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Comment on iPhone music players with good CarPlay experience? in ~tech
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Comment on Six lies Elon Musk believed in the last 24 hours in ~misc
Mackapoot LinkThe very end was rather bleak, but unfortunately true.The very end was rather bleak, but unfortunately true.
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Comment on Steam Deck shipping to Australia this November in ~games
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Comment on Keep Driving | Reveal trailer in ~games
Mackapoot LinkThe driving genre is bursting at its seams with many creative ideas like this. I’m hopeful to see what is to come from this game and many like it! :)The driving genre is bursting at its seams with many creative ideas like this. I’m hopeful to see what is to come from this game and many like it! :)
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Comment on Google loses €2.4bn EU antitrust case for favouring its own shopping service in ~tech
Mackapoot LinkDoesn’t google make close to 200bn yearly from their search product? This feels like a dime in the bucket compared to the damage they’re are doing elsewhere.Doesn’t google make close to 200bn yearly from their search product? This feels like a dime in the bucket compared to the damage they’re are doing elsewhere.
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Comment on Is Google doing its darndest to squeeze out Firefox or other browsers? in ~tech
Mackapoot LinkFunny you posted this today! Since the beginning of August the CRM tool my company uses has been causing Firefox to stop responding for up to minutes at a time. I just gave up this morning and am...Funny you posted this today! Since the beginning of August the CRM tool my company uses has been causing Firefox to stop responding for up to minutes at a time. I just gave up this morning and am trying out a browser called Arc. So far so good.
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Comment on Final update: Price reductions available now on the digital Xbox 360 Store – closing July 29, 2024 in ~games
Mackapoot LinkIs it just me or does this feel like a blatant cash grab from Microsoft? Like maybe they’re looking at those Nintendo fans who were dedicated to purchasing every digital copy before the service...Is it just me or does this feel like a blatant cash grab from Microsoft? Like maybe they’re looking at those Nintendo fans who were dedicated to purchasing every digital copy before the service goes down and wanted to squeeze every last dollar from the service.
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Comment on "twitter.com" is now officially dead in ~tech
Mackapoot Link ParentEvery time I load blue sky I see the same posts. I can’t seem to find any communities there that actively post.Every time I load blue sky I see the same posts. I can’t seem to find any communities there that actively post.
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Comment on A Reddit-led boycott of Loblaws, one of Canadas largest grocers, begins today in ~food
Mackapoot LinkI’ve been boycotting loblaws for about 8 months now. I collected their PC points and would typically wait for $100 before redeeming. Out of the blue about $80 was redeemed from somewhere in...I’ve been boycotting loblaws for about 8 months now. I collected their PC points and would typically wait for $100 before redeeming. Out of the blue about $80 was redeemed from somewhere in Ontario. When contacting support there was issue with finding my account and ultimately denied reversing the redemption.
Fine by me. I’m better off without them. 🖕
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
Mackapoot Link ParentThis is so true. And I find the comments sections are much more personalized, maybe cause it is a smaller community.This is so true. And I find the comments sections are much more personalized, maybe cause it is a smaller community.
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Comment on To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers in ~tech
Mackapoot LinkThanks for sharing this! It was a really good read!Thanks for sharing this! It was a really good read!
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Comment on Kansas bank collapse due to executive caught in pig butchering investment scam from Asia in ~finance
Mackapoot Link ParentCrazy how unpredictable life is in that way. Fairness is subjective I suppose.Crazy how unpredictable life is in that way. Fairness is subjective I suppose.
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Comment on Where are all the teachers? Breaking down America's teacher shortage crisis in five charts. in ~life
Mackapoot LinkSomewhat related and maybe a hot take but why should schooling be behind a paywall at all? Why don’t we just have learning centres where people of all ages are welcome and encouraged to learn?...Somewhat related and maybe a hot take but why should schooling be behind a paywall at all? Why don’t we just have learning centres where people of all ages are welcome and encouraged to learn?
Have been thinking about this a lot as we have a housing crisis in Canada. I feel that if the schooling were more accessible, we would have more trades people to help the cause.
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Comment on Adding keyboard shortcuts to a 24 year old government website with userscripts in ~comp
Mackapoot LinkI’ve been wanting to do something similar with a piece of software we use at work. Thanks for sharing this!I’ve been wanting to do something similar with a piece of software we use at work. Thanks for sharing this!
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Comment on Bought my first Steam Deck after seeing the deep discounts on refurbs...what should i know as a first time Steam Deck/PC gamer? in ~games
Mackapoot LinkDoes the steam deck offer game streaming from desktops? I'd love to play cities 2 on the couch and stream it from my desktop. How does it compare to the game streaming of the ally or legion go?Does the steam deck offer game streaming from desktops? I'd love to play cities 2 on the couch and stream it from my desktop.
How does it compare to the game streaming of the ally or legion go?
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Comment on What's the big deal about running a half marathon? in ~life
Mackapoot Link ParentI feel like this comment sums it up. If there was anything to "get", it's trying to see her perspective and the mental/physical challenge she is going through. I'm not a runner, not even close....I feel like this comment sums it up. If there was anything to "get", it's trying to see her perspective and the mental/physical challenge she is going through.
I'm not a runner, not even close. But there is an aspect to working out and training that is a mind over matter attitude. If that makes sense.
While a half marathon might be the first chapter, with more training and schedule, who knows what she will achieve. Its up to you if you want to be the one to support her through that journey though.
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Comment on What furniture do you like? in ~life.home_improvement
Mackapoot Link ParentAre you speaking to the bed frame? Or did you make your mattress as well? Was it a difficult process? I've heard Linus from ltt speak about making his own bed with a small store somewhere in BC....Are you speaking to the bed frame? Or did you make your mattress as well? Was it a difficult process?
I've heard Linus from ltt speak about making his own bed with a small store somewhere in BC. Ive never understood the process though.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite YouTube video? I want to know! in ~talk
Mackapoot Link ParentCame here to link this. He was so ahead of the curve on this topic. I recall showing everyone in my immediate social circles and many disagreed, surprisingly.Came here to link this. He was so ahead of the curve on this topic. I recall showing everyone in my immediate social circles and many disagreed, surprisingly.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
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Comment on New vaccine technology could protect from future viruses and variants in ~science
Mackapoot LinkCould protect from future SARS-CoV-2 viruses and variants*. FtfyCould protect from future SARS-CoV-2 viruses and variants*. Ftfy
Just wanted to chime in on this topic. Since IOS 18 YouTube music has this terrible bug with car play where it only plays one song at a time, then you have to press play for the next one to start. It’s very frustrating.