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  1. Comment on Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it in ~tech

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    There's probably an amendment buried deep inside that says "except for Apple" now.

    There's probably an amendment buried deep inside that says "except for Apple" now.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies

  3. Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies

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    What's the global geopolitical context for the Harry Potter films? It doesn't matter. People pick their pet causes and apply their worldview to it. And they do it inconsistently. And because of...

    What's the global geopolitical context for the Harry Potter films?

    It doesn't matter. People pick their pet causes and apply their worldview to it. And they do it inconsistently. And because of that they shortchange the work.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies

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    That's also a necessary simplification. Otherwise you'd never be able to teach/understand basic concepts.

    That's also a necessary simplification. Otherwise you'd never be able to teach/understand basic concepts.

    23 votes

  5. Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies

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    I wonder when people will put aside meta-commentary in reviews and just focus on the thing being critiqued. Pretend Mattel had nothing to do with funding it, pretend that it isn't designed to sell...

    I wonder when people will put aside meta-commentary in reviews and just focus on the thing being critiqued.

    Pretend Mattel had nothing to do with funding it, pretend that it isn't designed to sell toys, pretend that it's a movie that exists in a vacuum and review that. I think on those merits the movie is complete, practically flawless success and most (if not all) of the critiques against it disappear.

    41 votes

  6. Comment on The best way to find out if someone is a Donald Trump voter? Ask them what they think about manhood. in ~life.men

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    This is such a boring topic to me. People sitting around trying to figure out what masculinity is or isn't seems like such a waste of time. Just be a decent person and treat others with respect....

    This is such a boring topic to me. People sitting around trying to figure out what masculinity is or isn't seems like such a waste of time.

    Just be a decent person and treat others with respect. Beyond that, do whatever you want. Like riding horses and shooting guns and chewing tobacco? Go nuts. Want to wear a dress? Hope you find one that is flattering and makes you feel good.

    I'll never understand people. "What is a man?" Who cares?

    64 votes

  7. Comment on Fairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM in ~tech

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    How well should one expect Android 13 to run on such an old device? Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. I've honestly started dreading major OS updates because at the end of the...

    How well should one expect Android 13 to run on such an old device? Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. I've honestly started dreading major OS updates because at the end of the day it sure makes my phone slow.

    Did Fair phone crack the code or do they optimize the OS in some way?

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Is Apple's "walled garden" as bad as it was when the first few iPhones came out? in ~tech

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    Yeah that's the thing that bugs me. There just seems to be less opportunities to find an app that does things in a different and maybe better way. Reading these replies, basically it seems like...

    Yeah that's the thing that bugs me. There just seems to be less opportunities to find an app that does things in a different and maybe better way. Reading these replies, basically it seems like you can do anything, but there's a specific way to do it. That annoys me.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Is Apple's "walled garden" as bad as it was when the first few iPhones came out? in ~tech

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    Ah, I see. I misunderstood, thanks!

    Ah, I see. I misunderstood, thanks!

  10. Comment on Is Apple's "walled garden" as bad as it was when the first few iPhones came out? in ~tech

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    Oh for sure. At this point there is no major PC OS that I like 100%. It's a real shame.

    Realistically Microsoft does a lot of awful stuff with Windows as well, you just don't notice it anymore.

    Oh for sure. At this point there is no major PC OS that I like 100%. It's a real shame.

  11. Comment on Is Apple's "walled garden" as bad as it was when the first few iPhones came out? in ~tech

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    Yeah, that's annoying. I have started to use SendAnywhere for quick file transfers between devices but having BT is a nice backup.

    The biggest thing that bugs me is that there is no way to do file transfers over Bluetooth and the only built-in file transfer utilities is Airdrop (useless on anything not Apple) or uploading to iCloud or a web-based intermediary.

    Yeah, that's annoying. I have started to use SendAnywhere for quick file transfers between devices but having BT is a nice backup.

  12. Comment on Is Apple's "walled garden" as bad as it was when the first few iPhones came out? in ~tech

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    Man, no uBlock is a hard pass. I wasn't thinking of switching anyway, but it's wild how such a relatively small thing could make a complete eco-system a complete non-starter for me.

    Man, no uBlock is a hard pass. I wasn't thinking of switching anyway, but it's wild how such a relatively small thing could make a complete eco-system a complete non-starter for me.

    3 votes

  13. Is Apple's "walled garden" as bad as it was when the first few iPhones came out?

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    I've never owned macs for desktop use because of the expense and my general preference for windows pcs. I had a first or second gen iPhone and was incredibly frustrated by how limited it was - you...

    I've never owned macs for desktop use because of the expense and my general preference for windows pcs.

    I had a first or second gen iPhone and was incredibly frustrated by how limited it was - you couldn't set an alternate default browser, access your own file system, customize you home screen, etc, etc. So I've been an Android user since then.

    I'm not really looking to make a switch for either phone or PC, but my brother bought an Apple watch which spurred a conversation that made me realize I don't really know if the issues that bugged me about Apple are still relevant in 2023.

    Anyone want to weigh in?

    32 votes