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Mo Homo!

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The transition was a little weird for the first week, now I just use Chrome when I have to login with Google for some stupid shit. Otherwise it sits in my app drawer, because I'm definitely never logging in to a Google service while using Firefox.

YouTube is better, browsing is better, ad block works, it's just overall a superior browser.

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A lot of people use it because it's been the default for so long, but I'm slowly getting friends and family to swap.

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I usually tie it into a discussion about password managers and show them Bitwarden too. Like with my in-laws I did a dark web scan and showed them their own passwords were basically public knowledge. Could they use it with Chrome? Sure. But they want to know they're secure and they trust me, so I get them on Firefox with a password manager.

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I'm thinking of using my second SSD to install Linux, is Arch actually good or just a meme?

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I've spent over a decade in Ubuntu and using ssh terminals to run code, but I'm looking for big boy Linux. I think I'll try it out.

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I used Ubuntu for about a decade and I still use a Linux system via SSH to run code, so I'd like the challenge. I just wanted to know if it's worth the work or just a meme, thanks!

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That sounds amazing actually. And a good challenge, I'll give it a go when I get my computer back next week.

CEO of Google Says It Has No Solution for Its AI Providing Wildly Incorrect Information (futurism.com)

You know how Google's new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won't slide off (pssst...please don't do this.)...

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Is that the city over by Angelfire?

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Note, they're more motivated to lock posts than actually help users. It's a very VERY unfriendly space for anyone who isn't an expert.

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"Pay us money or we will destroy your business." Pretty cut and dry extortion. The entire article was infuriating to read.

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Shhhh, they're winning the Internet by being 3L1T3.

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The fuck I wouldn't.

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Bro, we need Glassdoor for renting...

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"I mean... If you really value your brand, you'll stand behind it? I can put you on the opt-out list though, so future tenants know you don't stand behind it. I'm offering value at a fraction of the cost of advertisement and you're paying for peace of mind."

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Those are shit though, on average. Only the very upset respond. You're going to have to figure out a way to make the satisfied show up.

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I definitely don't want Microsoft reading my Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy erotica fanfiction, that's shit is between me, not God, and kinky Marvin.

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Pure gold. https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7cbd0d55-246c-4be9-b657-5ed2904e1808.png

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Lol, you should do stand-up.

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I think that says a lot about your character though. You'd be sad someone took it from you, but you'd move on. Whereas someone else may see the world as a darker place where everyone is trying to steal what little they've created.

I think your interpretation tells me you're an amazing person.

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We'll compromise and call it a stretch, where I was accidentally right.

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I want off this ride... Although, it would be a killer VR experience if you got to explore the digestive system after.

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Scripted Asian pictures?

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They're just pre-ads at this point.

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I just reinstalled Windows 11 and holy shit was it hard to setup without a Microsoft account. Like they even use a fake boot up screen weeks later to "finish the install" to trick you into making an account. This can be deactivated, but it is still super shady.

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Yup, I know what I'm doing, but someone else might have just assumed it was required. I was up and running for a week before a reboot sent me to the smiling windows install screen.

I found it's a pretty simple "don't ask to finish installing" switch in the settings, but escaping the install screen was the hard part. I think I had to do a hard power down and force safe mode to access the settings again.

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"Handheld gaming is handheld gaming" meme

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While sitting there doing absolutely nothing then occasionally typing and looking bored... Or so my friend tells me.

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Always text back random numbers that text you and definitely join their secret Telegram channel.

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Let's not forget the other side of the equation, a lot more people would try drugs if they weren't illegal. Which is a good thing, because learning about them helps all of society.

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I can confirm, I'm very charismatic and have a job I in no way deserve but I'm happy doing it.

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9000 decibels would rip the fabric of the Earth apart, the loudest sound ever reported was 172 dB.

So, this meme is accurate.

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Freedom rains!

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Kobold Horde has 186 models on demand for every niche already and is 100% volunteer ran...

After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)

When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...

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Pirating and collecting albums.

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Nintendo DS sales are crazy popular right now too. They like our tech like we liked our parents' Ataris.

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To be fair, the 2600 is 47 years old, you'd have to be 52 at a minimum to remember it launching and 42 to remember the NES. I just remember loving my Atari 2600 all the way in the 90s.

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Then the Atari was already very old by the time you started forming memories, so it would have been your parent's generation. It was 4 years old when you were born.

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To be fair, Seinfeld is not funny. Never watched it live, tried to watch it recently starting at season 1, horrible.

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Okay, but on current hardware/OS the previous solution is no longer valid... Hello?!

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Banning user for incompetence.

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I'm kind of salty how fucking easy it was for Reddit to just ignore the problem. I left them for here and haven't gone back unless it was a Google result.

The majority of people "stayed just for the niche community" then just assimilated and stopped coming back to Lemmy.

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Their loss man, sex is so much better after a woman gets off a few times.

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I fucking hate the new updates, lol. Gold chip is brutal with temporary and rent cards.

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And you can run it on a single 4090, that's crazy.

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What I don't understand is why they didn't go back down when crypto moved to proof of stake. Fuck AMD and Nvidia for price fixing.

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Do not report it, Roku won't investigate financial fraud, but they will kick you out.

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