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Jackthelad

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Jackthelad ,

Lol. I'm sure this will definitely work.

Jackthelad ,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68664644

Jackthelad ,

I used to have a neighbour who would use a leaf blower purely to blow away litter from his driveway, which would then blow back onto his driveway shortly after.

I'm not sure why you wouldn't just use a brush like a normal person.

Jackthelad ,

Imagine being sad enough to do this with everything you buy, as if you're actually going to make a difference to anything.

Jackthelad ,

Are you new to the hypocrisy of FOSS nerds?

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If it was free, they wouldn't be able to charge the ridiculous prices they do.

Jackthelad ,

Yes. Everything should be monopolised and more expensive as a result.

Jackthelad ,

The only reason I don't switch to Linux is because of all the nerds on here telling everyone to switch to Linux.

But seriously, I use my laptop for work and I've used Windows for years and know how it works. I don't want to switch to a completely new OS that I don't have a clue how to use, especially when I need it for work. I also don't know whether the software I use will work on it either.

If there's an easy tutorial and a way of knowing whether everything I need will work, I might consider trying it.

Jackthelad ,

They get this guy to sing it on the ship: https://youtu.be/YB28WMv7wUE?feature=shared

Jackthelad ,

Parents are concerned that providing their children with a smartphone will open them up to predators, online bullying, social pressure and harmful content.

These same parents will also just shove a smartphone or a tablet in front of their kids faces to shut them up for a while.

Jackthelad ,

What? You mean actually be a responsible parent?

Don't be silly.

Jackthelad ,

AT&T are like:

https://youtu.be/DHgVRVeRNXM?feature=shared

Jackthelad ,

It's coming back thanks to those vaccine mandates that were brought in.

You don't put people at ease about a new vaccine by saying "you must have it otherwise you can't participate in society". That has the opposite effect and makes people even more reluctant and sceptical. It also gives anti-vaxxers more ammo for their nonsense that they can spread online.

All that combined has led to a big increase in vaccine hesitancy and scepticism, and the worst thing is that it's now harming kids as a result.

Jackthelad ,

This is not a US-only problem.

Jackthelad ,

Always one what?

Jackthelad ,

Shut the fuck up and do what you are told. If you can't find peace in knowing that someone is smarter in the field of biology and sociology, get a therapist and talk to them.

People say this and seriously don't see how this messaging might not be all that encouraging to people.

I want more people to get vaccinated for diseases. This is not how to go about it, as society is now demonstrating.

Jackthelad ,

I get what you're saying, but what you've described isn't really giving people a choice. Even if that choice they're making in not vaccinating their kids is a bad one.

Jackthelad ,

The anti-vaxxers are lunatics, yes. But they always were and it doesn't really matter what they think.

But you think anyone who felt a slight concern about a brand new vaccine was a "lunatic"? These people needed reassurance, not "Do as you're fucking told, idiot". The fact people can't see this baffles me.

Jackthelad ,

I don't think it's controversial to be against forced medication.

At least it never used to be.

Jackthelad ,

Medical professionals also said that Thalidomide was safe for pregnant women to take, and it turns out it very much wasn't.

This is the kind of thing that leads to that concern about any new medication.

Jackthelad ,

You seem to be only thinking of the anti-vaxxers and the types of people who won't get vaccinated whatever happens.

I'm talking about the people who are just apprehensive, for whatever reason that may be. Getting angry with them isn't going to help anything.

Also, vaccine mandates for COVID were not endorsed by the doctors or scientists due to them being counter-productive to getting more people vaccinated: https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2957/rr-1#:~:text=Evidence%20does%20not%20justify%20mandatory,to%20informed%20choice%20%7C%20The%20BMJ

Jackthelad ,

All of this is absolutely right.

The last 8 years or so in the political landscape has turned everything into "us vs them". The election of Trump in the US, and the EU referendum here in the UK started it all off and it has just spread since.

It's sad, because everyone now sees someone with the opposite opinion as being the "enemy".

Jackthelad ,

My concerns? What were my concerns?

I'm talking about trying to prevent diseases coming back due to increased vaccine scepticism that started with governmental COVID responses. I wasn't sceptical of the vaccines and nowhere did I say I was.

no serious side effects

Not widespread, but none at all is patently untrue. There will always be serious side effects in rare cases in any medication.

Jackthelad ,

The Lemmy devs are a bunch of tankie weirdos, so I'm definitely not going to give money to them.

Jackthelad ,

Lemmy.ml is the devs instance, and they have a habit of banning anyone who even slightly differs from their opinions. Basically, if you're not a tankie like them, they will likely ban you.

They're not interested in free discussions.

Jackthelad ,

Struggling with the juxtaposition of a chain-smoking fitness instructor.

Jackthelad ,

The funny thing is that it's actually nothing to do with sex, it's just a group of people complaining about rock music.

Jackthelad ,

It wouldn't be a Lemmy post without an irrelevant, anti-capitalist rant in the comments.

Jackthelad ,

Who's reading this in 2024?!

Jackthelad ,

Amazon drivers here never even hand you the parcels anymore. They leave it on the doorstep, knock the door and then by the time you've gone to the door to collect it, they're driving off.

I did once have one not even bother knocking the door and automatically leave the parcel in the bin, even though I was at home and he could have just knocked the door and handed it to me. 🤦

Jackthelad ,

I don't have any delivery notes. Also, on the odd occasions when I do, they don't pay attention to them anyway.

"Leave with the neighbour if I'm not in", then I get a picture of it sitting behind the bin.

Jackthelad ,

https://youtu.be/Jet29TQv2uA?feature=shared

Jackthelad ,

Don't bring logic when you could have an anti-capitalism rant instead!

Jackthelad ,

A company needs to make a profit to be able to continue operating though. If they can't, then these people have no jobs at all.

Jackthelad ,

I think most people hated this app though?

‘Kids Online Safety Act’ is a Trojan Horse For Digital Censorship. (consumerchoicecenter.org)

‘Kids Online Safety Act’ is a Trojan Horse For Digital Censorship.::Washington, D.C. - This week, a bipartisan cohort of US Senators unveiled a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill that aims to impose various restrictions and requirements on tech

Jackthelad ,

Who could have seen this coming?

Jackthelad ,

Oh no, I can't believe I won't be able to watch the two shows that use Dolby Vision anymore.

Jackthelad ,

I have an LG C2 and I find Dolby Vision content pretty good, but only since they added the IQ setting, which boosts the brightness a little bit.

Also, I've got used to the warm picture settings. So much so that everything else looks too blue to me now.

Jackthelad ,

Have you tried it for a few days? Once your eyes have adjusted to it, it looks better.

Jackthelad ,

Bruce Willis?

Jackthelad ,

Oh no, the users will have to go into their settings and toggle it to "on".

Oh, the humanity!

UK law that could ban Apple security updates worldwide is an unprecedented overreach (9to5mac.com)

UK law that could ban Apple security updates worldwide is an unprecedented overreach::Proposed amendments to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) which could ban Apple security updates worldwide are an “unprecedented overreach,”...

Jackthelad ,

Remember, the government are doing this for your benefit.

There's definitely no other reason behind it. No sir.

Jackthelad ,

This doesn't have anything to do with Brexit.

As the article says, it was first put forward in 2006 and parts of it became law in 2016.

Jackthelad ,

It's a great app too. I've made some good friends through it.

Jackthelad ,

That's not a smile, that's trapped wind.

Jackthelad ,

Why does it look like a car from a PS1 game?

Jackthelad ,

Today, on "Features No One Asked For".

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