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Comment on Web flash support arrives in LineageOS in ~tech
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Comment on Web flash support arrives in LineageOS in ~tech
JXM LinkThat’s awesome. One of the best things about GrapheneOS is how easy it is to install right from their website (as long as you use Chrome).That’s awesome. One of the best things about GrapheneOS is how easy it is to install right from their website (as long as you use Chrome).
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Comment on Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ reportedly a “mess” in the edit after shooting without a finished script and packing in over sixty roles in ~movies
JXM Link ParentRemember that these are multi hundred million dollar ships that can’t turn very quickly. There’s thousands of people that work on these movies. Once you have ten million dollar plus contracts with...Remember that these are multi hundred million dollar ships that can’t turn very quickly. There’s thousands of people that work on these movies. Once you have ten million dollar plus contracts with dozens of people saying filming is from X to X dates, it becomes really hard to push back those dates.
Sometimes it is literally cheaper for them to keep pressing forward and cleaning up the mess later in post.
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Comment on Celebrating 30th wedding anniversary - AMA in ~life
JXM LinkI just hit 10 years with my spouse and I love them more than ever. What habit or quirk of your partner do you find most endearing?I just hit 10 years with my spouse and I love them more than ever. What habit or quirk of your partner do you find most endearing?
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Comment on Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished Sam Altman movie ‘Artificial’ dropped by Amazon after OpenAI partnership in ~movies
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Comment on ‘Ghost jobs’ could soon be illegal in New York in ~life
JXM LinkThis is a great law. Hopefully they enforce it heavily and with fines as large as humanly possible. Because it’s Fast Company, they have to include the pro-business side of things and make it...This is a great law. Hopefully they enforce it heavily and with fines as large as humanly possible.
Because it’s Fast Company, they have to include the pro-business side of things and make it sound like it really isn’t a problem…
Many ghost jobs are the result of poor oversight, such as when a third-party platform posts a job that is no longer open, or does not take it down in time.
Okay, where’s the proof of that? That’s just speculating. That’s followed immediately by:
A recent analysis of over 175,000 job listings revealed that about one in seven jobs was active for more than 30 days, at which point a company may no longer be reviewing applications.
That’s just an unrelated stat. It doesn’t backup the claim at all. There’s no causal link or anything.
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Comment on Star Trek Continues, a fan-made Star Trek series in ~tv
JXM LinkI actually used to live right near where they shot this. My spouse is a huge Star Trek nerd so when she saw they were having an open house to raise money for more construction, we went. I got some...I actually used to live right near where they shot this. My spouse is a huge Star Trek nerd so when she saw they were having an open house to raise money for more construction, we went. I got some great pictures of us on the transporter pads and in the sick bays.
It was insane how detailed the recreations were. They literally found the original set designers and asked them tons of questions to get things right.
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Comment on Apple unveils their new operating systems for 2027: iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and more in ~tech
JXM LinkAs someone who owns a Vision Pro, I wasn’t expecting much but I was still shocked at how little attention it got. Not a great sign of things to come.As someone who owns a Vision Pro, I wasn’t expecting much but I was still shocked at how little attention it got. Not a great sign of things to come.
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Comment on Alternatives to a straw hat in ~life.style
JXM Link ParentAround $80 for a hat that will last that long seems like a steal, honestly. A crappy hat at a big box store is usually $20-$30.Around $80 for a hat that will last that long seems like a steal, honestly. A crappy hat at a big box store is usually $20-$30.
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Comment on The rise of build-to-rent housing in ~finance
JXM Link ParentYes, the landlord should ideally be part of the community. It being controlled by an out of town conglomerate that doesn’t make decisions based on what’s good for the local community but based on...Yes, the landlord should ideally be part of the community. It being controlled by an out of town conglomerate that doesn’t make decisions based on what’s good for the local community but based on what will extract the most money from the property for said corporation. At least if they are local, it gives them a human connection to the people in the community. Interacting face to face with your neighbors every day makes a big difference.
And property taxes are great, if you have them. Look at what Florida is trying to do.
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Comment on The rise of build-to-rent housing in ~finance
JXM LinkI am one of two people in my friend group who owns a house. Everyone else rents. Not because they want to, but because unless you have a partner to help pay for it, you can’t afford to own a house...I am one of two people in my friend group who owns a house. Everyone else rents. Not because they want to, but because unless you have a partner to help pay for it, you can’t afford to own a house here (US).
My neighborhood is about 45 years old and the only undeveloped lot just had two small single family homes built with the explicit intention of renting them out (they had signs up advertising them as rentals during construction). No one here is happy about it - not because it’s two small single family houses (almost everyone in the neighborhood wants more density) but because they’re owned and rented by a national company. They have no local connection and don’t give a shit about anyone else in the neighborhood. They won’t be a part of our community. They’re just extracting profit without giving anything back.
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Comment on My partner says our relationship has always felt suffocating, but she does not know what she wants. What would you do? in ~life
JXM Link ParentGiven what OP said about their partner, I don’t think it’s safe to assume that she doesn’t respect OP. It really sounds like their partner has some emotional issues/trauma that make it so they...If she says she can't remember the relationship ever having been good and always having been suffocating...it's not a relationship and she doesn't respect either of you.
Given what OP said about their partner, I don’t think it’s safe to assume that she doesn’t respect OP. It really sounds like their partner has some emotional issues/trauma that make it so they just do not understand how a relationship works.
