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  1. Comment on Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates in ~tech

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    I think if they finally dump old Reddit will be the day I stop using the site. The new design is terrible.

    I think if they finally dump old Reddit will be the day I stop using the site. The new design is terrible.

    15 votes

  2. Comment on Apple set to become third-biggest laptop maker this year in ~tech

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    Go to Best Buy. Buy any windows laptop. I’d almost guarantee it comes preloaded with trial software that will pop up and ask you to subscribe to something. For example if you buy a Dell you’ll...

    Go to Best Buy. Buy any windows laptop. I’d almost guarantee it comes preloaded with trial software that will pop up and ask you to subscribe to something.

    For example if you buy a Dell you’ll probably get some combination of: Dell SupportAssist, Dell Update, Dell Digital Delivery, Dell Power Manager, Dell Cinema, and My Dell.

    For non-Dell software you’ll probably get:
    McAfee antivirus, Dropbox, Microsoft 365

    This is on top of whatever Windows itself is going to try and prompt you to sign in and/or subscribe to.

    This just doesn’t happen on a Mac and removing apps on a Mac is easier and more intuitive compared to Windows typically. At least for an average user.

    9 votes

  3. Comment on Apple set to become third-biggest laptop maker this year in ~tech

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    Most people will never build their own PC or install their own OS. Most people just buy a laptop and have to suffer with whatever junk the vendor/manufacturer loaded into it. Windows updates...

    Most people will never build their own PC or install their own OS. Most people just buy a laptop and have to suffer with whatever junk the vendor/manufacturer loaded into it.

    Windows updates frequently flip disabled settings / features back on silently.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on Apple set to become third-biggest laptop maker this year in ~tech

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    Non-Apple laptops have two major issues: bloatware and Windows. You can spend $3,000 on a Windows laptop and still have it preloaded with all sorts of junk trying to sell you antivirus or various...

    Non-Apple laptops have two major issues: bloatware and Windows.

    You can spend $3,000 on a Windows laptop and still have it preloaded with all sorts of junk trying to sell you antivirus or various other services.

    Windows 11 is, in my experience so far, just worse compared to Windows 10.

    The experience with a brand new Apple laptop is wildly different and feels like a premium experience.

    10 votes

  5. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    Firefox based. Most of my work requires Chrome compatibility. Vivaldi is based on Chrome/Chromium, so I just get that out of the box. For the apps I work on less than 0.5% of our users are on FF...

    Firefox based. Most of my work requires Chrome compatibility. Vivaldi is based on Chrome/Chromium, so I just get that out of the box.

    For the apps I work on less than 0.5% of our users are on FF last time I looked.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    I use Vivaldi when I am on Linux/Windows but generally the bugginess is from the UI customizations it supports. I don't use any of those customizations, so it feels like a bit of a drag on my...

    I use Vivaldi when I am on Linux/Windows but generally the bugginess is from the UI customizations it supports. I don't use any of those customizations, so it feels like a bit of a drag on my enjoyment of the software. I use it over Brave because of the company behind Brave being sketchy.

    What I want from a browser is mostly stability, performance, built in ad blocking, privacy protections. Those are the differentiators I care about.

    On Mac I've shifted to using Orion from Kagi.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech

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    Vivaldi in my experience is a little bit buggier than Brave, but nothing significant.

    Vivaldi in my experience is a little bit buggier than Brave, but nothing significant.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp

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    Yeah having a team spend two months on a feature for it to get zero adoption is super painful.

    Yeah having a team spend two months on a feature for it to get zero adoption is super painful.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Ring camera is getting more and more annoying in ~tech

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    Knowing if a delivery happened or not Knowing if you should answer the door Deterrent to porch pirates Getting to know if someone is at the door when you aren’t home yet Figuring out that a...

    Knowing if a delivery happened or not

    Knowing if you should answer the door

    Deterrent to porch pirates

    Getting to know if someone is at the door when you aren’t home yet

    Figuring out that a raccoon hangs out on your porch at night

    11 votes

  10. Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp

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    It’s my experience that for some paradoxical reasons the applications/changes that survive the longest without change are the ones thought to be temporary or short term. Applications I’ve worked...

