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Ibuthyr

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Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising (www.techradar.com)

Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...

Ibuthyr ,

I never get any of these things in my install. Is this a home edition thing only maybe? Genuine question, not trying to be a smartass.

Ibuthyr ,

But we don't really have it now, which is the main problem. In the time it takes to build these things (also for the money it takes), we could plaster everything full with renewables and come up with a decentralized storage solution. Plus, being dependent on Kazachstan for fissile material seems very... stupid?

Ibuthyr ,

Well that's unfair, all you have to do is take a corkscrew to the floor and stick a pipe in it!

Ibuthyr ,

174695655 says goodbye 👋

Ibuthyr ,

I honestly wouldn't mind. Addictive feeds, no matter on which platform, are poison for a developing mind. The first generations that suffer from an upbringing under addictive feeds are showing apathy towards pretty much anything. And they're easily brainwashed. Just look at the EU elections. The teens prodominantly voted the far right. You dont do that if you are of sound mind.

Ibuthyr ,

Me neither, but this is an article about Americans.

Ibuthyr ,

It's a language many people understand. I mean, you have to be extremely ignorant if you think China has good privacy laws implemented. Everyone knows what a nightmare that country is in that regard, ergo no one wants to be like them.

Ibuthyr ,

I AM RUBBER, YOU ARE GLUE

Ibuthyr ,

So this pretty much happened with feddit.de

The admin took off for a business trip and his backup forgot the password and locked himself out. Now the admin seems to have vanished and the server shit itself, making all previously posted pictures unavailable.

The solution is that a bunch of lemmings are forming a "Verein" (Kind of Like a club I suppose?) and will build an entirely new German instance.

So, it's not pretty.

Ibuthyr ,

The comments fortunately are still there, but the images are all gone. They had some trouble that was image-related which led to the server collapsing at some stage. I can't recall the specifics unfortunately.

Ibuthyr ,

A lot of these slow dissolving capsules have a retard as a postfix. At least in Germany.

Ibuthyr ,

Am I not getting something here? Is this a meme of some kind? I don't see the joke in removing heathcliff and these comics are cluttering this community. Is there a way of filtering these out somehow?

Ibuthyr ,

Ah nice, I found the setting in Voyager! I wouldn't want to block the user, they might have other cool things to contribute. I just don't like this particular content and it's very prominent in my feed.

Ibuthyr ,

Ah, now that you mention it, I remember those! They were indeed very bizarre and unsettling at times!

Ibuthyr ,

Well yeah, on Lemmy that qualifies as clutter (in comparison to other posts). But with the help of others I found the filter function, I should be good now.

And I don't find them awesome. I find them boring and low-effort. But fortunately not everyone has the same taste!

Ibuthyr ,

That's usually not the case though. These landlords are usually just some anonymous investor, probably living in Dubai or some shit. The small-time landlords are more an exception and usually not the big problem.

Ibuthyr ,
  • certain android phones have better cameras
  • I don't know about CPUs, but that's kind of a non-issue as phones are very fast anyway, even the low-budget ones. I'll bet there are android phones with higher performance though.
  • face unlock has got to be the dumbest way to secure your phone. All one has to do is point the damn thing at your face and it's unlocked
  • MagSafe is a weird thing to list. Wireless charging kind of makes it redundant, right? Plus there are aftermarket usb-c adapters to have the exact same thing.
  • no one uses iMessage outside of the USA
  • emojis? Seriously?
  • I'll give you the updates one, it's easier to update hardware that's trapped in a walled garden
  • animations?
  • iOS has some very high quality apps, I'll give you that one too

All of the above doesn't really matter though. I have an iPhone for work and I just hate the user interface. It's just very inefficient and clunky. The worst thing is how it's so difficult to get some real ad blocking going. Also, the feeling of being trapped in their ecosystem has an almost claustrophobic effect on me.

Google sucks a big dick too however, just like the internet itself does. I'm really contemplating on going back to a feature phone soon.

Ibuthyr ,

If you want good photos, buy a real camera with a good lens and learn to manipulate raw files. Smartphone pictures will only look good on a tiny screen. The amount of postprocessing that takes place without any of your input makes the photos look bland. That said, android phones do have the better hardware and by saving the raw files you at least get to develop the pictures yourself, the way you want it, sort of.

Ibuthyr ,

I don't get it. I live in Germany and own a pixel 7 pro. I had no trouble buying it. In fact, I just bought one for my wife. Decided I don't need the pixel 8 because the 7 pro works like a charm. Where do you live that you can't buy Pixels?

Ibuthyr ,

You've never been to Europe, lol.

Ibuthyr ,

I'm with you. At first I thought it was getting shilled, but the search results are great. I also bought a 12 month subscription to Nebula. I'm giving these services a go and see if they can replace all the enshitified services.

Ibuthyr ,

I don't get it. I never had my PC randomly updating itself without my consent. I simply keep my OS updated like everyone should. I do this by installing the update once I get notified (I simply update when I shut the thing down). Why is everyone so weird about this? Or is this a home edition problem? Don't use home edition.

Ibuthyr ,

It only happens if you neglect to install updates for a very long time, which is a pretty dumb thing to do. This is actually a non-issue if you just install the damn updates once they're announced. Just update when shutting down. Also, using home edition is pretty dumb. With the pro version you'll likely never run into this problem.

Ibuthyr ,

The arrogance of some Linux users... You just can't fathom that most people just want to use the OS their PC came with. These people don't want to struggle with the incompatibilities that come with Linux systems. Troubleshooting Linux systems is a daunting task for most casual users. It's great that you use Linux because fuck greedy corporations. But stop being so uppity about it. This toxic behavior is what steers people away from Linux forums.

Ibuthyr ,

I've never really had any major fuck ups with windows updates. This is something I also don't get. I'm not an MS advocate or anything, I completely support people who use Linux because screw evil giant corporations. But most arguments here are completely emotionally driven.

Ibuthyr ,

Ok, this I can relate to. I often sat down at my desk the next morning just to see that the PC is running. Electricity is kinda expensive where I'm from, so this pisses me off.

Ibuthyr ,

The problem with MS is how they change these things in the future. It may be a clear choice now, but they will find a way to make it easier to "accidentally" opt in, or they'll simply change it to an opt-out. They've been doing this sort of bullshit for quite some time now.

Ibuthyr ,

Look, I use Microsoft products. I have since PC-DOS became MS-DOS. You are plain wrong. Just look at the whole fiasco where MS is practically forcing users to tie their windows license to an account. It used to be easy to circumvent, nowadays it's hidden like Waldo. They constantly do this shit. Stop shilling for corporations.

Ibuthyr ,

Any good recommendations for replacing Lightroom? I once tried Luminar but it's extremely sluggish.

Ibuthyr ,

Thanks, I'll give it a go! How's the denoiser in the software? I've really grown fond of LR's "ai" denoiser. For the most part, ai is bullshit. But it does wonders for denoising. I suppose there are some good standalone applications for that, right? Photography is just a hobby, so I don't really know much about these things.

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