inversetelecine

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by inversetelecine 3y ago
I wonder how much of that $1 they get after payment processing fees and such.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
And Reddit just got done crapping all over them, and they're still there working for free. I think X will be ok.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
I've been looking into mechanical watches. Not quite Rolex level, but Égard watches look interesting. Maybe I'm just becoming a graybeard, but I'm tired of software updates, constantly charging devices, and throwing away good
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Another 'floxie' here. While mine was 'mild' it was still scary as I was prescribed Cipro along with an NSAID which is contradicted in the Cipro literature. My issues were the joint and tendon pain to an extent, but most
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
and one that's filled with years of cruft with a subscription service tacked on but they don't really do anything and just milk it.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
e-waste is a sad thing. Hopefully you can use those computers with Linux or similar for long after Microsoft says they're garbage. By e-waste here I mean: Perfectly good working hardware that gets an arbitrary EoL solely based on softw
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
> Microsoft doesn’t have a monopoly anymore. Maybe at home. So many businesses relies on software only available on Windows.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
side info side info: This doesn't disable any advertising. Even Enterprise isn't immune from tales on /r/sysadmin.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
The allure of a PC is (was?) to buy one machine that can do it all. I guess doing it all now includes having ads shoved into your face from every software vendor around. I don't know what the landscape for ads on consoles are, but I ca
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
This software is great, and I love the 3 levels of defaults that you can choose from. Also creating a restore point automatically is nice. I've used other O&O software (backup) and found it to be pretty solid, so when they first re
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
The software problem is still a thing. Games and many commercial software packages that people need to get work done. Adobe Suite, AutoDesk, Microsoft Office and I'm sure there are more. Things are tons better now than they were even 2
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Indeed. Even Amazon third-party has good deals on used discs. I miss FamilyVideo who had tons of rental discs for sale for $2-$5 during sales and $5-10 normally.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Except, they still fight torrents.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Unfortunately, ad supported stream services are making tons of cash and aren't going anywhere. Just like Netflix and password sharing crackdown, outside of the tech bubble, people don't care. Or don't care enough.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Yep 1Blocker is good, simple, and does Safari and DNS filtering. Devs are fairly responsive. Adguard (which lichess lists on their site) has an iOS app also that can do Safari and DNS filtering as well.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
There won't be a big wave again until something happens to cause one. Innovation is still happening, but it usually takes a big event to really spur things again. Back then it was a combo of Napster going away, filesharing apps typical
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
The amount of stuff (personal preference) I have to disable in firefox such as Telemetry, Studies/Normandy, Pocket, Advertising and such makes LibreWolf worth it. I do keep a user.js around to speed things up when doing a new install,
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
On the other hand, on might ask: How long would it have gone unnoticed if the source wasn't open?
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Accidently dialing an non-local number for AOL ended up getting me banned from the family PC for a month. Long distance charges were expensive. (US) Then we were in Germany in the late 90s and even local calls cost money so one had to be wa
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Indeed. Me: Hey checkout <website>.com Them: type <website> without .com in address bar, click on search results link that may or may not be correct.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Even their physical hdds you have to be careful. I haven’t kept up with their SSDs but last I remember they are still competitive/good there.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
They don’t have much of one left as it is. It’s what happens with limited competition and no real repercussions from poor behavior that takes them in billions.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
I regret getting rid of mine. Harder to find now, or 'pricey' on eBay compared to 10 years ago. I'll never forget the size of the cpus compared to others at the time. Running them in dual-cpu setups was fun also.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Yes. I'd argue most people hate or are annoyed by updates. "Ugh, another update??" I hear this all the time. Or "X company updated my phone and everything is different, I hate updates!"
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Not to mention you can buy off-lease ones usually for $200-$300 USD that will do most everything except mid&high end gaming or complex 3D CAD.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
I buy 2-4 year old Dell (or similar) micro desktops just for this reason. Just enough upgradability (SSD/RAM, sometimes even CPU) and just enough power but runs cool and quiet. Recently bought a lot of 10 Dell Optiplex Micros for aroun
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
It's hard, because sometimes I'm told "The science is settled" then other times I'm told it's always changing.
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
You can't (assuming you want to keep Windows), or if you can it makes the OS unusable. There are plenty of custom 'builds' on the net of Windows 10, 11, etc. Microsoft will continue down this path until it becomes unprofitabl
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
They're also testing blocking mobile logins and telling users to install their app. [1][2] [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2023/06/12/reddit-is-blocking-logins-... [2] it happened to me
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by inversetelecine 3y ago
Some good userscripts around still also

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