Gullible

joined 2 years ago
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 29 minutes ago

Clickbait is going too far. I clicked a recommended video the other week. It was a professional power lifter pretending to be a janitor to elicit reactions as he swept weights aside like nothing was there. The thumbnail was about a black man raging at the power lifter for misleading him.

My first thought was “this can’t be real. There’s no chance anyone reacted that way to minor chicanery.” Sure enough, the black dude was incredibly nice. The power lifter put up a racial stereotype with the guy’s face attached solely to get views. What if someone he knew saw the thumbnail and started wondering about him? The modern internet is a dumpster fire and I hate it.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 47 minutes ago)

Had I been raped as an infant by an immortal who would eventually go on to become an avid twitter user, I wouldn’t kill millions of people, but I would certainly think about it.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 hours ago

That’s where I settled as well. “Change the world” level money for, at most, a few hundred hours of work. Probably closer to a dozen, if that. You’d be a fool to pass it up

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

Ah, I gotcha now. Yeah, it’s definitely just goatse+1 penis. The spout and sink aren’t even reminiscent of any plumbing I’ve ever seen.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

My favorite opener for a while was “would you let bill gates have sex with you whenever he chose, for a full year, for a billion dollars?” It’s a question that got people going.

I knew I could respect anyone who replied affirmatively or questioned why I decided to start the conversation that way. These were reasonable folks who held an understanding of the vastness of a billion dollars, or saw how unsettling I or my question were.

The rare few were revolted by the premise. Either replying homophobically or in disgust at gates himself. These people were usually either not too bright or trying to put on a facade, in one respect or another.

Which is to say, discarding the idea of gaining a large sum of money is just not something that most reasonable people do. And many people view him less as a person and more as a portal to his treasury, until they’re forced to think about him. I agree with you

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

I mean, it’s legit in that the sticker exists. Whether there was an uproar over the sticker’s usage, which I believe seems unlikely, I smell something fishy.

The modern internet is such a weird place. A gypsy market within a fully stocked library that also houses a compendium of games. I don’t love it.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 23 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Isabella <3 Edward

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 45 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I have to wonder how pissed off this dude has to be every time he comes into his philistine son’s awful little home without a single crt. The fact that he’s willing to tolerate any of this goes to show how much he loves his son. That’s parenting goals.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

You had me until you said “joke”

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Then let me ask, how would you reach quorum with a loose group in the south? It’s guns or fried food, for me.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (4 children)

After searching around for a bit, and finding only a single Etsy listing for this sticker, I’ve come to the conclusion that this is an ad for that overpriced sticker.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

Colors faded to resemble the trans flag just enough to be passable

 

Neighbor has short hedges rimming their yard to about ankle height. I’d like to extend them a bit every night by using my own hedge clippings, until they notice.

 

I’ve found incorrect information on there before, but this is just nonsense

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Gullible@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
 

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Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)11:55:56 No.283509426
>>283505479 (OP)
this is just qualityslop. You only like it because it's good

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)11:57:10 No.283509466
>>283509426
What?

 

I usually watch tv while I eat, and quickly realized that horror and bisque aren’t the ideal match. $200 for me.

 

I’ve been going through some older rpgs, and I’ve found that the tutorials are both entirely out of character and mind numbing. It’s hard not to envision myself taking my time back by violence. Anyone else do something similar or am I peculiar?

 

Both instances are pointedly political and looking to spread their particular philosophies to the threadiverse. Moreover, their users aren’t exactly winning any awards for charm. Can we put it to a vote before they become a nuisance?

 

Got a used business laptop and found a recessed dongle in it. The original owner says they have no clue, that it’s been in there since they got it. There’s no way a dongle is keeping this thing running, is there? I’ve already swapped the OS, if that matters at all

Update: yubikey! Thank you all for the information, I’m definitely still learning

 

I’m starting to get back into the swing of tech at large, and found a business laptop that fits my needs for a portable low power emulation device. When I look to buy it secondhand, because I don’t intend to burn money or the environment unnecessarily, I find dozens of extremely cheap listings without drives. Are these secondhand from businesses removing and drilling the drives or is there something else going on?

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I did it! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Gullible@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world
 

Finally back in Linux after so many years! My first recent attempt was waylaid by a locked down bios beyond my ability to bypass, but I’m done! Thank you, to everyone who helped out in my previous post!

 

Final edit: having now done more research, the bios is secured and to get to boot options would essentially involve manually editing the bios with a second computer and downloading Chinese software to finish the job. I think I’m just returning this one. This is a bit beyond my skill level

I purchased a Lenovo mini pc online to turn into my second ever Linux machine (whoo), and when I tried booting it up for the first time, I found it asking for a network to sync data from an Amazon employee. I will be frank, fuck Amazon. If someone stole it, I hope the lost money was enough to cause Bezos to shit himself and die, only for a clone to rise in his place to do the same in a never-ending Sisyphean hellscape of skin peeling feculent horror. The fantasy that my holding on to this, and it is likely a fantasy, will affect Amazon is a bonus, not a detriment.

Now, that said, it was probably resold from Amazon’s stock at a decent discount, but not wiped. How can I install Linux on a machine that I don’t actually have full access to? I’m passably tech savvy, and more than willing to learn more to get back on Linux after 10 years of Microsoft pissing me off.

TLDR: How can I install Linux on an Amazon OS machine that I don’t actually have full access to?

Edit: my flash drive is ready, just struggling to get to the boot menu at this point. I can only mash so hard for so long!

 
 

I’ve been making plantain chips for a bit, and I’m always dissatisfied with them. If my plantains are too ripe, the chips can’t crunch up. Not ripe enough and they lack the slight sweetness I love.

I decided to grab the greenest ones at the market to slowly ripen them at home, but even that’s a bit wonky, as they tend to ripen on top but not the bottom, which leaves me with something peculiar and delicious, but certainly not what I’m looking for.

So, how do you consistently get plantains in the Goldilocks zone?

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