@wmf

Expert in compute/network infrastructure. Previously at IBM Research and an investment bank.

 Austin, TX
Joined March 2007
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Something that's been worrying me: Insurance is good and people don't understand it so we just bully them into getting it anyway. But extended warranties are mostly bad and people can't really distinguish them from insurance. Good and bad life insurance are also lumped together.
St. Rev. Dr. Rev ⏭️☯️🏴😻
@St_RevOct 19
To amplify what the space dog is saying, it is incredibly horrible to realize that our society absolutely requires an insurance industry to function, while a slim majority of the voting population is incapable of comprehending what it does at the most basic level.
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The stock market exists for some good reasons but daytrading zero-day options on Robinhood based on advice from Reddit is really bad. Many forms of credit like mortgages are good but BNPL is mostly bad.
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In the 20th century scams were progressively outlawed and financial guardrails were introduced so dumb people could succeed without getting preyed upon. Now it's being rolled back and scams are eroding trust in civilization. People see that "the system" is hurting them.
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It's a good time to read up on the Munich Conference.
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Kaylub? Open the schools!
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All this time you lacked The Vitamin and yet you persevered?
Aryas
@AryvyoOct 16
guy who just downloaded tailscale: i think tailscale might be god
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Time for Neosporin discourse.
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@InvertTheWingOct 15
Hello @Deliveroo. Please stop encouraging your delivery partners to staple their bags for food. It is dangerous. I have just cut myself, and now I am in A and E as I am scared of sepsis.
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I can't believe we got the NSX and Countach back.
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Good riddance leap seconds! All hail the leap hour!
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They don't want you to know.
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We're going to need industrial quantities of popcorn for this drama. Another 20 trillion to Ludnuke and Brodie.
EOS Status
@EOSStatusOct 14
Help us bring more awesome games to Linux This is an open call to Linux distro maintainers and the wider Linux community, with a goal to work together and bring fair multiplayer gaming to Linux players. We’re rebuilding our Linux anti-cheat into EAC Linux v2 so that Linux players can have a similar level of protection against cheaters as Windows users do. We’ll pilot EAC Linux v2 with Fortnite first, with wider availability for game developers once we’ve validated its effectiveness. Learn more and get in touch: onlineservices.epicgames.com…

Awesome Gaming on Linux Without Cheating

EAC Linux v2 aims to close the protection gap with Windows, helping combat increasingly sophisticated cheats. Read the system requirements and what Linux distributions need to support here.

onlineservices.epicgames.com
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We have reached the "Epic will back down because SteamOS isn't signed" stage of grief. SteamOS will be signed soon enough. Resistance is futile; you will have Fortnite.
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If you plant a bug in a Meta conference room you'll find Alexandr Wang already has one (for training data).
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Introducing Instagram HoView
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I'm listening to the front desk calling the rooms that haven't checked out asking them what's up. So yeah, it does save time and confusion to check out from the hotel.
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Using a zeppelin (not Led Zep) to advertise Gemini is certainly a choice. I know the Ames connection but most don't.
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I'm simultaneously impressed by a choreographed wedding dance and skeptical about any man who has time to learn it.
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Running a PS3 emulator on a PS5 emulator just to own Sony.
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Shot, chaser
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The Honey Badger is about to go up $600 isn't it?
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