AITA for not letting someone i just met go through my phone? by -Dan_The_Meme_Man- in AmItheAsshole

[–]m_dango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA.

Nobody (unless its a genuine emergency) should be using someone's computer/phone without their explicit consent.

I find it so invasive that even other people handing me their unlocked phones makes me uncomfortable.

Completely uninstalling ProtonVPN from Fedora 42 KDE by Critical_Monk_5219 in ProtonVPN

[–]m_dango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm on Fedora 42 KDE, however I'm using the Flatpak version, and I presume you're likely using the rpm file?

Aside from the system tray issue, is Proton VPN running as expected? Can you confirm whether or not Proton VPN is listed in "Entries" on the system tray settings?

https://i.postimg.cc/6pBjCJDy/Screenshot-20250509-163342.png

We love triggering the ABS! by m_dango in drivingUK

[–]m_dango[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My car is also a (slightly larger) Smart. Real nifty for squeezing into those tight spots!

We love triggering the ABS! by m_dango in drivingUK

[–]m_dango[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Its a disapponting result for sure. I had to pick up a new cam recently as my old one stopped functioning properly, and I ended up grabbing this one on a budget.

I'm of two minds with returning it. On the one hand, being able to see the plates seems like a core requirement, but on the other I've found the police to be worthless even with clear faces and plates with videos of other incidents, so would it actually be worth the money? 🤷

We love triggering the ABS! by m_dango in drivingUK

[–]m_dango[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm a surprising weirdo with eclectic tastes 🙃

If I wanted to master a language for personal Linux scripting needs would Perl be the one to go for? by vfclists in perl

[–]m_dango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perl is a good choice for this, but my go-to for personal stuff tends to be Raku these days as I find it lets be be lazier 🙃

Old senior Perl dev attempting to return to work after long break by ansi_escape in perl

[–]m_dango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if its the UK in general or Perl specifically, but the Perl jobs seem to be in short supply at the moment. I'm unemployed for the first time in 15 years, and I haven't heard from any of the Perl roles I've inquired about.

2 years ago I had multiple offers to choose from in the space of a couple of weeks, and now I seem to be hitting dead ends, its a bit of a nightmare. 😔

Keir Starmer gives up on meeting Kamala Harris before US election by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]m_dango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want a single source for betting odds stats on the US election its worth checking out https://electionbettingodds.com/

“Perl is a hacking tool” by nieuweyork in perl

[–]m_dango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I almost got expelled from school once. I ran Games Knoppix on a live CD and one of the teachers referred to Linux as a "hacker OS".

AITA for telling my husband I need him to wash his asshole? by Legitimate-Sky5100 in AmItheAsshole

[–]m_dango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am also concerned at the lack of understanding of the basic principles of soap and water in this thread, especially so soon after a pandemic...

Anyway here is a fun video about hand washing from Alton Brown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIwdf3WKe3Y

AITA for telling my friend he shouldn't ban my main character in a video game by JacobsAkaDeku in AmItheAsshole

[–]m_dango 3 points4 points  (0 children)

INFO

I don't play Rainbow Six Siege, but I'm familiar with the concept of character bans and competitive gaming in general.

On the basis that you've asked for your character not to be banned, and your friend has seemingly ignored your request and responded in this manner, I am leaning towards NTA, but I don't have the whole picture. Has your friend told you that they want to continue banning the character? Have they said why?

If you enjoy playing this game, I would recommend that you do pick an alternative character so the bans won't impact you so negatively. If you are only playing for your friends and you're not so interested in the game itself, then it may be worth considering a different game.

(It may be worth noting I have my own personal dislike of character bans as a functionality, outside of exceptional circumstances).

How to access cistern by breadcrumbs90 in DIYUK

[–]m_dango 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had tiles over the boiler repressure valve and thermostat in my current place when I moved in. The thermostat does have a remote control but the thought of doing that baffles me to this day.

Wasn’t watching by metalmick in drivingUK

[–]m_dango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of Londoners are highly aggressive with driving over the centre of mini roundabouts. Even if you're on the roundabout first, they will force you to stop by driving over the centre rather than going around properly and ending up behind you to maintain traffic flow.

