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‘Red Caesarism’ is rightwing code – and some Republicans are listening
  • I’ve often referred to Trump as Stupid Caesar.

    Like Caesar, Trump pushed up against established political norms and found very little pushback. As it turns out, having it be up for debate whether a leader is legally responsible for crimes committed is not a stable foundation for a nation.

    The only difference is, Trump did not wait to build up his base not just in the electorate but also among other political figures before pushing as hard as he did. The whole drinking bleach and shining a light to cure Covid probably didn’t help.

    Also I’m pretty certain Caesar wasn’t borderline illiterate. If we look up any of Caesar’s speeches recorded by even his most ardent opponents and compare them to Trump’s, there’s a bit of a difference there.

    Anyway the point is, both of these men did nothing except expose the flaws in the system, and so long as we do nothing to fix said flaws, is there anything stopping a more competent modern-day Caesar from finishing what Trump started?

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    Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 15 Pre-Orders
  • Pretty much what the other poster says, plus the fact that there are other improvements that weren’t big enough to upgrade before, but USB-C tipped the scales.

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    Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 15 Pre-Orders
  • Which is a really good thing, IMO.

    I’m upgrading from a 12 to a 15 because of USB-C and the other improvements that have accumulated, and after that I’m leaving it alone for a long time.

    If USB-C wasn’t there, I wouldn’t even bother as my 12 works perfectly fine, Safari feels snappy and this phone could last a good long while still.

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    The Best Password Managers in 2023
  • Which personally I think does a disservice to their readers. If their article ends up high in search results for “best password manager 2023” for whatever reason, most people aren’t going to care if there’s a source available client or not.

    Dash lane and 1Password might not have source available clients but they likely have better UI/UX than these more open source alternatives that are made for people with technical expertise.

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    The Best Password Managers in 2023
  • I can personally recommend 1Password, the Windows Hello integration works really well. Asks for your PIN code to unlock (or your master password after a reboot). If you put your computer to sleep rather than turn it off overnight, you won’t need the full master password.

    Also, if you’re so inclined, 1P has an excellent CLI tool you can use for accessing vaults programmatically. I use this for auto filling TOTP codes for my Final Fantasy XIV login.

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    TIL that on Firefox you can unload tabs from memory without closing them
  • It doesn’t save form inputs because when you click a suspended/unloaded tab, it reloads the whole page. Everything unsaved on that page is lost.

    I really hope some day Firefox will work the way you say, though.

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    Microsoft to stop forcing Windows 11 users into Edge in EU countries
  • There’s just a teeny tiny problem with that; disabling web search renders Search unable to do maths.

    It’s not an issue for me since I use PowerToys to get Spotlight-esque search in Windows, but it’s nevertheless hilarious.

    macOS search is so much better than Windows search it’s not even remotely close.

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    Why is firefox losing market share? Why don't more people use Firefox?
  • Hashtag late but Firefox’s main downsides is that it’s tab flushing sucks compared to Edge, and there’s no native vertical tabs.

    In Edge, if a tab is put to sleep, clicking it again does not require a full refresh. Why does it need to completely reload in Firefox?

    I’m aware there’s extensions for tab groups and vertical tabs (I’m using Simple Tab Groups), but it should be a natively supported feature.

    Add that to the fact that Firefox is now the web developer equivalent of IE6 circa 2010 - minuscule user base and requires weird hacks to get websites to look good on it - and you got a recipe for people not wanting to use it.

    Also lying about being the privacy focused browser when it has a bunch of telemetry and a bundled sponsored extension I had to look up how to get rid of, that part sucks too.

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    Anon doesn't like criminals
  • Loot boxes are indeed gambling. When you go to the clothing store, do you buy the pants you want or do you buy a ticket to receive a random pair of pants from their entire collection?

    Just because money doesn’t leave the system does not mean the system is not gambling. You are still paying for a “ticket” to receive “a random outcome”. If you want a certain weapon skin and you buy a weapon skin crate, that has a 1% chance of obtaining that weapon skin, are you not gambling on the outcome of your purchase transaction?

    It triggers all the same dopamine receptors in the brain of a gambling addict the same way slots and sports betting does. Using a different word than gambling just muddies the water in a very serious discussion about the direction we should be moving the video game industry in.

    Valve is one of, if not the OG loot box vendors, and they would be way more hated if Steam wasn’t so gosh darn convenient for a lot of people.

