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Last Notes npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary People online: "This $700 laptop with no upgrade path is almost _too_ cheap!" npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…3en3 npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Genuinely working on daily driving Windows 2K. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I know file permissions are very important on multi user systems, but tbh I'm pretty sure the bast majority of computers only have a single user, so file permissions are, the vast majority of the time, a complete friggin nuisance npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Finally got my diploma. I'm officially a college graduate npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I'll be honest, it would be _really_ nice if I could go a _single_ day without feeling like the _stupidest_ person on earth npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary When I'm not near people, I feel really lonely. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary why does life have to be so long? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Can we all just agree that microSD cards are way too small, and return to practical sizes of storage please??? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…z5ql I assume sarcastic? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…sxvw Soooo.... npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary So I'm learning a little bit about running small businesses... npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I've been seeing more and more people say that, assuming software wasn't _mindbogglingly_ unoptimized, _most_ people would be _totally_ fine with a [486 through core 2 duo, depending who you ask] and everything newer is pretty much unnecessary for the _majority_ of tasks, npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I wonder how many trillion times I've clicked the wrong thing because something loaded just before I clicked npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…g67x Supposedly, safety is at the very core of modern cars, and if you aren't driving the newest car, you _will_ die. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Current state: npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Current state: npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…f6r2 I assume you mean Pachelbel's Canon XD npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Ok, so listen, I've got access to a woodshop again, (actually much better this time) so I'm revisiting an old idea here, and I'd like input... npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary running firefox from a terminal is fun because you get to watch javascript errors wizz by XD npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I genuinely fundamentally do not understand people who do not hate android npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…g67x Yeah npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…g67x Any space I'm in, I make dangerous for myself npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Anyone who's seen me for any amount of time probably knows my mental health isn't good at the best of times. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…f6r2 Wait, when the hell did microsoft buy zork??? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…mrzh As someone who has been using the same monitor on the same computer for nearly a decade, npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I'm honestly getting really sick of the idea that everything in computing must be temporary and fleeting because "security" npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Trying to graduate is _absolutely doing my head in_ npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary If there's one thing I've learned from all my years of watching tech channels on youtube, npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Because we as a society have failed to make up our minds to _stopping_ changing the clocks twice a year, I've come up with a complete pro-con list to help make the right choice on this complex matter. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Fun fact, did you know that we live in a dystopia? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Holy fuckenoider, mounting a tire is a bull bitch npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I hate me. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Ok, I think it's finally clicked, I think I finally understand reactive power. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…f6r2 I'm almost always switching sims because of hardware problems, so I woulda thought someone woulda taken it into consideration when designing the switching process npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…f6r2 Verification text for an eSim. Genius. Truly brilliant npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary People talking about Plug in Hybrid vehicles being confusing, meanwhile the only part I'm confused about is why the _hell_ it would even _occur_ to someone to even _consider_ building a _non_ plug in hybrid npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary When you use non scented soap for a while, you forget that most soap smells like nausea, union-busting, and artificial grape (coal tar) npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…kz46 No I know, absolutely. My char limit of 500 leads to almost unfollowable threads. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…kz46 Holy shit I'm so jealous of your character limit. This is uhm, this is gonna take a few minutes... npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I hear two things a lot: npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Hey, so, I installed a ham radio in my car, with the antenna on the passenger side of the hood, and ran the cables through the firewall under the glove box. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary It's truly genius how now that Windows 10 has lost support, and the number of Windows 7 users have doubled, software vendors are all suddenly dropping support for Windows 7 npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…6j67 then it's it's darn good thing there's no such thing! npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…g67x No, because I only buy ancient used stuff :P npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary What with Windows 10 support ending, and everyone predicting unprecedented levels of ewaste, I checked Ebay for bulk lots of Thinkpads. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…g67x I abhor cooking, honestly npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary This is your daily reminder that _bitrate_ is the single most important thing for digital media. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…g67x No, someone else did. Although I _did_ burn boiled carrots once. But that was a simple matter of I forgot to add water. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Current state: npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Listen, hear me out... npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a It's just my same old depression :P npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I am _deeply_ sad and lonely npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary TFW you have ADHD so you can't focus until the last minute, but you've been so dazed and out of it that your internal clock is messed up so your ADHD doesn't realize that this _is_ the last minute 😭 npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a I have my filter set not to apply to mentions. All is fair in actual ongoing discussions npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Hear me out... npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I'm getting really sick of being someone I don't like npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Current state: npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…dn8n npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I continually astonish myself by just how much I suck npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Ok, listen, if someone wanted to modify a diesel engine to run sideways, how feasible would that be? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…dn8n npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…dn8n well, yes, this is sort of my point. I don't want to hurt anyone, so I would rather not have anyone to hurt npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary **Don't worry, I'm not gonna kill myself any time soon** npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…4lh8 Oh, my parents aren't religious. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…4lh8 I was homeschooled and I absolutely hate leaving the house. I actually don't know :P npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…4lh8 Why? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…4lh8 If they're not fun to be around, they're not perfect npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…4lh8 Why not? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…4lh8 Yeah but I want to be a _perfect_ dad. I need to be unequivocally positive, or else there's no point. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to let go of my dream of having a daughter. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I cannot express how much I hate updates. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I'm not sure whether to be mad at android, or USB-C, so I'll just be mad at both just in case. They're both so hateworthy anyway. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I have an essay on motivation due soon. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Listen, hear me out... npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I am, genuinely, the dumbest person to ever live npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Earth still sucks npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary It's interesting how often over the years AI's have had a tendency to go nihilistic, or even full on depressed. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary All desktop environments should have a dedicated "Always on top" button on the titlebar npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Current state: npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Could someone please explain to my brother that I _need_ to paint all the pulleys on my engine because shiny pulleys add at least +10 horse power _each_ npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Random hot take: npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Apparently all new microwave ovens are federally required to automatically lock the door??? npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a Well, the problem I have is, If something good wouldn't have happened without something bad, regreting the bad thing feels like wishing the good thing didn't happen. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary There's a strange part of me that doesn't want anything good to happen, because then I can't "regret" any of the bad that came before, because maybe the good wouldn't have happened without it, and that's just such a scary thought npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I only barely know what happened, or anything about the guy. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a I will admit they're nice on laptops. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary It's crazy to see how much my opinions have changed since I was a child. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary I'm really glad I'm graduating college this fall. Because I've been at this _way_ to long and I'll be honest I'm beyond sick of it. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a You _have_ met me, right? You do _not_ have to worry about being slow and dumb so long as I'm around to compare to ;) npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Interesting thing I've noticed, npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary Me: *hears about "zero budget film making" and gets excited because I've low key always wanted to make movies, but I literally have no money* npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary My phone: "You're running out of storage space. Tap to manage" npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a I might be being over dramatic because after cutting down trees for a few months, My aim is still often off by like ~15-25 degrees. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…775a Maybe I'm not a useless person. But I'm certainly a useless tree feller. npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary It's days like this that I remember I'm _beyond useless_ and always will be npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary @nprofile…z22s Because everyone seems to have their posts set to autodelete so post I bookmark dissapears after like a week :P npub1g5gfancrpc4eflccddacaj3554d6x75jutpq9q4xzrvxpstljtmqy4ctk4 Dumber than necessary The fact that children are made through a process that isn't child friendly is honestly really gross and kinda sad.
