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by Krom
Wed May 24, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: What the world has come to...
Replies: 298
Views: 1166544

Re: Mainstream media are reliable, FOX news is the bad guy?

If you stitch together a bunch of snapshots covering the entire lunar phase from earth it becomes totally obvious the moon is a sphere.
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by Krom
Wed May 24, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Intel Arc (new question)
Replies: 7
Views: 3663

Re: Intel Arc (new question)

It is easy to get major performance upgrades in drivers when the driver quality is complete garbage to begin with. Don't get me wrong, nvidia and amd drivers are frequently full of all sorts of comical errata, bugs, performance regressions, etc. But nvidia probably has maintained 10x the amount of h...
by Krom
Sun May 21, 2023 5:46 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Uh-oh. Rob, my dahd found my stash.
Replies: 6
Views: 2169

Re: Uh-oh. Rob, my dahd found my stash.

And the Wisconsin GOP will probably double down in their refusal to legalize it because "progressive" states did it first.
by Krom
Wed May 17, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Mainstream media are reliable, FOX news is the bad guy?
Replies: 12
Views: 12541

Re: Mainstream media are reliable, FOX news is the bad guy?

Attacking the mainstream media also makes it easier to poison the well of information and get away with evil. Which is why the first step towards destabilizing or overthrowing a country in order to install a dictatorship involves attacking and then shutting down the free press.
by Krom
Sun May 07, 2023 7:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Lawn thread.
Replies: 21
Views: 12496

Re: Lawn thread.

Yeah, we regularly treat all the working parts of the blower with ceramic coating spray. It is an inexpensive but more durable automotive hydrophobic coating, lasts longer than an oil or lube spray. Think like Rain-X but for an entire vehicle.
by Krom
Sun May 07, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Lawn thread.
Replies: 21
Views: 12496

Re: Lawn thread.

So this winter we had late storm where a foot of snow accumulated and pretty much as soon as it ended it reached 33 degrees outside. Truly the worst case for a snow blower ever, it was sticky, it was wet, it was heavy and it was deep. I figured if our battery electric snow blower could handle that, ...
by Krom
Fri May 05, 2023 6:34 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: AB Tranny Beer
Replies: 114
Views: 69519

Re: AB Tranny Beer

It is a thing that literally happens in many parts of the world to this day, thinking it won't happen here is burying your head in the sand. In living memory here in America minorities have been killed for even less robust reasons. Like you know why conservatives in Florida are revising history and ...
by Krom
Fri May 05, 2023 3:24 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: AB Tranny Beer
Replies: 114
Views: 69519

Re: AB Tranny Beer

Seriously, what the hell would it even mean to become a Christain country? Please spell it out for me. They get more cover/justification/validation/mainstreaming for their hate and bigotry. Basically they can declare <oppressed minority group> is not christian or are against christian values, which...
by Krom
Thu May 04, 2023 6:21 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: D3 and some possible stability tweaks
Replies: 8
Views: 5409

Re: D3 and some possible stability tweaks

IIRC you can avoid that particular crash by disabling weapon effects in the graphical settings. (It is generally fine to leave them on in single player, but one should always disable them during multiplayer since their absence is an actual competitive advantage.) I'm not particularly confident it is...
by Krom
Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:32 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Tucker Carlson got fired.
Replies: 24
Views: 2632

Re: Tucker Carlson got fired.

7% may as well be 700%, if all the conservative media silos cover are the violence then they are all violent in their minds. Just like how Tucker Carlson cut and edited the footage to portray January 6th as orderly and peaceful which immediately became their unquestioned reality.
by Krom
Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:21 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Where have all the feminists gone
Replies: 197
Views: 318761

Re: Where have all the feminists gone

Top Gun wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:12 pm That counts as a threat, right? Can we get this psychopath out of here?
Yeah, mystery2018 will not be joining us for at least two months.
by Krom
Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Tucker Carlson got fired.
Replies: 24
Views: 2632

Re: Tucker Carlson got fired.

