HughJanus

joined 2 years ago
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I see a lot of people saying "but that's how creators get paid"

And they're not wrong. But they put themselves in this position when they uploaded their videos to servers owned by one of the worst corporations in the world, with massive privacy implications, and no alternatives.

I watch them on other platforms when they make it available.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Yet, they use ~~Brave.~~ Chrome

FTFY

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Just disable the ads, crypto and telemetry and suddenly none of those things are a problem anymore, just like Firefox.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
  • You can't actually own movies anymore unless you buy physical copies (which are subject to damage over time).
  • You're dependent on someone else's servers to stream the movies.
  • The providers can and have removed movies you've paid for.
  • Not dependent on your internet connection, which can be unreliable for many.
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I don't understand what you're saying

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

When T9 was all we had, we got real good at it.

No software updates mean they have to get it right the first time, which they always seemed to manage.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've come to the realization that the phone I want is a Nokia 3310 "brick".

  • Infinite battery life
  • compact size
  • headphone jack
  • indestructible
  • no spyware
  • no social media
  • T9 texting
  • no software updates
  • Snake
  • Brick Breaker
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I pretty much just assume "Free To Play" games are full of microtransactions, is that wrong?

E: to be clear, I don't think microtransactions are an inherently bad thing. In fact, if people want to make games where other people with more money front the costs of development, I'm all about it.

What I hate is being reminded every 5 minutes that it has garbage skins that I can pay IRL money for.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The options on Android aren’t much better

Literally every one of them is better, because none of them are running iOS. That's my subjective opinion.

unless you go for some obscure manufacturer who won’t support the phone with updates 1 year after its life cycle.

Samsung and Google both support devices for 5 years now. Doesn't matter how long Apple "supports" the software because they don't support the hardware.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Don't buy anything except a yurt to live on unclaimed federal land. Because these companies are all shit.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Why not both?

I think in reality the Chrome web browser is a huge threat to Internet freedom and should be a top priority.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Dude iPhone keyboard are fucking horrific.

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