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Yeah, it gets weird ngl.

Some old video codecs were proprietary and had to be installed afterwards from a separate repository or package, that might be where that notion is coming from. That being said once the relevant codecs are installed (open-source or proprietary) things just work fine, or you could install VLC or mpv and just call it a day.

Improving the browser doesn't make money, I guess.

I can get Pocket even if I don't use it, and Mozilla VPN is essentially Mullvad but still lines up with Mozilla's principles. But Fakespot is a headscratcher.

Honestly, as a Firefox user, I agree. The Firefox evangelism gets too much for me that I'm genuinely concerned it's going cult-like. There's over-enthusiasm (in which I've fell victim to) and then there's hounding people for bothering to choose a Chromium-based browser.

I use Firefox because it works best for most of my web-browsing workflows, but it has its issues - split screen tabs is one, it helps with my workflow for submitting database entries to MusicBrainz or RateYourMusic. Vivaldi has it, Firefox doesn't, so I'll use Vivaldi when I need to, even if I think Firefox has a bit more polish than Vivaldi. That being said, Vivaldi is more willing to add features that power users coming from Firefox or old, Presto-era Opera want.

I do feel like the evangelism is actually toned down in the Firefox-specific Lemmy community, oddly enough (at least on lemmy.ml). In fact, the top post as of this comment is complaining about the privacy issues with Firefox's upcoming Fakespot integration, and the comments are in agreement.

For me, PayPal said nothing until I called them. I made an expensive purchase via PayPal, they bounced it back with no notification that it was bounced back whatsoever, making it a headache for me and the seller. I had to make sure that it wasn't going out twice, which thankfully it didn't but the lack of an error message or anything was so unhelpful.

I just used my card straight-up after that. The card was under Visa, so it was subject to Visa's checks as well as the bank's own (where you can use SMS or app-based verification).

You're right on the money. They're trying to region lock it. Unlikely that US and possibly UK customers will get it.

We also found references to a region lock in this API, which suggests that Apple could restrict it to specific countries. This wouldn’t make sense for MDM solutions, but it does make sense for enabling sideloading in particular countries only when required by authorities – such as in the European Union.

man i wish side-loading was real

I was watching a Twitch stream from a programmer and he said the same thing, about Apple switching from bad hardware/good software to good hardware/bad software. I do think modern macOS is so much better than modern Windows, but it’s far from where it was. Though that might just be me being nostalgic; 10.5-10.9 (Leopard to Mavericks) was my personal “golden age”.

That one is brilliant. Watched it with friends in voice chat near enough when the video came out.

That annoyed the hell out of me during COVID. Even had family take part in it. The epitome of virtue signalling.

I remember on the other site before it went to shit, NHS staff on there were either laughing at it or, if their trust got any charity funds, complaining about the funds not being used properly.

There is one thing that most Americans do agree on: the continuation of "Jingle Bells, Batman smells" is that instead of flying away, Robin lays an egg.

I'm not discounting System76's support (hell to my friend Linux is hard, but rewarding), but I am saying that this sort of thing is still alien to the average consumer. I've seen university students not know what a command line is.

I know that feeling. I'm torn between Apple Music and Spotify myself. Spotify is just that much more convenient for me but at the same time, so is Apple Music...

But I use Wayland.

Friend of mine has a System76 laptop and had to talk to their support about issues with the webcam on certain apps. It was fixed but they asked him to check lsusb. This guy only knows the basics of the terminal from me having to teach him.

Not the first time I got that haha, someone I knew who's into kpop was very confused since IU is the stage name of a kpop star

I was so close to getting LTT merch once. Glad I avoided that.

Not that I'm opposed to YouTuber merch tho (owner of a Frank the Snake longboi plush here)

Edit: Looking at the KVM switches, I could go for one tbh. Expensive but I def have a use for it.

When I saw it I had to!

Have you watched the latest Kitboga? Pretty heartbreaking, though it has a happy ending.

I'm in the same boat. I don't like them but I don't hate them either. I just see them as a tool. (you can interpret that how you want lol)