Comment Re:useless (Score 2) 78
Humidity is currently 91% in Yangsan.
Comment Re:attack (Score 4, Interesting) 66
City Council member of a non-listed Twin Cities suburb I know:
FBI is involved. Most water systems use one of two control/alert systems that are old and make them easy targets.
All they did was shut down components of the systems e.g., wells/sewer lift stations. Most cities were able to cycle manually to get back up and running. There was not messages warning or ransom of which I am aware.
They could have done a lot more damage if they wanted to, rather than just shutting things down.
Comment Re:attack (Score 2) 66
I live in Plymouth; there was no city communications about this nor did I see any issues. So, I assume there were no physical disruptions to service.
Comment Re:Does this mean fewer animated GIFs in chats? (Score 1) 18
And for some reason, Discord went to Klipy...?
Comment Re:This. (Score 1) 86
I had one breakthrough DMT experience where I saw 'the machine elves' (I just saw what I describe as fast-moving fractals that I 'felt' were beckoning to me); but, we have matching experiences w/the other primary psychedelics: I only had relatively minor on-top visual distortions with even the largest doses of LSD (1500+ mcg) or mushrooms.
That said, everyone is different. I know that some of my friends absolutely lost their fucking minds on a few tabs of LSD and, purportedly, experienced wild hallucinations that I have to trust were real to them but haven't ever experienced myself.
Comment Re:Just do it. (Score 1) 141
Probably a Linux nerd (on
Comment Re:More Disappointing: Star Trek or Star Wars? (Score 1) 87
> next will be Jedi training school full of pointless teen angst.
Wasn't that "The Acolyte"?
Comment Re:Software EULAs (Score 1) 166
> Heh, I've never heard that term before.
It's an acronym for "jack of all trades."
Comment Re:Thanks. Now I Need To Use It. (Score 1) 65
What, you mean you're not convinced to grab the no-name alpha-release "privacy browser" that cripples yourself if you don't let them MITM you?
Comment Re:What? (Score 1) 65
It wasn't that hard - Netscape came on floppies, too.
Comment Re:How about? (Score 1) 95
I had VERY SPECIFIC requirements and I wanted the extended warranty. I would have paid 2x at a dealer. I know what I was doing.
Comment Re:How about? (Score 3) 95
I bought a used 2020 XC90 from CarMax last week. I did everything online from shipping it from Texas to Minnesota to financing the extended warranty. I walked in the door, gave them a cashier's check, and drove away within 10 minutes.
That's how it should be.
Comment Re:Fuck this administration (Score -1, Troll) 393
Stop trying to change what the founding fathers made
The founding fathers didn't want a king.
And we don't have one. Or a Hitler. No matter how badly some people scream so.
Submission + - NY AG Letitia James is suing Valve (cbsnews.com)
DesScorp writes: James is going after Valve on gambling charges, stating that loot boxes are predatory, especially for underage gamers:
"This loot box model that Valve has developed—charging an individual for a chance to win something of value based on luck alone—is quintessential gambling, prohibited under New York's Constitution and Penal Law," the complaint says. In one of the games, the process even resembles a slot machine, according James. Since the prizes in the loot boxes are determined randomly in accordance with odds set by Valve, James alleges, that effectively makes Valve an online casino. "Valve, a video game developer, has made billions of dollars by letting children and adults illegally gamble for the chance to win valuable virtual prizes," James posted on social media. "These features are addictive and harmful. That's why I'm suing to stop Valve's unlawful conduct and protect New Yorkers."
Comment Re:There use to be Zenith (Score 1) 36
Zenith, Motorola (Quasar), Admiral, RCA, GE televisions in the United States.
Don't forget Curtis Mathes. Remember when they had their own high end stores?
