MediumGray

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[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Well, I just used the context clues of looking at the community this is posted in (worldbuilding) and the obvious non-human characteristics of the language being charted (whines, growls, yips, etc.) and it seemed pretty obvious that this was about some fantasy language to me. I'm not sure there is anything to 'get' beyond that.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's just a wallet glued to your phone though.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Fair enough. You seem to be more knowledgeable about this than me. I get that its an inherent physics thing though I just meant that, theoretically at least, you could simply brute force grip strength in a way that you can't brute force dexterity - at which point it becomes sensible to optimize for dexterity. I guess we're not as close to that point as I assumed though.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Yes, but also this is about robotics so that kind of all goes out the window to some extent. You can just have more powerful actuators to increase grip strength or whatnot. That said, biologically, I'm totally with you on the four arm thing.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

And Java isn't short for JavaScript. The joke is that you are passing off 'less prestigious' things (JavaScript or a novella) as 'more prestigious' things (Java or a novel).

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

It's still founded and based on utter bullshit which doesn't actually work beyond providing a placebo effect, so I'd argue it's actually worse that they get any sort of credibility in that way. A five year degree in baloney is still baloney.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One theory I heard was that it was a preemptive measure incase they're forced to sell off (or split off or whatever) chrome due to potential antitrust issues they're facing. This would then have some really fucky downstream effects regarding ChromeOS. Or maybe this is something to try to avoid the antitrust issue in the first place? I don't really know and this is all second hand speculation.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Maybe. The one thing I can say for sure is that far too much of eastern Europe is coloured green.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's about $8 CAD / month, which is noticeably more than Air vpn's ~$5.25 CAD / month (if I signed up for two years). That being said I understand your point, assuming that they have that trust. As someone who isn't familiar with them though I need to first know why they deserve it more than others. Other people do seem to speak highly of them though and have made some points that are in their favour.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (13 children)

What is it about Mullvad that makes it superior to all other options? I'm open to it, I just need something to justify the higher price.

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (11 children)

How important is port forwarding? I've never really bothered with it. I'm definitely still in the shallow end of the pool when it comes to using vpns.

 

First off, sorry if this has been asked a million times in this community already, but the only post I found on this topic when I searched was over two years old.

I've been using PIA vpn for the past two years, but my subscription is ending soon and I was thinking about switching providers. I'm a fairly basic vpn user so I'm not overly concerned about advanced features and bells and whistles. I have a limited budget to work with, and I run Fedora os. Does anyone have any recommendations on what vpn I should be using?

I've seen Mullvad mentioned frequently, but it's a touch expensive compared to others. I've heard some good things about Proton vpn too, but I know there was a controversy with their CEO not long ago. I've also just read something about IVPN and they look good, but I'd like opinions from more sources. I'm open too all other suggestions as well. Thanks for any and all thoughts!

[–] MediumGray@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

They're not denying that happens in England, just pointing out that it functionally happens in the US too. So I'm not really sure what your point is.

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