jay2

@jay2@beehaw.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That condition is a despotic red-flag deal-breaker that should be countered with epic abandonment. Let them know this is not OK. If I hadn’t uninstalled it years ago, I would have already. Lots of better browsers out there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP ditches 15-minute wait time policy due to 'feedback'⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  HP was great in the 90’s. They made quality stuff back then. My HP4MV’s were like a tank. They built a great name for themselves legitimately. That all changed in 2000 when that dingbat took over as CEO. Everything they made became ultra cheap. When I’m out shopping, I’ve been known to approach random strangers that I observe looking to buy a printer just to tell them how bad HP is.

  I personally stopped using them in 2002 after a brand new HP-5610 multifunction doc center cockblocked itself from windows 98 because I plugged in the usb data cable that connects the computer and printer without installing their bloaty software FIRST. It was a long night reinstalling the OS I had just reinstalled the week prior. Their helpdesk was so infuriatingly dumb and unhelpful I made it a goal to steer anyone away from them that I can.

  The Brother laserjet I purchased as a replacement in 2007-ish is still going strong as well. I’ve never even serviced it (other than replacing toner and paper). Admittedly, it’s getting tired after 18 years.

  You do not need to support a company that treats its customers as badly as HP does, and never support anyone or anything that thinks you deserve to stand there like an idiot for 15 minutes before they can do their job for you. That, kids, is called neglectful and disrespectful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft's LinkedIn: If our AI gets it wrong, that's your problem⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You may want to opt out of those services. Even LinkedIn seems to know it’s got potential to be a flaming hot train wreck, apparently to the point where they desire no responsibility for the public messages made by their machine that they own, train, and qc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Get ready to hear more about "pre-internet" times⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  CDs are still king with me. 1,957 and still counting. I feel cheated if I don’t get to enjoy that romance of flipping through the liner notes while listening to the CD that first time. I rip the songs I like after a few days of listening to it. I suspect the day will come when MP3’s will not be free.

  DVD’s too. Almost 1,400 of them as well.

  I did have to let the cassette tapes go. I kept some of the rarer ones, but they weren’t meant to last 40 years and would not likely survive another rewind.