hperrin

@hperrin@lemmy.world

I’m Hunter Perrin. I’m a software engineer.

I wrote an email service: port87.com

I write free software: github.com/sciactive

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hperrin,

I heard the other day that Hobby Lobby doesn’t use barcodes, which is really inconvenient for the staff and the customers. I’m presuming it’s for some religious reason like “mark of the beast” or something.

hperrin,

I just try to avoid giving money to any of the tech/media giants. Doesn’t mean I’ll never buy anything from them, but I’ll actively seek to find alternatives to their products.

hperrin,

If you’re looking for an alternative to Gmail, may I suggest Port87, which will also organize your email automatically. I created it because of how terrible my experience with Gmail was.

hperrin,

GUIs are for the weak. Monitors are for the weak. My PC is connected to a keyboard and a printer. Hackerman

hperrin, (edited )

In my comment I mentioned about the game costing more to cover the cost of multiplayer servers. So that’s already been covered.

And the subscription costs pay for tools for developers to build specifically for Xbox, like developer.microsoft.com/en-US/games/publish

hperrin,

Microtransactions.

hperrin,

This was more about general gaming, but you can connect to some games online without a subscription on Xbox. Not all.

hperrin, (edited )

Oh I don’t pay. I don’t play on PlayStation or Xbox, and I honestly don’t think people should, but I understand why people do. It’s easy, and playing on PC is harder.

The more middlemen you put between the developer of the game and the end user the more money you’re going to pay. You might get a better/easier experience, but it will cost more. That’s just economics. So minimizing that is good for the end user if they’re cool with having a harder time setting things up and playing.

hperrin, (edited )

Because people disagree with me? That doesn’t change the fact that that’s how the industry works. Multiplayer is always paid for by something. If nobody bought Shark Cards, GTA Online wouldn’t be free.

Also, consoles are subsidized. Microsoft makes money on your subscription, not your Xbox.

hperrin,

Peer to peer just means one of you is hosting a server.

hperrin,

Let me get you a copy of Ultimate Boot CD. Or, are you more of a Hiren’s BootCD user?

hperrin,

I haven’t had any issue with Bluetooth audio on Fedora.

hperrin,

You could also try Krita, which is free.

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