CosmicTurtle

CosmicTurtle , 2 months ago to Privacy in Fuck ads at the gas pump

You'd think it should be less expensive.

But then you're not thinking of increasing shareholder value.

How dare you!

CosmicTurtle , 2 months ago to Selfhosted in Massive Thank You

Shit, I'm even grateful for when you all tell me off.

Oh fuck off!

Just kidding! I haven't seen any of your posts here (mostly because I sort by all) but yeah the people in this sub are top tier.

A few weeks ago I came here to ask about building my own computer and which parts to get because it had been years since I've done so and everyone was nice about it.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Wayfair's call center insists you give them your SSN before they'll file a report for credit fraud

Look into the benefits offered by your other credit cards. My identity was stolen a few years ago and I learned like a few months ago that one of my credit cards offers free identity protection services if/when your identity gets stolen.

They handle all of the annoying shit like contacting the bank, getting the debt off of your credit card, etc.

If not, and you were part of the Equifax (or any) hack, you likely have this same service available to you for free.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to solarpunk memes in but your increased productivity paid for (checks notes) approximately 1500 miles of your ceos private jet flights so isn't that worth it

It's because all those people think that if they work harder, maybe, just maybe, they will be like him.

Source: I used to be one of those rubes and now I know better.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Memes in Part 3 of the epic...

Why do you have so many porn tabs open?

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Memes in I'm giving them a year until lifetime licenses start to mean nothing.

If it's for software you like, yes. Lemmy apps are a great example of this.

A lifetime license isn't going to sustain the dev long term. If you like the app, buy a monthly subscription that gives them predictable income every month. Do a year if you feel confident about it. But honestly monthly is probably best.

For shitty corporate apps like Adobe, pirate that shit.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Memes in I'm giving them a year until lifetime licenses start to mean nothing.

Yup. Never ever buy lifetime licenses.

Even on software you love. Especially for software you love.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Technology in Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent

Iirc the way that blind works is by verifying you work at a specific company but then that email address cannot be used again.

It's not associated with your specific account.

Someone who worked at blind explained that but there's no way to know this for sure.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Memes in What the flip are you looking at?

The IT Crowd

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Memes in A quick guide to computer components

The problem is that they can't control open source drivers. They could, however, release a printer that ran on proprietary closed source drivers. But they'd have to spend money on developers to maintain that code whereas right now, drivers are more or less stable and developed for free.

What they could do is require the use of HP printer paper, with embedded RFID or watermarks that would be readable by HP printers. I'm honestly surprised they haven't gone down this road.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Technology in IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states

These states:

• Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming
• Arizona
• California
• Massachusetts
• New York
• Washington

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Technology in Amazon's Hidden Chatbot Recommends Nazi Books and Lies About Amazon Working Conditions

At least Amazon is thinking of the shareholders.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Technology in Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025

The hardest thing about Linux Mint is installing all of your software. It's daunting even for very established users.

I moved from Ubuntu to LM a few months ago and I've enjoyed it.

CosmicTurtle , 3 months ago to Memes in Blender

Can confirm. Vim is my operating system.

CosmicTurtle , 4 months ago to Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System in Jellyfin 10.9 Coming Soon!

The biggest reason I use jellyfin: you don't need to pay for plex premium to stream to your phone.

I get plex needs to make money. But talk about a basic feature that people need...