    One thing that IT has to accept is that there is a need for short-term applications, or proof of concepts spun up by the business.

    It’s my experience that for some paradoxical reasons the applications/changes that survive the longest without change are the ones thought to be temporary or short term. Applications I’ve worked on are riddled with things that were only supposed to be around for a few months.

    Once the pain is gone business tend to ignore the original problem I guess.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced releases July 9, 2026 in ~games

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    Read something yesterday saying Windrose was some sort of spiritual successor to Black Flag. Anyone played it? Is it any good? It's still in early access.

    Read something yesterday saying Windrose was some sort of spiritual successor to Black Flag. Anyone played it? Is it any good? It's still in early access.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Ring camera is getting more and more annoying in ~tech

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    You could consider unifi doorbell instead, you can control it a lot more and store the footage locally.

    You could consider unifi doorbell instead, you can control it a lot more and store the footage locally.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance

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    As models plateau I suspect it’s going to become more about orchestration and efficiency. IE having one model use other more efficient models as subagents for specific components of your request.

    As models plateau I suspect it’s going to become more about orchestration and efficiency.

    IE having one model use other more efficient models as subagents for specific components of your request.

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance

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    I also immediately canceled and removed OpenAI after the pentagon nonsense. I switched to Anthropic and I am pushing my company to do the same. I think Altman miscalculated by grabbing that...

    I also immediately canceled and removed OpenAI after the pentagon nonsense. I switched to Anthropic and I am pushing my company to do the same.

    I think Altman miscalculated by grabbing that opportunity. AI is kind of becoming a commodity. The difference between each companies flagship models isn’t huge.

    7 votes

  15. Comment on Jeopardy! YouTube Edition | Teaser in ~tv

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    My perfect guest list: Brennan Lee Mulligan Hank Green Ryan Letourneau (Northernlion) I think the real guest list is pretty good though.

    My perfect guest list:

    Brennan Lee Mulligan
    Hank Green
    Ryan Letourneau (Northernlion)

    I think the real guest list is pretty good though.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes

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    Online EV discussions tend to get derailed by anti-Musk sentiment. Like on Bluesky, someone will post consumer rankings of EVs and if Tesla places anywhere near the top, the conversation just...

    Online EV discussions tend to get derailed by anti-Musk sentiment. Like on Bluesky, someone will post consumer rankings of EVs and if Tesla places anywhere near the top, the conversation just shifts away from the actual data. Makes it hard to have a productive discussion about the cars themselves.

    This is hard for me to balance because Musk deserves no support. But it is very frustrating and makes the attempts at discussion effectively useless.

    9 votes

  17. Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv

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    I’m excited for a new Stargate series. I hope it’s more about adventure, exploration, and the team(s) involved instead of interpersonal drama. I had a really hard time getting into SGU. It felt...

    I’m excited for a new Stargate series. I hope it’s more about adventure, exploration, and the team(s) involved instead of interpersonal drama.

    I had a really hard time getting into SGU. It felt more like a worse version of battlestar.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech

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    Moved off of Gmail and into Fastmail a few years ago and haven't regretted it. I use the masked email feature all the time.

    Moved off of Gmail and into Fastmail a few years ago and haven't regretted it. I use the masked email feature all the time.

    9 votes

  19. Comment on Project Hail Mary - Discussion thread in ~movies

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    As a tangent - I think Wil Wheaton doing the audio book for Ready Player One just enhanced it beyond the text itself. Sometimes combined media is greater than the sum of its parts.

    As a tangent - I think Wil Wheaton doing the audio book for Ready Player One just enhanced it beyond the text itself. Sometimes combined media is greater than the sum of its parts.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech

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    I have the knowledge and ability to do it, but for the most part that’s what I also want! I run Mac, Windows, and Linux for specific purposes but I largely don’t do any customization, tweaks,...

    I have the knowledge and ability to do it, but for the most part that’s what I also want! I run Mac, Windows, and Linux for specific purposes but I largely don’t do any customization, tweaks, etc..

    I just want stuff to work and let me focus on what I think is valuable.

    3 votes