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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix used to not have ads, now it’s ‘celebrating’ two years with them⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, setting up Mullvad too isn’t that hard and compared to a Netflix subscription, it’s paid for itself several times over in the time I’ve had it. But I get that that might not be something your friends are willing to fiddle with.

  That said, we’re on Lemmy, in the technology community – I’m reasonably confident that almost everyone here who is going to read your comment has the skills necessary to setup Mullvad and Plex; if not the entire *arr suite, a NAS, and Jellyfin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix used to not have ads, now it’s ‘celebrating’ two years with them⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Or, even better, stop giving them your money and get Plex or Jellyfin and return to the seven seas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I thought it was an easy question ...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  this one

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I thought it was an easy question ...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  if you accept the definition that a word is some letters, surrounded by a gap…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apex Legends is taking away its support for the Steam Deck and Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh no! Anyways…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tradition⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fuck it, a pre-2010 meme supercut. That was originally delivered in a flash game, the most 2010 form of content. youtu.be/n3lrcTcvGo0

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sir this is a Wendy’s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Ever Happened to Netscape?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from June⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  now where will bigclive get free discarded lithium cells?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows Recall is secretly installed on non-Copilot+PCs (Privacy Nightmare)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Mint is the distro of choice for people who want to work on their computer, not work on their computer.

  Like I’m glad for all the nerds who change distros as often as they change pairs of pants, but some of us only want to have a computer that just works and doesn’t give us shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Denuvo respond to their rep for tanking games - "I'm a gamer myself, and therefore I know what I'm talking about"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because as we all know, being a gamer means you also can’t be a fucking moron.

  … Wait.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Father horrified by an AI Chatbot that mimicked his murdered daughter⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  the wildest thing they admit to finding on character.ai is a murdered girl

  Wait til someone tells them about chub.ai, then the floodgates of news articles will really start.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Targets YouTube Accounts Showing Emulated Games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah nah, I have a Steam Deck, and it’s literally just a PC in the form factor of a Switch. It has a BIOS menu, you can install Windows on it (but you really shouldn’t), you can install a different flavor of Linux (I recommend Bazzite) – it’s like any other PC, just merged with a controller. I’m even able to install and play pirated Windows games through Proton, more or less fine, though you have to work for it a bit more.

  and just to gush a bit more: the Deck is the only thing I can remember pre-ordering in the last 10 years and being genuinely happy that I did.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rainbow Dash jar cosplay 💦🌈🦄⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You know it was free to not post this, right? It would’ve cost you nothing to simply carry on with your day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Civilization VI: Just another knowledge check 4X game⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  y’know, when people started getting snippy about pronouns, I often said I was just going to start calling them an “it”.

  I never thought someone would want that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Civilization VI: Just another knowledge check 4X game⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you want a really good 4X game, try Stellaris. It’s where I went after 1000+ hours of Civ 5 (and coming to Civ 6 to be disappointed by it, played only like 80 hours), and I’ve been terrorizing liberating the galaxy ever since. I especially like the additional nuances to diplomacy, which are further enhanced by mods – Civ’s AI has always been a bit ham-fisted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PUBG owner Krafton have acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  yes, but I would rather they die the hero than live long enough to become dogshit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PUBG owner Krafton have acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fuck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is good stuff⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I never said everything is outside your control, don’t put words in my mouth. There are some things you can change, and some things you can’t. And after spending long enough trying different things and taking stock of what I’ve tried in the dating game, and not a single human being has ever had any genuine interest in me, as I approach my 30s – I have come to this conclusion not through flip “woe is me” bullshit over a night of binge drinking, this is years of depression and deep thought on it. I accept the reality that is presented to me, and the reality is that whatever drives others away is simply not something I can change, and my best going theory is I’m just an annoying fucking spastic who can’t see through bullshit. That’s not to say I know that for certain, just that I’ve tried changing up everything that I can (and am willing to) change to attract another person – from small things to large – and it’s never helped, and I’ve tried for long enough.

  Some of us just aren’t meant to have certain things in life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is good stuff⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, believe me, I spent long enough being upset about the lack of human connection I have. It was a bitter pill to swallow. Now I’m mostly just numb to it – but selling someone a fairy tale ending “if they just believe in themselves!” that might not exist is just cruel.

  It is what it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is good stuff⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh please, I tried that “fake it til you make it” horseshit and it was worn away through years of constant shitheads using me for their entertainment, all the while trying my hardest to believe it would come eventually.

  The hard facts of life are this: life is not a fairy tale. Not every story has a happy ending. As you read this, there are kids out there catching bullets in Gaza who will never even get to finish puberty, let alone find love. Nothing is guaranteed – you can try as hard as you want at something, and sometimes you simply will not have it for factors entirely outside of your control. Some people will never be able to serve on submarines, because they are too tall. Some people will never be able to be a commercial pilot, because they are colorblind. Likewise, some of us just aren’t destined for love, be it for any myriad constellations of psychological and physical factors.

  In my case, I have mild autism, and I can never mask well enough that someone decent won’t see through my facade. Oh, sure, I’m apparently fun to be around for brief periods at a time, but I guess the novelty of a spastic wears off for them and they quickly make their exit, ghosting me soon enough. But more upsettingly, all the horrible people who stick around to use me for their entertainment, I can never see through theirs before it’s too late.

  It’s not fair. But sometimes that’s just how things are.

  And now, knowing what I do, I’d not put effort towards something as hard to find and keep as love. At least when I put my efforts towards other pursuits, I can see measurable progress in some way. Trying to find love was like ramming my head against a brick wall and hoping the wall would break before I did.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what a strange timeline we live in⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  you know, I knew I was out of touch around the time of fidget spinners, but this is a new level of “get off my lawn” I thought I wouldn’t reach til my 30s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shiny and chrome⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  TWO TRUCKS

  HAVING SEX

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Can Be, Unburdened By What Has Been⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  shoo, I forgive your stupidity, now go away

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Can Be, Unburdened By What Has Been⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  oh god, it’s an enlightened centrist come to teach us all about how the world really works.

  Please, spare me, I’ve got better things to do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Can Be, Unburdened By What Has Been⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And I see you have a problem with people telling the truth and calling things as they are.

  How was the gay sex at the RNC? I hear Grindr had a hell of a time keeping up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait for the debate on September 10th. Up to then, it’s anybody’s game. I’m willing to bet that debate is the deciding factor in who wins the election.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Virginia is shrinking!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Have I got bad news for you about Trump’s VP, then

  Ohio has breached containment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are there "driveway connections by permit only" signs on roads?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  now, what I wonder is: what stops you from bringing out a driveway to within a foot of the road and then just letting people drive over a foot of grass?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hello lovelies!!!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  damn, that ain’t a forehead, that’s a goddamn fivehead.