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  1. Comment on What's a product or service that you use but don't want to pay for and why? in ~life

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    Absolutely. That’s why I use an ad adblocker and an Albanian VPN on my iPhone. This way I get no ads.

    Absolutely. That’s why I use an ad adblocker and an Albanian VPN on my iPhone. This way I get no ads.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on UK's Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks in ~transport

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    Safeguarding shareholders interests is what they can be liable for I’d wager.

    Safeguarding shareholders interests is what they can be liable for I’d wager.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on UK's Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks in ~transport

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    This hopefully teaches a lesson to MBAs everywhere that security isnt a nice to have. Right…

    This hopefully teaches a lesson to MBAs everywhere that security isnt a nice to have. Right…

    7 votes

  4. Comment on UK's Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks in ~transport

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    This sounds negligent on tata’s part… no insurance coverage and no continuity plan for a company this size (and publicly traded)?

    This sounds negligent on tata’s part… no insurance coverage and no continuity plan for a company this size (and publicly traded)?

    13 votes

  5. Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance

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    It's more that I don't trust their supply chain.

    It's more that I don't trust their supply chain.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance

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    My point exactly, we say we want one thing but reward the exact opposite. The richest men in tech are right wing psychopaths and we make them richer by the minute.

    My point exactly, we say we want one thing but reward the exact opposite.

    The richest men in tech are right wing psychopaths and we make them richer by the minute.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on How Denmark plans to roll out the world's first cow burp tax – government is investing billions in technologies to help farmers cut livestock emissions in ~enviro

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    If only there was an easier way, like eating way less (or no) meat. Imagine that.

    If only there was an easier way, like eating way less (or no) meat. Imagine that.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance

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    I would never buy anything my life depends on off Amazon. Or food. There is absolutely zero accountability from them, they’ll sell absolutely anything without any regards for authenticity or...

    I would never buy anything my life depends on off Amazon. Or food. There is absolutely zero accountability from them, they’ll sell absolutely anything without any regards for authenticity or safety and then throw their arms up in the air when something happens.

    I really hate that we live in a world where this behaviour is celebrated and rewarded without any limit (isnt Bezos one of the richest men in the history of humanity despite his despicable labour practices and selling dangerous goods?)

    7 votes

  9. Comment on In Neovim, C-a and C-x will increment/decrement a number under the cursor in Normal mode in ~comp

  10. Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Last Express in ~games

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    I won’t write as much as others here because I’m on my phone and I’m nowhere near as eloquent. I was amazed at the concept of the game. The illusion of full motion, time advancing in real-time,...

    I won’t write as much as others here because I’m on my phone and I’m nowhere near as eloquent.

    I was amazed at the concept of the game. The illusion of full motion, time advancing in real-time, the writing and the sound design.

    But I couldn’t get into the game. I’d always get lost because the transitions were fading images rather than an actual animation so I could never understand which way I’m facing. I also really struggled with figuring what to do and had to follow an exhaustive guide to the game… which sucked all the fun out of it. I dropped the game quite early in the story as a result. I considered watching a play though because I think the story is well written but didn’t find the time unfortunately.

    Overall I think it’s an interesting game because it’s from 1997! Technically, it’s amazing how they pulled off the real-time mechanic and the animation. But I really couldn’t get into it and I feel it was wasted on me.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Last Express in ~games

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    Dosbox on a handheld console (anbernic rg35xx h) I wanted to play the gold edition on ScummVM but could update to the daily build (the only one that supports this game) so I played regular on dosbox.

    Dosbox on a handheld console (anbernic rg35xx h)

    I wanted to play the gold edition on ScummVM but could update to the daily build (the only one that supports this game) so I played regular on dosbox.

  12. Comment on What are your favorite casual puzzle games? in ~games

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    Maybe a little too different than what you’re asking but just in case: high stakes combo pool bubble gum spin

    Maybe a little too different than what you’re asking but just in case:

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What words do you recommend? in ~talk

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    This bugs me so much since it happened: literally now means both literally and figuratively. They’ve updated dictionaries to reflect that, as usage makes the définition. What’s the point of a word...

    This bugs me so much since it happened: literally now means both literally and figuratively. They’ve updated dictionaries to reflect that, as usage makes the définition. What’s the point of a word that means the thing AND its opposite? It loses all meaning.

    4 votes

  14. Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech

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    I’ve been burnt way too many times by apple. I never update a major iOS release until well into the point releases because apple is notorious for shipping tons of bugs and eventually fixing them,...

    I’ve been burnt way too many times by apple. I never update a major iOS release until well into the point releases because apple is notorious for shipping tons of bugs and eventually fixing them, maybe, if they feel like it isnt a “feature”.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux in ~comp

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    Unfortunately Nvidia is a major pain in Linux. They don’t bother shipping quality drivers and you don’t have all the workarounds that exist on windows to make up for the broken drivers. I hate my...

    Unfortunately Nvidia is a major pain in Linux. They don’t bother shipping quality drivers and you don’t have all the workarounds that exist on windows to make up for the broken drivers. I hate my nvidia GPU for this reason.

    Regardless, I don’t think Linux will ever be as plug and play as windows or macOS. It’s part of the trade off. More freedom and customization but also a little more work to fix things here and there. That’s the deal.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Should I take a job to work on something I don’t believe in? in ~life

  17. Comment on Earth has now passed peak farmland. What's next? in ~enviro

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    FWIW, a lot of soy is produced for feeding cattle so that it can be killed and eaten. Dropping or reducing meat from your diet is one of the most impactful actions you can take to reduce your...

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    FWIW, a lot of soy is produced for feeding cattle so that it can be killed and eaten. Dropping or reducing meat from your diet is one of the most impactful actions you can take to reduce your carbon footprint. Even if the tofu you’re replacing it with comes from far away (tofu is usually produced locally because it’s dense and expensive to transport for a low price tag item) and it’s made of soy (that can come from far away), it’s still less emissions than eating meat (and even if that meat is local, most of the time).

    6 votes

  18. Comment on Did NASA just find alien life on Mars? Here's what we know. in ~space

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    I’m not a specialist but it does sound like the same thing yes.

    I’m not a specialist but it does sound like the same thing yes.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Did NASA just find alien life on Mars? Here's what we know. in ~space

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    Interesting, but as usual with question mark headlines the answer is always “no”. It talks about a study and paper that was attempting to prove the null hypothesis (ie the clues that could point...

    Interesting, but as usual with question mark headlines the answer is always “no”.

    It talks about a study and paper that was attempting to prove the null hypothesis (ie the clues that could point to past life on mars aren’t due to past life on mars). It failed to prove that hypothesis. It’s a subtle but important difference: it doesn’t prove past life on mars; it failed to prove there wasn’t past life on mars.

    38 votes

  20. Comment on Vimeo enters into definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38 billion in ~tech

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    I’ve always wondered who Vimeo is for and how they stay afloat. I think I can count on two hands the number of times I’ve used it in my life. I’m probably not their target user or I don’t...

    I’ve always wondered who Vimeo is for and how they stay afloat. I think I can count on two hands the number of times I’ve used it in my life. I’m probably not their target user or I don’t understand what it’s for.

    6 votes