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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

reeSilva is correct, but for the sake of everyone's sanity: AVOID LINKEDIN AT ALL COSTS. That's where all the self-important and out of touch people hang out and they're the absolute worst.

What game of the 2020s do you think that will top the "best games of the decade" lists in 2030? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

We still have about 6 years to go, but it's obviously going to be Gollum.

FluxTube | Flutter/Dart YouTube Client! | This could be the new Newpipe in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

lol, that is so unnecessary.

What was the worst book you’ve ever read? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I haven't read a whole lot, but so far: Madame Bovary. We had to read it in high school, because it was culturally significant and because it caused a large amount of controversy when it came out due to its subject matter. When I was reading it though, it felt like I was reading a literary version of every TV soap opera ever. It was a slog to get through and I was bored and annoyed throughout.

FluxTube | Flutter/Dart YouTube Client! | This could be the new Newpipe in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hm, didn't know about that. By the way, what is the word that is showing up as removed?

Only the most depressing world will do for our future generations *chefs kiss* in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

So they are, statement withdrawn. I wasn't paying that much attention to the signs in the background and sure enough, the rightmost sign's M and R look a bit off and the "Investing in" part is completely scrambled.

Only the most depressing world will do for our future generations *chefs kiss* in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is it AI generated, though? AI generated images usually mangle letters pretty badly and everything seems to be legible here.

Meta fined $101 million by Ireland for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Seriously. Didn't they make billions last year? That number should be much, much higher for Zuck & Co. to actually start giving a fuck.

Mozilla Thunderbird for Android Is Finally Here in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I'm sure it's a very capable email client, but the UI just didn't mesh well with me.

Does money corrupt, or is money attractive to questionable people? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Not really sure. Somebody wire me an obscene amount of money and I'll report back. Probably.

FluxTube | Flutter/Dart YouTube Client! | This could be the new Newpipe in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (5 children)

What's wrong with Newpipe?

Real mood booster tbh in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

When life seems hard

and you're stuck in a rut

there's no better help

than a face full of butt.

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Remember the child mannequin being run over by a Tesla? Now Musk obsessives are putting their actual, living children in front of moving Tesla cars just to prove a point (www.theguardian.com)
 

A continuation of this: https://lemmy.ml/post/427773/

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Why I left PINE64 (blog.brixit.nl)
 

Post was not made by me, by the way. I didn't leave (or join) PINE64, it's just the title of the article.

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How does this community feel about attending work-related team building exercises? (lemmy.ml)
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Diablo Immortal is now banned in China (lemmy.ml)
 

This is hilarious. Blizzard created Diablo Immortal with the express purpose of getting their foot into the Chinese market. Then some genius at Blizzard had the brilliant idea to make a post on Weibou (a social network in China) to make fun of Xi Jinping:

Picture of post

Welp, there goes that Tencent money. Couldn't have happened to a nicer company, too.

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Ubisoft VP says players 'don't get' NFTs, but can't explain what there is to get (archive.is)
 

Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ubisoft-vp-says-players-dont-get-nfts-but-cant-explain-what-there-is-to-get/

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Does anyone else dislike Bluray discs? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
1 comments fedilink
 

For me, they're more trouble than they're worth. For wanting to support your favorite artists, I'm rewarded with unskippable trailers and FBI warnings, and if you want to play Blurays on PC, well... Just take a look at this. Keydb files? BD+ decryption? What happened to just putting the stupid disc in the machine and hitting play?

With pirated movies and shows, I just double-click on a file and away I go. Why would I ever want to go back to Blurays?

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What's the cheapest hardware that can playback videos at 1080p? (lemmy.ml)
 

There are so many options out there, it's kind of dizzying.

I'm looking for a cheap solution that I could hook up to a TV and ethernet, so it could run a flavor of Linux (or BSD) and play videos at 1080p. Bonus points if it can handle 1080p@60 FPS. Other than that, it would be used for light web browsing.

I was looking at Raspberry Pi 4, but is there anything else you would suggest?

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How about a scary story in one sentence? (lemmy.ml)
 

The last man on Earth hears a knock on the door.

(Not mine, but I remember hearing it somewhere)

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Just tried the latest elementary OS in VirtualBox and... is it supposed to be this obtuse? (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm just screwing around with the OS, but I have to say, I'm a bit perplexed.

I wanted to install GIMP and LibreOffice, so I clicked on the AppCenter only to find out it couldn't find either of them. Which is bizzarre, because I can install both using apt just fine. As it turns out, the AppCenter only has 51 curated applications, completely ignoring the abundance of programs already available in the Ubuntu repositories, making the AppCenter a bit useless.

Then there's the desktop. I'm not entirely sure why I'm not allowed to have icons on it. macOS has desktop icons. As does Windows. Hell, almost every OS with a GUI does. Apparently, there's something called Elementary Tweaks which lets you enable them, but why would anyone have to jump through hoops to enable this basic functionality?

I guess I just don't understand who this OS is meant for.

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Is there like an idiot-proof guide on setting up a Lightning network wallet? It seems complicated. (lemmy.ml)
 

I tried setting one up with Zeus, twice, but I couldn't figure it out.

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The deception, it never ends (lemmy.ml)
 

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How do you deal with anti-vaxxers? (lemmy.ml)
 

I'll be honest, this is as much a question as it is a vent.

Specifically, how do you deal with people you meet everyday like family, coworkers, etc. who just revel in conspiracy theories?

I have a coworker who is dead certain 5G somehow produces the coronavirus, despite easily verifiable facts in microbiology and physics showing otherwise. He's a nice guy in general with a degree in electronics, but dear lord, when he starts with this tin-foil hat bullshit it ruins my day.

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