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Posts made by Lorne Kates
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RE: WTF Bites
bite
Family Member
Goddamn friend-of-family.Someone I know, their kid has a genetic disease, and they're in the hospital. Doctors are coming up with treatment.
The kid shouldn't be in a hospital. Doctors can get things wrong, you know.
Um, I think the specialists know what they're doing.
No, all he needs is a treatment with the right essential oils. They will cure him.
It's a genetic disease!
Oh, that isn't a problem. Essential oils can change our DNA.!!!
Are those oils radioactive? Or are you implying they create your most-hated "GMOs" ?!?!
I think I'll have some more eggnog.
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RE: WTF Bites
@anonymous234 said in WTF Bites:
From a cloud gaming service:
Gee, if only there were companies with hundreds of thousands of servers ready to be rented at any time to cover demand spikes.
Ethel must be very busy typing in those forms. She has to keep changing the ink ribbon.
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RE: A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted
@Gribnit said in A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted:
@Lorne-Kates said in A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted:
Idiot. IDIOT.
Think you a word
Nope.
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RE: A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted
@JBert said in A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted:
If a bank doesn't send too much phishing warnings then a victim might just as well wire US dollars to the scammer...
Yeah-- except that when I log into my bank account online, that request is handled 100% by the bank itself-- not some random third party server that is "just trusted" to handle the transaction properly.
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RE: A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted
@DCoder said in A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted:
But the ability to paypal or western union or otherwise send to people without their consent exists and is not illegal or unethical.
O.M.F.G. you idiot.
I can paypal or WU money to someone directly, even without their consent, because I am sending it TO THEM. They can refuse, and the money (minus service fees) would make it back to me or get lost in the system.
I cannot tell people to paypal or WU money TO ME because I claim to be representing a third party. That is the exact definition of illegal, unethical, and is the foundation of nearly every scam on the internet.
Idiot. IDIOT.
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RE: WTF Bites
@anonymous234 said in WTF Bites:
For some reason, when I drag the Edge icon, it freaks out completely:
It's worried you're going to get your "stickies" on it, pervert.
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RE: WTF Bites
wtfbites
Patreon's profile page.
As You Know, Bob-- one of the benefits offered by some creators on Patreon is that they will display your name, or read it (depending on the format). So coming up with a "joke" name every month is a fun thing to do.
I never did that (mainly because I didn't support anyone at that level until recently). Now I do did done it. And fucking Patreon's idiot web code monkeys.
- There is a character limit. It doesn't tell you WHAT that character limit is. Or if you exceeded it. Not while you're typing. Not after you submit the form and get "success" message.
- Patreon will cut off your name beyond the character limit. But when you submit the form, your "name" field retains the existing value-- not the value Patreon saved. So you might have typed in "Really Long Name", and you see "Really Long Name"-- but in actuality you are "Really Long Na". Unless you refresh the page, you'd never know.
- You aren't allowed special characters. Which, insert the "what programmers done know about names" link here. But even beyond the weird characters, they don't allow the double-quote. Which is a big fuck you to anyone who uses a nickname. I hope Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gives them a piledriver.
- And on top of that, the error is just "You are not allowed special characters in your name". They don't tell you which character in your name violated this rule. They don't even give you the whitelist of a-z space and dots or whatever it is.
And yes, this whole thing is a GIANT canary in the shitmine that is the Patreon website.
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RE: Mouse cursor on top
@GΔ ska said in Mouse cursor on top:
But VR as an acronym?
omfg
This is a show that is great for what it was, but would also be super-ripe for a reboot/updating.
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RE: Internet of shit
@Luhmann said in Internet of shit:
I baked yams twice in the June
Those must have been some burnt-as-shit yams after the second time.
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RE: Alt-selecting links still opens them
about:config
browser.altClickSave
Change it to false
Fuck you very much, Firefox.
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RE: WTF Bites
The Count sings "Start Wearing Purple" (Gogol Bordello) β 03:43
First this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e7yYBDHOgg
Then this:
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RE: Internet of shit
@sweaty_gammon said in Internet of shit:
@TimeBandit I will.
I have a 2013 TV I guarantee you they think that the credentials "root" and "password" are the height of security.
That's 100% secure because:
- Everyone knows that, on internet devices, hackers look for "admin"
- Everyone knows that "password" is such an obvious password that hackers won't even try it. That would waste bandwidth, and bandwidth costs many many dollars (according to the CEO's top-tier fiber optic connection that goes only to his computer, and not the rest of the office)
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RE: The Official Status Thread
@stillwater said in The Official Status Thread:
@Applied-Mediocrity what does a "gaming chair" do?
