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  1. Comment on Piracy advert PSA meta in ~design

  2. Comment on Piracy advert PSA meta in ~design

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    That's part of why I posted in misc, I didn't really know if the whole thing was typography related, but somehow it ended up here in design anyway shrug

    That's part of why I posted in misc, I didn't really know if the whole thing was typography related, but somehow it ended up here in design anyway shrug

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  3. Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech

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    I settled on Apple TV. It's the only plug in streaming device I've not hated. And it's my only Apple device I use daily, there's an iPad around somewhere but I'm not wall to wall Apple by any...

    I settled on Apple TV. It's the only plug in streaming device I've not hated. And it's my only Apple device I use daily, there's an iPad around somewhere but I'm not wall to wall Apple by any means. I picked up a 1st gen Apple TV 4K second hand and it's been brilliant. I had 4k versions of Roku devices and Fire devices and hated them all. I tolerated the Roku ones for longer than the Fire ones. The UI on those Fire things is hideous.

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  4. Comment on Piracy advert PSA meta in ~design

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    It's quite incredible. I've been trying to find if it was ever raised with them at the time, but there's nothing. I'd love for someone to do a deep dive on it.

    It's quite incredible. I've been trying to find if it was ever raised with them at the time, but there's nothing. I'd love for someone to do a deep dive on it.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Passing the torch - Discord is getting a new CEO in ~tech

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    Basically every time I have to interact with Graphene OS, I find my keys have been forgotten or lost by whatever app it was I used the last time, it's slow, I never know if I've caught up,...

    Basically every time I have to interact with Graphene OS, I find my keys have been forgotten or lost by whatever app it was I used the last time, it's slow, I never know if I've caught up, searching is terrible.

    In the end I fall back to using Discord where they have their matrix bridged to.

  6. Comment on Passing the torch - Discord is getting a new CEO in ~tech

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    Every interaction I've had with a community on Matrix has been frustrating and filled with pain and suffering. Authentication, lost authentication, missing messages, terrible apps (looking at you,...

    Every interaction I've had with a community on Matrix has been frustrating and filled with pain and suffering. Authentication, lost authentication, missing messages, terrible apps (looking at you, fluffy chat).

    If Matrix ends up being the only option to discord then stress levels are going to rise, chez moi.

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  7. Comment on Passing the torch - Discord is getting a new CEO in ~tech

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    Do you have a way of searching discord? That'd be awesome

    I'll still include "reddit" in my search queries because all those niche communities are still there. It'll probably be the same for Discord.

    Do you have a way of searching discord? That'd be awesome

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Piracy advert PSA meta in ~design

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    So it seems like the “you wouldn’t steal a car” cinema PSA film that spawned a thousand memes, might have itself been playing fast and loose with intellectual property. Isn’t that ironic (don’t...

    So it seems like the “you wouldn’t steal a car” cinema PSA film that spawned a thousand memes, might have itself been playing fast and loose with intellectual property. Isn’t that ironic (don’t you think)

    6 votes

  9. Comment on The GNU nano text editor is named by analogy in ~tech

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    The only things I learn about console editors that aren't vi / vim, are how to exit them when some system or other throws me into them unexpectedly.

    The only things I learn about console editors that aren't vi / vim, are how to exit them when some system or other throws me into them unexpectedly.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Unbound goes into administration: Crowdfunders for book projects dropped by publisher 'won't receive refunds', authors told in ~books

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    Did this founder just phoenix the same company under a slight name change and bump the investors?

    Did this founder just phoenix the same company under a slight name change and bump the investors?

  11. Comment on Are there any good online CS degrees? Is it advisable to enroll into an online CS degree? in ~comp

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    In the UK, the Open University is well regarded.

    In the UK, the Open University is well regarded.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for three days in ~tech

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    BFU mode is much more secure. Or it should be, if the phone is properly implemented.

    BFU mode is much more secure. Or it should be, if the phone is properly implemented.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What have you been putting off/procrastinating about doing? in ~life

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    I was going to procrastinate today, but I can't be bothered. I'll do it tomorrow. "never do today what you can put off until tomorrow"

    I was going to procrastinate today, but I can't be bothered. I'll do it tomorrow.

    "never do today what you can put off until tomorrow"

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Multiplayer games and privacy in ~games

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    I wouldn't be okay with that. Most streamers I've seen might stream text chats but not other voices, except if they're playing with a select group where everyone's aware, like for Among Us or...

    I wouldn't be okay with that. Most streamers I've seen might stream text chats but not other voices, except if they're playing with a select group where everyone's aware, like for Among Us or something.

    13 votes

  15. Comment on Apple TV+ promotion: $3/month for three months in ~tv

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    This is why I don't start watching anything until it's been properly ended. Got cancellation fatigue from too many unresolved cliffhangers on streaming services.

    This is why I don't start watching anything until it's been properly ended. Got cancellation fatigue from too many unresolved cliffhangers on streaming services.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    You've got to burn down your story points, and retrospective your planning poker. Planning bloody poker man. State of things. Sometimes they make us do things with fruits. Like, plan how easy it...

    You've got to burn down your story points, and retrospective your planning poker.

    Planning bloody poker man. State of things. Sometimes they make us do things with fruits. Like, plan how easy it is to peel an apple vs a grape. Or a strawberry. I've been working there since the early 90s, Agile and Scrum are utterly unhinged. At least, in any implementation I've ever been a victim of.

  17. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    Noooooooooo. I spend at least an entire day a week in ceremony meetings. That's 8 whole hours :(

    Noooooooooo. I spend at least an entire day a week in ceremony meetings. That's 8 whole hours :(

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    Yeah um sorry. April has been fallow for me with Minecraft. Was glued to the server in March :(

    Yeah um sorry. April has been fallow for me with Minecraft. Was glued to the server in March :(

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines in ~tech

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    This is what Amazon's Mechanical Turk service did / does right?

    This is what Amazon's Mechanical Turk service did / does right?

    12 votes

  20. Comment on Where do you all get your news from? How do you work to avoid echo chambers and propaganda? in ~life

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    I subscribed for ages but as I got older I found the toilet paper quality of the paper stock, and the dodgy printing increasingly hard to read. I'd totally pay for a digital version. If someone...

    I'm definitely open to suggestions for other news sources in the UK. I'm aware of Private Eye but sadly it's print only.

    I subscribed for ages but as I got older I found the toilet paper quality of the paper stock, and the dodgy printing increasingly hard to read. I'd totally pay for a digital version. If someone doesn't have these issues, I'd definitely recommend Private Eye

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