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What is the smallest lie you have told that had the biggest consequences? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 64 points 5 months ago

"I'm fine."

The problem is I keep repeating the same lie.

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Give your feedback to Reserve Bank on digital currency here: (consultations.rbnz.govt.nz)
submitted 5 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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May as well participate since we are lucky enough to have a voice in this country

Reserve Bank considers the digital dollar: 'NZ's money must innovate to stay relevant ' in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 6 points 5 months ago

Whenever I hear things like this, I ask 'What's the problem they are actually trying to solve?'

Most of the time there is no problem, it's a solution looking for a problem. In this case, it seems like the only problem to solve is:

Today, New Zealanders still cannot make instant payments electronically to other people, unless they are both with the same bank."

I'm pretty sure that could be solved with a middle-man app instead of a 'digital currency.' Venmo exists in the US, something like that?

I'm sure we have had similar.. TradeMe has Ping which "Make payments safely with Ping. Pay or get paid instantly – using a credit or debit card, or Ping balance." .. so, yeah problem already solved, instant payments.

Excluding the Horror genre and individual movies in a series, what movie story ends with evil winning? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 5 months ago

The movie clearly shows that the robots acted as if they felt pain and suffering.

I thought the ending made it pretty clear that in the end, they are cold calculating and very intelligent machines with no actual feelings or compassion, and we had been deceived the whole time. My interpretation I guess, but I feel like that makes the movie better.

What destinations are experiencing "undertourism"? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago

You're over-reacting. It's probably only death at worst. Most likely 40 years.

What destinations are experiencing "undertourism"? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
Trying to ditch windows in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Lutris can be pretty handy for many things..

I don't have too much exp with these things, but I would suggest (as an IT support person) narrowing down and isolating problems into specifics, like:

  • I need dot.net for x thing and I tried y thing and it didn't work.

You'll be able to get better answers. I'm pretty interested in the suggestions, my usual solution is 'find something open source that is not as good but works.'

There should be a way to give directly to the developers in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 7 points 5 months ago

There should be an app or something for this..

Excluding the Horror genre and individual movies in a series, what movie story ends with evil winning? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 months ago

Good point.

Excluding the Horror genre and individual movies in a series, what movie story ends with evil winning? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Her maker imprisoned and tortured all of his creations.

I don't recall entirely but I'm pretty sure it didn't know that. Also, I don't think you can 'torture' or 'imprison' computers.

She couldn’t trust the kid, he lied to her about there being no other machines

So, death is justifiable then?

It's an AI, and it was pretty clearly demonstrated at the end that it felt no remorse or compassion for the dude. It was very very good at manipulating the humans and achieving it's goal at any cost, so.. I completely disagree. Evil wins because living, feeling human beings suffered due to the actions of a sexy computer.

Excluding the Horror genre and individual movies in a series, what movie story ends with evil winning? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 12 points 5 months ago

Hard question because I watch so much horror..

Ex Machina

Unconventional kitchen utensil you can't live without? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I love the passion for your can opener! I'll definitely take a look at your recommendation.

In return, here's a pepper grinder my ex-chef dad raves about that seems to be pretty tough:

!(OXO Good Grips Radial Grinder Pepper Mill, 0.385 lbs, White)[https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Lewis-Pepper/dp/B003L0OOQM/)]

Unconventional kitchen utensil you can't live without? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 14 points 5 months ago

Probably unconventional now, but one of those old can openers. Not the turning ones, the manual single-piece ones. Every can opener I have had dies after a year or two, but this one has been going strong for like.. 50+ years.

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Oh the irony: Kick people off benefits while cutting jobs (www.stuff.co.nz)
submitted 5 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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Illegal to open a kickstarter to fund legal defense if someone were to assassinate this guy? (www.thepost.co.nz)
submitted 5 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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I'm not saying anyone should, just that they would have ample legal funding if they did...

Still haven't seen any prosecution for when they blocked the motorway either.

