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[-] EmptySlime 59 points 3 weeks ago

If I can't install it myself I ain't getting it. All those other Rippers are third rate hacks I wouldn't trust to chip a fucking corpse choomba.

[-] nesc@lemmy.cafe 20 points 3 weeks ago

Aren't they actually third rate hacks in universe and install whatever with close to zero clue on what they actually doing?

[-] EmptySlime 18 points 3 weeks ago

My understanding of the actual tabletop lore is that basically for every decent ripper you're likely to encounter as a player there's easily a dozen that are like what you describe.

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

...is that where they get the ripper part of their title?

[-] EmptySlime 9 points 3 weeks ago

Nah I assume that's from the part of the job where they rip old bits out to put shiny new chrome in.

[-] 18107@aussie.zone 36 points 3 weeks ago

The most knowledgeable IT people have the least IOT devices in their house.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

Eh. I’m pretty deep in IT but have a boatload of IoT. Though I admit the few that are WiFi enabled are mostly blocked from internet access.

[-] 18107@aussie.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

If you're technically minded, you can do some amazing things with Home Assistant and IOT devices.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

Haha that’s exactly what I do. 99% is local, the 1% is either “off site” in such a way it can’t be moved local, or I’m moving it to a local solution when possible.

[-] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not particularly knowledgeable about IT but I avoid IoT like the plague. Everything should run locally and if I want to control it from away I'll use a VPN to home.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Almost all of mine are lightbulbs, because RGB.

- Full time sysadmin and it support guy.

[-] 18107@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think I cursed myself. I just got woken up at 6am by my smart light turning on for no apparent reason.

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 35 points 3 weeks ago

Choom, you gotta remember any Edgerunner know they're gonna flatline young.

Most people get chipped to perform their job, which is basically to barely survive a corpo life. Some have chrome for medical reasons. Most people don't wanna be a chrome jock anyway, with cyberpsychosis and all.

Also, ripperdocs are the closest thing to medical attention proles can afford. And I suspect with the jack they make they can afford actual medical care.

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They know to never use from your own supply. They know the downsides and admit openly that organics remain more reliable.

The one ripper i recall that did have chrome only did because she was attacked by a customer who chopped of her arm.

[-] FlihpFlorp@fedia.io 20 points 3 weeks ago

One ripper says the electronic device are of course prone to EMPs and a giant solar flare.

I think the ripper across the road from where you get ping (could be wrong) says basically this (paraphrasing) yes you have sword arms, but when you replace the organic arm, the mechanical one doesn’t have as good wiring. The effect may not be noticeable with single “upgrades” but definitely can feel the difference over time

this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2025
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