Squizzy

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify to raise prices in September⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I buy merch or direct where I can. I generally pirate older stuff or stuff I would not pay for or cannot find anywhere. I got a rip of dogma and I wll buy the4k to encourage a sequel.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify to raise prices in September⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  They do not want you offline.

  I hate that it hangs loading for so lomg before admitting defeat and showing the offline listings.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony says it’s not done making Xperia phones just yet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I disagree that modern headphones have the same naming issues.

  They have an unnecessary blast of letters and numbers in comparison to some others. Even though others have long names they are still better because it is somewhat natural in terms of Brand>Product Line> Current Product.

  • Sony WF-1000XM5
  • Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen)
  • Technics EAH-AZ100
  • Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4
  • Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro
  • Google Pixel Buds Pro 2
  • Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC
  • Nothing Ear (a)

  Again with the phones, I was actually wrong. Sony used to use the letters to show their range and it was again unreasonable but we all recognised that Z was the flagship. Now they use Xperia as Brand then 1, 5 or 10 to show place in the range and then Roman numerals to show their iteration within the range.

  Sony Xperia 1 VII which is spoken as “Sony Xperia One Seven” which creates an issue with current naming conventions to align with years so they appear 8 years behind the Samsung Galaxy S25.

  Sony Should be selling the Xperia 25, 25 Pro and 25 Ultra or some variation or play on this. If they want to stand out fair enough but its not like they are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify to raise prices in September⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I have been top member for over a decade. It is convenient, there are some things pushing me away though.

  • The podcast push, autoplaying unremoveable videos on the homescreen.

  • The algorithym pushing US style hack shit like what loser group of comedians take on politics is despite I exclusively listening to Australian comic book movie news and British Ukrainian war coverage.

  • Worsening UI/UX, poor offline management

  • Shorts/Reels

  • Removing features, from the running tempo sensor to family mixes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify to raise prices in September⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Do I need an invite for usenet?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony says it’s not done making Xperia phones just yet⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My favourite phone was an xperia, they are poorly marketed, overpriced and thebmost recent iterations are sub par in terms of components. It is so disappointing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony says it’s not done making Xperia phones just yet⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Lately? Everything from rollout, branding, naming suuucks with Sony. Consistently. Their most recent phone is Sony Xperia Z VI. Their most recent headphones are WH-1000XM6. Wtf fuck. Their competition is Pixel 9, iphone 16, air pods pro, etc. …doing things differently could be done better.

  They are a poorly run great company. They make genuinely gpod tech but every business decision is poor.

  As an exampl, Sony own a lot of music, like a huge amount of through their labels. The could have made Walkman a streaming service to rival spotify and Apple and stuck it on every Xperia phone for a year for free and got market share. They just suck at getting it out there. They could have been the company to fill the luxury android spot to rival iphone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that military members cannot simply defy orders they object to⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Friendly fire is a thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation 6 Console And New PS6 Handheld ‘Canis’ Specs Leak, It’s Claimed - Insider Gaming⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This gen gave me the kick to leave consoles. Neither Sony or Nintendo seem that interested with me being a customer, constant paywalls and upsells while getting less and less in return. I’ll get the next 8-10 years of games through the ps5 after that I imagine everything will be on pc. VR is not my thing, neither is online or live service so I can get all the emulators without a monthly cost.

  Consoles are dead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The reason I am still with .world is because I cant be arsed to figure out how to kove instance or remember hownI set it up.

  I can copy command line prompts from forums and chatgpt to my newly linted linux pc…that I dont really use because I cant figure shit out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Deezer, the music streaming service, is owned by a company whose Founder and CEO is a Russian Oligarch with connections to the Kremlin and donates to the American Republican party.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Tidal is ok, its american though and they suck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Assistant Is Basically on Life Support and Things Just Got Worse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I did see something recently about local LLMs and voice input layers. The post made it seem very Jarvis like, think it may have been the voice used or the name.

  Knowing nothing about tech other than I want my privacy I am hoping it is feasible for the common man

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Twitter in EU and UK⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They should have blocked twitter because it is a shithole propaganda network.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Assistant Is Basically on Life Support and Things Just Got Worse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  These just dont need to be online. 90% of the use I have seen is timers and lights, like a half step above hello world.

  There is a market for voice assistants that are local.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AdGuard is yet another app to block Windows Recall⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have W11 for work and cant find the recall feature anywhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google AI Overview is just affiliate marketing spam now⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have only tried a few of these. ChatGPT, Le Chat and then maybe a couple of days with Copilot and hours with Gemini.

  Unfortunately, Le Chat is a bit on the weaker side though I would prefer its success to others.

  Copilot sucked at everything including microsoft specific stuff like excel formulas and actually editing a sheet when it asked I upload it and then made insane changes that made no sense and presented it as accurate.

  Gemini, I dont like google and just avoided it straight away.

  ChatGPT is my go to, free only as I generally only use it as a sounding board or for broad simple research such as listing family events in my area, you know put together lists.

  What you say is my gripe with it too, I have told gpt to be concise, direct and critical and it improved but it needs reminding every few days not to run off into “great idea, heres why would you like more of ehy its great ad how to do it?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta will cease political ads in European Union by fall, blaming bloc’s new rules⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks to bloc’s new rules I guess. Fuck meta.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the informative comment, a response that outshines the US is literally anything to be fair.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And the rest of the world are not petulant children ready and willing to remove any semblance of cooperation, appreciation or decency.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Go create something, im not sure the market is but I want non dominant designs and less dark patterns.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Isnt Switzerland the country that struggled with their covid response because of the direct democracy requirements lacking provisions for such changes…amazing they can figure everything out to hurt the public.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here's what a Brazilian restaurant owner did after city hall banned sidewalk patio tables⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with pedestrianisation too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here's what a Brazilian restaurant owner did after city hall banned sidewalk patio tables⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh its hardly a one size fits all case. These companies employ and pay community taxes as well as a host of others. If it is feasible they should be allowed to do this. Get rid of the parking after 5pm and put out seating. Sidewalk is free and there is extra space.

  Tbh I love when restaurants have huge outside patio, courtyard spaces.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft alerts businesses/governments to 0-day attack on SharePoint server software⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just moved. It sucks. Why is everything so bloated with microsoft and poorly imemented.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rising rocket launches linked to ozone layer thinning⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why the fuck would Israel be allowed anywhere near anything internationally, other the criminal courts that is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta snubs the EU’s voluntary AI guidelines⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If only, how many businesses have whatsapp functionality, instagram shops and facebook for opening hours.

  As someone who shuns meta it is hard to see menus and opening times of local businesses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Mexican food uniquely good with alcohol or have I just been conditioned?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I used not like food and drink together either, I would switch to water at a wedding when food was served but it waned. It mostly went away due to finger food in pubs and now a beer and good grub is heavenly.

  I saw a steak and whiskey post and I cant say I could go for spirits with dinner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Mexican food uniquely good with alcohol or have I just been conditioned?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What do you drink with Ramen? Are we just beering here, I chili without a beer is barely a chili - am I missing out on this ramen game?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mario Maker 2 is really fun to revisit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Playing astrobot time trials at te moment and instant respawns would give me like 20% more playtime

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FCC dives in to sink Chinese grip on undersea internet cables⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I vote for MEPs to represent me in Europe. The same as I vote for leaders at home to represent me in my national parliament. I have never directly voted on a law.