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- Comment on Cable management is an art form 9 hours ago:
I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function.
- Comment on Cable management is an art form 9 hours ago:
Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs?
- Comment on Cable management is an art form 10 hours ago:
What other functions do the eyes do than seeing?
- Comment on What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025? 6 days ago:
I’m not implying anything. I’m explicitly saying just to use the website.
- Comment on What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025? 6 days ago:
Your bank doesn’t have a website?
- Comment on But also, the correct answer is Devil's Due 1 week ago:
It’s such a weird choice to put “ships councilor” on the bridge.
- Comment on Are Cars Just Becoming Giant Smartphones on Wheels? 1 week ago:
Or the fully electric small truck Ford is working on.
As proof of concept, Slate is cool. Up against a vehicle from an actual truck manufacturer, it’s probably a hard sell.
- Comment on No words 1 week ago:
Thank you for that context.
I stand by my points that his comments were vile and inexcusable, and that he’s spend the better part of twenty years also feeling that they were vile and inexcusable.
- Comment on No words 1 week ago:
And I’m not trying to excuse the words or his behavior on stage. Only trying to acknowledge his behavior since the day after the incident and for the last 20 years as steadfastly apologetic. His words were wrong, and importantly he thinks so too.
- Comment on No words 1 week ago:
It looks to me like what they’re referring to is Michael Richards tirade being uncomparable to Jerry’s comments that were supporting the genocide. That’s how I read it, anyway.
That’s what I’m saying too. Seinfeld’s comments were made in a more calm matter, but were way way way worse than Richards’.
But I mean he (Richards) was talking about lynching the guy at the Laugh Factory, so even as far as racism goes, that’s pretty fucking up there.
I don’t recall the lynching comments, only the several utterances of the n word, but I could be wrong. In either case it was vile and cannot be excused. What’s more telling to me is his behavior since; he was immediately apologetic and he has remained so for 20 years
- Comment on No words 1 week ago:
Is it [Seinfeld’s comments] even close to publicly supporting a genocide? Hell no.
- Comment on No words 1 week ago:
So you excuse Seinfeld here, but still hold Richards 100% accountable?
- Comment on No words 1 week ago:
I’ve posted this elsewhere, I don’t think Richards is a piece of shit like Seinfeld.
The Michael Richards incident was a literal one time event, albeit a terrible one. There were zero instances before and zero instances after that suggest Richards is racist. Everything since then Michaels has done suggests he’s exceedingly remorseful over it.
I am not excusing it in the least, but I don’t think it’s even close to fair to compare him to someone currently supporting the genocide in Palestine.
- Comment on Big Tech: Convenience is a Trap 2 weeks ago:
May I ask how you use RSS? In an app? (If so, what one). Something else?
- Comment on It's Not Just You: Music Streaming Is Broken Now 2 weeks ago:
I find it funny that I have those examples in my “huge library of physical media.”
- Comment on Big Tech: Convenience is a Trap 2 weeks ago:
And I guess what I’m saying is it’s not a trap, it’s explicitly not even convenience. Yes, it’s full of dopamine producing trinkets that make you want to stay on the site, but don’t mistake it for convenience. Convenience is the wrong word.
- Comment on Big Tech: Convenience is a Trap 2 weeks ago:
Ya, I disagree that it makes things more convenient, and I disagree it brings “everything” under one umbrella.
It makes some communication easier. That’s about how far I’m willing to go to describe its positives.
- Comment on Big Tech: Convenience is a Trap 2 weeks ago:
“Everything”
- Comment on Big Tech: Convenience is a Trap 2 weeks ago:
What is explicitly convenient about social media?
- Comment on Been seeing a lot of posts about replacing Spotify and such, so I wrote up a guide on how I did just that 3 weeks ago:
It was a bit of a shitstorm even in the English world. Plex definitely could’ve written the requirements more clearly.
I’m glad a full open-source stack works for you; I wish I could. There’s a few of my Plex users who just couldn’t make the jump to something like Jellyfin (and I’m unwilling to be their tech support), and honestly for me PlexAmp is so good as to make the problems of Plex overall be worth it.
Take care, friend.
- Comment on Been seeing a lot of posts about replacing Spotify and such, so I wrote up a guide on how I did just that 3 weeks ago:
Based on your comments, it sounds like maybe English isn’t your first language (no shade; your English is miles better than my any-other-language). But that, coupled with a Plex announcement that could’ve been written more clearly, it almost most certainly was a misunderstanding.
To be clear, when Plex removed their fully-free model, the only thing required was at least one paid subscription in the chain. Your lifetime paid server qualified, and no one else would’ve needed to pay. They haven’t reverted to this, this was how it was when they removed the fully-free model. I agree, Plex does carry some responsibility in making sure it was crystal clear. I wonder if they would’ve refunded your users that paid unnecessarily if you’d asked?
That Plex has continued to enshittify is without question. I just don’t think their paid model is the most egregious example of it.
- Comment on Been seeing a lot of posts about replacing Spotify and such, so I wrote up a guide on how I did just that 3 weeks ago:
Must be a misunderstanding. Paid server; users do not need a subscription.
- Comment on Been seeing a lot of posts about replacing Spotify and such, so I wrote up a guide on how I did just that 3 weeks ago:
I love the idea of Jellyfin, but since I host for my extended family, and it has to be wife approved (re: easy) plex is the answer. If you already have a plex pass it’s annoying brainer. If you don’t, weigh the pros and cons because there are cons.
Spool up an instance of Plex, and install PlexAmp. Put a handful of your favorite albums on it, see if you like the features and the interface.
- Comment on Been seeing a lot of posts about replacing Spotify and such, so I wrote up a guide on how I did just that 3 weeks ago:
There defiantly can be profiles. You can either create fully new users (with their own logins, etc) or home users. Assign them restrictions as necessary. Of course this is all done in the plex web app, but user switching is done easy in PlexAmp.
- Comment on Been seeing a lot of posts about replacing Spotify and such, so I wrote up a guide on how I did just that 3 weeks ago:
I know the self hosted communities are very pro open source, with which I largely agree, but PlexAmp is such a good player it makes sense to at least try it.
- Comment on How OnlyFans Piracy Is Ruining the Internet for Everyone | Innocent sites are being delisted from Google because of copyright takedown requests against rampant OnlyFans piracy. 3 weeks ago:
Delisted from Google ≠ ruined internet
- Comment on The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software 3 weeks ago:
Ignoring the fact that iOS is an option, I bet you’re mostly mistaken and there is a web based or non app option for everything, even if it’s not obvious.
- Comment on The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software 3 weeks ago:
If you’re waiting for government to save us, you’re going to be waiting a long time.
- Comment on The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software 3 weeks ago:
What is the bank?
- Comment on The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software 3 weeks ago:
Well boys, pack it in. Our Google overlords give us no choice. All hail Google.