Parts you from 10x what a regular equivalent chair would have cost.
Filed under: See also: gaming food, gaming water, gaming headsets, gaming socks, does not include gaming deodorant for obvious reasons.
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RE: The Official Status Thread
@Benjamin-Hall said in The Official Status Thread:
I bought a new bed frame and foundation from IKEA.
Swedish for NSFW
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RE: The Official Status Thread
@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
Good jorb...
Look, it's really simple.
- Write all your code in Visual Studio.
- Then open UE4's automation tool anytime you want to build.
- After you've built, open Android Studio and debug the already built project.
Then just keep going back to #1 every time you want make even the smallest of change.
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RE: Mouse cursor on top
@Gurth said in Mouse cursor on top:
read the pixels on the screen as part of its calculations β¦
Tobe Faire, the experiment was "how many pixels are on the screen"...
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RE: WTF Bites
If they go with a private contract with private contractors
lol, you actually think this is going to go to anything except from the sucker's pockets to the scammer's wallet?
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RE: WTF Bites
@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@Andrew-Scott said in WTF Bites:
I'm new to the forum and don't know the etiquette.
We have an etiquette
- Get fucked
- Give Lorne money
- Keep your pinky finger extended
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RE: WTF Bites
@loopback0 said in WTF Bites:
So the new iPad Pro has an issue with some devices arriving pre-bent
Saves the users doing it.
They can make it even more convenient by pre-dropping-one-single-molecule-of-water-on-the-screen to trip the "too bad, no warranty" moisture sensor.
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RE: The next big player in the tech industry
@Gribnit said in The next big player in the tech industry:
might
You forgot those huge airquotes. A single news site thinks that Nintendo contacted him over the games on the console, and are threatening to press criminal charges.
More likely will be some manager will smack Soulja Boy on the back of the head, say "stop being a fool bitch", and the consoles will vanish.
Of note: the consoles are just some knockoff shit bought from aliexpress, then resold. Not bought, branded and sold. Just-- straight-- resold.
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RE: :wtf: How can this be so wrong??? (AKA the Discopocalypse thread)
@djls45 said in How can this be so wrong??? (AKA the Discopocalypse thread):
the first reply would be the first post in the topic
Second post!
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RE: The next big player in the tech industry
@boomzilla said in The next big player in the tech industry:
Man.
FuckFork you guys.jfc no do you really wanr 2 poly's?
Filed under: or me's?, multiple poly's is a wordplay lol, fuck you I'll put apostrophe's wherever I want
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RE: I haven't gotten an attendance honey badger for a while
@Gribnit said in I haven't gotten an attendance honey badger for a while:
no discernible reason
Did you say something remotely critical of Dice , Inc.?
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RE: The peril of "cheap" domains
@dkf said in The peril of "cheap" domains:
@cartman82 said in The peril of "cheap" domains:
Oh dude. You could have setup like a full screen billboard that you can easily change, then when arguing on forums, be like "you can see my reply on my site, suck.co.uk".
I'm sorry, but that site keeps going down on me.
It'll be back in 20 minutes or so.
Filed under: Fifteen if you have some good orange juice
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RE: Tumblr bans porn and proves that it is really serious
@JazzyJosh said in Tumblr bans porn and proves that it is really serious:
Not Hotdog!
I understood that reference.
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RE: The next big player in the tech industry
@pie_flavor said in The next big player in the tech industry:
@GΔ ska watch some of his other videos
As noted above: don't.
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RE: Game development confessions
@kazitor said in Game development confessions:
Someone working at PC Gamernoticedwas lazy and needed to shit out something, andcompiled 15 favouritesstole 15 people's creative work and slapped it on a page with ads. -
RE: Discussion of NodeBB Updates
@PJH said in Discussion of NodeBB Updates:
@Lorne-Kates said in Discussion of NodeBB Updates:
Is there an option for 'never show this', or should I just add (another) adblock rule?
#new-topics-alert { display: none; }
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RE: Discussion of NodeBB Updates
@loopback0 said in Discussion of NodeBB Updates:
@Lorne-Kates What's your issue with that?
If I'm on /unread, I'm looking for a new topic to read anyways. When I come back, /unread automagically updates itself.
