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- Comment on Self-report 6 days ago:
At this point I won’t trust whatever list comes out. We will never know who has been removed and who has been added on.
- Comment on me irl 1 week ago:
Wow, I only know 8355 numbers. That’s very impressive.
- Comment on Pretty woman stepping on you 1 week ago:
“Pictures don’t make sound”
- Comment on Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Guarantee Military Right to Repair Its Equipment 1 week ago:
No problem. I’m not happy with the current state of things either, but crossing one thing off the list, even if its lower priority to us, is still good for someone.
I find it interesting that some of the other comments go on picking apart my thing, that basically boil down to military = bad, so right to repair = bad and its not a problem because they are already wasting money. Be glad something good is moving toward.
Consumer rights have been increasingly stomped on by the mega corporations for years now, and they continuasly push the boundries. The very concept of a terms of service “contract” that can be changed anytime by 1 party (and heavily in their favor) is insane. The more control we get back the better.
- Comment on Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Guarantee Military Right to Repair Its Equipment 2 weeks ago:
This is important. Rossman did an interview with a few military techs, and here are few highlights
- they couldn’t get the router password (that they own) for troubleshooting. Imagine your ISP locked you out of the router?
- it cost 200k to ship a 100k part because they weren’t allowed to fix the broken one. 300k - thats a decent sized home in some areas, just to replace a wire or something. (Look up military pricing too, I remeber seeing something about how the military pays $400 for $4 bag of fuses)
- they have to fly manufacture service techs that don’t get schematics, if they need them, an engineer is flown out who closely guards them.
Its a complete waste of taxpayer money. Money that could be redirected into more important stuff, but alas our corrupt positions will find other things to waste it on.
We’re allowed to fix our own cars (although manufactures are trying to stop that), why can’t the military fix their own equipment or farmers fix tractors? Get a foothold in the military sector and the rest will follow.
- Comment on Google Gemini is coming for your private apps. Here's how to stop it 2 weeks ago:
Unfortunately yes, there are technical reasons I don’t fully understand. I think has to do with how it’s locked down, and that it can be relocked after graphine is installed.
Graphine takes security seriously, so leaving the boot loader unlocked is not acceptable to them.
Although, that may change with google removing pixel specific code from the android source.
- Comment on Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel and iPhone, according to EU data 2 weeks ago:
I’d like my phone to last 5 years minimum.
That seems to be the new standard for continued software support too. If the phone only lasts for half of that, what’s the point?
Replacing the battery on a 9a is a invasive 64-step process(ifixit guide). The kit they sell is surprisingly cheap at $40, but has a list of other tools you need. Its definitely not a project most people will undertake.
- Comment on PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation 2 weeks ago:
No, that sounds silly. It must be PNG. You really should enunciate the PNG.
- Comment on Hmmm who could it possibly be? 2 weeks ago:
You’ll be working for Slugworth
- Comment on PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation 2 weeks ago:
Is it pronounced png or png?
- Comment on Mullvad's ads are good 3 weeks ago:
I’ve never had a problem with ads made in this way.
This form of “passive marketing” (I’m making up terms), I.e a poster on the street that you can easily walk past is fine. If your poster catches attention enough that people start sharing it because they liked it, the marketer has done a good job. In the internet space, I’d consider banner ads “passive”. If they actually filter out the scams and malware, and if someone wants to sponsor Rod’s Radical Recipes with a banner ad, who cares.
I do take issue with I’ll call active marketing. This is an ad you’re forced to engage with, like an unmutable gas pumps that’s playing audio, a commercial break or a pre-roll add If I’m getting something for free, then sure an add or two seems reasonable (well, 15 years ago it did), but I’m already paying for the gas, shut the fuck up and let me enjoy my 3 minutes of stress watching the numbers go up without some guy screaming about beef jerky.
- Comment on No! 3 weeks ago:
Sigh another alchemy experiment gone wrong
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 4 weeks ago:
Now the ads are 60sec? instead of 2.5min. Right now the time pressure to do your business is the hardest its ever been. Until they increase the ads again.
- Comment on I have searched far and wide 4 weeks ago:
I was gonna tell you that it used to have it. But I guess it never did.
