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shiftymccool ,

I think this thread proves they failed in not creating controversy

shiftymccool ,

Are you able to control phone functions with assist? I don't use it mainly because I set voice timers a lot and wasn't able to find a way to do it with assist.

shiftymccool ,

I'm not crazy into podcasts, but I have no complaints with podcast republic. Although, the other suggestion for audiobookshelf is a solid one

Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis (www.theverge.com)

Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis::Google says it’s aware of historically inaccurate results for its Gemini AI image generator, following criticism that it depicted historically white groups as people of color.

shiftymccool ,

I think you might be confusing intelligence with memory. Memory is compressed knowledge, intelligence is the ability to decompress and interpret that knowledge.

shiftymccool ,

Was it called Idiocracy? Brawndo! The thirst mutilator!

shiftymccool ,

Conservatives be like: "God is angry, take away the abortions!"

shiftymccool ,

When "this lemon is too sour" is the problem, maybe "here, try this orange" is the solution. Can you imagine responding like "No! People are always talking about oranges! I'm sick of it and won't try one!" Ridiculous...

shiftymccool ,

Or, use that time to learn an actual skill...

AMC to Pay $8 Million for Alleged Violation of Video Privacy Law Through Use of Tracking Technologies, Including Meta Pixel, X Tracking Pixel, and Google Tracking Technology (arstechnica.com)

According to subscribers suing, AMC allegedly installed tracking technologies—including the Meta Pixel, the X Tracking Pixel, and Google Tracking Technology—on its website, allowing their personally identifying information to be connected with their viewing history....

shiftymccool ,

Or, just don't have those IDs by not having accounts. Nobody's identifying me by my Facebook ID if I don't have one. Simples

shiftymccool ,

I toyed with this idea, but the directory structures are completely different, and they both keep their own databases. If one updates images, the other database will be out of sync. IMHO, it's best to keep them separate

shiftymccool ,

Arc Browser is better for USERS. Ad companies are just going to have to figure it out. Sounds like a "them" problem to me

shiftymccool ,

Have you considered self-hosting? Nextcloud is a great alternative to stuff like Google docs, etc...

shiftymccool ,

I don't have anything specific, self-hosting is a big subject. I recommend checking out https://lemmy.world/c/selfhosted / !selfhosted There's a lot of helpful folks over there

shiftymccool ,

They're probably geo-locking it, too, so it will really be just English in just the US

shiftymccool ,

You're cheering for Apple, which is the highest value company in the world. Maybe check the opponent before rooting against Google

shiftymccool ,

But you could be fire a green up-line

shiftymccool ,

I think that particular venn diagram may appear as a circle unless under extreme magnification

shiftymccool ,

The shiny white curtain, now with titanium! (for some reason...)

shiftymccool ,

Sentience + reading lemmy.ml would do it

shiftymccool ,

My first car cost $900 in the 90's. It was a '91 bronco 2 that had the driver's-side door replaced and spray painted the approximate colors of the rest of the car. Bought it from some dude selling it along the road. My theory is that gen z'ers are just too picky to live like we did "back in the day" so they say they can't afford things like cars when the real problem is that they can't afford the cars they WANT

shiftymccool ,

This is more of a general response to all the "YeaH, cHooSe..." comments

shiftymccool ,

Nobody today is selling a 9 year old car for $900 or the inflation equivalent unless it was turned into a cube at the scrap yard.

That's a bit under $1800 by today's rates and a 30 second search turned this up: https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ctd/d/indianapolis-2006-ford-f150/7709051628.html

Cars are on average more expensive today, new or used. Gas is more expensive, and it's likely more expensive to insure a young driver, which has always been expensive.

Put in the effort and you can find a good deal. I've done it before and I'll do it again. Buying a new car is a scam, found that one out myself too. I also pay for the same gas and insurance so that's moot

If they choose "don't drive" over "pour much of what little money I have into propping up a falling apart beater," that's still a choice. Why rag on them for it?

Not ragging on the choice, I'm ragging on the rationale. "EverYtHinG iS sO 'sPensive" is just "I don't want to be seen driving/living in/wearing that" in disguise. There are cheaper choices or ones that are more effort, but they are there.

I do get that prices are way out of control but I just saw a sign at McDonald's for a starting wage of $15/hr. When I worked there, I made $4.25/hr which would be about $9/hr today. I bought my car to start working there so this shit is not impossible today.

Bring the downvotes z'ers, the truth hurts

shiftymccool ,

"Worse" or "the worst"... unless you were going for sausage 🤷

Pi-Hole or something else for network ad blocking?

I've been aware of pi-hole for a while now, but never bothered with it because I do most web browsing on a laptop where browser extensions like uBlock origin are good enough. However, with multiple streaming services starting to insert adds into my paid subscriptions, I'm looking to upgrade to a network blocker that will also...

shiftymccool ,

It takes a little experimentation to get it right, but you can find out which urls are involved with your game's ads and whitelist them

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