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harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription

I come out ahead in a sense without Prime because if I pay for overnight, it's late 80% of the time. I get the shipping refunded and the item arrives before the Free Shipping deadline.

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Nitter is shutting down

If they were truly smart they wouldn't be on a site run by a narcissistic right wing billionaire with breeding fantasies that's turned it into a fascist echo chamber rife with CSAM, antisemitism, and disinformation.

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Elon Musk says Tesla workers will be sleeping on the factory floor when new $25,000 EV goes into production next year

...or I'll continue to destroy the company

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Report: Bing Gained Less Than 1% Market Share Since Adding Bing Chat

I have to use Edge and Bing at work. I've gotten so used to how I have Firefox and DDG set up as my browser and search on my phone and home computer that using Edge & Bing is uncomfortable - the results page is just a cluttered mess. Is the link an ad? A real result?

Why would I think that Bing chat is anything other than a gimmick? There's no incentive to use something that might turn out to be just another way for Microsoft to get more data from me.

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst

People who seek power and authority will use whatever tools at their disposal. Christianity is a good tool because it is inherently monotheistic (leaving all the Trinitarian nonsense aside), thus making it authoritarian. One God. One mouthpiece. Christianity would have become dominant somewhere else and infected the world.

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst

Please don't associate Xitter with the ancient Romans. They never hurt you.

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Riot Games Now Requires Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software for League of Legends, Following Valorant's Implementation

Carnal

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen

I'm going to take a look. Thanks!

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen

After reading so much about this, I'm definitely going to start reading up on running a Pihole at home

I'd like to ask for suggestions on FAQs or guides that'd help me get started.

TIA!

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Apple’s biggest critics are big mad about the new 27 percent App Store tax

No cap

harry_balzac , 5 months ago to Technology in Supreme Court declines to hear Apple-Epic antitrust case, meaning developers can point customers to the web

Android allows installation of apps outside of the Play Store. Generally, nothing terribly difficult to do. It's actually very easy on my Android TV as well as my phone.

harry_balzac , 6 months ago to New Communities in Hey everyone, check out Police Supporters Of Lemmy, pro-cop lemmy space where we post funny cop memes, wholesome cop moments, and cops being heroes.

Without hesitation, yes.