hornedfiend
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- Comment on Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows" 10 hours ago:
I’ve never watched any of his videos. They just don’t appeal to me and never have. However, given his apparent fame, it’s good for linux.
The more people acknowledge linux’s existence, the more engagement, the more growth.
Here’s hoping someday Windows will be a nasty memory.
- Comment on Microsoft rolls Windows Recall out to the public nearly a year after announcing it 3 days ago:
I always “Recall” how shitty windows is, whenever I see the word mentioned.
- Comment on Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch 4 days ago:
I think I read somewhere they want to buy Chrome from Google if they are forced to sell. So not many changes, just switching owners who ultimately do the same thing.
i’m not a Chrome user, so screw both google and perplexity.
- Comment on Airbnb will now show users the total cost of their stay right away 1 week ago:
don’t forget the rudeness of some people. they behave like the whole building is a hotel and they can do whatever they damn well please.
If it were up to me, I would obliterate this concept. Hotels are for holidays, not people’s houses where everyone brings along their holiday brains and are being generally disrespectful towards the communities.
- Comment on ChatGPT spends 'tens of millions of dollars' on people saying 'please' and 'thank you', but Sam Altman says it's worth it 1 week ago:
Maybe Sam Altman should invest in LLMs that appreciate his insights and pretend to give a shit.
- Comment on Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware. 2 weeks ago:
- cries looking at iphone remembering the good old “free” days.
- Comment on GOG seems to be considering paid membership option 4 weeks ago:
Honestly, I would totally move to GOG, however my entire games collection is on Steam, so it would be very very difficult and it’s rather tedious to have and use 2 platforms like that.
Oh well, I do hope they can get more people onto their platform. it’s a better Epic store for sure.
- Comment on LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs | The free open-source Microsoft Office alternative is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week 4 weeks ago:
Well, I guess there is no universal answer and it obviously can’t be some generic method of achieving this,but what I did was to explain in detail how MsOffice is basically just a standard because people made it so out of convenience and lack of true alternatives and it’s not cheap, plus whatever is made freely available by a corporation means it’s actually you paying with your data for it.
It’s a process and you’d have to convince him to at least allow you to show them side by side or explain how it’s always up to date and you don’t have to throw money at it every x years just because it’s called MsOffice202x, because the benefits of upgrading are not worth the money.
It ain’t easy, I know… but I am also providing support myself when requested, which can become a headache fast, especially with “difficult” people.
- Comment on LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs | The free open-source Microsoft Office alternative is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week 4 weeks ago:
I managed to get my father in law to fully switch to libreoffice, which is in itself a great achievement, as he’s almost 70 and he used to be an msoffice user for most of his adult professional life.
Libreoffice is just great and Europe should start backing and using more open source, non greedy corporate backed projects.
- Comment on Plex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year. 5 weeks ago:
i’ve had none of those issues and i’ve been a jellyfin user for the past 5 years or so, but I do use containers for the server.
Android client is not great, but there are alternatives like Findroid, which is pretty great.
Last point is literally a couple of clicks. You just need to understand what libraries are and how to add them.
- Comment on EA has open sourced Command & Conquer: Red Alert under GPLv3 1 month ago:
EA doesn’t open source old games: EA are scum and anti-consumer.
EA open sources old games: EA are scum and anti-consumer.
If it’s good it must be bad, right?
- Comment on US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources. 2 months ago:
I was planning a holiday in the US this or next year, but decided not to proceed with it. I’d rather go anywhere else now really. Currently for me Russia = India = China = North Korea = USA now. Plenty of european countries I’d rather throw my money at.
- Comment on BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired 2 months ago:
tell me about it. i’ve recently been sort of forced to switch from android to ios (some special circumstance) and holy shit, the virtual keyboard is atrocious.
I would immediately jump on a blackberry keyboard phone when and if one ever gets released.
- Comment on Proton 2024 Lifetime account fundraiser for online freedom | Ends on January 5th 3 months ago:
only for it to be a safari wrapper on ios…
- Comment on I still don’t think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone 3 months ago:
not really the same thing but it could happen to anyone: reuters.com/…/apple-pay-95-million-settle-siri-pr…
- Comment on "Your body, my choice:" Hate and harassment towards women spreads online 5 months ago:
My brain is always struggling with upping a post,when the context is so vile. I just don’t understand how could this kind of angry POS people exist and the education their parents are giving them.
- Comment on Trump calls for prosecution of Google over search results he says favor Harris 6 months ago:
Dude’s always been crazy. Nothing to see here.