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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
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Comment on Are there any small Android phones comparable to the size of an iPhone 12 mini? in ~tech
DiggWasCool LinkHow do you feel about the Clicks Communicator phone that's coming out later this year? I pre ordered myself one. But I also have a small phone (pixel 5) which I've been using since 2019 and have...How do you feel about the Clicks Communicator phone that's coming out later this year? I pre ordered myself one.
But I also have a small phone (pixel 5) which I've been using since 2019 and have no plans to get a bigger phone. Maybe Galaxy s25 since that is the smallest current phone but I'll try the Clicks Communicator when it comes out.
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Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk
DiggWasCool Link ParentI'm a little late to this post, so totally okay if you don't want to respond... This is an honest and just a curious question. If you're such a night owl, have you ever considered getting a job...I'm a little late to this post, so totally okay if you don't want to respond...
This is an honest and just a curious question. If you're such a night owl, have you ever considered getting a job with an overnight shift?
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Comment on Norwegian influencer buys failed property development in Spain to build ‘self-sufficient’ eco-community – Modern Eco Village plans to erect 500 homes, schools and shops in ~design
DiggWasCool Link ParentI have not, but I will now. Thank you for sharing.I have not, but I will now. Thank you for sharing.
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Comment on Digg has shutdown (again) in ~tech
DiggWasCool Link ParentRegarding the bot problem, does anyone around here know how big of a problem is it for Tildes? Does Tildes deal with bots at all?Regarding the bot problem, does anyone around here know how big of a problem is it for Tildes? Does Tildes deal with bots at all?
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Comment on Norwegian influencer buys failed property development in Spain to build ‘self-sufficient’ eco-community – Modern Eco Village plans to erect 500 homes, schools and shops in ~design
DiggWasCool Link ParentHow "oil wealthy" are everyday Norwegian people? I assume there are certain executives, some politicians, other people with connections, maybe some who invest early on, but in general, how much of...How "oil wealthy" are everyday Norwegian people?
I assume there are certain executives, some politicians, other people with connections, maybe some who invest early on, but in general, how much of this oil wealth goes to the rest of the population?
I realize you may not know this but I figured since we're taking about it here, I'd ask
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Comment on Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Donald Trump officials and the US industries they help regulate in ~society
DiggWasCool LinkAt the end of the day, unfortunately, none of this matters whatsoever. I don't have a solution or any ideas at all.At the end of the day, unfortunately, none of this matters whatsoever.
I don't have a solution or any ideas at all.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
DiggWasCool Link ParentThis is the case with a lot of things in life. Sometimes you just take a break and then come back to enjoy it more. I took a break from coffee for about five years back in the late 2000s and early...Quite possibly I just need a break
This is the case with a lot of things in life. Sometimes you just take a break and then come back to enjoy it more.
I took a break from coffee for about five years back in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Then sometimes in 2014 I started drinking again and my god it was amazing those first couple of years. I still drink lots of coffee, but every once in a while, I'll take a break for a few days and then when I have my next cup, I enjoy the fuck out of it!
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
DiggWasCool Link ParentAh interesting. Thanks for the additional context.Ah interesting. Thanks for the additional context.
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Drinking two-three cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk
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Comment on Hot take: movies suck because there is no rental market in ~movies
DiggWasCool Link ParentHe also recently shared that Netflix (and other studios) basically want movies to have a quick action scene right from the very beginning, otherwise people tune out and stop watching the movie,...Matt Damon
He also recently shared that Netflix (and other studios) basically want movies to have a quick action scene right from the very beginning, otherwise people tune out and stop watching the movie, and move on to something else. Starting a movie with an action scene of some sort causes people to pay slightly more attention than they otherwise would have, and they're more likely to keep watching the movie past the first few minutes.
He mentioned this several time over the past month on his podcast tour while promoting The Rip.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
DiggWasCool Link ParentInteresting. When I submitted the post, I linked directly to the archive link, not the original WSJ link... Does Tildes automatically edit posts and update to originally linked source if you...Interesting. When I submitted the post, I linked directly to the archive link, not the original WSJ link... Does Tildes automatically edit posts and update to originally linked source if you submit an archive link?
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
DiggWasCool Link ParentYou're not wrong about that.You're not wrong about that.
