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Born in 1984 and I often use the phrase "one leg in the analog, one in the digital". Mostly because I had to learn the Dewey Decimal system.

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My company does badge swipe checking, checks whether you connect to the corporate wifi with your laptop, and monitors you with motion sensing / heat tracking software fron the moment you walk in the door. 3 days a week mandatory

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https://www.butlr.com/platform/sensor

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If your LAN is already compromised with a rogue DHCP server, you've got bigger problems than them intercepting just VPN traffic. They can man in the middle all of your non-encrypted traffic. While this is bad, it's not a scenario most people will run into.

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I woke up this morning and thought of this exact scenario, then found your comment lol

Yes, this is bad for anyone who travels for work and can't trust the network they connect to.

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I can't afford all these streaming services. I'm basically back to one at a time, churning through them until I run out of things to watch.

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If you tolerate the intolerant, it will eventually bite you. Free speech should be protected, but not tolerated.

https://www.upworthy.com/bartender-explains-why-he-swiftly-kicks-nazis-out-of-his-punk-bar-even-if-theyre-not-bothering-anyone

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I must be in the minority here because I've never had major issues with ASUS products, though the caveat here is I have only used their motherboards. I'm using an x570-PLUS right now and it has been solid since purchase.

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That's... fucking stupid. I didn't realize their other products were such trash.

Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets (arstechnica.com)

But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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I'm right there with ya. I know many people prefer wireless earbuds, but I like ripping cables out of my ears at random. Makes me feel alive.

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Foot clan represent

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Looked down at my printer and realized it was a Brother. Didn't have to do anything special, it just worked.

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Basically this, except if you aren't in the Apple ecosystem you can use alternative boxes/sticks to stream. I plugged my TV in initially and it was broadcasting an open wifi signal. I was like NOPE, removed the cable and shut it all down.

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I built a new PC last year and bought a copy of Windows 11. Holy moly the login process required so much bullshit that I skipped through. It also every few days tries to get me to go through it again. After learning about all the Spyware and other bullshit I decided to just take the plunge back into using Linux as a main OS.

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Someone is having a really bad day today. I wonder if your phone dies when you get a certain number of pages or push notifications

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Pardon me, I couldn't help but overhear...

Would you mind showing me evidence of any negative thing any sea lion has ever done to you?

I'm just curious if you have any sources to back up your opinion that seal lions need clubbing.

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People don't like to be reminded about how fucked we are. They would rather bury their head in the sand and pretend the only thing that matters is shitty Instagram reels.

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Anyone who says that kind of thing is one of the "cool kids" and is shallow af. Have fun watching the sports bowl and eating chicken wings.

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Zero reason when you jump at my throat instead of downvoting and moving on with your day. Got it. Maybe try that yourself next time before being a dick.

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What in the actual fuck

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I used to work at DS and there was definitely overhiring done during the early pandemic when the stock price was going up. At least three people I know were let go in this round and they were in technical teams, which was surprising.

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I switched to Ubuntu 22.04 on 2023-12-31. I had used a bunch of other distros back in 2008-2012, then got tired of manually tweaking things constantly. Things have come a long way and there are way more options to make things work. I don't have to spend hours on the CLI or reboot frequently.

So yeah, I'm going to stick with Ubuntu for a bit, then switch to something else.

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Ubuntu 22.04 server. It works well enough for my purposes and until it doesn't I don't see a reason to switch distros.

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Yeah, well it works for me.

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I got a Chevy Bolt 1LT (cheapest I could find with federal/state tax credits) and it's the lowest maintenance car I've ever owned. No oil changes - literally just rotate your tires every 7500 miles. Less than $4 per charge to 90% (about 200-260 miles depending on how much I use the climate control). Parallel parking is super easy. Infotainment kind of sucks, but Android Auto makes it way better.

I don't understand why they want to kill these cars other than they aren't making enough money.

Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off (www.ign.com)

Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off::An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.

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If the way things are going is no one owns anything they buy, then the incentive to buy things drops significantly.

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