helpImTrappedOnline

joined 2 years ago

Worst is when they copy the click bait title, so the comments are full of people raging about something like "Lemmy now has a premium cost", without realizing it's bull shit.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd like my phone to last 5 years minimum.

That seems to be the new standard for continued software support too. If the phone only lasts for half of that, what's the point?

Replacing the battery on a 9a is a invasive 64-step process(ifixit guide). The kit they sell is surprisingly cheap at $40, but has a list of other tools you need. Its definitely not a project most people will undertake.

No, that sounds silly. It must be PNG. You really should enunciate the PNG.

But not 2004, that seems like last week.

You'll be working for Slugworth

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Is it pronounced png or png?

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I've never had a problem with ads made in this way. My only complaint would be it looks like an actual post. Even though OP is just sharing it, a filterable tag, like we have for nsfw, would be nice.

This form of "passive marketing" (I'm making up terms), I.e a random picture in the feed that you can easily scroll past is fine (assuming its marked appropriately and there are not too many). If the post catches attention enough that people start sharing it because they liked it, the marketer has done a good job. I also consider banner ads "passive". If they actually filter out the scams and malware, and if someone wants to sponsor Rod's Radical Recipes with a banner ad, who cares.

I do take issue with I'll call active marketing. This is an ad you're forced to engage with, like an unmutable gas pumps that's playing audio, a commercial break or a pre-roll add. If I'm getting something for free, then sure an add or two seems reasonable (well, 15 years ago it did), but I'm already paying for the gas, shut the fuck up and let me enjoy my 3 minutes of stress watching the numbers go up without some guy screaming about beef jerky.

Edit: reworded the second paragraph, definitely didn't look at the background too quick and think it was a real poster somewhere and talk about random posters on a wall...nope defiantly not.

And the school who handed them out will suspend kids for having drug paraphernalia.

Sigh another alchemy experiment gone wrong

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Neat, they are going back to useful information on the bsod. I hate the current one with the useless QR code.

Although, I foresee the new having errors that when looked up will all say "did you update windows? OK, now reinstall windows. Be sure to do a full reinstall, your data's on one drive so don't worry about it"

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sure its easy cash, but now he is deprived of his fun.

 

The solution is Settings -> Account preferences -> Show read posts?

Thanks fujiwood@lemmy.world


I've posted a few time, but the post list always remains empty for some reason.

I can see other people posts on their profiles.

 

Basically looking a calandar that stays on the deaktop, and can show events (Otherwise I'd just use a wallpaper). I don't need much interaction with it, if any, essentially just open the actaul calandar program. Sync with iCal is a big plus.

While FOSS is ideal, I'm open to anything free (that can be firewalled or is actually private (unlikely, I know))

I found one that used windows 7 widgets, but it was too small and didn't seem to work right anyways.

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Android Tablets (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world
 

Does anyone have good experience with android tablets, and possibly replacing the OS? I see some interesting options from Google, lenovo, one plus, etc... I imagine the pixel one will be the easiest to load a new OS to, but I also wonder about the tablet support of things like lineage or graphine.

The hardware doesn't have to be groundbreaking, just good enough to be my "travel laptop" for movies, comics and general interneting. I don't want a laptop, as I often like to sit in chair/bed to read comics or watch movies and a keyboard would make that awkward.

One of my main concerns is the update support - my iPad has been getting updates since 2017, a lot of the android manufactures are promising a pathetic 3 to 5 years. I don't want to be "software bricked" in 5 years (I.e apps eventually requiring an Android version I cannot update to)

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Squidward (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 
 
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