AndyMFK
@AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on What a welcoming party 1 week ago:
Maybe 4 hours. LSD will last maybe 8 hours so perhaps a better(?) choice
- Comment on Google just broke *all* third-party web clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required. 4 weeks ago:
If you’re using your phone, definitely check out YouTube revanced. Or if on a tv check out Smart tube next. No ads, sponsor block baked in. It’s all the perks of premium (plus more) without the cons of supporting an evil company
- Comment on I Found A Purple Mushroom 4 weeks ago:
Yeah but its worth it
- Comment on Google just broke *all* third-party web clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required. 4 weeks ago:
Google doing everything they can to anger everyone.
- Comment on Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator 5 weeks ago:
Any company that pushes this shit doesn’t deserve your money. Don’t buy their TVs.
- Comment on Get ready to see ads on your… Samsung refrigerator 5 weeks ago:
And this is why I avoid Samsung products entirely. Vote with your wallet.
- Comment on Thanks satan 1 month ago:
That is not correct
- Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users 1 month ago:
Essentially banning any apps that would hurt googles profits.
I thought that was pretty obvious.
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 1 month ago:
We’re just not gonna see eye to eye on this.
I want privacy and freedom. You want Google to dictate what apps you can use even though it doesn’t effect you.
You don’t give a shit about people who rely on apps that aren’t from the play store. You cant seem to understand why it’s bad because it won’t effect you. It’s selfish
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 1 month ago:
You need an ID for those activities because it is required by law. Apples and oranges. Your argument is a logical fallacy of false equivalency.
A government dictating what you can and cannot do by law is a completely different thing than some random company telling you what you can and can’t do with a device you own.
And again, if you’re uncomfortable with that - then you still have the option of only downloading apps via the play store where identities are already verified.
So again, it’s the gay marriage argument - do you support the freedom of others to do something you may not want to do? Or would you rather restrict others freedom when it doesn’t effect you? If it’s the latter, then I think you’re an objectively bad person.
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 1 month ago:
That’s interesting, where did you grow up? I grew up believing everybody had the right to privacy. And to not provide your identity to strangers on the internet
It’s like gay marriage. If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to. But don’t support restricting the freedom of others because it won’t effect you
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 1 month ago:
You don’t have a problem with Google dictating what you can and cannot do on your own phone? Seriously?
What’s the benefit of that?
- Comment on Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann 1 month ago:
Bluetooth alternatives aren’t better, that’s laughable.
You cant buy beyerdynamics DT-990s with Bluetooth, you cant get Sennheiser HD 490 Pros with Bluetooth, you cant buy Audeze LCD-5s with Bluetooth. I could go on and on but you get the point. Good headphones don’t use Bluetooth.
The nice headphones a lot of us have had for years, well before the headphone jack was removed don’t have Bluetooth.
So when you say they’re better 1. You’re wrong. And 2. You’re missing the point.
If you prefer Bluetooth, fine, but phones with headphone jacks still have Bluetooth. You’re only ok with it because it doesn’t effect you and I think that’s appalling.
Imagine phone manufacturers remove the ability to use Bluetooth headphones and I say “that’s fine, wired headphones are better anyway”. It’s not about that, it’s about removing your freedom to choose and it should NOT be tolerated
- Comment on UK | London targets noisy commuters with headphone campaign 1 month ago:
My phone has a headphone jack, so it’s easy for me to plug in some headphones. Most people are not that lucky.
Obviously you shouldn’t be playing audio out loud, but I do sympathize that simply plugging in headphones isn’t an option for most people, needing to carry dongles, or making sure Bluetooth headphones are charged.
I think some blame should be placed on device manufacturers mostly abandoning the industry standard
- Comment on The time and expense of commuting is theft, if that job can be done from home. 1 month ago:
I’ve never had a plumber not charge a callout fee. Same applies for any trade. Idk where you live that you don’t, but in my experience, any kind of tradesperson will always charge a fee for their commute
- Comment on Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year 1 month ago:
I’ve never owned an iPhone, but I 100% agree with you. The reason I choose android is because of the freedom to use my phone how i want (for the most part).
Apple is a walled garden, but their security is good, they’re not an advertising company in the same way google is and don’t have as much of an incentive to harvest and sell your data. If android is going to be a walled garden like iOS, I trust apple more than i do google and If in the future I can’t find a phone that has all the features i want anyway, then i may as well just get an iPhone.
- Comment on 7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux 2 months ago:
when you buy a banana at the grocery store, show me the receipt that you paid for the shipping of said banana. When you buy a computer keyboard, show me the receipt for the ‘F’ key. When you buy a TV, show me the receipt for the capacitors.
This is not how receipts work.
- Comment on 7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux 2 months ago:
macOS is absolutely not free, and your argument is exactly the same as those examples the previous user provided.
- Comment on I NEED to eat this! 2 months ago:
I’ve never heard someone refer to New Caledonia as NC before
- Comment on In the star wars holiday special, there's a segment where Princess Leia sings. This act retroactively makes her a legitimate Disney princess. 2 months ago:
Why is singing the deciding factor? She is a princess in a franchise owned by Disney, is that not enough?
- Comment on Router suggestions for a complete noob 2 months ago:
I’m happy with my TP-Link Omada router. Very capable, super easy to use, feature packed. More than capable for your needs and gives you room to grow to setup more advanced networking
- Comment on Florida sues some of the biggest porn platforms, accusing them of not complying with the state's age verification law 2 months ago:
I don’t think you’re understanding the issue here. It’s not a “porn is bad” issue. It’s a foreign government dictating how a service that is not hosted in their country is run issue.
If you think Florida has any right to dictate how a French company is run then idk what to tell you. Florida has no jurisdiction in France.
- Comment on Japan sets new internet speed world record — 4 million times faster than average US speeds 3 months ago:
Most Australians live in or near a major city, it’s pretty common to be able to get gigabit. if you’re unlucky you might be limited to 100 megabit, but in some remote or rural areas I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 5Mb.
- Comment on You can drive 74 hours and still be in Germany. The American mind can't comprehend this. 3 months ago:
So interesting to me that Americans think being dependent on a car is “freedom”. Individual freedom should be the freedom to get to where you need to go with viable options to walk, bike, train, bus, tram, or drive.
- Comment on YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat 3 months ago:
Well the post tile says “other than not having a car and voting” which are also not about food.
I get the linked article is about food, but OP worded the post in such a way that it’s just factually incorrect
- Comment on Milking dust 3 months ago:
Genuinely flabbergasted people financially support, and thus incentivise this garbage.
- Comment on YouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos - Dexerto 4 months ago:
I hope I can be the motivation you need with these super simple steps (will take a few minutes).
- Comment on Owned (stocks) 4 months ago:
Sure, but landlords make their money unethically. Drawing lesbian furries is honest work
- Comment on Good to see someone caring about BiLions 5 months ago:
They’re turning the freaking lions bi
- Comment on End of 10 - Windows ten is ending. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again? 5 months ago:
There are ways to disable Windows updates. This is what I have done to allow me to keep using my reverb G2. Of course I don’t use my windows PC as my daily so I keep it air gapped for security