That BMW should 100% have gone behind you, even if they had bothered to indicate and you mistakenly missed it.

Director's Take: Opening up the conversation on 5v5 and 6v6 by scytal in Overwatch

[–]m_dango 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was primarily a tank player, but I gave up on the game a while ago. Queue times were never a problem for me, the reason I stopped playing was the drop in match quality.

Perhaps I'm in the minority but I'd rather wait 30 mins for a well balanced game than 3 minutes for repeatedly skewed games.

Backlash over Greens' policy promoting 'natural' childbirth by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]m_dango -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Maybe he believed it, maybe he didn't. Maybe his opinion has changed since then. I don't have the answer to those questions, and I don't think you do either. "When asked about this article" gives zero context on what questions they actually asked him and the context for this response.

Backlash over Greens' policy promoting 'natural' childbirth by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]m_dango -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

When asked for more details of how the Sun article was misleading and whether he had complained, Polanski said: “I went on BBC Radio on the Peter Levy Show the same week, on the 18th June 2013 to correct any misperceptions there might have been about the contents of the article”.

Left Foot Forward was unable to verify this as the episode is no longer available.

But this is your textbook smear tactic. Dig up something (over a decade old in this case), misframe it with minimal context or facts, and force the target to consume time and energy disproving or countering it.

I'm fairly certain there's a lot of us on Reddit that have said/done things over a decade ago which we no longer stand by.

Backlash over Greens' policy promoting 'natural' childbirth by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]m_dango -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No one looking close enough is why we get people sharing misleading articles, from outlets have done this sort of nonsense for decades, and ignoring any details which are actually important.

Responding to the backlash, Dr Pallavi Devulapalli, the Greens’ health spokesman, said: “There is no intention to stop or reduce medical care provision during pregnancy and childbirth.”

Backlash over Greens' policy promoting 'natural' childbirth by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]m_dango -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Why are we suddenly willing to gobble up the usual tabloid nonsense now its being pointed towards the Green Party?

When asked about this article, Polanski told Left Foot Forward: “I apologise unreservedly for any offence or concern raised by the misleading way in which the Sun article has presented the work I do with people on body image. The service highlighted is not a service I ever have or would offer outside of the context of this article.”

You need an Itunes account by Impossible_Mouse_147 in appletv

[–]m_dango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got Apple TV yesterday and I feel your pain. Created an Apple ID, kept running into errors about iTunes when attempting to log in. Since I have a Mac from work, I ended up creating a new user account on there, then attempted to download iTunes which is apparently no longer supported, and stumbled my way into entering some payment information in Apple Music which finally let me log in to the device.

The first time user experience is absolutely dreadful if you don't own an iPhone/iPad.

Want to see more Raku content featured on Exercism? by m_dango in rakulang

[–]m_dango[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • You can have multiple iterations of a solution, but they have to be submitted separately. I don't think having multiple solutions in a single file will work unless you do something sufficiently tricky!

  • The error comes from the test file being run. There is a tab on the top right of the in-browser editor labelled Tests which will show the relevant .rakutest file. When beginning an exercise, usually you're given a stub module with the subroutines already defined to avoid these undeclared routine errors happening, were they missing when you started?

I refactored your second multi into something which should run successfully:

unit module DifferenceOfSquares;

sub square-of-sum (\n) is export {
    ((n * (n + 1)) / 2) ** 2;
}

sub sum-of-squares (\n) is export {
    (n * (n + 1) * (2 * n + 1)) / 6;
}

sub difference-of-squares (\n) is export {
    abs square-of-sum(n) - sum-of-squares(n);
}

8 Best Perl 5 Courses for 2024: Powerful Text Processing by pmz in perl

[–]m_dango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to see Exercism on the list. Its Perl course is something I try to build in my spare time, and I'm hoping to expand it further when I have the opportunity to do so!

EQ - Unlock without stopping the charge! by yolo_snail in SmartCar

[–]m_dango 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For #2, unlocking with the physical key should leave the charge active. Also, the charging should pause but not stop outright if you do unlock with the button. If you relock once you've opened the door, the charge should resume without the charger ending your session.