OpticalMoose

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[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In addition, manufacturers will make a smaller and easier to lose format.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I guess "It’s not for everyone" is the real takeaway here. I'm not a phone guy in general, but I've been using cards since BK was still selling 99¢ Whoppers. I'm guessing both of us are ready to pay before the cashier has our order rung up.

To each their own. (I'm finally admitting that I'm fighting a losing battle on writing checks though.)

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

Same here. I guess I should have pointed out that I'm not really much of a phone guy to begin with. I don't install many apps, and I stay logged out of Google. To me, losing a phone really just means losing my pictures and videos. The most expensive phone I've ever had was $200.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 7 months ago (24 children)

Using a phone sounds inconvenient to me. I usually just pull my card out of my wallet, wave it over the terminal until I hear a beep and that's it. Worst case scenario, I have to insert it into the chip reader or God-forbid swipe it through the slot like some kind of Neanderthal.

I'm kidding, but seriously, that's easier than screwing around with a phone, to me.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Obligatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxmpmln-CI

Words just mean whatever these folks want them to mean.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 7 months ago (7 children)

I'm slightly pissed about the shrinkage, but really pissed that they don't come in packages anymore (at least not where I live). It's bad enough I have to scan my own groceries, but now I have to scan 8-12 individual eggs in a row. What's next?

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I pirated a certain 'crash cars and shoot'em up' game because, even though I own it on Steam, the gameplay (especially the launcher) absolutely sucks.

No more automatically downloading online content when I don't even play online and no more updates breaking my mods. It's worked out so well that I'm looking at pirating other games I already own.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 8 months ago

I really hope those patches make their way into the other distros. I've got a few Linux machines and the Steam Deck is the only one that wakes from sleep without locking up. It's also the only one that allocates VRAM for the iGPU automatically when a game needs more.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Prove you are cat: Select all things that can be pushed off a table.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

Monty Brewster approves.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (10 children)

It's just the start though. It's going to spread to any and every thing they can think of. When's the last time a corporation said "Naw, that's off limits. We can't in good conscience monetize that."

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