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Cake day: June 15th, 2023
  • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skillsEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It was more the dicks showing up in class unprompted. Then, it was people sharing links to shock sites. Now we have to worry about people stealing information. That was always a thing, it’s just a lot more common now.

    Edit: I also have to admit, I remember helping the teacher enough with their computer to get Admin privileges by using their console. It was literally stuff liking helping them make a PowerPoint full-screen. I’d download games and then dispense them through little known shared files on the network (usually old forgotten projects). I’d also save shortcuts to google proxies. In hindsight, that was exactly the kind of thing they’re probably trying to stop. I was pirating stuff at a young age. I definitely could’ve downloaded malware and shared it with the network.

  • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skillsEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m the oldest of Gen z (late 1990s). I have two younger siblings who are also Gen Z. Typing was a skill we learned in middleschool/ elementary. When I was about 8, we learned how to use google because it was considered a great resource to find information. By the time my middle sibling was in similar classes, they moved away from Google due to NSFW search results. When my youngest sibling was in school, they worried about shock sites.

    They’ve slowly been removing computers from the school curriculum because of fear of outside forces. That includes typing, sadly. This is all coming from someone who grew up in a Plato self self education plan. (Online, self studies)

  • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldtoGreentext@sh.itjust.works•Anon sets the mood
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    3 months ago

    Switch to streaming and use ad blockers. It will be 720/ 1080p max, though. Most people won’t notice. There’s a guide/ wiki on a specific lemmy community.

    Also, be honest. Your partner might be tech savvy and not be able to afford entertainment as well. Go for it. That’s how I found my partner.

  • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldtoGreentext@sh.itjust.works•Anon visits his dealer
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    3 months ago

    You’re dead. The gun would be out where you can’t touch it. They’re a dealer; not a range. You would agree to a robbery.

    If you KNOW them, you should he fine, MAYBE.

    This is coming from someone who played the game.

    Edit: Also, just throwing these out there: (for the US)

    • you can make opium from unwashed/ untreated poppy seeds
    • you can grow your own weed (in a lot of states)
    • you can buy spores for any mushroom spores (y’know what I mean) -you can buy TEST KITS

    Edit: this based on the context of someone saying they have a gun out. Why would you say that? They’re either stupid or going to rob you. Enjoy taking your chances. I will continue to buy my substances from people who don’t brandish their gun over text.

  • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldtoGreentext@sh.itjust.works•Anon visits his dealer
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    3 months ago

    Don’t buy from dealers that are casual about guns? If someone is braking that many laws at a time, they’re a hazard. They’re brandishing over text. That’s up there with carrying too much, not following traffic laws, being loud, drinking and driving, using radio scanners, etc…

    A good dealer will pull up in a Toyota cammery outside of InnOut, looking like your dad.

    Some dealers will he also be legit, but rob people they don’t know. This would be the perfect way to have a gun out and rob them while they’re calm. You were dumb enough to show up; now you’re a target.