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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also Europe is less run by corporations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I live in Berlin, and while I don’t have a balcony myself, I spend a lot of time enviously starring at my neighbours that do, as they use them quite a bit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A friend of mine in Toronto is forbidden to smoke on his balcony now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome, such as uBlock Origin – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you have older family members, you could try just installing Firefox for them and tell them it’s their internet now. This worked for me parents.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube Premium is getting a huge price hike in over a dozen countries, sparking user backlash. Some countries are experiencing hikes between 30% and 50%⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry if you get this a lot, but have you tried Bitwarden? It’s been a while since I compared but last I checked I found it miles better than LastPass.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rockstar Games DDoSed Heavily By Players Protesting New AntiCheat Code⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve read that Steam is accepting refunds for GTAV - I’d recommend anyone who bought it there refund it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 needs 64GB of RAM for ideal performance — oddly, the game install size is only 30GB⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably will be available on Gamepass Ultimate or whatever the streaming one is called.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ladies and Gentlemen, the sate of AI.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like the advice you’d get in the first three comments asking a question on Reddit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe to keep pace with trends, and be able to put a check in that box amongst competitors

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Current best lemmy clients⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Boost also. I had it for Reddit but used Sync mostly. I open Lemmy on my phone a few times a week, so found Sync for Lemmy a bit too pricy. Love Boost!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Google Maps already provides this, and it’s pretty handy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple Rumored to Be Working on AirPods With Built-in Cameras⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just saw that clip a week or two ago and I’m still laughing at it every time I see an apple product

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I went with a Mac for my last work computer refresh. Had Windows before that. Don’t have a Linux option.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I used an original iPod in 2024, and it was pretty fun⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought MiniDisc players were more fun, if less practical.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In order to use the platform in the EU, you either opt into personalised ads or pay a monthly subscription. So yes, I’m aware they’re using my data for the ads.

  Google does as well, but they don’t seem to be able to offer me even relatively relevant ads based on my interests.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I don’t mind ads if they’re relevant - I scroll through insta reels from time to time, and am always getting ads about concerts I’m interested in, restaurants I haven’t tried and sales at shops I go to.

  I honestly don’t mind so much, and if it’s not relevant to me I can scroll past without having to watch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does the day-to-day work of not wearing shoes in the house?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I learned from TV, American shows like Seinfeld or Simpsons where the characters are always wearing shoes. Growing up in Canada we didn’t do that and I thought it was weird

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Empowering Choice: Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used it for a while - worked well and I believe it’s made in the EU.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Please also be prepared for the würst soon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Last Epoch 1.0 launches Feb 21st, 2024!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I picked this up over the summer, but didn’t get too far into it before spending some extended time away from my PC. Will be looking forward to checking it out next year.

  I do hope they manage Steamdeck support by then – I remember it working okay when I tried it, but I think there was poor controller support.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how do i pick out a good avocado⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had a few experiences recently where the stem wiggled, and the skin was browned nicely, but when I cut into it and tried to peel it, the bottome part was extremely hard and difficult to separate from the peel, but the top part was easily peeled and ready to eat – Do you know what causes that or how to avoid it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CS2 release announcement⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Looking forward to giving it a go! What a strange time for release though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  What happened?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 11-09-2023⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I put down BG3 to start Starfield and am having a blast! Really excited to get back into BG3 though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s better than I thought it would be but not a great primary experience. In space and exploring planets you can enjoy 30+ FPS, but in the main cities, your framerate will be in the 20s. I haven’t encountered combat there so it’s less of an issue, but still not great

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Same. Loving my time with it. It’s great that they’ve captured the things I loved about their old games (no surprise) but too bad they can’t alleviate the immersion breaking issues of their old games (again no surprise).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the Best Non-Alcoholic Alternative to an Ice Cold Beer at the End of the Day?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I would also go with a non-alcoholic beer. stortebecker Atlantic Ale for me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨anytype — decentralized, p2p, e2ee 'Notion' like app⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been evaluating this for the last few weeks, and have decided to migrate all my notes over.

  The free 1gb of cloud storage is incredibly generous, and since I don’t use much media in my notes, it’s really all I need.

  Interested to see how they price it in the long run.