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    The recent criticism of Linus Tech Tips, explained
  • This is how I feel about LTT too. There should never be one single location you go to for all your review needs - even if it had every single product in existence in for review.

    I’ll look at LTT videos to see people doing dumb shit with tens of thousands of Britannian Monies worth of tech, sometimes there’s some genuinely good “hey, this exists” (see: PowerToys which gave me Spotlight on Windows), and sometimes it triggers a “hey I could use X, I’ll do my own research and collation of reviews”.

    If they can get their Labs up and running and their tests being transparent enough that they can be peer reviewed, then Labs will be a tool in the toolbox, not the toolbox itself.

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    Continuting Squabblr drama as Squabblr's only admin (other than the dev himself) randomly deletes his account
  • Squabblr’s Patreon has also imploded on itself. In June 2023, it was earning just over $1,000.

    Now, according to Patreon it’s earning $334.80 per month.

    As it turns out, changing a site that used to foster a friendly atmosphere of community into a “free speech platform” was not the greatest decision ever made.

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    Eat it
  • Imagine living somewhere where stuffed crust isn’t available. More cheese… yeesssss…

    I wonder why I’m fat. Forever to remain a mystery.

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    MMO mouse recommendations?
  • Yeah it was some years ago for me too but the anecdotes haven’t stopped coming from people I know, so I suspect build quality hasn’t improved that much.

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    MMO mouse recommendations?
  • I would never trust a Razer product again, I’ve owned two of their Nagas and they both failed (double-clicking issue) within a year. Everyone in my WoW guild who have experience with MMO nice report the same problem with Razer mice.

    I personally have the Scimitar, recently bought a new one as my old one from ~2019 (I think is when I bought it) had the inverse problem; holding right click to move camera would “drop” the hold randomly.

    I own a lot of Corsair products and iCue is probably the least garbage peripheral software I’ve used over the years.

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  • Hey all, I’m new to Diablo IV after having not played D3 for a couple years, so I wanted to share a few tips for others who might also be new. These tips are based off my own experience in patch 1.1.0b.

    TL;DR, I’ll elaborate on some of them later:

    • Level to 45ish in WT1
    • Do the WT2 capstone dungeon as soon as you can (45+ is doable for most classes/builds)
    • Salvage items at the blacksmith until you hit WT3 and get Sacred items, then start vendoring for gold
    • Only upgrade weapons, and only upgrade them twice, until you get to WT4 and get your Best-in-Slot pieces
    • Don’t imprint weapons; weapon legendaries are rarer and thus the imprint mats are rarer too
    • Nightmare dungeons at Tier 1 are easier than normal dungeons
    • Nightmare dungeons are a great source of legendaries
    • Legion events are a zerg fest so don’t worry if you’re not playing the top meta spec, there’s always someone there to help, and are a good source of EXP
    • Do Helltides if you can, and farm 250 Cinders for the Box of Mysteries, but be careful as the monsters are higher level and you lose Cinders when you die.
    • Do the world boss weekly for the box

    Salvage vs Vendoring At low levels, items are worth very little at the vendor, but salvage to a good amount of materials. If you only upgrade weapons, or don’t upgrade at all, you’ll have a nice bank of materials for your WT4 ancestral BiS armor pieces.

    As you hit higher levels and higher tiers of gear (Sacred/Ancestral), everything becomes more expensive and gold becomes more valuable, so consider vendoring things! 167 million gold might seem like a lot, but if you’ve ever tried upgrading gems from scratch, you’ll see how quickly that money evaporates. You can always run a dungeon or two and pick up everything to salvage if you run low on mats.

    Nightmare Dungeons When I hit 46 with my WW Barb, I tried doing a normal dungeon but couldn’t get past the first elite in my first WT3 dungeon. To my surprise, NMD Tier 1 was very easy.

    Also, ever wonder how most midgame/early endgame builds have a full set of imprinted gear and you think “how, I only have 7 of the imprint mats”, that’s because NMD’s give 1-2 legendaries on completion, in addition to whatever drops. Depending on your luck, you might only need to run a few of them before you can afford your imprints on your armor. You’ll end up with a lot of trash affixes that don’t matter for your build, into the bin it goes.

    Bonus fact; salvaging legendaries unlock some cool transmog options!

    That’s all I can think of just now, let me know if anything is wrong or leave a tip of your own for a fellow new Wanderer.

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