AlexWIWA

AlexWIWA , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in ditch discord!

It's actually a misunderstanding of what I was saying. Lemmy already has this functionality. I use my normal account to ask a question in a community I'm not normally apart of. In the forum days I'd need to make an account for e.g. a power tool forum if I had a question.

Discord is the same. I use my normal account to join a server, ask a question, then leave after getting the answer. No temporary account needed.

AlexWIWA , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in ditch discord!

You can, you just comment in a community you're not subscribed to, same as Reddit.

On Reddit / Lemmy I just post to the power tools subreddit if I have a question. But in the forum days I'd need to find a power tool forum, make an account, post, remember to check for answers outside of my daily browsing, then never use the forum again.

AlexWIWA , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in ditch discord!

Also people don't want to make a new account to ask one question. Discord let's you pop into a server, ask a question, and leave with ease.

Until this is enabled in some other platform, people won't switch away from Reddit/Lemmy and discord. People don't want to make accounts and that's why these services took over.

AlexWIWA , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in ditch discord!

Discord is great for friends, bad for projects. I'll never have a discord for a project because I don't want to answer the same questions over and over.

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside many devices

I should read replies before I comment. I said the same thing. Great little drive

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside many devices

Samsung has a nice one that has both A and C. And it's USB 3.1.

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in Music Piracy Is Back, Baby

To this day

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in Music Piracy Is Back, Baby

Winamp hasn't changed. In this instance, I consider that a good thing

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in Music Piracy Is Back, Baby

They keep trying to reinvent the library UI, as does Apple. But neither will ever be able to top the way the iOS music app was organized, pre-Apple-music. Every attempt to innovate has been worse

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in Music Piracy Is Back, Baby

Songs disappearing, pushing podcasts, and raising prices. That's why I went back to buying music. I salute the sailors

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

Yeah it had little screw holes on the back like a router or power strip

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in Amazon could soon be on the hook for safety of third-party products it sells and ships — Government order could classify it as a distributor, potentially exposing it to more legal claims

Finally. They sell ship loads of dangerous and faulty wares

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

I got a motherboard once where it was obvious that someone bent the pins then returned it. I had purchased new item though

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

Search for a desk mounted USB hub. They're all cheap junk and none are to spec. I looked at well over 200 listings and most were white label.

AlexWIWA , 5 months ago to Technology in It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

Every trip to Amazon overwhelms me with choice, then I realize it's all from Ali, then I close the tab.

I really only buy things from it now if I know what I'm looking for already