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[–] mtpender@sh.itjust.works 47 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

Is 14

Calls power company

Sure

[–] dreamwave@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 hours ago

I got in a fight with Verizon and the FCC over bootloader locking when I was 15, some of us just have nothing better to do than be a complete and utter pedantic menace as kids

[–] uncouple9831@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Awww did mum and dad not let you use the phone? 😭

Anyway the correct response is fake+gay. If you analyze it you've already lost.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 38 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

I don't care about people growing weed and making some moneys.

But if you're going to fuck up the electricity net or even stealing it from your neighbors, you're a fuckhead.

Nowadays you can just use LED lights and a heat pump and be extremely stealthy. Maybe even put some solar panels.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Don't worry, it's just a story.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Don't worry either, it's not like I think I'm replying to OP.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 hours ago

yep, do what you want, but don't fuck things up for other people

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm assuming that comment is about AI data centres?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

It isn't but feel free to notice the obvious similarities.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Or move somewhere you can grow it legally, then you don't have to be stealthy.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Like the US? No thanks.

Worldwide there are not many places. It's not even legal in the Netherlands to grow weed (with an exception for personal use).

[–] halvar@lemy.lol 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

that's the problem with kids in context of power and the state, it's very easy to bribe them and they don't have a bit of loyalty.

[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Are we talking abt Hitler youth, maga youth?

[–] halvar@lemy.lol 2 points 3 hours ago

Kid's not thinking big enough. Now that they have evidence, they can blackmail the neighbour into buying them a better computer and a UPS

[–] Damage@feddit.it 82 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Dude got mom's smoking buddy arrested

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

Yeah grower Steve probably would have been totally sympathetic to the Minecraft plight too, base d on the stoners I know

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 54 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Should've just called the power company and had them assess a new transformer

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 45 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

A power company willingly looking at increasing residential capacity or fixing issues that can't be blamed on the homeowner? HA

We had a bad transformer that took 6 months of constant nagging before they would even send a tech out, and they still threatened to charge us for the visit. That guy turned white as a ghost when we told him the issues we were having and that the transformer was the one next to the neighbor's massive nearly dead tree. The internal bars had melted and he said it could have exploded at any point, easily burning at least that neighbor's house down, and probably a good chunk of the neighborhood since it was a dry desert climate.

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago

My dad ran a business out of our garage when I was a kid. Big machinery. And whenever he'd get into to something tough and bog the machines down, the power in the house would sag so much the lights would brown out and the picture on the tube tv would get real small. This happened all the time, for YEARS. We'd called and complained so many times. Every once in a while they'd send a tech out, he'd plug into the meter socket on our house with a tester, then deem the values appropriate, and leave.

We were like no seriously, when there's a real heavy load it's bad. Nope, it's fine, blah blah.

For YEARS.

Then one day the breaker on the pole blew, and they came out to reset it. And when THIS lady came, we begged her, please, something is wrong, please look closer. So she climbed the pole, low and behold the transformer and wiring was all roasted up there. I forget what the explanation was, but they needed to replace the whole thing.

We never had a problem after that 🤷‍♂️

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 19 points 8 hours ago

That tracks, corporations would rather their customers die than provide them the service they pay for.

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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 30 points 13 hours ago (8 children)

As the father of a Minecraft-obsessed kid, this feels intended to fuel my dislike of Minecraft.

So did the movie. And all those obnoxious YouTubers.

Is that it? Is mojang just an elaborate put-on?

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

nah dude Minecraft is great. sandbox game that allows creativity and problem solving and whatnot.

now, the microsoft-approved and promoted servers and ad content, fuck all that shit with bedrock. but basic Minecraft is great. just gotta get your kid onto basic java and away from bedrock where they serve you ads and shit

Get a mod with grappling hooks and hang gliders and tornados and bouncy shoes, awwwhhh yeahhhhh

[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Its been a number of years since I played either version, dont you pay for java and for bedrock? Why do they insert ads? Back in abt 2019 I didn't see any of that on Bedrock

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The YouTuber that got me into Minecraft was like 40yo when I started (I was already in my 20s back then for what it's worth) and is anything but obnoxious. If you're specifically looking for YouTubers and streamers who aren't annoying, you will definitely find them. Have you seen regular old children's TV? "Obnoxious" is just what children like.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

"Obnoxious" is just what children like.

So that explains Mr Beast.

[–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 hours ago

Basically, yeah

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Meh, minecraft is not so bad. Its pretty much legos. Did it change much? I played it in beta and never since.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

Microsoft enshittified the fuck out of it

base Minecraft is still there (except in bedrock, bedrock is super enshittified with official servers and ads and stuff and they make it difficult to connect to your own self hosted server, it's fucked)

but java, you can still play just like old times, for the most part. shittier launcher. more login annoyances. but that's about it in my experience.

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

No, but Microsoft bought Mojang out 12 years ago, and Microsoft gonna Microsoft.

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[–] Pechente@feddit.org 12 points 10 hours ago (8 children)

As many others have pointed out, Microsoft made Minecraft shit. 10 - 15 years ago it was an awesome little game. Loved to play it with my friends on our server. Somebody was always online and you could talk, hang out, explore or do a project together.

Nowadays you open it and it has a shop and some ingame currency and weird collabs with popular IPs. That’s simply not what Minecraft used to be and whenever I watch a modern trailer for it, I wanna throw up.

[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago

Java edition, my friend.

I have been playing Minecraft with a small group of friends on a self-hosted private server on and off for the past 15 years. No ads, no coin shop, no annoyance.

As for the screaming YouTubers, obviously they exist, but there are also some nice chill peeps out there. EthosLab or Bdoubleo100 for example - especially their single player worlds where it's just them working on projects and building.

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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The movie isn't very representative of Minecraft and was probably designed for teenagers who love "brainrot"

Some non-obnoxious YouTubers are the Hermitcraft crowd, notably Grian

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[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Microsoft stole my minecraft account.

[–] Pechente@feddit.org 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Mine as well. There’s a class action lawsuit, I signed up for it.

[–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

where does one find such a thing?

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 7 points 9 hours ago
[–] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 11 hours ago

minecraft can be very nice and wholesome, it's just that nice and wholesome doesn't sell (or rather big companies don't think it sells in this case). hermitcraft is an example of nice and wholesome minecraft, just a bunch of people playing on one minecraft server for a year or more (and then they start a new world, restarting the series in a new season) and making videos about every week. the members are usually pretty creative and kindhearted, and I can't really complain about them at all except maybe iskall, who had allegations pop up about him sexting women while married, who reacted to the allegations super unhelpfully and who left or got kicked off the server very quickly. major decisions like that are done by the server members voting on decisions instead of just one person being a bit dictatorish.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 points 8 hours ago

Based and gamer pilled. Rise up ✊

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