TheSaneWriter

@TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the internet is worse.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It also shows how detached some of these billionaires really are. A VR system is not yet affordable for the majority of Americans, and the technology has much more development to do before it's as widespread as video game consoles, never mind PCs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there something like F-droid, but for windows software?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really, but it would still be more helpful to explain how it's better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate using mobile to read articles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Sort of. From what I’ve heard DDG can set up a tracking blocker that will block tracking attempts across your entire phone, but I don’t know exactly how it works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate using mobile to read articles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m completely with you, on my computer I’m very productive but on my phone I can’t do anything work-related.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate using mobile to read articles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  They really are the worst. You’d think a wiki site could place their ads tastefully, but clearly not with Fandom.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a world full of spam, and then you read this⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is definitely an example of that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So much for that dream.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You can avoid the risk of tax-funded journalism by making it so that even though they’re government subsidized they’re still independent. There are multiple potential ways to evaluate which journalistic entities qualify for government funding, all with pros and cons, but it could work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This isn’t an auto-grat. The receipt explicitly says “This is not a tip or gratuity” and has a recommended tip line. This restaurant is either double-dipping to pay their employees less or scamming their customers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s almost certainly a Mac & Cheese variant. Stuff like this is why I heavily research restaurant prices before going out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All 50 states with the same naming convention as West Virginia⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  To be fair, Virginia illegally seceded from the Union. Illegally seceding from an illegal secession makes you a patriot I think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All 50 states with the same naming convention as West Virginia⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You know what, I’m down. I think life in Mega Virginia will probably be better than life in Indiana now. Can we also do Long Massachusetts?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wow look, nothing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Do they have any new air exhibits?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As an OG Reddit Sync user of over 10 years, all this arguing really brings a tear to my eye. 🥲⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s good to hear, that shows the Sync dev was most likely being honest when he said buying the paid version of the app would completely disable the ad library.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨100, here I cum⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting. Is retirement just a sabbatical until death?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the most mindblowing fact in mathematics?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It really is, it’s how my probability class finally got me to understand why this solution is true.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Technically true. I doubt planes stop for that stop sign after all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I suppose there are worse ways to go. Have fun!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Hi and Lo directions on my range’s knobs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh God, playing Russian Roulette with your food using that knob.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reported UFO sightings. Aliens are very interested in the USA⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, I guess they really are going to land on the White House lawn.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who are those people who still let Big Tech piss on their face, thinking it is the lord of the rain?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Being serious, it was just a hose. I’ve seen several people do that, where they blast a hose from their crotch and are like “Look at me, I’m the most powerful pisser of all time!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who are those people who still let Big Tech piss on their face, thinking it is the lord of the rain?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah yes, because the Biden administration, X, and Meta are all known for agreeing with each other, working together, and being on good terms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shitpost me senpai⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Lord help our damned species.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk wanting to remove dim theme from twitter⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, that seems to be the plan.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk wanting to remove dim theme from twitter⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That gimmick lasted all of a day or two until Elon decided democracy was cringe when Twitter voted to oust him.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨looking forward to the comments⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Nowhere good, that’s for sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨looking forward to the comments⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Doesn’t it hurt your point that we don’t pronounce giraffe with a ‘z’ anymore? Pronunciations change, ultimately as long as people understand what I mean when I say “jif” it’s fine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOUR whole parking spots⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  More or less. It’s extremely douchy behavior but only indirectly harms the person that took the photo, so mildly infuriating feels about right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOUR whole parking spots⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re purposefully doing it to be an ass, taking the close parking spots and causing more inconvenience 8s part of the point.