// #australia — 2022-08-31
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01:50:00 <gee_man> i figured out what was wrong with my code
01:51:00 <gee_man> i was using global variables, and shouldn't have been
05:58:00 <gremlinz> good job
05:58:00 <gee_man> :p
05:59:00 <gee_man> i could've fixed it, but i was already doing more than what was required, and of the parts that were required works more than fine, so i should get at least 90%
06:02:00 <gee_man> after i submitted it, i was like, "dammit, i could've rewritten it easily"
06:03:00 <gee_man> russia's windows kernel trojan means that even if i install windows in s mode, they'll still be able to monitor me
06:06:00 <gee_man> on that note, speed is so much better than caffeine; meth is just stupid, and cocaine is never pure
07:11:00 <***> Buffer Playback...
07:11:00 <electrohead> [06:53:45] if you are after just watching videos, I can send you a script I wrote in python
07:11:00 <electrohead> [06:54:01] you add the subreddits in the array/list, change the video player used, and voila
07:11:00 <electrohead> [06:54:09] watching videos on reddit, via CLI
07:11:00 <gee_man> [06:54:31] i don't have wsl installed at the moment
07:11:00 <electrohead> [06:54:52] python exists for windows, if I recall correctly
07:11:00 <gee_man> [06:56:46] yeah it does, but i don't want to install python
07:11:00 <gee_man> [06:57:17] i haven't figured out what else this shady proctoru muslim guy installed on my windows install, it's running slugish
07:11:00 <gee_man> [06:57:37] random popups from time to time
07:11:00 <electrohead> [06:59:36] what browser do you use?
07:11:00 <gee_man> [06:59:59] chrome, but i mean command prompt windows
07:11:00 <electrohead> [07:03:29] https://repo.palemoon.org/MoonchildProductions/Pale-Moon
07:11:00 <electrohead> [07:03:52] https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
07:11:00 <gee_man> [07:03:52] it's running sluggish because of paranoid virus scanning, but it doesn't explain the cmd prompt popups every few days
07:11:00 <gee_man> [07:03:59] that your site?
07:11:00 <electrohead> [07:04:07] I'm helping you out, browser-wise
07:11:00 <electrohead> [07:04:13] not mine, that's the browser I use
07:11:00 <gee_man> [07:04:16] that's a browser?
07:11:00 <gee_man> [07:04:22] i'm happy with chrome
07:11:00 <electrohead> [07:04:35] for me, it's not paranoia - I'm picky when it comes to browsers. you want better control of your data, etc?
07:11:00 <electrohead> [07:04:47] try out palemoon.
07:11:00 <gee_man> [07:05:11] thanks, but i have extensions that won't work on it - unless it's chromium based?
07:11:00 <electrohead> [07:05:24] well what all extensions do you use?
07:11:00 <gee_man> [07:05:53] virus scanner plugin, power automate plugin
07:11:00 <***> Playback Complete.
07:13:00 <electrohead> links to them?
07:14:00 <electrohead> and maybe one day, if you want me to, I'll send you the plugins I use; you'd like them
07:14:00 <electrohead> I disable javascript by default, and allow when *I* want it
07:18:00 <gee_man> i appreciate it, but i'm happy with my current setup
07:19:00 <gee_man> i don't really see the point in needing to disable javascript
07:19:00 <gee_man> i mean, i don't visit dodgy sites if i can help it
07:19:00 <gee_man> as for advertising, the more they know the better
07:22:00 <electrohead> That .. goes against who you are, lol
07:22:00 <electrohead> You at least use ublock origin, yeah?
07:24:00 <gee_man> nope, don't see the point
07:25:00 <gee_man> if advertisers wanna recommend me good shit to buy, i'm all for it
07:25:00 <gee_man> i'm unashamedly materialistic
07:28:00 <gee_man> if you think it goes against who i am, then you don't know who i am
07:34:00 <electrohead> and yet you bitch about ads? lmfao
07:34:00 <gee_man> since when?
07:34:00 <electrohead> I thought you have already?
07:34:00 <electrohead> :p
07:35:00 <gee_man> wut
07:35:00 <electrohead> you mentioned about ads you get and such
07:35:00 <electrohead> I was more figuring, you didn't want to see them?
07:35:00 <gee_man> oh right
07:35:00 <gee_man> reddit recommendations
07:36:00 <gee_man> that's slightly different to advertising
07:36:00 <electrohead> with my palemoon setup, among a few other plugins I use for dev work/testing, I have ublock origin, request policy, noscript, and then said other plugins/extensions
07:36:00 <electrohead> well if you don't use a reddit account, and set your browser up to clear all cookies/history/etc on close, (plus keep hard storage set to ram disk), you'd be in the clear
07:37:00 <gee_man> yeah i get it
07:37:00 <gee_man> i'm happy with my setup tho
07:39:00 <gee_man> if i coldbooted linux, maybe i'd bother with it
07:39:00 <gee_man> but i run windows, so i don't see the point in trying to hide my actions
07:44:00 <gee_man> sometimes i'm slow to react to closing a bad link, then i get distracted, forget to close it.. i wish the algorithms would understand that even if they did understand that closing a link soon after opening it means i'm not interested in it
07:47:00 <gee_man> but that's the compromise i pay for, for not worrying about hiding my actions
07:48:00 <gee_man> artificail intelligence will get better at recognising what i actually like, and recognising that i clicked a random link that someone sent me, not seeking it out
07:49:00 <gee_man> same with search history
07:49:00 <gee_man> i embrace a.i., and are pro-robot rights
07:50:00 <gee_man> </rant>
07:52:00 <gee_man> i'm going to bed
07:52:00 <gee_man> nite folks
08:06:00 <electrohead> lol, nite mate o/
08:11:00 * magnaman is now known as mickey
09:24:00 <electrohead> gee_man: you ok?
09:43:00 <gee_man> i'm not on speed, if that's what you're asking
09:43:00 <gee_man> afaik
09:44:00 <electrohead> lol
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