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- Comment on [deleted] 4 days ago:
I my town, we just had the peak graduating class in terms of number of students. From this point forward, at least as far as we have data on (which would be around 4 or 5 year olds entering the school system) there will be fewer people graduating every single year.
Our number of 18 year olds has peaked
- Comment on Microsoft Appears to Have Quietly Ditched the 10% Xbox Game Pass DLC Discount — Including for COD Points 1 week ago:
After fucking it up by buying up like 2/3 of publishers out there…. then laying them all off?
- Comment on "I’m Canceling My Subscription": Xbox Players Call to "Boycott" Game Pass "Hard" Over 50% Price Increase As Microsoft’s Website Crashes from Mass Cancellations 2 weeks ago:
Well, mp3s are crap. I’m sure if they had built a collection around flacs, they wouldn’t feel this way.
- Comment on Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened 2 weeks ago:
The decline was very sudden, almost instantaneous, and can be traced back to the exact date a block list, used by most major desktop ad blockers, added the YouTube View Counter API endpoint to their list.
But sure… nothing to do with ad blockers.
- Comment on Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened 2 weeks ago:
Source: my ass
This is not at all what happened. Maybe try reading the article next time.
- Comment on “Mixed-Species Herding Patterns of Electric Kick Scooters” 3 weeks ago:
As someone who used matplotlib a lot in grad school, those overlapping xticks without rotation really bother me.
- Comment on Who needs GPT when you can just smash the keyboard 3 weeks ago:
When your paper is so straightforward that your abstract is essentially just a single string of characters.
- Comment on Plex got hacked. 5 weeks ago:
I’m no lawyer, but wouldn’t that basically open them up to an instant win for anyone who files lawsuits against them?
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 5 weeks ago:
I dunno I’ve still yet to see ads. Between Smart Tube Next on my TV, Firefox with uBlock origin on my computer, and AdGuard + Vinegar on my phone, nothing gets through, even with their latest efforts.
- Comment on Just a little bit more 1 month ago:
I just hate being near those things in general. Pass as quick as possible and create some space.
- Comment on Game prices should have increased with every new generation, former PlayStation US boss says 1 month ago:
N64 game prices were $60-75 back when the console came out in 1996… so no, they’ve been static for almost 3 decades.
- Comment on Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4? 3 months ago:
I’ll celebrate a day I don’t have to go to work
- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 4 months ago:
You just turn it inside out and wash with cold water and soap when needed. Then dry in the sun.
- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 4 months ago:
What about a bread bag? Like the kind Keeki makes? Thats what I use.
Where would those fall?
- Comment on Apple customers are paying 16 times more for a chinese product sold 25 bucks 5 months ago:
Ah, yeah makes sense
- Comment on Apple customers are paying 16 times more for a chinese product sold 25 bucks 5 months ago:
But commenter is right. Just cuz it’s in the same city doesn’t mean it’s the same quality. If they’re made with the same components, that’d carry more weight than simply being made in the same city.
- Comment on Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content 7 months ago:
Welcome!
- Comment on [Weekly thread] How is everyone doing with their home improvements? 7 months ago:
On the back of the GFI the ports will be labeled, line or load. Line goes to the breaker box, load goes to all outlets you need protected.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] How is everyone doing with their home improvements? 7 months ago:
The bidet outlet just needs to be on the load side of the GFI.
- Comment on 26 years late but I finally beat Half Life 9 months ago:
Dang, and I thought I was late to the party when I did my first play through in 2004.
- Comment on Just a little guy 10 months ago:
Petting a blue ring octopus could definitely be a once in a lifetime event!
- Comment on What's the best super nintendo game based on a movie? and why is it alien 3? 10 months ago:
Game over, man!
- Comment on Hummingbird Moths 11 months ago:
I wonder how they taste sautéed in butter and garlic…