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- Comment on but what happened to logsday? 5 days ago:
You don’t seem to be getting the point of this thread.
- Comment on but what happened to logsday? 6 days ago:
Good times.
- Comment on but what happened to logsday? 6 days ago:
This explains why September, October, November and December no longer correspond to the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months. When they took out logsday, everything shifted.
- Comment on but what happened to logsday? 6 days ago:
Not a weekday, it was a mid-week break day off.
- Comment on When building a home server, could a used/cheap PC do the job? 2 weeks ago:
I’ll check and see if I can do that with this one!
- Comment on When building a home server, could a used/cheap PC do the job? 2 weeks ago:
I should have thought of that. Thanks! Ironically, I have a very old lead-acid UPS in the basement that I’ve been kind of afraid to plug in again after all this time.
- Comment on When building a home server, could a used/cheap PC do the job? 2 weeks ago:
Why removing the battery? I was thinking that could be one good thing about using a laptop is that in a way it has its own UPS.
- Comment on I'm Tired of Pretending Tech is Making the World Better 4 weeks ago:
Well said.
- Comment on I'm Tired of Pretending Tech is Making the World Better 4 weeks ago:
As someone who grew up before the negative effects of computer/internet technology, and was excited and impatient for it to develop, I agree with the points made in the article. It didn’t have to be this way- in a different kind of society it could have been a boon to everyone. But in our society all the benefits of good things are appropriated by the powerful so they can more readily exploit the less powerful for profit.
So many wonderful possible benefits that might have come from these technological advancements, to help people lead better lives, to address many of society’s issues (hunger, climate change, disabilities, education, etc) simply never happened, because in our society money must be invested to develop them, so only things that would make more profits for the greedy were able to be developed. Yes, some things did get funded by governments or foundations, but they’re only a drop in the bucket to what could be done.
- Comment on ‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners 5 weeks ago:
I have a flip phone with a touchscreen so I can type via the onscreen keyboard. When I bought it I wondered how well it would work since the screen is so small, but it works great! So much easier than using the keypad. BTW it also has maps with voice navigation.
- Comment on ‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners 5 weeks ago:
Walmart doesn’t let you use contactless pay unless you use their app.
By “contactless pay” I assume you’re talking about paying by using a smartphone app? Obviously I don’t care about that because the whole point of my post is that I’m not using a smartphone, so obviously I have no apps of any kind.
But if by “contactless pay” you meant paying with your debit card by tapping it or holding it near the card reader, yes they do have that like everyone else.
- Comment on ‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners 5 weeks ago:
yes
- Comment on ‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners 5 weeks ago:
It’s called “Active Listening”
- Comment on ‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners 5 weeks ago:
I use a dumbphone. I’m not buying a smartphone just so I can play these stupid games, and I’m installing an app for every fucking business I interact with. I realize there will one day be a point where I won’t be able to do things I need to do without one, but until then I have no desire for one. Fortunately they haven’t made the parking meters here require a smartphone yet.
My grocery store still uses loyalty cards for most discounts (which is irritating enough), but also has “digital coupons” that require an app so I can’t get that. Theoretically I could go to their website and print them off but that’s not worth the effort. I have to pay close attention to the price signs they put up because some of them say “with digital coupon” in small print, meaning “not for you, bitch”. You know who doesn’t pull this kind of shit? Walmart. So I wind up getting a lot of my groceries there so as not to be discriminated against.
- Comment on Observer 5 weeks ago:
Wait, but we’re looking at it…
- Comment on The one change that worked: I set my phone to ‘do not disturb’ three years ago – and have never looked back 1 month ago:
They don’t blink except for the red one when it’s charging and stops when it’s full. The notification ones are solid. Yes, they are really nice to have!
- Comment on The one change that worked: I set my phone to ‘do not disturb’ three years ago – and have never looked back 1 month ago:
That’s good. Some of the comments were making me wonder!
I think some people may not realize how detrimental it can be to their quality of life or stress level, to have something constantly interrupting their attention or that it’s something that can be controlled without having to completely cut themselves off.
- Comment on The one change that worked: I set my phone to ‘do not disturb’ three years ago – and have never looked back 1 month ago:
Seems a lot of comments are arguing about this as if it’s an all-or-nothing. I use a dumbphone (for many reasons), but even it allows me to configure DND settings to allow certain phone numbers to audibly ring through. Surely smartphones can do the same? I find being with someone whose phone is constantly making noises to be very irritating–and more so if they interrupt our conversation to check it every time.
My not-so-dumb flip phone also has 3 indicator lights on the closed cover – red if battery is low, a green envelope if I have a message or other notification, and a blue phone if I’ve had a call (even those can be disabled). So I don’t have to touch it or do anything other than glance in its direction to know I have a message. “Smart” phones can do such simple things as this, can’t they?
- Comment on The Babylon Bee Has Obtained RFK Jr.'s New And Improved Food Pyramid 1 month ago:
Where’s the unpasteurized milk?
- Comment on Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy 1 month ago:
I doubt they even know there’s anything other than gmail.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 month ago:
😄
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 month ago:
Whenever I see Gulf of America mentioned, in my head it sounds like “This is America” in the Childish Gambino song.
- Comment on Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy 1 month ago:
That’s exactly what I did, lol. Kbin seemed intriguing but didn’t last. I did try to look and get an idea about different lemmy instances but found very little info about any of them except for the 2 or 3 “infamous” ones, so I just went with .world, which seems fine to me.
- Comment on Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy 1 month ago:
Sorry, that’s more than one sentence.
person you’re saying that to: “So much words, very explaining!” runs away
- Comment on Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy 1 month ago:
Has software usage really gotten to the point where the average person can’t handle being given a choice about anything? Where it’s just too much effort to do anything more than mindlessly click on whatever is presented to them? 🤦
- Comment on Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop 1 month ago:
Imagine pulling up to a red light, checking your GPS for directions, and suddenly, the entire screen is hijacked by an ad. That’s the reality for some Stellantis owners. Instead of seamless functionality, drivers are now forced to manually close out of ads just to access basic vehicle functions.
Oh HELLLLL no. I hope my 2012 Subaru will last until I’m either dead or too old to drive. I don’t even want to have these damn screens for the usual shit you have to do on them. I want to be able to do everything with physical controls, no eavesdropping, and no dependence on a fucking app or touchscreen to operate anything in my car! I will drive my car while wearing mittens! shakes fist
- Comment on Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes | TechCrunch 1 month ago:
They’ve been talking about this for years, wake me up when they actually do it. Or not.
- Comment on If you're falling apart at only 27 you're in real trouble 1 month ago:
Getting into a daily stretching routine is also really good for keeping things from locking up on you as you age. Do some stretches before working out to prevent injuries and afterwards to prevent muscle soreness.
- Comment on Flohmarkt - a Fediverse replacement for Facebook Marketplace 1 month ago:
Fleabuch Maktplatz
- Comment on I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones. 2 months ago:
OK, I just didn’t take it as being an argument that smartphones were bad or that they haven’t helped anyone. I took it as OP saying that having one hasn’t benefited them personally, which I can understand and relate to, and is why I was defending that opinion (I explained my view about them in an earlier post in the thread). Anyway, no point in continuing since we just have different interpretations of what they were saying. Thanks for being polite about it and giving me a better idea of what some responders were upset about.