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Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
Noox Link ParentLook I wasn't gonna engage in this thread anymore, but I'm not making this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate.Look I wasn't gonna engage in this thread anymore, but I'm not making this up:
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
Noox Link ParentBecause years of horrible consumer practices that should be punished (planned obsolence, warrenty voided if you look at it wrong, etc etc) means that, for me, it is extremely frustrating to see an...Because years of horrible consumer practices that should be punished (planned obsolence, warrenty voided if you look at it wrong, etc etc) means that, for me, it is extremely frustrating to see an awful company like this putting out a phone for this much, and tricking consumers into thinking they're getting $2000+ worth of goods when they aren't.
I'm not going to buy it, but I can still be upset and appaled to see this be brought onto the market and it just be okay.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
Noox Link ParentI make more than the average software engineer and i would literally rather be phone less than pay APPLE a MINIMUM of two thousand dollars for a concept they came up with 5 years after its well...I make more than the average software engineer and i would literally rather be phone less than pay APPLE a MINIMUM of two thousand dollars for a concept they came up with 5 years after its well adapted (and still way too expensive) in the Android Market.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
Noox Link ParentAlso I specifically emboldens STARTS FROM This fucking thing STARTS at TWO. THOUSAND. DOLLARS. I can buy a laptop that's more akin to a murder weapon than anything else for that price, AND THATS...Also I specifically emboldens STARTS FROM
This fucking thing STARTS at TWO. THOUSAND. DOLLARS.
I can buy a laptop that's more akin to a murder weapon than anything else for that price, AND THATS THE BASE FUCKING MODEL.
So uh, yes, you are correct. I was pointing out that it was FUCKING ABSURD.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Final Thread for Season 3 in ~games
Noox Link ParentHahahaha, Noox was indeed amused - still the funniest accidental dong I've seen in a building game 😜Hahahaha, Noox was indeed amused - still the funniest accidental dong I've seen in a building game 😜
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Comment on New worlds, and what was your "Future Shock" moment? in ~life
Noox LinkStarlink!! Internet through satellites! I had NO idea that not only were we there already, entire countries like Ireland essentially all have this while they work on getting fiber through the...Starlink!! Internet through satellites! I had NO idea that not only were we there already, entire countries like Ireland essentially all have this while they work on getting fiber through the whole country. I was like holy crap, and that was only a few years ago.
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Comment on What's happening in Kansas should alarm us all (gifted link) in ~lgbt
Noox LinkCould you please tag this as USA? It's only tagged as New York now. Thank you!Could you please tag this as USA? It's only tagged as New York now. Thank you!
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
Noox Link ParentI don't even use the caps lock key, shift key is the only right way!! How else will the computer know to listen?!I don't even use the caps lock key, shift key is the only right way!! How else will the computer know to listen?!
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
Noox LinkOoo have some saved that made me laugh, but probably only funny to very specific people: If you use SQL a lot Same thing but also other query languages If you work with API, here's a handy cheat...Ooo have some saved that made me laugh, but probably only funny to very specific people:
- If you use SQL a lot
- Same thing but also other query languages
- If you work with API, here's a handy cheat sheet
- If you've ever gone '... Wtf' at what the salesteam promised a client
Those are memes, but here's also my favourite video explaining exactly what it's like to be the only 'tech person' in a room: The Expert
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Comment on UBlock Origin got turned off with my most recent Brave browser update. Any alternatives? in ~tech
Noox Link ParentMaybe the AI thing? They did this whole thing about adding AI to everything, but now there's a giant button that essentially says "GO AWAY AI" you can press and it opts you out of everything, so...Maybe the AI thing? They did this whole thing about adding AI to everything, but now there's a giant button that essentially says "GO AWAY AI" you can press and it opts you out of everything, so I've continued using it.
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Comment on Canadian Blood Services calling for donors amid serious drop in supply in ~health
Noox Link ParentHolidays? Its been a drop since June 1st, there's not a lot you can get done around here in the Netherlands at least when its that close to the traditional summer holidaysHolidays? Its been a drop since June 1st, there's not a lot you can get done around here in the Netherlands at least when its that close to the traditional summer holidays
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Comment on Need advice about work in ~life
Noox Link ParentHah, fair enough. I just quickly typed it out. I never know whether I'm supposed to put the sign before or after for which currencies.Hah, fair enough. I just quickly typed it out. I never know whether I'm supposed to put the sign before or after for which currencies.
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Comment on Need advice about work in ~life
Noox Link ParentIt's already an entire department at my agency, and I'm in it - clients come to us with vibecoded projects and are like 'ok now I need to scale it and make it sustainable to be used by my entire...It's already an entire department at my agency, and I'm in it - clients come to us with vibecoded projects and are like 'ok now I need to scale it and make it sustainable to be used by my entire company instead of just my team'. These are 250k€+ projects that are starting to come in more and more regularly. My data governance specialism is more than useful still!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
Noox Link ParentHey i check every week on bluemap too, just wanted to let you know :) i scroll past everyone's builds and marvel, but I've definitely seen the massive awe that is becoming Poland 😱❤️ P.s. my fav...Hey i check every week on bluemap too, just wanted to let you know :) i scroll past everyone's builds and marvel, but I've definitely seen the massive awe that is becoming Poland 😱❤️
P.s. my fav is the shipyard, I love the cranes so much
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Comment on Does anyone here own a Humane Ai Pin they’d be willing to part with? in ~tech
Noox Link ParentAnd here is one of my favourite commentator YouTubers trying it out (more funny than him putting the pin through a rigorous testing battery): https://youtu.be/22dquW4EYsQ?t=2m21sAnd here is one of my favourite commentator YouTubers trying it out (more funny than him putting the pin through a rigorous testing battery): https://youtu.be/22dquW4EYsQ?t=2m21s
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Comment on PortalVR Motion on Steam in ~games
Noox Link ParentSame. Sorry world, but 'Portal' related things have been taken. At least in the gaming space.Same. Sorry world, but 'Portal' related things have been taken. At least in the gaming space.
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Comment on Longshot - anyone has DVD or Blu ray of Convoy (1978) starring Kris Kristofferson, Burt Young and Ernest Borgnine in English? in ~movies
Noox LinkSorry, for my understanding, because you mention dubbing - it's not this then? https://youtu.be/qMRv42cK1VoSorry, for my understanding, because you mention dubbing - it's not this then?
So, I don't want kids - I don't like them very much and I absolutely do not want to make any sacrifices to have them (especially since I'd be the one giving birth). That's my main 'reason', but there's also like you said state of the world etc. etc.
But
I do hold the opinion that those who have at least thought about the above, who are aware that even with all the good their kids will be born into, they'll also have to make a sincere and endless effort of keeping their kids on the right path and shielding them from the worst of the world without leaving them to be blindsided later in life... Those people usually make the best parents.
So, I'm not going to say have them or don't, because I don't know you and your circumstances apart from this post. But I do think that if THIS is the part that's holding you back, and not, like me, the fact that I don't like kids and would resent ever having them, then at least you'll be ten steps ahead of a lot of other parents out there, and that's going to make you a better parent and make your child (if you have them) a happier, more compassionate human being.
I have a lot of opinions (that I won't name) about people who bring children into the world 'just because' or 'that's just what you do'. But there's also people that are just... meant to eventually be parents? That have an inherent love for kids and get so much joy out of raising them - and I find it very difficult to fault those people for having them, even with the world going down around us. We need some hope too, ya know?