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(Good Guy) Australian pharmacy ignores legal challenge over diabetes sensors (www.stuff.co.nz)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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TL;DR

An Australian pharmacy will continue to send lower-cost diabetes equipment across the Tasman, despite a cease and desist from a medical manufacturer.

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“This is $130 that my whānau, and many other whānau, could have in their pocket each month,” she told them.

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manufacturer Medtronic had sent David Jones Pharmacy a letter threatening legal action if the company continued to supply Kiwi customers with the sensors.

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The pharmacy was “not a legally authorised distributor of Medtronic diabetes products in New Zealand”

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“We have chosen to ignore [the letter] as it was built upon unsubstantiated accusations,” Le said.

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“It creates a massive inequity for families who don’t have the financial means to pay a weekly amount, and it’s also a contributing risk to longer term health outcomes.

“It's really expensive to keep them alive. By not funding [sensors] you are risking the lives of kids who don't have that layer of privilege.”

I fucking hate this bullshit. Hong Le is a hero.

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When you're criminally accused, how do you pay your mortgage? (www.stuff.co.nz)
submitted 5 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Obviously, I am not in this situation. Related article, wondering what is happening to this woman's house/loans/expenses/rent/car payments/etc

So before conviction, when you're being held pending court proceedings, it would be inconvenient to attend your work place during that time. So I'm wondering, what happens?

If you're found not guilty after months of court hearings, are you just fucked over completely because the bank foreclosed on your house?

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Schroedinger's DNS?? Can't resolve host when adding http.. help! (lemmy.nz)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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This makes no freakin sense to me, and it's driving me bonkers. Censored for work purposes obv.

Hosts file:

1.1.1.1 site.com

$ping site.com

PING site.com (1.1.1.1)

^C

$ping http://site.com

ping: unknown host http://site.com

What?? Ping, You JUST RESOLVED site.com, why can't you resolve it now??

Why does the addition of the protocol break DNS resolution?

It's CentOS 6.10, quite old..

/etc/nsswitch has:

hosts: files dns

Any pointers would be much appreciated.

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[ARCH] [EASYAF] Use RAM for Firefox and boost performance and decrease drive wear (wiki.archlinux.org)
submitted 6 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Might be late to the party, but I just discovered you can do this. Super simple and easy to do.

After having a read of the linked page, I backed up and just used this option:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Profile-sync-daemon

Installed, created config, and enabled service:

systemctl --user enable psd.service systemctl --user enable psd-resync.service

I definitely notice an increase in speed and less SSD usage should hopefully increase lifespan.

I'm sure there would be options for alternative distros, anything using Systemd should be able to use the daemon.

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What things am I a dumbass about? (lemmy.nz)
submitted 6 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Had someone contact me because a browser interface was 'down' and it was actually a cert issue. It surprised me that in an IT context, this person didn't have a basic understanding of SSL certs. They didn't even know how to add a cert exception.

It got me thinking, what basic ubiquitous things am I a dumbass about outside of IT?

Ive seen lots of 'fun facts' compilations, but it would be better to get a wide range of subject suggestions that I can spend 30 minutes each or less on, and become a more capable human.

Like what subjects would plumbers consider basic knowledge? Chemical interactions between cleaning products and PVC pipes?

What would an accountant or a landscaper consider to be so basic its shocking people can live their lives without knowing any of it?

For most areas of expertise, its difficult to know even what the basics are to start with.

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Juicy Fest: Council staff say residents should 'stop pooing' ahead of major music festival (www.stuff.co.nz)
submitted 8 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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But what if they hit the brown note?

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Stat command shows birth after modify time? (lemmy.nz)
submitted 9 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Any explanation on how this happens?

Access: 2023-12-14 07:57:28.376736001 +1300 Modify: 2023-12-14 07:50:20.783207177 +1300 Change: 2023-12-14 07:51:57.413989824 +1300 Birth: 2023-12-14 07:51:57.413989824 +1300

Just as a matter of curiosity

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Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 9 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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'There's nothing there': Company caught on CCTV not putting insulation into wall cavity (www.stuff.co.nz)
submitted 9 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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....What the fuck?

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