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  1. Comment on Automotive repair costs on modern vehicles. Any horror stories? in ~transport

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    I have 10th gen f-150, while the spark plugs are a pain in the ass I have managed to change the plugs with a flexible extension with out too much extra effort. It's no where near as stupid as...

    I have 10th gen f-150, while the spark plugs are a pain in the ass I have managed to change the plugs with a flexible extension with out too much extra effort. It's no where near as stupid as having to remove the intake in a caravan.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Automotive repair costs on modern vehicles. Any horror stories? in ~transport

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    It's $525 just to change spark plugs on a 5th gen Caravan because you have to remove the intake.

    It's $525 just to change spark plugs on a 5th gen Caravan because you have to remove the intake.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Unfuck Google Drive (It's Gemini garbage, of course) in ~comp

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    Step one, don't use google drive Step two, there is no step two

    Step one, don't use google drive
    Step two, there is no step two

  4. Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental

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    LOL, the horn in my truck is so old and barely functional that it sounded like a meek little squeek. I laughed my ass off, definately improved my mood. Thanks for the suggestion.

    LOL, the horn in my truck is so old and barely functional that it sounded like a meek little squeek. I laughed my ass off, definately improved my mood. Thanks for the suggestion.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I have a large catalouge of games I bought and never played on steam so I decided before I buy any more I'm going to plow through them (or at least give it the old college try). A few noteable (to...

    I have a large catalouge of games I bought and never played on steam so I decided before I buy any more I'm going to plow through them (or at least give it the old college try).

    A few noteable (to me) examples are I finished RAGE which was way more fun than it is given credit for but the sudden and abrupt end left me extremely annoyed.

    I finished Superliminal and it seemed like a fever dream but I enjoyed it.

    I tried Road 96 but it just wasn't for me.

    I'm not sure why Prey (2017) was so highly praised because it bored me to tears.

    Mad Max has possibly the most bafflingly stupid control scheme I have ever come across so it ruined the whole game for me.

    A story about my uncle was weird in a good way and I've never heard anyone talk about it, more people need to check it out.

    Home Front was ok-ish but also ended to abruptly.

    and currently I am playing Driver San Francisco and Red Faction Guerilla.

    Everyone says Driver SF is the best game in the series but honestly after you get over the neat jump into any car at any time mechanic the rest is just a generic driving game with a dumb plot. I don't hate it but I feel it's over hyped.

    Red faction Guerilla is just cathartic the story is stupid but being able to just destroy everything is a great way to relieve stress.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk

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    Look I know your whole thing is to get ridiculous replies, but honestly it's what I would do with a billion dollars. If you haven't noticed billionares never seem to have to follow the rules, so...

    Look I know your whole thing is to get ridiculous replies, but honestly it's what I would do with a billion dollars. If you haven't noticed billionares never seem to have to follow the rules, so why should I, a freshly minted billionare not follow suit?

  7. Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk

  8. Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech

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    I can confidently say I am in IT and this is not at all what we want. In fact I have been tasked with finding new ways around this microsoft account bullshit because we want all accounts on all...

    I can confidently say I am in IT and this is not at all what we want. In fact I have been tasked with finding new ways around this microsoft account bullshit because we want all accounts on all machines to be local only. No one here wants to setup and manage 300 microsoft accounts for users who are barely competent enough to turn the pc on.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk

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    At least one if not all of the following. Public health care, Feeding children, ousting the current nazi-adjacent regime in america.

    At least one if not all of the following. Public health care, Feeding children, ousting the current nazi-adjacent regime in america.

  10. Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech

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    They don't care about the consumer at this point they have their market captive. Most companies are going to put up with this shit for way longer then they should and that will help drag microsoft...

    They don't care about the consumer at this point they have their market captive. Most companies are going to put up with this shit for way longer then they should and that will help drag microsoft along for another few years until they can find a new and interesting way to screw people over. At this point they only care (ever so slightly) about the business market. The consumers who still use them do so because they are either too ignorant or too apathetic to care and microsoft knows it. All this screeching and complaining will do fuck all to change anything. There will be, like always a new method to bypass this bullshit in time for those who still want to use microsoft for whatever stupid reason, but until large corporations start jumping ship it will never get better.

    11 votes

  11. Comment on Disney decides it hasn’t angered people enough, announces Disney+ price hikes in ~tv

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    A giant mega corp behaves in a manner consistent with a giant mega corp, more on this obvious turn of events at 11.

    A giant mega corp behaves in a manner consistent with a giant mega corp, more on this obvious turn of events at 11.

  12. Comment on Which other sites do you visit? in ~tech

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    I was wondering why I hadn't seen a mention of the fediverse yet, glad to see there are at least 2 of us.

    I was wondering why I hadn't seen a mention of the fediverse yet, glad to see there are at least 2 of us.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Did anyone play Chex Quest? in ~games

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    I got it for free in a cereal box when I was a kid. Back in the day a long long time ago the prizes that came in cereal boxes were actually awesome.

    I got it for free in a cereal box when I was a kid. Back in the day a long long time ago the prizes that came in cereal boxes were actually awesome.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Doom as a tool for system administration in ~comp

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    This is obviously the superior method.

    This is obviously the superior method.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk

  16. Comment on Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor, Starfish Neuroscience, is expecting its first brain chip this year in ~health

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    Nope, I'll never let someone stick a microchip in me, even if it is Lord Gaben himself. Nope nope nope nada.

    Nope, I'll never let someone stick a microchip in me, even if it is Lord Gaben himself. Nope nope nope nada.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on YouTube’s new ads will ruin the best part of a video on purpose in ~tech

  18. Comment on I hate phone updates in ~tech

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    I always disable updates for this reason.

    I always disable updates for this reason.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ renewed for four more seasons in ~tv

  20. Comment on ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ renewed for four more seasons in ~tv

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    Why? The Simpsons and Family Guy are basically just a reanimated corpse of their former selves ( and their former selves weren't all that great either) and I never understood the hype for Bob's...

    Why? The Simpsons and Family Guy are basically just a reanimated corpse of their former selves ( and their former selves weren't all that great either) and I never understood the hype for Bob's burgers.

    4 votes