plan for not dying?

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  • Thats the neat part, I dont. I simply continue the routine of putting food in my face and if anything bad happens... Try and deal with it.

    Due to my job, if about half of the fortold "end-timed" occure, its not an issUe not an issME. Ill probably be at ground-zero of what ever it is, or atleast down the block from it...

    Have fun in the appocalypse. If its zombies, I get to do that one.