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
DiggWasCool LinkHaving eight pools in your home is beyond wealth inequality.the 24,000-square-foot home, which has eight pools, a car elevator and a nightclub
Having eight pools in your home is beyond wealth inequality.
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The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses
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Comment on Tubi will start featuring Warner Bros. Cartoons on March 1st in ~tv
DiggWasCool LinkTubi has been going viral lately and I'll just point out that Tubi is kind of like what Hulu was way back in 2007 and 2008. Lot's of free content. Very short and simple ads. It was perfect. And...Tubi has been going viral lately and I'll just point out that Tubi is kind of like what Hulu was way back in 2007 and 2008. Lot's of free content. Very short and simple ads. It was perfect. And then the god damn MBAs showed up.
I fear this may happen with Tubi in the next year or two.
They're making decent money now. But in a few years, the MBAs will want to make even more money, which will mean more ads, more intrusive and annoying ads. Then they'll start forcing you to pay a monthly fee and by 2031 Tubi will be no different than Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, of today.
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Comment on German chain Aldi bets big on cheaper groceries as US shoppers feel squeezed in ~finance
DiggWasCool LinkI have two issues with Aldi (in the States at least)... They seem to operate on just like one employee per store (I'm exaggerating a little but I'm probably not that far off). Good luck if...I have two issues with Aldi (in the States at least)...
They seem to operate on just like one employee per store (I'm exaggerating a little but I'm probably not that far off). Good luck if something happens, like there is a spill on aisle 4 or someone dropped eggs by the freezer. Because there are barely any employees working, suddenly you have a line of 25 people because one of the two employees on duty had to clean up the spill.
The other issue is they just sometimes don't have some items. They run out of certain foods. Almost every single time I go to Aldi, I always walk out of there not having completed all my grocery shopping. I still have to go to Kroger, Publix, Walmart, etc., because Aldi didn't have some foods that every grocery store should. No joke, earlier in the week I stopped by to get groceries and they didn't have half & half. No, not that they had some off brand or they only had a four gallon size container of half & half. No, they just had no half & half. How in the world does a grocery store run out of half & half? That's okay, I can go to Kroger and get some but then I walk down to the meat section and they have no salmon. Again, it's not that they have some random ass brand of salmon I've never heard of, or they only have a cut of salmon I don't like, no they have no salmon whatsoever. Again, this probably wouldn't be too big of a deal if it were just these two items this one time. It happens every single time with one item or another.
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Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies
DiggWasCool LinkGreat post /u/cloud_loud! Of the six movies mentioned in the post so far, i haven't heard of any of them. Gonna have to watch at least a couple of them this snowy weekend!Great post /u/cloud_loud! Of the six movies mentioned in the post so far, i haven't heard of any of them. Gonna have to watch at least a couple of them this snowy weekend!
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Comment on Why London’s chimney sweeps are enjoying a resurgence in ~life
DiggWasCool Link ParentI have a fireplace in my house.I have a fireplace in my house.
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Comment on Why London’s chimney sweeps are enjoying a resurgence in ~life
DiggWasCool LinkArchive link for those who don't have an NYT subscription: https://archive.ph/utALr Great article, thanks for sharing /u/skybrian... Those in the States, what is the cost of firewood these days?...Archive link for those who don't have an NYT subscription: https://archive.ph/utALr
Great article, thanks for sharing /u/skybrian... Those in the States, what is the cost of firewood these days? We have a fireplace in my house but outside of the first cleaning when we purchased the house, we've never used it. That is mainly because that first year after we cleaned it, we learned that firewood would have been almost as expensive as central heat but with central heat you could at least heat the whole house and not just that one room where the fire place was.
Great, I've always wanted first.last3465879876124598721@gmail.com
I've had my Gmail account since 2004 but I made a mistake of picking my user name as my first name and my last initial. The problem with that, the last letter of my first name is the same letter as the first letter of my last name, made up example first name is Eric, Last name is Cruz, Gmail username is ericc. Every single time I have to give my email to someone verbally, over the phone for example, it ends up being a four minute conversation, my email is e r i c c at gmail dot com, and the person on the other end thinks I made a mistake so they enter it as eric at gmail dot com, or we go back and forth where they ask "are there two Cs at the end?" Yes there are. "Are you sure?"
And now that I can actually change it, because my name is short, the only options I have are eric989878676756454343353479626. This feature is pointless for me.