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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • That’s what I don’t get. Like, why can’t we just all get on with our lives, help those you have it worse than us, and work together on a better future for our children?

    But no, there’s a bunch of narcissistic assholes amassing wealth and convincing the other wannabe narcissists that everyone is out to get them.

    I have a small kid and have no clue how to explain to him what the fuck was going on in right now when he’s old enough to ask. I just don’t get it. It makes me sad, and helpless, and anxious, and I just don’t want to have anything to do with the rest of society. And I don’t even live in the USA but am solid upper middle class in Scandinavia.








  • This kind of pisses me off whenever people complain about YouTube pushing ads or charging money. It’s absolutely insane how much storage and bandwidth the amount of video hosted and uploaded every second requires. How could it possibly free?!

    Bundled with YouTube Music it’s even extremely good value.
    Spotify premium costs USD15.36 in my country.
    YouTube premium, including YouTube music USD19.58.
    That’s USD4.23 for no ads where I watch the most videos. Absolute no brainer in my opinion.





  • pufferfisherpowder@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldControl
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    5 months ago

    My previous job included basic it support. It was a tiny office and we didn’t have a dedicated IT guy. Now I work in a big corporate environment and boy do I use the support. Why?

    1. Admin rights, my account (all accounts) are locked down tight.
    2. Convincing the computer of working like it should be is not what I’m paid for. I have a never ending task list, troubleshooting my own system is not on it.
    3. I get to sit and watch and do nothing while someone remotes in.

    I’m sorry.





  • The best thing is these companies will say it’s not violation of your privacy because they sell the data without a direct link to your name or address. But guess what? They bundle it with all kinds of other identifiers like age, sex, weight, approximate location, whatever else you give them. The insurance company then takes that and modifies the category that is specifically this age bracket, approximate location, weight, age, beer and donuts in the fridge. And surprise! You fit all these “anonymous” identifiers.
    But no harm done, your identity is safe 👍