If I'm on /unread and I'm not actively looking for a new topic (just have the tab open), I don't need UI popping up to try to get my attention.
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RE: Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition
@GΔ ska said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@Lorne-Kates the bottom line is, we finally have means to make the local govt do what we want (as long as we have enough followers).
If you have enough followers, you aren't "regular people".
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RE: WTF Bites
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You suck, Slack.
I'm in a channel. I want to jump backwards to a specific date. Can I click on the date to bring up some Jump UI? Nope. Is there, like, a "calendar" icon I can click on? Nope. How about right click on channel? A Filter icon? Anything?
Grr.... ο Slack Desktop Click Jump To Date
ο staaaaaaaaaaack oveeeeeeeeeeeerfloooooooooooooooooooow!
ο ¬ The "Jump to Date" is under the motherfucking icon, asshole.
.......... ?
{clicks } "Jump to Date..."
Under the gear icon. The gear icon that traditionally means "settings". The icon that, when I hover over it, pops up a tooltip that says "Channel Settings". Even though in the popup menu, of the 8 items in the menu, there's only a single one that lets you manipulate channel settings.Fuck you, Slack.
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RE: Discussion of NodeBB Updates
@barisu said in Discussion of NodeBB Updates:
dwtf had it's own customization for it,
Is there an option for 'never show this', or should I just add (another) adblock rule?
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RE: Internet of shit
@topspin said in Internet of shit:
You're still buying from a company that puts rootkits on your computer
Not my computer.
Thanks, Napster!
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RE: Discussion of NodeBB Updates
What the crap is up with the "there are new posts clicky here lol" thing floating at the top of unread?
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RE: Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition
@GΔ ska said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
The best thing about
the internetTwitter is that thegovernmentsthe town's PR person finally listen tothe peoplethose annoying fucks who might impact how much inbribesdonation money the Mayor gets next election. -
RE: Wordpress 5 is alive! (oops)
@GΔ ska said in Wordpress 5 is alive! (oops):
I just realized that since WordPress has always been so insecure, the only WP users still left are those who don't give a fuck about security. Meaning it makes perfect sense from business point of view for WP developers not to spend too much time on security.
Get out of here with that evolution shit. WordPress was intelligently designed to be insecure.
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lol I can't keep a straight face there's zero cross-section between WordPress development and intelligence.
But seriously, though, fuck off with that evolution shit and accept our Lord and Savior for he died for your sins, Amen.
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RE: Firefox alienating its users
@TimeBandit said in Firefox alienating its users:
I like the fact that when I leave work (even for a 2 week vacation) I know that I'll get back, turn the screen on and continue where I left.
Me too.
But then again, I spend the end and start of every day goofing off for ~4 hours.
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RE: Firefox alienating its users
@Zecc said in Firefox alienating its users:
Is there an echo in here?
No.
Filed under: Yes, I fucking know. Let me have this one.
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RE: WTF Bites
The WTF is Me: Through some horrific unexplainable error of copy-paste, I somehow just bought an advertisement that links to a horribly-outdated Minecraft mod instead of my novel.
If NPM has taught us anything, you can just offer that modder $25 and a coupon for some chicken nuggs, and he'll give you complete control of that URL and let you do anything you want with it.
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RE: Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition
@boomzilla said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
How many left-lane slowpokes have been fined under new Va. law? - WTOP
Following the links down to the articles:
The original bill was introduce to, quote
address βa particularly pervasive and ever-growing problemβ of cars going β**grossly under the speed limit** in the left lane.β
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RE: :wtf: How can this be so wrong??? (AKA the Discopocalypse thread)
@DoctorJones said in How can this be so wrong??? (AKA the Discopocalypse thread):
2.2.0.beta5
Yeah, that's a given. That's always a given.
@DoctorJones said in How can this be so wrong??? (AKA the Discopocalypse thread):
we will gather feedback first.
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RE: A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted
@Atazhaia said in A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted:
glowing in
all the colors of the rainbowa very very specific and exact shade of each color in the rainbow! -
RE: A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted
@Parody said in A fool and his not-really-money are soon parted:
@Atazhaia I use an IBM Model M. 31 years and still clicking!
Q: How do you know someone uses an IBM Model M?
A: Don't {CLICK} worry {CLICK} they'll {CLICK} tell {CLICK} you {CLICK}.
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RE: Firefox alienating its users
@acrow said in Firefox alienating its users:
Windows and Linux
Um, actually, you misspelled Window$ and LinYucks.