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 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,

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,

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

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, (edited )

Online gaming requires servers to run, and servers require money. Either the game is more expensive, the online is a subscription, or you have to run the server yourself. There are games that do each of these.

Edit: or microtransactions. Fuck 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,

I’m not sure what you mean. PC games usually run on your PC, unless you’re streaming. It’s the multiplayer server software that run on servers. And the servers are paid for by the company that makes the game, usually. Or the publisher. The actual server hardware is rented from cloud providers, if that’s what you mean. Servers aren’t free, that’s my point. If you want multiplayer online functionality, someone has to pay for the server. And ultimately that cost gets passed on to you, the end user.

hperrin,

Microtransactions.

hperrin,

Ok yes, if they’re charging you a subscription to run your own server, there’s profit in that. I don’t know of any companies that do that, but I would not be in favor of them doing that. Considering that is not a common practice in the industry, I think we can move on.

hperrin,

Most companies aren’t in the business of giving away free services, and it’s wild to expect them to be. You wouldn’t expect a landscaping business to do all your landscaping for free after you pay for the first time.

hperrin,

Alright, then play games where you can host your own server. There are plenty. That doesn’t work for all games though (particularly ranked games where the server software has to be verified or people could easily cheat), so you’ll be limited in what you can play.

hperrin,

They both require money.

Electricity is not free, hardware is not free, engineering and maintenance is not free, and an internet connection is not free.

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,

All three happened because servers actually cost money. Do you give away things for free to strangers on the internet?

There’s no profit in letting users run their own servers, btw.

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,

Transmit math equations into space, but make them all just a little wrong. If someone’s out there, they’ll come by to correct us.

Which items/products were you once able to get from local shops on a whim that you now more or less have to order online?

Sometimes I find myself shopping for things that I’d prefer to go out and get within the same day, but now I’d have to order and wait a few days to get…So I’m wondering what some of those things may be for you?

hperrin,

SD cards too.

hperrin,

Ok, I don’t get it. Can you explain it to me?

hperrin,

I always thought this was a funny scene, because if you know what the parts of a printer are called, it’s obvious what “PC Load Letter” means. So Michael is obviously just bad at his job.

Load letter sized paper into the paper cassette, in case you didn’t know.

hperrin,

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

hperrin,

You could also try Krita, which is free.

hperrin,

Alan! Alan! Alan! blech Alan!

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