ppb1701
@ppb1701@lemmy.today
Software Engineer from Tennessee. I enjoy #gaming, #SteamDeck, #Disney, #StarWars, #StarTrek, and #SciFi (not in a particular order). You can also catch me over at @ppb1701@ppb.social
- Comment on Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them 6 days ago:
the better to farm your information to advertise too you and try to tie you in to more subscriptions.
- Comment on Pornhub to block two more states over age verification laws 1 week ago:
And two more states are soon to have a massive uptick in VPN usage.
- Comment on The Mac vs. PC war is back on? 1 month ago:
You can also use Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, iCloud, etc to send files back and forth.
- Comment on Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" 1 month ago:
Where they lose totally though is the off service data harvesting that isn’t even remotely “implied okay”
- Comment on Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" 1 month ago:
On meta’s while it is flagrant screw you, they may have a valid argument. Human beings don’t actually need any kind of social media to survive, ergo it is a convenience or luxury that could be charged for.
I’m certainly not agreeing with them, but they may be banking on that style argument and their ungodly amount of money to fight it.
- Comment on Is Your Phone Listening to You? | NOVA 1 month ago:
Yes, yes they do. My wife’s phone does this all the time, Talk about something, even random or sometimes from a tv show. In minutes she has instagram or youtube ads about the very thing.
- Comment on OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts 1 month ago:
Everyone wants a piece of the AI pie…
- Comment on Stack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal | WIRED 1 month ago:
Oh I was referring to for profit. Should have specified. I’m used to using that when meta screws over their users.
- Comment on Stack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal | WIRED 1 month ago:
If it’s free online, you are the product
- Comment on Microsoft is testing Game Pass ads on the Windows 11 Settings homepage 1 month ago:
Could these please stop dropping more ads on the ui🙄. That and forced copilot make loath using windows.