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@olsenbdnr @beffjezos *looks at his employment status* oh.. this isn't going to go well then.

@beffjezos It’s more like becoming unemployable speedrun

Shitposting with a decent following on X is like trading the memetic markers on 100x leverage

@haydendevs Cyberpower for home stuff, Tripplite/Eaton for bigger stuff. I'm not a big APC fan. My garage is pretty much full of the stuff from our headends when we shut down our plant. It's not one of those things that ships very well.

had 3 outages today, anyone know a good ups that doesn't cost a fortune?

@QuinnyPig Is it because you're still lost using Apple Maps?

The reason I haven’t had Google Maps on my phone for most of the last decade just evaporated.

@ShamashAran I was an acting Tech Coord in a K-8 while in HS implementing 56K frame (later T1) in a school an hour away from where I live. It paid terribly but I was asked to help at the time.

@drdroo See, there's the rub: I don't know what I'd rather hire, a teenager or a Pakistani. Seems like a wash to me

When i was 11, unless you were crazy, you could get 300 bytes per second, and streaming video barely existed

how the fuck am i far right? Dude if I want to fearmonger this I'll yell and say that Riot is bricking computers but that's not the case. Every fact about this points to a DMA block on the OS-level, you can wipe it without damaging your hardware.

@QuinnyPig @OderintMetuant Canadian passport can go without a visa too, except for student or work.

@OderintMetuant Ahem.

Meanwhile, I don’t even need a visa to visit China. Make it make sense.

Embarrassing. I couldn't be a happier T-Mobile customer.

@eron_wolf @riotgames @stupidtechtakes

It doesn't matter. Everyone should be allowed to access the memory on the computer they bought to play your games with. It's their computer not yours. Stop doing these things.

Well, that escalated quickly. There’s been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard “bricking” their PCs, so let’s clear that up: Vanguard does not damage hardware or disable your devices. The photo we posted is a picture of cheat hardware devices that are sold explicitly for cheating in VALORANT (not normal PCs or PC components). Through our latest updates, Vanguard now makes those devices worthless for VAL, but does not in any way brick PCs or PC components or PC software. Our latest update enforces standard platform security features, like the Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU), on accounts identified as using Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices. These protections are already part of modern systems and when enabled, they block DMA cheat devices (such as those shown in the photo) from accessing memory in downstream applications, like our games. If a cheat setup continues attempting to cheat after those protections are enabled, the system may generate hardware faults or instability. This is expected behavior under IOMMU when attempts are made to read protected memory. Disabling IOMMU allows the cheat device to function again, but IOMMU will still be required to play our games. This means the cheat device won’t work with our games, but your PC isn’t “bricked.” We would not, and cannot, impact your PC’s functionality in any other fashion. This functionality only applies to systems attempting to use DMA cheat devices, and players who are not using DMA-based cheat setups are not affected. We’ll keep investing in anti-cheat to protect competitive integrity, and we’ll keep being as transparent as possible about how those systems work.

@CourtneyMeehan3 I haven't either but I usually go to the hot air balloon festival in PI.

@drdroo I know 🙄😮‍💨 My mom took the kids to the pirate festival when they were little but I have yet to go.

Come on Maine what fun events do we have going on this year? Seems like all the wild and wacky type of stuff that they are looking for tends to be in Western Maine or the County. Downeast is all freaking art and pottery shows.

Okay cheaters, nothing is bricked. Here's a step-by-step guide to cheat in other games with your favorite $6000 cheat device. 1) Turn off IOMMU the same way you enabled it. Great psyop btw, I've never seen fiction move so much faster than fact.

This situation of people using DMA boards (specifically the Heino 2 it looks like) to real-time patch memory and cheat at Valorant (and anything else Vanguard anti-cheat), has been blowing up online. From what I can tell, you can reinstall Windows and the machine/board works again (until you're blocked, again). That's not a hardware brick (where the hardware is permanently damaged/disabled, like blowing required efuses, etc.). That's a software block. I'm not a lawyer - but I suggest these cheaters sue, don't forget to use your real name, your gamer tag, and your twitch and youtube handles. Take a stand against being blocked from cheating. Be principled about being a cheater. /s

@CourtneyMeehan3 @TheMaineWire She'll remove herself from office sooner than any legal challenge would happen I figure.

@TheMaineWire Serious question. Can the citizens of Maine remove her from office?

A top official in Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office has recommended invalidating a citizen initiative that would require public school athletic teams, bathrooms, locker rooms and showers to be designated by sex. The recommendation places the high-profile referendum in jeopardy just months before the November election. The recommendation is a dramatic reversal for the initiative, which Bellows’ office initially approved in March. Our full story will be linked in the replies below

@SouthernKeeks I've never had them but was kinda wondering if they were actually good or just a 'thing'. I do like a salted or a honey roasted myself.

I’m a Midwesterner who lives in the Deep South. And I do not understand the appeal of boiled peanuts. They are not good.

@gregcello It's probably creating about as much electricity as it would if it had the 3rd blade.

current state of ‘green’ wind energy.

Wait what? Kyle Busch? No fucking way. espn.com/racing/nascar/…

@drdroo Christ, you're STILL working on that sled?

Bought a pair of Caltric rear shafts for a 2002 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO on ebay, from Caltric, and the boots didn't even survive actually riding on a trail. The parts were bought in July 2024, machine was sitting in my garage for 2 winters, and they're already cracked to hell. Guess I learned a lesson on this one for 110 bucks.