finalarbiter

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[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Where there a will to enshittify, there's a way.

They could weave dependencies in such a manner as to prevent other critical stuff from running without it, or straight up build it into something that would prevent the system from running properly if you remove it.

Of course, they'd lose the vast majority of their userbase, but short term profit line must go up according to the idiots with MBAs.

Edit: fixed a typo

Par for the course with ai slop

Yes, it's fuckin yummy

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it has more to do with expanded computing resources allowing for devs to skip optimizing their code since it is no longer absolutely necessary to get something useable.

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And yet, it doesn't. Show some real data.

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

A single anecdote hardly makes a compelling argument.

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)
[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's only a layer line if it's parallel to the bed, otherwise it's just sparkling print artefacts.

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Machine screws / bolts with a # sign are sized by gauge, not the major diameter of the screw. The gauge system for screws is weird and dumb, but we still use it for small stuff.

Per fastener direct, gauge can be converted to diameter using the following formula:

Diameter (inches) = 0.060 + (Gauge number × 0.013)

A #6 machine screw has a 9/64" or 0.138" (approx 3.6mm for our metric friends) major diameter and is offered in standard pitches of 32, 40, 48, and 80 threads per inch (At least, that's what McMaster Carr stocks. The 80tpi is likely for a specialty application.).

I'm fairly certain that the unified screw spec stops around 3 or 4" , so 6" is well into custom/non-standard sizing.

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 16 points 5 days ago

Then why bother commenting?

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Did the Leaf come from the factory with a 50mi range? That's whack, I remember seeing an eGolf with like 75mi while I was car shopping last year and couldn't believe that would work for anyone who drives any appreciable amount of time or distance.

The car I ended up with (2021 Polestar 2) has a nominal ~230mi range and that still feels pretty low compared to newer vehicles with 300+mi ranges.

[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 4 points 6 days ago

That's totally fair. It was not my intent to conflate people who aren't willing/able to take on the burden of living their truth in a hostile society with people who just lack the ability to reflect on their situation, but I can see how you arrived there from my comment and I'm sorry to have put you in that position.

I realize this maybe reads like some slop-generated apology but I swear that isn't the case, it's just my formal writing tone!

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