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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We were once forced to watch predetermined junk on cable TV, now we get to choose which junk we want to watch on internet TV.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The funny thing is, having full control of it doesn’t fully make it better. You’d think that’s objectively just an improvement, but there’s peculiar value in channels curating what’s shown and when. Even moreso, it’s was wonderful to know that the TV didn’t keep a bookmark of what you’ve watched or how far you got, and if you miss something you miss it. You could just stop watching something, or miss several episodes and pick up on it, and that’s fine - liberating in retrospect!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trying to earn a record for "youngest person to <insert a thing>" is just an IRL speedrun⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Makes me thing of high-scores runs, mainly in arcade games. Have to play for a long time, and eventually you get stopped by a kill screen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monster Hunter Wilds - Release Date Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I get this. Loved Tri and Freedom Unite, played a decent amount of 4, some of World, and barely started Rise.

  They’re always exciting, and I don’t dislike any of the games, but it’s just a lot to get going, really invest the time, and get the value out of these.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Understandable, I’m really looking forward to FF getting tab groups too. I don’t know why such a nice feature was left unimplemented for so long. 🫤

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And I mean, there’s still time now. Switching browser’s isn’t that bad. Export+import some bookmarks and adjust some settings, good to go.

  I think FF has been a good option for a while. But the second best time is now. I can totally get it if people didn’t want to switch until they had more of a concrete problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit blocking all major search engines, except Google⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just like Reddit’s changes last year, seems like a clear and reasonaly expected consequence of ‘the our text is so valuable because AI’ idea.

  The web will probably continue to become more gated and more fragmented as a result of that, plus trying to get more control to force ads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The website nobsgames.stavros.io helps surface these, and let’s you filter out based on different things.

  One that I like in particular is Gauguin. It’s a Sudoku-like with different math-y rules.

  Anuto TD is also really good, but not so low stress.

  Lichess, if you’re into Chess. It’s a great, no compromise, high quality app. Stressful if you get too worked up about competitive, but puzzles are at least relaxing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bluesky opens to public registration⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really federated so far, right? They talk a lot about being open, but (when) will they be really? Can I sign up for an account that intereacts with Bluesky through any other provider?

  I mean, I signed up, it seems interesting enough. If nothing else it has some recognizable accounts to follow, better network effect than Mastodon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We're listening and we hear you. We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Should be interesting.

  I haven’t kept the closest eye on this - rumor is they’re planning to port more of their games to competing platforms, maybe allow 3rd party Xbox hardware, and phase out most physical Xbox games, right? Or am I way off the mark?