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- Comment on Marques Brownlee says ‘I hear you’ after fans criticize his new wallpaper app 1 month ago:
Yeah it seems like a weird thing to get mad about. No one is forcing anyone to pay this guy for his wallpaper app. Keep watching his videos if you enjoy them or don’t. The wallpaper app seems as inconsequential as his DBrand shilling. I watch his reviews every year and I’ve never bought anything from DBrand lol. Mostly because the products look like shit tbh.
- Comment on How Russia is Influencing US Citizens on Social Media. Russian Intelligence Document "Guerrilla Media Campaign in the US" [Translated] Page 5 2 months ago:
There’s just no point in criticizing the Republican party. Their supporters don’t use forums like this. They almost never leave their respective bubbles. It’s the equivalent of screaming into the void. Republicans bad, Democrats good is one of the oldest forms of online circlejerking. It’s a complete waste of time and effort. Yes, they would likely handle the genocide as poorly or worse than Democrats have so far. If that’s your only point, you’re only bringing attention to something that everyone already knows. It’s so obvious that it doesn’t even need to be said.
The two mainstream political parties in the US exist on an extremely narrow spectrum. Both are neoliberal in philosophy and generally right of center economically. Only the Democrats lean left in social issues, but I find any support there to be completely nullified and undermined by their demented economic policies and rabid war hawking.
- Comment on How Russia is Influencing US Citizens on Social Media. Russian Intelligence Document "Guerrilla Media Campaign in the US" [Translated] Page 5 2 months ago:
Democrats only want a little genocide, as a treat. Gee, I wonder why people don’t want to vote for that? Must be those darn Russian bots.
- Comment on Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that? 2 months ago:
They’re not the same. They’re just different shades of shit.
- Comment on Samsung TVs will get 7 years of updates, starting with 2023 models 2 months ago:
I have connected my TV to the Internet a few times just to update the firmware. Then I turned it right back off again. Not sure if this was actually a great call or not, but I couldn’t help myself. Probably should’ve checked to see if I could do it with a USB drive at least lol.
- Comment on Linux Mint 22 released: An attractive option for migrating away from Windows | Windows 11 system requirements block millions of PCs from upgrading, while Linux Mint continues to work on older hardware 3 months ago:
Also can’t run 4k at 60hz on my system at least. That’s a total nonstarter for me.
- Comment on Linux Mint 22 released: An attractive option for migrating away from Windows | Windows 11 system requirements block millions of PCs from upgrading, while Linux Mint continues to work on older hardware 3 months ago:
Switching to Linux is almost always going to involve accepting that you may need to use alternative software compared to what you’re used to. If that’s unacceptable and you have mission critical work that can only be done on Windows compatible software, you may be better off staying put.
- Comment on What do you want to have in a Lemmy instance? 3 months ago:
I found out about the Trump assassination attempt from a chat room like this lol.
- Comment on YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete 3 months ago:
I paid for it until they basically doubled the price.
- Comment on Why does Halo 2 look worse than Halo 1? The shadows. Or well, the *lack* of them. 3 months ago:
I actually remember being impressed with Halo 4’s graphics. The campaign looked good anyway.
- Comment on Microsoft is reportedly banning Palestinians in the U.S. for life for calling relatives in Gaza 3 months ago:
KDE is closer to the modern Windows UI than Cinnamon. Cinnamon looks like Windows XP which nobody has used in like a decade. It’s not a familiar UI anymore.
- Comment on Microsoft is reportedly banning Palestinians in the U.S. for life for calling relatives in Gaza 3 months ago:
Why do people keep recommending Mint as a starter distro? Maybe if your computer is a toaster, but it lacks tons of modern features. Seems like a one way track to people thinking Linux sucks. Fedora KDE edition is a way better beginner distro for a halfway decent PC.
- Comment on is there a set top media player that doesn't require an online account? 4 months ago:
I’ll look into it thanks. I ran the apt command on Debian and was intimidated by how many dependencies were required. Might try it on a test machine first.
- Comment on is there a set top media player that doesn't require an online account? 4 months ago:
Microsoft Wireless All-In-One Media Keyboard that I bought almost 8 years ago lol. Thing is a trooper, but it’s definitely annoying having such a large object in my living room. I’m using GNOME so I’m not sure if KDE Connect would work for me. I wouldn’t mind a smartphone solution if it worked reliably though.
- Comment on is there a set top media player that doesn't require an online account? 4 months ago:
Thought about it but there’s really not too many companies that make these. All from cheap Chinese no name brands. What one do you have? I’m open to recommendations.
- Comment on is there a set top media player that doesn't require an online account? 4 months ago:
Remote. It was the Rii K06 Mini Bluetooth Keyboard from Amazon. Only like $27 but I just don’t like creating that much ewaste. The battery in it still worked perfectly fine. The keys just started glitching out. Tried on several different computers all did the same thing. I kept it clean wasn’t any liquid or anything sticky on it. Even when I hit a button on the circuit board with it all taken apart it did the same thing.
- Comment on is there a set top media player that doesn't require an online account? 4 months ago:
I bought one of those and it died in like a year. Took it apart to see if it could be fixed. The whole thing is just one big circuit board. No parts to replace. Ended up just chucking it and probably won’t buy another one.
- Comment on Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising 4 months ago:
I’ve been using Linux off and on for about 15 years now. It’s so much easier to use now compared to when I started. I understand why people might’ve avoided it in the past. But the list of excuses is getting pretty small these days.
- Comment on Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims 4 months ago:
Do you think it’s better than Voyager? That’s what I’ve been using. Pretty satisfied with it.
- Comment on Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims 4 months ago:
Your life looks pretty sick to me!
- Comment on Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete 4 months ago:
And eventually they’ll just pull the no ads version altogether.
- Comment on Meta is connecting Threads more deeply with the fediverse 4 months ago:
I think you’re being overly pedantic.
- Comment on Meta is connecting Threads more deeply with the fediverse 4 months ago:
Going entirely off memory, but the Threads user needs to manually go into their settings and turn on federation. Then your Mastodon or Lemmy server will need to not defederate with Threads. A bunch have done so preemptively out of EEE fears.
- Comment on Meta is connecting Threads more deeply with the fediverse 4 months ago:
I follow Biden on Threads via Mastodon. Not that I’m any huge fan of the guy, but I like to keep up with his social media presence all the same. I see value in this integration despite so many people being so aggressively opposed. The Fediverse has very few normies. I still appreciate the ability to observe their activities from a distance.
- Comment on Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI' 4 months ago:
The ~2018 models right before they switched to the M series chips have been quite cursed from my experience. Basically all the touchbar models. Seen a bunch of those fail just out of warranty the last few years. Otherwise I agree Apple has been quite reliable otherwise.
- Comment on Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined 4 months ago:
It’s probably all just Harry Potter fan fiction tbh.
- Comment on Adobe Says It Won’t Train AI Using Artists’ Work. Creatives Aren’t Convinced 4 months ago:
Would be more interesting if they had a Linux version.
- Comment on Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy 5 months ago:
51% win for Biden seems insanely optimistic right now.
- Comment on Microsoft is testing Game Pass ads on the Windows 11 Settings homepage 5 months ago:
Hmmm alright I guess I’ll take your word for it. My experience with Silverblue/Kinoite is that it’s already pretty close to zero maintenance if you choose.
- Comment on Microsoft is testing Game Pass ads on the Windows 11 Settings homepage 5 months ago:
Why would anyone use this over Silverblue?