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bobs_monkey , 2 days ago to Technology in Bleeding subscribers, cable companies force their way into streaming | Companies like Comcast and Charter brought about the streaming industry they now want to join

The cable giant is also selling the streaming service bundled with its cable service or with its recently released streaming bundle that combines Comcast’s Peacock with Netflix, Apple TV+, and ads for $15/month.

We have closed the loop, officially coming full circle. And what an absolute shocker, Comcast is right smack in the middle of it.

bobs_monkey , 2 days ago to Memes in definitely accurate

I'm sure someone's walked their dog on a treadmill

bobs_monkey , 3 days ago to Technology in Motherboards and systems with China's Loongson CPUs now shipping to US customers — options start from $373 for a DTX board with processor and cooler

They probably sell them dirt cheap domestically, no need for coercion

bobs_monkey , 3 days ago to 196 in Paddle ducky rule

Nah I can enjoy paddle ducky just fine right now

bobs_monkey , 3 days ago to 196 in Worship rule

Nah, homiswheyouakeit

bobs_monkey , 3 days ago to 196 in Worship rule

Home is where you make it

bobs_monkey , 5 days ago to Technology in FCC proposes ending cellphone carrier locks after 60 days

This was for bootloader locking, not carrier locking. But yeah, they want you to buy their bullshit hotspot plan instead of just using the data you already pay for.

bobs_monkey , 5 days ago to Technology in FCC proposes ending cellphone carrier locks after 60 days

Oh there's a reason. Hotspot bypass being a big one I'd wager, the other being making it significantly harder to avoid ads

bobs_monkey , 6 days ago to Technology in Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising

Must've been asleep for the recall shenanigans

bobs_monkey , 6 days ago to Technology in Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete

I know Hulu has an annual billing option where they won't prorate your bill if you cancel mid term, but I don't know if there are any that just flat out won't let you cancel.

bobs_monkey , 6 days ago to Technology in Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete

Imo that's pretty much the only benefit these days. But I'm also waiting for those 1 year, 2 year, etc "deals" where they offer $1/mo off or something

bobs_monkey , 7 days ago to Technology in Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app

Especially at the prices the bill comes out to be. I had a day years ago where my car was in the shop, so I used one of them to get lunch. A $10 sandwich ended up costing me $30, and some people do this every day. Fuck avocado toast (which is delicious), this is why people are broke.

bobs_monkey , 7 days ago to Mildly Infuriating in Look what I got to spend my birthday money on!

Get me Ham on five, hold the Mayo

bobs_monkey , 7 days ago to linuxmemes in That is an act of cruelty towards the poor pokémon

When I first started on Linux with Fedora probably a little over 15 years ago, I used gnome just because it was different. At some point I played with Enlightenment, and now I use KDE. It was different when I was more interested in screwing around with my system. Now that I use it for work, I just need everything to be as reliable, persistent, and easy as possible. I haven't used gnome in many years, but I hear these stories all the time and I just don't want to deal with something that'll wrench my workflow when I have other shit to do and no time to play diagnostics.

bobs_monkey , 8 days ago to 196 in We'll settle for homes we own, but that's too much apparently 🙄

I don't need a weed smoking patio, that's what the living room couch is for (no I don't have kids)