vrek

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[–] vrek@programming.dev 21 points 5 months ago

But.... Theft is hard!

Speed traps I can sit on my ass, get up every 20 minutes and get a bonus for how much revenue I brought in...

[–] vrek@programming.dev 19 points 5 months ago

The other day I wanted to know when the first day of summer officially was. So I searched "first day of summer 2024"...before it would give me a big bold answer(June 20tg if anyone is curious)... Now I got a full page of car ads for model year 2024

[–] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sorry the closest I can do is a xj jeep...I don't know of a js model car

[–] vrek@programming.dev 61 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I mean the white house did say we should start building with rust...

[–] vrek@programming.dev 14 points 6 months ago

Yes, and those are the ones I make.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 13 points 6 months ago (4 children)

See the corroding part scares me. Actual electrodes planted in the brain should never corrode. The company I work for actually makes brain implants(no, not nueralink) so I know it's possible.

That stuff is EXPENSIVE though ... So he must of cheaped out with a cheaper metal and that's why it corroded.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I work for a medical device manufacturer and you are missing a important reason for that exception. Yes human lives are on the line. In addition WE (meaning my company) are responsible for finding out why it broke and how we will prevent other devices we make from breaking.

We make a device and say it will last 10 years, 2 years later it stops. We have to replace it, We have to investigate to the best of our ability, We have to report our findings to the government, if several cases happen We need to come up with a prevention for the future dailures(or prevention if severe enough). We have entire departments for this. It is our burden not the consumer and it's our burden so we have enough evidence to determine root cause and final solution so we can prevent further failures.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 23 points 8 months ago

Put another way "having money isn't everything, not having it is"

[–] vrek@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago

If I read the article right it sounds like there was no one there and it was a closed business he broke in to.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

I don't know, this was back around 2007 so I don't remember his specific reaction

[–] vrek@programming.dev 61 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I had a Microsoft support scammer once... I let him in to my system too..well not really.

I quickly spin up a quick fresh install of slack ware Linux in a virtual machine that didn't even have x11 never mind wine installed. When it was up I told him a friend uses something called tellynet (aka telnet but I was playing dumb) to help me on the computer.

He telnetted in and could not understand why any of his malware wasn't working...

[–] vrek@programming.dev 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But what should I do with this robe and wizard hat?

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