Just vomiting up another laundry list of imaginary grievances his handlers have goaded him into a frothing rage over as usual because he is incapable of critical thought.
by Krom
Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: AB Tranny Beer
Replies: 114
Views: 69519

Re: AB Tranny Beer

Top Gun wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:41 pm It's a slur and you goddamn well know it. You are such a bigoted piece of ★■◆● it's disgusting.
Either his head is so far up his bigoted ass he doesn't know he is using a slur. Or he knows it is a slur and is trying to play stupid (which would of course come most naturally).
by Krom
Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:33 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Tucker Carlson got fired.
Replies: 24
Views: 2632

Re: Tucker Carlson got fired.

Well you voted for the supreme liar into office so you don't have a leg to stand on in the complaint department Despite this whole thread being about how the biggest right wing "news" organization lies and makes ★■◆● up, how they got caught lying and making ★■◆● up so badly it cost the th...
by Krom
Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: DBB Feedback Forum
Topic: SSL cer
Replies: 5
Views: 4575

Re: SSL cer

The SSL certificate is handled by the web host, it is only valid for 3 months at a time (Let's Encrypt), but it automatically renews. If you are seeing an expired certificate your browser may not be configured correctly. The current certificate is valid from Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:04:58 GMT until Tue, ...
by Krom
Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: I don't think ai is a threat in the way you think it's going to be
Replies: 89
Views: 10695

Re: I don't think ai is a threat in the way you think it's going to be

You overrate humans a little. In multiplayer games I've done plenty of ass kicking and also received plenty of ass kicking to know that people (myself included) fall into the same or even worse predictable behaviors than AI. We all have a "moveset" we develop and practice that we apply to ...
by Krom
Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Where have all the feminists gone
Replies: 197
Views: 318761

Re: Where have all the feminists gone

Looks like a duck, moves like a duck, quacks like a duck... Oh I see, it must must be "discussion". :roll:
by Krom
Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Where have all the feminists gone
Replies: 197
Views: 318761

Re: Where have all the feminists gone

*sigh*
Krom wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:27 am * crosses off the transphobia square on this weeks fascist bigot bingo card.
by Krom
Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:27 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: AB Tranny Beer
Replies: 114
Views: 69519

Re: AB Tranny Beer

* crosses off the transphobia square on this weeks fascist bigot bingo card.
by Krom
Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:24 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Thank God
Replies: 44
Views: 4380

Re: Thank God

I used to live on a dangerous/slippery corner and have helped more than a dozen people who either ran off the road and rolled their trucks or got stuck or were lost in the middle of the night (before cell phones and GPS) and I never needed or carried a gun for any of it. It is really simple: The peo...
by Krom
Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Dominion verses Fox News
Replies: 34
Views: 4288

Re: Dominion verses Fox News

And Vander, stop being a mark for NPR as the fuckers are lying to you. Wrong. NPR and PBS are some of the most trustworthy news organizations still operating, just because they don't exclusively reinforce your personal views doesn't mean they are lies. In fact the lies are generally the stuff that ...
by Krom
Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:04 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Dominion verses Fox News
Replies: 34
Views: 4288

Re: Dominion verses Fox News

Though keep in mind this wasn't the only defamation lawsuit filed against Fox, another similar company wants like 2.7 billion dollars for pretty much the same reasons. And there are also lawsuits filed against some of the hosts themselves. It is not over yet, Fox and its hosts have been carelessly a...
by Krom
Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Dominion verses Fox News
Replies: 34
Views: 4288

Re: Dominion verses Fox News

So Fox "News" settled for $787.5 million dollars.
by Krom
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Turning the Tide
Replies: 37
Views: 3943

Re: Turning the Tide

Gotta wonder if China would keep the same posture if Taiwan just happened to obtain a few dozen medium range nuclear missiles.
by Krom
Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Disney vs DeSantis
Replies: 7
Views: 1472

Disney vs DeSantis

Man, it is hard to decide who to root for when you want them both to lose and get their ★■◆● kicked in. In the right corner we have Ron DeSantis, the culture poisoning fascist and all around ★■◆● who supports torture and human trafficking: https://krom.d3k.org/DBB/ron.png And in the... uhhh, other r...
by Krom
Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Christians are victims! Time for war!
Replies: 62
Views: 8018

Re: Christians are victims! Time for war!

