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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Open Printer is a fully open-source inkjet with DRM-free ink and no subscriptions⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup. I’m on my second now because of an international relocation, but the first one is still going strong at my dad’s. Bought that thing 14 years ago, was the first series that came with network enabled printing instead of USB (though it has a port).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Portal and Portal 2 are 80% off⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  They were both good, but not really looking. I got portal one and two as a bundle and completed them in a single Saturday.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, maybe time to try again. I used it years ago but the results were not great.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What are you using now? I’ve been toying with kagi for a while, but the idea of having to use an account that ties all my searches to me doesn’t sit well with my sense of privacy, and none of the others get results remotely close to google.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former BioWare lead writer reads the runes on EA-Saudi deal and speculates that 'guns and football' are in, 'gay stuff' is out, and the venerable RPG studio may be for the chop⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You think? That generation will have kids who buy the same crap and won’t listen to their parents, just like the kids now don’t listen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watch first, then wipe: Some China’s restrooms put toilet paper behind paywall⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  China is prosperous, don’t let anybody fool you. But people are deeply, inherently selfish and love money more than everything (yay, communism!), so if they can save 30 cents by taking a roll of toilet paper home, they will.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watch first, then wipe: Some China’s restrooms put toilet paper behind paywall⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  As someone who lived in China for 7 years, the alternative is that the next best person who enters the bathroom takes all available paper home.

  In my entire time there, I can count the number of times where paper was available on a single hand, with spare fingers.

  Naturally, everybody carries a box of tissues at all times.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google just broke *all* third-party web clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  NewPipe as well, without any update either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s that supposed to be? Never seen those before, and I’m in my 40s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨do you use non violent communication at the workplace?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a nice concept for interpersonal relationships regardless of the setting, but it’s got limited applicability in a results driven setting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice, another of those shit platforms nobody needs is dead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re only seeing the colds that made it through the defenses, without having any means of measuring the ones your immune system successfully blocked or kicked out before they could take hold.

  So your statistics are flawed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung brings ads to US fridges⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Patience, young Padawan. Patience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Things are going so well....⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a raffle for gift cards of their member organisations. Also called an advertising deal. If said member is a food chain, what else are they going to advertise with? Kittens?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh? Downloading an apk and clicking open with -> package installer is nothing but straightforward.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Big Surprise—Nobody Wants 8K TVs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Some Xiaomi TVs have root exploits, so you can manually disinfect the OS, but it’s cumbersome to get done since you need to enter adb commands over the remote control to get there in the first place.

  Easier to just use an external device and the TV as a screen only. Personally I’m using the Nvidia Shield for 5+ years now and regret nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Under-16s to be banned from buying high-caffeine energy drinks including Monster⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  …explain please?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Can you install generic apks on UBports, or only precompiled .deb packages and other native Linux applications?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can get Android phones with reasonable specs around $200. No need for the so called “flagships”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m wearing my smartwatch as a wristwatch. All notifications are off, but I see the temperature, UV index, step and calorie counters, which is nice. And if I ever want to review my sleep data, pulse, sPO2 saturation and location history, I got it available just in case. And for the very rare case that my phone is charging and I want to access messages from another room, I can do that manually.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fully agree, and I do reward people based on performance, but as you rightfully mention, attendance alone means nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I rather block lefties coming out of the woodworks, cleans my frontpage up nicely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. Doesn’t mean the ones who don’t are special in any way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Curiosity? I clearly said “controversial”. Learn how to read before insulting people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m running my own business and make more than my dad, but thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad idea. Too many people are still not backing up their data, and the article says “…automatically save to OneDrive or your preferred cloud destination”.

  As long as they really give users full freedom to choose any cloud service, I consider that a win.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, so? I took days off when I was sick, as per my contract.

  He either didn’t get sick (and fulfilled the contract as intended) or went to work sick (in violation of health and safety requirements).

  I still don’t see how that demands praise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine if the only thing limiting your dreams was a livable income⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Controversial take, but why would someone deserve recognition for carrying out work duties as per contractual agreement?

  He did what he was paid for, no more, no less. Being sick or not is by and large outside of someone’s immediate control and should receive neither reward nor punishment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bro wake up it's 1997.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Especially the Hollywood map to could access with a code from the menu. That rocked so hard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Video] Cops not sure whether to arrest man with "Plasticine Action" shirt for supporting terrorism⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a British police uniform, standard issue.