Dark Arc @ Dark_Arc @social.packetloss.gg

Hiker, software engineer (primarily C++, Java, and Python), Minecraft modde

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That doesn't change the fact that Apple implemented RCS after a lot of kicking and screaming. They also refused to make iMessage portable or pose any viable alternative.

They're finally working with Google to allow RCS encryption with iPhones at some point in the future IIRC. However, Apple is majorly to blame for delays.

I would lean towards the 3M stuff... I mean folks are saying 3M plugs muffle things, but look at the decibel reduction rating. The loops linked in your article are 7 decibels vs 34 decibels from the real ear plugs.

Maybe 7 is enough... But I'd say the reason 34 decibel reduction is considered muffling is because it's a real significant reduction vs a minor reduction. Maybe you only need a minor reduction though 🤷‍♂️.

There's also https://github.com/OpenTournament/OpenTournament for those looking for something more modern (RIP UT4).

I still think it's generally more good than bad and I appreciate they provide an authenticated ad free RSS feed for subscribers, but I think this was one of their worst headlines.

Kinda annoyed with Ars for perpetuating this trend of dramatized security vulnerability names and descriptions.

Solid nuggets of advice in there

Yeah we also just REALLY need to protect every game company at this point because Tencent seemingly has infinite pockets and China sure isn't upset about that.

If you're going to print with any infrequency get a laser printer as well. The stability of toner is the huge selling point for me. I wasted so much time on "cartridge cleaning" print cycles every time I went to print when I had an inkjet because I print so infrequently my ink cartridges would dry out (and I'm sure HP considered that a feature not a bug).

It would probably be more appropriate to compare a brother inkjet... But yeah.

FWIW if you're reading this and you're sick of wasting tons of money on ink because you just print a handful of documents in black and white every year ... Get a Brother TONER-based printer. I bought mine almost 5 years ago and I've yet to have to change the toner or waste a single page on a bad print. When I need to print it just works, no "clean the cartridges" nonsense.

Toner is just a better printing technology, both for high and low volumes of printing. The only people that win out on inkjet are maybe the rare folks that print like a handful of things every single week.

Yes, they did give that exact example just with the opposite political framing.

I've had friends 20 or 30 years older for well over a decade.

... your son is an adult. I think you're being the weird ones about this personally.

I would phrase that as "don't count out people with tattoos." There are definitely some people with tattoos that you still don't want to talk to (100% agree in 2024 though, tattoos themselves do not mean someone's a bad person and some of those folks are lovely) haha

Yeah I'm with you. Just reinforcing the cockpit doors is enough to take care of the majority of the problem.

They can bomb a plane but they can also bomb a bus or a subway.

As someone that was 6 when 9-11 happened, I think this country majorly overreacted and made the state itself one step closer to an authoritarian nightmare.

I'm not sure there's any other good reaction than the one you had.

Maybe he was just "checking you out" and being very untactful and impolite about it (i.e. he's just awkward).

Maybe he was looking at something else near you ... but probably not.

But also maybe, he's not right in the head and was thinking about doing more than just looking...

My advice (as a guy) is either:

• Look for another person nearby (or a couple/group), voice your concern, and ask them to walk with you away from the situation.
• If that fails, just do your best to leave but stay situationally aware.

I'm also going to add, that "look for help thing" includes looking for random guys that weren't creeping you out that might be walking by. I know there's the whole stranger danger thing that most of us were raised with, but ... most guys are not rapists. If you just look for a normal looking dude (or someone that really looks like they've got their shit together) and ask them... I'd say 9/10 they'd be more than happy to get you out of that situation.

We need to (as a society) normalize women letting guys know about problematic men.

Gamers do this stuff -- what feels like -- all the time now. I don't get the DLC hate. Not every instance of "give me more" needs to be an entirely new full price game.

Is that a callback?

Well that's certainly an encouraging thumbnail...

I don't think that's an accurate statement. It sounds like he's giving them a fortune, just not an unbelievable fortune that would give them and their children's children's children a fortune.

Yeah I was about to say ... anyone that's got a problem with UE5 should take a look at Remnant II.

I give you about 3 seconds. Then you're getting the horn because you were on your phone at the light like a jackass.

I mean seriously, it's not a big ask to not use your phone while you're driving.