This is the primary reason I stopped consumimg news that doesn’t directly relate to my interests. Eliminating news and advertisement from my life is the most liberating thing I’ve evr done.
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wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Videos@lemmy.world•A divorce lawyer gives a few dating tips to young men1·9 months agoYeah, totally. That’s why I said it was surprising.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Videos@lemmy.world•A divorce lawyer gives a few dating tips to young men1·9 months agoI see a surprising number of women standing on a boat holding a fish in their Tinder profiles.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Braflix to Shut Down: Pirate Site Throws in the Towel Citing Legal Pressure * TorrentFreakEnglish3·9 months agoI think a big part of it is that a lot of people stream on their phones. For a lot of those people, their phone is the only computer they have. So quality is less of a concern than availability. I’m all for the Arr stack, personally, but I can see how streaming has more appeal for a lot of folks.
A surprisingly ok movie.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Subscriptions Are Ruining Our Lives. Here's Why They're Everywhere Now. | You'll own nothing and you'll be happy!English1·9 months agoI love Obsidian. It blows away every other notes app I’ve used. I use it seemlessly across Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac devices. It’s as customizable as you want it to be, even if that means “not at all”.
I’ve set mine up with all kinds of templates and automation to populate and organize my daily notes, notes on books I’ve read, notes about people I meet, project notes, the list goes on and on…
And if I ever decide not to use Obsidian any more, all of the notes are stored as markdown files on my device(s). So I don’t lose anything. Not even the formatting. Just make sure to back up your vault, in case you lose the device itself.
I like the flavor and texture of an unpeeled carrot.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•MPA is Concerned About Plans to 'Outlaw' Password Sharing Restrictions.English23·10 months agolimiting entrepreneurial freedom
Also known as protecting consumers.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion ClinicsEnglish1·10 months agoI see your point. I have no illusions that democracy is healthy in modern times. Perhaps not ever? We don’t even live in a democracy any more, we live in a corporatocracy.
But doing nothing will solve nothing.
edited to add: In fact, it’s our complacency that our corporate masters depend on. Corporate news is designed to overwhelm you. Advertising is designed to lull you to sleep. Together, they make it seem like there’s nothing you can do. But that’s not true. You can do something. Maybe not the things I suggested, but something. It will make a difference, even if it only makes a small difference for a few people. Isn’t that better than nothing?
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion ClinicsEnglish341·10 months agoIf you don’t want to be tracked illegally, don’t bring your phone.
If you don’t want any to be tracked legally, write/call/tweet/visit your representatives.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion ClinicsEnglish122·10 months agoIf you don’t want to be tracked illegally, don’t bring your phone.
If you don’t want any to be tracked legally, write/call/tweet/visit your representatives.
edit: responded to the wrong comment
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effectEnglish10·10 months agoThey’ll likely rely on reports from the public. I don’t imagine this is intended to go after individuals, but rather, companies that buy fake reviews by the hundreds.
Which brings us back to the real, underlying, problems with the prevalent model: greed and the concentration of wealth.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Kroger’s plans to roll out facial recognition at its grocery stores is attracting criticism from lawmakers, who warn it could lead to surge pricing and put customers’ personal data at riskEnglish29·10 months agoA Kroger spokesperson said in a statement that the company’s business model is built on a “foundation of lowering prices to attract more customers.” “To be clear, Kroger does not and has never engaged in ‘surge pricing,’” the statement said. “Any test of electronic shelf tags is designed to lower prices for more customers where it matters most.”
I know these PR people get paid a lot to tell bald-faced lies, but I just don’t understand how they live with themselves.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@lemmy.world•Baidu CEO warns AI is just an inevitable bubble — 99% of AI companies are at risk of failing when the bubble burstsEnglish18·10 months agoWell put.
Soon, it won’t be this idiotic hype cycle, but it’ll be some other idiotic hype cycle. Short term investors love hype cycles.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Comic Strips@lemmy.world•A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.3·10 months agoSo you’re saying that didnt happen?
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@beehaw.org•Netflix raises prices as password boost fades4·10 months agoMany seed boxes allow you to install Jellyfin and the Arr stack on the seedbox itself. Some even make installation a one click operation.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto You Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK: You might be unknowingly doxxing yourself by sharing links containing trackers3·10 months agoLeon is great. I try to remember to use it anytime I share a link. As a result, I have found that that some links are just the base url plus a UUID (e.g.
mycoolshoppingsite.com/GAJEBKT
), so you can’t strip out the tracking without breaking the link entirely.
wrekone@lemmyf.ukto Technology@beehaw.org•No time to read? Google’s new AI will turn anything into an NPR segment2·10 months agoThanks. I’ll check that one out.
Same. I think i could have enjoyed the gameplay but the horror aspect and overall vibe was too offputting.