Also just to give you a sense of where the culture stands, commonly proposed ideas to reduce gun violence: "More armed guards at <locations similar to last big shooting>" Zero interest in helping people with mental health issues. "Background checks, waiting periods, red flag laws"...
by Krom
Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Christians are victims! Time for war!
Replies: 62
Views: 8018

Re: Christians are victims! Time for war!

Hollywood follows the culture, not the other way around.
by Krom
Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Christians are victims! Time for war!
Replies: 62
Views: 8018

Re: Christians are victims! Time for war!

So I read through the thread and couldn't find where Ferno claimed to be an expert on mental health. Perhaps he has is own experiences and just doesn't want to share them? I'm sure you could imagine why someone would act that way. Anyway, since I'm here, I may as well engage in some more stating the...
by Krom
Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:12 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Christians are victims! Time for war!
Replies: 62
Views: 8018

Re: Christians are victims! Time for war!

Lots of people in other countries have mental health issues but for some reason those countries don't have 1 or more mass shootings every day. Even if you add all those other countries together they still don't have anywhere near as many mass shootings.
by Krom
Sun Apr 02, 2023 9:28 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: I don't think ai is a threat in the way you think it's going to be
Replies: 89
Views: 10695

Re: I don't think ai is a threat in the way you think it's going to be

Do your own homework, its right there in your browser history.
by Krom
Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: A brave new world
Replies: 20
Views: 2920

Re: A brave new world

You do not need to entertain woodchips delusion. Trump was not effective at all, he is just a loudmouth figurehead surfing the right wing wave of hate. Gave the rich and powerful an even bigger tax break, cratered the economy, exploded the national debt, and set the stage for dangerous autocrats lik...
by Krom
Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: I don't think ai is a threat in the way you think it's going to be
Replies: 89
Views: 10695

Re: I don't think ai is a threat in the way you think it's going to be

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/fearing-loss-of-control-ai-critics-call-for-6-month-pause-in-ai-development/ "Should we let machines flood our information channels with propaganda and untruth?" "Should we automate away all the jobs, including the fulfilling one...
by Krom
Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:50 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: 87k
Replies: 42
Views: 5600

Re: 87k

I would still think that there is a strong correlation between people who "work" to obtain significant wealth and people who "cheat" from taxes. Like the wealthy employ people and resources to exploit all sorts of loopholes and tax shelters to avoid paying taxes that are beyond t...
by Krom
Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:49 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: 87k
Replies: 42
Views: 5600

Re: 87k

Yeah, conservatives love to complain that the IRS is slow/sloppy and only goes after poor or middle class people but their "solution" is always to further choke the IRS by starving them of funding. It is almost like their "solution" is for an entirely different problem (wealthy p...
by Krom
Sun Mar 19, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Miscorsoft Bing chat vists the dbb
Replies: 5
Views: 2929

Re: Miscorsoft Bing chat vists the dbb

The bot mostly responding to 10 year old results is because most stuff in this place is already over 10 years old.
by Krom
Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Indoor Wired Security Camera
Replies: 5
Views: 4476

Re: Indoor Wired Security Camera

Mine are some older cameras that you could probably do better than these days. The unit connects to the cameras via network cables and also powers them that way, it uses a standard ONVIF IP protocol to communicate with them so a pack of cameras that support that and use power over ethernet should wo...
by Krom
Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Indoor Wired Security Camera
Replies: 5
Views: 4476

Re: Indoor Wired Security Camera

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by Krom
Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Indoor Wired Security Camera
Replies: 5
Views: 4476

Re: Indoor Wired Security Camera

I think there are some projects/apps out there that can convert an old android smartphone into a security camera which might be the least expensive option. Keep in mind recording to a SD/micro SD card will require a high endurance card and even that will eventually give out. On my house I have an ac...