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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI-created “virtual influencers” are stealing business from humans⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The only problem I have with that is the notion that a company gets to consolidate funds that were previously going to an actual real person. Now, if we could rely on big business to pass on those savings to their customers and employees, that would be one thing. But we can’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th unless you pay extra for ad-free⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Personally, idgaf what they do with Prime Video. After about a decade of having Prime, the only thing that has ever caught my attention was Rings of Power and that shat the bed so I’m good there.

  I order enough off Amazon that faster delivery is a major draw for me. Ordering from other merchants is a drag because Amazon set the standard forever ago. But is it worth $140/year? Idk, I’ll have to do the value calculation on that one. But it’s getting closer to not being worth it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But taking money away from employees is?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m Pretty sure they’re speaking hypothetically, as if they were the artificial brain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Perhaps a tad.

  Personally, I don’t much like being told what my conclusion should be from a report. Annoying headline. Unsurprisingly, Timmy goes on to be insufferable throughout the entire article.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kendrick Lamar's company just dropped a limited-edition 'dumb' phone. It's already sold out.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Original Commenter

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kendrick Lamar's company just dropped a limited-edition 'dumb' phone. It's already sold out.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  and it doesn’t run spyware.

  Probably the biggest draw that the OC was missing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HBO Max Shrinkflation: Removing features from my plan, with no reduction in price⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Shit. I saw a few shows that were on HBO Max elsewhere (Netflix?) recently and was like ??? but yeah, that makes sense. When Westworld left, I took it as a one-off but I guess not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Google is a trillion dollar company. It’s not Digg. Google going down would be the most sensational thing to have happened in the history of the Internet. Even Twitter is still kicking after everything they’ve done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Google isn’t going anywhere. We are the minority. People who know what “open source” even means are the minority. The vast majority of people will just put up with it because they don’t know any better. You are highly highly overestimating the tech literacy (and motivation level) of the average person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bay Area tech CEO worth $35 billion says ‘suffering’ wasn't worth it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d be thinking about whether I had enough money to cruise at like the $10m mark. Maybe I’d stick around a bit longer than that, but $1b is entirely too much money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here comes another Netflix price hike⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re proud of this, but you missed out. There truly was a golden age where it was easier to pay $8 for streaming and everyone was happy. Good for you for being Nostradamus and everything, but there was a good ~8 years there where you really could have enjoyed the ride if you wanted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify re-invented the radio⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It was the reason I came back to Spotify when I decided to give Pandora a shot, way back when.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  But that’s how it’s supposed to work, so it’s working just fine? Amazing, actually.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with you, but I’m curious to know your thoughts: What do you do when the 2-3% of people who are willing to take that fight head-on aren’t nearly enough to combat the endless bots and astroturfers across social media? I don’t count myself amongst those 2-3% by the way, I’m on Lemmy and not Reddit in part to avoid some of that. Engaging is far too much effort and I have my own problems to worry about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨POV) You use Windows 11 and set up Pihole for the first time.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨POV) You use Windows 11 and set up Pihole for the first time.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Okay so is anyone going to elaborate, or…?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Has Reddit’s popularity dipped? We know its quality dipped, but it’s probably better known now than it ever has been. Doesn’t matter how many bots there are if there are also real people there too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Idris Elba: Actors in video games like Phantom Liberty is 'sign of the times'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you want to stop playing chess after every other move and be forced to watch part of some medieval war drama unfold before continuing?

  Yes, that sounds amazing actually

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon Is Using Your Conversations With Alexa to Train AI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  They literally tell you when you go through setup.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not well-versed on the subject, but is ticket scalping not a large-scale business at this point? Like, yeah individual ticket holders can be opportunistic, but don’t bots buy tickets by the thousands as soon as they go on sale?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon To Start Running Ads In Prime Video Series & Movies, Will Launch Ad-Free Tier For Extra Fee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  When did they make the UPS change? I made a return last week, no charge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon To Start Running Ads In Prime Video Series & Movies, Will Launch Ad-Free Tier For Extra Fee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Why, more money of course.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon To Start Running Ads In Prime Video Series & Movies, Will Launch Ad-Free Tier For Extra Fee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Give me a prime membership that’s just for shipping. Cut the video out of the deal and stop including it in my charge kthx

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They should build ev charging stations with a drive in theater so you can watch a movie as you're charging up to continue your road trip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there a button to turn the screen off?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨George R.R. Martin and other authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, as far as the show is concerned, we learned the ending rather quickly. Some would say disappointingly quickly.

  Fuck D+D

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Terraria developer bashes Unity, donates $200k to open source alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Out of curiosity can you define “no boring intrusive story”? Because personally I’m big on storylines, so if they nail that part then that takes the game to a whole other level

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unity issue an apology on Twitter for "confusion and angst" over the runtime fee policy.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Brain dead is such an understatement too. They lost everyone’s trust, and I’m not sure there’s anything they can say to regain it. They’re gonna try something like this again at some point, and I don’t think anyone should give them the opportunity. They deserve to go under.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Make sure you’re comparing the price on DoorDash vs the price on the restaurant’s website. There’s a mark-up, even for pickup. It’s usually cheaper to make your order directly with the restaurant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I used it during the pandemic. I also had the Chase card that gave you free DashPass for a year and it was fantastic. I made a couple orders once that promo was done and quickly determined that it was no longer worth it.

  Shame that it doesn’t look like the financials involved could ever really work except in niche situations. It was nice having food delivered to my doorstep.