Boozilla @ Boozilla @lemmy.world

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I'm with you, I think it's probably BS. But I suppose it could be taking highly compressed low resolution snapshots.

I had a pair of speakers (studio monitors) with rubberized plastic on them that did this. It was truly maddening. My guess is it's something plastic/rubber like that. Your phone case is a good suspect, have you taken it off the phone and inspected it inside and out?

Techmoan has entered the chat.

I've been acquired by two different cats in variations of this scam.

That mental image is gold. And yeah, corporate raiders suck.

My city has more than one. They are really useful at times, but some folks (like me) prefer forums where time seperation is the norm (like we have here on Lemmy). So I rarely use Discord.

Sometimes humor is hard to explain. This sketch probably struck some chord with a fad for "random" things at the time, and maybe hasn't aged very well.

While the internet was of course influential in 2016, my recollection is that people weren't nearly as jaded and cynical as they are now in the post-truth, post-pandemic world.

We're constantly bombarded with memes, jokes, and other distractions...so perhaps people are not so easily amused now as they were almost a decade ago.

However, I do remember some folks being confused, annoyed, and unimpressed with it back then, too. But enough people were tickled by it to want to share it with everyone. And I do think Hanks brings a certain bizarre charm to it that not many comedians can pull off.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani

Any job working for a PBM (pharmacy benefit manager). Completely unnecessary third party parasites that drive up health care costs.

The article which was removed for misinformation got me curious. So I finally downloaded and installed LibreWolf (which is Firefox under the hood). After using it for full day I really like it so far. Another user (thanks, @RustyNova@lemmy.world ) gave me some good tips to pay attention to the two icons to the left of the URL bar, which was very helpful.

I would love to know how many civil servants plan on voting for MAGA. I would like to think it's a teeny tiny percentage...but I'd probably be disappointed to learn that it's not.

Thanks, for the tips! I'm familiar with UBlock Origin, have been using it for ages. Good to know about the cookies and persistent login.

I've been meaning to try LibreWolf, here's my chance.

I don't think I've ever had any Razer stuff. I've had terrible luck with Logitech, but if you've had good luck with it, I can understand why you might want to stay with it. AFAIK Logitech periphs should "just work" with a PC, Mac Linux, or other GNU-Linux box. But yeah...wouldn't surprise me if they try to force the cloud issue and/or want a subscription in the future.

Depressing and true.

I have been in the corporate desk jockey world for too long. So much of what people do every day in the white collar world is just performative bullshit. David Graeber wrote about it better than I can describe it.

Personally I would just avoid Logitech. I have noticed their stuff mysteriously breaks every 2-3 years and I have to replace it. It's like planned obsolescence with them.

It can be frustrating finding a good alternative brand. I'm always on the hunt for one. I've had a Das Keyboard for a long time now, and it's fantastic. My wireless mouse is a Tecknet. It's not great but it's pretty good. If there's a Best Buy close to you it may be worth your time to go there and test drive some peripherals.

Customer: "I'd like a double cheeseburger with no cheese. "

Employee: "Execute Order 66".

Yes! I will complain about MS WIndows all day...but they did do a few things right and this is one of them.

Constantly. I'm a keyboard shortcut junky. I use it with several different key combos. The fact that the "super key" works slightly differently in Pop OS kind of drives me crazy. I really need to figure out how to remap it so it's closer to the same.

Edit: I should clarify that I also use it to bring up the stupid Windows menu all the time, too. Then I will search for whatever app I'm looking for. I have turned off web searching with it, though.

Even though most-frequently used apps are pinned, there are still quite a few others that I need semi-regularly but not enough to earn a pin.

My basic bitch wireless phone charger stand. Holds it at a good angle so I can see when someone sending me a Teams message while I'm pretending to work.