Posts by corey@psipsistar.com
(DIR) Post #AWkZTh4TuwXus8Kg2y by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-16T13:24:16Z
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In interviews this week, u/spez claimed that 3rd party apps are essentially parasitical to #Reddit, that they take Reddit's content and provide no benefit to Reddit.This is ridiculous when you stop to realize that Reddit's sole value is in its content, which is entirely user-generated. Posts, comments, upvotes and downvotes are what makes Reddit valuable. All of those come from users, including 3rd party app users. 3rd party app users are just as valuable to the platform as any.
(DIR) Post #AWodik6g5h8L4xdB6e by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-18T12:30:39Z
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@VickyRampin Ulmo 🌊 no question
(DIR) Post #AWz1VEkThWy5K0synY by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-23T12:44:14Z
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@renegadejade I'm sorry to hear about your housing situation - that's awful.I work in qualified retirement plans in the US, so I know a thing or two about plan loans. In general, a 403(b) plan can, but does not have to, offer loans to participants. The maximum amount of a loan is the lesser of 50% of your account balance or $50,000. The loan has to be repaid over 5 years, but it can be longer if the loan is used to acquire a principal residence.
(DIR) Post #AWz1lrOTmqyPoLWT9E by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-23T12:47:14Z
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@renegadejade The loan has to be repaid with a "commercially reasonable" rate of interest, I often see plan loans tied to the prime rate which means you are looking at 8-9%.The best thing to do would be to ask your plan administrator (generally your employer) for a copy of the plan's loan policy document. It will lay out all of the details.
(DIR) Post #AWz2CMkxnuCUbrg7nc by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-23T12:52:02Z
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@renegadejade The loan has to be repaid with a "commercially reasonable" rate of interest, I often see plan loans tied to the prime rate which means you are looking at 8-9% right now.The best thing to do would be to ask your plan administrator (generally your employer) for a copy of the plan's loan policy document. It will lay out all of the details specific to your plan.
(DIR) Post #AX8P7sdqMMLfTqUYCW by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-28T01:21:19Z
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@tymon missed opportunity not giving Bev a ghost type
(DIR) Post #AX9xhtVeCZCmCExjJg by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-28T19:23:32Z
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I recently started watching #startrek #picard s2. I had skipped it when it originally came out since I was disappointed with the ending of s1 and the reviews from the fandom were generally not good. So far... I don't hate it.
(DIR) Post #AX9yETzc5pQKc8WBTE by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-28T19:29:25Z
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The big oversight in ep.1 was that they got this mysterious, perfectly targeted signal, and no one thought, "maybe this is a trap?" A little silly, but I can get that this is just to set the stage.Raffi is commanding a ship? Wasn't she a homeless drug addict a few episodes ago?Picard calling out Elnor during his speech, didn't care for it. Any starfleet class is going to be full of unique and outstanding students - embarrassing to just call on your buddy.
(DIR) Post #AX9z2TfbZDNu5mzyfg by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-28T19:38:27Z
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This was fun. They've done the anti-federation in several incarnations, most notably the mirror universe episodes, but also Yesterday's Enterprise and Living Witness.The concept of a (con)federation that has eliminated every last borg down to the queen, and will execute the queen in a public spectacle, is kind of great.I didn't care for the cliffhanger at the end, I was ready to move on at that point.
(DIR) Post #AXA13jCjUoi8T9DZrM by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-28T20:01:05Z
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Ok, I get it, Raffi is sad that Elnor died. But a Starfleet commander should have a better grip on themselves.I wasn't sure about the "emotional assimilation" scene, but I think I like it. In the 90s, assimilation was a gross surgical procedure - cutting and grafting components onto a body. In the 2000s, it turned into a technological one, computer chips and nanomachnes infest your body. Now in the 2020s it is about your mental and emotional state. I think that's progress.
(DIR) Post #AXA20oAwemlsyLYN7o by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-06-28T20:11:46Z
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Did Guinan forget that she met Picard at Sam Clemens' party in the 1890s? And she got trapped in a cave with him and a disembodied android head? That seems like the kind of thing that sticks with a person - especially since it was implied that it was that encounter that led her to seek out Picard later aboard the Enterprise.I did appreciate Guinan having a rifle, she pulled out a phaser rifle on the Enterprise at least once, so it agrees with precedent.
(DIR) Post #AXZGUDCAZV60ZSNXJw by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-07-11T00:21:44Z
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Got my son a rock tumbler for his 11th birthday. It turns out I can no longer spell the word "tumbler" correctly on the first try.
(DIR) Post #AXxFXEZ4U2cfvnNlqq by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-07-22T14:04:08Z
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@mntmn I've been very happy with Navidrome. On iPhone, play:Sub client works well with it.
(DIR) Post #AY442nfKKL4nOTz5eK by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-07-25T20:58:22Z
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@calcifer I like the feel of the Kailh BOX Silent Brown switches a lot, and while not completely silent, they are much quieter than your typical tactile switch.
(DIR) Post #AYkz4cp7e5Y2c5SqnY by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-08-15T13:55:16Z
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@evannakita Proposed alternate title: "Transit map of New Jersey and surrounding cities" 😄 If you want to expand on this, you should add the PATH and the NJ Transit light rail lines - including HBLR, Newark light rail, and the River line.
(DIR) Post #AZRLXRBeVx4ZxO8h2u by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-09-05T00:24:49Z
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@lyonsinbeta The ELI5 reason is basically the xkcd "Standards" comic. For the most part, your package manager is tied to your distro, so if you're on Redhat, you'll use rpm, if you're on Debian you'll use apt, if you're on Arch, you'll use pacman, and such. There are reasons to prefer one distro over another but choice of package manager isn't (to me) a primary motivator. Flatpak and appimage are slightly different and try to solve the problem in a distro-independent way.
(DIR) Post #AZRLln0mATC9hNtZei by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-09-05T00:27:27Z
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@lyonsinbeta Anyone strong preferences for or against one or another probably has an ideological basis, more so than any practical effect.
(DIR) Post #AZRLpV3Yrm5LAcy2vg by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-09-05T00:28:07Z
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@lyonsinbeta Anyone with a strong preference for or against one or another is probably looking at it on an ideological basis.
(DIR) Post #AZRLuIphjy4EhwmBhg by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-09-05T00:28:59Z
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@lyonsinbeta Anyone with a strong preference for or against one or another is probably looking at it on an ideological basis (or they're simply comfortable with what they know and not interested in learning something different). None of them are functionally that different from one another.
(DIR) Post #AZXKBHnc6zUqnMReb2 by corey@psipsistar.com
2023-09-07T21:37:55Z
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@ponysmasher If you have a high res display and enough computimg power, there are shaders out there that emulate actual CRT phosphors giving you a more authentic look. Take a look at https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/CRT-Royale for example