But I agree that it does sound like this relationship is not healthy for either party.
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Comment on Bricks & Minifigs corporate stole a man's $200,000 Lego collection and told him to get bent in ~hobbies
JXM Link ParentThat’s kind of a shitty attitude to take. I mean, if someone stole several hundred thousand dollars from you and then everyone told you, “yeah, shit happens” and you didn’t get you’re money back,...- Exemplary
That’s kind of a shitty attitude to take. I mean, if someone stole several hundred thousand dollars from you and then everyone told you, “yeah, shit happens” and you didn’t get you’re money back, you definitely wouldn’t say that was a good ending.
(Please save your comment about how you’d never find yourself in that situation. I’m sure that they’d have said that too before this happened.)
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Comment on China executes man for murdering prominent gaming tycoon in ~news
JXM LinkSo it seems like it was over some business dealings where the victim cut the perpetrator out of the deal? It makes me kind of sad that as soon as I read that the victim was a billionaire, I...So it seems like it was over some business dealings where the victim cut the perpetrator out of the deal?
It makes me kind of sad that as soon as I read that the victim was a billionaire, I immediately felt less sympathy for the victim. But that’s the world we currently live in. Maybe that’s more of reflection on billionaires than me but if you have that much money (especially in China), you didn’t get it by being a good person.
To be clear, it’s still sad that someone was murdered though.
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Comment on TSA announces TSA Gold+ in ~transport
JXM Link ParentI mean, it’s from the Trump Administration so…Even the name and branding sounds like one of those scammy pawn your gold jewelry businesses that advertise on boomer media.
I mean, it’s from the Trump Administration so…
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Comment on ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ reviews mixed: “Boring and lifeless” vs. “best Star Wars in years” in ~movies
JXM Link ParentI’m just imagining Michael Winslow doing all the voices and weird sound effects for this new drive time show. Just kidding, we all know that they’d just be voiced by Frank Welker.I’m just imagining Michael Winslow doing all the voices and weird sound effects for this new drive time show.
Just kidding, we all know that they’d just be voiced by Frank Welker.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
JXM Link ParentNo offense, but you spent your whole comment making assumptions about me. Two differing opinions on the usability of an app are by the very nature of the discussion, not facts. I would include...But for people looking for a solution now it would be cool if they can make their choice based on factual current information. Not mis information based on assumptions and outdated experiences.
No offense, but you spent your whole comment making assumptions about me. Two differing opinions on the usability of an app are by the very nature of the discussion, not facts.
That is also moving the goal post. You made a claim about setting it up, now we have moved towards people making use of it.
I would include "maintenance" as part of the setup. It's not much use to set something up if you can't maintain it. That could have been clearer.
I feel like you are arguing very much from a position of assumptions not actual experience. If you are a happy Plex user and somehow feel "attacked" on your choice, don't.
I could care less about someone "attacking" Plex. It's a giant software company, not a person.
I've also have a Jellyfin server running for years now. It's great software and has quite a few features I love. Particularly the "Ends At" time on every video's details page. I'm saying this so you know that I'm up to date on using/maintaining both Plex and Jellyfin.
For some context, I was the first person to set up Plex/Jellyfin in my friend group, so I have helped quite a few friends set up Plex/Jellyfin over the years. Probably a dozen at this point? Usually I offer Plex first and tell them if they don't want to pay, they can use Jellyfin. Most were willing to pay for something, so I've definitely done more Plex setups.
The people I've set Jellyfin up for have had more issues accessing their content remotely than those who use Plex. Noticeably more. Regular people really just don't want to install or remember to use extra stuff. They just want to install the one app and have it work. That's been the universal feedback I've gotten. It hasn't been enough of an issue for any of them to ask about switching to Plex. But the most I've had to help someone with Plex remote access was telling them to sign in.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
JXM (edited )Link ParentTrying to explain to someone that they need to turn a VPN on and off to use their streaming app is a nonstarter for most people. It’s an extra step most people aren’t interested in. It takes very...Trying to explain to someone that they need to turn a VPN on and off to use their streaming app is a nonstarter for most people. It’s an extra step most people aren’t interested in. It takes very little friction for someone to give up on something like that.
And adding Tailscale into the mix adds another failure point. What if they forget to enable Tailscale before they leave the house?
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
JXM LinkI paid $149 for Plex over 12 years ago (paid yearly for two years before that). I’ve been using it daily since then. Would I ever pay $750 for it? Probably not. But I have definitely gotten that...I paid $149 for Plex over 12 years ago (paid yearly for two years before that). I’ve been using it daily since then. Would I ever pay $750 for it? Probably not. But I have definitely gotten that much value out of it.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
JXM Link ParentRemote access via Jellyfin is not easy to set up. It’s way beyond most people’s skills. With Plex, you literally just install it and they handle all the remote streaming. Just sign in and you’re...Remote access via Jellyfin is not easy to set up. It’s way beyond most people’s skills. With Plex, you literally just install it and they handle all the remote streaming. Just sign in and you’re good to go. You don’t have to manually do anything.
I assumed as much. It looks like Chromium-based browsers are the only ones that support WebUSB.
But even if you’re like me and don’t have Chrome…it’s still easier to install Chrome or Chromium to use them to flash your device, rather than trying to explain to someone how to install Lineage/Graphene the manual way.