- Comment on The Batpoon's First Appearance: was World's Finest Comics #9 (March, 1943). This is from World's Finest Comics #163 (December, 1966) 4 weeks ago:
“No time to duck, but I did think this whole sentence. I could have dodged if I thought faster! Wait it still didn’t hit me? Is that thing in slow motion? I think its slower than a bullet. Thats funny, and what kinda name is Batpoon, its so silly. Should I call my strength “super strength”…oh wait, I d- OW I forgot to move!”
- Comment on Salt Lake City, plans to implement AI-assisted 911 call triaging to handle ~30% of about 450K non-emergency calls per year 5 weeks ago:
“To preform chest compression place both hand in the center of the subjects chest. Apply a rthymic steady pumping action until the subject wakes up. If the subject does not wake continue chest compressions until the subject wakes up. If the subject does not wake continue chest compressions until the subject wakes up. If the subject does not wake up seek medical advice, or call 911.”
“To apply a large bandage, peel back the red pull tab to expose the badage-aid, place wound over the white pad and wrap the wrap firmly around the skin. Finally adiminister 50mg of Goprelto to ease the pain.”
- Comment on Anker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire risks 5 weeks ago:
I suggest you look it up in detail, my memory on the details are not only hazzy, I never looked that deep into it, beyond “well thats shitty, rip Anker”.
but the TDLR; A few years back Eufy (owned by Anker), they didn’t tell anyone video was stored on the cloud, and then it turned out the live video stream was exposed to the open web. Initial response was lack-luster and Anker didn’t own up to anything.
Its been a few years, possible things are different. Also possible initial issues were blown out of proportion, and I never heard of the “corrections” no one ever makes.
It’s in its early days, but consumerrights.wiki has potential to become a very valuable place to check before buying anything. The summery there is much better.
- Comment on Anker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire risks 5 weeks ago:
I’ve been very happy with UGreen as a replacement to Anker, after the Eufy thing. Have not tried a power bank yet, but the charger and cables have held up so far.
- Comment on Make it stop 5 weeks ago:
Really need some term limits and total service years. Pick your numbers, something but like 6 for congress, 4 for Governor, 20 max in public office.
Also their salary is based on their represented area. For a Congress representative, the national average is their base pay. If the area they represent is below average, a 30% of the difference is deducted. If it’s above average, 30% of the difference is added.
After 1 year, the percentage increases by 10 every year you’re in office.
So by year 6 if your doing a shit job your pay will be -90% the difference. If the national average is 50k, and your area is at 20k, the difference is 30k, 90% of that is 27K, so your salary is 50k-27k, which is 23K.
- Comment on Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads Per Hour 5 weeks ago:
Name does not check out
- Comment on Massive internet outage reported: Google services, Cloudflare, Character.AI among dozens of services impacted 5 weeks ago:
A disruption to disfunctional search engines does not sound bad.
- Comment on A man attempted to transfer files from his Commodore 64 to his Apple computer. 1984 1 month ago:
Ah how little has changed
- Comment on Apple announces iOS 26 with Liquid Glass redesign 1 month ago:
Wow, that is bad. The music one is probably the worst of the examples. The artist name is barely readable most of that clip.
The notifications are rough too, a big wall of white text against a burry multicolor background is not fun to read.
- Comment on No more a dream 1 month ago:
Did I stutter?
- Comment on No more a dream 1 month ago:
The box is full of rocks, and not the cool kind.
- Comment on Permit please 1 month ago:
I’m sorry, this permit is written for Ron, not you ilovededyoupiggy
- Comment on OK so which is it? 1 month ago:
HUMANS! DO NOT SWIM HERE
- Comment on Ed Sheer-enough 1 month ago:
TBF, some of the edits are a step above of low-effort. And there’s a bit of creativity involved in coming up with the puns.
But, yeah they’re all annoying after the 3rd one, but it’ll blow over a week or so. All that will remain are obscure references about Sheeran sharing beans in jeans on a plane.
Welcome to Lemmy.
- Comment on Tragic 1 month ago:
That tracks
- Comment on Never Forget. Please dear god don't forget 1 month ago:
